random rants

[sunglasses emoji]

I'm all posters at once, both figuratively and literally. I am the pan-poster.

But aside from that, I've got out of towners telling me how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport. What makes them an expert whose take on the commute flies in the face of a simple google map check? He flies a lot.

I've got yet another out of towner pretending they hand you oxygen cans when you touch down. I've literally never seen an oxygen can bought, sold, or consumed for the entirety of my 20+ years in Colorado. But WALMART sells them (appearantly), so they are "everywhere." It's ridiculous. It's a gimmic anyways. Anytime you fly in a plane you're in a greater oxygen-deprived environment than the entire Colorado front range. And the only time you'd actually benefit from doing your best Mel Brooks impersonation is when you are sleeping, so they are useless. My Walgreens does not have oxygen cans. The nearest CVS, which is on the most touristy street in Denver, the 16th street mall, has none in stock.

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

you gotta get it together buddy

[squally1313]

[stitchface]

I'm all posters at once, both figuratively and literally. I am the pan-poster.

But aside from that, I've got out of towners telling me how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport. What makes them an expert whose take on the commute flies in the face of a simple google map check? He flies a lot.

I've got yet another out of towner pretending they hand you oxygen cans when you touch down. I've literally never seen an oxygen can bought, sold, or consumed for the entirety of my 20+ years in Colorado. But WALMART sells them (appearantly), so they are "everywhere." It's ridiculous. It's a gimmic anyways. Anytime you fly in a plane you're in a greater oxygen-deprived environment than the entire Colorado front range. And the only time you'd actually benefit from doing your best Mel Brooks impersonation is when you are sleeping, so they are useless. My Walgreens does not have oxygen cans. The nearest CVS, which is on the most touristy street in Denver, the 16th street mall, has none in stock.

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

you seem grumpy - altitude sickness?

[squally1313]

I'm all posters at once, both figuratively and literally. I am the pan-poster.

But aside from that, I've got out of towners telling me how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport. What makes them an expert whose take on the commute flies in the face of a simple google map check? He flies a lot.

I've got yet another out of towner pretending they hand you oxygen cans when you touch down. I've literally never seen an oxygen can bought, sold, or consumed for the entirety of my 20+ years in Colorado. But WALMART sells them (appearantly), so they are "everywhere." It's ridiculous. It's a gimmic anyways. Anytime you fly in a plane you're in a greater oxygen-deprived environment than the entire Colorado front range. And the only time you'd actually benefit from doing your best Mel Brooks impersonation is when you are sleeping, so they are useless. My Walgreens does not have oxygen cans. The nearest CVS, which is on the most touristy street in Denver, the 16th street mall, has none in stock.

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

you seem grumpy - altitude sickness?

you'd be grumpy too if it took you two hours to get to the airport every time you needed to fly

[chopsx9]

I'm all posters at once, both figuratively and literally. I am the pan-poster.

But aside from that, I've got out of towners telling me how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport. What makes them an expert whose take on the commute flies in the face of a simple google map check? He flies a lot.

I've got yet another out of towner pretending they hand you oxygen cans when you touch down. I've literally never seen an oxygen can bought, sold, or consumed for the entirety of my 20+ years in Colorado. But WALMART sells them (appearantly), so they are "everywhere." It's ridiculous. It's a gimmic anyways. Anytime you fly in a plane you're in a greater oxygen-deprived environment than the entire Colorado front range. And the only time you'd actually benefit from doing your best Mel Brooks impersonation is when you are sleeping, so they are useless. My Walgreens does not have oxygen cans. The nearest CVS, which is on the most touristy street in Denver, the 16th street mall, has none in stock.

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

you seem grumpy - altitude sickness?

you'd be grumpy too if it took you two hours to get to the airport every time you needed to fly

Usually takes me 3 so I'd be stoked with 2hrs

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm all posters at once, both figuratively and literally. I am the pan-poster.

But aside from that, I've got out of towners telling me how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport. What makes them an expert whose take on the commute flies in the face of a simple google map check? He flies a lot.

I've got yet another out of towner pretending they hand you oxygen cans when you touch down. I've literally never seen an oxygen can bought, sold, or consumed for the entirety of my 20+ years in Colorado. But WALMART sells them (appearantly), so they are "everywhere." It's ridiculous. It's a gimmic anyways. Anytime you fly in a plane you're in a greater oxygen-deprived environment than the entire Colorado front range. And the only time you'd actually benefit from doing your best Mel Brooks impersonation is when you are sleeping, so they are useless. My Walgreens does not have oxygen cans. The nearest CVS, which is on the most touristy street in Denver, the 16th street mall, has none in stock.

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

you seem grumpy - altitude sickness?

you'd be grumpy too if it took you two hours to get to the airport every time you needed to fly

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

you seem grumpy - altitude sickness?

you'd be grumpy too if it took you two hours to get to the airport every time you needed to fly

I just tested negative for COVID so now I can go outside and stop talking to you d1ckholes.

[Derwood]

We’ve had fiber internet for less than 2 months and it just went out for the second time. Earliest they can fix it is Thursday. Wife works from home and I’ve been doing online training. So ducking annoying.

[Splendid Splinter]

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

Make sure you reach for the top shelf stuff.

