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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Kinda cool. My buddy in Florida send me this link to virtual tours of famous museums around the world. In case your getting a bit restless! :smile:

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    https://www.southernliving.com/syndication/museums-with-virtual-tours?did=502908-20200318&utm_campaign=sl-best-of-the-south_newsletter&utm_source=southernliving.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=031820&cid=502908&mid=31026025442
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    So this wack job that use to work for us made it a great day.

    UPS driver shows up. Has or normal stuff and two frozen boxes addressed to her. I tried to refuse it but he said it's frozen good and correct address.. err.

    We found a coworker who knew her, we asked for her to contact the wack job to come get her stuff. After a few hours I get an email saying sorry she put the wrong address in the order, go ahead and keep it, enjoy. $270 in Rastelli steaks.. The few people working and I split it all up.

    Good day. Steak for dinner tomorrow.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    SCORE!!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    mrloren wrote: »
    So this wack job that use to work for us made it a great day.

    UPS driver shows up. Has or normal stuff and two frozen boxes addressed to her. I tried to refuse it but he said it's frozen good and correct address.. err.

    We found a coworker who knew her, we asked for her to contact the wack job to come get her stuff. After a few hours I get an email saying sorry she put the wrong address in the order, go ahead and keep it, enjoy. $270 in Rastelli steaks.. The few people working and I split it all up.

    Good day. Steak for dinner tomorrow.

    If she was laid off then I would be leery of eating them. :)

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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    BlueFox wrote: »
    mrloren wrote: »
    So this wack job that use to work for us made it a great day.

    UPS driver shows up. Has or normal stuff and two frozen boxes addressed to her. I tried to refuse it but he said it's frozen good and correct address.. err.

    We found a coworker who knew her, we asked for her to contact the wack job to come get her stuff. After a few hours I get an email saying sorry she put the wrong address in the order, go ahead and keep it, enjoy. $270 in Rastelli steaks.. The few people working and I split it all up.

    Good day. Steak for dinner tomorrow.

    If she was laid off then I would be leery of eating them. :)

    No she left 5 years ago, once in a while packages show up for her. Guess she forgets where she works. These came direct from QVC 2 day air still frozen.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,150
    Well, not so much good news for us but the Elephants are havin' a grand ol' time!

    https://returntonow.net/2020/03/20/while-humans-are-social-distancing-elephants-are-stealing-their-wine-and-partying/?fbclid=IwAR1ZdJhyASV22Dko9C2Xkr1HnYsIUVCbFcRhf2kePMuqm2BROoISt76TbKY

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    About two weeks ago;
    It's cashed out so the numbers are irrelevant now. ;)
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    Today;
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    Tons of fun sometimes! :p

    My wife picked them, I scratched them. :D
    The hair stood up on the back of my neck and shoulders with excitement on that BIG win. Seriously, it did! :D
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    The battery box for the trolling motor for the johnboat is supposed to show up today. Hope it does 'cause the boy wants to take the boat out on the lake. I don't like having him in the boat with exposed battery terminals. This will keep him safe and allow me to put the battery in a better location to better balance weight in the boat.

    Here's hoping Amazon comes through!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    Well, that's a drag. Box showed up but the battery is dead. Tester keeps saying it's bad but I don't believe it.

    The Lightning's battery is dead too. I'm thinking the alternator is bad, though. The battery was new in March 2009, though, so it legit could be bad.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    So, some good news at Verb's house!

    Our son, whose start date at JP Morgan was delayed due to the corona virus, is now official. March 30th, 2020!! And, he is to start remotely, working from home, until further notice!

    Historic times we are living in, a new employee, starting work for a company, and having never stepped foot inside the building yet! :smile:

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    Good news, by the time I'm to go back to work, the snow should all be gone.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,817
    With all this free time now, I was able to get an interview and passed the test for OPS! A few might know what I'm talking about :wink:
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    Not SPECIAL OPS?

    That's all I know.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,817
    Tony M wrote: »
    Not SPECIAL OPS?

    That's all I know.

    Yah, not that.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Maybe White Castle can be the cure to get it all out of your system....
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/15-good-news-stories-to-tackle-the-covid19-sadness/?fbclid=IwAR3iP337taFP40cO518tZ8YFV4qk8i8Q0JCSYKaDA9UPQjL2Qm6TLS1DCR0
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Very nice! Love good news stories! :smile:
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    Gallon of gas was $1.06 and gallon of milk was $3.36
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    FOR REAL?...1.06?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    The rBGH-free milk does taste much better...

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    WOW.

    Almost 1975 prices again! I think it was .77 .

    I could be wrong though. My brother was a gas station guy. Kind of like "The car wash" environment where he was. Big city, uniforms and center office like in the car wash movie. There were a couple stoners working there. Not at work, per say, but you know. B)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    edited March 2020
    Gas around here now;
    :)
    North Carolina, Wilmington

    1.59 gal. reg.

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    edited March 2020
    In 1992, stateside, Ok. Was like $1.20... Saudi Arabia (took a Desert Storm vacation) was $0.11.... I recall.

    I was short on the price of milk .... $3.63
    for the A2, rBGH-free milk lol.

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    edited March 2020
    LOL...$0.11 B)

    Probably cheaper than water is there. Right?

    I think my wife pays $0.38 Gal. for filtered water here at Lowe's grocery. :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,448
    Just paid 3.47 here in CA...
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    3.47

    Crazy! :o
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Just paid 3.47 here in CA...

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    Tony M wrote: »
    3.47

    Crazy! :o

    Half that goes to the MTBE hush-up...mean clean-up.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,774
    Paid $2.79 on my last fill-up
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,589
    edited March 2020
    1.65 here in commie Illinois ... whoops i mean central Illinois
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