Are you a prepper?

[Beagle]

I lost a friend at work yesterday, got hit by a car on his bicyle. Getting healthy, planning on living a long time. We spoke on Monday about him being worried, like I am, about them constantly riding his ass for MORE MORE MORE even though he's been integral to the success of his teams since 1992. Retirement plans, that sort of thing. Tuesday, he's gone. To read his performance review, he's a piece of shit. To read his death announcement, he's the only reason the building still stands. You can't plan on anything but being born naked, paying taxes, and dying. Obviously this sat me down in my chair pretty hard.

According to SBG I got this from Douglas Adams. Perhaps - it's been twenty plus years since I read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I have consumed a lot of consumables since then. Anyway -

FOOP. If it's gonna happen, I hope that is what I hear. The CERN super conducting super colider creates a black hole, and that's the sound the earth makes as it sucks itself up it's own butt.

carry on.

[Monk]

I lost a friend at work yesterday, got hit by a car on his bicyle. Getting healthy, planning on living a long time. We spoke on Monday about him being worried, like I am, about them constantly riding his ass for MORE MORE MORE even though he's been integral to the success of his teams since 1992. Retirement plans, that sort of thing. Tuesday, he's gone. To read his performance review, he's a piece of shit. To read his death announcement, he's the only reason the building still stands. You can't plan on anything but being born naked, paying taxes, and dying. Obviously this sat me down in my chair pretty hard.

According to SBG I got this from Douglas Adams. Perhaps - it's been twenty plus years since I read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I have consumed a lot of consumables since then. Anyway -

FOOP. If it's gonna happen, I hope that is what I hear. The CERN super conducting super colider creates a black hole, and that's the sound the earth makes as it sucks itself up it's own butt.

carry on.

I work out 5-7 days a week but I
drive 5 days a week, 50,000 miles a year.......I think the odds will probably get me sooner or later.
I'd be the healthiest guy on the slab.
Just have to make it another 18 months.

Sorry about your buddy Beags.

Yep.......carry on.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I lost a friend at work yesterday, got hit by a car on his bicyle. Getting healthy, planning on living a long time. We spoke on Monday about him being worried, like I am, about them constantly riding his ass for MORE MORE MORE even though he's been integral to the success of his teams since 1992. Retirement plans, that sort of thing. Tuesday, he's gone. To read his performance review, he's a piece of shit. To read his death announcement, he's the only reason the building still stands. You can't plan on anything but being born naked, paying taxes, and dying. Obviously this sat me down in my chair pretty hard.

According to SBG I got this from Douglas Adams. Perhaps - it's been twenty plus years since I read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I have consumed a lot of consumables since then. Anyway -

FOOP. If it's gonna happen, I hope that is what I hear. The CERN super conducting super colider creates a black hole, and that's the sound the earth makes as it sucks itself up it's own butt.

carry on.

That sucks on so many levels. Sorry for your loss

[Thumpin455]

Most people only say nice stuff once you are gone, until then you are a POS or an ass kisser. Losing friends like that seriously sucks, talking to them like nothing is out of the ordinary, and suddenly you find out that is the last time you will ever have talked to them. Just gone. Its different when you expect it after a long illness, accidents and combat are so abrupt and out of the blue its hard to deal with them. I dont have any sage advice despite having the experience far too damn often, still havent learned to deal with it well. Best I can do is send condolences.

The funny thing about this 2012 thing is they have said the same thing every so often, and based it on ancient texts or rumors. Nobody is freaking out about an actual threat to civilization in 2029 and 2036, and those are proven to be distinct possibilities.

Had someone on my FB post a thing that if some asteroid was going to hit us, would they tell us? So I showed them Apophis, the Rose Bowl sized rock that will come very close to us in 2029 and possibly hit the Pacific a few hundred miles of the west coast in 2036. If you want more info on it, Neil Degrasse Tyson, the guy who runs the Hayden Planetarium in NYC has a number of videos about it, and he explains it in great detail. So yes they would tell us, there is no conspiracy, and no we arent all going to die the week after next.

Get all riled up about made up crap, but completely ignore actual stuff even if it is a few years off.

[Deaf Bob]

I lost a friend at work yesterday, got hit by a car on his bicyle. Getting healthy, planning on living a long time. We spoke on Monday about him being worried, like I am, about them constantly riding his ass for MORE MORE MORE even though he's been integral to the success of his teams since 1992. Retirement plans, that sort of thing. Tuesday, he's gone. To read his performance review, he's a piece of shit. To read his death announcement, he's the only reason the building still stands. You can't plan on anything but being born naked, paying taxes, and dying. Obviously this sat me down in my chair pretty hard.

