Recent content by el-remmen

My mindset is not gonna keep my 3-year old from freezing. I don't know where you live, but multiple weeks of consecutive single digit to negative cold during which we have had 11 inches, 4 inches and then 2 more inches of snow at a go without heat or hot water is not something I could ever smile...

I actually went back home and did this because I started feeling nervous.

No. I just left the taps running. I consulted a plumber friend and he said that would be sufficient.

🥶 We’re in the midst of one of the coldest streaks on record for our area (16 days in a row where the high temp is below freezing-the record is 33 days) and we woke up this morning to a broken furnace that needs a part that can’t be procured until Monday at the earliest. So here we are, the...

Ours cost $7000 and that was with a friends and family discount, the best deal after getting multiple quotes from different plumbers. I should have been a plumber. Instead I have a useless PhD.

I was thinking this as I was watching Stranger Things and as someone who was exactly the same age as those kids in those years, there is A LOT less smoking than I remember both by adults and teens. I understand not wanting to "promote" smoking - but I also think it is possible to show some...

In life, as in games, even the most well-intentioned policy can have unintended consequences.

I liked it quite a bit in parts (though not as cynical and a departure from the source film - more of an echo than a remake) and I appreciated how at the end the made sure to complete everyone’s “cycles” but. . .

Looks great to me!

My wife and I tend to recreate something like broadcast tv in our watching methods - watching one episode of a different hour-long show ever night and sometimes supplementing it with a 30 minute comedy if we have time/energy. So right now we have the following on rotation (or have recently...

I once played Paranoia at a con in a 3-hour slot. Everyone had died within the first 25 minutes - all 6 clones for each player! :LOL: We just took a 10 minute break and started over! Great fun tho

I found TOON to be like Paranoia, fun but not great for playing more than a one-shot at a time.

I think @Ancalagon also frequently sings its praises.

My 2006 Honda Civic had 230,000 miles on it in 2021 when I finally got rid of it. The engine was in great shape and would have run for another 100k, I think. But it would have fallen out of the rusted bottom of the car before then. 😂

This thread has taught me that old speakers (and many old receivers/amplifiers) last forever (or so my Yamaha speakers and Onkyo receiver confirm).