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Hell yeah!

Sweet dreams ya cunt.

First trip out and passed 23000kms (14300 miles). 2012 outlander 1000xt.

tonight i had potato chip crusted halibut with a white wine sauce, saffron rice, snap peas, red cabbage , carrots , a roll and butter. washed down with a brooklyn lager . couple girl scout tagalongs so far, but there is a sour cream coffee cake waiting.

At one right now

Those officers deserve medals ... too bad all pedos couldn't be handled that way.

Milk it does a body Good

My job experience? I attended a vocational school and studied printing for 4 years. After graduating I took a year off and worked for a small printer then enrolled in college. I earned a BS degree and while attending school I worked 2 part time jobs to pay for my tuition…..no help from family as my dad passed suddenly at 48 years old when I was 13 and mom didn’t work because I had 5 younger brothers and sisters and moms stayed home in 1969. We lived on welfare food and help from our extended family. Mom had to go to work and learn to drive while we all took on the home things. After college I took another job as an assistant pressroom super at a local printer eventually assuming the supers position for 5 years. I left that job to accept a in -plant print manager position for a large manufacturer. I managed 15 employees for 20 years. During this time my brother and sil purchased a 75 employee web printing company. They had perused me for 5 years to come to work as the VP but i got along very well with my brother and I didn’t want to jeopardize our relationship being an employee. As my current job had hit its course and after much prying and my brother wanting his company to be ISO Certified I accepted his offer. 2 years later we, including myself purchased the 5 acre property and 60,000 sq ft facility. I spent 18 years working for my family business and it worked out incredibly well. We sold the business 6 years ago and the real estate 4 years ago. I retired 6 years ago. Nothing was handed to me asshole. What’s your story?

Nina D on what it took to cover Eruption with a violin. Her last paragraph states perfectly why I believe EVH was the greatest guitar player ever. Eruption - Van Halen - Violin Cover by Nina D My journey to learn Eruption began a few years ago, when I only had access to a 5-string fretless violin. I learned a small bit of it, and quickly realized that I would need to compromise the octave range, and the finger tapping in order to perform it. There are a few covers out there of violinists doing just that, and they are very impressive. Anyone who knows me, knows that I did not want to do that. I wanted to sound like Eddie. Thus began my journey with the 7-string fretted violin. Pretty much the entire reason for having this instrument custom-made (thanks Wood Violins crew!) was to see if I could play Eruption. At the time of purchase, I wasn’t even sure if it would be physically possible to do the finger tapping, even with the new instrument. Upon its arrival, my first task was to learn how to play the darn thing- it’s like a completely different instrument, the neck is huge, I am tiny, and the low strings are super thick. (I also had to buy a special bow to properly play it). If your bow arm falters by a millimeter, you will hit the surrounding strings. Once I had this part somewhat down, I knew I had to dive into the hardest part right away- to answer the question, “but will it tap?” I began with transcribing this beast of a solo into notation. If you play guitar, and you want to learn how to play pretty much anything, you can go to YouTube and find slow note for note tutorials on EXACTLY how to do so. This doesn’t exist for trying to translate guitar things to a violin. You’re on your own. I tried it out with my normal rig. Pretty much dead sound. Nothing happening but noise. I had a few ideas for specialty pedals. Since you can’t really go to the store and try pedals any more, I bought one, it didn’t work, shipped it back, bought a different one, didn’t work, shipped it back, etc. ad nauseam. Months went by. It seemed for every step forward I took in achieving this technique, I took two steps back with new problems. For months, my poor family listened to what sounded like a train wreck falling on top of a car wreck falling off the Empire State Building. Brody even said to me, “it ain’t gonna happen.” So I locked myself away until it did. I struggled and fought the limitations of the instrument. I had some hard practice days, but the best motivation for me is “it can’t be done.” It took a combination of newly learned left and right hand technique, played precisely, practiced slowly for clarity, FOREVER to even make the right sound. The spaces that you need to hit, quickly, on a fretted violin are much smaller than that of a guitar. I tweaked the effect chain and technique right up until the 11th hour on the very final day of doing this. One day near the end of it, I was practicing in the studio and Brody was taking a shower. When he got out, he said to me he thought I was playing the recording of Van Halen. That was my breakthrough day. I knew I was close. I haven’t worked this hard since my masters recital on classical violin. I’ve ripped up my fingers to shreds, they bled, they blistered. Eddie Van Halen was in a class all of his own. His sound, technique, rhythm, and musicality changed the game for all guitarists (and this electric violinist) that followed. I am a far better performer, a far better violinist, with a much larger range of abilities, thanks to the months (or years) I put into dissecting his style and taking the time to do this on a violin as close to how he did it (so effortlessly) on a guitar as possible. Thank you, EVH, for making so many of us better musicians.

