RANT: R.I.P. Tyrbolift

[Dominik]

I don't know if I posted this in here at the time, or just my other regular thread, but a couple years ago over the Thanksgiving week (or was it in December?) I was in northern Indiana at a Cabela's when I realized I didn't have my phone. Figured I left it in the car. Finished shopping, back to the car...no phone. Checked in the store, nobody turned it in. Checked all over parking lot, nope.

Called it from my dad's phone, a woman answered. She had found it in the parking lot...and took it home. Tried to set up a meeting to get it back, and pay her for it, but she was really aloof about it (I had a swipe protect on the phone and an app with password protect on information sensitive apps, settings, etc).

We call several times about this, and get her daughter a couple times who REALLY does not care, and won't put mom on the phone.

Eventually she tells us about a Walgreens across the line in Iillinois in the ghetto where she meets us and I get my phone back.

Pretty sure if I didn't have it all locked up like that they were just going to keep it and get whatever use/$ they could out of it. They still got $.

Lesson: Never set phone on your lap in the car. I had set it on my lap and forgot it there when I got out, dropping it to the parking lot. Always pocket it or set it down in the console.

Good move on keeping it locked. It's a PITA having to key it in all the time but it's situations like that where you're glad you did it.

Mine has a contact number and message on the lock screen that states a reward will be given if it's found.

While I have no issue giving someone money in exchange for my phone I didn't want a dime from this girl for returning hers but I quickly realized I was giving off a rude vibe declining the gift so I accepted.

It's sad that so many people would keep another person's phone if they could get away with it. Years ago an IMEI block was an effective deterrent but since larger smartphones can now double as a tablet, plenty of thieves would be happy to keep using it over wi-fi.

[Farley1324]

Good move on keeping it locked. It's a PITA having to key it in all the time but it's times like that where you're glad you did it.

Mine has a contact number and message on the lock screen that states a reward will be given if it's found.

While I have no issue giving someone money in exchange for my phone I didn't want a dime from this girl for returning hers but I quickly realized I was giving off a rude vibe declining the gift so I accepted.

It's sad that so many people would keep another person's phone if they could get away with it. Years ago an IMEI block was an effective deterrent but since larger smartphones can now double as a tablet, plenty of thieves would be happy to keep using it over wi-fi.

Yeah I use that lock screen message as well. I had installed the security app with app locking password not terribly long before that happened...I felt a lot better about having it on there vs a simple swipe.

Yeah even if you pulled the sim card and could not do any calls or texts just having wifi for apps is highly useful. I have an S7 Edge but as I sit here, my S5 is right next to it...WiFi only and I still use it.

[chazzy1864]

I saw a phone lying on a busy road earlier this year. Pulled over, grabbed it, and drove off.

It was locked and had no message on the lock screen so all I could do was wait for someone to call it.

After half an hour a call came through, I answered, and it was the owner calling from another phone. Arranged to meet up the next day and she got her phone back.

Anyway the main thing was that she said "I don't own a computer. My whole life is wrapped up in this phone! It's really important to me." Thanked me over and over and gave me a $50 gift card.

Cliffs: people seem to love their phones.

Yeah I have quite a few friends (also my sister and her boyfriend) who don't have computers and do everything with the phone.

I use my phone as a backup for internetting. I always prefer my PC over the phone, but some people do everything with their phone. To lose it would be a huge hit.

While I have no issue giving someone money in exchange for my phone I didn't want a dime from this girl for returning hers but I quickly realized I was giving off a rude vibe declining the gift so I accepted.

Yeah, I learned long ago that if someone is offering you money in a situation like that, decline once and if they insist, politely accept. To keep declining ends up turning the whole thing into a fiasco and in turns changes you from kind into rude.

[PapaBurgandy]

I'm about to head over to Cabela's with my dad. Phone is locked, thanks.

[therorschach]

lmao i have a phone

[im2manly]

I saw a phone lying on a busy road earlier this year. Pulled over, grabbed it, and drove off.

It was locked and had no message on the lock screen so all I could do was wait for someone to call it.

After half an hour a call came through, I answered, and it was the owner calling from another phone. Arranged to meet up the next day and she got her phone back.

Anyway the main thing was that she said "I don't own a computer. My whole life is wrapped up in this phone! It's really important to me." Thanked me over and over and gave me a $50 gift card.

Cliffs: people seem to love their phones.

She probably had noods on it

[Dominik]

She probably had noods on it

Excuse me?
Yes?
Could I exchange this gift card for noods?

[One More Time]

Sup fellas? Lots of new names around here. About to start lifting again, but I wanted to get some advice. Going to try training in higher rep ranges for awhile this time. My normal routine is approximately 15-18 lower rep (5-8) sets for chest, back, or legs (depending on the day) consisting of compound lifts and 6 sets or so for arms etc targeting specific muscles (biceps, triceps, abs, etc) per workout. I want to try the 15 rep range per set. Approx how many sets you think I should be trying of the compound and specific with the higher rep per workout?

