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OK this is mildly amusing. After spending yesterday and today chasing the FedEx Guy to pick up our box of documents, he finally showed up in our office to collect the box after I started caterwauling repeatedly to their customer service. Turns out yesterday's mysterious cancelation was due to him not feeling capable of lifting the 15kg box on his own. He kept saying it was more then 15kg, we said it wasn't. Come on, how much do 6 files full of documents weigh?A lot actually. Paper is very dense material. We rarely notice that because we usually deal with paper in form of objects that are not solid, containing a lot of empty spaces (paperboard), or are small (books, notebooks). You only remember that when you do things like carrying a paperboard box full of notebooks or card decks (which are tightly packed, foiled, and a lot inside a rather small box - and yet much heavier than large box containing five gameboard boxes).
Meh, I weighed one full file. It weighs 3.1 kg. And that box contained 4 full files and 2 rather thin files, according to the box packer. So I'd probably expect it as 15 kg on the dot.
Not sure why weighing files gets you nekkid...
*Puts on clothes*
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I'm a night person. I hate going to bed before midnight. My internal clock naturally clonks me out around 1-2am if I don't have a responsibility in the morning. To me, there shouldn't BE any AM time before 9.
I've encountered too many a*%++@$ school bus drivers for this to work effectively. At least one almost caused a massive accident because" can't you see I'm a school bus driver?!"So I'm driving 15 mph through the school zone in Deforest and I see a mother and young child standing at the crosswalk, so I let them cross and these two cars whip around me and nearly hit the lady and her kid. And then what do they do next, they pull into the faculty parking lot.
What the f*%@ happened to the children are our future! Not if you run them over, a!~&#%~s!!
I support arming school bus drivers.
Not because I believe that every school is in danger of a shooter.
But just to shoot the s**t out of cars that pass while their lights are flashing.
That, or have a pair of motorcycle cops following every school bus in the country, tasing the drivers and then handing them $1500 tickets.
We need a Grand Theft Auto-style 3pp/fpp where you are armed bus driver trying to get a bus of school children to school in a world of mad road pirates, violent bikers, and demented grandmas (at first I wrote granmas...)
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So yeah, Mort. Tell your FedEx guy that you know a 51-year-old man who willingly carries 13.6 kg on his back for 3.5 kilometers, with a total uphill of around 100m. Oh, and he's only 168 cm.
Carrying 13.6 kg on a back is fine. Carrying 13.6 kg in your hands is asking for hernia ().
I am pretty sure the couriers are not given proper backpacks or carrying rigs. While that could be useful in certain circumstances, couriers too often carry things by hand only a short distance where putting the correctly load on back and taking it down might take more time than actual carrying.
Still, it's not as if we didn't tell FedEx the dimensions and weight of their box. They in their great wisdom decided how many people to send and what he was equipped with. If he has beef he can go blame FedEx, which he did, but it came to no point. Definitely ain't our business.
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We need a Grand Theft Auto-style 3pp/fpp where you are armed bus driver trying to get a bus of school children to school in a world of mad road pirates, violent bikers, and demented grandmas (at first I wrote granmas...)I've encountered too many a*%++@$ school bus drivers for this to work effectively. At least one almost caused a massive accident because" can't you see I'm a school bus driver?!"So I'm driving 15 mph through the school zone in Deforest and I see a mother and young child standing at the crosswalk, so I let them cross and these two cars whip around me and nearly hit the lady and her kid. And then what do they do next, they pull into the faculty parking lot.
What the f*%@ happened to the children are our future! Not if you run them over, a!~&#%~s!!
I support arming school bus drivers.
Not because I believe that every school is in danger of a shooter.
But just to shoot the s**t out of cars that pass while their lights are flashing.
That, or have a pair of motorcycle cops following every school bus in the country, tasing the drivers and then handing them $1500 tickets.
Too much cookie cutter? =)
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Just for the record, I carried a 17 kg package(it was part of a wooden chest of drawers) in my hands before, to the lift landing, then to my aunts place from the lift, so I'll say the weight is pretty much doable. I'm 1.57m, so I'm even shorter then NH. Not sure if I'm heavier then he is, I'm certainly fatter.
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Congrats NH. And a big hug. Keep it up.
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I'm a night person. I hate going to bed before midnight. My internal clock naturally clonks me out around 1-2am if I don't have a responsibility in the morning. To me, there shouldn't BE any AM time before 9.
The best times for jogs and hikes are at 7 am in the morning before the day gets too hot and the sun too bright. Always happy to start my day early, to the point I'd kick my travel buddies out of bed, if need be.
I try to get to bed around 11 pm ish.
