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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 101,032

    McGyver said:

    I feel like this is a weird complaint, but I've complained about weirder stuff like how kangaroo pouches are not as roomy as they are in cartoons and how they are far more mucusy than generally depicted, so I guess this isn't that bad... 

    But my complaint is this... 

    Naval Oranges.

    Wasn't the main point of a "Naval" orange that they were easier to peel?... like didn't they originally have a thicker rind that separated from the meat easily...?

    The hell is going on with naval oranges these days?... I see little difference between "juice" oranges and naval... actually the cheaper, but harder to peel juice oranges (do people still make their own orange juice?) are generally juicier, sweeter and better tasting than most navel oranges which are more often than not contain some bleached out spongy dry interior with a mutant naval core and paper thin skin... it's like something a damaged replicator would make if an alien who'd only ever saw a crayon drawing of an orange described to it.

    Yeah, occasionally you might find some decent naval oranges for a ridiculous price, but the Russian roulette of not being able to tell what's inside, generally doesn't make it worth the gamble.

    Like most stores sell these sacks of mangy looking "naval" oranges that barely even have a naval and look like something that actually caused scurvy which you'd find on an abandoned pirate ship in the 1700s.

    Orange complaint over.

    New spellcheck complaint though...

    How many frickin' times do I have to type "oranges" before spellcheck stops suggesting "orangutans"... seriously... Naval Orangutans?

    You suck Apple spellcheck.

    To be fair, you have written about orang-utans more than about oranges.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,516
    edited June 2023

    I never buy oranges or grapefruit unless I'm in Florida, in season, with a car, so that I can drive to the groves and get some ripened on the tree, picked that morning, from a little old lady in a 70 year old, open-air, fruit shack, and she cuts one open for me to try.   I got too used to having orange and grapefruit trees in the back yard, and I know what good ones, really good ones, are supposed to taste like.  Mmmm... tree-ripened, fresh picked, gushing juicy, oranges and sweet, pink, grapefruit.heart  I'm spoiled.   Grocery store citrus sucks royal swamp water.cheeky  Make do with the bottles or with frozen cans, with pulp, or just pony up ($$$) for the "best" citrus the elite groceries carry, and juice them yourselves.  Or cheat and get those narrow, serrated front edge spoons to scoop out the pulp slices.  Bury them with sugar, and settle. 

    Yep, ripen on the tree.  The only way to get your citrus. enlightened  But do it soon.  The citrus industry in Florida is hurting.  My favorite fruit stands in Brevard County (Melbourne & Cocoa Beach area), named "Harvey's" and "Indian River Citrus" are gone.sad  80% of Florida's groves have been infected with Citrus Canker disease.

     

    Here's a Typical large Florida citrus stand: 

      But the best fruit often comes from the little stands from private farms that sell to the big canneries, but where they also manage a few trees for the fresh-pick, discerning crowd in the little stand managed by momma or one of the kids.  There is (perhaps was), a great little stand in central Florida near Avon Park and Sebring.  I know (knew) how to get there, but don't know the name or address.frown  And they probably don't have a web page anyway.  Oops, found it.  Last time I was there was 10 years ago. https://maxwellgrovescountrystore.com/

     

    Non-complaint:  I'm so glad that I experienced Florida before it became Paradise Lost.

     

    Orangutan navels don't sound appetizing at all.surprise 

     

    Edited to add:  One more bit of citrus advice.  If you want a GOOD orange, try "tangelos".  Cross between a tangerine and orange.  When you get fresh ones (thin skin, they dry out quickly), they are juicy and very easy to peel.  But they have a very short season.  You have to ask, and be ready to buy when they become available, if you want the good ones.

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  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,295

    Now debating on staying at bus stop or go into a nearby restaurant to get AC and use of an outlet.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,063

    ...hmm, Naval Orangutans,....

    Sounds like the services are having trouble with recruitment these days. Next you know we'll be seeing Air Force Flying Monkeys or something like that. 

  • hacsarthacsart Posts: 2,025
    edited June 2023

    kyoto kid said:

    ...hmm, Naval Orangutans,....

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,214

    hacsart said:

    kyoto kid said:

    ...hmm, Naval Orangutans,....

    laugh   laugh   laugh   

    That was fast!

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,107

    Navel oranges.

    Because they have "navels", you see.

  • Blando CalrissianBlando Calrissian Posts: 554

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

  • AgitatedRiotAgitatedRiot Posts: 4,437

    hacsart said:

     

    kyoto kid said:

    ...hmm, Naval Orangutans,....

    Thanks for the laugh, I about fell out of my chair.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,516
    edited June 2023

    TJohn said:

    Navel oranges.

