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DIsney: a friend of mine is getting canceled food orders from 2021. things must be really bad for them -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 14:03
Mets were willing to move today’s game to 4 p.m. and then play tomorrow night in Atlanta, ahead of the weather. The Braves declined. -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 13:50 2
- Braves are about to play for their 13th day in a row… Tomorrow would make the Mets 3rd off-day in a week. How generous. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 28, 13:55 1
  - (I didn't even know this thread existed, but Kim had already nuked it before I got here.) -- nm - David Sep 28, 13:57
Krusty - are you interested in the Dodgers low dunks? -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 28, 13:45 6
- Yes, please. Thanks!! -- nm - Krusty Sep 28, 14:13 4
  - Judas! -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 28, 14:24 1
    - I have Mets dunks as well. :-) - Krusty Sep 28, 14:40
  - OK done -- nm - JaxSean Sep 28, 14:16 1
    - Thank you! -- nm - Krusty Sep 28, 14:40
- they'd probably set his feet on fire - hollywood big shot Sep 28, 13:58
No way should this gymnast been allowed to attempt his second vault. -- (link) - Dano Sep 28, 13:43 [youtube] 3
- ... because the psychological disruption from the fall might cause a fatal mistake? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 13:49 2
  - Because it looked like he may have a concussion. -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 13:51
  - ... Oof, or because bad things could happen with undiagnosed injuries -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 13:50
Camera angle 6 feet off of Esthero Blvd -- (link) - Remlik Sep 28, 13:27 7
- (Note for those who might care) Though my parents live in Estero, this Estero Blvd is in a different town. -- nm* - ty97 Sep 28, 13:58 1
  - I used to shop at that mall. My parents old house is in The Forrest and I bet it's swamped. -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 14:21
- good lord -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 13:50
- That's not Heaven Sent. -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 13:49
- McLaren P1 sportscar provides Hurricane Relief -- (link*) - budice Sep 28, 13:42
- oof -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 13:33
- Yeah, been watching that one on the Weather Channel. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 28, 13:32
A boat attempting to escape Ft. Myers -- (link) - Remlik Sep 28, 13:16 5
- Naples Fire Station -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 13:32 4
  - more -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 13:37 3
    - is there any high ground anywhere? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 14:04 2
      - LOL. No, and no basements, either. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 28, 14:07 1
        
