Random Randomness.

[oblong]

He got about halfway 

[smr-nj]

So, I moved outta Jersey two weeks ago, (so far, so good….. cat acclimated by day 2, it took me a little longer), and I realized this morning that Halloween is next Friday….

So, I went to my neighborhood grocery chain and bought the BIG bag of assorted candy (m&m’s, Reese’s, etc) because I have NO idea whether my new little block gets a lot of trick-or-treaters, a few trick-or-treaters, no trick-or-treaters.

But for sure, the last thing I wanted to do was get stuck with no candy here and have the whole new neighborhood complex Talk about the new chick from Jersey who’s a “cheap ass son of a bitch to Halloween trick-or-treaters”. 😱

I am kinda hoping there will be some come around because I do love to see the costumes & happy faces — or sometimes the totally confused tiny faces of first time trick-or-treaters. So cute 😊 

 

[Dan Gilmore]

I can relate. I moved to a new neighborhood since last Halloween and stocked up in case there are lots of kids.

[CMRivdogs]

Five years here and really don't know what to expect. Whether more kids from other nearby neighborhoods or the usual relatively low (under 25) number of kids we've had since we moved in.
 

On the other hand we'll be traveling all next week and won't be home, my sister is dog sitting at our house and I don't want to leave her empty handed. Last year I was tempted to give out "Halloween Ducks" especially younger kids. Thought about kazoos as well.  

[Biff Mayhem]

We have kids at the far end of the neighborhood and across the street. It’s really hit and miss. I will usually stand outside in an inflatable baymax costume to greet the kids, but if it’s cold, we don’t get many kids at all so I’ll just be inside. 

[CMRivdogs]

I wanted to hand out glasses of wine to parents a couple of years ago. Unfortunately the spouse nixed it.

[Tigermojo]

5 hours ago, Biff Mayhem said:

We have kids at the far end of the neighborhood and across the street. It’s really hit and miss. I will usually stand outside in an inflatable baymax costume to greet the kids, but if it’s cold, we don’t get many kids at all so I’ll just be inside. 

"On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?"
 

[Deleterious]

The company that makes the ladder truck used in the Louvre heist used it as an advertisement.  

How the Louvre jewel robbery gave a German ladder firm a golden lift

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The company's management superimposed the slogan over a crime scene photo. “When you need to move fast,” the caption reads, "the Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min — quiet as a whisper."

[microline133]

On 10/23/2025 at 5:27 PM, CMRivdogs said:

I wanted to hand out glasses of wine to parents a couple of years ago. Unfortunately the spouse nixed it.

Definitely a house down the street that hands out nips to parents as they come by. It's very welcome at that point in the journey.

[oblong]

I miss that. We had one guy who grilled hot dogs and had beer for the adults.  I know it ranks below ball park hot dogs, everything does, but I think trick or treating hot dogs are higher than Home Depot hot dogs. 

[Deleterious]

The escape is always harder than the heist itself.  The moment they left the museum, at least thirty cameras were probably already tracking them.

 

[oblong]

My algorithm is triggered by Melissa hitting Jamaica.  Started last week when the resort I follow started posting stuff.  We went for our honeymoon in 1998 and have always said we’d go back for our 10th then our 20th then our 25th… but we always want to go someplace new.  Tbese poor peoole.  

[chasfh]

On 10/27/2025 at 6:43 PM, oblong said:

My algorithm is triggered by Melissa hitting Jamaica.  Started last week when the resort I follow started posting stuff.  We went for our honeymoon in 1998 and have always said we’d go back for our 10th then our 20th then our 25th… but we always want to go someplace new.  Tbese poor peoole.  

My friend from Cuba, who has been working hard to get his permanent residency here, still had a wife and child there, as well as his parents. He reports they lost furniture but otherwise the housing structure is OK, and thankfully, so are they. Very scary time for a guy living in a foreign land separated from his family. 

[Deleterious]

Just get on with it and tell me what the rate hike will be.

