speechless.gif

There's also the thrill of the hunt and the fun of working on and playing a new game--even if you already have your "keepers" picked out.

A storage unit is only a stopgap measure, lol

Once you enable it in your forum settings, you'll be able to see it.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/settings

Basement threads don't appear in google searches.

A sleeping bag under the deck is good enough for me.

That's probably enough for a small handful of people. But if *everyone* is after those resources, then those resources will disappear very quickly.

Just look at how quickly the shelves were completely decimated in stores when the pandemic first hit.

I would recommend Libreoffice over openoffice. It's a much more active project than openoffice is.

I grew up putting ketchup on hot dogs, but don't care for it now. I don't like mustard either. I like either minced onions or BBQ sauce on hot dogs. If I can't get either one of those, then I'll just have it plain rather than putting ketchup or mustard on it. There's also a local hot dog stand that makes really good chili dogs.

[edit]: I opened up a poll: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/it-s-almost-bbq-time-what-do-you-put-on-your-hot-dogs

It's just automated spam pulling from a list of compromised online accounts. They don't have anything. It's just a scare tactic.

It's wise to use different passwords for every account. That way, if one online account is compromised, whomever obtains a password can't log into any of your other online accounts.

Sometimes the ransomware lays dormant or hidden for a period of time before it springs into action, so it can end up on backups.

Highlight the text you want to quote and tap the blue quote button that appears near it.

Yup

Or if you want to quote the entire post, just tap the quote mark button on the bottom lip of the post.

Garden vegetables generally taste better. Plus some people just enjoy doing the gardening regardless if there is much of a difference or not.

Corn in the cob? Oh, definitely so much better than store bought.

The downside is that the squirrels go after it here. Though, what is frustrating is that if the squirrels manage to get the corn, they will just have like 3 bites out of each ear and that's it. They don't even eat the whole thing. 3 bites and onto the next ear. It's like they destroy the crop out of spite or something.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sugarless+gummy+reviews+amazon

Scratched it into the cabinet.

I remember a few years ago, someone shared some photos of a Stern POTC in a bar that was completely covered in all sorts of graffiti.

[edit]: found it: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/why-does-the-hobbyist-not-want-to-put-a-game-on-routelocation#post-1883630

wow...7 years ago.

Send me tamale?

Did you hear about the pessimist who hates sausage? He fears the wurst.

An optimistic pessimist sees the glass as half empty, but also knows there are free refills.

monsters-pixar.gif

Well, there's a few reasons why we don't.

1) It's an impossible task. There are *a lot* of pinball sites, suppliers, distributors. More and more every day. It's difficult to stay on top of it all and keep any sort of list up-to-date.
2) There have been a few cases where shops/distributors that were formerly in good standing had things happen and took a turn for the worse.
3) We try not to officially endorse anyone or provide official recommendations, otherwise that could come back to bite us because of #2 (or simply because someone had a bad experience for whatever reason), or people can get upset because they're "not on the list". So, we simply offer many self-service options to advertise on the site if people so choose.

There was a bug with the game selection drop down menu yesterday. It should be fixed now.

Pinside+ is not required for posting an ad in the marketplace.

Sorry about that. It's not supposed to work like that--perhaps it's another bug. I passed along the message to @Robin. He'll have to look into it.

Other than using a quarter for releasing grocery carts at Aldi's, I don't think I've actually handled loose change in about 3 years or so. The last time may have been when I got dollar coins back from a soda machine.

Dollar bills

I picked up a couple things at a local pop-up spirit halloween store this year, and on the receipt they were rounding the amount.

Stats look to be about the same. I think you're just hitting the refresh button much more often than usual

Why bother to pay for new furniture when you already have something that works fine?

I use an LG LCD 37" HDTV as my primary computer monitor and have been using it for over 10 years. I'm wondering when it's going to die, and since 37" TVs aren't a size that's made any more, how the heck I'm going to find something to replace it with. I don't want to go smaller (32"), and I can't really accommodate something much bigger (40").

I just checked and it has almost 23,000 hours clocked on it.

On the upside, TVs now cost less than half of what I paid for them back then.

You mean sewing containers?

I really don't like the smell.

There were a few people at pintastic last month who reeked of reefer, and it hit me like a brick wall that made me almost gag it was so strong.

It wasn't the faint odor that you tend to smell with certain users--I don't particularly like it, but my nose can tolerate that.

But whomever was at the show must have been soaking in a pot soup for hours and then just stepped out of wherever they came from and onto the show floor. It was fairly unpleasant.

It's hard to give up some of those comfy perks. That's partly why there's the so called "great resignation" happening with folks resigning from their in-office gigs when they're being forced to return to the office, and then doing remote-only gigs instead.

Maybe think of it as a kickstarter with a potentially small reward if the project actually reaches completion?

