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- PonyBoy36
serious moment here...
... my momma's sick. I know many of you have been here... she's not well and I'm scared shitless. Please (if applicable)... get the fuck over yourselves and worship the ground your parents walk on and make sure they see you do it. <3
- My parents are still in a relative good shape, except for minor ailments, 78 and 76yo...
Ánimo Kevin, stay strong!OBBTKN - Yes, been there. What's wrong with her?
Take care man.tank02 - I love my mom to bits. Hope yours gets well soon <3jagara
- So true. It's easy to forget how fast time flies. My mom has Parkinson's and I keep having nightmares (had one last night).formed
- Wishing your mom and fam the best.formed
- Hard to see the person that once took care of you get ill. Got to take care of them now ❤PhanLo
- My dad had Parkinson's and died from it.... the end isn't nice, but at least they are freed from clutches of an evil disease.shapesalad
- stay strong, PonyBoy!Krassy
- Cancer here, 14 years ago.tank02
- this idea helped me when my dad died. https://www.psycholo…sarahfailin
- ❤️instrmntl
- we're here for you. the most significant gift you can give to your mum and to yourself is to be there for her.hotroddy
- Sorry to hear man. Make the most of the time you have xoxthumb_screws
- I'm so sorry about your mom pbj :'( I hear ya on showing the love. *hugssea_sea
- Co-signing this. Currently going through it.Gucci
- i feel this big-time... my mother-in-law has dementia and while it's currently manageable, it's rough and slowly getting worse...exador1
- My parents are still in a relative good shape, except for minor ailments, 78 and 76yo...
- i_monk26
Engaged.
- Cocked, locked and ready.palimpsest
- You made it so.
Good on ya, mate.Continuity - Congrats!Gnash
- good luck!milfhunter
- So gay!mort_
- https://y.yarn.co/2f…imbecile
- Did she/he finally ask?
Congrats to you two.Longcopylover - To what?Chimp
- Congrats!scarabin
- Yeah boiii(s)!!!ideaist
- Congratulations, just be sure 100% they are mentally sane....shapesalad
- Sweet!YakuZoku
- Great to hear!, especially with all the speed bumps along the way that you’ve graciously shared with all of us._niko
- i_monk, do you wear golden neck chains?
congratsdrgs - congrats!sted
- Congrats! Now go and get a prenuptial agreement ASAP!utopian
- So when are you having babies?
;)monospaced - congrats :)PonyBoy
- Hope you don’t get divorcedcannonball1978
- grats!
if I ever get a mistake baby, you can have that one.pango - congratulations :)BuddhaHat
- Congrats!formed
- Congrats! !bezoar
- Congrats. I read that in Picards voice.thumb_screws
- Congrats!Chimp
- pockets17
I'm officially leaving qbn for good. thanks for the stickers ill sport them forever.. thanks for the fun.
ps. fuck you set. sted, your my hero.
godspeed.
- All right. Stop this nonsense.
No need for anyone to leave.Continuity - Wha really?autoflavour
- It's 'you're'. goddamntt
A. You're being a baby...
B. Stop it...
C. Is for Cunt.
<3PonyBoy - Three posts to say you're going to leave? It doesn't look like you're trying to avoid more drama.
"You ain't gotta go away mad girl, just go away"
- Lord Quassoundofreason - shesamonster 1, pockets 0qoob
- *you'reelahon
- lol there's some pathetic moments on this site.inteliboy
- Thanks for letting us know mate. Is there any way we can contact you if we really need to?Ianbolton
- it's official!hans_glib
- whaaaat pockets wait no, why, what's wrong?sted
- What's with all this fucking Facebook shit lately? Is it the weather making people flip their wigs?face_melter
- lost pockets
got pockets exwife
¯\_(ツ)_/¯mekk - New screen name? It's easy. Some people got a dozen.pango
- lol what did I do? I even defended you in that shit storm of a note discussion haha. Godspeed, cunt.set
- lost pockets
got changesoundofreason - Same what he did to his wifedrgs
- hah, didn't comment on that shitstorm but has no one to blame but himself.kingsteven
- Although I don't do it myself, I understand the need for some to share their personal life on the web. But then you have to be ready to face the consequences.soundofreason
- Oh for duck sake. stop this shit already.pango
- Fuck you autocorrect!pango
- heeeee'll be baaaackBennn
- +1 qoob. This was not the reaction I'd expected, pockets.detritus
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- Bye pockets. You posted cool things. Good luck with the monster. Peace.maquito
- You shaved your ass for that?docpoz
- Stick around pockets, nobody cares about you guys' issues, and i mean that in the best possible way. It's just an excuse for qbn to be foolish.spl33nidoru
- just keep contributing normally and it will be business as usualspl33nidoru
- Godspeed pockets :)docpoz
- What spl33 said. Or just grab a new username and hang aroundmicrokorg
- yoohoo!im_not_pockets_honest
- Hadocpoz
- I love it when people post to let everyone know they won't be posting anymore.tgqt
- So Pockets was M01XXX...docpoz
- Every time something like this happens, pango seems to be in the thick of it. coincidence? I think not.Gnash
- Lol @ "godspeed". You're having an awkward bitch fit on a website, not sailing around the fucking Horn of Africa. Chill out.garbage
- Are you having a leaving do?microkorg
- Ha. Garbagedocpoz
- :(sea_sea
- @pockets, we all know you're not leaving, so please let us know your new username when you re-register :)Krassy
- Lame. Don't go dude.DRIFTMONKEY
- Internet Fact #1: If you announce you're leaving an online group in any capacity, you will be flamed to within an inch of your life.CyBrainX
- What I miss?dbloc
- Pocket's doesn't want to be a suspect in a possible suicide investigation.hotroddy
- I don't blame him. it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.hotroddy
- pockets has an internet stalker.
more than likely reading these messagesfuturefood - < yupsea_sea
- why do I miss all the fun? what happenedernexbcn
- What ernexcn said.
Where did the drama take place?Hayzilla - Could have been worse: https://www.bbc.com/…shapesalad
- Holy fuck. Some people have no sense of proportionality, do they?detritus
- All right. Stop this nonsense.
- shellie31
Today is the first day on the job at my new agency and I'm so excited, I can't wait to hear what I'm working on first.
