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Ultraman in China
There is something unexpected about kids in China.
Every single one of them, from boys to girls, love Ultraman.
I know...!
It's a Japanese character from the 1960's, but no it hasn't gone away. It just settled in for the long haul. And the kids in China all love this persona. And they cannot tell if it is a boy or a girl. Thus, all the kids of all genders love this hero!
2024. Ultraman.
Who would figure?
Today...
As a doctor or nurse, what's the most horrible thing you've ever seen in a patient which you can't forget?
a retired paramedic - we went to a domestic violence incident. The poor woman, this wasn’t our first call out to her and we’d seen her so badly beaten before, but this time the filthy mongrel in his drunken rage had put a star picket (a metal fencing post that looks like a star at each end) into the outdoor fire pit, he then beat her, accused her of having sex with other men he then raped her with that star picket. We didn’t think she’d survive this one as we took her to hospital full lights n siren. We hadn’t seen her for a very long time after this event and we though she may have died, then one night we got her address come up, a DV situation again. We thought dispatch made a mistake when they said it was a male casualty. We got there and yep he’d started to beat her, this time she waited till he passed out drunk and she beat him with a star picket. He survived with major brain injury so will never beat anyone again and she got prison. I gotta say I wanted to cheer her on and high five her. Like she said prison is way safer than living with him.
What did the teacher in your high school get fired for?
I had a PE teacher that was a stereotype of a PE teacher. He was a shorter man, pretty buff, always wore shorts, bald with some facial hair. You've seen the type in movies. Let's call him Mr. X.
The PE classes were mixed 9th and 10th grade. I was in 10th grade (sophomore year). A new boy arrived one day and he had a serious attitude problem. He was angry at the world. (A 9th grader, so PE was my only class with him). Every day he was mouthy and disrespectful. Yelling at kids, pushing and shoving, trying to start fights. Mr. X could not stand the kid. He'd send him to “go run laps” when his attitude got on his nerves.
One day, I don't know how it started but I'm with my group doing some PE thing and we hear serious yelling. The kid has come up off the track and is shouting obscenities at Mr. X and stalking towards him. Mr. X turns this shade of reddish purple and meets the kid halfway and punches him. The kid starts fighting him and Mr. X kicks his ass. Full on brawl. All of us kids are watching this with jaws dropped.
Next thing we knew, the kid was lying there, and the freaking Principal and Security guards are there. Mr. X is escorted away. The Principal apologizes for us “having to see that”. The kid gets up and is taken away.
I never saw Mr. X again. The kid was fine, but super subdued after that. Never heard of any more trouble with him. He was a year behind me so he could have been expelled for all I know the next year, I just know he did not have an attitude problem in PE again.
The next day in PE, my little petite math teacher was there to teach us. She was totally out of her depth.. but that's another story 😉
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What happened at a wedding that made you feel horrible for the bride?
My friend Anthony married his wife 24 years ago.
The ceremony itself was fine. The weather was beautiful and the priest gave a great sermon.
The reception on the other hand was where I really felt bad for the bride and her family.
-One of his groomsman decided he wanted to make a speech as he felt he should have been best man. (My friend’s brother was his only choice as they are best friends as well)
-Two other guys almost came to blows over one of the few single female guests (She wasn't interested in either of them btw)
-The bride's family was not shy about stating their disdain for pretty much everything.
And worst of them all….They asked all the guests to make a video wishing the bridecand groom well. One of his buds was absolutely hammered goes up and says in a mock Tony Soprano/Vinnie Barbarino accent:
“Congratchlerations youse two pricks….and Tony if dis bitch gives you any trouble you let me know and I'll have her whacked”
The bride saw this and was PISSED!! She pulled groom and said she wanted him to leave and read my friend the riot act about inviting that weasel in the first place.
Fortunately the videographer was able to edit him out.
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy is popular all over America. It's a staple dish on diner menus.
Yield: 6 servings, 2 biscuits each
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 3 cups self-rising soft wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- Butter, melted
Sausage Gravy
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (mild or hot)
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 1/4 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or seasoned salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
Bisicuits
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
- Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
- Roll dough to 3/4 inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 12 minutes or until golden.
- Brush tops with butter.
- Split biscuits open; serve with Sausage Gravy.
Sausage Gravy
- Brown sausage in a skillet, stirring until it crumbles.
- Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Set sausage aside.
- Add butter to drippings; heat over low heat until butter melts.
- Add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
- Stir in seasonings and sausage. Cook until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.
Notes
This recipe is easily doubled.