It's not really an investment if you don't get your principal back plus interest.

IMHO, if you're not the one creating and selling an overpriced NFT, you've already lost.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/announcing-pinside-notifications-beta

https://www.prb.org/resources/u-s-2020-census-faq/

Is the 2020 Census mandatory? Am I required to fill out my 2020 Census form?
Participation is mandatory, as described in Title 13 of the U.S. Code.4 Refusal to respond can result in a fine. However, no one has been prosecuted for failing to respond to the census since the 1970 Census.

Can I refuse to answer a census question?
While participation in the census—and answering all questions—is mandatory, people occasionally leave a question blank. The Census Bureau uses a statistical procedure to fill in any missing responses.

[edit]: Found a copy of the full 2020 survey here: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/questionnaires/2020/quest20.pdf

2021 here: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/questionnaires/2021/quest21.pdf

I just saw a bunch of words.

So, are you looking forward to the next episode of boba fett tomorrow?

The only serious greeting cards I use are sympathy cards.

Otherwise, I always use funny cards.

My local dollar tree usually has a good selection. If I can't find something there, walmart, target, price chopper, and barnes & noble all have decent selections of cards here.

If it happened this past summer, it's probably safe to assume no rabies. It only takes a couple weeks for it to run its course in humans.

But yeah, at the time of contact, definitely a good idea to get checked out for that.

I think what you're looking for is an anti-gravity chair

Don't think it's a reflection on you--it's not. It's their personal issue. Some people see others who fill a customer service rule as beneath them and not worthy of their time, energy, or respect. Personally, I really don't like people who act like this. In fact, I respect people in customer service roles significantly more since they often have to handle whatever negative or strange behavior that tends to get thrown their way, and they generally seem to employ the fortitude, composure, and skills to do so.

Brown out? Surge?

All connected to the same power strip? I'd consider replacing it. APC, tripplite, and belkin are the consumer brands I normally stick to.

For anything critically important, I try to have a backup option or analog backup solution in place that I can turn to temporarily.

Problem with your broadcast computer? Have a backup computer or and maybe even an MP3 player or CD player ready to swap in.

Internet service goes out? Have a backup line or cell service hot spot ready to switch to.

Phone dies? Have a backup contacts file somewhere, and maybe a few critical phone numbers written down somewhere.

Being able to quickly switch over to a secondary system to keep the train moving and more or less on time can make you look like a miracle worker and magician.

Tuesday evenings are pretty empty too.

I have been to multiple jails over the years....but they were all old museum exhibits from the 1700s & 1800s.

A surprising number of historical buildings seem to have built-in jails in basements.

Maybe get a cat instead? A lot less work.

Maine coons (and maine coons mixes) are pretty smart, and can be good companions.

Yeah, I had a cat for many years, and I was certainly scratched a few times in passing--mostly just light abrasions; nothing deep.

That cat was mostly an indoor cat too, so fleas weren't a problem.

Guess I was lucky too.

Yeesh, sounds like fish or plants might be a safer option for everybody

What about on top of the toaster oven?

At least you can see the bull sharks chasing you!

Meh, they're not really as bloodthirsty as shark week makes them out to be.

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/

Hit the bookmark icon on the bottom left of a post, and "store read position only". That will let you jump back to where you were reading.

Jackson was pulled into the project last minute as a replacement. He wasn't with it from day 1 like with LOTR.

https://www.slashfilm.com/541186/peter-jackson-hobbit-movie-problems/

Sure, what happens when licensing agreements expire and movies/shows leave a streaming service?

Streaming is convenient, until it isn't.

There are certain shows I've wanted to watch or revisit, but they either weren't available at all, or just not on any of the streaming services I use. If I have a disc, I can just pop it in whenever I want.

Then also there's the image quality. For the most part, HD streaming is pretty good, except when you want to watch a movie with a lot of dark scenes. Because of video compression, dark images tend to be rather low quality to save on data/storage. Compression essentially throws out the image data that isn't usually necessary, but sometimes it actually is.

Plus, streaming services don't offer any of the additional content that usually come on discs, such as deleted scenes, commentary, interviews, making-of/BTS videos, etc.

pasted_image (resized).png

That's probably why the operator angled it like he did.

Floaty = more game time = happier customers = better coin drop

I don't like when I'm happily noming away and suddenly have molars chomp down on tongue. Ouch! Luckily it hasn't happened too many times, but I would've preferred for it to not happen at all.

Also, molten cheese isn't detected until after it's eaten.

Maybe those bugs will get worked out in the next code update.

I just noticed I rolled the odometer past 27,000 posts. That's a lot of posts and a lot of time spent on the forums here. That's a lot of people I've gotten to meet from all over the place that I would've otherwise never met.

