OT: Off Topic 2018 part V - Getting older is not for the timid
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Bruinaura
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Bruinaura
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My dad was the same way. He said he'd pay for undergraduate degrees for me and my brother. If we wanted anything beyond that, it'd be on our own (although I had no desire for that). My brother is three years older than me but he goofed off in college and didn't finish, so that made me the first college grad in the family.
Thanks Dad. 
And good for you, Wally.
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I finally caved and bought a carpet cleaning machine (decent Black Friday deal online).
You never really understand just how dirty your carpet is until you look at the dirty water tank afterward.
But man is that thing heavy when you fill it with water. I guess it's a good workout...
You never really understand just how dirty your carpet is until you look at the dirty water tank afterward.
But man is that thing heavy when you fill it with water. I guess it's a good workout...
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I finally caved and bought a carpet cleaning machine (decent Black Friday deal online).
You never really understand just how dirty your carpet is until you look at the dirty water tank afterward.
But man is that thing heavy when you fill it with water. I guess it's a good workout...
We experienced that when we bought a dyson and used it the first time. It's not like we didn't vacuum regularly before either, it's just that our old one clearly didn't do the job well enough. The sheer amount of dust embedded into the carpet that the dyson pulled up was staggering. It was gross...lol
Bruinaura
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Yeah, I bought a Shark vacuum about two weeks after I got my dog. It was rather eye opening... and yes, gross.
I just wish they had a good way to clean the vacuum cleaner. I mean, yes, you can dump the clump of hair/ dirt/ dust easily, but all the fine particles that build up in the crevices is a pain. Better there than in the carpet, though, I guess.
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Took the train from Montreal to Toronto - very relaxing and was able to watch Pats game. VIA Rail puts Amtrak to shame.
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I always thought it was marketing BS that the dude was pitching just to get people to buy an expensive product, but man. He wasn't kidding...
Out in Ontario California again this week... but at least its nice lol. Weather speakibg I mean..
Haven't seen any fires here at least.
Haven't seen any fires here at least.
talkinaway
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Dyson has lost my business until they remove their "Poop Spewer 2000" hand dryers from my movie theater.
Seriously, I get it, the engineers at Dyson are geniuses. But a hand dryer that blows wet hand water UP into your face (which, I might remind you, includes your mouth, eyes, and nose)? No, thank you.
Seriously, I get it, the engineers at Dyson are geniuses. But a hand dryer that blows wet hand water UP into your face (which, I might remind you, includes your mouth, eyes, and nose)? No, thank you.
Took the train from Montreal to Toronto - very relaxing and was able to watch Pats game. VIA Rail puts Amtrak to shame.
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I found the Montreal subway far superior to the T, but it’s an unfair comparison. I think Amtrak does an excellent job with what they have to work with now.
Disclaimer, i come from an Amtrak/T family.
Montreal's Metro was very well designed and the key was the trains NEVER go outside.
The T's problem is not realistically fixable. The tunnels downtown are over 100 years old and they would need to close down the system to rebuild them - that is not going to happen.
The T seems incapable of changing bus routes that for the most part are all old streetcar lines from 100 years ago. Kendall Sq in Cambridge was for decades one of the least used stations on the Red Line....not anymore. We have been trying for years to get a bus that connects Kendall with Lechmere - they refuse to even do a trial.
MBTA Bus Route 99 is the classic fiasco. It runs to a hospital THAT CLOSED TWENTY YEARS AGO
Miles on the MBTA: 99 (Boston Regional Medical Center - Wellington Station via Main Street and Malden Center Station)
Amtrak is hampered by not owning the tracks between New Haven and New York and only 2 tracks under the Hudson and the Portal Bridge between Newark and Manhattan. I have ridden trains in Europe and a few years ago when the Pats were in London I was able to do a day trip to Paris BY TRAIN that was very relaxing. I took a train in China that covered nearly 1500 miles IN EIGHT HOURS. (That folks is Boston to Miami)
I live in Cambridge - less than 2 miles from TD Garden and Fenway - and I use the T ( but lately Uber and Lyft more) instead of driving as I refuse to pay $50 at the Garden for parking.
I've got 3,one on each floor,the dogs (German Shepherds) are only allowed on the main floor,but not the living room and we still vacuum hair from all floors. I have had to change the brush roller switches on 2 of them and it is a common problem.Yeah, I bought a Shark vacuum about two weeks after I got my dog. It was rather eye opening... and yes, gross.
I just wish they had a good way to clean the vacuum cleaner. I mean, yes, you can dump the clump of hair/ dirt/ dust easily, but all the fine particles that build up in the crevices is a pain. Better there than in the carpet, though, I guess.
LSCII
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I finally caved and bought a carpet cleaning machine (decent Black Friday deal online).
You never really understand just how dirty your carpet is until you look at the dirty water tank afterward.
But man is that thing heavy when you fill it with water. I guess it's a good workout...
Yeah, looking at that tank makes you realize just how filthy your carpet was even with regular vacuuming. Makes you wonder if you should even bother
I take Amtrak to Boston and Maine- I've only had one break down in like 8 trips. Otherwise it is always a good ride especially the Acela.
Montreal's Metro was very well designed and the key was the trains NEVER go outside.
The T's problem is not realistically fixable. The tunnels downtown are over 100 years old and they would need to close down the system to rebuild them - that is not going to happen.
The T seems incapable of changing bus routes that for the most part are all old streetcar lines from 100 years ago. Kendall Sq in Cambridge was for decades one of the least used stations on the Red Line....not anymore. We have been trying for years to get a bus that connects Kendall with Lechmere - they refuse to even do a trial.
MBTA Bus Route 99 is the classic fiasco. It runs to a hospital THAT CLOSED TWENTY YEARS AGO
Miles on the MBTA: 99 (Boston Regional Medical Center - Wellington Station via Main Street and Malden Center Station)
Amtrak is hampered by not owning the tracks between New Haven and New York and only 2 tracks under the Hudson and the Portal Bridge between Newark and Manhattan. I have ridden trains in Europe and a few years ago when the Pats were in London I was able to do a day trip to Paris BY TRAIN that was very relaxing. I took a train in China that covered nearly 1500 miles IN EIGHT HOURS. (That folks is Boston to Miami)
I live in Cambridge - less than 2 miles from TD Garden and Fenway - and I use the T ( but lately Uber and Lyft more) instead of driving as I refuse to pay $50 at the Garden for parking.
I’m reading through your post wondering, “ok but does he know Amtrak doesn’t own the northeast corridor tracks?...” and then you hit me with it.
I can’t argue the point that our train system is lightyears behind. Nobody can. The reasoning varies from person to person.
Happy commuting!
ODAAT
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sweet, I`m the tough guy baker of the house, tried my hand at a Red Velvet cake yesterday, 3 layers, went down perfectly. Hard to believe XMas less than a month away
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My windshield is pitted due to some concrete construction dust and my insurance company is sending someone to me to replace it
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