OT - What are you doing right now?

SGH

Inspecting anodes on an inline subsea sled. Trying hard to get those fuel prices down for y’all 👍

WeberWho

RIP Jerry, Jerry, Jerry

nolaegghead

Let’s all get into domestic arguments to honor Jerry Springer…he would appreciate it.

alaskanassasin

@ @Botch favorite hang out 

TEXASBGE2018

Installing what seems like 1,000 of these little mfers. Just painted our cabinets and of course gotta get new cabinet hardware.

lousubcap

Botch said:

When PBS Newshour  finishes, I usually hit the TV Guide thingie to see what else is on, but usually turn the TV off at that point.  Tonight, I saw a 90th Birthday Celebration of Carol Burnette, on NBC.  I've been glued to the TV since.
Some of it is schmaltz, but the old clips of the show have had me crying I'm laughing so hard, what an incredible lineup!  I don't remember some of the great duets she did (she was an incredible singer), especially her duet with Ray Charles.  Vickie Lawrence showed up (she looks great too), and so did Cher (I know she's 85% plastic at this point, but she must be nearly as old as Carol and she looks, wow).  
Am enjoying a TV show; been a long time since I've done that.  Carol is a National Treasure.  
 
EDIT:  Interesting Trivia fact: number of costumes designed for the Carol Burnette Show:  17,000!  

@Botch - You will enjoy this:

https://digg.com/digg-vids/link/carol-burnett-show-break-character-s9CgdNiSz1?utm_

alaskanassasin

Been in the office all day @sgh

FrostyEgg

Having some brewskis. It's been a LONG work week so far.

SGH

alaskanassasin said:

Been in the office all day @sgh

Awesome brother. I sure wish my office looked like that 👍

Battleborn

SGH said:

alaskanassasin said:

Been in the office all day @sgh

Awesome brother. I sure wish my office looked like that 👍

If only you had Ron’s money, no doubt. 

Ozzie_Isaac

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Installing what seems like 1,000 of these little mfers. Just painted our cabinets and of course gotta get new cabinet hardware.

Looks sharp!

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

Been in the office all day @sgh

Very nice office!

nolaegghead

Battleborn said:

SGH said:

alaskanassasin said:

Been in the office all day @sgh

Awesome brother. I sure wish my office looked like that 👍

If only you had Ron’s money, no doubt. 

And a bag of hot anus jerky and a sixer of bud lite…

alaskanassasin

It’s a nice rig I wish it was mine!

Battleborn

Sorry to the GWN for being handed the first exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by a team from the desert. 

JohnInCarolina

Pics from the balcony last night at the Gala dinner, and the menu

CPFC1905

Just as there are Flat-Earthers moving freely amongst us there are other lunatics who believe data, statistics, and facts are indicators of future success.  Not me, lads - that’s all witchcraft and hokum. Football is about instinct, passion, bias, myopia, and mainly a conspiracy against your team. 

Those crazy cats at fivethirtyeight have persisted in their naive, arguably hopeless, data driven predictions and fallen in to the trap of saying Man City will win the PL.  But look, they are second with seven to play, two points off Arsenal, with two games in hand, a much better goal difference, in terrific form, and have just beaten Arsenal - who are fading fast.    Oh!  Well, there’s that I suppose.

Here we go, after a week full of catch-up fixtures;

Saturday

Palace v West Ham, so the real Roy as showed up and the Mighty Eagles have gone flaccid again.  The Hammers have also risen and fallen, albeit at higher frequency and moreover aren’t quite clear of the relegation battle.  Home win sees Palace safe, away win prolongs the 1% risk of us going down. Draw highly likely. 1-1

Brentford v Notts Forest, the home side have found their form again while Forest are a mid-ships amongst the four teams fighting for two relegation spots.  A good win for them against the Filthy Seagulls mid-week gave a big statement of intent. No-one should leave anything on this pitch and tough to call. Home advantage for the 2-1

Brighton v Wolves, stung mid-week the pretentious Filthy Seagulls have faltered across the last five games and their destiny to illuminate Europe next season looks in jeopardy.  Their guests kicked Palace up in the air mid-week to steal all three points and more or less assure PL safety.  They are just to sort or shysters to capitulate in this match without the merest whimper. 2-0

Sunday

Bournemouth v Leeds, the hosts all but did for Saints mid-week with a cheeky 1-0 win and simultaneously nudge themselves in touching distance of safety.  Leeds are really in the vortex and aren’t in great shape. Given I dislike the 3 other teams they are jostling with to go down, I wouldn’t mind an away win here to put the pressure elsewhere.  Yes, that’s how sophisticated it gets. 0-1

Fulham v Man City, 0-2 as Simon Le Bon famously sang “I’m on the hunt, I’m after you (Arsenal)”

Man Utd v Villa, the visitors remain in strong form and are fanning hard upon the embers of the European dream. Utd gave away a two goal lead against Spurs. Of all teams to go wobbly against? Narrow margins and I am not sure home advantage is enough. 1-2 because Olly Watkins is on fire for Villa.