1. A good way to get your friends to buy you drinks at a bar is to tell them you quit drinking.
2. After meeting someone and shaking hands, smell your palm. Guarantee they won't ever talk to you again.
3. If you want to sound sick when calling in to your work, lie on your back while hanging your head over the edge of the bed. You will sound congested.
4. Spill drink in the seat in front of you at the movies to avoid people blocking your view.
5. Want to go on a foreign vacation and can't afford a flight? Just purchase a one way, then overstay your visa and get deported for free!
6. If you're stuck on an annoying call, put your phone on airplane mode instead of hanging up. The other person will see "call failed"instead of "call ended".
7. Take pictures of yourself everyday or week of you slowly getting fatter. When you have reached a good heavy weight, post all the photos in reverse and attach an exercise plan to sell.
8. If you ever want to be nosy and rummage through someone's desk drawers but are scared of being caught, do so while holding an empty stapler.
9. When you start a new job, tell them you have a pine allergy. When Christmas comes and they start decorating remind them and then work from home that month.
10. At a crowded bar, and can't get a seat? Go up to the hottest woman there, and hit on her. She'll leave in disgust, and you can take her seat.
11. Flatulence works well for clearing crowds in front of famous paintings at art museums.
12. Put an old parking ticket on your windshield when parking illegally so the parking cops think you already got a ticket.
13. If you're about to get in a fight tell the other person that you are HIV positive.
14. When meeting someone, tell them you are twice as far away from them as you actually are, and are willing to meet halfway, l.e. a block away from where you currently are.
15. If you're flying somewhere and realize you have something that won't get by security, turn it in to 'lost and found'. Go pick it up when you return.
16. If someone asks to see your ID, act affronted, yell "you're an ID!", and stomp off in a huff.
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I told my boss that I'm going to resign, and he offered me twice my current salary if I stay, what should I do?
It happened to me. A year ago, I was 64, starting to think about retirement. I have a 24-mile commute through mountain roads and it can get treacherous during the winter. After missing a day because I was snowed in, I said, “the hell with this,” gave my boss notice, and started looking for another job, closer to home.
The next day the regional vice-president called and offered me a raise. I told him all my concerns about my age and the weather.
The day after that the president of the company called from HQ in Florida. I’d never met him before, but he offered me a bigger raise, one that would make me the highest-paid person with my job title in the company.
And I quickly realized that the reason I was commuting 24 miles over mountain passes was because there weren’t any jobs in my area. I could go to work for my son-in-law, but I’d already worked for him, and he’d fired me. Twice. We learned we really shouldn’t work together.
So I told the president of the company I’d stay.
A year and a half later I’m still there. Now I sort of feel obligated to stay, and pressure to do a fabulous job to earn that high paycheck they’re giving me (but my quality of work must have been at least acceptable or they wouldn’t have made the offer, right?) And I’m socking away a bit of money for my eventual retirement, whenever that is.
But part of me still wishes that I told them I was done. So to this day I don’t know if I made the right choice or not.
Have you ever caught your neighbor doing something that made you furious?
Yep, I woke up early one Saturday morning to what sounded like a bull dozier in my yard. I looked out of my bedroom window and saw a small bulldozer pushing oner a medium sized pine tree on my property.
I went up to the dozier and tried to get the attention of the driver who seemed intent on lining up his dozier for another one of my trees, he had already pushed down three.
I slammed my hand against the door and startled the driver. I asked him what the was doing. He leaned over and told me he had been hired to move some trees by my neighbor. I asked him “Isn't it customary to get the owners permission before you push down his trees?”.
He said the neighbor had showed him which trees he was to push down. I told him to cease and desist until I got back.
I went to my neighbor and asked him by what authority he was pushing my trees down.He said “Those trees are outside of your fence” . I agreed but told him that I owned 20 feet of land outside of my fence and that the trees in question were clearly within the 20 feet.
He asked me “Why didn’t you put your fence around your whole property?”.
I told him it was my land, my fence, and my business but the fence did not mark the end of my property.
He went to get his plat and sure enough he had violated my property. He is such a jackass.
After Thought:
I didn’t sue the guy, but I should have. Later his dog came into my yard and attacked my wife’s cat. My yard, my wife’s cat, his damn dog.
I took the cat to the vet trying to save its life. The vet operated on the cat but eventually he had to put the cat down, because its ribs had destroyed its lungs and it struggled to breathe. It was clearly in terrible pain. My wife was hurting too. After the cat was euthanized, the bill was over $8,000.00.