        so build a multi=level parking garage and charge *surge* pricing -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 14:10
Skull & Bones has been delayed again (into 2023). This is the fifth time the game has been delayed. (it's been in development in various forms since 2013) -- nm* - decline Sep 28, 12:50 1
- If Wolverine is going to appear in a Deadpool movie, anything is possible if you wait long enough. -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 12:56
TFW: You're playing Angband as a hobbit warrior and a monster drops Sting as loot. I mean, I have to use it, right? -- nm - Barynn Sep 28, 12:39 1
- yes -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 12:40
We switched cable/internet providers recently. One of the new tv apps is just for casual easy gaming but we keep getting political ads for Tim Ryan... - Walt_Disney Sep 28, 12:35
Cantore knocked down, but not out -- (link*) - budice Sep 28, 12:26 9
- He's insane. -- nm - David Sep 28, 13:18
- A flying road sign could really ruin your day. -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 12:44 1
  - "Lets say hi to the stingray." -- nm - Steve Irwin Sep 28, 12:46
- My man, go inside -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 12:30 2
  - CJ's Tavern 1 Cantore 0 -- nm - budice Sep 28, 12:33
  - right? -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 12:30
- I guess it is going to take him dying because of it to realize that this is an idiotic way to cover the news -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 12:29 2
  - He needs to film in such a way that it can be viewed in VR. -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 13:06 1
    - Meta-Cantore -- nm - budice Sep 28, 13:07
crash, we're officially on hourly pricing from ComEd now also. I moved the EV charging schedule to 1am to 5am (ComEd recommendation) so my solar chart -- (edited) - oblique Sep 28, 12:25
LAC - Joey Bosa having groin surgery and going on IR -- nm - budice Sep 28, 12:20
Mental health day tomorrow. First I'm gonna watch Blonde and then I'm gonna watch Bullet Train, which, when you really stop to think about it..... -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 12:19 1
- Blades, Bullets, and Bombshell Bras -- nm - Max Sep 28, 12:20
Nothing from Sean recently, right? -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 12:15 7
- All good. Still just working from MIL house. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 28, 12:53 1
  - nice. -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 12:55
- B2 -- (link) - Beaker Sep 28, 12:17 [Backboard] 4
  - I saw that, just nothing since it actually hit. Wondering if they lost power. -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 12:37 3
    - I expect it'll be tomorrow before it reaches them. -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 12:39 2
      - He's not that far north of Tampa. -- nm - Andie Sep 28, 12:56
      - They are already getting outer bands -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 12:47
Does anyone here serve on a board of directors? Can you describe your set-up and term lengths? - TWuG Sep 28, 12:11 8
- I run an organization with a board. - Mop Sep 28, 12:39
- You should just disband the board and declare yourself supreme ruler -- nm - decline Sep 28, 12:21 1
  - I proposed that and it was taken... poorly. :-) - TWuG Sep 28, 12:27
- 2 term limits, 2 year terms. small board with only 7 members though (the entity has only existed like 4 years) -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 12:20
- Same as Spawn but we were going to go to a 2 term limit before COVID (and other stuff) intervened. - spamlet Sep 28, 12:18
- condo: 5 members, 2+2+1 election cycle for 3yr terms. The professional board I was on had 20 members and about half rotated 2yr terms. -- (edited) - Max Sep 28, 12:17 1
  - Yeah. we have almost a dozen committees. -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 12:26
- No term limits, three year terms. -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 12:15
"Let's go to Jim Cantore for an update" *Acts of God surround him* -- nm - budice Sep 28, 12:02 8
- Water rushes into a parking garage at Pelican Bay in Naples. -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 12:11 7
  - why do people not move their cars? have they never seen the news?? -- nm - amanda Sep 28, 12:34 2
    - move...where? maybe they evacuated and left their car, 2nd car...naw I'd have parked after a run to the store for beer and not thought about it..DAMN -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 14:09
    - Insurance = new car? -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 12:57
  - sharks in the front yard in naples -- (link) - Remlik Sep 28, 12:13
  - why would anyone leave their car in an underground garage there? -- nm - decline Sep 28, 12:12 2
    - Could be from seasonal residents - we're not quite up to season yet. Pretty much starts in October. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 28, 13:38
    - Hurricanes aren't real. -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 12:35
Oh, Amazon had a hardware show today, I guess. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 28, 12:01 11
- Neat. Echo Show 15 is getting Fire TV capabilities -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 12:16 10
  - It's already got some of that capability, for instance I can already stream Netflix on it (I'm assuming they are vastly expanding the options though) -- nm - decline Sep 28, 12:18 9
    - I really want to mount a Show 5 in our wall between the kitchen and pantry. It is mostly dead space right next to a light switch (pantry side) which I've already rendered useless -- (edited) - oblique Sep 28, 12:21 8
      - Here is mine - Decline Sep 28, 12:30 [Attachment] 7
        
        That's sublime. -- nm - David Sep 28, 13:37
        
        that's sexy. -- nm - amanda Sep 28, 12:32
        
        That's nice. The 15 seemed like it would be too big but that looks great. -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 12:31 4
        
        It's a good size and big enough to watch videos on. I also really like that I can take webpages I find on my kindle tablet and 'push' them - decline Sep 28, 12:34 3
        