Newcastle v Southampton, 4-0

Liverpool v Spurs, the two most Spursy teams of the season collide  The Reds are mounting a late, very late run for respectability while Spurs - on their 3rd manager of the season are remain apex Spursy, still 5th and we assume by some form of maths no one else uses. 3-1

Monday

Leicester v Everton - 18th host 19th, which no one would have predicted at the start of the season - but it is what it is,  and it ain’t what they want. The Foxes are in better trim and things look gloomy for the hitherto ever-present in the PL Toffees. I don’t even remember Everton being outside the top tier but I do like trying new things. Scrappy 1-0, please.

Tuesday

Arsenal v Chelsea, Super Frank has navigated the Chels from weak to abysmal with continuous losses. The Gunners should take the 3 points but after a soul shuddering 4-1 home spanking by City, do they have the spirit?  This is the bell weather game for the PL title. Anything less than win for the Gunners and it’s time to remind the larger framed lady to warm her vocal cords and serenade their title hopes. 2-0.

A long one, but we’re right in the business end now. 

lousubcap

@JohnInCarolina - What a great banquet menu right there.  Hopefully tasted as great as it reads. 

ColbyLang

Property shopping online while waiting for my day to end……land is atrociously expensive 

Ozzie_Isaac

ColbyLang said:

Property shopping online while waiting for my day to end……land is atrociously expensive 

Unless you are a Saudi government entity who wants to lease land from the AZ state government so you can pump unlimited ground water to grow alfalfa to harvest and ship back to Saudi Arabia.

Fondomonte, the Saudi owned company pays ..... Wait for it .... Wait for it .....$25/acre annually.  This allows them unlimited ground water rights.  They are pumping water so fast, that cameras in the underground aquifers have recorded new currents going towards their wells.  They are pumping enough water for their alfalfa on one farm to provide water for over 54,000 single family residences.

So, for the low low price of $87,500/year they have been pumping over $4M worth of water.

lousubcap

@Ozzie_Isaac Who the F is in charge and approved this?  Talk about shoving your face in it...take the limited and scarce or soon to be (after the CA snow pack melts) water while throttling back on Saudi oil. 

How come the politicians are routinely so short sighted?  Answer-all they want to do is get reelected and retain power.  All the way from local thru national government levels.  Of mini-soap box in the interest of thread preservation. 

Happy Friday-

nolaegghead

Those officials are “lobbied” hard.  You want to change things, vote for people who want to take dark money out of politics.

ColtsFan

We sent linemen to Guatemala to run power to a village. We sent the supplies over a month ago. We had to pay the cartel 15k to release our supplies and equipment. We’ll have to do the same when we ship the stuff back.

nolaegghead

ColtsFan said:

We sent linemen to Guatemala to run power to a village. We sent the supplies over a month ago. We had to pay the cartel 15k to release our supplies and equipment. We’ll have to do the same when we ship the stuff back.

That’s aligned with why it’s such a horrible and deadly place to live and why people leave there and the surrounding countries to find a better life for their families.  We should be helping to solve the problem rather than cut back on funding and **** about all the migrants.

Gulfcoastguy

Yes we have done so well with nation building.

nolaegghead

Financial aid isn’t necessarily nation building and the US has helped eradicate gangs through the DEA cooperating with local governments as it’s in our best interest.

nolaegghead

For the record, I was against invading Iraq from the start.  And I supported getting out of Afghanistan, but I think destroying Al-Qaeda first was necessary 

SGH

About to start driving home. What’s so special about that? It will be the first full weekend I have had off in 90 days. I’m going to enjoy it 👍

nolaegghead

SGH said:

About to start driving home. What’s so special about that? It will be the first full weekend I have had off in 90 days. I’m going to enjoy it 👍

On the up side of working three months straight, you get to enjoy (Ron’s level of) money, I see a new John Deere in your future….

lousubcap

I also see copious quantities of chargrilled oysters getting devoured and right quick. 

More $$ for the island buy fund.  Enjoy the down-time.  Well deserved. 

One can get burned out prepping for laying pipe and not closing the deal.