I was angry and called that jackass and told him what had happened. He told me that he had no control over the dog and did not send it to my house, it had just wandered over there. It was only a cat, after all and I should have not spent that much money to save it’s life.
I told him, you will pay for that cat’s medical expenses and anything else I could make him pay for, just because he was a jackass.
I sued him and won, but there is no pain and suffering for a cat. There should be but there isn't .
He is still a jackass.
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After British "Storm Shadow" and French "SCALP-EG" Missiles Strike Russia, "Response against London and Paris Coming"
In mid and late April, Ukrainian SU-27 "Flanker" aircraft fired missiles into Russia. The missile debris was retrieved by Russia and forensic exam revealed they were AASM-250 "Hammer" from France and AGM-88 from the U.S.
In the video below, released by Ukraine Armed Forces, the jet is shown firing AASM-250 "Hammer" extended range bombs into Russia:
Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker operations, conducting standoff strikes with US-supplied AGM-88 HARMS and French-supplied AASM-250 Hammer extended range bombs. pic.twitter.com/1WhMGMxZRA
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 12, 2024
In the next video, also released by Ukrainian military, another Ukraine Air Force jet is shown firing AMERICAN AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation (HARM) missiles into Russia:
Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 launching US-supplied anti-radar AGM-88 HARM missiles. pic.twitter.com/Zo7oiErh4m
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) April 25, 2024
Over the past few months, other missile attacks into Russia from Ukraine were forensically analyzed by Russia and, at various locations, the missile were determined to be either French SCALP-EG cruise missiles, or British "STORM SHADOW" cruise missiles.
Russia has repeatedly warned the United States, Britain, and France - all of whom are supplying weapons to Ukraine -- that such weaponry cannot be used to attack inside Russia. Those warnings have apparently been ignored.
Earlier this week, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (Their version of a Senate) said, in a media interview: "Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG missiles are not controlled by the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but by the British and French who arrived in Ukraine."
He went on to add:
"That is why the response to such actions will not be long in coming, and the target will not only be Kiev, but also London and Paris."
“I’m embarrassed to be out in public with my boyfriend.”
My boyfriend and i have been together for 2 years. I love my boyfriend, but he lacks social awareness and doesn’t have good manners. For example, when we went out to dinner the other night, he was talking/laughing extremely loudly, burping and farting. When we go to the movies, he talks regularly rather than whispering and makes commentary about the movie, which annoys the other people in the theatre. Also, whenever we walk past a group of people, he tries to be funny and says stupid things. For example, the other day, we were walking past a group of guys and my boyfriend was like “i need to fart” super loudly. Mind you, he’s 27.
I don’t know if i’m being overly sensitive or if his behaviour is childish and unacceptable. How can i handle this situation?
Your boyfriend’s lack of social awareness and immature behavior in public settings is understandably frustrating and embarrassing for you. Burping, farting loudly, making inappropriate commentary at the movies, and saying crude things to strangers is the kind of conduct most people outgrow by the time they graduate high school, not the way a 27-year-old man should be acting.
You’re absolutely right to be bothered by this. It’s not overly sensitive to expect your partner to have basic manners, exercise restraint, and behave respectfully in shared public spaces. His childish antics reflect poorly on him and on you by association.
The real issue is why your boyfriend seems oblivious to social norms and unconcerned with how his behavior affects you and others around him. Have you talked to him directly about this? I would sit him down at a neutral time, not right after an incident, and calmly explain how his actions make you feel. Use “I” statements like “I feel embarrassed when you make loud bodily noises in restaurants” rather than “You always humiliate me.”
See if he’s receptive to toning things down and working on his self-control and social skills. If he gets defensive, minimizes your feelings, or refuses to make an effort to change, then you’ll need to consider whether you can accept this long-term. It’s no fun constantly cringing at your partner’s behavior.
Ultimately, you can’t force him to change, but you can and should advocate for yourself. Make clear that the status quo is unacceptable to you. If he’s unwilling to modify his behavior, you may need to modify the relationship. There’s someone out there who can make you laugh without making you cringe.
Shorpy
Vedant Agarwal, the rich boy got drunk, drove his Porsche SUV at 240 kms/hr and killed two people in Pune. Why did the judge grant him a prompt bail by stating it did not find the crime committed by the juvenile to be 'serious'?
