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The rant thread...

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by buckeye, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Buddy's young 20s niece was riding her bike to work today and was hit and killed by a truck. This world can be extremely brutal.
     
  2. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    That is horrible.
     
  3. PinkPony

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    Prayers to your buddy - how awful.

    We had one of our neighboring departments ambulances hit yesterday. Destroyed the ambulance and sent the EMT to the hospital. Thankfully she will be fine, but it just makes you wonder how people cannot see a big ole thing with flashing lights.
     
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  4. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    I had a guy take off from me about 6 months ago for whatever reason. He got spooked by my cruiser for reasons unbeknownst to me. I lost a visual on him and then saw him 200 yd away going southbound at about 80 or 90 miles an hour and run through a red light, plow into a citizen T bone style and then hit one of my officers head on. Knocked cruiser from the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes.. It was absolutely insane. 2 life threatening injuries and the bad guys car caught on fire. Needless to say it was crazy town for a while.
     
  5. Fix

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    Wife's car does that
    In Venatione Veritas
     
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  6. Fix

    Fix Grizzled Veteran

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    Everytime I meet someone and I say I'm from NY, they always make reference to the city.... This is my NY PXL_20211115_203750567.jpeg

    In Venatione Veritas
     
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  7. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Just say upstate NY.
     
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    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    I want to visit upstate NY and the Adirondacks, the city, meh. I hate big cities.
     
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  9. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    I like the looks of that Fix.
     
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  10. Fix

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    I try, I say Western and I still usually get blank stares
    In Venatione Veritas
     
  11. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    WTF Wells Fargo, go to a branch ATM empty for 2 days, go to another branch no cash in the ATM, go to a Speedway that has Wells Fargo ATMs, no cash. They will still charge me for using a non Wells Fargo ATM.
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Hey if you are having a bad day, or frustrated with your lot in life, do a u tube search for the Whittakers. what(and I can not stress this enough)The F.
     
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    I didn't watch the video but googled a pic. No offense, but that's pretty much how I pictured everyone from West Virginia...
     
  14. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    It is depressing the way those people live, sad.
     
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    Yeah, de ja vu... and when I say I'm from upstate...
     
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    Don't plan a trip to the Adirondacks in May.

    A trip through upstate and into VT during peak leaf season, is spectacular.
     
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    The furnace in my bar went out this week. It is a smart furnace that communicates with a heat pump for warming or cooling depending on temperatures so it is expensive. $5400 will be installed tomorrow. There's my Christmas present!

    At least I have the heat pump keeping the place warm in these temperatures. Any colder the heat pump could freeze up.
     
  18. PinkPony

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    I had a similar view of NY over the summer. I don't think of NYC when someone says they're from NY. It's a beautiful area in many places.

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    What hole is that second picture?


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    Who the hell runs truck tires at 32 pounds? Mine get filled if they are less than 35 but I do tow so there is that.


    To answer Pink Pony's question, I do all the bill paying in our household.
     

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