Too bad we couldn't have an old school, playground "team picking" but the idea would be to prune the other team. A team captain for the left, a team captain for the right, and the goal is to choose the shittiest congressmen or senator from the other team & they lose their seat. As much as I despise the Pelosi's, Schiff's, Nadler's, Omar's, etc. I can't stand the MTG's, McConnell's, Graham's, Gaetz's either. Too bad it couldn't be that easy.

Been around racing since I was born in one way or another but never personally raced. Where I live within 1-1/2 hrs have 2 asphalt tracks, 6 dirt tracks and Road America as a road course. When I have time dirt tracks are my preference and still know some guys that race. Couple of the dirt tracks normally put on some good shows. One on particular is 141 Speedway in Maribel Wi. Couple times a year they put some good high paying programs for 8K to 12K to win for more of the local classes Sport Mods, IMCA stock cars, and mods. Show normally gets pushed through with not much down time. Last week was their opener they had 177 cars and the show was done in 3-1/2 hrs

Citizens are actually enthused about voting for Biden or Trump. Fucking delusional losers.

Almost 30 years ago…damn….

You seeing this tonight @Crnr2Crnr ?

Carter was the most decent human being.

I don't feel bad for being so simple tonight. I was going to do a Hegge's (frozen pizza, too) but settled for a fried egg sandwich LOL

I hated the guy at the time, but I honestly think the last good POTUS we had was Clinton. Obama was a POS who divided the country and gave us Trump, and why we're at the point we're at.

Grocery store frozen pizza. Wasn't bad.

Holy shit

Fried chicken, cottage cheese and some sliced cucumber.

Yup, keep increasing the punishment bigtime, til everyone is safe from this stuff. No jail time, physical punishment only, starting immediately !

Preach it Mr. There’s too many small businesses

You can't kill a pedophile enough.

You appear to have a classic pull yourself up reality. My dad worked like a dog through the 70’s and 80’s while mom stayed home to raise 3 kids. All the heartaches of up and down economies. My parents still have a mortgage. Any pension dad should have had evaporated when the company he worked for went bankrupt. I too learned that hard work was where it was at. First job at 13 on local farms, dish washer, maintenance and bar tender at a motel/restaurant 15 miles away. When dad lost his job as an engineer at the place that also lost his pension money, he was fortunate to have made a good friend who came from Germany. This friend came from Germany in the 70’s and started a company manufacturing control systems, much of it in the nuclear industry. Dad’s knowledge of the electric heating industry and engineering for same did well, and his friend branched his business to deliver to the clients dad had in in with. It came about the work load was too much, so the entire electric heating production needed to be outsourced. It was offered to me. My wife and I had just bought our first house but we took the gamble. There was a high demand for quality air handlers, many of such went to remote locations. They had to work, well, without maintenance, ultra reliably. That’s our hallmark. Everything was designed and built in house. Most of what we built is still running, reliably, decades later. Quality parts, professional build. Today much of what we did is now low bidder, get past the warranty stuff. Few but the long involved can see the benefit of quality vs price. We’ve got generator testing, load banks at Canada’s major banks, government server locations, that run decades with minimal repairs. The competition made units for half the cost, but would need major refits or replacement at 5 years. It’s a tougher sell in todays throw away society. We all were working 7 days a week, seemingly for years. It was just me, my wife and my dad. There was no one else to blame, get money from, if things went south. We did a quote for a 2 MW load bank, TD tower at Younge and Dundas, Toronto. 16 week build time. They fucked the dog until the end of February, the following year. They kept coming back with revisions, changes, which we did..always telling them it’s 16 weeks after approval. They finally came forward with a purchase order. Mid March. This has gone on 2 years. Yep, we are on it. 4 weeks later the emails start to fly. This unit needs to be lifted to the roof of the TD tower on May 24. 6 weeks after start. I come back to them, not possible. This thing will eventually be the size of a 10x20 sea can and 10 tons. Needs ESA approval and testing. They come back to me, it has to lift on that date, whatever you need to make it happen we will be good with. Shutting down Younge and Dundas for a crane lift is costly…like 250k. I spend a couple days with the production teams and come up with a plan. We can spend all of our time building the frame, getting the load bank, motors and blowers in place. It can then lift and we finish it on the roof. Be an extra 60k on my end. They apparently appreciate and approve. The day comes, it lifts. It’s a Sunday. Monday comes and I get an email. A list of deficiencies and threats. Tuesday I slide down to the job site. Downtown Toronto. I can’t even get my truck into the underground parking, let alone the trailer I need for parts and tools….oh, and it’s a union site. Can’t start before 7 and must be gone by 2:30. Thankfully the guys I had doing the work were union. No fault on the union guys in my circle of people, they were excellent. I bet my house on this job. We got it done, or I’d be living in a van by the river

