OT: HFPens Community Lounge: Its been 84 years... But now Karlsson is here

[Ugene Magic]

Nah, still wanted them to take the Sburg exit to the 62nd st bridge. It worked out. They thought they were exiting but the signage confused them. I then ran to meet them near the Rite Aid here in Morningside. And then they almost hit me with their car.

All good now. Need some beer.

I know right where you mean.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I forgot how close @Randy Butternubs and I used to live when I lived in Highland Park. That Rite Aid in Morningside was maybe a 5 minute bike ride from the apartment I was renting from. I don't know where the border was exactly, but that Morningside and Highland Park area was really nice and super underrated IMO

Of all of the places I've lived at between graduating from high school and moving to Seattle, I think Highland Park was my favorite. I remember I went to Park Place Pub once while hammered, ordered 2 IC Lights and literally just walked out with them. The bartender was like "are you just leaving with those?"

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

More $ than brains to be honest. And the info coming out about the company that operates it is just ... sketchy does not do it justice.

Exactly. They cheaped out, went with a shitbag company (whose sub wasn’t even properly certified as one able to dive that deep IIRC)… (amongst other major alleged issues), and paid for it.

Literally and ultimately.

People: “B-b-but these expeditions are expensive???? Maybe “OceanGate” was all they could go with??

Get the f*** outta here…these people were literal multimillionaire and billionaires. They could easily have paid for a more reputable expedition from one of the 10 other companies who apparently HAVE subs that are properly certified and maintained to go and can go that deep??

They essentially went undersea in a floating metal “dildo-of-death” that was shoddily-made by some El Cheapo company. Why you’d even wanna cut costs when making the f***ing submarine to begin with…is beyond me.

There are certain things in life you just DON’T cheap out on. Besides sub-making… I’d have thought a once-in-a-very-privileged lifetime expedition like this would have been one of those things too eh?? But I guess not. Really what was another $50,000 or $500,000 to these people?? Chump change.

Not that their vast wealth will do anything for them now…

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I know right where you mean.

I forgot how close @Randy Butternubs and I used to live when I lived in Highland Park. That Rite Aid in Morningside was maybe a 5 minute bike ride from the apartment I was renting from. I don't know where the border was exactly, but that Morningside and Highland Park area was really nice and super underrated IMO

Of all of the places I've lived at between graduating from high school and moving to Seattle, I think Highland Park was my favorite. I remember I went to Park Place Pub once while hammered, ordered 2 IC Lights and literally just walked out with them. The bartender was like "are you just leaving with those?"

It was only a 0.4 mile run there and I don't know how fast I ran it in. But I'm feeling it this morning. First run in over 2 years.

Highland Park > Morningside because the houses are nicer, they've got more restaurants, and they've got a bigger/nicer park. But Morningside is more affordable. And like you said they're right next to each other.

 

[LOGiK]

I'm bored this morning. Vastly unending boredom.....

 

[Ugene Magic]

It was only a 0.4 mile run there and I don't know how fast I ran it in. But I'm feeling it this morning. First run in over 2 years.

Highland Park > Morningside because the houses are nicer, they've got more restaurants, and they've got a bigger/nicer park. But Morningside is more affordable. And like you said they're right next to each other.

I have a pretty extensive knowledge of the area growing up across the river (Aspinwall), worked on a few homes over there, me and a partner built 4 homes on Melon St (Highland Park/East Liberty) between Stanton and Hays st. My old landlord "back in the day" lived on Chislett st. where I would go to pay my rent. I have been fishing at the Highland Park dam since I was a kid. We frequented the zoo almost weekly as a kid, also. Me and a friend use to go to the pond in Highland Park to fish for sun fish for our cut bait. I know what you mean about affordability, I'd love to own a home in Aspinwall considering I lived there for my first 20+ years, and Penn Hills is my anchor because housing never gets cheaper, and I'm not paying double/triple for what I already own. My 5 year plan is on year 20...

The 0.4 run.... wait until you are in your 50's like me. I used to run around the lake at North Park, and I don't want to find out what it would take me at this stage of my life.

Never get old....

 

[Ogrezilla]

I've been doing good running on a treadmill lately. Decided to go for a run outside since it was so nice today. Ended up stepping in a hole in a broken sidewalk, sprained my ankle and got 5 stitches and 6 staples in my knee. Walked about half a mile home with my (of course white) shorts covered and my right hand and knee dripping blood, I probably looked like a psychopath just strolling the suburbs

 

[Zirakzigil]

I've been doing good running on a treadmill lately. Decided to go for a run outside since it was so nice today. Ended up stepping in a hole in a broken sidewalk, sprained my ankle and got 5 stitches and 6 staples in my knee. Walked about half a mile home with my (of course white) shorts covered and my right hand and knee dripping blood, I probably looked like a psychopath just strolling the suburbs

 

[ColePens]

I've been doing good running on a treadmill lately. Decided to go for a run outside since it was so nice today. Ended up stepping in a hole in a broken sidewalk, sprained my ankle and got 5 stitches and 6 staples in my knee. Walked about half a mile home with my (of course white) shorts covered and my right hand and knee dripping blood, I probably looked like a psychopath just strolling the suburbs

Ahhh dude sorry to hear that Praying for fast recovery!