Just today, someone PMed me a question about a thread I started 6 years ago that I had completely forgotten about until that member brought it up again. I imagine I've probably let a lot of what I've posted about fade into the background, given that large number of posts.

Of course, that's nothing compared to the post count LTG has racked up I don't think I'll ever catch up to that

I usually say I collect *and* repair pinball machines. That usually gets a positive reaction, while simply collecting might not.

Is that sentence in the correct order?

If you take trash to a dump, it's only something like $2-$3 per bag.

What are you paying these days for removal?

It depends on where you live (country, suburbs, developments, town, small city, big city, etc), what services are available, what the costs are, what the local laws are, and (if applicable) what HOA rules are in place.

It's not one size fits all.

Then there are also state laws like for any potentially hazardous materials such as electronics & batteries have to be properly recycled (ie, take them to the nearest big box store), and aren't supposed to go in the regular household garbage.

An acquired taste.

pasted_image (resized).png

But seriously, if you have a truck, just hose it down on the off-chance that you have a leak.

Or, for kitchen garbage, the trick is two paper shopping bags as a liner to sop up anything wet, then it goes inside of a plastic trash bag when you're ready to take it away.

And then if you're really worried about a leak, some sort of tray/tote/bin for transporting the kitchen garbage.

I feel a little hungry. It will be lunchtime here soon.

Something that sucks, undoubtedly.

A snake tube sweater!

It's not really about the food or what it costs--it's about hanging out and socializing.

Probably nicked some plumbing, rather than just skin surface capillaries.

Do you have any urgent care facilities/centers in your area? They handle non-life threatening issues/injuries. You would be more likely to see a doctor more quickly at one of those places than in an ER. You would basically be at the bottom of the list in an ER since your injury doesn't appear to be immediately life threatening.

No, it's just one of the standard action figures. The speeder bike is basically the same as the one from the 80s. On this version they took out the spring loaded explosion feature, changed the handles, changed the foot rests, and a few other minor things. Otherwise, it pretty much looks like the same casting/die with some retooling.

Raise the price?

That probably means pins would have to go in order to make space and/or to buy a new pool table.

When interest in pool cools off again, you may end up stuck with a pool table that isn't being used. I don't think the secondary market for pool tables is nearly as hot as pinball is.

But if pool is on a sustained upswing, you gotta do what's best for the business.

https://richmond40bowl.com/why-is-it-called-a-turkey-when-you-bowl-three-strikes-in-a-row/

During the late 1700s and into the early years of the 1800s, bowling tournaments were a popular diversion for all, from the working class to the aristocracy. The prizes typically awarded at these tournaments were gift baskets of food, often containing coveted items like a large ham or, you guessed it, a turkey!

Turkeys became a common prize for winning a bowling tournament, and as bowling a strike became easier over time thanks to changes in equipment and facilities, prizes were set for multiple strikes in a row. Bowling a turkey became synonymous with three strikes in a row, while other achievements got their own names, like Hambone, Wild Turkey, Golden Turkey, and Dinosaur. (4 consecutive strikes, 6 consecutive strikes, 9 consecutive strikes, and a perfect game.)

No idea if that's actually true, or just an urban legend that's been passed around.

Up & Go?

Around here, that could probably be the name of a laxative or something.

Yup...it even goes back further. The concept of rolling a ball to knock down pins traces back literally thousands of years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling#History

Generally, pumping a septic tank is often neglected until it's an emergency. The prior owners probably didn't bother to have it done before the sale.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hoping-to-build-buy-a-workshop-how-small-can-i-get-away-with

I've never had deep dish pizza. I haven't noticed anyone in my area who actually serves it. I also haven't really intentionally sought it out either.

Some towns near me have special recycling trucks (with separate compartments for each type of recyclable) that go around and pick up recyclables separately from trash.

The town I'm in now doesn't do that, though. Everything just ends up in "single stream recycling" dumpsters. Supposedly everything gets separated and sorted at the trash facility, but who knows.

Some establishments have separate garbage cans for cans, plastic bottles, paper, and trash, but I've seen custodians just emptying those all in the same dumpster anyway.

I haven't bought beef jerky in ages. It's something like $12-$13 for a little tiny bag now.

There's an array of different flavors now. I'm partial to honey BBQ.

But, I get the reaction. I had repeated exposure to graham crackers and apple juice as a school snack back in the day. I haven't touched either since. Blech.

Maybe next time try hiding well above the height of the detective's nose?

A garden knome's daschound steed? A yodeling pickle? A Screaming goat? I need these. I feel incomplete without them.

I would guess that a national chain could potentially send merchandise to any of their locations in order to get the best price, while the local shop would be limited to whatever the market is at that one location.

What adblocker? Try ublock origin and privacy badger instead.