    Because they have "navels", you see.

    Sometimes they have two.  An inner one, in the pulp matching the outer one. surprise  Which is kind'a odd.  And have you ever considered that the orange's functionial umbilical chord is the stem, at the other end.  Which makes the "navel", more of a butt.devil  

     

    Non-complaint:  Eyeball saga:  The bubble in my eyeball is still shrinking.  It's down to about 9/10ths (I have a calibrated eyeballcheeky).  Well, sort of.indecision  As I sit upright & relaxed in my recliner chair, movement of my head has little effect on how low I can see (remember, the bubble is at the top, blocking the bottom of the upside down image).  I gauge bubble size by seeing how much of my TV table and DVD shelves can be seen.enlightened  A week or so ago it was above the top shelf, then lower shelf, then floor, then my knees, then yesterday I could see all the way down to mid-thigh.  I'm hoping very soon to be able see my crotch again.  Wheee...yes  I still get reflections from the under surface of the liquid, but they are much more subtle than earlier.

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  • hacsarthacsart Posts: 2,025

    Bing Ai image creator...

    DanaTA said:

    That was fast!
  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,053

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)
     

    I had something like that happen with a 2 gallon water dispenser... I opened a new one in the kitchen and a couple of hours later it was 90% empty... it was clear that the spigot was defective and the water leaked out... there was a tiny puddle of water on the floor, but none anywhere else... not in the basement either, which is directly below... the nearest I could figure was it leaked out and maybe flowed to a nearby wall and ran under the beams and flowed into the space between the exterior wood and the concrete shell (old timey hurricane-proof "stucco").

  • Blando CalrissianBlando Calrissian Posts: 554
    edited June 2023

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

    Hoo boy, did I find out what was up.

    So, in the non-complaint category, my first theory was indeed the correct one, and a new leak in the ceiling just happened to open up directly over a brand-new box of tissues sitting on the coffee table- it soaked up 90% of the rainwater and saved the hardwood floor from damage.

    In the complaint category... it rained again a few hours later. This time I was home, but the leaks were everywhere. The afternoon leak spot was joined by another half-dozen in the same area. You know things are bad when you turn on a light and feel a drip on your head, and look up to see that water is dripping out of the light fixture.

    Went to the closet to grab buckets and... oh you're kidding me... okay, one bucket stays under the leak in the closet, the rest of you come with me.

    Leaks finally stopped around 3 in the morning. I collected nearly a gallon of water in the various buckets.

    It's supposed to rain again today.

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,746

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

    Hoo boy, did I find out what was up.

    So, in the non-complaint category, my first theory was indeed the correct one, and a new leak in the ceiling just happened to open up directly over a brand-new box of tissues sitting on the coffee table- it soaked up 90% of the rainwater and saved the hardwood floor from damage.

    In the complaint category... it rained again a few hours later. This time I was home, but the leaks were everywhere. The afternoon leak spot was joined by another half-dozen in the same area. You know things are bad when you turn on a light and feel a drip on your head, and look up to see that water is dripping out of the light fixture.

    Went to the closet to grab buckets and... oh you're kidding me... okay, one bucket stays under the leak in the closet, the rest of you come with me.

    Leaks finally stopped around 3 in the morning. I collected nearly a gallon of water in the various buckets.

    It's supposed to rain again today.

    How old is your roof? Is it still under any Warranty (some shingles are warrantied as much as 20 years)? It sounds as if you need a new roof ASAP.  

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,053

    hacsart said:

    This image is sublime in every way... it is with teary eyes that I take off my hat to you and your AI generated image.

    It's actually not a hat, but a paper plate that didn't have too many crumbs in it, but it'll have to do as a stand-in for proper headwear for this salute.

    Long live the legend of Lord Admiral "King" Louie Dunston III, bravest and boldest of the maritime apes!

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,516
    edited July 2023

    Complaint:  Roof leaks:  I've had nightmares about them.  A few places when I was a kid, had leaks a few times, but my nightmares went above and beyond duty, and bothered me several times during my life.

