Random Rants

[Giles]

I will be the first to admit this is a first world problem.

Because of the USA's decision to bloody the nose of Iran, with what appears to be no medium/long term plan or basic comprehension of what the after-effects would be, the 3rd trip in 3 weeks has now been kyboshed.

I will no longer be supporting the local islanders in Oman with my fishing dollars. Zero way me or any of my mates can get there. I will be going to Portugal instead. I will still have a great time, but there may not be a next time in Oman, because the fishing operation we use there, has had zero/nada/fuck-all paying guest since the shit began, with no view of any relief, any time soon.

[Walery Smirnoff]

@Giles The main thing is for Trump not to complicate the situation. Otherwise, Portugal will become inaccessible to you. We have one brilliant geostrategist. He actually made the situation worse. And that's why I'm currently vacationing in Sizran. Do you know what Sizran is?)))))) It's a remote province where no one ever vacations.

[Giles]

I guess I could fish in the Volga.....

[Walery Smirnoff]

@Giles Giles, come and visit me! I will welcome you with respect!

[Walery Smirnoff]

And here we are on the Volga now

[Tobi]

@Walery-Smirnoff hope you are still standing I find the sole of my RW MocToe to be the most slippery of all my boots

[Matt]

@Walery-Smirnoff said in Random Rants:

@Giles Giles, come and visit me! I will welcome you with respect!

You’d be the first.

[SKT]

Trivial rant but why do recipe websites have to be absolute trash and basically unusable?

[mclaincausey]

Jamaican jerk chicken recipe

..,interminable absolute drivel about some trite bullshit I don’t care about..

…Litany of intrusive ads….

,,, finally, Ingredients…

…Shit, more dumb ads…

…Recipe

Whoever invented the “jump to recipe” button deserves a Nobel prize.

[goosehd]

@SKT you mean you don’t love the personal backstory of when they made it with their Grandma, make it for all of their friends, go to the farmers market on Saturday to buy the ingredients, etc…

[goosehd]

…and as @mclaincausey the fucking ads…

[mclaincausey]

lol. The narcissism is out of control. Maybe they get paid by the letter. Or corny sentiment.

[SKT]

All of it is maddening. I usually say f it and just back out. Not worth it

[goosehd]

@SKT The problem is, there are a few gems to be found from time to time. You just have to wade through the sewer to get there.

[SKT]

@goosehd that’s a perfect summary and agree. Sometimes it’s worth a trip through the sewer.

[northsouthdenimguy]

I can’t stand the mall and I’m only here to drop off a couple things of my wife’s for repairs. If anybody ever scoffs at the price of your IH, just show them this from YSL… some sort of cotton overshirt. ‍️

[popvulture]

I think they just want you to scroll through and see as many ads as possible before you get what you came for. Remember that age when Google, social media, YT, etc were so novel? How far we've plunged into the capitalist hellscape.

Perfect time for Nana's brownies, though!