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Today, 01:07 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

But it's been sequestered underground for eons. Think of it like the carbon in fossil fuels, which has been sequestered and is being returned to the...

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Today, 12:39 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

And rocker panels. Environmental impacts, corrosion, and not particularly effective. What's not to love?

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Today, 12:34 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

My truck is still dead. I own it primarily for the purpose of hauling trebuchets to the pumpkin hurling. Which last happened in September, 2019. I...

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Yesterday, 05:58 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

And hot peppers. Alton Brown, during a show on them explained "How did people in India make curries? They didn't." Now I'm going to have to look...

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Yesterday, 04:04 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

I envy your turkey dinner. Especially the leftovers. Perhaps I'll make some soup soon, I've got frozen stock. I've been watching my diet, as...

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Yesterday, 04:02 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

Stay safe, Van Rijn! We are under some sort of winter storm warning. It may even snow. Of course, they said that last weekend as well and...

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Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Courtesy Cracked.Com, 5 Bizarre Truths About Being a Roomba Owner. When I was a kid, Australia would actually pay Americans to immigrate!

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2021-Jan-26, 04:12 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I had to look up "chapati"; and have bookmarked that page. I've also logged my slice of toast with vegemite as 1.5 choices. That used to be the...

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2021-Jan-26, 01:56 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I have just CHOSEN to eat five Jojos cookies from Trader Joe's!

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2021-Jan-25, 09:39 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Having been diagnosed with T2 Diabetes in November, this morning I had a class (via MS Teams) on it, the first of four. One of the the things the...

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2021-Jan-25, 09:32 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

This is more "amuses" than bugs, but when you think about team names, they are pretty much all either predators (Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!)...

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2021-Jan-25, 01:17 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The “Happy Face Crater” on Mars Has Been Changing Right Before Our Eyes in Universe Today

Hey, 2020 has been a crummy year for everyone!

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2021-Jan-25, 01:13 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

GO GET TESTED! At least call your doctor. This isn't just about you! The investigators need to look at where you got it and who you might have...

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2021-Jan-25, 12:48 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

So, I just watched this YouTube video by some guy in Florida who taste-tests old and new military rations. This one was of a 2013 British 24 Hr Cold...

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2021-Jan-24, 06:20 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Moved from the non-trivial thread, where it was increasingly off-topic. While picking up before my niece came, I discovered a little brush. After a...

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2021-Jan-24, 04:04 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread What are you reading? in Small Media at Large

I finished the second book Vera book and immediately downloaded the third. I can see I'm going to be reading a lot of Cleeves! This third one is...

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2021-Jan-24, 03:56 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

My lovely niece visited yesterday. It was great but frustrating. She's been distancing and not seeing people but still we wore masks and kept apart...

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2021-Jan-23, 03:52 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Of course. The county's most important "industry" is retirement, and we are just one of many examples. More than 20% of the population is over 65....

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2021-Jan-23, 03:35 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Attacked from behind, when I didn't even know he was in the room. Hit me in the back of the knee, at what must have been just the wrong moment in a...

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2021-Jan-23, 03:30 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Exactly! My wife is to blame!

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2021-Jan-23, 01:57 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

My adult niece is to visit us tomorrow. I'm a bit uncomfortable with it but my wife wants to see her. My niece and her husband spent New Years Eve...

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