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Have a headache and could use some BIG help. Amending a handbook. Basically, a jerk put a hot tub on his balcony and we need to prohibit it. - Spawn Feb 24, 12:02 12
- Curious, are their any prohibition against waterbeds? Same principle. Require they hire an engineer to certify the structure can sustain the weight -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 12:29
- But I'll be grandfathered in, right? -- nm - hot tub guy Feb 24, 12:25
- just use weight and safety -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 12:13
- Does the handbook also talk about the use of barbecues on a balcony? -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 12:11 1
  - Already banned, thanks! -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:17
- tie it to weight and maybe something about only allowing non-permanent structures to be placed on the balcony? -- nm - decline Feb 24, 12:08
- "Any person installing a tub or sauna on their patio or balcony grants usage rights to the property owner and manager" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 12:07
- "Don't be a dumbass" doesn't cover it? - spamlet Feb 24, 12:07
- "Balconies are meant for lightweight patio furniture. They may not be used for storage of bulky items and no tubs, saunas, pools, etc may be installed -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 12:06 1
  - Oh, this is the starting point I need. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:07
- You can give me a call. - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 12:05 1
  - It is not even that complicated. Just trying to think how to say that in a handbook. I wrote the thing, but just have this headache making it seem - Spawn Feb 24, 12:07
Question for David or anyone else who might know, is there a simple transit network diagram anywhere for WDW? -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 24, 11:55 8
- this? -- (link) - budice Feb 24, 12:04
- ...not clear on what you want here. - David Feb 24, 11:58 6
  - The transit nerd in me wants all that information in your IM, but laid out like a subway map. Appreciate the info. - znufrii Feb 24, 12:05 1
    - Okay, see below. - David Feb 24, 12:06
  - Like a subway/bus map of the transit routes -- nm* - budice Feb 24, 12:00 3
    - Here's the Skyliner. -- (pic) - David Feb 24, 12:04 [Attachment] 2
      - And here's everything else (may be partially outdated) -- (pic) - David Feb 24, 12:05 [Attachment] 1
        
        Bingo. Thanks. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 12:08
How's that Ukraine airspace lookin? -- (link) - budice Feb 24, 11:43
Not a sanction, just safety: FAA bars US airlines from flying over Ukraine, Belarus, parts of western Russia -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 11:34
Did Biden ever talk? -- nm* - ty97 Feb 24, 11:30 1
- Biden's speech here - 14 minutes address, 15 minutes Q&A -- (link*) - Max Feb 24, 11:32 [youtube]
Shirley-Temple-Giggle.gif -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 24, 11:29 2
- Irony-gif - CinnaBaron Feb 24, 11:49 1
  - Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 11:51
- -- nm* - Reagen Feb 24, 11:27
Sean Penn on the Ground in Ukraine Filming Documentary About Russia’s Invasion -- (link) - budice Feb 24, 11:26 4
- Oliver Stone in southern Russia filming documentary about American aggression. -- nm - Mop Feb 24, 11:51
- Thank god it's not Sean Bean -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 11:29 2
  - He be dead already - eag Feb 24, 11:30 1
    - *roll credits* -- nm - budice Feb 24, 11:31
Grambling State hires Art Briles as OC. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:24
Russian airlines banned from UK airspace -- (link) - Reagen Feb 24, 11:21 1
- Come on, we all know ty is the airplane master here. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 11:24
Wait wait wait. The mayor of Kyiv is Vitali Klitschko?!? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 24, 11:17
Turkish ship hit by bombs off coast of Ukraine. Turkey is in NATO. -- (link) - TWuG Feb 24, 11:10 5
- 1) Uh-oh 2) What was a Turkish boat doing off the coast of Ukraine? -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 11:12 4
  - It's a Turkish-owned Marshall Islands flagged bulk carrier - so, a grain ship. (No casualties) -- (link) - Roger More Feb 24, 11:42
  - well, i mean, they are both on the Black Sea, it's not crazy. -- nm* - Andie Feb 24, 11:22 1
    - I guess it depends on what 'off the coast' means. - ty97 Feb 24, 11:30
  - Sightseeing? - Beryllium Feb 24, 11:15
Here it is, your moment of Wolf Zen. -- (link) - Qale Feb 24, 11:09 3
- I love wild hounds! -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 12:03
- So much for their reputation for silent stalking -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 11:11 1
  - They would still eat your face. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 11:13
Well ... that was weird ... 5/6 - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 10:41
Add another variation to the list: semantle -- (link) - znufrii Feb 24, 10:32 14
- I…really suck at this. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:42 11
  - Me too! -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 10:59
  - I can't figure out the scoring at all. I'm just guessing random words, getting scores of 9.52 to 18.73, but nothing makes sense. - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 10:45 8
    - I've got 927, 967, 968, and I still can't get it. -- nm - jnine Feb 24, 13:02
    - It’s a score of how close in meaning your word is to the target word. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 24, 10:48 6
      - Knowing the final word and continuing to guess, I really don't understand the scoring. Big Spoilers for today. - Volnelk Feb 24, 10:58 5
        