[minnesotacubsfan]

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

Make sure you reach for the top shelf stuff.

with the money big oil is making recently, he should certainly be able afford the best

[soccer10k]

If taking the bait on this non-sense makes me a Seattle architect, well, now I get why I drink so much.

Make sure you reach for the top shelf stuff.

They sell top shelf oxygen cans in Colorado?

[Derwood]

The dogs did better with the fireworks this year.

My wife, however, was super cranky. Our neighbor (two houses down) shot off fireworks from 9p-12:30a last night. Our house was rattling. My wife has a 5k run this morning and had to be up at 6:30

Dude must have spent three grand on fireworks.

[Tryptamine]

The dogs did better with the fireworks this year.

My wife, however, was super cranky. Our neighbor (two houses down) shot off fireworks from 9p-12:30a last night. Our house was rattling. My wife has a 5k run this morning and had to be up at 6:30

Dude must have spent three grand on fireworks.

Unpopular old man cranky take, but I'm completely over fireworks. I have zero interest in going to see the shows held by the city or the country club near my house and all they serve to do is bother my 80lb dog who then jumps on me in a panic whether I'm awake or not.

[Andy]

My wife tripped down the stairs while we were visiting family over the weekend and cracked 2 bones in her ankle. And man, as a dad you know you're useless compared to your wife but nothing drives that home like when she's incapacitated and you have to do her job and yours.

[CoolHandLuke]

My wife tripped down the stairs while we were visiting family over the weekend and cracked 2 bones in her ankle. And man, as a dad you know you're useless compared to your wife but nothing drives that home like when she's incapacitated and you have to do her job and yours.

My wife has something similar happen when my daughter was 9 months old. Her ankle was completely floppy and she basically passed out. It was scary as hell. Ambulance brought her to the hospital where they reset her ankle and put on a cast. A week or so later she had surgery where they installed a metal plate. She was off her feet entirely for about two months and wasn't fully mobile for probably 4 months.

In my over-worked, under-rested, and generally stressed out state, I forgot to fill my cup of noodles with water and evacuated an entire middle school. So just don't do that and you'll be good!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

My wife, she’s … clumsy.

[stitchface]

Griner - does anyone else think that while the situation sucks, it shouldn't be Biden's top priority? I'm tired of hearing her wife complain.

[Sammy Sofa]

Griner - does anyone else think that while the situation sucks, it shouldn't be Biden's top priority?

It's clearly not.

I'm tired of hearing her wife complain.

Uhhhhhhhhhhh...tough? It's a supremely horsefeathers up situation and she wants her wife back home.

[jersey cubs fan]

The wife should stop complaining

[stitchface]

The wife should stop complaining

or at least stop acting like the US government is responsible for the situation.

[Sammy Sofa]

So she thinks the government could or should be doing more....and?

[stitchface]

So she thinks the government could or should be doing more....and?

and why is her wife more important than everyone else in the country? The only reason anyone cares is because she's an athlete.

[Sammy Sofa]

So she thinks the government could or should be doing more....and?

and why is her wife more important than everyone else in the country?

How are you possibly taking anything she's said to mean that?

Like, "you should be doing more to get my wife back" isn't, "get my wife back, and stop funding Medicare until you do!"

The only reason anyone cares is because she's an athlete.

Jesus.

People care because what's happening to her is tremendously unfair, and it's clearly happening because of global events totally out of her control.

Y'know, maybe her wife is pissed off because the Biden administration is a taking a completely dumb ass, "we don't negotiate with terroris-I mean, RUSSIA" stance because one of the few talking points Biden can sputter off before he trails into la-la land is to blame every horsefeathering domestic economic issue on Putin.

[stitchface]

So she thinks the government could or should be doing more....and?

and why is her wife more important than everyone else in the country?

How are you possibly taking anything she's said to mean that?

Like, "you should be doing more to get my wife back" isn't, "get my wife back, and stop funding Medicare until you do!"

The only reason anyone cares is because she's an athlete.

Jesus.

People care because what's happening to her is tremendously unfair, and it's clearly happening because of global events totally out of her control.

Y'know, maybe her wife is pissed off because the Biden administration is a taking a completely dumb ass, "we don't negotiate with terroris-I mean, RUSSIA" stance because one of the few talking points Biden can sputter off before he trails into la-la land is to blame every horsefeathering domestic economic issue on Putin.

right, so how many people can name the other guy being detained? Your circular lack of logic falls flat. It's not Biden's priority but it should be - seriously?

[Sammy Sofa]

right, so how many people can name the other guy being detained? Your circular lack of logic falls flat. It's not Biden's priority but it should be - seriously?

How many people can name ANY of the other people being unfairly detained by Russia? That has nothing to do with you thinking that Cherelle Griner should....what, stop talking about this? Or should stop criticizing the administration?

And yeah, "seriously," the US government, can, shockingly, multi-task. Yes, getting home a US citizen being unfairly detained overseas should always be a priority. That doesn't mean anyone is expecting to to be their only priority, or, inexplicably, that she is "more important than everyone else in the country" (seriously, what the horsefeathers).

It is, quite frankly, ridiculous that this hasn't been handled via a prisoner swap at this point, and really points to, IMO, that the Biden administration values a hardline stance against Russia vs. getting Griner home. Also can't help but think that given Griner's vocal political stances and her general "optics" that they're in no hurry to get this done.

horsefeathers, you've convinced me; she should actually complain more and louder about this.