Hot, humid, wet, what’s not to love?
Second and last day of my non-prepping hobby show/swapmeet/convention. I’m going in for a breakfast today, then some buying of stuff, then I’ll help with the loadout. Meatspace, I’m digging it more as I get out more. Yeah I know, “ordinary fuking people, I hate ’em”.* That’s why we’re all internet curmudgeons. Still, take a class, join a club, attend a civic or community meeting. The people around you will either be help or a threat come SHTF. Better to know them and be known (in a limited way) to them before hand. Think anyone’s gonna take your advice if they don’t know you from Adam? Think they might if you volunteer at their kid’s school, and they can count on you to show up?
Come the collapse or slow decline, when things get tough do you really want to be that loner weirdo that no one knows? I’m coming around to the idea that that would be unhelpful.
So, get out there and develop some human capital.
n
I’ve eaten at Popeye’s. It’s just not that good.
“Shocking moment a furious Popeyes customer climbs through a drive-thru window and begins brawling with staff
The clip showing an angry Popeyes customer stepping through a drive-thru window has been viewed more than 132,000 times
The person who uploaded the video online added a caption claiming the fight started because the restaurant ran out of its new chicken sandwich
Other Popeyes restaurant fights have emerged online this week amid the company’s viral chicken sandwich feud with Chick-Fil-A ”
–does show how easily a segment of the population can be manipulated. How’d you like to have that turned against you?
n
Number One Son of undetermined Asian origin *and* a Tesla. You know that will eventually end poorly.
Again, I don’t see the problem of unchecked immigration as being the flood of people from Central and South America as much as the masses of educated, spoiled Number One Sons we will receive from overpopulated areas in Asia, staked by families of even modest means to establish domiciles in the US in order to eventually bring everyone else over.
My Chinese in-laws are huge Tesla fans. Number One Son-in-law of one uncle has a Model X. Dunno if he’s tried this trick, but it wouldn’t surprise me. They afford the Model X because the parents write the checks to support the CA real estate, as close to the Palo Alto dream as the family can afford.
To me, it looks like Number One Son is fake sleeping, ready to take the wheel but p*ssing off whitey. That wouldn’t surprise me either. “Hey, Hillbilly, look what I can do. F*ck you.”
(Think Khan on “King of the Hill”.)
https://abc7.com/video-appears-to-show-tesla-driver-asleep-at-the-wheel-on-i-5/5488646/
I’m a heterosexual, white* American man with conservative** social, political, and economic views. I’m well familiar with having the mob turned against me.
* To the eye, anyway.
** I’m not at all “conservative”, being on the anarchist edge of libertarian, but I’m very big on taking responsibility for what one does and paying one’s own way. This makes me Literally Hitler in popular discourse. (Though please note that Hitler was by no means a conservative by any rational definition.)
I’ve eaten at Popeye’s. It’s just not that good.
Their regular chicken is pretty bland. Only Louisianians who’ve grown up eating Cajun food can stomach the spicy version.
–does show how easily a segment of the population can be manipulated. How’d you like to have that turned against you?
I’ve noticed a weird media push this week regarding the introduction of the chicken sandwich at Popeyes.
The “coverage” of the sandwich shortage on the local Fox station last night was downright bizarre, almost as if the segment was edited to be a two minute commercial. The people interviewed were either hipsters or African American and couldn’t really tell the reporty why they liked the sandwich so much that they drove to multiple Popeye outlets looking for one.
One woman struck me as strung out, possibly rent-a-mob.
And, of course, the Clear Channel (or whatever they call themselves these days) talk station out of San Antonio was pushing the “shortage” all week. I guess the management there is unhappy that they haven’t had a “gas shortage” to talk about headed into Labor Day.
Popeye’s bought some Henny Penny pressure fryers like Chick-fil-A uses and concocted a sandwich recipe. BFD. I worked at Wendy’s 35 years ago when they had those machines, and the chain eventually dropped the cooking technique because the process was too labor intensive to make money at Wendy’s (then) prices.
Chicken? El Pollo Loco Mexican grilled is far better then either of the 2 BIG fried outfits.
