Joe_Hoopsier

The back story on this was that my Ex called and gave me an arse chewing about not going to the next grand daughters BS. I mean a good old fashion back in the day (pre being the EX, back in the day). I was surprised because my daughter and I had talked about me not coming over the last couple weeks.

It turns out the daughter wasn't upset and thought her mom was being silly.

I think the ex was just missing not seeing me.....

2 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

No...Never...

If I know any of the other attendee's husbands, I normally take em to a wing joint for wings and beers...

I mean, It's like a women's thing right? They get together, they bond, share feelings. Not to sounds sexist.

To me not seeing new born cloths opened up doesn't mean that a new baby is unimportant to me, right?  Of course It's important.

Hey men, older men, I have a question and I think it kinda goes with "family" thread. Not sure where else to ask.

Do you all go to baby showers?

Stolen, credit to @sdhoosier (from another site)

The old cowhand came riding into town on a hot, dry, dusty day. The local sheriff watched from his chair in front of the saloon as the Cowboy wearily dismounted and tied his horse to the rail a few feet in front of the sheriff.

"Howdy, stranger..."
"Howdy, Sheriff..."

The cowboy then moved slowly to the back of his horse, lifted its tail, and placed a big kiss were the sun don't shine. He dropped the horse's tail, stepped up on the walk, and aimed towards the swinging doors of the saloon.

"Hold on, Mister..."

"Sheriff?"

"Did I just see what I think I just saw?"

"Reckon you did, Sheriff...I got me some powerful chapped lips..."

"And that cures them?"

"Nope, but it keeps me from lickin' em."

23 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

Really miss Beavis and Butthead. 

Hehe Hehe

4 hours ago, hoosier_exotics said:

Now, or in 12 months from now?

And she AIN'T 23!

14 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Okay so just now a raccoon sauntered up on my porch and walked up within 5' of me before I yelled. Luckily he turned around, however as he walked off it seemed like he had an even more awkward walk than raccoons normally have. Certainly hope there isn't rabies or some other disease going around!!

Based on the facts as we know them, I would suggest there is a more logical reason.

I think the neighbors left some watermelon rind in the compost with a slice or 2 of moldy bread. In the sun, the melon fermented with the yeast in the bread and the poor feller is drunk.

I was the 3rd finalist to star in Naked Gun but Leslie got the nod.

2 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

The challenge with validating that 'Subject X' spread it to 'Subject 'Y' is that a week from now, when Subject Y tests positive, there is no way to validate with 100% certainty that Subject X caused Subject Y's infection.  Subject Y could have been exposed by someone totally different after, or even before, their encounter with Subject X

I always thought that 'tracing it back' to a specific event, like a wedding or the Sturgis biker rally was a fool's exercise.  

I think you are trying to answer a question I didn't ask for. Does "the" mask, or different masks... Slow down the viral load dispersement through the mask material, and to what level. actuall measured values. If I was wanting the world to wear a mask, I would show them this data and dang quickly......... UNLESS of course the data doesn't show what I wanted it to.... Then I would just say, awe shucks, it only makes sense just put it on.

4 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

I disagree with the premise that masks do not work.  Are they 100% effective?  No, of course not.  But, if you put an unmasked infected person on an elevator with ten unmasked people for 2 minutes, and then put that same infected person, but now masked, on a different elevator with 10 masked people for 2 minutes, do you truly believe the INITIAL spread will be the same.

The question still remains, where is the actual data? Not anecdotal "well it only makes sense" data. Now if what I am about to say is out there, I have missed it for what, 1 1/2 years? It seems simple to me, take an infected person, in different stages of infection, measure particulate viral load coming out of their mouth while breathing. Then follow that with the same person, same conditions with a mask and measure the viral load.

This seems a very easy test procedure to me. I want to see 1) the data 2) a reason why this isn't as simple as I make it sound 3) if it's already been published, where? This would seem a good way to spread TRUTH, but I'll be darned I've never heard anyone pump it.  

9 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

Vincennes is more or less home for me. Lived just across the river, but spent as much time in Vincennes. When I lived there, Monicals hadn’t made it across the river yet. They had locations in Mt Carmel, IL and Robinson, IL. 

Ohhh, good ole VU, 2 great years of my life. There used to be a Primo's Pizza on 2nd street by campus. Their Strom's with extra meat extra sauce.. DELISH!

10 hours ago, Drroogh said:

Worked with an office manager, she actually loved her man, they ended up being tandem long haul truck drivers. She did admit that when he pissed her off she would clean the toilet with his toothbrush!

The most lethal warrior in history, is a well trained highly motivated Woman, one week a month! 

2 hours ago, rico said:

I knew I was in trouble when it got harder to put on my socks and tie my shoes...

Or when I pulled a muscle on the toilet...

47 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

I've seen pot plants that didn't look that good...

With "fruit" that big?

Back to Chicken.. Sorta,

I do not like Burger King, never have. But I am a total geek when it comes to gimmicky marketing. In the new, weird, viral Chicken Sammich war, BK has named their Sammich the CH-King. 

