The Vent and Rant Thread

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Damn water leak

(or should that read non-dammed water leak)

I hate leaks and plumbing problems! Good Luck!

[benham]

What a coincidence, I hate warm beer. Maybe hate is too strong of a word.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by benham

What a coincidence, I hate warm beer. Maybe hate is too strong of a word.

Me too! I much prefer ice cream!

[CWatkinsNash]

Can I post a scared rant? We are less than one week from the one-year anniversary of the May Floods here in Middle Tennessee, and we're having horrible weather - heavy rain, tornadoes, high winds. Damage reports coming in from all over the Mid-State. I can't get anything done work-wise because I can't concentrate. I just keep coming back to MR for a diversion. I really don't need one more thing to worry about right now, but I don't see nature cooperating with my needs so I'm going to sit here trying not to flip out. Ugh.

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Can I post a scared rant? We are less than one week from the one-year anniversary of the May Floods here in Middle Tennessee, and we're having horrible weather - heavy rain, tornadoes, high winds. Damage reports coming in from all over the Mid-State. I can't get anything done work-wise because I can't concentrate. I just keep coming back to MR for a diversion. I really don't need one more thing to worry about right now, but I don't see nature cooperating with my needs so I'm going to sit here trying not to flip out. Ugh.

You ARE having horrible weather! I'm glad that it seems to be staying a bit north of me this time, but I'm sorry that puts it up there with you. Stay safe!

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

You ARE having horrible weather! I'm glad that it seems to be staying a bit north of me this time, but I'm sorry that puts it up there with you. Stay safe!

Thanks, and I'm not leaving the house so I should be pretty safe from anything other than a direct hit. I just worry about everyone else.

From where I'm sitting, I can see the poster on my wall that was issued last year to commemorate the community efforts after the May floods. I'm attaching an image below.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Can I post a scared rant? We are less than one week from the one-year anniversary of the May Floods here in Middle Tennessee, and we're having horrible weather - heavy rain, tornadoes, high winds. Damage reports coming in from all over the Mid-State. I can't get anything done work-wise because I can't concentrate. I just keep coming back to MR for a diversion. I really don't need one more thing to worry about right now, but I don't see nature cooperating with my needs so I'm going to sit here trying not to flip out. Ugh.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you and yours. Hope the weather cuts you a break soon.

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Thanks, and I'm not leaving the house so I should be pretty safe from anything other than a direct hit. I just worry about everyone else.

From where I'm sitting, I can see the poster on my wall that was issued last year to commemorate the community efforts after the May floods. I'm attaching an image below.

You could post your scared of the weather post here

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

You could post your scared of the weather post here

Yeah, give us all something to do besides hit "refresh" over and over checking on DG....

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Can I post a scared rant? We are less than one week from the one-year anniversary of the May Floods here in Middle Tennessee, and we're having horrible weather - heavy rain, tornadoes, high winds. Damage reports coming in from all over the Mid-State. I can't get anything done work-wise because I can't concentrate. I just keep coming back to MR for a diversion. I really don't need one more thing to worry about right now, but I don't see nature cooperating with my needs so I'm going to sit here trying not to flip out. Ugh.

i hope nothing bad happens

i'm gonna say goodbye now and see you guys on may 2, when i get back from singapore

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Yeah, give us all something to do besides hit "refresh" over and over checking on DG....

Between the earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes, I am REALLY not liking Mother Nature this year...


Stitchawl

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i hope nothing bad happens

i'm gonna say goodbye now and see you guys on may 2, when i get back from singapore

Have a good trip. (don't scrape your knees [when you trip that is])

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i hope nothing bad happens

i'm gonna say goodbye now and see you guys on may 2, when i get back from singapore

Hope you have a great trip!

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Some hotels will not allow you to bring Durian. Never tasted it myself.

Spoiler:

Almost all of the bigger hotels here in KL tell you that you can't have Durian in your room, who would want to? My wife left one in a plastic bag in the backseat while she went in to finish her shopping at a different shop, the smell in the car was awful, and that was in only 20 minutes or so.

Originally Posted by kennyc

Sure that's not King of the Toots?

I can't imagine what the durian toots would smell like, but I'm pretty sure it would be considered a chemical agent of mass destruction.

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I've seen people eat durian on travel shows. Apparently if you can eat it without breathing, it is delicious.

I've eaten it many times and if you can get over the smell the taste is quite good, one thing to remember is not to drink hard alcohol and eat durian, you'll be very sick, dangerous actually. People have had to go to the hospital because of that. It's something I think anyone coming to Malaysia should try, at least once, like when you go to Thailand you should try the fried grasshoppers

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Mortis

[/SPOILER]

Almost all of the bigger hotels here in KL tell you that you can't have Durian in your room, who would want to? My wife left one in a plastic bag in the backseat while she went in to finish her shopping at a different shop, the smell in the car was awful, and that was in only 20 minutes or so.
I can't imagine what the durian toots would smell like, but I'm pretty sure it would be considered a chemical agent of mass destruction.

I've eaten it many times and if you can get over the smell the taste is quite good,

I rather like durian. The smell doesn't bother me as long as I'm outdoors. I don't think I'd want to bring a whole durian into my house. It's really only the outer 'shell' that has such a strong smell anyway. The inner 'pods' almost have none. (Very slight) The better supermarkets in Thailand remove the pods and wrap them in clingwrap and sell it that way. Much easier to deal with. But still, I prefer eating durian in outdoor markets, especially the Albert Street Market in Singapore! People seem to gather from all over, spending hours pouring over the huge piles of durian, everyone trying to figure out which one is at its peak ripeness!

Durian tastes good, but I still prefer mangosteens over all other fruit!


Stitchawl