Merry Generic Winter Day-Off With No Religious Content

[dc_chef]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I love my glass block shower with no door.

I was about to ask whether you got cold having no door on your shower, and then I remembered that you live in Florida. One showerhead or two?

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by dc_chef
It's something that I've thought about a lot. I would love to have something built for me, even a pre-fab. There are a few things holding me back: 1) having the money to buy a piece of land closer in, and having a new house built on it, while being able to afford living in our current house; and 2) ensuring that by the time that I buy a place to be torn down, the local jurisdiction does not outlaw tear downs.

just be careful. it is all coming back to me now. cracks in the walls, sections not fitting together properly, plumbing issues...and the concrete issue when there is a fire.

[Adder]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
From the NFL Rules:

Possession: When a player controls the ball throughout the act of clearly touching both feet, or any other part of his body other than his hand(s), to the ground inbounds.

Fumble: The loss of possession of the ball.

Doesn't this mean that the fumble occurrs when the player loses control of the ball? He lost control of the ball before his knee hit the ground. Consequently, it's a fumble.

But he didn't lose control of the ball. Defender tugged on it, cause both the ball and the player's hand to rise up, but the ball remained in the ball carrier's control until his knee was already down.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by dc_chef
I was about to ask whether you got cold having no door on your shower, and then I remembered that you live in Florida. One showerhead or two?

One. And I like the water really hot.

[nononono]

Originally posted by dc_chef
I was about to ask whether you got cold having no door on your shower, and then I remembered that you live in Florida. One showerhead or two?

Ignoring the probable real point of this post and commenting seriously - I don't have a door on mine, either, and I live at the North Pole. It's fine.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
just be careful. it is all coming back to me now. cracks in the walls, sections not fitting together properly, plumbing issues...and the concrete issue when there is a fire.

I apologize in advance to certain people, but I have to know the answer.

You've mentioned twice that there is an issue with concrete when there is a fire. What is the issue? Because I am pretty certain (a) that concrete is less flammable than wood and (b) that my entire house is made of concrete.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I wonder who will play the small town mayor, who forbid the refugees kids from playing soccer in the town park on the grounds that the fields were made for football and baseball, not soccer. “There will be nothing but baseball and football down there as long as I am mayor.”

If it was Peter Weller, that would tie together two threads nicely.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I apologize in advance to certain people, but I have to know the answer.

You've mentioned twice that there is an issue with concrete when there is a fire. What is the issue? Because I am pretty certain (a) that concrete is less flammable than wood and (b) that my entire house is made of concrete.

Unless you have tried to set your own house on fire, I don't know on what basis you intend to argue with the lady.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Adder
But he didn't lose control of the ball. Defender tugged on it, cause both the ball and the player's hand to rise up, but the ball remained in the ball carrier's control until his knee was already down.

I recall reading an article [can't find it NY Times?] that stated that on average football players make approx on average 1.5 mil a year [which is much lower than basketball and baseball] and that there are no guarantees if injured in their contracts and there are injury clauses in both basketball and baseball? is this true and why is that?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by dtb
All this football talk is fascinating, but can we get back to snack food discussion?

I just assembled a concoction of macadamia nuts and raisins (dumping some raisins in the macadamia nut jar and shaking vigorously) and the results are rather satisfying.

It's not Combos, but it'll do in a pinch.

Macadamia nuts and styrofoam chips would do in a pinch.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by dc_chef
It's something that I've thought about a lot. I would love to have something built for me, even a pre-fab. There are a few things holding me back: 1) having the money to buy a piece of land closer in, and having a new house built on it, while being able to afford living in our current house; and 2) ensuring that by the time that I buy a place to be torn down, the local jurisdiction does not outlaw tear downs.

Oh, I can understand the trepedation of holding two mortgages at once. I like, though, that the prefabs (if their literature is to be believed) generally take less time to construct than traditional construction. So theoretically the time waiting for the new house to be build is compressed a bit.

My parents just hired my brother to design a shipping container based set of extra bedrooms for their property, and they're anticipating that it'll cost less than $30K to pull off. What's cool about the shipping containers is that we import a hell of a lot more from China than we export, so there are a shitload of empty shipping containers in this country that could be used for something else. They're unbelievably structurally sound, well insulated, and they're designed to stack 9 high on the ships. Pop out some windows and doors, and you've got an 8 x 20 (or 40) x 8 room without a 2x4 having entered the picture. My friend says that they go (depending on size and quality) from about $2500 to about $7000. Get electrical and plumbing, maybe some sheetrock on the walls, some sort of foundation, and you're good to go.

[dc_chef]

Originally posted by nononono
Ignoring the probable real point of this post and commenting seriously - I don't have a door on mine, either, and I live at the North Pole. It's fine.

Sadly, that was the real point of the post. I guess I'm slipping in my old age.

[Adder]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Oh, I can understand the trepedation of holding two mortgages at once. I like, though, that the prefabs (if their literature is to be believed) generally take less time to construct than traditional construction. So theoretically the time waiting for the new house to be build is compressed a bit.

My parents just hired my brother to design a shipping container based set of extra bedrooms for their property, and they're anticipating that it'll cost less than $30K to pull off. What's cool about the shipping containers is that we import a hell of a lot more from China than we export, so there are a shitload of empty shipping containers in this country that could be used for something else. They're unbelievably structurally sound, well insulated, and they're designed to stack 9 high on the ships. Pop out some windows and doors, and you've got an 8 x 20 (or 40) x 8 room without a 2x4 having entered the picture. My friend says that they go (depending on size and quality) from about $2500 to about $7000. Get electrical and plumbing, maybe some sheetrock on the walls, some sort of foundation, and you're good to go.

Maybe I am just square (well, okay, so not maybe) but this does not sound appealing to me.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
From the NFL Rules:

Possession: When a player controls the ball throughout the act of clearly touching both feet, or any other part of his body other than his hand(s), to the ground inbounds.

Fumble: The loss of possession of the ball.

Doesn't this mean that the fumble occurrs when the player loses control of the ball? He lost control of the ball before his knee hit the ground. Consequently, it's a fumble.

Good point. Except he started to lose the ball and then his knee hit and then he secured it right before he was completely stretched out flat on the ground, and that's when the Bears defender ripped it out. If you are on the ground and secure the ball, even if it's for a second with a defender sitting on you, you are down.

TM

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Somehow I posted twice -- sorry.