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[CurSedVoyce]

Its HUGGGGGGE!!!!!!!

 

[stig]

JC= just curious. Using the abbreviation was a bit of a stretch for a non native speaker, and non teenager.

My first though was: WTF has Jesus Christ got to do with this?????

 

[Mick!]

That was funny!

JC, is it the religion that makes the folks 'bad' or are a certain kind of 'bad' people/genes attracted to that religion?

It’s not so much the religion, more their ‘otherness’

The North Africans here are often an underclass, stuck in publicly provided housing, difficult to get jobs, drugs etc.

So periodically this happens, someone gets shot or whatever, then social disorder for a few nights, 99% of the people committing the crime don’t give a toss about society, just in it for the laughs and what they can steal.

In my nearest big town they set fire to their own community centre!

Its a similar scenario to what happens in the US.

 

[stig]

With one difference: America imported their negros as slaves and has treated them like dirt since.
Our muslims just kind of drifted up here by themselves, because we were too stupid and naive to shut the door.

We are paying the price for that now.

 

[Bermy]

Hate to break the cool political vibe you guys have going here, but here is some tree news.

Asia’s Tallest Tree Discovered in the World’s Deepest Canyon » Explorersweb

Researchers have discovered the tallest tree in Asia in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, China. The Himalayan cypress is 102.3 meters tall.

explorersweb.com

Huh, that bumps our E. regnans 'Centurion' here in Tassie at 329' down to third.
Pretty awesome find!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Rut ro!

Riders stuck upside down for hours on ride at Wisconsin county festival

CRANDON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A scary scene at the Forest County Festival in Forest County, Wisconsin. Video shared by Scott Brass shows a ride -- the Fireball -- in Crandon, stuck hanging upside down for

www.cbs58.com

 

[Knotorious]

Interesting new developments...

OceanGate's former finance director said she quit when Stockton Rush asked her to be the Titanic submersible's chief pilot after firing the original one for raising safety issues: report

The finance director told The New Yorker that she didn't trust Rush and that at one point, some of OceanGate's engineers were teens paid $15 an hour.

www.insider.com

 

[Knotorious]

Even more interesting news...

‘Everyone was drinking Kool-Aid’: Ex-OceanGate consultant details casual attitude despite glaring problems with sub

"Everyone was drinking Kool-Aid and saying how cool they were with a Sony PlayStation," former consultant to OceanGate Rob McCallum said

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[Knotorious]

DEFCON level 1 emergency. Shelter your loved ones immediately! This is not a drill!

Secret Service investigates cocaine found at White House

Agents are poring over visitor logs and footage for clues as to who left the drug in the West Wing.

www.bbc.com

Whoever left that in the White House should be ashamed and punished to the fullest extent of the law for wasting cocaine.

 

[lxskllr]

That whole Titan operation was a joke. I wouldn't buy carbon fiber spurs. Jeff Bezos doesn't have enough money to get me bolted(!) into a carbon fiber tube two miles below the ocean.

 

[stig]

I love my carbon fiber spurs.
I don't wear them when I go look at the wreck of Titanic, though.

 

[lxskllr]

Carbon fiber's too delicate, and small defects can lead to failure.. You use that when you want to shave weight at all costs. I can't think of anything in my life where carbon fiber would be the best choice.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah, my carbon fibre spurs split.
Bad juju.

 

[Maximalist]

Yeah, my carbon fibre spurs split.
Bad juju.

What is your weight?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

160 pounds before gear
72.5 kilo

 

[Burnham]

More likely cycles to failure. Could also be less than sterling manufacturing execution.

 

[Knotorious]

Carbon fiber, as far as high strength materials are concerned, is very brittle and so I don't really think it is an ideal choice for spurs. However, the only reason they work at all is because you're driving them into the tree perpendicular to the "gain," or the layers of carbon fiber more specifically. Carbon fiber is approximately five times stronger than steel and roughly twice as stiff, however, it has low compressive strength and it is expensive.

I admittedly don't have a ton of experience climbing on spurs, but I never thought to myself, "wow, these spurs are really weighing me down." I'm much more focused on the assortment of gear plus saw on my harness. I'm much more focused on how heavy I am as I propel myself through the canopy. Certainly it's in every climber's best interest to climb as light as possible (as far s equipment is concerned), but I am not convinced that spending a small fortune on carbon fiber spurs will have any effect on my performance or quality of life. Besides, I've always found the heftiness that I feel when wearing steel spurs to be reassuring and the weight gives me confidence.

With the carbon fiber ones: when you sharpen them, do you do so the same way as with the steel spurs? Do your file down the actual carbon fiber?

 

[Burnham]

The gaffs themselves are steel. Only the shank and stirrup are CF.

 

[Knotorious]

The gaffs themselves are steel. Only the shank and stirrup are CF.

Thanks. I came to that conclusion this morning will still in bed. A testament to the random bullshit I think about at odd hours of the day. I just needed confirmation.

 

[Mick!]

They saying is, ‘buy good quality footwear and a good bed, because if you’re not in one you’re in the other’

Thats how I feel about spending money on spikes.

 

[pigwot]

Carbon fiber bicycle frames are great until the 28th lap of the criterium and a group of you crash and the impact fractures the frame.
Unlike the pros there is no car following with spare bikes on top ready to be handed to you.
In the bike community the saying is “Steel is Real”.

 

[Knotorious]

Carbon fiber bicycle frames are great until the 28th lap of the criterium and a group of you crash and the impact fractures the frame.
Unlike the pros there is no car following with spare bikes on top ready to be handed to you.
In the bike community the saying is “Steel is Real”.

Aluminum is probably a great compromise between steel and carbon fiber.

 

[Mellow]

Pilot in illegal Grand Teton National Park landing: ‘We were not having a picnic’​

MSN - https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/pilot-in-illegal-grand-teton-national-park-landing-we-were-not-having-a-picnic/ar-AA1dGQD4?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fd3b4fa7f76c4589b76adbcc7f36861d&ei=30

Interesting story. I'm curious how this will turn out. I wish there were more information, such as; Did he file a flight plan? What was the actual weather? Any contact with ATC regarding his intentions before landing? What was in the picnic basket?

 

[BlackSmith]

I was assured they didn’t care.

Bud Light Plummets To 14th Place Among Beers As Anheuser-Busch CEO Pleads For Consumers To Think Of The 65,000 Employees Impacted By Boycotts

As Bud Light, once a beloved contender among the country's favorite beers, spirals down to the 14th spot, the repercussions resonate far beyond the brand itself. A recent YouGov survey reveals the decline in Bud Light's ranking, casting it below competitors like Pabst Bue Ribbon, Miller Genuine...

finance.yahoo.com

ETA: They care.

 

[BlackSmith]

Some peeps aren’t very smart.

Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield

A man unearthed a huge hoard of Civil War-era gold and silver coins on his Kentucky farm.

www.livescience.com