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[QUOTE=Corbi;1635687483]V for Vendetta, it's crazy how many novels and movies from our past have actually come true in certain ways. Watch Enemy of the State or the Conspiracy Theory or a book like Orwells 1984, those all seemed crazy and crackpotish but that $hit has in many cases become fact.[/QUOTE]
Watch Demolition Man and look at how they want cops to act now. That's going that route too.
"We're police officers! We're not trained to handle this kind of violence!"
[QUOTE=Bando;1635695153]I almost got written up at one job for not knowing how to check the calibration on my torque wrench. It was for wheels and I used it exactly zero times, I tightened lugnuts back then just just like I tighten them now, good fukin luck to the next guy trying to get these off.[/QUOTE]
Couple extra Ugga Duggas.
[QUOTE=Bando;1635695153]I almost got written up at one job for not knowing how to check the calibration on my torque wrench. It was for wheels and I used it exactly zero times, I tightened lugnuts back then just just like I tighten them now, good fukin luck to the next guy trying to get these off.[/QUOTE]
*Assuming* your story wasn't huge split rims.
In past I've seen people tighten lug nuts on ordinary cars with air impact wrench then go round after and check with a torque wrench (none of them need tightening further), but not for years have I seen that silliness. For a big commercial split rims... Definitely. But for someone's car?? Why??? That impact wrench tightens to a roughly known torque that is damn tight.
I think anyone who insists on a calibrated torque wrench for cars spent more time studying theory than doing a real job. Sadly, you can't reason with people like that.
[QUOTE=OldFartTom;1635701223]*Assuming* your story wasn't huge split rims.
In past I've seen people tighten lug nuts on ordinary cars with air impact wrench then go round after and check with a torque wrench (none of them need tightening further), but not for years have I seen that silliness. For a big commercial split rims... Definitely. But for someone's car?? Why??? That impact wrench tightens to a roughly known torque that is damn tight.
I think anyone who insists on a calibrated torque wrench for cars spent more time studying theory than doing a real job. Sadly, you can't reason with people like that.[/QUOTE]
This was a car plant. I also had to check the specific gravity of battery (acid) if it failed. Below 40 is passing if you ever wondered.
[QUOTE=Corbi;1635687483]V for Vendetta, it's crazy how many novels and movies from our past have actually come true in certain ways. Watch Enemy of the State or the Conspiracy Theory or a book like Orwells 1984, those all seemed crazy and crackpotish but that $hit has in many cases become fact.[/QUOTE]
I don't think movies like Enemy of the State came out of thin air. I think bits and pieces of a lot of movies like that are based on some events. As crazy as that movie is for 1998, it's alarming how accurate surveillance capabilities actually were.
[QUOTE=_zman;1635720253]I don't think movies like Enemy of the State came out of thin air. I think bits and pieces of a lot of movies like that are based on some events. As crazy as that movie is for 1998, it's alarming how accurate surveillance capabilities actually were.[/QUOTE]
That is one of my favorite movies and i recall 1 line from Gene which is true to this day.
"Whatever you think, they are 10 years ahead in advanced technology"
[QUOTE=OldFartTom;1635701223]*Assuming* your story wasn't huge split rims.
In past I've seen people tighten lug nuts on ordinary cars with air impact wrench then go round after and check with a torque wrench (none of them need tightening further), but not for years have I seen that silliness. For a big commercial split rims... Definitely. But for someone's car?? Why??? That impact wrench tightens to a roughly known torque that is damn tight.
I think anyone who insists on a calibrated torque wrench for cars spent more time studying theory than doing a real job. Sadly, you can't reason with people like that.[/QUOTE]
Modern brake disks are easily warped by incorrectly tightening wheel lugs, causing vibration and leading to excessive pad and disk wear. This is also true of the wheel itself. Modern wheels (rims) are easily warped.. I always use a torque wrench and refuse to take my vehicles anywhere that they do not. Torque sticks that I have used are regularly off by 10 lbs, even the best ones are off by 5 lbs.
I still drive the 96 F150 I bought in 1996, when I am not driving the 85 F150 I bought in 1993.
[QUOTE=GrouchyUSMC;1635695563]Watch Demolition Man and look at how they want cops to act now. That's going that route too.