Because he is a Minor
Indian law after the Nirbhaya Incident can treat Juveniles as Adults when judging and delivering sentences but the law still allows Juveniles to be given leniency during pre trial proceedings including BAIL
The Bail was delivered on the grounds that
- During Pre Trial, a Minor can't be considered an Adult. Only during trial can the prosecutor request and apply for the Minor to be considered as an Adult and he will be punished as an Adult meaning Port Arthur or Yerwada is definite rather than JDC or Reform School
Thus the Minor was released on Bail
It's within norms of Indian Law
However I am surprised the father or mother haven't been booked under 199 MVA
Typically when a Minor drives a car, his father or mother or the owner of the car is held liable and will be booked
They may not get bail so easily
Maybe they complained that the car was stolen
Please note :-
He has only got Bail
He has to report to Police Station every Wednesday and Friday
He has to surrender his passport immediately
If he flees, his parents will face charges
He will be tried for 304A , 279, 338 IPC and various sections of the MVA and if found guilty will definitely be treated as an Adult
What if this was a poor 16 year old kid without a rich father?
Ah!
If that was the case, he would be sent to a Juvenile Home on Remand and would not likely be released until sentencing and would likely move from Juvenile Remand to Jail on reaching 18 years
I quoted Indian law, never said it was applied equally and fairly
A reason I call it a Cesspit Nation
Cat Adopts Orphaned Tiger Cubs. 3 Years Later, She Reunites With Them & The Unthinkable Happens!
When a zoo cat unexpectedly loses her entire litter of kittens, she is heartbroken and inconsolable. But then, another feline mother lives the opposite experience - she gives birth to healthy kittens, and rejects them. The zookeepers worry about the tiny cats. Without their mother and no one else to raise them, they will lack several skills they will need as adults. But then, the first cat adopts the orphaned kittens… even if they’re actually tigers. A year later, they are separated to allow the tigers to flourish. 3 more years pass, and the three cats are reunited. What happens next is unthinkable!
What was the moment you cancelled the friendship with your best friend?
We had been best friends during high school and were practically attached at the hip. Two girls in a close group of five friends.
We would spend every chance we got as a group.
One night we went out to a dance club and I hit it off with a really nice guy.
The guy asked for my number, and I gave it to him.
The next evening, my friends and I met up, as usual, and my female best friend asked me in a teasing manner, whether I’m planning on going out with the xxxxxx from last night.
The x’s are in place because it stands for a very derogatory term for a black person.
The guy that I gave my number to it was black.
My former best friend then went on to say that no friend of hers will go out with a xxxxxx.
I was too shocked to answer, and have to admit that back then I was not a confrontational person and tried to laugh it off because I was so embarrassed by what she said. But she was serious.
Her words stuck with me as something I could never forgive her for.
She never even spoke to the guy, yet decided he was less than her because of the color of his skin.
I have to mention that he called me a couple days later, I wasn’t home, and spoke to my mother (this was in the 90’s, before the prevalence of cell phones).
When I got home, my mother was gushing over the polite young man that called me.
My mother was always annoyed that my friends didn’t have proper calling etiquette (like saying “hi, May I speak to Michal please”, instead they would say “is Michal there” without even saying hi).
What my racist friend didn’t know is that this young man was a marine, and my mother loved the polite way he spoke to her, and told me she’d love for me to invite him over.
I began to distance myself from that friend after that, which became much easier because we graduated soon after and I didn’t have to look at that racist again.
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What is the most shocking thing a judge has said to you in open court?
“Guilty, $1000 fine and one year of jail!”
Let me give you a little back story. I was in a motorcycle accident on base while in the Army. Being a knucklehead boot, I hadn’t gotten a motorcycle license, and my registration and insurance were out of date. Somebody didn’t see me and pulled in front me, and I T-boned her car. When the MPs showed up, she was clearly at fault for the accident but when I went to show my license, registration and insurance, I was given multiple tickets.
Fast forward to my day in court. The driving without insurance was a no-joke offense with up to a $1000 fine and a year in jail. I negotiated with the prosecutor before the case that I would accept a $500 fine and be done.
I went before the judge, who read off the charges and suggested they were serious charges and I could go to jail and I should get a lawyer. I looked over to the prosecutor, who just gave me a little hand wave like “Don’t worry about it.”
The judge then strongly suggested I get a lawyer, which I declined. When I declined, he rapped his gavel and said, “Fine, you are condemned to a $1000 fine and one year in jail.” This would have also ended my military career and resulted in a less-than-honorable discharge. I did not go down, but my knees turned to jelly.
The prosecutor jumped, asked to speak to the judge and ran to the bench. After a quick sidebar the judge said, “OK, $500 fine, next case.”
What is the most jaw-dropping method for shoplifting that you have seen?