- Yaeah! Good luck and enjoyBennn
- Yaeah! Good luck and enjoyBennn
- Yaeah! Good luck and enjoyhelloeatbreathedrive
- Yaeah! Good luck and enjoysted
- Yaeah! Good luck and aenjoynb
- Enjoy, Good luck AAANNNDDD YEAHHH GIRL!!!
: )ideaist - That's so exciting! Have a great first day!Melanie
- Congrats and have a great day!mg33
- Don't stop believing!utopian
- Good for you. Do your thing,ArmandoEstrada
- this is the way!api
- 8 hours later: How was it?Longcopylover
- advertising 8 hour days ? hahahahaahaaa_me_
- Show 'em what you got! Enjoy!!!maquito
- As my old man said, "Luck is for the fearful. I wish you success!"maquito
- Good luck!Akagiyama
- Excellent! Seeing your journey posted on here makes this even better. Well done!antonyjwhite
- Good luckbabydick
- Prayers and wishesAQUTE
- Super happy for ya!!!!!!exador1
- you guys are awesome, you know that? my first day was awesome. im so grateful. testator was awesome and ready for today!shellie
- Good luck. working from home i guess?milfhunter
- Morning_star30
My Grandfather is in hospital with Covid 19, he's 98.
It's been a rollercoaster of a ride for the last 10days. Confusion, panic and despair have all reared their ugly heads since we called the ambulance last week.
He's been put on IV drips of antibiotics and the appropriate drugs and steroids and is improving daily. The doctors are saying that he will make a full, but slow recovery and is likely to be allowed back to his home next week.
It's an odd illness, he has been tested for Covid four times and not once has it been positive. Turns out, you can only test positive for a limited number of days during the incubation period. The only certain way of establishing that it is Covid is the appearance of chest x-rays once you are in the grips of the disease.
As he was vulnerable, we kept him completely isolated from unnecessary human interactions and always wore masks when we visited to deliver shopping. We cannot fathom when or where he picked it up. He had few visitors and they were always masked. We are rapidly coming to the conclusion that he picked it up from a delivery he had.
All things considered it's looking very positive for him. We're lucky, the doctors and nurses and NHS in general have been outstanding and it's not cost us one penny.
Take the best care of your crew and look after yourselves people, this is some serious shit.
- Wow 98, he is one tough cookie. I hope that he pulls through!utopian
- I remember seeing a 95 year old recover early on in Italy, so hopefully they've got better at treating it by now. Good luck to him and your family.PhanLo
- Yeah, what utopian said! wow!
Best wishes for a full recovery!Krassy - All the best, hope he recovers quickly and fully!ben_
- Thank you.Morning_star
- Best wishes!!!!oey_oey
- Old dogs, this won't be the last battle mate, the will is strong! Best of luck and quick recovery!grafician
- Wishing your Grandfather well, What a fighter!microkorg
- Prayers are coming your way Star - stay strongtimeless
- Best of luck to your family and your grandfather.BusterBoy
- I love this story. My aunt is 95 and living with my cousin who's guarding her like a samurai.CyBrainX
- Sorry to hear.garbage
- Best wishes! I read about a woman, 100+ years who survived C19 and then cracked open a beer!janne76
- Best wishes! I read somewhere a 100+ years old lady survived C19 and then cracked open a beer!janne76
- Best of luck!janne
- where was he before this and how often did you visit?deathboy
- is this not a good a thing? personally locked up in a home hoping for visits and plottin my escape id think covid is a mercy killingdeathboy
- but maybe me projecting i cut my grandparents as dead when they lost mental capacities and went into homesdeathboy
- i just think how much cleaner a death is vs internal family politics personallydeathboy
- db. for real? seriously. fuck off already.
thx.pango - db just when I think you can't go lower, you prove me wrong.Nutter
- What a great story. Wishing him a full recovery.mort_
- Good to hear he's doing well Morning_star. My grandparents are a similar age and I worry about them during this.yuekit
- Am I the only one who already knew db was the lowest form of human? Welcome.monospaced
- unbelievable monofadein11
- and yep all the best to your grandpa morning starfadein11
- I'm actually curious. Your real thoughts morning.deathboy
- If it costed money would u think different? The end of life stuff is black box people never want to talk real aboutdeathboy
- ^ Wut a cuntpango
- scarabin28
oh, that's my password.
- Guess who's back in the muthafuckin house, with a fat...hotroddy
- PonyBoy
- <span>🤘</span>PonyBoy
- lol... welcome backPonyBoy
- roll out the black carpetd_gitale
- LolGnash
- A legend returns. Now we just need set to come back as well. And robo. And docpoz. No, not docpoz.NBQ00
- Christ, 2020 really is End Times, eh?Nairn
- Yesssss.inteliboy
- lol haiisea_sea
- oh yeah scarabin! Wecome back manBennn
- Awww shit :) https://media.giphy.…bezoar
- 12 hours later - fucking teaseNairn
- yupmoldero
- found scarbsutopian
- The prince of darkness has returned, as was prophesied._niko
- Welcome back home, prodigal son :)OBBTKN
- And yes, this is the last signal, the 2020 is the end of times. It's has been pleasure, LOLOBBTKN
- Al fin!!!Miesfan
- Nice! Welcome back man!eryx
- \O/!keewee
- Some good news.garbage
- 2020 finally bouncing back with some good news! welcome back, duder!Krassy
- Oh hai.. have u been lurking? Cause shits got weird since u were goneautoflavour
- someone find a database? loldeathboy
- are you still going through your goth emo stage?fooler
- best re-entrance everstoplying
- you came back about the same time yurimon aka eddieScissors didmoldero
- BusterBoy29
Couple of weeks ago my wife notices some irregularities in one of her breasts. Not a lump, but some other hings not quite right. She goes to the doctor who says "this is all very odd" and sends her off for a scan.
She gets the results of the initial scan and heads back to the doctor who this time says "sorry to break this to you...but these scans are not good. I need to send you off for more tests and a biopsy...if they offer you cancer counselling, I'd suggest you take it. This type of irregularity can often be a sign of extremely aggressive cancer".
So the next few days waiting to get the tests done were pretty sombre. Lots of crying and just a giant pall over our lives.
Friday we go to the specialist surgeon...she looks over the original scan and doesn't look as worried...but she was still quite concerned.