"We're police officers! We're not trained to handle this kind of violence!"[/QUOTE]
I'm just discovering this forum, and this is the first thread I've stumbled on. I couldn't agree more with this!!!! I never hear anyone talk about this sort of thing, but it's so true. Why did I have to come to bodybuilding forums to find people who see the world for what it is? lol
I've gotten talked into getting the vaccine, but I'm not thrilled about it. At least going for the Johnson & Johnson instead of the mRNA versions. I do have a history of asthma, and I hate to admit it, but I have gotten a little freaked out about the idea of getting COVID.
[QUOTE=cwsmith35;1635723053]I'm just discovering this forum, and this is the first thread I've stumbled on. I couldn't agree more with this!!!! I never hear anyone talk about this sort of thing, but it's so true. Why did I have to come to bodybuilding forums to find people who see the world for what it is? lol[/QUOTE]
Welcome aboard, stick around. It's a great place
[QUOTE=cwsmith35;1635723243]I've gotten talked into getting the vaccine, but I'm not thrilled about it. At least going for the Johnson & Johnson instead of the mRNA versions. I do have a history of asthma, and I hate to admit it, but I have gotten a little freaked out about the idea of getting COVID.[/QUOTE]
Good luck with your shot and no need to hate to admit freaking out a bit about Covid, it's a scary deal and many feel that way.
I am huge fan of breathing, just saying....:)
[QUOTE=Corbi;1635693483]Never seen any of the Matrix movies [/QUOTE]
Dude what's wrong with you!!! :D
Watch the 1st one and skip the other 2. I wish I had some button in my brain that could reset it to right before I saw The Matrix the first time, just to relive the mind blowing I got from it. Not just from the story which is really good but the design, cinematography and effects were stuff that had never seen before. Of course it was copied so many times since then that if you see it now you think what's the big deal but trust me, it was a big deal.
[QUOTE=x-trainer ben;1635721463]That is one of my favorite movies and i recall 1 line from Gene which is true to this day.
"Whatever you think, they are 10 years ahead in advanced technology"[/QUOTE]
He was perfect for that role. Loved that movie.
There's a great show called the black files. Some of the episodes are hit and miss, but very eye-opening especially the one on the space air flight. [url]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12252462/[/url]
[QUOTE=sy2502;1635724793]Dude what's wrong with you!!! :D
Watch the 1st one and skip the other 2. I wish I had some button in my brain that could reset it to right before I saw The Matrix the first time, just to relive the mind blowing I got from it. Not just from the story which is really good but the design, cinematography and effects were stuff that had never seen before. Of course it was copied so many times since then that if you see it now you think what's the big deal but trust me, it was a big deal.[/QUOTE]
I didn't love 2 and 3 but they're definitely worth the watch, especially if you like the first one.
[QUOTE=cwsmith35;1635723243]I've gotten talked into getting the vaccine, but I'm not thrilled about it. At least going for the Johnson & Johnson instead of the mRNA versions. I do have a history of asthma, and I hate to admit it, but I have gotten a little freaked out about the idea of getting COVID.[/QUOTE]
Being hit with multiple daily reminders that there's danger lurking around the corner will do that to a person.
[QUOTE=sy2502;1635724793]Dude what's wrong with you!!! :D
Watch the 1st one and skip the other 2. I wish I had some button in my brain that could reset it to right before I saw The Matrix the first time, just to relive the mind blowing I got from it. Not just from the story which is really good but the design, cinematography and effects were stuff that had never seen before.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. Wish I had written that.
There's a mental condition/suspicion/abomination or premonition that dates back to the greeks or even earlier where you think you're the only person in the world and everything else is just some kind of construct. The Matrix takes that 2,300 year old story and puts it to life.
Watch it, it's one of the greats in our lifetime.
[QUOTE=cwsmith35;1635723053]I'm just discovering this forum, and this is the first thread I've stumbled on. I couldn't agree more with this!!!! I never hear anyone talk about this sort of thing, but it's so true. Why did I have to come to bodybuilding forums to find people who see the world for what it is? lol[/QUOTE]
Great minds think alike!