Chicken sandwich – Habit Burger makes one I think is as good as Chick-fil-a with a spicy red sauce. Not near as hot as Popeye’s cajun however. Ate a couple of cajun hot wings awhile back that my daughter ordered. Very hot and tasty but boy did I pay the next day. At 68 the ole cast iron stomach ain’t what it used to be.
Moving today. Only 104F predicted. At least both houses have pools.
Chicken? El Pollo Loco Mexican grilled is far better then either of the 2 BIG fried outfits.
I think the point is to go after Chck-fil-A in particular in Central Texas because the state forced San Antonio to back down on banning the chain from bidding on one of the new concession contracts at the airport. The new law even creates the possibility of the city being sued over the negative publicity while the ban was under discussion as part of Ron Nirenberg’s reelection campaign.
Much like In-n-Out, the left has a love/hate relationship with the chain, and the usual race pimp tactics won’t work with the Cathy (founders) family’s long track record of supporting Atlanta and African American organizations.
I’m still amazed Gov. Abbott forced the Progs to back down on *anything* this year. He seems to let them do just about anything they want at the city level as long as he could chase Ann Richards ghost with the abortion legislation.
Now that Nirenberg was reelected, San Antonio is working on climate change ordinances. I’m guessing that ultimately means congestion pricing tolls on surface city streets for non EV vehicles.
Don’t laugh. Our gear could do it. Easily. Overhead gantries — no digging into city streets. Set up on Commerce and Market at the bridges near the Marriott. Big money.
About that Honda car that runs 3500 rpm at 70 mph, I once had a Honda motorcycle that had peak torque at 7000 and red line at 9000. Buzziest thing I ever owned. Engine wouldn’t pull much below 3500. Handled like a lumber wagon. Shifting was awful. Parts fell off from vibration. Electrical system was poorly designed. BUT, it stood up to my riding for four years without any major engine trouble. Shortest time I have owned any bike. Never had another Honda, although they have made some nice ones over the years. Wish I had some of those, but they are collector’s items with high prices.
Have my eye on a friend’s Yamaha XS750. Nice bike with a good reputation and affordable price.
What I don’t get about the Popeye attack: How is beating up an employee supposed to cause a chicken sandwich to appear? Is the dude really that stupid?
More cleanup around the house today, in preparation for the move in November. Two huge bags of clothes to donate. Also completely filled our trailer with stuff found in closets that no one wants: clothes, pictures, ratty rugs, you name it. That will get hauled off on Monday.
What I don’t get about the Popeye attack: How is beating up an employee supposed to cause a chicken sandwich to appear? Is the dude really that stupid?
The default behavior when angry among members of the underclass is to pick a fight. This is especially true of female members of the underclass.
Coupla dudes got a beef, they duke it out; coupla b!tches be unhappy wit’ each other, they settle it wit’ knives or scissors.
Oooh, scissors. Many ways to use them, but I’d bet SteveF wouldn’t bother. Neither would Chuck Norris.
I’m waiting for the Chuck Norris jokes. Me first: when Chuck Norris crosses the street, CARS look both ways.
There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.
I’m mostly an empty-hand fighter, but weapons are good for intimidating if you don’t particularly someone but they’re too stupid to take a hint. Moreso for groups, who think that a mob of untrained imbeciles, half of whom are overweight, will be able to beat an individual who’s confident enough to be facing them all down.
Walking up, pistol in hand, to a group who’s beating on a guy on the ground and saying that I think they’ve done enough and it’s time for them to move on results in them moving on. (With profanity and threats, but it’s not like I care what animals think of me.) Doing the same without the pistol invariably, in my experience, results in me beating the bejesus out of everyone.* In some situations, firearms prevent violence.
* Not that I have enough samples of either situation for statistical significance, nor were the situations properly scientifically controlled. -sigh- As a scientist, I make a good auto mechanic. That is, as a hard scientist. As a social scientist, I’m probably in the top quartile. Where do I go to pick up my honorary degree?
Check this site’s archives. I think Dr. Bob had one in divinity 😉
Yes, I remember that.
Not true buttermilk breath. I find the spicy version quite tasty and good. The sauce seems to accentuate the tang and I like. I did not grow up eating Cajun food.
