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    First 100 degree day down here in San Antonio

    discrat in Off Topic

    It's blistering down here in SA. Just miserable. Anyone else feeling these high temperatures ?? Polishing off a few Voodoo Rangers to counteract this hot weather.

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    VPN Usage

    Mark Singletary in Off Topic

    Assume you weren't using a VPN for "nefarious" purposes, but for legit work but it was not always on. Does anyone know if you'd run into trouble as in locked ... [read more]

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    Close Call In Conroe

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    We had a brief but very severe thunderstorm here in sunny Conroe just now (Tuesday 28th, afternoon) A tree close to my Unit must have been struck by lightning and ... [read more]

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    The Porthole Got Pulled

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    A novel Idea for a porthole from New York to Dublin, Ireland was recently set up in a public place in both locations, so, passers by either end could see ... [read more]

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    Your favorite science subject during high school?

    Raz in Off Topic

    Is it physics, chemistry, or biology? My favorite is physics. Personally for me it's the easiest science subject among those three. How about you?

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    Doctor! Doctor!

    Ken Leatherman in Off Topic

    Betty was a little old lady, who was always cheerful and quite happy with her life... but lately she had started having a bit of a problem. One day, she ... [read more]

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    College Sports Died Today

    Mark Singletary in Off Topic

    Starting with football but eventually it'll spread to other sports. Have you been following the new pay for play agreement that was entered into today? The details have to be ... [read more]

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    Reading ... it's more than just a hobby

    discrat in Off Topic

    Being pretty much retired from full time work now , I find myself gravitating towards Reading. And more specifically reading fictional psychological thrillers and murder mysteries. I have come to ... [read more]

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    After You, Who Will Be The Next James Bond?

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    No Idea myself. Do you have any nominations? https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59038089

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    List All The Computers, Laptops, PDA's Or Tablets You Ever Owned?

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    I suppose you can include Cell Phones as they are computers technically, but you can leave out smart tv enabling boxes. Games counsels not really a programable computer either, but ... [read more]

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    Novels/Books I am reading or read and ones you are currently reading/read...

    discrat in Off Topic

    Read Grisham's latest book, "The Judge's List" , and it is a really good psychological, legal thriller. It's based around a sitting judge who masquerades as a sadistic psychopathic killer ... [read more]

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    Must Watch Prime, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Starz, Hulu, and ESPN+

    DURABLEOILCOM in Off Topic

    What's the must-watch stuff in the countdown of the best series, documentaries and movies to watch on Prime, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Starz, Hulu, and ESPN+?

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    The Storage Wars In Real Life

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    My friends daughter went to live in Seattle with her new S/O several months back. Her partner had for some time been making a living bidding on expired storage units. ... [read more]

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    Happy Mothers Day,,,

    discrat in Off Topic

    Wishing all the Warrior Mamas a day of blessings

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    Some members in the USA may be interested....tonight

    Kay King in Off Topic

    The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005 for Friday night into Saturday morning. TONIGHT the northern lights can be seen as ... [read more]

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    I couldn't keep up my health and fitness if I didn't take it day by day...

    discrat in Off Topic

    I train really hard 6 days a week. But there is no way I could do it if I looked at the whole week in advance and analyze what I ... [read more]

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    Waste of Space

    Zoheb M in Off Topic

    I am an old member of this forum and it feels great to write a post again. I would like to start a philosophical conversation. I believe that there is ... [read more]

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    Go Big, Or Go Home...

    max5ty in Off Topic

    We're about to go into 2024. Does anyone have any goals for the new year? Are you brave enough to declare them on the forum? We can all hold each ... [read more]

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    Melb, Interat, Flower Show 2024

    tagiscom in Off Topic

    Yeah l know joining a Monastery didn't work out for me, so here l am. Got there late but still had a few hours daylight left. Yeah late! Gotta watch ... [read more]

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    How Much Have You Spent With Amazon

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    Since you started using them. Must have spent many thousands over the years. Also, what other major purchases have you made online, possibly even sight unseen, perhaps just by recommendation. ... [read more]

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    A healthy fascination for Hollywood...

    discrat in Off Topic

    Since a little boy I always dreamed of visiting and exploring Hollywood/LA. Grown and raised in Tennessee and being over 2,000 miles away from it , it seemed like a ... [read more]

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    Do You Look Your Age?

    lanfear63 in Off Topic

    Although, now, my hair is starting to go, when I got divorced I lost weight living alone, my face and body got slimmer and I am relatively unlined compared with ... [read more]

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    Any thoughts on golf's latest phenom...Scottie Scheffler??

    discrat in Off Topic

    He has won 4 out of the last 5 tournaments he has entered. Only Tiger Woods has matched this. Could he win the Grand Slam i.e. all four majors in ... [read more]

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    The Twilight Zone

    joseph7384 in Off Topic

    How has everyone been? It's my first time back in quite a while and after going through some threads this has been playing in my head on an infinite loop! ... [read more]

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    Investing in baseball/basketball Cards ...

    discrat in Off Topic

    In the last two months I brought out my baseball card collection from a young boy. In gem mint condition( yes you have to send them off to get graded) ... [read more]