Had the tests done later that morning...an ultrasound, an MRI, another unscheduled ultrasound, 3D mammogram, biopsy...all pretty full on and very emotionally draining for her.
Then was told it would be a week before we'd get the results. Horrid weekend...just rank her contemplating death and me thinking all sorts of terrible outcomes.
Then out of the blue we get the results today. All clear!
I have to say, the sense of relief was just overwhelming. I haven't seen my wife yet since she got the news...I think we'll be due a little celebration tonight!
I know many don't have happy "cancer stories"...so my thoughts are with all those doing it tough.
- glad things came up clear, man... I will now go hug my wife and call my mother <3PonyBoy
- Good to hear a happy story in these sinister times. Yes, you should celebrate and we all should check our breasts and balls regularely.Longcopylover
- https://www.youtube.…Longcopylover
- Congrats man, great news, cant imagine the stress of that week waiting for results.pedromendez
- Thanks...huge cloud lifted. Makes all the other crap we worry about seem insignificant.BusterBoy
- Fuck cancer! Iam happy it went ok for you guys.Bennn
- Big congrats to you all.fadein11
- went through this with my wife a while back... know what it's like Buster...glad everything was ok (same with us too :)exador1
- Health is wealth.ideaist
- Glad this has a positive ending. I often feel like a family cancer scare is just around the corner now that I"m in my 40s with older parents still living.mg33
- I'm glad the test results were negative but be sure to examine those breasts nightly just to make sure ; )fooler
- So what was it?omahadesigns
- lol @fooler! Follow his recomendation, nightly... Congrats!OBBTKN
- Cheers! Great news!robotron3k
- Compared to a biopsy, all other tests are 20% accurate.Turboslacker
- huh, happy for you!api
- Sorry to hear about the rollercoaster. Glad it's all clear! Go celebrate!aslip
- Me and my girl went through this as well. She had to have stuff removed. All worked out so far.DRIFTMONKEY
- Amen - glad you're both doing okay.timeless
- Thanks again everybody. Was benign fibrous tissue or something...before diagnosis can apparently be a more dangerous sign than a lump.BusterBoy
- Great news Buster happy for you, your wife and your family.Ramanisky2
- Huge Exhalestoplying
- I was holding my breath reading that. Delighted for you all xHayzilla
- capn_ron30
I am officially DEBT FREE as of this morning. Paid off $24k in 14 months using Dave Ramsey's baby steps. Last time i was debt free was 18 years old. I'm 41 now. Feels fucking great.
- Fuck yeah, Congratulations, ron!detritus
- Thanks detritus. it feels surreal right now.capn_ron
- Are you going to call and do the scream?HijoDMaite
- now, what about your folks?monospaced
- I might see when the next available time is. I would love to though.capn_ron
- mono, this whole journey to me was so that I can try to help my parents. I wasn't able to help them being in debt. I think it will speak loudly to them.capn_ron
- my parents situation was a huge factor that started me on this debt free journey.capn_ron
- awesome capn!GuyFawkes
- congratsimbecile
- fuck yeah .... about to try and do the same steps. Congrats dude -- that's one hell of an achievement in this day and agemugwart
- thanks everyone. i would have never thought i'd be here. always thought debt was just normal to have.capn_ron
- I'll have a look at this Dave Ramsey's thingy. Thanks for the infonbq
- nbq, he bases his ideas on religion. I am not religious and it wasn't offensive or anything at all. just a warning.capn_ron
- good on yad_gitale
- capn_ron, are you mortgage free?Ramanisky2
- Hey Ron my wife and I have seriously thought about going all in on this but with teenage daughters at home it’s seems impossible.HijoDMaite
- I rent Ram. But the next step is to have 3-6 months living expenses in the bank and then save for a down payment on a home.capn_ron
- I feel ya Hijo, making a budget is the key. makes you think about all your money and where it is going before you get it. you could totally do this.capn_ron
- Noice!robotron3k
- thanks robocapn_ron
- That's a lot to pay off within 14 months, well done. Enjoy your new freedom!pinkfloyd
- now go make some fucking mistakes ron!jaylarson
- buy me a rolexpinkfloyd
- AYE AYE CAPN! Now stay that way!stoplying
- inspiring, congrats. I'm going to have to look into this. Kind of in the same spot you were.OP31
- thanks again guys. I am going to stay debt free, and if there is ever a chance of debt it will be a home mortgage only. Time to work on being a millionaire.capn_ron
- happy for you love. save that monies!sea_sea
- Dave's on live in like... an hour... are you going to call Dave?!! Do you have a pirate accent? I sure hope so... (congrats btw- Amazing discipline!)PonyBoy
- Nice one! Debt is a prison without walls.PhanLo
- I just signed up on his site to do the scream. It says it takes 10-12 weeks for them to get back to you because they only do one an hour. Thanks y'allcapn_ron
- Invest in Trump propertiesutopian
- Capn_ron .. I have about $98,000 of debt left .. 18,000 on my new car and 80,000 on my Townhouse. I feel pretty good about that too. ;)Ramanisky2
- Car was at $35,000 a year ago and townhouse was at $235,000 12 years ago.Ramanisky2
- hell yeah Ram, you will pay that car off in another year and then you can hammer on the townhouse. can you imagine no mortgage payment??? Baller-tie!capn_ron
- Indeed, that’s my goal for the next 2 years .. zero debt.Ramanisky2
- I am 39 with zero debt. It feels awesome. Enjoy all that smooth skin without the hooks in it.cannonball1978
- Well, technically, you're still in contract to pay your Country's national Debt to the private banking institutions.robthelad
- super happy for you man! well done!
my wife and I are 4.5 years away from paying off the mortgage!exador1 - exador1, its a great feeling to be so closeRamanisky2
- stoplying33
We got a call on Thanksgiving morning that my father in law, who had been in the hospital with some serious stuff, had blood clots on his brain. The doctor says it could be any day. So my wife and kids fly from JFK the next day to see him in Japan, and I fly from LA on Monday night after finishing a business trip.