I worked as a Security manager at a large retail store and was friendly with the Store Controller, who managed the computer system.
This was late 90’s and the PC’s were still monochrome, DOS based, and very difficult to utilise. So one morning my colleague said I must come and take a look at how he is able to clone a session on any terminal in the store and look at sales and other transactions that are taking place as they are captured - “live”.
He asked me, which area he must connect to, so we can see if anything is happening. One of my favourite areas was the watch counter as they had some really cool stuff. After typing in a few commands, the screen changes to the till at the counter and seconds later we see a credit for a Fossil watch - R600.00, around $80.
I owned a Fossil watch and this piqued my interest, why would someone return this brand of watch, I thought they were really nice. So I told my buddy, let’s go downstairs to the counter and find out why the customer was not happy.
Arriving at the counter we met the cashier, and I asked her to see the watch, also asking why the client had brought it back.
I will never forget the look on her face - her smile turned into sheer terror… there was no watch. She was crediting items that did not exist, paying cash out of the till as “refund” which went into her pocket. She was also responsible for stock control and was able to manipulate figures so the fictitious returns were well hidden. Being a staff member for a little over 6 years, one can only imagine how much money she had taken.
It still amazes me how she was caught, the total number of random events and the exact timing that led to her demise. Karma? I am a firm believer.
Is there any weapon from history that can't be replicated?
There’s one type of steel whose production method have been lost to history but people are still trying to replicate today: Damascus steel.
Damascus steel is pretty legendary, because the method of making it is lost to history, because of its intricate, beautiful pattern, and also because of its durability. Perhaps more surprisingly, traces of carbon nanotubes have been found in real Damascus blades. Now, this is obviously an unintended byproduct of the manufacturing process but it does explain how the material became so highly regarded to the point of being mythical; it had been said that real Damascus blades could cut through a gun barrel (most likely a myth; the same way that supposedly Japanese WW2 mass-produced katana was said to have cut through hot gun barrels. It’s very unlikely at best).
The term ‘Damascus’ itself is also hotly debated: What constitutes a proper ‘Damascus’?
Interestingly, the Damascus steel is not from Damascus. It is actually thought to be from India, though it became associated with Persia and the Arab world. In fact, it got as far as Russia, where it was called ‘Bulat’. There are plenty of theories how they became called ‘Damascus’, like that Europeans who first encountered it found it in Damascus (back then one of the centers of sword production), or it was a corruption of a renowned Arab swordmaker’s name who made these, and so on. Regardless, people from Damascus do not refer to this steel as ‘Damascus’. The truth of the origin of the name is also likely lost to history.
In the 19th century, ‘Damascus’ was the term for ‘pattern-welded steel’ that was used in making knifes and gun barrels. And then in the 20th century, people started marketing their patterned knifes as ‘Damascus’ to latch on to the fame, adding further to the confusion.
Scientists and engineers have been trying to recreate the material from current samples, but so far they could only come close but not exactly replicate the process. To make them properly, a smith would need the correct raw materials and knowledge of the procedures, both of which probably will never be found again.
HOWEVER, by today’s standards, Damascus isn’t all that special with regards to its strength, the same way that Japanese swords aren’t particularly superior to European or other types of swords. Back then, however, seeing something so beautiful and yet durable must have been nearly magical.
Have you ever had a job where you met a person you later dated or married?
Yes, and I regret it.
We worked together for several years, and one day, I disclosed that I was going through a divorce. She sympathized as her marriage was a mess. We commiserated about our mutual marriage problems for some time, and (I think partially based on my situation) she filed for divorce.
We “dated” in secret until her divorce was final, and then a year or so later, we got married.
After a few years, she moved to a different company (so that all of our eggs were not in one basket…). We both changed jobs several times, moved three times, and had a pretty good life.
I don’t regret the good times. What I do regret is not taking the advice of my first divorce attorney to get a prenuptial agreement before marrying again.
When we both entered into our second marriages, I had a decent nest egg. She was broke. Being in love, I felt the prenup wasn’t necessary. Oh, hell yes, it was necessary. Not only did I pull her out of bankruptcy, but I shifted her and her four kids into a very comfortable life. We went on multiple cruises and international vacations and had very nice homes (e.g., several 5-bedroom, 5-acre properties).
After the kids were all grown and living independently, I think I outlived my usefulness and she left me. Earlier promises to allow me to keep my entire retirement account went out the window, and her attorney fought for half of everything - including pre-marital assets that I thought were excluded. That’s a long, sordid story, but how many people keep detailed financial records from 25+ years ago? And with no prenuptial agreement, I was screwed.