I feel society will keep going this way until it gets completely out of control, and then another Sylvester Stallone movie will become a reality: Judge Dredd.
[QUOTE=GrouchyUSMC;1635779573]Great minds think alike!
I feel society will keep going this way until it gets completely out of control, and then another Sylvester Stallone movie will become a reality: Judge Dredd.[/QUOTE]
Arthur Jones wrote about this type of stuff early on in several muscle mags. He sounded like a "doom and gloom" kinda guy, but he was right, he was speaking reality. Arthur's parents were Doctors and he read all their medical books at an early age, he didn't have good things to say about doctors.
The difference between him was he engineered and sold equipment, he didn't do or like the Weider fantasy world of selling hard bodies on the beach and a great smile:)
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Just heard on the news, vaxing has gone down in my state mostly because the J and J vaxes got a recall batch, people were fainting and chit.
I agree with FLEX, you guys and gals have fun, I’ll enjoy my freedom of not being forced to fly or work again!!!
Moderna and Pfizer are doing just fine in MD, only J+J are regrouping.
Howdy all....
We just got our first shot yesterday.
Getting our second shot on 5/6.
I hear that some experienced 'tiredness' and/or periodic 'headaches' post the send stabbing.
Doesn't concern me.
Other than having a sore regional area I couldn't really feel the needle.
Must be a tiny needle...unlike the javelin sized ones used when I was giving plasma twice a week back in 1970....during the early Holocene Epoch.
Have a great weekend....
Johnson & Johnson has abandoned a previous pledge to deliver 24 million additional doses of its one-shot vaccine by the end of April
[QUOTE=Wayne Evans;1635813653]Howdy all....
We just got our first shot yesterday.
Getting our second shot on 5/6.
I hear that some experienced 'tiredness' and/or periodic 'headaches' post the send stabbing.
Doesn't concern me.
Other than having a sore regional area I couldn't really feel it.
Must be a tiny needle...unlike the javelin sized ones used when I was giving plasma twice a week back in 1970....during the early Holocene Epoch.
Have a great weekend....[/QUOTE]
Wayne Evans doesn't get Vaccinated....
The vaccine gets Wayne Evans'd !
[QUOTE=Oceanside;1635821373]Wayne Evans doesn't get Vaccinated....The vaccine gets Wayne Evans'd ![/QUOTE]
Ha....your sense of humor is well in tact weed hopper.
Hope all is well with you and the family orbit. (I'd green you for your good use of [I]levity[/I] but I'm on spread)
Carry on amigos....
[QUOTE=Cass40;1623502471]RIP our newest member of 035 misc. it was nice to know you for one day.
Rep me before u die..[/QUOTE]
Begged for rep begging
[QUOTE=x-trainer ben;1635807953]Moderna and Pfizer are doing just fine in MD, only J+J are regrouping.[/QUOTE]
You are way too confident in the system that fails us over and over.
Too soon for anything, plus those shots do have side symptoms Bando and Supra lost taste. And you need two shots which is silly.
I continue to wake up healthy and sick free living my way.
If I’m gonna experience headaches and chills, it better be from a PR dead lift.
Not a stupid azz shot from the current medical community.
[QUOTE=LWW;1635828013]You are way too confident in the system that fails us over and over.
Too soon for anything, plus those shots do have side symptoms Bando and Supra lost taste. And you need two shots which is silly.
I continue to wake up healthy and sick free living my way.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=LWW;1635828303]If I’m gonna experience headaches and chills, it better be from a PR dead lift.
Not a stupid azz shot from the current medical community.[/QUOTE]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/iiZ2GWf.jpg[/img]
Hey his system has failed him, what can we say to argue against that.
If you’re not being forced due to your work, why would younger people willingly get vaccinated anytime soon. Even if offered it, I would hold out for as long as possible (don’t care if I won’t be able to travel) and hope a vaccine passport doesn’t become a requirement for most essential activities. Germany and other EU countries wanted vaccine passports by Summer and apparently, if the results of a certain poll can be trusted, lots of people are in support of it in Germany, Italy and the UK for travel. I’m not German but know someone who is over there. Earlier this year, they said you already needed to show some kind of pass to enter large stores where they live. COVID can cause long lasting debilitating symptoms for some people but I’m very wary about the short and long term effects from these vaccines currently being offered. There have been some serious side effects and deaths.