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Have some sympathy for school bus drivers. They have the worst of a teacher's world, with none of the power. Theoretically they can report a student, but most kids lie about what their name is, and honestly, they don't fear punishment tomorrow for acting like an ass today. The driver meanwhile is trying to steer a multi-ton piece of steel filled with s@!%heads who won't sit down and shut up, because of course they won't, which if you've ever driven a car with kids who are acting up, you know is really distracting...now multiply that by about 50 or so kids, and see exactly how good at driving you are.
Day 500.
** spoiler omitted **...
Yeah, don't compare yourself to WW. He's 49, he doesn't do ANY of that, he's over 200#, only trains one night a week. He's worrying me.
He compares himself to YOU.
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Also:
W00t! Go NH!
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It doesn't matter how many times you tell Big (Slow) Pete how to do something he'll f@$~ it up.
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Though I think the other passengers on the bus were idiots for not jumping on her and pulling her off the bus driver.
I'm not a violent kitty but if I saw this happen I would probably stick my claws into her. Picking a fight with the bus driver? You got a death wish? Or even if you do, do you have the right to endanger other passengers as well?
The irony would be if my scuffle with her caused the bus to crash, but again at least I tried to do something, instead of doing nothing.
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Day 500.
** spoiler omitted **...Yeah, don't compare yourself to WW. He's 49, he doesn't do ANY of that, he's over 200#, only trains one night a week. He's worrying me.
He compares himself to YOU.
I've always been embarrassed by the effusive admiration both he and the Fake Russian have shown towards me.
I live a very simple life:
(1) Be kind, generous, friendly, and patient with everyone you meet.
(2) If someone betrays your trust, never trust them again. (Well, a better way of phrasing it is, "Be extremely wary of anything they promise to do for you, or of anything they say they need from you.")
Honestly, even an AI in a trading experiment figured that one out, and crushed the competition with such a simple approach.
On the other hand, I still think the Fake Russian's "Nobody Test" was one of my favorite things ever. For those who haven't heard of it, he basically said, "Well, NobodysHome is the nicest guy in the world, so if anyone's a jerk to him then they're complete a$$hats so I don't have to waste my time or effort tolerating them or trying to be nice to them."
I'm certainly not the nicest man in the world. My neighbor in Davis was FAR nicer, so I know I'm not even close.
But I try, and it's a goal I aspire to.
Yes.
And.
THIS time. I meant he compares himself to you inn terms of physical fitness, health, dedication and regimen.
Yes.
And.
THIS time. I meant he compares himself to you inn terms of physical fitness, health, dedication and regimen.
Oh, that.
Yeah, NobodysWife says I out-and-out depress her with my dedication.
But I am my mother's son. What can I say?
No none of the activities are mandatory. It's just they look interesting so I want to try do them all! Think Ironcat =P or not lol. My BF has said I'm a crazy fk =D
I mean I could sit in the hotel and laze all day, but what's the fun in that? The fun is going around and seeing and doing things!
Uhhhm, you get to sleep, eat, and then hit the beach if you're feeling particularly motivated.
Running on the beach can be fun, sometimes the sea wind will downright roar in your ears as you run, but the sand is exhausting. Honestly I'd just take a walk along the beach after a late breakfast to settle my stomach, then head in for a nap.
Getting up at 6 for activities, you may as well be at work. :P
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I hadn't thought I'd say that but... I sorta love Facebook now.
Where else I could make a joking comment on a meme posted by a acquaintance rpg publisher and instantly get a commission for writing?
I don't think that is limited to Facebook however. It's more of a social media thing.
I am not on other social media, though.
Well, I am on G+ but it isn't as active. I only see regular posts by Jonathan Tweet or Robin Laws there, with an occasional duplicate of facebook post by Owen KC Stephens.
Yup, i'm pretty sore.
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Day 500.
Congratulations!
…how much I still crave alcohol every so often. If it's excessively hot, or work is exceedingly boring, or I'm prepping for a particularly roleplay-intensive session, or even if I just prepared a really snazzy dinner and got a really good bottle of wine to go with it, the urge is still there.
*Nods*
Yup, that feeling or craving never really goes away. I'm mostly 'hit' when I'm experiencing a particular stressful period.
And yea…
I still drink a bit too much overall, but its a vice I've kind of come to peace with these days.
…the box is more then 15 kg...
Up here you're not allow, as per most work place regulations, to lift more then 25kg (so...around 55 lb?) unassisted (by ppl or equipment) and you're not allowed to do lifts for a period of time longer then 2 hours, without breaks.
Near-future dystopia set in the U.S.. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically, leaving a group of unlikely heroes to bring the country back from the nightmare it's become. So a lot of 'hard' scifi in the setting background, plus a less overt Handmaid's Tale kind of story.
Also supers, 'cause I love me some powers!