I know of many successful marriages between people who met at work. I’m not suggesting that is a bad thing. My only caution is to protect any family or personal assets by getting a prenup.
What are 20 things absolutely worthwhile in life?
- Marriage — To have or not to have a life partner is a matter of choice. But I’ll tell you why it’s worthwhile. Life is better enjoyed when you’re in pairs.
- Sex — This comes at number two on the list for obvious reasons. Unless you’re celibate, you absolutely need this. Besides, without it, marriages are dead. Biology calls. And it perpetuates your genes.
- Love — I won’t even begin to explain why you need this. It’s what makes life worthwhile.
- Family — Because it provides a support system that no other institution can. And it binds societies together.
- Resilience — Life itself is tough and I don’t have to remind you that there are many trials. Developing a thick skin to withstand every storm is a particularly good thing to have.
- Risk — Yes, has it ever occurred to you that without risk there can never be any meaningful success? We all learned how to walk by taking risks. Big risks.
- Laughter — Have you heard that it takes far fewer facial muscles to smile than to be angry? Well, laughter takes it even further — It pumps that much-needed oxygen into your lungs perpetuating your longevity.
- Fitness — Fitness and health go hand in hand. If you’re in the habit of eating well, then go one step further and take some exercises. You’ll keep the doctor away and the bills low.
- Happiness — You can do without money but you absolutely need happiness to stay mentally healthy.
- Travel — I cannot even begin to explain how the feeling of traveling and experiencing new adventures does to your system. It puts into a state of rest.
- Investing — Securing your future is a must if you know that you’ll still be here unless something bad happens. Even if something bad happens to you, it is still worthwhile to invest so that your family may not be left with nothing to eat.
- Education — You can't imagine how the ability to read and write is powerful. Obtaining relevant education is not only worthwhile but also an investment.
- Friends — Friends do come in handy especially if you’re in tight places.
- Goal setting — You can’t just live aimlessly in life.
- Discipline — Will keep you out of trouble.
- Wisdom — Will help you make good decisions and sound judgments.
- Passion — You absolutely need this.
- Courage — You will try and fail many times. You must equip yourself with this ability to keep trying even when you know you risk to fail again.
- Focus — There are just a bunch of things that will work for you. Setting your focus is absolutely necessary to ensure you don’t miss the target.
- Self-belief — If you don’t believe and appreciate yourself, no one else will.
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Have you ever bought a car that didn't run and found that it was an easy fix?
I have!
Around 2010, I went to check out a 1984 Ford Bronco. It was in really nice shape, but the owner had tried to convert the 300 I6 engine from a small 1bbl carburetor to a big aftermarket 4bbl, as well as performance headers and exhaust. Afterward, he couldn’t get it to drive much more than about 15 mph and it was gutless. He eventually parked it and it sat for about a year or two until he finally decided to just get rid of it.
I went over and looked at it, and despite the fact that he had to fight with it for about 30 minutes to get it fired up using starting ether, it ran quite nicely and underneath the engine was in good shape. Whatever the problem, it was on the outside (ignition, carb, etc).
I bought it for $600 and towed it out of his yard with my brother steering the Bronco. It was a 20 mile drive home and I didn’t feel like towing it the whole way, so I pulled it into a parking lot and popped the hood.
For some reason, the idle adjustment screw was about 2 inches too long (it’s usually about 1/4″) and it would jam into the body of the carburetor, physically keeping the throttle from opening further than about 5%. Since you normally have to pump a the carb a few times to spray gas into the intake to get it to start, you couldn’t move the pedal enough to get any out (which is why it wouldn’t start). Then, once you did finally get it started, you couldn’t move the pedal far enough to accelerate.
I pulled the screw out and voila. It fired right up. My brother drove my vehicle while I drove the Bronco home at about 30 - 40mph.
Once home, I found out that all the spark plugs all had different gaps, which was causing it to pop and back fire, as well as several intake and exhaust bolts completely missing. Once I fixed those issues, that thing was a beast.
Owned for about 5 years and put about $1000 into maintenance, tires, and miscellaneous fixes. Ended up selling it for about $5000. It was a beauty, and ran like a top.
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What did your mechanic say that made your "jaw drop"?
