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Thursday Night Open Thread

by WaterGirl|  January 27, 202211:24 pm| 33 Comments

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I don’t see anything cooking on the back end, so here’s an open thread!

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  1. 1.

    N M

    January 27, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    Adam lives! Welcome back, brother

  2. 2.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    January 27, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    those of you in New England are about to run out of bread and milk, if you haven’t already. Blame Biden

    Currently @currently
    This weekend’s nor’easter has a chance at becoming the biggest snowstorm in Boston history.
    Yup, you read that right.
    Current reasonable worst case forecast from @NWS
    Boston : 29.2″
    Presidents Day 2003: 27.6″
    Blizzard of 1978: 27.1″

  3. 3.

    Jay

    January 27, 2022 at 11:45 pm

    Got my big pump (5500 gpm) back 3 days ago, it had been running 24/7 for 2 months, then crapped out.

    Oil change, spark plug, carb rebuild, new ignition,

    Called Abbotsford FD today to let them know it’s running again, so they rushed a truck out to pick it up, so it’s back on Sumas Prairie, draining flood waters. They called me to let me know it started on the first pull.

    Only 1/4 of my pumps are back in the store, the rest are still out in the Valley, dealing with flood waters.

  4. 4.

    Mike in NC

    January 27, 2022 at 11:58 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist I remember the great blizzard of ’87, when I barely made it back from my job in Camebridge to Mattapan.

  5. 5.

    dmsilev

    January 28, 2022 at 12:03 am

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Yeehaw. That’s a lot of snow.

  6. 6.

    Benw

    January 28, 2022 at 12:04 am

    What’s cooking on the back end?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53ZSxkQ3Ho

    The number one song in America on July 4, 1992. God bless the USA
    https://www.stereogum.com/2173037/the-number-ones-sir-mix-a-lots-baby-got-back/columns/the-number-ones/

  7. 7.

    TheOtherHank

    January 28, 2022 at 12:09 am

    Welp. It’s time to start the old job search. Got laid off today. Biotech is a volatile industry, and when the stock price goes from $50 to $10 in less than a year, there is going to be a lot of volatility.

  8. 8.

    Jay

    January 28, 2022 at 12:13 am

    @TheOtherHank:

    ouch, good luck.

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 12:14 am

    FYI.

    YouTube has removed Missouri Rep. Billy Long’s new U.S. Senate campaign ad, saying it violated the site’s community guidelines.

    In the ad, which was posted last week, Long repeated the inaccurate claim that President Joe Biden “stole” the 2020 presidential election. Source

  10. 10.

    Kay

    January 28, 2022 at 12:21 am

    A Harris County man fears new voting laws may prevent him from voting by absentee ballot for the first time in his lifetime.
    Kenneth Thompson, 95, has been checking his mail daily in hopes his mail-in ballot is among the pile
    Per law, Thompson must either provide part of his social security number or his driver’s license number that matches his registration record with the county or state.
    “He registered to vote in the 1940′s and they didn’t require that,” said Thompson’s daughter, Delinda Holland.
    Since Holland can’t meet the new requirement, his mail-in ballot application was denied twice. The veteran said Harris County election officials never notified him and he had to call to find out both times.
    Thompson’s daughter, Holland, who has only missed voting in one bond election herself, said she’s even tried contacting the county and state Secretary of State’s Office to add her dad’s license number to his registration file online. She said she discovered there’s not actually a way to have that done.

    They have to register again. But then they may run into this:
    Deadline to register to vote in Texas primary is Monday, Jan. 31

    Texas really, really doesn’t want people to vote.

  11. 11.

    Jay

    January 28, 2022 at 12:23 am

    I try to have a “joke a day”, for associates, and some Customers.

    It’s a stressful time.

    Today’s was “ apparently, all we have to fear, is fear itself”,…..

     

    ”oh, and stupidity ,……… we should be fricken afraid of stupidity.”

  12. 12.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 12:27 am

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist

    History extends a wee bit further back.

    1888:

    That night a gentle rain began to fall across the state. Early Monday morning, the rain turned to heavy snow. By afternoon whiteout conditions brought life to a standstill in central and western Massachusetts. Moving from west to east, the blizzard reached Boston by nightfall. Monster waves battered the coastline.

    As the weather system that spawned the storm stalled off Rhode Island, up to four feet of snow fell on Massachusetts. Howling winds blew it into drifts up to 50 feet high. The snow reached the second floor of many buildings; in some places only chimneys were visible. Source

    1717:

    Some of the oldest Native Americans had said that even their ancestors never spoke of a storm of this magnitude. Boston received around 40 inches (100 cm) of snow, while some places north of the city reached up to 60 inches (150 cm). Source

  13. 13.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    January 28, 2022 at 12:34 am

    @NotMax: maybe they meant “in the history of twitter”

  14. 14.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 1:13 am

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Yeah, historical myopia a perennial plague.

  15. 15.

    JAFD

    January 28, 2022 at 1:52 am

    Seeking some advice from the jackaltariat this morning.

    When cold dry winter weather comes, skin on my hands drys out, cracks, gets to point of bleeding at times. Getting to that point now.
    Thot I had bottle of hand lotion left over from last winter, it’s AWOL. So need to get more.

    Recommendations sought for lotion that:
    keeps skin from drying and cracking
    is available locally at reasonable price
    dries reasonably quickly,
    doesn’t leave hands feeling ‘greasy’

    Used to use Cornhuskers’ Lotion, that’s hard to find these days… So,

    Thanks for any advice you can give me on this !

  16. 16.