We get there and he's in the ICU and as my wife is visiting him one day, he says that he really wants us to take the newly opened train ride from their home station, down into the Shinjuku section of Tokyo. It just opened Nov 30th and he was excited for us to ride it. So the next morning, we take the 40 minute train ride and when we get there, my wife gets a call from her sister to come to the hospital immediately. The next hour was the longest hour of my life. We jump into a cab and are crawling out of Tokyo with my wife and kids in the back seat, and me crammed up in the front seat. My wife is sobbing, as am I thinking that her father had passed away. All this man wanted us to do was ride the new train line. We finally made it to the hospital, relieved that he was still alive.Two days later, he says that the sweet potatoes in his garden need to be pulled out of the ground. So the next day my kids grab his gardening tools out of his shed and proceed to dig up some small sweets and I film it with the plan of showing him a video back at the hospital. Now I've made a lot of videos in my life, it's what I do for a living. But never have I been so affected as when I showed my father in law a video of his grandkids digging up his potatoes. His eyes lit up as I opened my laptop and leaned over his hospital bed and hit play. The video was nothing special, but to him it was everything. Shit..I'm tearing up writing this now. He's still hanging in there and we're back home hoping for some kind of recovery.
I like my father in law a lot. I truly adore the man.
- I'm not crying ...monospaced
- (heart emoji)capn_ron
- dude. I know EXACTLY how you feel.
been in the same situation the past few weeks with my father in law as well.exador1 - I think we're both pretty blessed. I understand some folks don't get along with their in-laws, but like you, i adore mine too.exador1
- my father-in-law is recuperating from heart surgery. he's still pretty weak, but he's getting stronger every day.exador1
- +Bennn
- I love my in-laws too. And I'm blessed to have 4 of them since they were separated. 4 brilliant human beings in my life.Beeswax
- You have given him something to look forward to and you kept him alive.robotron3k
- Thanks for sharing BTW...robotron3k
- tnks for sharing man, we deserve more beautiful human beings like you guys! Hope he will recover and get to spend more time with you guys! You gave him hope!grafician
- it's those little things that mean so much. all the best man.ben_
- I'm hate death.CyBrainX
- wow very touching story.inteliboy
- +++Salarrue
- +SimonFFM
- these are the moments when you realise what is truly important...necromation
- That's amazing. I can't even imagine that taxi ride.garbage
- beautiful story. all the best to you all.fadein11
- Thank you all for letting me post this. It helps me in some weird way, and thanks for the support.stoplying
- Thinking of you Hombre! Pulling for your Father In Law!boobs
- shellie31
Yeah! it's negotiation time!
That big agency I just finished 5 interviews with emailed me back asking if had time tomorrow to chat and that they had exciting news to share. Today was undoubtedly going to be a stress all of a day, but now I have something really awesome to look forward to no matter how the election pans out.
Now comes the hardest part of all -- not undervaluing myself as I negotiate. And also, hoping they don't undervalue me and come with an offer a decent first offer. My friend just hired for a similar position at another office at the agency, so I have an idea of where I should be on the scale.
- Woo-hoo, congrats!
(Also, bonus points for this classic GIF)
I'm still waiting for news of my 6-round thing.Continuity - sweet!moldero
- Get the moneyz!grafician
- Congrats! great newsBaskerviIle
- I undervalues myself at my existing position in order to clench myself in; although I slightly wish i would have overvalued myself...ideaist
- ...NOW, i've "earned my stripes" and proven my value as a company asset. Now the raise(s) come in and stability increases for me and my family.
; )ideaist - Also, FANTASTIC!ideaist
- you go gurl!hans_glib
- AWESOME NEWS !!! I don't envy the negotiation part, I SUCK at that.FawnDog
- you go girl!! you got this, you are super talented! for the pay you can research similar positions on sites like glassdoor, fishbowl etcfeel
- congrats. hope you get 2 for 2hotroddy
- What's the exciting news - are they bringing back New Coke?Nairn
- CongratulationsSimonFFM
- Good for you Shellie!!!!!exador1
- Just Do It!Bennn
- can I just say the lot that turned out for congratulations makes me very proud. after all these years I still strive to impress you fucks because I look up to ushellie
- I never applied for a job there. I was passed around like a ripe candidate in recuiter forums and I got a random call outside of my territory.shellie
- set up many friendly e-coffees with recruiters even if its not attached to a job. Search & meet them. Encourage them to share. They have their own forums.shellie
- all I know is my info ended up in a recruiting forum. but I met with maybe 10-+15 of them at different agencies and freelance. I have no idea who passed me onshellie
- Git dat $$$bezoar
- Good for you! Whats the position?ArmandoEstrada
- @armondo Sr. Content Producer. maybe I can hire you sometime.shellie
- 5 interviews, that's ridiculous, hope you like the job (that's not a sure evidence).i_was
- gongratz!milfhunter
- Other than this post, the rest of the front page below it is fucking depressing. Christ.Continuity
- Woo-hoo, congrats!
- Ianbolton24
I’m 46 today
- Congrats, a fellow Libra.Continuity
- Happy birthday!fadein11
- happy birthday!!! best wishes!!!loool
- HBD!!!Wordsworth
- Happy birthday!dmay
- .*･ﾟ☆Happyヾ(*∇*)ﾉBir...milfhunter
- ...to see if I still feel. i focus on the pain. the only thing, that's real.Nairn
- Happy birthday, young'un!mort_
- Happy BirthdaaaaaaeeeePhanLo
- good god praise the lord. 23 years to 69!shapesalad
- congrats man!oey_oey
- Welcome. To Club46.jagara
- Have a good one yogarbage
- HBD eseHijoDMaite
- Happy Birthday!instrmntl
- Happy birthday!! You're still young... ;)OBBTKN
- For Tea Sick.shapesalad
- HBDutopian
- Cheers folks. Off down the pub shortly. The pain with probably be more real in the morning NairnIanbolton
- haha, it doesn't get any easier, does it old man? Have a good birthday evening :)Nairn
- Happy Birthday... all the best!exador1
- Happy birthday! I hope you had a good day.Chimp
- HBD$%sted
- Happy birthday. I'll be there next year.Beeswax
- HBD!YakuZoku
- Gardener34
digging through some old pics from the 80's I came across this bugger
hat made of Yak - check
nice red & white top - check
Himalayas - check
combustible wild plant - check
really thin from bad Nepalese diet - check
STUPID moustache insisted on by then gf - checketty check- that's a qbn mug alright :)renderedred
- Haha, that's greatFax_Benson
- Version3??Nairn
- i too, had to take a double look at waldo here... I'm positive we would be friendsimbecile
- Jay Kay?pablo28
- I thought it was your hairdrgs
- Username checks outinv
- Please don't bring Set into this discussion.utopian
- This is most excellent!ideaist
- I've always loved Jamiroquai.aslip
- There is a sad story behind why I was here but there isn't enough room to post it in commentsGardener
- Waldo?jaylarson
- There's ample room below in a new post, Gardener...Nairn
- @utopian: https://www.youtube.…Nairn
- Red and white for Liverpool, right?stoplying
- In the words of grandmothers across the country: "Well... he looks like a nice young man".shapesalad
- I love this photo so much.mg33
- this should be it's own kind of thread. QBN retro mugsGnash
- bjladams28
picked up the new old truck for fathers day and drove it the 150 mi or so back home, mostly through scenic hwy, country roads and farmland.
