That Moment...

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  1. BogLady

    BogLady Active Member

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    Oh we love Menards!
     
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    big soft moose An Admoostrator Admin Staff Supporter Contributor Community Volunteer

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    for those of us not in the US what is Menards ?
     
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    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

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    You are not alone, cause I dunno either?
     
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    according to Mr google its a DIY/home improvement store ...Bunnings or B&Q type
     
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    Menards is a home improvement big box store located in the mid-west United States. If I am going to Menards, it is because I have a project in mind such as painting the living room, or completely remodeling the bathroom or putting in a vegetable garden. Also can buy patio furniture, appliances, Halloween decorations, the list gos on.
     
  6. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    It's where you save big money!

     
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    that reminds me of how Menards would sell large boxes of pretzels and would always keep a box open for the customers. I would leave there with fistfuls of salty pretzels sticks every time, Good times
     
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    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

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    I grew up with Coast to Coast Hardware (it turned into Ace).
    Funny story, a lady that used to work there a good 20 yrs ago
    now sells me beer at the Country Store 3 mi. south of my house. :p
    She is awesome, and has good advice. :)
     
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    That moment when the city's emergency evacuation system has just been triggered, setting off the alarm on my phone as well as the speakers situated about town. The kanji characters say something about rain disaster, but I think I'm better off in my fifth floor apartment than standing in the rain in my designated evacuation point.

    May take a walk to the river to see if it's breached though.
     
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    It occurs to me that the Japanese need some noah brigades. Noahs are legendary for knowing what to do in rain disasters. It would be cool to see Osaka's emergency evacuation system triggered, but instead of everyone evacuating, brigades of noahs arrive on the scene equipped with ark parts and mallets, and soon everyone is saved. (Especially zoo workers. Noahs are fond of animals and are therefore pleasantly disposed towards those who care for them.)
     
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    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    Especially the carp - saving them requires building an number of dedicated writers on board... to create a multi story carp ark
     
  13. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    TMW you see a negative rating on an internet recipe for caramel, i.e. melted sugar, because it doesn't work when stevia or splenda is substituted for the sugar...

    TMW you wish Walter White had had factory-level access to the artificial sweeteners, just to thin the herd.
     
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    That moment when you walk into your passport appointment only to realize you forgot all your paperwork. This day can suck a dick.
     
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    A friend of mine was going home on vacation. Stopped off at the convenient store to make a copy of his passport to stick in his luggage. Made the copy, stuck it in his luggage, hopped on the train to the airport. Got to the airport, realized he'd left his passport in the copy machine. Nonrefundable ticket, no vacation, 1500 dollars down the drain.

    Could suck worse.
     
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    Laurus Disappointed Idealist Contributor

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    Yeesh, yeah, it really could suck worse. Thanks. And not a sarcastic thanks. Perspective is good. Give your friend this stranger's sympathies.
     
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    That moment when you realised your whole chapter, which you have redrafted countless times, doesn't save...

    I feel sorry for whoever that happens to.
     
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    TMW, at the age of 39, you go to a carwash for the first time in your life.

    (Normally I wash it myself, but the outside faucets are already shut off and bled for the season, so....)
     
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    Get you some city livin', Homer!
     
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    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    Hell no. I'm all for city-visiting but I'll take the mountain-living. Until I lost the rest of my mind, that is.
     
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    Floppy Disk.JPG
     
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    Is this the carcass of a floppy disk?
     
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    16k RAM, programs loaded by audio cassette. My dad later upgraded his to 32k RAM, but that required a piece of hardware about four inches thick, eight deep, and maybe sixteen inches across.
     
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    Doubling the RAM and adding hi-tek floppy disks:

    [​IMG]
     
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  25. Link the Writer

    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    TMW when I’ve no idea what any of that is, and I was born in 1989.
     
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