    'Nother complaint:  Needy people.sad  I've related the story that I had posted an advertisement in the local, weekly,  "PennySaver" ad newspaper saying no more than "Wanted: Symphony Buddy"  Retired elderly gentleman needs ride to/from select evening symphonies at Chautauqua.   <name><phone#>   I got a promising call from a woman a few days ago, but today I got call from a guy whose almost first question was "are you single?".  Then after I relcutantly revealed that yes, I was gay but now long time widowed, he followed up quickly with "do you still do men things?"  With my complete understanding that he was asking about sex.angry  Even if I was anxious for sex, I wouldn't have put him on my dance card.  That's bar talk or a question asked after a relationship develops, or at least a first meeting.  It was obvious he had no interest in the symphony, he just wanted a dirty old man.frown  I bit my tongue and, despite his persistence, led the conversation to a benign but negative conclusion, and he seemed dejected as he signed off.   Sigh, who does that?surprise  The ad just said essentially, "I'm old, I have no car, I like symphonies and friendly conversation, I need a ride."   Don't call up a stranger and ask "are you still sexually active?"  Bah, I have no interest in uncivilized people.  And as for sex?  Hell, I saturated on that 30+ years ago and moved past it.  And now half my body doesn't work anymore anyway.  Just peeing or pooping well is enough of a thrill these days.cheeky  I just wanted a ride to the symphony with someone who would also appreciate it. (*sigh*)sad 

    Non-complaint:  However, I still have the lady from Boston to fall back to.  Next week hopefully.  Rimsky-Korsakov: "Schehezade"yes  Check out 43:25 to 45:50  It's not over until the fat gentleman sings at 44:55.smiley

     

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  • AgitatedRiotAgitatedRiot Posts: 4,437

    Charlie Judge said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

    Hoo boy, did I find out what was up.

    So, in the non-complaint category, my first theory was indeed the correct one, and a new leak in the ceiling just happened to open up directly over a brand-new box of tissues sitting on the coffee table- it soaked up 90% of the rainwater and saved the hardwood floor from damage.

    In the complaint category... it rained again a few hours later. This time I was home, but the leaks were everywhere. The afternoon leak spot was joined by another half-dozen in the same area. You know things are bad when you turn on a light and feel a drip on your head, and look up to see that water is dripping out of the light fixture.

    Went to the closet to grab buckets and... oh you're kidding me... okay, one bucket stays under the leak in the closet, the rest of you come with me.

    Leaks finally stopped around 3 in the morning. I collected nearly a gallon of water in the various buckets.

    It's supposed to rain again today.

    How old is your roof? Is it still under any Warranty (some shingles are warrantied as much as 20 years)? It sounds as if you need a new roof ASAP.  

    My new roof I had installed has 50 life span. After 50 years, I have to pay for just materials. Unless a big tornado comes, it's 15 years for a blow-off—25 years for algae. I even made my old boss come to my house to do it. That is some hard work.

     

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,063

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

    Hoo boy, did I find out what was up.

    So, in the non-complaint category, my first theory was indeed the correct one, and a new leak in the ceiling just happened to open up directly over a brand-new box of tissues sitting on the coffee table- it soaked up 90% of the rainwater and saved the hardwood floor from damage.

    In the complaint category... it rained again a few hours later. This time I was home, but the leaks were everywhere. The afternoon leak spot was joined by another half-dozen in the same area. You know things are bad when you turn on a light and feel a drip on your head, and look up to see that water is dripping out of the light fixture.

    Went to the closet to grab buckets and... oh you're kidding me... okay, one bucket stays under the leak in the closet, the rest of you come with me.

    Leaks finally stopped around 3 in the morning. I collected nearly a gallon of water in the various buckets.

    It's supposed to rain again today.

    ...many years ago the main concourse at the Milwaukee airport terminal (upgraded in 1967 to include loading bridges) had a serious leaking issue.  For several years anytime it rained the ceiling would leak like a sieve resulting in catch buckets dotting the floor of the entire concourse's length . They would patch it and a few months later the leaks would occur again. 

    Part of the issue likely had to do with the fact there was an observation deck on the roof of the concourse which was very popular which caused constant wear and tear on the roof's surface.

  • Blando CalrissianBlando Calrissian Posts: 554

    Charlie Judge said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    Complaint: Came home today to find a small pool of water on the coffee table, next to a very soaked, nearly-full box of facial tissues. There's no water anywhere else. Best as I can tell, there's a leak in the ceiling that was triggered by today's downpour, with the water fortuitously dripping directly onto the absorbant box of tissues instead of onto the floor.

    Either that, or it's one of those old murder mysteries where the murder weapon is made of ice (and minus the murder)

    Hoo boy, did I find out what was up.

    So, in the non-complaint category, my first theory was indeed the correct one, and a new leak in the ceiling just happened to open up directly over a brand-new box of tissues sitting on the coffee table- it soaked up 90% of the rainwater and saved the hardwood floor from damage.

    In the complaint category... it rained again a few hours later. This time I was home, but the leaks were everywhere. The afternoon leak spot was joined by another half-dozen in the same area. You know things are bad when you turn on a light and feel a drip on your head, and look up to see that water is dripping out of the light fixture.