- +1monospaced
- had to refill the gas tank 3 times ;)monospaced
- ahah - it's gets about 10 mi/gal, so made it one one full tank.bjladams
- nice!Krassy
- that looks awesome.yurimon
- sweet!moldero
- that's so americanmekk
- ♪country road, take me home...♪_niko
- @mekk - i live here now, might as well indulge in the good things when i can :-)bjladams
- epic adventure! that's a great truck budkona
- my first car was a '60s Ford, also 10mpgmonospaced
- wasn't meant in a bad way :-) enjoy!mekk
- now that .. is a badass truck.
does it have a radio or an 8track ??Ramanisky2 - neither, but i don't need thembjladams
- Killer man. I was trippin on that other pic with your boy and the dog in the front seat. Dog had a bunch if room to walk around, crazy big cabin.HijoDMaite
- :-) the dog likes to ride, but she's not keen on 1st gear. my oldest son took that ride back w/me yesterday. the only thing to hint that we weren't lost backbjladams
- ...back in time was his kindle.bjladams
- NICE!
This is my never ending project
http://halftonefacto…BonSeff - ^ that's beautiful. i've somewhat wished this was a stepside, but not sure it would balance the cab/hood right.bjladams
- yes !d_gitale
- Used to have a similar one, modded the engine for extra power. I had to give it up because EVERYONE EVERYWHERE I went wanted to talk about the truck. WTF.zarkonite
- Love those old Fords!section_014
- epic truckmicrokorg
- music?Ramanisky2
- Allman Brothers and Johnny Cash blastingRamanisky2
- wow thats a beautinstrmntl
- @BonSeff http://bringatrailer…fooler
- Can I borrow it to take some things to the dump?fooler
- @Ramanisky - i'm deaf, no use for music any morebjladams
- nice!feel
- Well that suck bjadams.Ramanisky2
- He can't hear you, Ram. You need to stare at him, touching his shoulder so he knows you're there and slowly enunciate. Sort of like he's borderline retarded.detritus
- so nicefadein11
- you can tell how much of thing of beauty that truck is when no one commented about your hot wife ;)_niko
- aha, thx @niko. she's been great about pretending to like the truck.bjladams
- check out those headlights!fooler
- +docpoz
- Reminds me of simpler times. Days with my grandfather, hot endless summers, trips to the beach, a long life still ahead of me..SteveJobs
- You might just be my favorite QBN member, always posting the best stuff. :)sofakingback
- Beautiful ride dude, livin' the life.BuddhaHat
- I would upvote twice...and such a nice color.oey
- cheers - it's been pretty great to drive around. the only real complaint is that I had it detailed and the guy put ArmorAll on the pedals :-/bjladams
- BusterBoy35
My wife had an interesting incident yesterday at the school she teaches at. Lunchtime arrives and the kids all head out to the playground. About 10 minutes in, a kid in her class, about 7 years old, runs in and tells her that a little girl in prep (that's a 5-6 year old) was causing a bit of commotion and hitting other kids with a stick.
So my wife goes out to investigate...only to find the little girl running around the yard with a giant pink dildo that she'd brought in from home!
One of the other teachers had to call the mother and get her to come and collect said implement. I can only imagine the scene when she picked it up from the front office!
"Oh hi...I'm Mary's mother...here to pick up my dildo thanks".
- I only have one +1 to give.Nairn
- https://66.media.tum…pango
- LOLGuyFawkes
- heheutopian
- It's the type of story you say "oh bullshit...that never happened". But apparently it did. Their whatsapp group was going off with hilarity!BusterBoy
- My ex-girlfriend's kids found her dildo and we're swinging around like a sword, they didn't know what it wasHayoth
- Oh dearNBQ00
- hahaha this is quality blog.garbage
- Haha, hide your stuff:
https://www.youtube.…Longcopylover - pwhah what a storymilfhunter
- Fantastic!mort_
- Haha. We rent out a holiday flat and used to clean it ourselves sometimes. Found a giant pink dildo once. bowk!microkorg
- : )dbloc
- skinny_puppy30
Considered not sharing this, but figured I had put so much effort in I may as well.
It all started two weeks ago when I read the news that Imgur was going remove all anon and NSFW images (https://qbn.com/reply/4090042...
There was a comment from PhanLo that really struck home for me: "This is absolute bumsauce! Will make QBN a graveyard of broken links. Who will take the image sharing crown?"
At first I thought, that's sad. Then I thought, I've been wanting to build something like this for over a decade. So I did.
I present to you: https://haasie.com
Inspired by QBN. An after hours project. Still rough around the edges, but it does what it says on the tin. It was built specifically to prevent link rot on Imgur links.
I will be adding more features in the future but for now:
1. Upload the Imgur links you want to backup.
2. Wait a while - it can take some time depending on how busy the service is.
3. Swap out "imgur" in the links with "haasie" in the database. (ie.becomes
). Now when the file is deleted on Imgur, it will not disappear from QBN.
I can help with scripting on the DB if needed.
- Forgot the links would not be text. Should be: https://i.imgur.com/… becomes https://i.haasie.com….skinny_puppy
- The QBN link is: https://qbn.com/repl…skinny_puppy
- wow!!!!oey_oey
- but that would mean I know the imgur links of what I posted in the first place no?oey_oey
- Yeah, that is a catch. I was thinking more along the line of dumping all the imgur links out of the database (of say QBN) and uploading those.skinny_puppy
- And then find/replacing them in the database with haasie links.