[Orlando1234977]

Looks like a Naldi/Chaz get together.



Finally time to play a lil ffb, t-3 hours.

[Dominik]

The old war horse is breaking down.

[PapaBurgandy]

The old war horse is breaking down.

That's a better angle than the one I saw earlier. Poor thing, it was so hot in New York this morning.

[Dominik]

You can tell by the way staff react that it happens all the time.

[PapaBurgandy]

You can tell by the way staff react that it happens all the time.

The only people concerned with her health are the "Basket of deplorables."

[Farley1324]

There is something very seriously wrong with her.

Everybody around her knows it. She's going down, there's some random piece of looks-like-metal coming out of her pant leg as she is going down, and everybody there is just working on getting her into the van and boxing out the cameras. On top of everything else...there is no way in hell she is fit to be elected POTUS...and that isn't bias talking that's just plainly obvious.

inb4 FDR comparison

[chazzy1864]

You can tell by the way staff react that it happens all the time.

Yeah, they all were like, "Oh geez, quick get to in the van. Sooner she's sitting, the sooner we're out of here."

[PapaBurgandy]

[VoxExMachina]

You can tell by the way staff react that it happens all the time.

There was some stuff circulating about that bald black dude who looks like SS actually being a doctor/handler or something. I don't really know the details, but noticed that there he is again in the vid.

[Dominik]

Anti-seizure shades. They help keep the pneumonia under control.

[VoxExMachina]

I think both Hillary and Donald are clowns. But this did make me laugh:

[Get-n-fit]

There is something very seriously wrong with her.

Everybody around her knows it. She's going down, there's some random piece of looks-like-metal coming out of her pant leg as she is going down, and everybody there is just working on getting her into the van and boxing out the cameras. On top of everything else...there is no way in hell she is fit to be elected POTUS...and that isn't bias talking that's just plainly obvious.

inb4 FDR comparison

Bolded...are there not any medical/ mental requirements that someone running for POTUS must meet? She seems to have some serious health issues.

[chazzy1864]

Keenan Allen is out for the season with a Torn ACL after less than 2 quarters of play. Sucks for the 5 out of 6 leagues that I had him in.

[therorschach]

Sup fellas?

Sup dawg.

[chazzy1864]

[Farley1324]

I guess that's a "props for recognizing reality, even if it took even even more overt incidents to come to the realization"

[chazzy1864]

Holy scheisse! I can't believe it. Over the last few years, I've repeatedly tried to figure out a movie from my childhood that i only recall a few scenes from. All were towards the end of the movie. First, he showers and leans his head back into the water (don't ask me why this stood out, but as a kid, I always leaned forward to rinse my hair and this was the first I saw of it). He had blond-ish hair and he took out some earring (this was his preparation for what was about to go down, shower and remove the earring).

Then, he rode on a diamond-cut steel skateboard at the end while a group of others kids were on regular skateboards and they went to fight / confront / whatever with the bad guys.

That was all I remember. I have periodically tried googling different phrases, word combinations, whatever to figure out what the movie was. Not sure what was different this time around, but I finally figured it out.

Gleaming the Cube! Made in 1989 and starring Christian Slater. Downloading that bad boy right now!

[PapaBurgandy]

Holy scheisse! I can't believe it. Over the last few years, I've repeatedly tried to figure out a movie from my childhood that i only recall a few scenes from. All were towards the end of the movie. First, he showers and leans his head back into the water (don't ask me why this stood out, but as a kid, I always leaned forward to rinse my hair and this was the first I saw of it). He had blond-ish hair and he took out some earring (this was his preparation for what was about to go down, shower and remove the earring).

Then, he rode on a diamond-cut steel skateboard at the end while a group of others kids were on regular skateboards and they went to fight / confront / whatever with the bad guys.

That was all I remember. I have periodically tried googling different phrases, word combinations, whatever to figure out what the movie was. Not sure what was different this time around, but I finally figured it out.

Gleaming the Cube! Made in 1989 and starring Christian Slater. Downloading that bad boy right now!

I remember seeing this in high school, not sure it's aged well.

[7Seconds]

I remember seeing this in high school, not sure it's aged well.

No it hasn't. I saw parts of it on cable awhile back and 80's nostalgia and the Bones Brigade were the only reasons I watched the little bit I did.

[chazzy1864]

Yeah, I'm sure it hasn't aged well at all. I'm not worried about it. After this much time of looking for it, I have to watch it.

[Orlando1234977]

Sounds like this thread has evolved to Pro-Trump/Nationalist. Baby steps.

[darinaldi]

Sounds like this thread has evolved to Pro-Trump/Nationalist. Baby steps.

LOL, just LOL.