Topic: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread (Read 934982 times)

xolik · « **Reply #4825 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:06:13 PM »

Quote from: Chris on April 01, 2010, 10:02:52 AM

Hey! We're the same weight!

Yeah, but you're all buffed up. I'm not.

Novice · « **Reply #4826 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:37:12 PM »

I'd be down for a The Geekery Biggest Loser. I hit the above 200 mark a few weeks ago (I'm only 5'11) . . Plus I absolutely cannot motivate myself enough without either a coach or some incentive that doesn't already exist for losing weight / getting in shape.

12AX7 · « **Reply #4827 on:** April 01, 2010, 10:32:33 PM »

ok...

FW FW FW FW etc.etc

"I drove myself and two co-workers to lunch Monday, 2/15/10. I chose a parking spot in the rear of the lot and backed into a space (no pull through available at location). This positioned my Chevy Avalanche with the passenger side doors facing away from the rest of the lot and to the end of the lot. I had a Sony digital camera lying on the console of my truck. Upon returning from lunch and entering the vehicle we noticed nothing wrong or missing from the vehicle.

Tuesday around lunch time I needed the camera and could not locate it. My first thoughts were, "I moved it or it fell to the floor mat or I removed it from my truck." After searching feverishly for two days, questioning anyone who had been close to my truck, and exhausting every possible location I could have put it, I began to have that sinking feeling I lost it or someone stole it. My new Garmin GPS had been in the truck the whole time, so I felt as if someone had entered my vehicle they would have taken it also.

Fast forward to Wednesday, I approached my truck from the passenger side to place my computer bag (aka my man purse) in the front passenger seat. As I reached to open the door I noticed there was a hole right under my door handle. My first thought was, "someone has shot my truck !" I began to think about it and inspect it a little closer and the "light" slowly began to come on. I phoned my friend who owns a body shop and asked if he had any vehicles with damage to the doors that looked like a bullet hole. "Yes, I see it all the time. Thieves have a punch and place it right under the door handle, knock a hole through, reach in and unlock it, just as if they have a key. No alarms, broken glass or anything.

I then placed a call to my insurance agent, who is also a friend, and explained it to him. I proceeded to tell him the situation and how I was puzzled that they left my GPS and all other belongings. Here is where it gets scary ! "Oh no, he said, they want the break-in to be so subtle that you don't even realize it. They look at your GPS to see where "home" is. Now they know what you drive, go to your home, and if your vehicle isn't there they assume you aren't and break in your home." He says they will even leave a purse or wallet and only take one or two credit cards. By the time you realize there has been a theft, they may have already had a couple days or more to use them. This is another reason they want the break-in to go unnoticed. I didn't realize my situation for two full days! They even give you the courtesy of re-locking your doors for you. I guess they don't want it to be broken into by other thieves !

Had they have found your check book, they could have taken checks from the middle section so they wouldn't be noticed.

Please remove from your GPS unit your home address as "home" ASAP ! Put in your local Wal-Mart address or some where else! Park your vehicle in a highly visible place. I positioned mine perfectly for them and didn't realize it until it was too late. I hope this is beneficial to you and helps you keep your valuables in your possession and your vehicle from damage. Most importantly, it may keep the thieves from showing up at your home !

DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES IN SIGHT INSIDE THE CAR.

Periodically walk around your car, daily if you are in a shopping center or other parking area. Report thefts immediately....your bank w/missing check numbers, your credit card agencies, police, and insurance companies, etc."

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #4828 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:07:17 AM »

My bullshitometer is redlining.

BizB · « **Reply #4829 on:** April 02, 2010, 09:54:07 AM »

Meh. There's some truth in there. That's a valid way to break into a car. Though, I doubt a thief would be subtle like that. And, there's no guarantee that if a car is not in the driveway, that nobody is home. Plus, there's a lot easier ways to get someone's address than to look at the gps.

12AX7 · « **Reply #4830 on:** April 02, 2010, 10:19:04 AM »

Fuck you both.

