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My bosses are very hands off with me, just let me do my thing. I also have a bit of a head cold, might've hit the spring cleaning too hard last weekend, f~~+ it, it's spring! No time to be timid damn it.
Get well Rosita!
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Whoo hoo! Spring fever strikes again!
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Some good news, my wife's mom doesn't have cancer.
Doesn't explain why her doctor was so insistent she needed cancer medication, but that's a whole other thing entirely.
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I am my boss
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Well, of course, with a top hat that stylish.
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Oh, s*$+! I did that wrong, I was supposed to disagree with you..
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Man. That awesome point in life when homework is not only a badge of pride but so much fun! XD
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I wouldn't know about that, honestly. :-)
Pea Bear and homework do NOT get along.
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Across the road from mein vork has now opened der 'Count Dracula Restaurant'
About ein hundert yards down der strasse is der 'Tvilight Nachtklub'
Zhis vill not end vell at all.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
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One!
One s@@# storm!
Ah ha ha ha ha!!!
I love to count!
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65 degrees currently, can't remember the last time it was 65 degrees.
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So... does anyone else see ants in their kitchen and think, "Ah, nature's Scrubbing Bubbles, hard at work! Glad they found that honey spill! That would have been a pain to clean up!"
No?
Maybe it's just my childhood of horrific backpacking experiences...
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Ants are way grosser than spilt honey, and they're harder to get rid of once they've decided you have food. Once ants show up, they'll be covering your counter, eating every little crumb. And a smushed ant smells twenty times worse than some moldy crumbs.
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We propagate spiders, so we don't see many Ants, or many other insects.
Can't say I recommend you go in our laundry room tho. :-)
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Ants are way grosser than spilt honey, and they're harder to get rid of once they've decided you have food. Once ants show up, they'll be covering your counter, eating every little crumb. And a smushed ant smells twenty times worse than some moldy crumbs.
LOL. I find the exact opposite. I let them come in, clean up for me, and then I put all the food away. They find nothing to eat, say, "Meh," and wander off.
And I can't smell 'em.
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Just remember not to do what Uncle Oswald Osbourne (allegedly) did and 'accidentally' snort 'em
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You probably have a less troublesome species of ant. Or fewer people in your house. Or you keep a very clean house, in which case I just resent you in general.
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You probably have a less troublesome species of ant. Or fewer people in your house. Or you keep a very clean house, in which case I just resent you in general.
Your resentment is appreciated.
But they ARE Argentine ants. Hard to get a more polite species.
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You probably have a less troublesome species of ant. Or fewer people in your house. Or you keep a very clean house, in which case I just resent you in general.Your resentment is appreciated.
But they ARE Argentine ants. Hard to get a more polite species.
Wouldn't Canadian ants be more polite, eh?
Sorry...
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Under the IceThe North Wind HowlsThe Long Way AroundNot dead yet! Just lacking in time for posting up long screenshot-laden posts like this. Now that January overtime is over, should see more activity from here.
(Which is also the name of the first book of an excellent YA fantasy series - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - starring a runaway princess and the dragon she convinces to kidnap her, which I highly highly HIGHLY recommend.)
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How to draw out the gathering of carts, in the throes of spring fever, and you want to milk every ounce of outside time?
One at a time, then scout the parking lot perimeter, in case of strays.
It's the only way to be sure.
Also Young Lundberg manager is working tonight (more on that later).
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It's a lame night, I helped one kid find the bike he most wanted, reminded me of a young Freehold gazing at his first bike. :-)
That was pretty sweet, otherwise blah! No stupid f&&+ing questions or obscure toy requests, and another hour and a half to go.
Someone better come in looking for Breaking Bad's Home Chemistry Set, otherwise, I shall be very put out.
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Dealing with Dragons
I am sad that an ability with the name "dream eater" is not worth it. Alas. :/
Also: YAY, LENORE~! ~! ~!
Surely there will be nothing but "Yay" forever~!
"You are not a god..." (or whatever. :D)
(Which is also the name of the first book of an excellent YA fantasy series - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - starring a runaway princess and the dragon she convinces to kidnap her, which I highly highly HIGHLY recommend.)
... I may have to look this up...
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Dealing with DragonsI am sad that an ability with the name "dream eater" is not worth it. Alas. :/
Dream Eater is a really fun attack. Psychic-type, deals significant damage, and heals the user half the damage dealt. But it only works on targets that are asleep; otherwise the attack always misses.
