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Author Topic: A Life of Comfort and Ease (Under Appreciated Modern Conveniances)  (Read 19127 times)

Carl-E

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Ohgodno.  There was a piper at a reenactor's encampment we were at that started up at 7 AM.  We had to be up and about anyway, the place opened to the public at 8, but it was damned hard work to keep her from strangling him! 
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When people try to speak a gut reaction, they end up talking out their ass.

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I am currently sitting in a bus on my way from Datça to Ankara, accessibg the forums through internet provided to every traveller through touchscreens built into every seat running a horrible Android Launcher.

Truly we live in the future

Is it cold in here?

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Regular professional mail and parcel delivery hasn't always been in place.
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Yup, as a collector of stuff that's something very noteworthy. I bought something from Italy a while ago. Three days later it arrived at my doorstep.
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He had the look of a lawn mower just after the grass had organised a workers' collective.

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Ice on demand.
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Stay clear of Bagpipes then.
Excellent band name. Folk metal, or something.
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I was into Stumpy and the Cuntfarts before they sold out.

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I like Bagpipes


Especially Sauteed
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You can never have too much Coffee.

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Truth will out:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/faa-panel-wi-fi-is-safe-on-planes-even-during-takeoff-and-landing/

It's not been hard to find unequivocal evidence of that for years now; so, yeah.
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"Being human, having your health; that's what's important."  (from: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi )
"As long as we're all living, and as long as we're all having fun, that should do it, right?"  (from: The Eccentric Family )

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Thought for the day after unloading four 12 ton shipping containers. Sea freight is truly a marvel
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I built the walls that make my life a prison, I built them all and cannot be forgiven... ...Sold my soul to carry your vendetta, So let me go before you can regret it, You've made your choice and now it's come to this, But that's price you pay when you're a monster with no name.

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20 footers or 40 footers?

I preferred the 20's - got real hot in the 40 footers towards the tail end of a load.
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James The Kugai 

You can never have too much Coffee.

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40s. They were hot as HELL from about 1/4 of the way in.
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Despite having dyspraxia, which causes me to have difficulty with handwriting and understanding math as well as general attention issues, I have never fallen behind in my college courses mostly because I am able to take notes, create flashcards for tests, and do writing assignments on my laptop. If I had to do these things by hand (especially writing assignments) a college workload would be nearly impossible for me even with other accommodations.
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40s. They were hot as HELL from about 1/4 of the way in.

Probably a bit warmer where you are then.
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James The Kugai 

You can never have too much Coffee.

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When you hold your smartphone, you hold in your hand instant access to the accumulated knowledge of the ages.

Also lolcats and scat porn, so the good with the bad, I suppose...
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[21:19] andy: Mai, I am sorry, I am going to say this outright that I would doeverything in my power to try and have sweet girl love with you.

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Wet/dry vacuum cleaners are under-appreciated.
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I used to under appreciate proper insulation and heating, but after living in Scotland for 3+ I've realised how important that stuff is for my general well being. Don't know it until you lose it, I miss double glazed windows!
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Were it not for the marvels of modern medicine, I'd probably be the modern equivalent of a court jester
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Were it not for the marvels of modern medicine, I'd probably be dead several times over.
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"Being human, having your health; that's what's important."  (from: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi )
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Were it not for modern medicine, I wouldn't have made it past the age of 3 months.
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Were it not for modern medicine I'd be dead, or at least much crazier then I am now.

Side note: Special mention for heated toilet seats, aka an investment I need to make.
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Just don't get them wet...  :-D
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Matches and lighters.
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