        I gave up after a few dozen guesses. The only word I had in the top 1000 was (spoils) - CinnaBaron Feb 24, 11:12
        
        Spoils - TWuG Feb 24, 11:03 1
        
        Looking at znu's answer below, I may have it backwards in my IM. But that was the logic I used to get the correct answer today. -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 11:04
        
        There’s two different scores actually - znufrii Feb 24, 11:03 1
        
        Opposite I believe. - Volnelk Feb 24, 11:12
  - It's still useful as a sophisticated thesaurus. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 10:43
- Got it in 18 -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 10:41
- interesting spoils - Max Feb 24, 10:38
And some asshole decided to tag three local cemeteries with swastikas overnight. Disgusting. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:29 1
- don't give them the courtesy of being called an asshole. if you tag a swastika, you're a fascist and should be treated as one. - colin Feb 24, 10:59
So much competition for 'worst take' today -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 10:15 3
- Through... what methods? -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 11:03 1
  - DO BETTER! -- nm - Captain America Feb 24, 11:44
- You mean the DSA isn’t going to call out Russia and say it’s NATO’s fault? - spamlet Feb 24, 10:17
well, I see it's that time of day when ST turns on each other and hypocrisy reigns so I'll just step away for a while. -- nm - mud Feb 24, 10:15 6
- *resets his watch* must be slow today. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:55
- Oh lord I'm scared to scroll down or BB now. -- nm - sycor Feb 24, 10:50
- Hmm, I thought everyone was on their best game today and had been impressed by that. Your mileage obviously varies. -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:49
- Well, to be fair, if I was flexible enough to turn on myself, I'd never leave the house. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:31 1
  - o_O -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 10:46
- LOL yep. without fail. -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 10:15
“Your federal tax return has been accepted by the IRS.” - znufrii Feb 24, 10:10 3
- .....JUST KIDDING!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:11 2
  - *panics* -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:52
  - “Your federal tax return has been excepted by the IRS." UHOH -- nm - rollo Feb 24, 10:22
Latest person to give out the wrong email ... is apparently a couple who are shopping for a wedding planner -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 10:10
At this time the safest bet is to first assume any coverage regarding Ukraine is being reported by elves. -- nm - Dano Feb 24, 10:08 4
- Good reminder not to post or repeat news without triple checking, as fakes will become rampant. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 10:10 3
  - is this post even real?? -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 24, 10:29 1
    - As real as my name! -- nm - Maxine Feb 24, 10:30
  - Yup. -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:10
UK bans Russian flights to or through their airspace. - ty97 Feb 24, 10:04
groiny RE: Elden Ring - They are traditionally very difficult games, so if you don't mind dying a tonne and getting over the learning curve, they are fantastic. -- (edited) - Shaun Feb 24, 10:04 1
- yup, the battle mechanics can be very frustrating -- nm - decline Feb 24, 10:25
Coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine brought to you by the fine folks at Applebee's -- (link) - TWuG Feb 24, 09:58 2
- Their wings are the bomb, just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 11:09
- LMAO. Capitalism for the jarring win. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 10:12
I'll take it for a first attempt - ty97 Feb 24, 09:56 2
- I just did Octordle in 10. Might retire. -- (edited) - Andie Feb 24, 11:11
- Third time's the charm. Played the free one so should not be spoilers. - VMan Feb 24, 09:57
the #3 House Republican has thoughts - Jovian Feb 24, 09:55 26
- Well, so much for the "Republicans rooting for Russia" line? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:13 18
  - Loudly: THE WORST PROBLEM IS BIDEN. Quietly: Putin shouldn't murder strangers. It's an F- post, dude. -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:48 7
    - Did you see Matt Ryan's cap hit for 2022? - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:16 6
      - That's been a known since he last restructured. No idea why that dude posted that today. -- nm - David Feb 24, 11:19 5
        
        Will be interesting to see if they try to follow through Saints' model of easing the pain this year and make it even worse later - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:21 4
        