Hmmm…
Sounds interesting! 'Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically' is a bit of a tall order though, as I can imagine quite a lot ^^…
I'm very split on 'Handmaid's Tale', some parts are genuinely very interesting while other just leave me scratching my head.
and as for super-powers...eh, I can take it or leave it (Mostly dependant on scale, feel and flavour) - heck I make it something like Godlike and I'm mostly sold ^^'.
I'm a night person. I hate going to bed before midnight. My internal clock naturally clonks me out around 1-2am if I don't have a responsibility in the morning. To me, there shouldn't BE any AM time before 9.The best times for jogs and hikes are at 7 am in the morning before the day gets too hot and the sun too bright. Always happy to start my day early, to the point I'd kick my travel buddies out of bed, if need be.
I try to get to bed around 11 pm ish.
I once decided to go running every morning, right up the hill and back, around 5:45am, in January. It didn't last long.
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Up here you're not allow, as per most work place regulations, to lift more then 25kg (so...around 55 lb?) unassisted (by ppl or equipment) and you're not allowed to do lifts for a period of time longer then 2 hours, without breaks.
No such workplace regulations here. And even if all six files were full, it would only be 18.6 kg and not 25 kg.
Day 500.
Congratulations!
…how much I still crave alcohol every so often. If it's excessively hot, or work is exceedingly boring, or I'm prepping for a particularly roleplay-intensive session, or even if I just prepared a really snazzy dinner and got a really good bottle of wine to go with it, the urge is still there.*Nods*
Yup, that feeling or craving never really goes away. I'm mostly 'hit' when I'm experiencing a particular stressful period.
And yea…
I still drink a bit too much overall, but its a vice I've kind of come to peace with these days.…the box is more then 15 kg...Up here you're not allow, as per most work place regulations, to lift more then 25kg (so...around 55 lb?) unassisted (by ppl or equipment) and you're not allowed to do lifts for a period of time longer then 2 hours, without breaks.
Near-future dystopia set in the U.S.. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically, leaving a group of unlikely heroes to bring the country back from the nightmare it's become. So a lot of 'hard' scifi in the setting background, plus a less overt Handmaid's Tale kind of story.
Also supers, 'cause I love me some powers!
Hmmm…
Sounds interesting! 'Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically' is a bit of a tall order though, as I can imagine quite a lot ^^
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I'm very split on 'Handmaid's Tale', some parts are genuinely very interesting while other just leave me scratching my head.
and as for super-powers...eh, I can take it or leave it (Mostly dependant on scale, feel and flavour) - heck I make it something like Godlike and I'm mostly sold ^^'.
You're a godlike fan? That's AWESOME! The game was really interesting, with an interesting take on super powers during wartime.
What's wrong with that? Why didn't it last long?
Cold and boring.
You're a godlike fan? That's AWESOME! The game was really interesting, with an interesting take on super powers during wartime.
As a failed historian, I kind of have an "obligation" to look into alternative history rpgs…if just for professional curiosity.
So I've at least looked through a lot of 'moderne' alternative history games like: Weird Wars, Achtung Cthulhu, Dust, Godlike (though I lost my copy some 7-8 years ago), Tour of Darkness, some hollow earth stuff I can't remember the exact name of and various White wolf supplements (mostly stuff like Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah).That of cause beside the more tangential alternative history rpgs…such as Shadow-Run, 7th Seas, Ars Magica and such ^^'
If anything that can go wrong goes wrong I suppose the result would be a nuclear holocaust like Fallout.
See? Still Jet lagged. What am I doing up at 5 am in the morning?
Oh Kitty...
*Gives Mort a Hug and nuzzle*
You should be cat-napping now.
As for things going wrong…
That's a good start.
Another could be:
- Rampant (viral) disease -> Might be everything from simply a new 'Black plague' to a disease targeting human fertility, making 70-80% of humanity infertile...
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I don't run if I can help it.
I will however walk for 8 miles without stopping.
When Crookshanks was a toddler I used to walk 4.5 miles, uphill, through the snow, to work.
I love my new Starfinder gnome avatar.
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I don't run if I can help it.
I will however walk for 8 miles without stopping.
When Crookshanks was a toddler I used to walk 4.5 miles, uphill, through the snow, to work.
Well, if I'm walking 8 miles with nothing but water break is fine. The max I did in a day was 24 miles, but there was lunch break.
I can't drink water while moving, never mastered the art of swigging a bottle while walking.
We used to live 8 miles out of town and my d~&&@ead brothers refused to give me a ride.
I used to ride my bike, until it was stolen.
I used to ride my bike, until it was stolen.
me too.
Still looking forward to relieving myself upon the warm corpse of the person who did it.
I wouldn't have met my wife when I did if my bike wasn't stolen, so I'm good with it.
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Near-future dystopia set in the U.S.. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically, leaving a group of unlikely heroes to bring the country back from the nightmare it's become. So a lot of 'hard' scifi in the setting background, plus a less overt Handmaid's Tale kind of story.