And the point you don’t understand is they think they’re making America better, less racist, more equal, etc etc. While not high on your list of importance (or mine), it is to them, but that doesn’t mean they’re trying to destroy America, or that far right is better than far left. That’s just sheer stupidity.

Definitely cool, all the four string instruments are. My boy is doing a solo on his Uke for spring concert 🎵 ! Neal

Their agenda is to stay in power, and get rich while they're there. But you're right - none of them give two shits about the average joes out there. All this EV and Green Energy bullshit .. how much money is being pocketed by politicians pushing that narrative?

you're f'ng delusional at what point do the rational, reasonable people get fed up with the extremes from both sides and tell them both to go fuck themselves? I've been there for quite a while now... bet I'm not alone.

Except the extremes on the right want to save america. The extremes on the left want to tear it down and usually have ties to other countries that also hate the US.

Trump is integral to the uniparty according to those who’ve done their research.

I played Violin in orchestra in school many many years ago and had the opportunity to play an electric violin with a few pedals and it was awesome, just wish I would have stuck with it

Man, 110, who still drives his car every day has simple tips for long life A. PAWLOWSKI April 19, 2024 at 6:47 PM At 110 years old, Vincent Dransfield still drives his car every day, getting coffee at the convenience store and buying lunch. He lives independently in his own house in Little Falls, New Jersey, where he has resided since 1945. The supercentenarian requires no help with daily living, so his grandchildren visit him once a week to bring him some groceries and call every other day to check in, but he’s otherwise self-sufficient. Dransfield is in good health, other than dealing with achy knees and other minor issues, and navigates between the home’s main floor, his bedroom upstairs and the basement where he does his laundry without a problem, his family says. When asked how he feels at 110, Dransfield jokingly says he’s ready to put on boxing gloves and box. “I manage to do everything,” he tells TODAY.com. “I drive pretty good.” “He drives completely fine — better than some other people I see,” Erica Lista, Dransfield’s granddaughter, tells TODAY.com. Dransfield says he still drives his Hyundai every day. (Courtesy Erica Lista) She and her brother periodically check Dransfield’s driving to make sure that he’s doing OK. Family, friends and doctors are amazed by his healthy longevity, she says, noting she has more health issues at 49 than her grandfather does at 110. When Dransfield required an endoscopy recently for a swallowing problem, the medical staff was stunned he’d only had anesthesia once before in his entire life, Lista says. She noticed the anesthesiologist’s hands were shaking when he administered the medicine into a 110-year-old man. It’s uncommon for men to live to 100 — only 15% percent of centenarians are male, according to the New England Centenarian Study based at Boston University. The reasons are unclear. The club of supercentenarians — people who live to 110 or older — is even more exclusive. Men make up only about 10% of this age group, the study notes. The oldest man in the world is currently 111 and lives in England, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which maintains a list of validated supercentenarians. Dransfield is currently the 8th oldest man on the list. Born on March 28, 1914, Dransfield not only enjoys incredible longevity, but healthy longevity, with a fit mind and body. He says he has never had major diseases, like cancer or heart disease. Dransfield has just always been healthy, and has no headaches or backaches, Lista adds. “I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime," Dransfield told TODAY.com in 2023. Dransfield has lived in the same house since 1945. (Courtesy Erica Lista) He has one child, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. His wife of 54 years died in 1992. Many family members, friends and firefighters recently gathered at the firehouse where he once served as chief to celebrate his 110th birthday. “The craziest part is just how excited people are to talk about him and celebrate him,” Lista says. “It’s just so heartwarming to see how many people think he’s as special as we do.” Here is what to know about the supercentenarian and his advice for living a long life: Spend time doing what you love Dransfield spent more than 80 years serving as a member of the local volunteer fire department and was the chief for a period of time. When