I left my wife to take my car to the local MOT station as I was working away, my wife went to collect it that evening ready for me coming back the next day. . She rang me that evening and said "bad news I haven't got the car cos they said it's too dangerous to drive " they estimate for cost to make it roadworthy works out at about 50% of the cars value. , at this point my jaw hit the floor l was speechless . She said the mechanic gave her a list of work that needed doing before he'd release the car for her to drive on the road . The next day I went straight from the station to the garage and said I've come to collect my car, the mechanic said " I've explained to your wife it's not road worthy and can not be released, so she has authorised the work to be done " I said nonesence nothing has been agreed , after a long and "meaningful " discussion with the service manager I drove away in my car.!!! The next day I booked it in at the main agents for its MOT, SURPRISE it passed with flying colours, no work was needed. I took my car back to the local MOT station with my new MOT certificate and showed it to the service manager, he said impossible it's not the same car , he then rang the main agents and spoke to their service manager. I could not hear the exchange but the result was he asked me to leave . The moral of the story is if the garage sees a woman with a car they assume she knows nothing and they will try it on .
What is something that took you way too long to realize is not normal?
When I was 13-years-old, I had a little two-year-old sister who would throw explosive temper tantrums on a daily basis. Loud noises have always bothered me since I was a baby, and this was no different.
Unfortunately, my parents believed that ignoring the temper tantrums was the best way to handle them, and would let my little sister scream for hours on end. Our home was small enough that she could be heard throughout the entire house, and I couldn't get away from it. Furthermore, my six younger siblings and I were homeschooled, meaning that I was around my family 24/7.
All I wanted as a young teen was to get away and have some time to myself, but that was next to impossible. In addition, I was constantly getting in trouble for not completing my homeschool work on time. I told my parents time and time again that I did not do well with homeschooling, as I needed a structured environment in order to get things done, but they kept blowing me off year after year.
I got into frequent arguments with my parents, often regarding the way they handled my little sister's temper tantrums which, in turn, got me into trouble for “talking back” and “disrespecting authority.” I would fight with my younger siblings over various things, and I think it's because I was around them too much. The arguments with my parents and siblings often ended with me running to my room and bawling my eyes out. I had no friends, either, because I was a socially awkward, dorky kid due to my parents sheltering us from the real world.
I wanted to be alone, but would get in trouble with my parents if I slammed or locked my door. I cried for hours every day, wishing that I was never born. I would pull my hair and scratch my arms to punish myself because I knew I was a horrible person at the time and that my family would be better off without me. I remember praying to God to let me die in my sleep, and was actually making serious plans to run away.
At the time, I attributed all this as normal teenage hormones, but now I look back and realize that I was suffering from depression and didn't even realize it. Furthermore, my entire family was oblivious to the fact as well and my parents didn't do a damn thing to help me.
I went undiagnosed for six more years — until I was 19 — and thinking about suicide every single day. I told my mom once, “I don't want to live anymore, but I'm not sure if I want to die either.” I think that's when it finally clicked for her that something was wrong.
A few days prior to that, I was crying in my car at college and it clicked in my mind that something wasn't right. I had a roommate that bullied me, and every day I cried myself to sleep. I had lost interest in everything I enjoyed and I felt guilty just for being alive. I was constantly thinking about how I would kill myself, and I was very close to crashing my car while driving one night.
Thankfully, since I have been on medication, I haven't hit a point as low as that, but I've come pretty close several other times. Looking back, I just wish that I would have realized I was battling depression sooner, and maybe my teenage years wouldn't have been such a nightmare.
Vintage 1960 era family life
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Have you ever been in a bank or store when a robbery happened?
Yep, at a fast food place.
I was coming home from a bar and decided to stop at a taco place that stays open until 2am.
I missed key indicators, due to being a tad intoxicated.
I backed in to a parking space right by the door.
I went in and did not even notice what was going down.
I was looking up at the menu, which was in front of the cash registers.
After deciding what I wanted to eat, I looked down and forward and all of the employees were standing there with their hands up over their heads! I looked around and omg I am standing next to one of the robbers. One beside me and one in front behind the counter, with masks over their faces and big guns!
The one standing next to me started yelling and sticking his gun in my face.
I glanced around and saw a small group of patrons huddled over at a table in the back.
I put my hands in the air and told the guy that I didn’t want any trouble and that I was going to join those over in the corner. Hands in the air, I stepped backwards towards that table. If I was going to be shot, no way was it going to be in the back. I faced this robber as I slowly walked backwards away from him.
I think it threw him. He didn’t anticipate that reaction. Thankfully, they only wanted money and did not shoot anyone.
They proceeded to rob the place and run out the door.
What are some things that people who live in places with brutally low temperatures know, that the rest of us don't?