The problem, thus, is that unless you have a reliable way to make enemies fall asleep, the attack is pretty pointless. Mesmer used to have the Hypnosis attack, which does so, but it only has about a 60% accuracy rate, which is far less than I'm happy with. There's one sleeping move with 100% accuracy - Spore - but none of my party members has access to it.
(Which is also the name of the first book of an excellent YA fantasy series - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - starring a runaway princess and the dragon she convinces to kidnap her, which I highly highly HIGHLY recommend.)... I may have to look this up...
Kazul is actually named after the main dragon in that book. Hence the chapter title =)
Awesome!
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It's a lame night, I helped one kid find the bike he most wanted, reminded me of a young Freehold gazing at his first bike. :-)
That was pretty sweet, otherwise blah! No stupid f$%&ing questions or obscure toy requests, and another hour and a half to go.
Someone better come in looking for Breaking Bad's Home Chemistry Set, otherwise, I shall be very put out.
I'll never forget my first bike.
As I lived in an apartment in brooklyn in the 80s, I got to ride it twice.
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Q) When does it suck to have known your wife for twenty four years?
A) When you have an important incredibly happy announcement, and you get three words out before she guesses the whole thing.
And I pride myself on being unpredictable with these sorts of things. :-)
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Try saying it backwards next time?
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All I said was "My mom sent me a text last night..."
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My wife's Elven Tankgirl, Poe.
Female savage elf rogue (numerian scavenger) 2 (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Technology Guide 13)
CG Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +6; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 22 (2d8+6)
Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +1; +2 vs. enchantments
Defensive Abilities evasion; Immune sleep
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +5 (1d4+2/19-20) or
rapier +5 (1d6+2/18-20) or
short sword +5 (1d6+2/19-20)
Ranged mwk hand crossbow +6 (1d4/19-20)
Special Attacks eternal grudge, sneak attack +1d6
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Statistics
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Str 15, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 17
Feats Run, Technologist, Weapon Finesse
Traits forlorn, numerian archeaologist
Skills Acrobatics +9 (+13 to jump with a running start), Appraise +8, Bluff +6, Disable Device +9 (+10 vs. mechanical or high-tech traps), Knowledge (engineering) +5, Knowledge (local) +7, Perception +6 (+7 to locate mechanical or high-tech traps), Sense Motive +5, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +9, Survival +3, Swim +6, Use Magic Device +5
Languages Androffan, Common, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Orc
SQ manifestation points, ability scores, rogue talent (trap spotter), technic training +1
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds, caltrops, water purification sponge[UE]; Other Gear leather armor, dagger (4), mwk hand crossbow, rapier, short sword, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, black e-pick, chalk (10), coffee pot[UE], ear trumpet[UE], flint and steel, grappling hook, hemp rope (50 ft.), lighter, loaded dice[APG], marked cards[APG], masterwork stilts[UE], mess kit[UE], mirror, periscope[APG], piton (10), pot, smoked goggles[APG], soap, thieves' tools, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, dwarven stout (100 serve), fortune cookies (100), halfling rations (20 days), dartboard set, 265 gp, 5 sp
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Special Abilities
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Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Eternal Grudge +1 to hit orcs and dwarves.
Evasion (Ex) If you succeed at a Reflex save for half damage, you take none instead.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Run Run 5x your speed in light/medium armor or 4x speed in heavy armor and keep Dex when running.
Sneak Attack +1d6 Attacks deal extra dam if flank foe or if foe is flat-footed.
Technic Training +1 (Ex) +1 to Perception and Disable Device vs. mechanical or high-tech traps.
Technologist You are familiar with the basic mechanics of technology.
Benefit: You are considered to be trained in any skill used against a technology-based subject. If the skill in question requires training to use even against non-technological su
Trap Spotter (Ex) Whenever you come within 10' of a trap, the GM secretly rolls for you to find it.
The gear is highlighted to show why my wife has a vested interest in myself playing dwarves, the best part, the dwarven stout is for my dwarf, "So he has something to drink while he's carrying around all my stuff"
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The Dwarf, was originally going for kind of a Fox Mulder, but ended up with a dwarven Sterling Archer, complete with a secret addiction to numerian fluids.
