bloviatrix Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, backyardchef said: I first read this as Ben Folds matters. Ben Folds matters a lot. Especially on my playlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Well, that, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Listening to flamenco and wondering whether my preferred porn name is Sherry Earthquake or Island Shrimp. Leaning towards the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: my preferred porn name You don't think it's Bea Hinds? Edited September 13 by small h 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 My phone knows exactly what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 43 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: My phone knows exactly what I like. The algorithms. They are infallible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted October 4 Author Share Posted October 4 Laugh ruefully? Okay. When husband was in hospital after his stroke and almost immobile, son and I decided to put in a chairlift on our staircase. Chose the least visually objectionable among several options. Contracted and paid 2/3 down. Was informed that since custom crafted for our curved staircase it would take 6-8 weeks. Fast forward, husband + rehap -> he is able to bounce up and down the stairs, the equipment was delivered to the local dealer and we postponed installation for over a month. Finally let them set it up today. As you might anticipate, it is butt-ugly and cost as much as a new small car. I keep telling myself that sooner or later it will be useful, and at a minimum the techs told us that, yes, it could be used as a dumb waiter, hauling up and down stairs anything less than 400 lbs per trip. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted Sunday at 07:18 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 07:18 PM Come ride my new indoor roller coaster, only 10¢ round trip! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted Sunday at 07:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:54 PM 34 minutes ago, voyager said: Come ride my new indoor roller coaster, only 10¢ round trip! You should hire a photographer to take pictures of people as they come down with their arms raised. There's even more money to be made! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted Tuesday at 08:15 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:15 PM I have a picture of N riding the Cyclone, her face an expression of utter terror. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted Tuesday at 08:26 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 08:26 PM (edited) There is literally no amount of money that would entice me to get on the Cyclone. I have spent half a lifetime subduing panic attacks, including mastering slaloming downhill runs so as to avoid schussing. Edited Tuesday at 08:41 PM by voyager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted Tuesday at 09:07 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:07 PM (edited) I LOVE the Cyclone. The fact that it looks and feels in danger of imminent collapse adds to its piquancy; it makes other roller coasters seem sterile. Edited Tuesday at 09:07 PM by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted Tuesday at 10:05 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:05 PM 56 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: I LOVE the Cyclone. The fact that it looks and feels in danger of imminent collapse adds to its piquancy; it makes other roller coasters seem sterile. Can I interest you in taking my kid? He loves roller coasters and has wanted to go on the Cyclone since he was five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted Tuesday at 10:45 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:45 PM 1 hour ago, Sneakeater said: I LOVE the Cyclone. The fact that it looks and feels in danger of imminent collapse adds to its piquancy; it makes other roller coasters seem sterile. I was practically born on the Santa Cruz boardwalk and am intimately familiar with tinkertoy-like wooden roller coasters. Me? I was queen of catching the brass ring on the carousel. And not bad in the "bumpem cars". Of course it helped to have a smashingly beautiful 9 year older sister whom all the guys wanted to impress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted Wednesday at 02:58 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:58 AM I’ve been on the Cyclone; I just came off with bad back pain because those cars are just rattling boxes of wood. Ouch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted Wednesday at 03:18 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:18 AM The Cyclone's cool, but the Enterprise is where it's at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted Wednesday at 12:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:19 PM Latest Coney Island Cyclone breakdown is nothing to worry about, ride's die-hard fans say https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-hits-coney-island-cyclone-operators-with-2-violations-as-iconic-ride-remains-shuttered Have fun!! In 2007, a 53-year-old man died in surgery after he fractured three neck vertebrae while on the coaster. The next year, an Arizona woman was injured on the ride and eventually won a $600,000 payout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM No pain no gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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