    Went to the closet to grab buckets and... oh you're kidding me... okay, one bucket stays under the leak in the closet, the rest of you come with me.

    Leaks finally stopped around 3 in the morning. I collected nearly a gallon of water in the various buckets.

    It's supposed to rain again today.

    How old is your roof? Is it still under any Warranty (some shingles are warrantied as much as 20 years)? It sounds as if you need a new roof ASAP.  

    A roofer climbed up there today. It looks like one of the recent hailstorms made Swiss Cheese of everything. Unfortunately it also looks like the damage happened over a week ago, and since the apartment company only made minimal repair efforts at the time, and since it keeps on raining... bottom line is that the roof is now fairly saturated and needs to dry out before they can undertake any additional repair work.

    Twelve inches of rain in ten weeks, in a city that normally sees under 15 inches for the year. Sheesh. I keep looking out my window expecting to see the animals lining up two-by-two...

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,230

    I had a dreadful terracotta tiled roof at my old place that cracked easily thus leaked often

    was forever getting tiles replaced 

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,295

    hacsart said:

    Bing Ai image creator...

    DanaTA said:

    That was fast!

    I could tell it was AI because AI does horrible hands. 

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,295
    edited June 2023

    I'm hungry.  Dinner was pasta salad that most of the house apparently didn't like.  I think the one who said it was good was trying to be polite.

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  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 1,826

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    I had a dreadful terracotta tiled roof at my old place that cracked easily thus leaked often

    was forever getting tiles replaced 

    I'll bet it looked really nice though. When we got our house maybe two years ago, I had to make sure everything was working because I could probably only afford to get one thing fixed at a time. Or maybe none. The inspector told us the roof was in good condition, but they noticed the tiles on the front side were a different color from the tiles on the back side. I guess it's kind of like the DAZ characters with the baked in textures.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,230

    OMG the painoh the pain

    • got my PC back from shop, Yay
    • my E external drive has now apparently carked it taking with it ALL my AI art (will please some), all my Twinmotion projects, most my Unreal projects and Engine builds installed games etc, my iClone content (but most of that duplicated on my Win7 PC, my photos (most backed up fortunately too), 3D models from many sites (freebies but will need to seek out again) all my HDRI's and EXR including DAZ ones (again many duplicated Win7 so not too bad) all my image renders
    • Cannot install anything with DIM but copying my Manifests and thumbs over at least populated it  with stuff I have, no use if it won't even install DAZ studio but I will try that manually, just get retry on everything
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,516

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    OMG the painoh the pain

    • got my PC back from shop, Yay
    • my E external drive has now apparently carked it taking with it ALL my AI art (will please some), all my Twinmotion projects, most my Unreal projects and Engine builds installed games etc, my iClone content (but most of that duplicated on my Win7 PC, my photos (most backed up fortunately too), 3D models from many sites (freebies but will need to seek out again) all my HDRI's and EXR including DAZ ones (again many duplicated Win7 so not too bad) all my image renders
    • Cannot install anything with DIM but copying my Manifests and thumbs over at least populated it  with stuff I have, no use if it won't even install DAZ studio but I will try that manually, just get retry on everything

    Ouch!  Major bummer.sad  When it rains it pours, has your hot water heater exploded yet?  Or your septic tank overflowed in the yard yet?  Are tornados in the forecast?  So sorry.  Dual or triple backups.enlightened  Barn door, escaped horse, ...

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,230
    edited July 2023

    well earlier this year the dunny was overflowing and it turned out my whole street was blocked

    DIM gave me grief until I finally downloaded the certificate from this thread https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8238376/#Comment_8238376

    I am coming to terms with losing my E drive, my image renders probably the biggest loss, everything can be downloaded from various places again, the photos too possibly, at least some are on Facebook

    I mostly do videos as you all know and those are all on another drive as well as YouTube

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  • AgitatedRiotAgitatedRiot Posts: 4,437

    Man, I do hate when that happens to anybody. Sorry for your lost.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,230
    edited July 2023

    technology is supposed to make stuff easier

    but I have Automatic 1111 Stable Diffusion working at least cheeky

    Octane Render 4 Carrara is driving me bonkers, installed 2 versions in my downloads that are feature inhibited because not covered under my license

    still trying to find which one is, I swore after the last costly update to never toss coin at them again

    DAZ studio loads but now chasing up all of my settings, I can at least access the old drive, copying stuff from application data roaming

    OMG not even looked at Poser 11 yet....

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  • Blando CalrissianBlando Calrissian Posts: 554

    Lots of thumping overhead... either Santa is here early or the roofers have arrived and are fixing my roof (the two are basically the same thing, from my perspective!)

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,107

    On the negative side, it could be a hailstorm. 

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