If you have a suggestion of how it would work better for you, happy to look at making that work.skinny_puppy - Holy shit, what a hustle! That's awesome!Continuity
- Has imgur provided any sort of back-up tool? After over 15 years of use, I've built up a staggering number of images ...Continuity
- thats cool!milfhunter
- so where doe it store everything? Concerning you might end up with a shitload of porn and this could go end up with illegal stuff as well..milfhunter
- Thanks! I've seen some people have written their own scripts, but nothing official. Like this: https://dschep.githu…skinny_puppy
- Could look at building something that could upload a user's account to Haasie.skinny_puppy
- On DigitalOcean. Porn is fine as long as it is nothing illegal (ie. kiddies, revenge). Same rules as Imgur. Hoping Imgur acts as a filter for now.skinny_puppy
- I can extract the imgur links for each user from my partial DB. Is there a format to convert multiple imgur links? I can take a look at it next week.palimpsest
- Good lookin' out for that download tool, s_p, thanks!Continuity
- You can paste in a batch of links with one per line. Currently only supports "i.imgur.com" links, but I will add more support over the wknd.skinny_puppy
- Nice :) well doneGnash
- Yeah!! Good work and thanks :)OBBTKN
- Very cool, thanks for this!spot13
- this is amzing!Squiddy
- wow!YakuZoku
- Tl:Dr; just spent 5 mins trying to find differences between those two imagesdrgs
- @skinny_puppy thanks! my idea was to scrape all our imgur links put them on an account and create an extension what pulls the missing images form that account.sted
- Fuck yeah.garbage
- Also "link rot" is a great term.garbage
- you rock!utopian
- and definitely thanks, man!oey_oey
- Thanks for this!bezoar
- impressive skills, you did that quickhotroddy
- Thanks everyone! @sted that's cool. I have no idea how to write an extension, so I'm impressed.skinny_puppy
- Update - Shared Haasie on HackerNews. Someone (from QBN? HackerNews?) uploaded 158,159 files - 91GB just over an hour ago.skinny_puppy
- lol that idiot. go and explain people that this isn't a done service.sted
- :) it's definitely available for use, although needs a lot more work. And I'm kinda proud it managed to withstand that.skinny_puppy
- Yup, works great!
https://i.haasie.com…utopian - I made a tool to retrieve users' imgur posts:
https://qbn.com/topi…palimpsest
- imbecile32
Feel good story time.
I live in a private neighborhood. You either live here or are visiting the area, as there is no through traffic. The only business is a nursing home in the very back of the development where it's always quiet. Being so, you occasionally see a few older people out for a walk using walkers. Another has a rascal and has stopped by to discuss my vehicles on occasion when I've been outside.
Yesterday, I was getting a new dryer, so I asked my most supplied neighbor if I could borrow his dolly to make moving the old and new units around a bit easier. Fast forward to completing the wiring in my garage with a friend that afternoon and I walk across the street to return said dolly.
Upon return, an older gentleman has appeared in the street in front of my house resting on his walker seat. I ask him if everything is all right and he responds "Yes, just needed to take a break. A wheel has come off my walker." What!? I say as I sit on the curb and yep, this guy is doing three wheel motion with a bunch of smashed bearing pieces floating on an open axle.
He tells me he has the wheel and pulls it from his walker seat. Aside from an unneeded race from the destroyed bearing still inserted in the wheel, it looks like a skateboard bearing will fit perfectly on each side.
I ask him to head into the garage as I go inside to grab a set of bearings. A flathead screwdriver and a hemmer later, the old race is out and two JuJu bearings seat right in. I take the nut off, pull the out smashed pieces of the old bearing and it glides right on. I tighten the nut to tension, so the wheel doesn't shake and it rolls smooth as butter.
Elated, and visibly moved, he introduces himself as Kendall asking what he owes me, before telling me the local medical supply store was going to charge $150 for the repair. I introduce myself in return stating there is no need for compensation.
He then asked if the red car in the back of my garage is mine. I tell him yes, it's a 1957 Thunderbird. He says it's beautiful and remembers them from being a kid before telling me he was born in 1948.
He thanks me again for everything and I tell him if any of the other three wheels give him a problem to come back. Then he rolls down my driveway to continue on his walk.
Best day in a while.
- Helping others is the best of all feelings. It's touching to see how alone and helpless certain elders are...OBBTKN
- Good on you! I'm surprised they used standard skateboard-size bearings - I'd expect them to use astandard ones, like my kid's fucking pram does.Nairn
- When they started going, I thought I was being super- clever popping down to the local skate shop, but nup. Found equivs on eBay, so not end of the world.Nairn
- Nice one. It's shocking how elders are overlooked in the west compared with some eastern cultures.mort_
- I came here to check on Ukraine news and keep forgetting that there is good news out there too. Thanks. (And nice car.)Longcopylover
- You come here to check on Ukraine news? LOLmort_
- Nice!scarabin
- So nice of you! Thanks for the good news.SimonFFM
- this definitely put a HUGE smile on my face :)
you did good buddy.exador1 - Good imbecilegarbage
- Yes dude!stoplying
- thumbs up!Brabo_Brabo
- Awesome! But, you live in a private neighborhood and have a 1957 thunderbird laying around?ArmandoEstrada
- @mort_ Yeah, it's just all the world news combined here and I can choose what to believe. :)Longcopylover
- Nairn, same. felt serendipitous that it fit. Armando, not an HOA or anything, just a small division off a main road with no through streets.imbecile
- As far as the '57 Thunderbird just laying around in my garage, yes. People often try to buy it. Not the only garage I keep vehicles in, either.imbecile
- Gen X looking out for Boomers. Love itnb
- We need more of this kinda stuff in life, for one day we will all be old. Wonder if someone can open a QBN day care centre...shapesalad
- Bravo imbecile!Krassy
- Need to see photos of the Thunderbird and the upgraded walkerKrassy
- Ianbolton20
I'm trying to be sober, as lockdown has made me more aware of just how destructive my drink and drug use has been. So far my record since April has been 3 weeks, but this weekend I had the worst slip up getting so wasted I couldn't meet the woman I'm seeing at the moment and I today I've got cold sweats. Usually it's just a beer or maybe a joint, but when it comes to class-A's that's where things get bad.