According to SBG I got this from Douglas Adams. Perhaps - it's been twenty plus years since I read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I have consumed a lot of consumables since then. Anyway -

FOOP. If it's gonna happen, I hope that is what I hear. The CERN super conducting super colider creates a black hole, and that's the sound the earth makes as it sucks itself up it's own butt.

carry on.

Sorry for your loss.. Sucks big time..
Hope you find comfort somehow, somewhere..

[Monk]

I am stocking up on Viagra........that way I won't have to
stake my tomatoes.

[oletrux4evr]

I am stocking up on Viagra........that way I won't have to
stake my tomatoes.

TMI.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I am stocking up on Viagra........that way I won't have to
stake my tomatoes.

must be short tomato bushes

[Monk]

must be short tomato bushes

[Deaf Bob]

Disclaimer: i know nuttin, I'm not Mayan, buttttt......

THE WORLD ENDS IN 7 DAYS

Th Mayan calander goes to 12-12-12....

[Beagle]

Disclaimer: i know nuttin, I'm not Mayan, buttttt......

THE WORLD ENDS IN 7 DAYS

Th Mayan calander goes to 12-12-12....

12 21 2012...


don't cut me short...

Tom's death just whacked the crap out of me. I didn't mean it to be a downer except all the planning in the world can't prepare you for some things.

I reacted pretty badly. I quit today. 21 years shot all to shit. Now I really don't have an excuse for finishing the cars.

[Monk]

Disclaimer: i know nuttin, I'm not Mayan, buttttt......

THE WORLD ENDS IN 7 DAYS

The Mayan calender goes to 12-12-12....

Since Ceasar introduced leap years in 45BC, there have been 515 leap years including this year(so im told). Without those extra days, the date would be the 2nd of September, 2013.
Since the Mayan Calendar didn't use leap years, and today's date (without leap years) is the 2nd of the 9th 2013, the apocalypse (21st of the 12th 2012) was 9 months ago... So congratulations on surviving.

Party on Garth.

[Deaf Bob]

12 21 2012...


don't cut me short...

Tom's death just whacked the crap out of me. I didn't mean it to be a downer except all the planning in the world can't prepare you for some things.

I reacted pretty badly. I quit today. 21 years shot all to shit. Now I really don't have an excuse for finishing the cars.

It'll work out... I had a bad experience in a shop... Still galls me.. But, all in all.. I got to be Mr.Mom to my kids, start a scrap biz and lose it, now at 58, broken down but do what I can.. I cherish my babysitting time now.. Hindsight being 20/20.. I shoulda...
It will work out!

[Beagle]

Since Ceasar introduced leap years in 45BC, there have been 515 leap years including this year(so im told). Without those extra days, the date would be the 2nd of September, 2013.
Since the Mayan Calendar didn't use leap years, and today's date (without leap years) is the 2nd of the 9th 2013, the apocalypse (21st of the 12th 2012) was 9 months ago... So congratulations on surviving.

Party on Garth.

Mayan calendar was more accurate than ours is and didn't need leap years, we're still foooked in 16 days, I just can't figure out what they used for a time zone! I'd hate to be on the crapper when it happens. Man, that would be embarrassing!! Bare-assing... whatever. Nevermind.

[Beagle]

It'll work out... I had a bad experience in a shop... Still galls me.. But, all in all.. I got to be Mr.Mom to my kids, start a scrap biz and lose it, now at 58, broken down but do what I can.. I cherish my babysitting time now.. Hindsight being 20/20.. I shoulda...
It will work out!

it always does - one of the motivating factors was my dad being 82 and needing some decisions made about his life/lifestyle. I can't bring myself to put him in a home, but he's at the point where he is lonely and dang near needs supervision. I get that - I need supervision too. Anyway, I figure I don't have that long with him, and I'm gonna let him annoy me as long as he's around. If it turns out to be 10 years, I will probably need a Xanax prescription, but like you say, it'll work out. If the world goes completely wrong, I can just fly over to AZ and steal TC's stash.

At least I won't be embarrassed about admitting where I work anymore. I watched it get taken over by IBM and Wal-Mart; it made me sad. If IBM and Wal-Mart would have made the stock price do something besides flat-line, I would maybe not be so sad. Funny how money does that. :|