asked what brought him happiness and kept him going in life, he quickly answers: “The fire department. … I met so many friends.” Lista says her grandfather continued to be a regular at the fire house as he got older and was part of the “3 to 5 club.” “After my grandmother passed away, that’s really what kept him going. Every day, he would go to the fire house from 3 to 5, and all the old guys would sit there and hang out. That was like his family,” she notes. As for Dransfield’s professional life, he worked for 60 years — most of that as an auto parts manager — before retiring in his late 70s: “I still wanted to work, but my wife said, it’s time for you to quit,” he recalls. Milk does a body good Dransfield left school after 8th grade and went to work for a dairy farm at 15 to help support his family. He delivered milk for five years and drank as much of it as he wanted, which he attributes to giving him a healthy boost — especially during the Great Depression in the 1930s. “I was drinking milk and eating well because I worked on a farm. And I often go back and think they gave me a good start in life and for my bones in my body,” Dransfield says. Milk still plays a role in his life: The supercentenarian credits drinking Ovaltine — a milk flavoring and nutrition supplement — every day after breakfast for his longevity. He’s been so outspoken about it that when he when he turned 100, everyone drank Ovaltine at his birthday party, Lista says. Dransfield relaxes at home. He lives independently and does everything around the house on his own (Courtesy Erica Lista) Stay active Dransfield didn’t lift weights or exercise in a gym, but he kept moving throughout his life. “I was 21 years old when I joined the fire department and that’s the exercise I got every day — answered the fire alarms in Little Falls,” he says. “I was active and ran out when the alarm went off for 40 years. Then for the next 40 years, (I continued) when I felt like it.” Structured exercise amuses him. “He laughs at people who jog. He’s like, ‘Where are they running to?’” his granddaughter says. Enjoy what you eat The supercentenarian likes Italian food, hamburgers, salad, milk chocolate and other sweets. He drinks a cup of coffee every day and occasionally drinks beer, but doesn’t enjoy other forms of alcohol. He didn't exactly follow a Blue Zones diet. “What’s crazy is he was not careful about his diet,” Lista says. “He has eaten whatever he wants. He has never watched his weight. He’s never had to lose weight. He’s always been fit.” At 110, Dransfield still cooks for himself, though that usually means heating up soup on the stove or microwaving prepared meals, Lista notes. He likes to buy meals from a restaurant down the road from his house. Dransfield enjoys carrot cake, his favorite, for a previous birthday. (Courtesy Erica Lista) It’s never too late to fix a bad habit Dransfield started smoking when he was 50 after a fellow firefighter offered him a cigarette and he liked it. But about 20 years later, he quit. “He told me one day that he was going to just stop smoking,” Lista recalls. “He threw the cigarettes out and that was it. He just never smoked again.” Stay positive Dransfield considers himself an optimist. He also has a great sense of humor and likes knowing everybody’s name in town, his granddaughter says. "Knowing people and loving people makes me live longer," Dransfield says. “He always had such a positive upbeat attitude, even when my grandmother passed away. He lived for her, but he was determined to keep on living,” Lista adds. “I keep positive. I never think any other way when something’s wrong,” Dransfield notes. “I’m doing fine and I hope the good Lord keeps me that way.” This article was originally published on TODAY.com

believe me if i could afford to leave i would ...cant even muster up the cash to get out of this dam country ,, dam illegals just stroll right in , and what burns my a zz im paying , as well as all of you for them to be here,,its not safe any where anymore ,, and no matter what party you follow , this gubberment is a joke .. carry on

His pronouns are was/were.

Who cares, everyone keeps saying it's a uniparty. If that's the case, trump is exactly what we need. I bet there is a bunch of backpeddling now.

Is this about joe's uncle?

You know what's really really sad I did not see this story on the local or world news...... So basically this young ladies life means nothing to theses assholes......

He should be released to the care of an Undertaker with one "Self Inflected" gunshot wound to the head, 50. cal should work just fine

The extremes from each sides are laughable, as are those who defend them.

Great listen... Sheds a lot of light on Textron