 

[CMRivdogs]

We’ve spent the last week cruising in the Canadian Maritimes. Atlantic Time, one hour ahead of EDT, last night we reentered EDT, however ship time stayed on Atlantic time until this morning when we turned the clocks ahead. My semi intelligent watch decided to skip ahead early.

Back in Boston officially tomorrow where we enter standard time.

Does anybody really know what time it is

[oblong]

As I mentioned elsewhere I’m in Pittsburgh this weekend.  What an amazing and underrated city.  All the surrounding neighborhoods reminds me of places like west village and midtown and Hamtramck but without the gentrification.  It’s just been this way for 120 years.  All kinds of people just mixed together and living their lives. Tons of cool shops and stores but you get the vibe they have been in that spot for a long time. Definitely suggest going.  

[gehringer_2]

4 hours ago, oblong said:

As I mentioned elsewhere I’m in Pittsburgh this weekend.  What an amazing and underrated city.  All the surrounding neighborhoods reminds me of places like west village and midtown and Hamtramck but without the gentrification.  It’s just been this way for 120 years.  All kinds of people just mixed together and living their lives. Tons of cool shops and stores but you get the vibe they have been in that spot for a long time. Definitely suggest going.  

I guess they are not necessarily great to live in or maintain, but there are a ton of the most beautiful stone houses in the Pittsburgh environs.

[Deleterious]

Heads up if you bought a new car from LaFontaine.

 

[Screwball]

Maybe 8 years ago me and the Boss went to Pittsburgh for a baseball game. Bought tickets early and had great seats. Stayed at the hotel down on the island between the baseball park and the football park. Really neat area. All kinds of shops, food places, bars. We were lucky enough to see it the start of the game in daylight, and then after dark. It is a truly beautiful park and area. If you ever get the chance, don't miss it.

One of the beauties of this trip, was the trip. We had all day to get there as we couldn't check in until 4, so we took the scenic route. Since I live in mid NW Ohio, we went South and took 30 East. We had an old - un-updated Garmin - and at some point ran out of road. No more 30. 21 miles of hills on a 2 lane winding road to get back to society. Found a town called Paris. Told the Boss - see, I told you I would take you to Paris someday. She wasn't amused.

It got better. Once back on the correct route, now maybe even late, we go through the panhandle of West Virginia. Two lane highway through a small town, on a curve, there is a sign beside the road.  8 x 10 piece of plywood done with spray paint that said - FAR WOOD

That was worth the trip right there. Wish I had gotten a picture.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Heads up if you bought a new car from LaFontaine.

 

dropped my subscription to the DetNews - were they selling cars that were "only" technically over the new limit (I think it used to be a 30 mile allowance for pre-sale handling) or more seriously selling demos etc., with the odometers rolled?

Edited Wednesday at 03:13 AM by gehringer_2

[Deleterious]

8 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

dropped my subscription to the DetNews - were they selling cars that were "only" technically over the new limit (I think it used to be a 30 mile allowance for pre-sale handling) or more seriously selling demos etc., with the odometers rolled?

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LaFontaine spokesperson Max Muncey in a statement described the violation as a "clerical error" and said the business "immediately began working closely with state officials to review internal processes, correct documentation, and ensure full compliance moving forward."

The dealership's license will remain suspended until it reaches an agreement with state regulators, Michigan Department of State spokesperson Cheri Hardmon said in an email.

Regulators identified LaFontaine's latest alleged violations while checking its compliance under a 2024 agreement with the state for the same issue at its Livonia dealership.

 

[Deleterious]

Sounds like they were selling loaner vehicles as new.  Some with as much as 6,000 miles on them.

[gehringer_2]

7 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Sounds like they were selling loaner vehicles as new.  Some with as much as 6,000 miles on them.

well clearly, that's a pretty bad thing to do, but still, at some point you have to ask how much protection a consumer needs? How do you not know? Or do they just con people, or are there people who sign on the dotted line before they sit in the car they are going to buy? I guess maybe.....The world is getting to be too weird.

Edited Wednesday at 03:40 AM by gehringer_2

[oblong]

they put that True Coat on at the plant....

 

[Deleterious]

Not quite done yet.  But from what I have watched so far, this has been excellent.