Last time I post anything for anyone else's benefit.

Ingrate.

BizB · « **Reply #4831 on:** April 02, 2010, 10:40:20 AM »

Wow, 12... forget to medicate?

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #4832 on:** April 02, 2010, 12:31:57 PM »

Vespertine · « **Reply #4833 on:** April 02, 2010, 12:33:58 PM »

On the plus side, there is a message in there that leaving valuables in plain sight is an invitation to thieves. It's something that everyone should be aware of, and yet many people leave high dollar stuff just sitting out in the open.

h4wt_b3t4 · « **Reply #4834 on:** April 05, 2010, 12:58:58 PM »

I agree, it's kind of stupid to leave your camera where it's super-visible. Meh. Who am I kidding, I'll probably forget all this and do dumbshit stuff when I start driving

ivan · « **Reply #4835 on:** April 05, 2010, 02:29:16 PM »

Quote from: h4wt_b3t4 on April 05, 2010, 12:58:58 PM

I'll probably forget all this and do dumbshit stuff when I start driving

Such as... starting to drive.

/luddite

h4wt_b3t4 · « **Reply #4836 on:** April 05, 2010, 02:48:53 PM »

Who woulda guessed ivan is really King Ludd?

BizB · « **Reply #4837 on:** April 05, 2010, 03:00:08 PM »

New age Luddites don't have a king. The idea of adopting a governance system scares them too much.

xolik · « **Reply #4838 on:** April 06, 2010, 02:39:15 PM »

I went out last weekend and got the ball rolling on buying a townhome. I'm nervous, scared a bit, and will feel a LOT better once escrow closes and I have the keys.

+side = no more renting
-side = MOVING SUCKS

pbsaurus · « **Reply #4839 on:** April 06, 2010, 03:24:49 PM »

Way to go!

xolik · « **Reply #4840 on:** April 08, 2010, 02:02:04 PM »

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/07/assassinations/index.html

Great.

BizB · « **Reply #4841 on:** April 09, 2010, 08:48:26 AM »

Wednesday, my daughter and I had dinner at Smokey Bones. This sign was posted above the entrance to the bathrooms.

Smokey Bones hates big, hairy, cuddly, gay men!

xolik · « **Reply #4842 on:** April 09, 2010, 09:08:58 AM »

Quote from: BizB on April 09, 2010, 08:48:26 AM

Wednesday, my daughter and I had dinner at Smokey Bones. This sign was posted above the entrance to the bathrooms.

Smokey Bones hates big, hairy, cuddly, gay men!

It's obvious they mean "No Furries"

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #4843 on:** April 09, 2010, 09:15:59 AM »

Popes do it in the woods, too.

12AX7 · « **Reply #4844 on:** April 09, 2010, 09:24:08 AM »

"Popin'" . . . now there's a particularly nauseating deviant sexual proclivity.

"The kid says his teacher's been keeping him after class and "poping" his "back there". I say we send in S.W.A.T."

"No can do. They are currently engaged recovering a pizza and detaining several children already. Can we mobilize the Guard?"

xolik · « **Reply #4845 on:** April 09, 2010, 09:53:06 AM »

Quote from: Joe Sixpack on April 09, 2010, 09:15:59 AM

Popes do it in ~~the woods~~ little boys, too.

FTFY

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #4846 on:** April 09, 2010, 01:29:11 PM »

In the woods with boys, I thought that was understood.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #4847 on:** April 09, 2010, 05:20:39 PM »

Who took the picture?

MadOne · « **Reply #4848 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:24:49 PM »

Ouch Omaha just got rid of it's snow a week ago and that was after a week of 70 degree weather. sorry but i am praising the sun god that i can go for a ride on my bike without having to worry about being covered in mud. Now all i have to worry about are the dead deer and squirrels on the road.

xolik · « **Reply #4849 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:50:17 PM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on April 09, 2010, 05:21:32 PM

I did of course. Kleenex boxes are quite handy tripods.

We can see your butt-area.

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