Just saying as I feel opening up about this to people (who don't really know me!!) makes a difference. I'm trying to own this shit and trying to understand what's so good about it? How do i feel drunk or high? Where does it take me?
- Take up Parkour and work your way up to jumping between buildings 15 floors upshapesalad
- https://www.youtube.…shapesalad
- The mental discipline to perform that... amazing, once you can do that, you can mentally do anything.shapesalad
- Are you a character from Viz, Shapesalad?Nairn
- I can see how being sober is important in parkourdrgs
- Maybe you have a point Shape, the mental discipline of pursuing something I love would be decent. I might just start running thoughIanbolton
- Look into Ibogaine treatment. It works.Brabo_Brabo
- My point is, those Storror guys spent 12 years training to be able to do those jumps across buildings. When you see the full movie, you see them still facingshapesalad
- the mental challenge of doing the jump at height, even though they physically know they can do it. They focus, run through it, practice, then calmly execute it.shapesalad
- So Ian here.... he's doing great. Just started the training in being sober, just like parkour, it's a mental game that you can train and excel at.shapesalad
- When you view it like that, it's less of a challenge. When you view it as a black and white, sober or drunk only problem, then it seems super hard to keep sobershapesalad
- blah blah blahi_was
- Fuck those storror guys, what a bunch of awful twatsi_was
- Guy comes on to talk about trying to get off booze, gets an argument about parkour.PhanLo
- QBN never dissapoints.palimpsest
- lol, this thread. The sweats could be helped with a vitamin B complex. Good luck, and maybe not start jumping off buildings.garbage
- Or become a great icon of parkour and we'll pool our collective talents to hoist you up in a documentary about QBN's greatest comeback kid.garbage
- Do your best @Ianbolton; I'm right there with you struggling with addiction, BUT hanging in their day to day...
...Pandemic has not been easy in any way.ideaist - @Ianbolton: congrats, admitting to yourself there is a problem, is the most important first step on the right track. I dont know about parkour...rzu-rzu
- "One day at a time" is a cliche for a reason. Go to meetings, see if that works for you. Your local NHS will probably have some talking therapy available.comicsans
- ...seems to me like a poor replacement, adrenaline instead of alcohol. I'd recommend reading books, those you always wanted to read but lacked patience or focusrzu-rzu
- AA is helpful for many. But don’t fall for their “this is the only way” message. There are different methods to battle addiction for different people.nb
- Maybe try quitting 100% for a year. It’s easier to get through a year because you can tell everyone “I’m doing a year of no drinking” & avoid some stigma.nb
- I know a few people who did a year & then never went back to drinking at all. Another friend cured his alcoholism this way & and can now drink occasionally.nb
- From my experience with this, you have to just wait it out. The sweats at night eventually fade away and your dreams stop tormenting you.monospaced
- I remember the idea of being sober all day was a bit scary. But we are made to be like that and I had to remind myselfmonospaced
- I reframed alcohol as poison, what it actually is. I did the same with food: fuel food and entertainment food. And it feels great.stewart
- At the end of the day, it all boils down to mind over matter.nb
- I gave up cigarettes after 10 yrs. What it took for me was simplifying it. I wouldn’t allow myself to have “just one” and everything followed from there.monNom
- Maybe that works with alcohol too. “Just one drink” is you subconscious manipulating you into a binge. If you don’t give in, you won’t wind up there.monNom
- ^I agree, cold turkey is best. I did the same thing with smoking. You first must truly accept the fact that you will never have it again.nb
- To truly accept in your mind, without heistancy, that you will go to your grave without ever feeling drunk or high again. If you can do that, you're on your waynb
- Alcohol is a coping strategy. Artifically feel good to avoid feeling bad. It's easier to not drink if you remember it's inhibiting u from feeling okay naturallysrhadden
- after drinking regularly you will feel extra shitty for a month or so if you stop. The hardest part is overcoming this month, after that you should feel finesrhadden
- And then the natural good feeling will be something you don't easily throw away again by drinking againsrhadden
- And keep in mind that there's no such thing as "just one drink"srhadden
- Good luck, Ian. There's a few of us in the same boat... . When my time comes, I'll just quit day by day until I feel I'm done. 'Quit forever' is not for me :\Nairn
- I echo @rzu-rzu's comments aboveKrassy
- Do what works for you. Weed helped me quit booze, which goes against the addict narrative.DRIFTMONKEY
- Talking about it is a small but a good start. Try to talk to real people you think will understand and support you.Longcopylover
- im the opposite... i can't drink by my self. so i almost didnt drink at all during lockdown.pango
- Cheers folks. I know why I do it. It’s because I like being high or getting drunk. It’s great! But I’ve taken it to the extreme now, to point of it consuming meIanbolton
- Doing it alone is the part I hateIanbolton
- Wish you well Ian. Meditation is good. Movement is good. Running sounds like a great idea. Connecting with family and friends more is good.mort_
- yep monNom - been nicotine free since Nov of 2019 had pneumonia and couldn't sleep due to sound of own wheezing - never again will I have 1 except in dreams...whatthefunk
- been years since I had a drink either, just stopped one day. Have fully embraced thc with no apologies, only puff at night...whatthefunk
- I don't think drugs are inherently bad it's more a matter of not letting them ruin your life. A bit of weed, some nootropic drugs are more my level these days.yuekit
- And also exercise as people said -- really intense exercise like walking 15 km gives me a buzz similar to getting high. I know I have an addictive personalityyuekit
- so it's a matter of channeling it into things that are harmless or even beneficial. Quit both smoking and drinking almost completely and don't miss it.yuekit
- yes, exercise, if you can - cycle. And obviously you may experience doubt, like "is it really worth it? I will drink some day eventually" yes it's worth it...rzu-rzu
- ..and if you are feeling down and really crave a glass of something unhealthy, have a coca cola or some energy drinkrzu-rzu
- I like your confessions on instagram Ian. But pls don't start drinking just to get sympathy there.You slipped and saw the big picture immediately. That's a win.Beeswax
- Yes wtf, start walking or running what you actually need is get off people around you, specially the ones who drink, you can also try a sport, badminton is wondi_was
- erful.i_was
- I play football every Tuesday, cycle and just signed up to do a dragonboat race with work.Ianbolton
- Confessions on Instagram? @Beeswax Only social media i use is Twitter.Ianbolton
- Good luck Ian. One day at a time for me worked. I stopped for 6 months which helped me kick smoking. Now if I have a drink I am its master.de4k
- Perhaps try a trip to Peru to try some ayahuasca. Apparently it helps with this kind of thing. I’m sure there will be shamans in London too. Good luck.Chimp
- For me, there is no cutting down. Your body knows what you like and usage will creep up again. Quit and stay quit.comicsans
- Oh hah. I thought you were this person fir some reason. https://www.instagra…Beeswax
- zaq26
Last Tuesday I went on a hiking trip with my 13 years old son that was supposed to be a 2 nights camping, covering the distance of 22 miles in Adirondack (West Canada Lake Wilderness) It was our first time in that area. We traveled 11 miles the first day, stayed 2 nights at a beautiful lake, then planned to walk another 11 miles through a different route back to the car.
