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My primary workouts are on a stationary bike, so I looked into Pelotons.  I've been on bikes in gyms that have "virtual rides" where it plays a video of a scenic bike ride and adjusts the tension on the bike to match the actual terrain you're seeing.  I thought it'd be cool and interesting...

I actually lost my wallet in Dallas one time and had to fly home with no ID.  I got "randomly selected for additional screening" twice, once at TSA and again at the gate.  But they let me fly...shockingly enough.

I can guarantee he wasn't using Autopilot at the time.  I have my autopilot follow distance set to the absolute minimum, and it's a solid 3 car lengths at interstate speeds.  You can't tailgate or make tight lane changes while on Autopilot.

I'd say those number probably include the cost of the building and required equipment.  Real estate prices and sizes of locations is the only thing I can think of that would justify the extreme differences in franchise costs.  Probably also why Subways are cheapest and has the smallest...

I must have bought some crappy stuff, then.  I bought a tube of silicone caulk when I finished my basement (2010), but ended up not using it.  I needed it a few years ago for another project, and it never solidified (stayed liquidy/tacky for about 2 weeks before I gave up and bought some new stuff).

I had a 2004 Mazda 6.  Loved that car.  Some ***** t-boned me and totaled it about 3 months before I had it paid off.  Never realized how much I missed that hatchback until I got rid of my Altima for the Tesla.

LOL...I've always said "I'd rather freeze than burn," but I never thought of it in this context.

We're talking about the same people that hoarded toilet paper for a respiratory virus.  Not the sharpest tools in the shed.

Yes? I hadn't had a hard alcohol other than bourbon in probably over 10 years until a few weeks ago.  I'm easily entertained by shiny objects, and that damned Crystal Head Vodka bottle was the shiniest object in the liquor store for months.  I finally broke down and bought it, just because I...

This is one of many reasons I left my last job.  I was going from industrial automation to A/E work since I had just gotten my PE.  Since I was new to the A/E world, I agreed to a lower salary, but negotiated a significant (15%) raise once I was in responsible charge of projects.  I caught on...

So, basically, the 3rd biggest non-nuclear explosion EVAR?

This.  I love dogs, but I'm not really home enough to be fair to one.  The cats sleep 20+ hours per day, so I don't feel bad leaving them home alone all day.

The remakes of The Italian Job and Ocean's 11 were better than the originals, IMO.

Fubak them.

I've now seen multiple articles claiming that the big explosion was caused by ignition of ~2,700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate* that was confiscated off a ship in 2013 (!).  There was a small fire at a nearby warehouse containing fireworks, which is what everybody was filming when the fertilizer bomb...

Linky Apparently there was a giant explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon.  Preliminary reports are that a shipment of Sodium Nitrate confiscated off a ship some time ago exploded.  It flattened the port and the shockwave could be felt as far away as 180 miles.  So far, 25 are confirmed dead...

My dad had one of those early 80's Celicas until 2002.  And the floor pan was almost completely rusted though.

My co-workers and I go to a local mexican joint for lunch every Tuesday.  I always load up my meal with a shitload of hot sauce, then end up choking on it.  The past few weeks, I've been trying to stifle my coughs so we don't get kicked out.  This same chain (but another location) had a worker...

My company is talking about opening an office in Vegas, and they have asked me to get my Nevada PE.  I might be getting some company paid trips to Vegas for the next couple of years.