I know why cities detest those rent-a-scooters. They are stashed everywhere in downtown Atlanta. Just seem abandoned. One was even abandoned in the crosswalk access for the street crossing. They can be a hazard.
I guess someone goes around at night and collects them to recharge. Maybe dropping off a supply at specific locations.
One chap was riding one on the sidewalk, supposedly not allowed, and darned ran my wife and I off the sidewalk. Gave us a look like we were in his way. When I encounter cyclists on sidewalks I do not move, make no attempt to get out of their way. Sidewalks are for people walking, not people riding cycles or scooters. Pedestrians have priority and I make it known.
Sidewalk riding not allowed in LA. LAPD now citing sidewalk riders. Electric rental scooters not allowed in my town.
Reasonable, except that cyclists are also told to stay off the streets because they get in cars’ way. And, sure, there are a lot of assholes on bicycles, but there are also a lot of assholes in automobiles. I’m not sure of the solution, unless it’s to ban motor vehicles from cities.
One chap was riding one on the sidewalk, supposedly not allowed, and darned ran my wife and I off the sidewalk. Gave us a look like we were in his way.
Millennial? I know that look.
The AQ (A**hat Quotient) of the tech employment hubs is pretty high right now. I imagine Atlanta is bad, but Austin is worse. I don’t even want to think about what Seattle is like these days.
There is a direct correlation between a city’s AQ and the number of scooters running around supplied by Bird, Lime, Spin, etc.
Though, I imagine that Atlanta has been saturated with scooters for DragonCon next week, when the AQ will spike Downtown.
I guess someone goes around at night and collects them to recharge. Maybe dropping off a supply at specific locations.
I’m not exactly sure how it works, but you register with the scooter companies as a charge contractor and collect scooters at night. The revenue per scooter is pretty low so you have to work a *lot* of them.
The Gig Economy.
In Austin, we also have Car2Go, a similar service except with cars, featuring what would have been the current model year Chrysler sedan and crossover if the Germans hadn’t stripped Auburn Hills bare in their exodus a decade ago. Instead, the vehicles have Mercedes emblems and get sold mostly to fleets.
We also have Audi’s Silvercar where they bring the car to you. I used to ride the elevator to work with those cretins since one of the development shops was on the floor above us when we were downtown. The AQ was so high on that floor that, contrary to the lease terms, Silvercar posted that the bathroom facilities outside their offices were for their employees only.
I have seen a lot of signs for the event. Banners on light posts, etc. Fortunately I will be out of this town tomorrow and in my own bed tomorrow night. On this two week trip I have slept in four different hotels, homes of three family members, and I am just about over strange beds. I have a California King memory foam at the house and it is great. Missed the entire trip.
So far this year I have stayed 19 nights in hotels between the trip to Oregon and this trip to San Antonio to visit spousal unit family members, then Atlanta for the wedding of a friend’s daughter. I hope there are no more nights in hotels until the middle of next year.
You bet. Millennial yuppie no less.
@Nick – If you’re still struggling with the low end laptop for the road, check to see if you can replace the WiFi module. I put a fairly current 802.11AC module into my E6400 Linux-only Dell recently, replacing a draft ‘N’ module, and the difference is like night and day. Bluetooth to boot.
I was just about ready to give up on this laptop until I figured out that the wireless module was the reason the machine would periodically refuse to wake from sleep. Once I started to look around, I found that for $20 I could do a *lot* better in terms of WiFi speed. Battery life also improved.
Never had another Honda, although they have made some nice ones over the years. Wish I had some of those, but they are collector’s items with high prices.
I have owned four Honda bikes: two CB350s, a Nighthawk CB750, and a Valkyrie. The Valkyrie was way over the top with the 1,500 cc flat six, six carbs, and solid lifters. Glass pack exhausts. Redline of 6,000 rpm if I remember correctly. A car engine in a bike.
I wish that I had the CB750 back. Great bike, lightweight, 4 carbs, chain drive. 10,000 rpm redline IIRC.
