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Mad_Jack

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• Aug 24, 2022

• #16,051

Dannyalcatraz said:

I have frequently cited Diogenes when I tried to advocate cannibalism when chicken prices got ridiculous.

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If I ever become a world-spanning dictator, I'm going to get rid of all my "undesirables" by making Soylent Green out of them, killing two birds with one stone: fewer people will be willing to complain about me disappearing people if I'm solving world hunger at the same time.

 

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Aeson

I learned nerd for this.

• Aug 25, 2022

• #16,052

I touched a dead body....or at least I thought so. I saw a man laying in a driveway. It was starting to rain. I got out of the car and walked over to him. I shook his arm which felt cold. The temp was in the low 70s. It hadn't been raining long. I repeated to myself "please don't be dead" as I nudged his leg with my foot. He started to stir at that moment. He sat up and pointed at the house indicating he lived there. I asked if he needed help getting up. He said no. I went back to the car and drove off. I came back a few minutes later to check on him,but he was gone.

 

Aeson

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• Aug 26, 2022

• #16,053

From time to time I find stuff folks have left at the curb as trash. A couple of nights ago someone left a small bookcase. It was small enough to fit in the backseat. I was near the end of my routes so I put the bins I keep papers in in the trunk. Often the bookcases are too big, or missing shelves. Sometimes it had rained, and I figured they're probably water logged or something. This was a good find.

 

Aeson

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• Aug 27, 2022

• #16,054

Someone didn't want the fire hydrant to drown.

 

Aeson

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• Aug 27, 2022

• #16,055

This is the bookcase I found. I decided to populate it.

This guy is a little board with my antics.

 

Mad_Jack

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• Aug 27, 2022

• #16,056

Aeson said:

From time to time I find stuff folks have left at the curb as trash. A couple of nights ago someone left a small bookcase. It was small enough to fit in the backseat. I was near the end of my routes so I put the bins I keep papers in in the trunk. Often the bookcases are too big, or missing shelves. Sometimes it had rained, and I figured they're probably water logged or something. This was a good find.

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It's a pretty common thing up here in New England to find stuff put out by the side of the road - mostly furniture. A lot of time it does end up getting rained on though.
There's also a "free stuff" section at the local town dump where people drop off stuff they don't want anymore.

EDIT: I have a very similar bookshelf, although mine's full height.

Fair warning : If you're planning on having a full shelf of D&D books in it, you'll probably want to find some method of supporting the middle of the shelf - I had one of my shelves bend and collapse under the weight. At the very least, you might want to put a nail/screw or two through the back into the shelf to help keep it from bowing as much and maybe into the sides as well if the shelves are just held in by wooden pegs.

 

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Mad_Jack

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• Aug 27, 2022

• #16,057

Relevant to recent topics in this thread...

Dilbert by Scott Adams

 

Aeson

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• Aug 28, 2022

• #16,058

Mad_Jack said:

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Dilbert by Scott Adams

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Sounds like the lawyers that make camping choices for others.

 

Aeson

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• Aug 28, 2022

• #16,059

Mad_Jack said:

Fair warning : If you're planning on having a full shelf of D&D books in it, you'll probably want to find some method of supporting the middle of the shelf - I had one of my shelves bend and collapse under the weight. At the very least, you might want to put a nail/screw or two through the back into the shelf to help keep it from bowing as much and maybe into the sides as well if the shelves are just held in by wooden pegs.

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These shelves are screwed in on the sides. I'm aware of the weight problem. I have older bigger bookcases that are still in storage at my sister's house. I haven't had an issue but I know others have. Thanks for the warning. And I'll probably do as you suggest later. Right now, that's pretty much all I have here with me.

 

Aeson

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• Aug 28, 2022

• #16,060

Do think they gave humans a small size option because there are small sized humans?