[QUOTE=Kimmilifts;1635830173]If you’re not being forced due to your work, why would younger people willingly get vaccinated anytime soon. Even if offered it, I would hold out for as long as possible (don’t care if I won’t be able to travel) and hope a vaccine passport doesn’t become a requirement for most essential activities. Germany and other EU countries wanted vaccine passports by Summer and apparently, if the results of a certain poll can be trusted, lots of people are in support of it in Germany, Italy and the UK for travel. I’m not German but know someone who is over there. Earlier this year, they said you already needed to show some kind of pass to enter large stores where they live. COVID can cause long lasting debilitating symptoms for some people but I’m very wary about the short and long term effects from these vaccines currently being offered. There have been some serious side effects and deaths.[/QUOTE]
I understand your point. Here is an example of where this vaccine stuff is going..
Rutgers University is requiring students attending classes in person this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
It is among the first U.S. universities to make such a mandate as schools begin preparing for a return to campus life after a year of remote or hybrid learning due to the pandemic.
"In support of Rutgers' commitment to health and safety for all members of its community, the University will be updating its Immunization Requirements for Students to include the COVID-19 vaccine," Rutgers' leadership wrote in a message to the university community on Thursday.
2nd Pfizer shot coming up this Thursday.
I have seen quite a bit of online discussion about universities requiring the vaccine this fall. I wonder what the overlap is between people who are suddenly skeptical about what they will put in their bodies and people who would take drugs from some stranger behind the porta potty at a music festival.
[QUOTE=7Seconds;1635833303]I have seen quite a bit of online discussion about universities requiring the vaccine this fall. I wonder what the overlap is between people who are suddenly skeptical about what they will put in their bodies and people who would take drugs from some stranger behind the porta potty at a music festival.[/QUOTE]
Great point^^^
[QUOTE=bodyhard;1623479641]No not at all, never even gotten a flu shot, ever and ironically [b]I never had the flu, don't even know what it feels like to have the flu.[/b][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Cass40;1635835123][Img]https://images.app.goo.gl/j73WwuBrBN6DUDtR6[/img][/QUOTE]
OMG. Looks like its on again between Johnny Bodyhard and Cassie the Sassie Girl :cool:
[QUOTE=Mark1T;1635835693]OMG. Looks like its on again between Johnny Bodyhard and Cassie the Sassie Girl :cool:[/QUOTE]
Hai! :)
[QUOTE=nothingshocking;1635822913]Begged for rep begging[/QUOTE]
I'm confused, is it what I think it is?
[QUOTE=Wayne Evans;1635813653]Howdy all....
We just got our first shot yesterday.
[b]Getting our second shot on 5/6.[/b]
I hear that some experienced 'tiredness' and/or periodic 'headaches' post the send stabbing.
Doesn't concern me.
Other than having a sore regional area I couldn't really feel the needle.
Must be a tiny needle...unlike the javelin sized ones used when I was giving plasma twice a week back in 1970....during the early Holocene Epoch.
Have a great weekend....[/QUOTE]
If it's Moderna I wouldn't plan on anything for a couple days after. You could be just fine or end up like me shivering under 5 blankets for 35 hours.
Another reason for getting vaccine is that covid long haulers deal with unexpected medical bills even with insurance so it's not just even tryna save my lungs but financial decision too.
[QUOTE=mtpockets;1635829453][img]https://i.imgur.com/iiZ2GWf.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
More healthy people are getting vaxed than vulnerable, that in itself is stupid behavior when dealing with experimental phases.
I know people who powerlift and do strongman that weight near 300# get covid, they said it was nothing to be scared of, for them.
It may be different for someone with asthma though. It's stupid to say what's happening now, is smart.
[QUOTE=LWW;1635842393]More healthy people are getting vaxed than vulnerable, that in itself is stupid behavior when dealing with experimental phases.
I know people who powerlift and do strongman that weight near 300# get covid, they said it was nothing to be scared of, for them.