Male dwarf oracle (stargazer) 2 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 42, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 59)
CG Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7
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AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 22 (2d8+6)
Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +6; +2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities
Defensive Abilities defensive training
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee dagger +3 (1d4+2/19-20) or
warhammer +3 (1d8+2/×3)
Ranged light crossbow +2 (1d8/19-20)
Special Attacks hatred
Oracle (Stargazer) Spells Known (CL 2nd; concentration +4)
1st (5/day)—cure light wounds, faerie fire, magic stone, magic weapon
0 (at will)—detect magic, ghost sound (DC 12), mage hand, mending, purify food and drink (DC 12), read magic, stabilize
Mystery Heavens
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 14
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 14 (18 vs. bull rush, 18 vs. trip)
Feats Extra Revelation[APG]
Traits indomitable faith, stargazer
Skills Acrobatics -1 (-5 to jump), Appraise +0 (+2 to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones), Heal +7 (+9 to treat poison), Knowledge (religion) +4 (+6 to identify alien monsters' abilities and weaknesses), Perception +7 (+9 to notice unusual stonework), Profession (astronomer) +6, Spellcraft +4, Survival +6 (+8 to avoid becoming lost when using this); Racial Modifiers +2 Appraise to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones, +2 Perception to notice unusual stonework
Languages Common, Dwarven
SQ manifestation points, ability scores, oracle's curse (haunted), revelations (guiding star, interstellar void)
Other Gear chain shirt, dagger (2), light crossbow, warhammer, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, candle (10), compass[APG], flint and steel, grippers, hemp rope (50 ft.), leeching kit[APG], mess kit[UE], pot, soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 75 gp
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Special Abilities
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Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Defensive Training +4 Gain a dodge bonus to AC vs. monsters of the Giant subtype.
Greed +2 to Appraise to determine price of nonmagic goods with precious metals or gemstones.
Guiding Star +2 (1/night) (Su) If outdoors at night, add Wis to all CHA skills & activate to Empower, Extend, Silence, or Still a single spell for free each night.
Hatred +1 Gain a racial bonus to attacks vs. Goblinoids/Orcs.
Haunted Retrieving stored gear is a Standard action or worse, dropped items land 10' away.
Interstellar Void, (2d6, 1/day, DC 13) (Su) Target takes 2d6 cold damage, Fort half.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Stonecunning +2 +2 bonus to Perception vs. unusual stonework. Free check within 10 feet.
hilarious enough, the dwarf is tied with highest charisma. :-)
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Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP
Is this from Occult Adventures?
The "Water expert"
Male android diviner 2 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 5 19)
CG Medium humanoid (android)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 16 (2d6+4)
Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +4; +4 vs. mind-affecting, paralysis, poison, and stun
Defensive Abilities constructed; Immune disease, emotion, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, sleep
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee club +2 (1d6+1) or
dagger +2 (1d4+1/19-20)
Ranged light crossbow +2 (1d8/19-20)
Arcane School Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; concentration +5)
6/day—diviner's fortune (+1)
Diviner Spells Prepared (CL 2nd; concentration +5)
1st—burning hands (DC 14), comprehend languages, shocking grasp, technomancy
0 (at will)—acid splash, dancing lights, detect magic, read magic
Opposition Schools Enchantment, Necromancy
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 13, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Combat Casting, Scribe Scroll
Traits against the technic league (spells), deft dodger
Skills Appraise +7, Craft () +5, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (engineering) +8, Knowledge (local) +7, Perception +4, Sense Motive -3, Spellcraft +8; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, -4 Sense Motive
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven
SQ arcane bond (frog, toad), emotionless, exceptional senses, forewarned, manifestation points, ability scores, nanite surge
Other Gear club, crossbow bolts (20), dagger (4), light crossbow, abacus[APG], backpack, battery (2), bedroll, belt pouch, chemalyzer, flint and steel, ink, inkpen, mess kit[UE], pot, soap, spell component pouch, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 132 gp
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Special Abilities
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Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while on the defensive.
Constructed (Ex) Counts as both humanoids and constructs for effects that target type.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Divination Diviners are masters of remote viewing, prophecies, and using magic to explore the world.
Diviner's Fortune +1 (6/day) (Sp) As a standard action, touch grants ally +1 insight bonus to many checks for 1 round.
Emotionless (Ex) Androids have problems processing emotions properly, and thus take a –4 penalty on Sense Motive checks.
Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar.
Enchantment You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Enchantment school.