        The Falcons can get up to $50 million in cap space pretty easily if they want...and without mortgaging the future. - David Feb 24, 11:32 3
        
        Did I show you my PFF mock? - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:46 2
        
        What idiocy did DC do in this? - Will Hunting Feb 24, 12:11
        
        DO NOT WANT. Well, I'd take Pickens, Pierce, and Kramer. - David Feb 24, 11:54
  - Her entire first paragraph is how Biden is at fault. She ain’t rooting for Russia but she damn sure ain’t rooting for the US as a whole -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:47 3
    - I swear, context has no freaking meaning in GOP circles. None. -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 10:50 2
      - They see and hear what they want -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 10:59 1
        
        ~You can't always get what you want~ -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:10
  - I wouldn't describe it as "rooting for Russia" (with a few exceptions and more like "This is all Biden's and the democrat's fault because cancel - pmb Feb 24, 10:40 4
    - Republicans are blaming Putin's invasion of Ukraine on CRT and a progressive LGBTQ agenda? Huh? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:07 3
      - They’re blaming it on democrats who they say are pushing these issues instead of being “strong”. -- nm - pmb Feb 24, 11:15 2
        
        Huh. Ok. - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:20 1
        
        Here's an article. Note, this looks at the Tucker Carlson/Steve Bannon wing of the party, but that is really the core of the party at the moment. -- (link) - pmb Feb 24, 11:57
  - that would be what they are going for yes. But are Americans as stupid as Russians? - Jovian Feb 24, 10:16
- Do we care, really? -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:06 3
  - Yes. We should. We should know that we have active 5th columnists in government. -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 10:07 2
    - We…already know. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:08 1
      - Yup. -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:12
- 1st larger paragraph: BIDEN SUCKS, followed by 2 shorter paragraphs: Putin isnt great either. -- nm - mud Feb 24, 10:01 2
  - 1st paragraph is pure Trumpism. The 2nd paragraph is her play-acting a Conservative. -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 10:07 1
    - yep -- nm - mud Feb 24, 10:11
Russian troops surrender to Ukrainian forces, said they weren't expecting to be ordered to kill Ukrainians. -- (link) - TWuG Feb 24, 09:50 1
- Still skeptical. Separate source here, though a screenshot of the purported social media post is not the most credible confirmation. -- (link*) - znufrii Feb 24, 10:00
:-( .. -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 09:49
The Battle for .. Chernobyl ? -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 09:36 11
- Hey Putin, you want Chernobyl? *detonates explosive charges* Enjoy! -- nm - Ukraine Feb 24, 11:54
- St. Petersburg : -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 09:39 9
  - I need some context. Is this Russian people protesting the invasion? -- nm - Mop Feb 24, 11:53
  - Prague: -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 09:41 4
    - I've been on that street. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 09:42 3
      - Me too. I love Prague. -- nm - Dano Feb 24, 09:43 2
        
        Yep -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 09:59 1
        
        Same. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 11:28
  - I saw this earlier and was wondering if it had been fact checked. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 09:40 2
    - I’m treating everything with remarkable skepticism. It’s a three fact-checks scenario. -- nm - The Allfather Feb 24, 09:48 1
      - Good advice, "David" -- nm - rollo Feb 24, 10:19
I hadn’t realized Mickelson accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed.” The irony of it takes my breath away. - The Allfather Feb 24, 09:35 13
- He’s getting nuked and his PGA career might be over. Love it. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 09:44 9
  - It’s always been weird to me how much people want to like Phil given what an obvious selfish con man asshole he is. - The Allfather Feb 24, 09:49 7
    - He was the perfect antidote to the TigerTron 2000 who was as close to a remorseless killing machine as golf has ever seen - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:45 1
      - Duval is a much better guy. Shame injuries derailed him. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 11:06
    - Personally, I don't find him any different than... 98% of pro golfers? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:15 3
      - I was kind of thinking that. There are some generally nice/good guys in golf, but a lot of them are a-holes. - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 10:26 2
        
        My theory is there is a positive correlation between people with $10M+ net worth and assholes. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:31 1
        
        Heh yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 10:40
    - "That's MY selfish con man asshole", I'm sure they'd say -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 10:11
  - heh -- nm - mud Feb 24, 09:45
- Like Elon Musk accusing someone of being an emotional tweeter. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 09:40 2
  - Or Trump accusing ... anyone of ... anything -- nm - rollo Feb 24, 09:45 1
    - 45 is apparently involved in this. It’d be some of his golf courses. - The Allfather Feb 24, 09:46

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