I love this idea.....

But then again, there once was someone in a meeting that said, lets make a movie about tornadoes with Sharks in it.

6 hours ago, Madison22 said:

Had the same problem.

So I put my lawn sprinkler at the end of the driveway, then put the trash bin upside down, directly over it, to completely enclose the spray. 

Turned the water on full blast.

Gave the trash bin an interior car wash, so to speak, for 30 minutes.  Totally worked, and now all the neighbors do it at least once a year.

You may be a redneck if.....

You used to go "muddin" in your 4x4 and to wash the undercarriage, You park over the lawn sprinkler over night. Or so I've heard. 

Necessity is the mother of all invention ! 

OHH, You are an accomplished Redneck, If it's the neighbors Sprinkler..

33 minutes ago, hoosier_exotics said:

Good parents find different ways to incentivize accomplishments! 50 year old naked dad 2 AM snacks at the fridge, helps them find a rental. Follow me for more parenting tips. 

6 hours ago, 5fouls said:

I seriously have a cousin who looks a lot like that woman.  I will probably not be turning my back on her at the next family reunion.  

NS? I’m only 3fouls. Care to share her number? I can’t quit yet! 

12 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

I have one of those, although it was sold to me by some chick wearing black leather and holding a whip….actually….never mind. As you were.  

I think that actually is a Russian product and is a swing, not a table.

1 hour ago, mrflynn03 said:

Sorry if I'm annoying yall with this but did get some good news today. Saw the specialist and right now, pain management, and chiropractic care, lose a bit of fat I've accumulated, and cleared to workout.  I check back in 6 months. Next step would be steroid injections then surgery.

Here is the xray I had today. So my L5 is completely fractured and in 2 peices. The fact I no longer have a disc is beneficial because it prevents excess movement.  The other stuff I will deal with years from now. 

Think the Teeter inversion table would help?

1 hour ago, mrflynn03 said:

Not sure. A have 1-2 grade spondylolisthesis which is what that scan shows. Could be worse though. So I've got that going for me. 

It's at my L5-S1 joint. My L5 has the compression fracture. 

Totally forgot about the Sacrum section, I had to look it up.

19 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

Got my CT scan results today. Basically my Lumbar region is wrecked.  3 bulging disc's, what they call a vacuum disc, born spurs, facet hypertrophy, compression fractures, etc.  

But a chiropractor who I went to high school with and who was recruited to work for the New England Patriots, and works with my wife got me scheduled with a top notch specialist in Bloomington 2pm Thursday.  Have an awesome manager, coworkers who actually care, and a healthy insurance plan. 

So at least I've got a good team behind me. 

This is not my scan but one of my problems. I haven't seen mine yet.  Probably what slipped and set this off. 

Of course I saw the scan first and freaked out (I think that is the final lumbar into the coccyx isn't it). I hope yours isn't that bad.

Sounds like you have a good support structure. Good luck man !  

I am not Anti corona Vax, I am however NOT corona vaccinated and I will remain that way. Having said that, a few thoughts. 

You do you, I'll do me.

I do not agree at all with those saying the Vax is not safe or not "approved". - There is no such thing as zero risk in ANYTHING, there is acceptable risk with this vax. Many of todays public can't imagine doing an ROI on human life (risk), but I am sorry, it's critical to do and drives what is important for the masses.

You do you, I'll do me.

The vax timeline to market was pushed through. It should have been. There was a virus pandemic and an emotional pandemic, the population needed something. Standard FDA timeline's would not work for several reasons. Yes The timeline was extremely escalated because money was thrown at it, Yes it was extremely escalated because red tape was cut/ dissolved/ removed. Potato, Potato. The normal FDA process is total BS on 99% of new product. 

You do you, I'll do me.

If private companies feel they want to deny my business due to not being vax'ed, I'm good with that. That is a basic free market principle. If a (my) tax funded institution accepts my money, but won't allow my patronage, Different story.

You do you, I'll do me.

If you are vaxed, I am no harm to you at all.

You do you, I'll do me.        

5 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

I'll admit to watching Porter Ridge...LOL...those guys could have been cast right out of Deliverance.

I personally know ~4 of them on the show, and 2 people that were hired as "handlers" to keep that jiberish speaking crack head "grounded". Even with that, I almost made it through 2 episodes. Just couldn't stomach it.

On 7/16/2021 at 5:36 PM, bluegrassIU said:

I checked....

HSN emergency fund:   $42.27

HF slush fund:  $1,483,205.72

We are good. 

I’d expect about 3-4 long, black, blacked out Escalades, with IED protection for our leaders, for that change. 
make it happen!! 

4 hours ago, BDB said:

We used to use big gold fish down in the lake of the Ozarks for catfish.  They weren’t that big though.  It was legal at the time down there. 

Big bait, big fish! 38#15oz my personal best flathead. 
it only took me three years and $8,000 boat investment ...