A man in the Yukon was telling me about when his wife was about to give birth in the winter. When the temp gets below about 50 below zero the air freezes in your tires so you can’t drive. He took his wife to Whitehorse ahead of time and left her until he could get back to get them. People plan to be frozen in or snowed in for weeks. We drove through the Yukon in November it was really pretty. You don’t use chains there only tourist use chains. The roads then were not paved but packed snow over gravel. Road graders kept them smooth. They are not icy because they freeze once and stay frozen all winter fresh snow is packed on top. When traveling you always carry a couple of heat sources so if your car dies you don’t freeze to death, cans of Sterno can be used to melt snow to drink and heat the interior of your car a little bit. On the road if you break down every single person passing will stop to help so you always stop too.
After an inmate has been in jail/prison for a long time, what is the most shocking thing for them after coming out for several years?
My ex was a probation officer. Her job was to deal with serious sex offenders who'd just been released from long sentences.
While being away these guys had lost their home, their job, their partner etc so had nothing to come out to. Hence they were accommodated in hostels.
Ideally she'd like to integrate these people in to society but the assumption was given the chance they'd return to their old ways. So the priority was to prevent them doing so, they weren't allowed mobile phones or internet access for obvious reasons.
She came home one night and said she'd spoken to a guy who said he'd been out banging on doors trying to find a job but everyone he spoke to asked for his number so they could call him back. Obviously he didn't have a number so he was stuck. She'd been doing the job for a long time and she can spot liars from 100 yards, she said 100% this guy is legit he actually wants to turn his life around.
I took an old mobile phone out of my drawer stuck some credit on it and said give him this. She knew she shouldn't do this but she believed in the guy. She gave him the phone and 2 days later he came to see her and said I've found a job.
A guy actually finding a job was so unusual she was asked for an explanation. She said my partner loaned him a phone which enabled him to get a job.
She was disciplined for breaking the rules.
What happens in your first week in jail?
First off, jail and prison are two different things in the United States, so you're unlikely to be serving more than a year if you're in a municipal lockup.
Therefore, a significant percentage of jail detainees won't be staying for an entire week to figure this one out.
But I was one of the prisoners staying for months rather than days in county jail, so I can speak to your question.
Basically, the first week is a matter of settling in.
- If you have a support system of family and friends on the outside, they can contribute to your JPay and SecurTel accounts so you can order sundries from the commissary and make collect calls on your pod’s payphones.
- Likewise, you'll be required to make a list of the people you'd like for the facility to consider for approval to come see you on visitation day. Said clearance can take awhile, so they're probably not going to get to come during the first hours available.
- I experienced a severe spike in my blood pressure my first few days without alcohol and opioids, so the med staff put me on furosemide until my symptoms started to subside about a month into my sentence. Don't, however, expect anything for the nerves or discomfort, ‘cause that ain't comin’.
- If there's a sit-down library, visit it as soon as you're allowed, and if not, make a list of FAVORITE AUTHORS (not titles…jails have notoriously limited selections) for the inmate rolling the book trolley to wheel your way. The day room TV, card and board games are gonna get old real quick. Inmates who don't read, suffer; it's as simple as that.
Mostly you're gonna spend the first week figuring out that jail isn't as dire as the movies and TV make it out to be.
Most of the people you meet are gonna be decent human beings who managed to fuck up just enough to end up where you are right now.
(…and that includes the CO’s.)
While the ones who aren't decent usually end up getting relegated to SHU and eventually transported upstate.
- Bottom Line: You Can Do This
Because the real trouble starts when you're back on the street and trying to put your life back together.
Jail is a cinch next to what comes after.
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Deep Brown Gravied Pork Chops
Yield: 4 pork chops and 1/2 cup gravy total
Servings: 4; about 3 ounces cooked pork and 2 tablespoons gravy per serving
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 bone-in ribeye (rib) pork chops
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth (reduced sodium)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (coarsely ground)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons green onions (or fresh parsley), finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant, stirring constantly. Remove from skillet and set aside on separate plate.
- Combine the paprika, thyme and garlic powder in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over both sides of the pork chops.
- Add oil in pan over medium high heat. Cook pork chops for 4 minutes on each side or until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. Set aside on separate plate.
- Whisk together the flour and 1/2 cup of the broth until smooth. Stir into the pan residue.
- Gradually stir in the remaining broth, salt and pepper until smooth. Reduce the heat to medium and cook 10 minutes or until thickened slightly, stirring occasionally.
- Add the pork and any accumulated juices and cook for 1 minute to heat through, turning several times to coat.
- Sprinkle with the green onion.