 

[Ugene Magic]

I've been doing good running on a treadmill lately. Decided to go for a run outside since it was so nice today. Ended up stepping in a hole in a broken sidewalk, sprained my ankle and got 5 stitches and 6 staples in my knee. Walked about half a mile home with my (of course white) shorts covered and my right hand and knee dripping blood, I probably looked like a psychopath just strolling the suburbs

My day, like a week ago isn't as bad as that and I had a 36" x 8" double row chunk of bricks drop on my foot. Sore, scraped up foot, but not broken.

You sound like a psycho Killer walking...

GWS!

 

[Ogrezilla]

Ahhh dude sorry to hear that Praying for fast recovery!

So I didn't think my ankle was that bad. It really doesn't hurt that bad either. I apparently put my socks on without really looking this morning, but when I took it off after work I see that it is more bruised and purple than I have ever seen it, from the bottom of my foot up about 3 inches onto the side of the shin. Really doesn't hurt that badly but it's like my calf just goes the whole way to the ground

My day, like a week ago isn't as bad as that and I had a 36" x 8" double row chunk of bricks drop on my foot. Sore, scraped up foot, but not broken.

You sound like a psycho Killer walking...

GWS!

Yeah I'm lucky the ankle didn't break I think. But the x-ray looked fine.

Right now the most pain is in both of my palms being all scraped up. And the most annoying is that my left ankle is sprained by my right knee has the stitches so can't bend far, so I'm just super awkward moving around. And because of the palms it hurts to use my hands to push myself up etc, so I'm just an awkward mess

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Could you imagine being on this submarine? Scary stuff

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/1183167120/titanic-submarine-hamish-harding

I mean you go into that at the depths they’re going and you expect a 60/40 death or live situation. Couldn’t find the empathy for that lot. Also that one bloke had such a pos step son. He was literally going for clout on social media with onlyfans models and blink 182 mentions. Then it came to light that he also stalked instagram models and was a pos to women on that same platform.

Imagine a world where Cardi B calls you out and she’s 100% right. Lol

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Can someone explain what I need to do on HF Boards to get it to stop from not displaying images? It also kicks me out of the site repeatedly.

Screenshot example is attached. I have to go back and clear my cookies constantly. So annoying

 

[Ogrezilla]

This smoke thing is really something. Yesterday it was weird that I could barely see downtown like 2 miles away from work. Today I can't see 100 yards down the road.

 

[Pens1566]

This smoke thing is really something. Yesterday it was weird that I could barely see downtown like 2 miles away from work. Today I can't see 100 yards down the road.

Weird chemical smell as well, can almost taste it sometimes. Gross.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Weird chemical smell as well, can almost taste it sometimes. Gross.

Yeah smells like a distant tire fire.

Or honestly just the valley on a regular-ass Thursday for the most part.

 

[Deport Ogie]

Kind of reminds me of the air on those camping out mornings you'd wake up hungover after drinking way too much at a bonfire the night before. Back when we were totally 21 or over.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Weird chemical smell as well, can almost taste it sometimes. Gross.

Yeah smells like a distant tire fire.

Or honestly just the valley on a regular-ass Thursday for the most part.

good ol' Benzene. I'm used to it at work , but I don't like when outside smells like burning plastic

Kind of reminds me of the air on those camping out mornings you'd wake up hungover after drinking way too much at a bonfire the night before. Back when we were totally 21 or over.

a chilly foggy morning at a camp is literally one of my favorite things in the whole world. It's the only time I'm happy that I'm always the first one awake after nights of drinking.

 

[Deport Ogie]

a chilly foggy morning at a camp is literally one of my favorite things in the whole world. It's the only time I'm happy that I'm always the first one awake after nights of drinking.

I love camping, both of the drunk and not drunk varieties. As the resident Eagle Scout (don't mock) I've done a TON of it but as a (attempted) good husband I no longer try to force my wife to go as a family. Her idea of camping is "somewhere that's not my own bed but still has plumbing"

Chilly, foggy mornings, late night thunderstorms, it's all so damned relaxing.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I love camping, both of the drunk and not drunk varieties. As the resident Eagle Scout (don't mock) I've done a TON of it but as a (attempted) good husband I no longer try to force my wife to go as a family. Her idea of camping is "somewhere that's not my own bed but still has plumbing"

Chilly, foggy mornings, late night thunderstorms, it's all so damned relaxing.

I will say I prefer plumbing and a bed these days too. Really I just want isolation and a fire. We went "camping" in Gatlinburg last month and our cabin had a hot tub and let me tell you, it was better than not having a hot tub

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

When I lived downstate I used to camp more or less every weekend. So many incredible spots to find. We'd hike pretty deep in using old logging roads as access points as far as the vehicles would take us. Back then at least you'd set up camp and it would be utterly pitch black at night. Not even so much as a porch light as far as the eye could see.

Miss those days.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I will say I prefer plumbing and a bed these days too. Really I just want isolation and a fire. We went "camping" in Gatlinburg last month and our cabin had a hot tub and let me tell you, it was better than not having a hot tub

I think they call that "Glamping" lol

 

[Ogrezilla]

I think they call that "Glamping" lol

works for me. I'm not looking for my vacations to be difficult

 

[Deport Ogie]

Glamping sounds like something Gwyneth Paltrow would advise the ladies to do with their naughty bits.

 

[Pens1566]

Trailer for Dune Part 2 looks fairly impressive.