That's where I learned the hard lesson of relying on technology.
The app Alltrails was used to guide me. It did a pretty good job, even sending me notifications as soon as I am off the path. But the app also drains the battery fast. My phone died the second day. I had a small battery charger, so I thought it would be enough to get us back the next day. However, it ran out of juice half way.
Then I thought it's not a problem, we will just follow the trail marks and eventually get back.and ...
we missed a turn that resulted in 15 extra miles and 1 extra night and a day in the wilderness.
Since we had to carry everything ourselves, we took enough food just to get us through 2 nights. So we were out of food too.
The red line on this map is our original path, the orange line is the detour.
When we got to the lake (the end of the orange line) that's where I realized we are completely lost. We turned back, but it was too dark at that point, so we decided to spend the night right there and continue our search in the morning.
Meanwhile, my wife freaked out that we haven't returned as promised. She got contacted the rangers, who started a full-blown search for us in the morning.
Luckily, overnight the charger miraculously got a little juice. It was enough for my phone to receive 1%. I was able to launch AllTrails app for a few seconds, locate us on the map and see where we missed the turn.
A few hours later, we bumped in to the rangers, who escorted us to the car and notified my wife that we were ok.
When I got home, I ordered a real map and a compass. I will never travel without that in my backpack.
- Glad oit all worked out - how was the 13yr old ?_me_
- He took it very well. I am proud of him. Although he said he will never go again with me :)zaq
- HA! dont think the missus is gonna let you anyways !_me_
- that is quite the scenic detour !_me_
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adamsutopian
- Man...I can’t even imagine what was in your wife’s head. Still you did good. Happy everything ended well.oey_oey
- Wow! And always Carry more food than you need and life straws.Hayoth
- Damn, glad you have a sense of humor about it. Great bonding experience.bezoar
- Next BD gift for you: a solar / hand-crank Charger.uan
- sounds like you got more than the adventure you were seeking plus a lifelong bonding memory for you and your son. glad you made it back safely.Krassy
- "... a lifelong bonding memory for you and your son ..." - those were my thoughts as well.SimonFFM
- Wow, that's a great learning experience.Chimp
- https://images-na.ss…pango
- Glad you’re ok but your poor wife! :)_niko
- Damn dude, glad ur goodGuyFawkes
- Awesome experienceGnash
- Into the wild!PhanLo
- great tips. glad you made it out ok!kaiyohtee
- Moral of the story, have analogue backups, understand how to use them and take more batteries.kalkal
- Hope you got to enjoy the camping part anywaystoplying
- Glad you made it out! I also second the hand crank charger. It’s a literal life saver.monospaced
- I recently bought a solar powered brick that will charge a phone about 10 times to full and can be recharged by solar cells on its face.shellie
- how fast does it charge? and ... its always cloudy here... usually those are the reason i haven't bought a solar powered battery.pango
- Come to Denmark! Here, there's a Lidl in walking distance wherever you are :)jagara
- I got a rugged solar-powered charger too, in addition to a map and a compass.zaq
- SimonFFM33
Just opened a bottle of rosé wine, because I have something to celebrate. Today, I sold the final copy of my coffee table book Sublime.
I am officially sold out and still can't believe it. Cheers to you guys!
- Grats Simon!mort_
- Congrats!babydick
- You sell out!trondlandvik
- Cheers Simon, congrats!OBBTKN
- Well done!stewart
- woohoo i got mine!BabySnakes
- Thank you!SimonFFM
- Yeah baby!stoplying
- sex sells!inteliboy
- Hand jobs!utopian
- @intelliboy It's getting more difficult in a society where nudity is seen as something obscene. Except for Leica, no book store sold my book.SimonFFM
- Simon Sell-Outfaxion
- Congrats!!!!!oey_oey
- You deserve it Simon, respect.oey_oey
- YEAH BOIII!!!ideaist
- Thank you!SimonFFM
- Great work SimonIanbolton
- garbage32
After sitting on pins and needles for almost a week, the vet finally came back with Leo's radiology report. No signs of tumor in his lungs, and nothing significant in his hindparts. The little punk played me for a free trip to Utah.
I'm so fucking happy. So, so, so fucking happy.
- Awwww :)Gnash
- great!oey_oey
- Fuck yeahbabydick
- Yaassssss!PhanLo
- Good doggoPhanLo
- Leo, you sly fucker.
So awesome he's OK!Continuity - moneyz ar coming! good to hear!renderedred
- Great photo!mort_
- awesome!Krassy
- leo about to eat some homework lol.cherub
- yay!BusterBoy
- Nice one. Good boy Leo.MrT
- Yes!!! Good dog, Leo!!!! SO happy for you, garbage!!PonyBoy
- Thanks all, was a rough week.garbage
- @cherub funny you say that, because he has always had penchant for eating paper. When he was a pup he ate a check, and I had to call a client to ask them to..garbage
- ..stop payment and write me a new one because "my dog ate my paycheck."garbage
- He played you this entire time. Gooboi...BusterBoy
- He ate your check? He IS MONEY DOG!!!PonyBoy
- Yay!sea_sea
- lol money dogcherub
- Yo, that hike with Leo is going to be extra sweet. Great news my man.Ramanisky2