    JAFD

    January 28, 2022 at 2:07 am

    And, as long as I’m asking for advice …

    Have to set up ‘two factor authentication’ on my internet account with Social Security, to get some paperwork done.

    Have any of you used ‘authentication programs’ – Google Authenticate, 1Password, etc. etc.
    Recommendations ?

    Thanks very very much !

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 2:08 am

    @JAFD

    Others will be far more experienced in this area but shall say I know folks who swear by Bee Balm lotion or cream.

    Also too, you might want to ask about it with satby, as she may well sell a suitable preparation.

  18. 18.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 28, 2022 at 2:39 am

    @JAFD: Neutrogena Hand Cream!

    Also good for dry lips, etc.

    Added: my hands dry out a bit in winter (thank you steam heat), but my dad’s hands dry out to that cracking, bleeding point.  We’ve been using it for decades.

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 2:43 am

    @JAFD

    Been, in computer years, ages since looked into 2FA stuff, so take that into account regarding what follows.

    Authy was for years (may still be) the gold standard for two-factor authentication apps.

  20. 20.

    sab

    January 28, 2022 at 3:34 am

    @Jay: You have problems. I only have issues.

    AICPA has apparently revised how we review homeowners associations so all my checklists are out of date. Sigh.

    I absolutely love reviewing homeowners associations. Especially the minutes. These people are nuts. Often hardworking, but mostly nuts.

    My husband wants to retire to a condo. I read him selected minutes. ” You sure you want these people running your homelife?”

  21. 21.

    sab

    January 28, 2022 at 3:55 am

    @JAFD: Post Office list or misdirected my 1099ssa, so now I have to contact them, while knowing a neighbor knows my income.

    Urk. God bless DeJoy, because no one else but his wife likes him.

  22. 22.

    sab

    January 28, 2022 at 4:17 am

    Boss doesn’t want me to report until Monday. Yay!

    Free weekend! Finish cooking machaca. It makes awesome enchiladas. Fight with Social Security about lost 1099SSA. Take dog to vet, and also husband’s cat to vet.

    Bake mincemeat pie in time for Groundhog/woodchuck day (aka Candlemas, end of Catholic Christmas season)  Being Episcopalian, our my stripped down Christmas ended at twelvth night.

  23. 23.

    sab

    January 28, 2022 at 4:43 am

    @sab: Candlemas is supposed to be about pancakes. I think we will do popovers instead. I absolutely love popovers, but so fattening. So only once a year. Used to be New Years. Save pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, when everyone else is out getting drunk at Mardi Gras.

    Now Candlemas.Woodchucks are plump, so appropriate.

  24. 24.

    NotMax

    January 28, 2022 at 5:00 am

    @sab

    Mmm. Pancake.

  25. 25.

    zhena gogolia

    January 28, 2022 at 7:10 am

    Our forecast is now 12-20″. Shit.

  26. 26.

    Mousebumples

    January 28, 2022 at 7:49 am

    @JAFD: When I used to work at Walgreens (during Wisconsin winters) , I’d recommend Eucerin –

    https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/eucerin-original-healing-cream-fragrance-free/ID=prod8061-product

    Just make sure the “rich” denotation on the tub is as far to full as you can, since they have a few variations.

    Satby’s lotions are also awesome, but then you’d need to wait for shipping. But hey etsy store should be linked from any comments she makes.

    I also use Google Authentication on my Android. The biggest pain is when you upgrade your phone and need to move over your 2FA codes for everything.

  27. 27.

    Mousebumples

    January 28, 2022 at 7:53 am

    @mrmoshpotato: personally used to use Neutrogena, but they reformulated a few years back to at more alcohol to the cream and it now irritates my sensitive skin. It can be a good choice though, depending on your skin.

  28. 28.

    pluky

    January 28, 2022 at 8:01 am

    @sab: 

    Just go full Neo-Pagan and call it Imbolc!

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    January 28, 2022 at 8:22 am

    @JAFD: I just typed in cornhuskers on Amazon and a bunch of cornhuskers stuff comes up.

    Also, my sister swears by tome lotion, something with cows or moo on the label.  Maybe that will ring a bell for someone and they can tell you the name?

    edit: okay, so I typed in “lotion cow” on Amazon, and it brought up the lotion that my sister loves for skin cracking issues.  it’s called “Udderly Smooth”

  30. 30.

    planetjanet

    January 28, 2022 at 10:05 am

    @JAFD: I like Nivea Cream for a thick moisturizer without feeling greasy.  Right now, even it is not working as well on one particular dry patch and I am using Vaseline.

  31. 31.

    tam1MI

    January 28, 2022 at 11:14 am

    @JAFD: Recommendations sought for lotion that:
    keeps skin from drying and cracking
    is available locally at reasonable price
    dries reasonably quickly,
    doesn’t leave hands feeling ‘greasy’

     

    Creamy Petroleum Jelly, sold under the Vaseline brand as Deep Moisture. Worst comes to worst use just plain Petroleum Jelly, nothing beats it.

  32. 32.

    tam1MI

    January 28, 2022 at 11:21 am

    Anybody have any thoughts on the Arizona Democratic party censuring Kristen Sinema? Besides quote good for them unquote. Frankly, I think what Schumer did with the voting rights legislation, they should also do with Build Back Better. Make Manchin and Sinema own their obstruction and take the heat for it.

  33. 33.

    J R in WV

    January 28, 2022 at 12:40 pm

    I like Eucerin, our family Doc recommended it. The thick paste in a tub is better than the lotion in a squeeze bottle.

    He also recommended Vicks for colds, smear it on thick on your chest, back and feet, put socks on to keep the salve on your feet and not on the sheets. Works, sounds goofy as heck, still works.

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