Random Announcements

[Giles]

Two more calls to Vodafone and 4 trips to the Vodafone store (thank God there is one in Gosport) and we have a new phone.......

[Oaktavia]

I thought I ordered another indigo Wabash bucket hat but when I opened the package, it was BLACK!!! Woo!!!

[Matt]

2026 turning out to be yet another banger y’all…

[goosehd]

@Matt …that looks like a party waiting to happen. FFS

[Denman John]

Somehow I can see this becoming a TikTok challenge.

[Matt]

Guess what guys. The Food and Drug Admin that fired a bunch of people that used to do stuff like monitor food poisoning outbreaks just apologized for its false positive on lettuce.

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@Matt Lucky me the safe one is the only lettuce I like!

[Jett129]

Figured I’d post this here.

[Jett129]

[NickD]

From a list of (joke) new definitions for words, these two stuck in my mind.

Reuters - authors from Birmingham
Shuttlecock - Air Force One

[Brian]

I’m lost but from what I can gather is pre packed lettuce yet again has caused an outbreak of food poisoning ‍️

Am I the only one who rinses fruit and veg before raw consumption even if it says pre washed

[Giles]

@Brian said in Random Announcements:

Am I the only one who rinses fruit and veg before raw consumption even if it says pre washed

My (rather careless) mother bought her children up on a policy of, if it does not kill you, it will make you stronger. Her 10 second rule was, 10 minutes plus or minus.....I must have built up an immunity to just about everything growing up, I wash virtually nothing and don't worry about salad or water when I travel....

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Giles Egypt’s tap water accepted your challenge!

[Giles]

Been there twice, Sure I would have drunk the tap water. Was fine.

My worst was something I got on the plane from Fiji to Philippines, hit me bad for 2 weeks.........

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Giles You would have or you did? That’s is some serious tap water .

[northsouthdenimguy]

Not sure anybody really cares about this, but I kind of wanted to see how long I could make it into the summer wearing 21 oz Iron Heart denim to work. Well…I definitely found the limit.

At least this year, this is the time of year when I just can’t wear 21 oz Iron Heart denim on construction sites anymore, even paired with the 5 oz short sleeve shirts. I tried it the first three days of this week, Monday through Wednesday, and it’s simply too much. Back to the 10 oz Bakers.

It’s probably more about my internal thermostat than the clothing itself. I’m sure plenty of people can pull it off, but when I’m standing in the blazing sun meeting with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers, then walking in and out of construction sites all day, it catches up with me. The 80%+ humidity, especially in the mornings, probably doesn’t help a whole lot either.

[sabergirl]

@northsouthdenimguy you’re in ATL? I wouldn’t be able to do it down there. Like, any of it

[northsouthdenimguy]

@sabergirl

Yeah, it’s pretty brutal down here and it’s not just the heat.

[Vik]

@northsouthdenimguy definitely commend the effort! I found my limit weeks ago and I'm convinced a UK summer is a gentler one...

[Mizmazzle]

I manage to listen to Double Nickels on the Dime about once a year it seems. Every time I do I’m dumbfounded as to why I don’t listen to it more…

From here moving forward I vow to listen to DNOTD at least TWICE a year!!