Also supers, 'cause I love me some powers!
Hmmm…
Sounds interesting! 'Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically' is a bit of a tall order though, as I can imagine quite a lot ^^
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I'm very split on 'Handmaid's Tale', some parts are genuinely very interesting while other just leave me scratching my head.
and as for super-powers...eh, I can take it or leave it (Mostly dependant on scale, feel and flavour) - heck I make it something like Godlike and I'm mostly sold ^^'.
Not familiar with Godlike, but I'm thinking less super-y than X-men, possibly even requirements and handicaps that come with the powers. Like a healing factor consumes body fat to work, so the regenerator gets super ravenous after healing. (Because soft-scfi conservation of energy.) The telepath literally loses herself in other peoples' minds if she spends too much time scanning/manipulating. (Because metaphor.) Etc.
What leaves you scratching your head about Handmaid's Tale? I like it, but it's easily dismissible by most people -- even the worst kind of American who would glory in such a reality doesn't think it or anything like it will ever happen. "What does a Canadian know about American Christians, we would never let that happen...!"
'Everything goes wrong' is a tall order, and if you have ideas I'm all ears! :D I think tho I should have used a different descriptor than 'everything goes wrong.' Because that implies stuff like the Handmaid's Tale, and nuclear holocaust; what I actually have in mind is more subtle. Like interstellar travel gets invented -- no FTL or wormholes, because hard scifi -- and the tech gets used in the most cynical and mercenary way possible. Instead of interstellar spaceships being used by humanity to start fresh in a new world, it gets used by huge corporations to capitalize on lower-class Americans who are so desperate they're willing to leave everything they know in order for their descendants to colonize and resource distant planets for shareholder profits.
Winter is coming, so I'm off to buy a pair of pants.
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Do things the Traditional way and rub your legs with lard instead!
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Near-future dystopia set in the U.S.. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically, leaving a group of unlikely heroes to bring the country back from the nightmare it's become. So a lot of 'hard' scifi in the setting background, plus a less overt Handmaid's Tale kind of story.
Also supers, 'cause I love me some powers!
Hmmm…
Sounds interesting! 'Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, both politically and technologically' is a bit of a tall order though, as I can imagine quite a lot ^^
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I'm very split on 'Handmaid's Tale', some parts are genuinely very interesting while other just leave me scratching my head.
and as for super-powers...eh, I can take it or leave it (Mostly dependant on scale, feel and flavour) - heck I make it something like Godlike and I'm mostly sold ^^'.Not familiar with Godlike, but I'm thinking less super-y than X-men, possibly even requirements and handicaps that come with the powers. Like a healing factor consumes body fat to work, so the regenerator gets super ravenous after healing. (Because soft-scfi conservation of energy.) The telepath literally loses herself in other peoples' minds if she spends too much time scanning/manipulating. (Because metaphor.) Etc.
What leaves you scratching your head about Handmaid's Tale? I like it, but it's easily dismissible by most people -- even the worst kind of American who would glory in such a reality doesn't think it or anything like it will ever happen. "What does a Canadian know about American Christians, we would never let that happen...!"
'Everything goes wrong' is a tall order, and if you have ideas I'm all ears! :D I think tho I should have used a different descriptor than 'everything goes wrong.' Because that implies stuff like the Handmaid's Tale, and nuclear holocaust; what I actually have in mind is more subtle. Like interstellar travel gets invented -- no FTL or wormholes, because hard scifi -- and the...
you just described godlike pretty well, most powers have a drawback, even truly powerful ones have a drawback of having just that one power, i.e. der flinger, null(there are a lot of nulls actually, it is the in universe explanation for why someone didnt just use their powers on hitler or macarthur), the invisible(?) polish guy whose name I cant remember or pronounce, etc.
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Do things the Traditional way and rub your legs with lard instead!
This is the Midwest, one layer of lard just doesn't cut it, maybe if you layer it with some cheese.
But that's just messy.
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Tiny T-Rex had to write a paper and draw a picture for "My hopes and dreams for the 2018-2019 school year".
The picture was himself holding a basketball and smiling, with the only writing.
I won.
you just described godlike pretty well, most powers have a drawback, even truly powerful ones have a drawback of having just that one power, i.e. der flinger, null(there are a lot of nulls actually, it is the in universe explanation for why someone didnt just use their powers on hitler or macarthur), the invisible(?) polish guy whose name I cant remember or pronounce, etc.
Sweet, is godlike a game or fiction? All I get from google is dictionary defs.
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Swapsies!
I only like will farrel in serious and semi serious roles where hes being more deadpan or doing dry comedy. Like I loves him as Alex Trebek in celebrity Jeopardy on SNL.