I’ve had a CB350, 450 (and several of the other Asian makes and even a HD). Have had a Valkyrie since 1999. The Valkyrie is a great highway bike but is like dancing with an elephant on twisty roads. Still a fun bike – love the engine . Sounds kind of like a 911 at low speeds (both flat 6’s) and a small block Chevy as you get it ripping. I have had a motorcycle of one type or another since before I had a driver’s license.
I am having some hip troubles and have cut back the MC miles significantly – no fun getting old but don’t want a trike. Mostly drive the Vette now when I want something more fun than a pickup truck.
“Millennial?”
You bet. Millennial yuppie no less.
Probably gets a regular check from home to pay the bills.
You wouldn’t believe how many 20-somethings I work with who still have parents covering *car* insurance. That one really floored me.
One looked at me like I was from another planet when I talked about The Gecko asking for $400 extra a year to cover me to drive my paid-off Solara in addition to our other two cars. She doesn’t even see the bill.
(Yes, I know, but I was in a hurry to get registration so I ate the $200 for six months of coverage. The General is getting a call fairly soon.)
Home, long day. I didn’t win any good door prizes. Dangitall.
It was cool this morning but got hot later. Currently 103F in my F’ing driveway. With the sun burning your head, feels like 120F.
@greg, thanks for the tip about the wifi module. I’ll look at that.
Tired. And the grass still needs cutting.
n
I like the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Strip sandwich from Whataburger. 3 chicken strips, ranch, buffalo sauce, jack cheese. Great on Texas toast. Alas, only available at selected times.
Hmm, I pay $200 a month for full coverage, two vehicles, maximum coverage, 1 mil liability, homeowners top of the line, travel trailer and a camera rider. The General was $300 a month just for the vehicles. No thanks. The gecko was just as bad.
Hmm, I pay $200 a month for full coverage, two vehicles, maximum coverage, 1 mil liability, homeowners top of the line, travel trailer and a camera rider. The General was $300 a month just for the vehicles. No thanks. The gecko was just as bad.
$400/year just to be able to renew the registration and drive it once a week. The wholesale value of the car is $600.
One looked at me like I was from another planet when I talked about The Gecko asking for $400 extra a year to cover me to drive my paid-off Solara in addition to our other two cars
Something weird is going on. Amica just changed all of their car insurance in Texas from one year to six months. I have no idea what is going on there.
The Valkyrie is a great highway bike but is like dancing with an elephant on twisty roads. Still a fun bike – love the engine . Sounds kind of like a 911 at low speeds (both flat 6’s) and a small block Chevy as you get it ripping.
The Valkyrie was too much for me. I was crossing the Brazos River old bridge one day, looked down and I was going 95 mph. Scared the you know what out of me. I figured that Sugar Land PD was going to lock me up if they caught me.
Usually I could tell how fast I was going by the sound of the engine. The second stage of the six carbs opened up at 75 mph and the engine would start moaning. I got her up to 130 mph once in South Texas and she still had some room left in her.
I had a Ninja 600R in Candy Persimmon Red. Loved that bike. Love my life more.
n
(and they’re worth more now than when new.)
Something weird is going on. Amica just changed all of their car insurance in Texas from one year to six months. I have no idea what is going on there.
Lots of people running around Texas without insurance, and every major city is a never ending construction trainwreck.
Driving to our new office, I see at least one major accident a day on the stretch of 183 between Austin-Bergstrom airport and the intersection with I-35.
I thought I was a goner the other morning when traffic came to a halt suddenly, and, in my rear view mirror, it looked like the guy behind me hadn’t noticed. I had flashbacks to the rear end collision that effectively ruined my 93 Probe for good.
I know the Camry wouldn’t take a collision nearly as well.
As Dr. Pournelle used to say, “Well, soooprise!”
Might as well enjoy. All gas cars have bullseyes on them, and the issue with the VWs is in the ppm.
VW was particularly irksome to the government because the Clean Diesel tech didn’t require the horse pee Kabuki (DEF), again in the ppm.
https://jalopnik.com/cheating-volkswagen-diesels-have-become-a-hot-commodity-1837505697
It turns out that my 2001 Solara needs $800 worth of struts to solve the front end noise problem but is otherwise running fine. I may have to consider that … and shop around.