        ok Tony Stark -- nm - Max Sep 28, 12:40 2
        
        heh - decline Sep 28, 12:42 1
        
        I am still annoyed I can not rename my devices, Jarvis. -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 12:48
What if there's no Florida when this is over? -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 12:00 5
- Can we not? -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 12:03
- We'll all have to Adopt A Python -- nm - Max Sep 28, 12:01 3
  - dibs on John Cleese -- nm - gort Sep 28, 12:03 2
    - Palin all the way. -- nm - LMS Sep 28, 12:09 1
      - I always thought of her as more of a viper, not a python. -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 12:12
14 months later they're finally getting to the burned out flat across the way from me. - mud Sep 28, 11:55 [Attachment]
Maybe you should be DOWNPLAYING your surveillance nation, Amazon? Not turning it into a show... -- (link) - Mop Sep 28, 11:54 1
- America’s Funniest Doorbell Cams? -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 11:55
Hello tights season -- (link) - Max Sep 28, 11:52
Blade has lost its director and is looking for a re-write writer, it opens in November 2023. - Will Hunting Sep 28, 11:46 8
- Maybe we don't need a new Blade film. Maybe we can just find a way to smoosh what we already have into MCU cannon. -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 12:42
- Mahershala reportedly felt the 90-min script was light, Moon Knight writers are supposedly doing the rewrite -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 28, 11:56
- It would be tight anyway, since it was scheduled to start shooting in November (and someone said in 2 months), so less than 12 months turnaround - Marlowe Sep 28, 11:53
- Thus the Deadpool news! -- nm - Tim Sep 28, 11:50 1
  - "If we back up a money truck, can you give us a Deadpool movie in 18 months or less?" - Beryllium Sep 28, 11:53
- Have they considered Spike Lee? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 11:50
- supposed sched conflict -- nm - budice Sep 28, 11:47 1
  - Good cover for exsanguination. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 11:49
Meanwhile, in PA, the Mastriano campaign seems to be devolving into chaos: plans for "40 Days of fasting and prayer" -- (link) - decline Sep 28, 11:22 5
- Oz's campaign has been really bad. "Hold my beer" - Doug Mastriano -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 11:30 2
  - Very generous of you to credit him with even having a campaign. -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 11:39 1
    - Or a beer. -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 12:42
- A Newsweek headline yesterday: "Trump-Backed Mastriano Sees Rally Attended by Just Dozens of People" - David Sep 28, 11:25 1
  - It could be worse. It could be "tens of people". (NM) - Marlowe Sep 28, 11:31
Fisherman's Village in Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 28, 11:22 [Attachment] 2
- Yikes. That water's gonna come back. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 11:48 1
  - Yes -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 11:52
Now up-to-bat Jim...Cantore. -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 11:09 11
- a buddy of mine is working for the Fox tv affliate and they're hunkered down at the university in Ft. Myers doing all the tv production -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 12:12 2
  - oh wow, their studios are on Pine Island Rd in the Cape, no wonder they evacuated to FGCU -- nm* - ty97 Sep 28, 12:23 1
    - yeah he's there for 12 hours, will probably stay longer. -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 13:19
- reddit had photos of closed Waffle House restaurants so you've been warned -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 11:16
- There have been like three times I genuinely thought he might fly off. Not even joking. -- nm - David Sep 28, 11:14 6
  - Is he in Punta Gorda still? -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 11:15 5
    - Yup. -- nm - David Sep 28, 11:17 4
      - Makes sense, looks like landfall will be in southern Charlotte County (or maybe far northern Lee County). -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 11:18 3
        
        I apologize if I missed it. Where are your parents holing up? -- nm - David Sep 28, 11:26 2
        
        They are at home in Estero - ty97 Sep 28, 11:26 1
        
        Okay, good. -- nm - David Sep 28, 13:19
KC/TB headed to MIN if needed -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 10:57
OTD: 35 years ago Star Trek The Next Generation begins -- (link) - Remlik Sep 28, 10:52 5
- Also 35: Welcome to the Jungle -- (link*) - decline Sep 28, 11:09 2
  - I prefer this version -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 28, 11:19 [youtube] 1
    - :-) -- nm - mud Sep 28, 11:59
- first season was yeeesh. It got better in S2, mostly thanks to Data & Worf (and Picard of course -- nm - mud Sep 28, 11:01 1
  - oh yeah the writing was incredibly bad those 1st two seasons. And the writers just didn't know how to write women... -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 11:09
'megaprojects like sidewalks' heheh -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 28, 10:38 1
- Sidewalks are too narrow because planning didn't impose setbacks for building footprints. Do you want caverns? Because that's how you get caverns. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 10:42
OTC hearing aids coming to market mid-October. - Barynn Sep 28, 10:36
Fort Myers Beach, Florida -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 10:34 11
- MSNBC reporter showing floating cars and saying his crew is on 2nd floor and thinking of moving up one more as waves are cresting up to them -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 11:06 2
  - And some of those cars belong to the NBC crew. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 11:17
  - I mean...they went to a beach resort, not quite sure what they were expecting.... -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 11:16
- Ian has pushed water out of Tampa Bay leaving it less than a foot deep in some places. -- (link) - pmb Sep 28, 10:59 1
  - wait for it . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 28, 11:06
- Naples -- (link) - decline Sep 28, 10:40 5
  - Boca Grande: "A large chunk of a house just barreled into this big tree and then smashed into another house " -- (link) - decline Sep 28, 11:02 1
    - Boca Grande is getting a near direct hit, if not an actual direct hit it seems -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 11:08
  - It's horrible of course, but I still can't help being fascinated and in awe of the power of nature. -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 10:53 1
    - yes and yes -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 12:18
  - I saw video of chess pieces floating down this parking lot. The big ones used for outdoor games. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 10:52
Lyc run report - znufrii Sep 28, 10:27 8
- Awesome! What app do you use to track? -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 10:49 1
  - Fitbit -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 10:50
- To slow yourself down, try running backwards for a while. -- nm - Barynn Sep 28, 10:32 1
  - or with your eyes closed -- nm - decline Sep 28, 10:33
- At this rate you'll do the Broadstreet in 30 minutes! -- nm - decline Sep 28, 10:29 1
  - I’ll be happy to come in under two hours. -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 10:41
- more data - what's your heart rate when you complete the run? -- nm - Max Sep 28, 10:28 1
  - 176 -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 10:29

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