wae said:In reply to RevRico :
It may not help, but try brake cleaner. I've been told that it's the same(ish) chemical that dry cleaning uses and have successfully removed grease and oil stains from automotive carpet and jeans with it before.
Ammonia is also useful in breaking up oil and organic stains.
Too many people walk like ducks.
I am serious. We had a snow storm earlier this week and following foot prints in the snow shows a lot of people walk with their feet splayed out like ducks. Whatever happened to keeping your feet facing where you are going?
In reply to mad_machine :
Some of us have testicles.
10-12" of snow from Sunday/Monday, work parking lot still hasn't been touched. At least by this morning enough trucks knocked down the 2' wall of crap at the entrance that I could park here (we all parked across the street yesterday).
3 of my 4 cars are AWD with snow tires and at least a small lift, most of the other people in this lot aren't as lucky.
Streetwiseguy said:In reply to mad_machine :
Some of us have testicles.
If you're walking like a duck my guess is you haven't seen them for a decade or more.
In reply to dculberson :
That's a long time to not see a duck.
Appleseed said:In reply to dculberson :
That's a long time to not see a duck.
What if you walk into a bar without a duck? Ouch!
dculberson said:Appleseed said:In reply to dculberson :
That's a long time to not see a duck.
What if you walk into a bar without a duck? Ouch!
Hey! You got any.... Grapes?
In reply to RevRico :
Full strength Lestoil. Pour a little on the stain, work it in, and let it sit for 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly in warm water.
Let it air dry and repeat if necessary. Don't let the Lestoil soak much more than 5 minutes each time.
I'm not sure if it's the weather or a full week back at work after tasting sweet freedom between the holidays, but my motivation has been in the toilet the last two days. I'm going to have to go back to writing out my schedule at the start of the day to get things done.
My aunt and uncle lost their house in the fire yesterday. They are safe and they have means, but I still wish there was something I could do to help. Lots of bad news out there. Stay safe everybody. Check on your people.
dculberson said:Streetwiseguy said:In reply to mad_machine :
Some of us have testicles.
If you're walking like a duck my guess is you haven't seen them for a decade or more.
Yeah, I'm not sure I understand what's going on here........
Why does everything have to be so grim?
Sitting down with a scotch to try to watch something light-hearted and it seems like everything available on streaming is grim.
mad_machine said:Too many people walk like ducks.
In my case, it's because I had the tops of my femurs pinned back together as pre-teen due to epiphysis, and had to learn to walk again. It's never stopped me from doing anything, though.
It's also a sign of flat feet, congenital defects, anterior pelvic tilt and a few other things.
Be glad you don't have any of the underlying conditions that can cause it and can keep your feet facing forward. 
In reply to mad_machine :
I've broken enough bones in my feet and ankles that I'm just glad they mostly point forward.
Everyone clearing the grocery stores and stocking up on weeks of food in order to prepare for the 0.64 inches of snow expected in Georgia tomorrow
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:mad_machine said:Too many people walk like ducks.
In my case, it's because I had the tops of my femurs pinned back together as pre-teen due to epiphysis, and had to learn to walk again. It's never stopped me from doing anything, though.
It's also a sign of flat feet, congenital defects, anterior pelvic tilt and a few other things.
Be glad you don't have any of the underlying conditions that can cause it and can keep your feet facing forward.
Mine have always pointed outwards, I can even turn them around to both point mostly backwards. I can still run and lift fine so it doesn't seem to really matter
Antihero said:Why does everything have to be so grim?
Sitting down with a scotch to try to watch something light-hearted and it seems like everything available on streaming is grim.
Quoted for truth. The need for most videos to be dark and melancholy is getting old.
I actually watched The Sound of Music the other day. Even with the Nazis in it trying to kill and enslave people, it was more upbeat than most movies produced today.
In the 70s, so many movies has the protagonists die at the the end, often needlessly or pointlessly. (Think of the end of Vanishing point or Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.) They reflected the bleak, almost Nihilistic attitude of the country at the time.
it's hard to think of mary dark movies from the 90s, because society, as a whole, was feeling pretty good about itself.
I think these grim movies are a reflection of ourselves as the moment.
Jerry said:10-12" of snow from Sunday/Monday, work parking lot still hasn't been touched. At least by this morning enough trucks knocked down the 2' wall of crap at the entrance that I could park here (we all parked across the street yesterday).
3 of my 4 cars are AWD with snow tires and at least a small lift, most of the other people in this lot aren't as lucky.
This morning, still not touched. But someone was coming out where I needed to go so I had to go all the way around the building. At least 6" of snow, in a turbo AWD hatch with good snow tires. Two guys shoveling back there gave me a thumbs-up. Maybe I should copy this to the Minor Win thread.
Antihero said:Why does everything have to be so grim?
I see an ad for a new show several times each night that ends with one of the characters saying something like, you just have to kill everything, because if you don't you'll just get killed.
And with that garbage you just guaranteed that I'll never watch your lame-ass show.
In reply to Toyman! :
Great movie - I have sinned saying this with greasy hands.
Newest scam, Kart doesn't have a vin history, luckily I blocked them as they won't stop harassing me about it.
We got our first appreciable snow of the season. And in true stanger_mussle fashion, I am woefully unprepared. Usually when we get snow, it's about an inch that melts off before noon. So I didn't really heed the forecast. Well last I checked, we have about 6" on the ground and it's still coming down.
Yes, that is a board, ratchet-strapped to my push broom, in a vain attempt to manufacture a snow pusher.
I'm an idiot 🤦🏼♂️
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