It may be different for someone with asthma though. It's stupid to say what's happening now, is smart.[/QUOTE]
You bitch about the problem and then you bitch about the solution....
Maybe it's time you re-examine what's stupid and what's not :)
[QUOTE=Bando;1635837103]If it's Moderna I wouldn't plan on anything for a couple days after. You could be just fine or end up like me shivering under 5 blankets for 35 hours.[/QUOTE]
Holy shvt B....
Not that it would be diagnosed easily but did you get any G2 as to why your system reacted that adversely?
Hell...I don't know which vaccine by name that we received but it seems one must gird thy loins to expect the unexpected for the second stabbing.
Good thing we're both retired....if we get that ill who's going to make my Crown Royal high balls if I'm prostrate!....I must plan ahead.
Thanks for the heads up....glad you got through it as miserable as I perceived it to be for you.
Back to it....
[QUOTE=Oceanside;1635843653]You bitch about the problem and then you bitch about the solution....
Maybe it's time you re-examine what's stupid and what's not :)[/QUOTE]
I don't give two chits about covid, so wtf you talking about? I never did? I've called it a political BS stunt since day one, the problem was forced lock down by political authoritarians which I refuse to cater to.
Wat, you mad cause now you gotta fly and go to office for corporate now? I don't :)
..........but you got lucky, you didn't get a bad batch, but thats what can happen when they rush this.
AS for college, who wants to go there, online is better. And who wants to waste time in 9 to 5 traffic, that's three hours a day of time wasted for most people:)
[QUOTE=LWW;1635844413]
AS for college, who wants to go there, online is better.[/QUOTE]
If you want socially inept people, that's how you get socially inept people.
[QUOTE=Wayne Evans;1635844063]Holy shvt B....
Not that it would be diagnosed easily but did you get any G2 as to why your system reacted that adversely?
Hell...I don't know which vaccine by name that we received but it seems one must gird thy loins to expect the unexpected for the second stabbing.
Good thing we're both retired....if we get that ill who's going to make my Crown Royal high balls if I'm prostrate!....I must plan ahead.
Thanks for the heads up....glad you got through it as miserable as I perceived it to be for you.
Back to it....[/QUOTE]
The vaccine you got is written on your card.
[QUOTE=7Seconds;1635845543]If you want socially inept people, that's how you get socially inept people.[/QUOTE]
College is not essential for this.
In fact the best way to learn anything is hitting the floor are running.
[QUOTE=LWW;1635847513]College is not essential for this.
In fact the best way to learn anything is hitting the floor are running.[/QUOTE]
I would disagree. Going to school is more than getting an education, it's about learning how to socialize with other people who aren’t necessarily of your choosing. Colleges have dorms which enforce a constant mix of people outside of school. Walking on campus, talking to people at meals, socializing between classes, people you do group projects with, probably lots more I can't think of. These encourage a passive, random socialization that many times wouldn't happen on it's own. Clubs and acitivies (which already happen) do not replace these things. Activities like this are different because they're you choosing the kind of person you want to be around.
Online only would remove an enormous chunk of one of the main benefits of college.
[QUOTE=7Seconds;1635848973]I would disagree. Going to school is more than getting an education, it's about learning how to socialize with other people who aren’t necessarily of your choosing. Colleges have dorms which enforce a constant mix of people outside of school. Walking on campus, talking to people at meals, socializing between classes, people you do group projects with, probably lots more I can't think of. These encourage a passive, random socialization that many times wouldn't happen on it's own. Clubs and acitivies (which already happen) do not replace these things. Activities like this are different because they're you choosing the kind of person you want to be around.
Online only would remove an enormous chunk of one of the main benefits of college.[/QUOTE]
There are so many people who don't experience the above, especially if you don't have money.
Typically it's work a job and going to a community college. I drove to a brick and mortar campus everyday after work for 2 years, took the last two years online. If I had to go back to a campus I'd be miserable.
[QUOTE=Bando;1635846323]The vaccine you got is written on your card.[/QUOTE]
Just looked at our cards.
Yes....it's the same one you received.
I'll report back if we have a similar reaction.
Guess I need to get that wet bar installed behind my pillow.
Thanks for reminding me about our 'card'.
Carry on....