Exceptional Senses Androids have darkvision to a range of 60 feet and low-light vision. They also gain a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
Familiar Bonus: +3 to Hit Points You gain the Alertness feat while your familiar is within arm's reach.
Forewarned 1 (Su) Can always act in surprise rounds.
Immunity to Disease You are immune to diseases.
Immunity to Emotion (Ex) You are immune to all emotion effects.
Immunity to Exhausted You are immune to the exhausted condition.
Immunity to Fatigue You are immune to the fatigued condition.
Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects.
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Nanite Surge +5 (1/day) (Ex) Bonus to any one d20 roll. Glow like a torch for 1 round when used.
Necromancy You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Necromancy school.
Share Spells with Familiar Can cast spells with a target of "You" on the familiar with a range of touch.
What started out as a joke has become a running gag in our campaign, with Poe once mistaking a Diviner with a "Diviner's rod" (a stick to find water) so now everyone makes cracks about it. Tiny T-Rex's character, he mostly yells "shocking grasp and chucks dice, and plays with extra pawns, but Pea Bear has insisted since birth a character is made for him, and it makes up for the long standing flakiness of her uncles, so.
Now, of course, every character of his, is named Jak, and is a Cylon Android.
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Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MPIs this from Occult Adventures?
Yes, i have it in the default settings, i haven't actually used any of the occult stuff beyond classes, yet...
edit: we're starting up again this week sometime, with spring erupting and Pea Bear properly acclimated (relatively) to middle school, the long hiatus should be over. :-)
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I had never heard that before, go Prog Rock! reminds me of an earlier, less overly produced Dream Theater
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It's actually pretty sweet, Psychic duels I mean. :-)
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Well I yelled at my boss again over scheduling and he relented... I may have figured out that my boss won't listen to me unless I am yelling... weird. Or it could be that he heard about me crying and is deciding to treat me delicately.
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Yelling is, unfortunately, the best way to communicate with some people.
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My brothers are like that, I can tell them something a million times politely, but they won't listen to a damn thing I say until I get snap at them.
Of course, their listening to me is always followed with a "you didn't have to be a dick about it.."
*frustrated grunt!*
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Well I yelled at my boss again over scheduling and he relented... I may have figured out that my boss won't listen to me unless I am yelling... weird. Or it could be that he heard about me crying and is deciding to treat me delicately.
One of my very good friends is a VERY good PM. He ended up with a "yeller" boss. He calmly let his boss yell and scream, and then said, "While I do not appreciate your tone, I understand your concerns. Let me address them one-by-one... And oh, by the way, yelling will not get this issues addressed any faster. The noise level of your voice will not increase the speed of my workers."
He proceeded to impress the "yeller" so much that everyone else at the company asked, "Why doesn't he yell at you any more, even when you tell him, 'No'?"I know I'm paraphrasing, but basically some execs have been taught that the only way to get their employees to do anything is to yell at them. And just like an angry dog, you have to whack them on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper (metaphorically, I hope) to get them to behave.
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I have a Lundberg boss, every time I work with him he comes up to me, puts his hands together and says "Captain Yesterday, yeeah, I'm gonna need to you to straighten these areas, can you do that for me"
The same areas, for three+ years now, every single shift I work with him. which, thankfully, isn't that often.
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I have a Lundberg boss, every time I work with him he comes up to me, puts his hands together and says "Captain Yesterday, yeeah, I'm gonna need to you to straighten these areas, can you do that for me"
The same areas, for three+ years now, every single shift I work with him. which, thankfully, isn't that often.
that would be great....
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You know, despite all my years of driving experience, it still surprises me how angry some people get just because I insist on driving the posted speed limit. I actually had a guy yell at me tonight because I had the sheer gall to drive 20mph in a 20mph zone.
Man do I know that feeling. I've lost count of the times I've been tailgated, headlights flashed at me, honked at, or shouted at for having the nerve to go 30 in the 30 MPH zone between home and work.
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HOW CAN I GET TO THE STOP LIGHT FASTER WITH YOU SLOW POKES IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!! Argh!!!!
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That's not even getting to the people who use a left-turn lane to pass around people despite there being a sign right there that says that's a left-turn-only lane.
Grrrrrr.
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One of my brothers loves to tailgate large trucks and semis.
I will not ride with him, under any circumstances, life is too short to play that lottery.
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Wise decision. Yours, I mean, not his.