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And the best Designated Hitter in history has finally been voted in.
 
http://sports.mynorthwest.com/591892/2019-hall-of-fame-edgar-martinez/
 
 
 

Oh... YEEEEE-AAAAAHHH, BITCHES!!!
 
 
 
YouTube's most knowledgeable Communist frog puppet military theorist weighs in on the subject we've all been thinking about
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And meanwhile, if you went ANYWHERE in Portland this week, you probably were exposed to measles.
 
https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/01/18/25553745/someone-with-measles-came-to-a-blazers-game-but-still-no-reported-cases-in-oregon
 
https://multco.us/health-officer/measles-outbreak-winter-2019-oregon-exposures
 
The likely culprits appear to be Washingtonians living across the river from Portland in Clark County, which has 19 confirmed cases.
 
https://www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/measles-investigation
 
Here are the details of the confirmed cases:
• Age
      •  1 to 10 years: 15 cases
      •  11 to 18 years: three cases
      •  19 to 29 years: one case
• Immunization status
      •  Unverified: three cases
      •  Unimmunized: 16 cases
 
 
 

I have found my new spirit animal.
 

 
It's a Scotter!

I don't always post memes. But when I do, it has a bitchin' river otter in it!
 

I had the opportunity to meet and speak with the artist and famed T-shirt peddler Ray Troll who is kind of a big thing up here in Alaska. From him I learned that there was such a thing as a saber toothed salmon which grew up to 6-9 feet in length and weighed over 400 pounds. It also had giant fangs sticking out of the side of its mouth. They lived 4-5 million years ago.
 

 

It's happening. 
 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426060-white-house-second-trump-kim-summit-coming-next-month

It's happening. 
 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426060-white-house-second-trump-kim-summit-coming-next-month

I don't know a lot about the US climate, so I just guessed, thanks for correcting me. 
And yes, I assumed they did, it is the norm her in Norway for washrooms and bathrooms to have tiles, sometimes the hall too. 
But if you speak about what is the most cost efficient, electric floor heating is not worth is at all. 
It's a "luxury" thing, people want it so that they can have fancy floors that tend to be very cold, and still have a warm feeling from beneath their feet. 
A rug is way more cost efficient. The only real upside is the very well distributed heating. 
 

I am not sure about the US, but most people know a carpenter or construction worker, or knows how to do flooring in Norway. We do all the prep work for the electrician, then he does the wiring and fuses, and we add the floor again. Sometimes we let the craftsmen do it do have it be extra nice. So it tends to be pretty reasonably priced. 
 
Not sure what would break in electric floor heating. It is all solid state, it would outlast your fuses, even the thermostat. 
 
 
Most houses in Norway lack ducting outside of simple air ducts that lets fresh air in, and the blower to getting the cooking fumes and steam out.  Most people do have a HVAC and wood stove though. 
The stove is mostly for the cosy feel, but it is also a back up in case of a power outage, in which it gets very cold in the winter. 
 
 
Electricity is "dirt cheap" here, so that is a big factor. Gas is not reasonably priced. 
 
 
Almost all houses in Norway lack water borne heating. Some do in special cases, like when a furniture factory is nearby and sells he excess heat.  Only modern houses have balanced heating with ducts, which means most heating comes from HVAC, heaters, wood stoves and floor heating. New houses tend to have floor heating in every room. Old houses only in the bathrooms and halls, places with tiles. 
 
So yes, we use almost purely electrical heating, either through HVAC or heating elements. 
 
 
Never heard of in Norway. 
 
 
Water borne heating is awesome, if you can pay for it. Much more efficient and allows a lot of power saving.  Thermal solar panels, wood/gas heating, electric heating, heat pump heating. 
 
Though it is simply not worth it to retrofit in most Norwegian houses, and most opt for electrical heating instead in modern houses to save cost. 

Given the price to retrofit in heated flooring - especially when water pipes are used - it doesn't really make sense.

That sucks. 
 
I once took an 84 Blazer in for an alignment, it wandered and the steering was sloppy, steering box was not broke out of the frame and the rage joint was good. The guy doing the work was a pal I grew up with and did stuff at cost, so I knew I wasn't getting ripped off.  He calls, and said, it would align, to much wheel play, maybe the wheel bearings were shot. I say whatever, just let me know, he calls me back and says, it needs wheel bearings, and HUBS, because the wheel bearings had not been serviced, and the races were loose in the hubs. The guy I bought it from thought maintenance meant fixing it when it broke... Anyway,  I helped put it all back together when I got off work, and luckily the auto locking hubs were in like new condition, lol and went right in and I never once had a problem with them. 
 
I traded an AR-15 for this thing, so it was still a good deal, but it had other lack of maintenance woes I had to fix, and ultimately lead to its demise.   The funniest thing about the truck is the previous owner was like 6,3 350, and had bent the seat frame back.  I got in the back seat and bent it back into place, but the frame was weakened and over time it would slowly tilt back. So I cut a 2 by 4 to fit and wedged it into the back seat.  I had class back then. 
 

BRB calling Al Sharpton/BLM 

A VERY comprehensive survey by the Dept of Justice which includes 287,400 prisoners who used a firearm in a crime and how they obtained it. Includes graphs and other info
 
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf
 
Highlights
 
An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it off the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.
 
...
 
Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show.
 
State prisoners with no military service were more likely to possess a gun during their offense (21%) than prisoners who had served in the military (16%).
 
Almost 3 in 10 (29%) black prisoners serving a sentence in state prison in 2016 possessed a firearm during their crime. White (12%) and Hispanic (21%) state prisoners were less likely to have possessed a firearm during their crime. Similarly, white (17%) and Hispanic (13%) federal prisoners serving a sentence in 2016 were less likely to have possessed a firearm during the crime than black (29%) federal prisoners.

Why does the Flayed Lord look like Feels Good man?
 

 

 
 

Gun crime is still a big deal.
 
The way they're going about trying to fix "gun crime" is the issue.

Gun crime is still a big deal.
 
The way they're going about trying to fix "gun crime" is the issue.

A VERY comprehensive survey by the Dept of Justice which includes 287,400 prisoners who used a firearm in a crime and how they obtained it. Includes graphs and other info
 
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf
 
Highlights
 
An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it off the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.
 
...
 
Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show.
 
State prisoners with no military service were more likely to possess a gun during their offense (21%) than prisoners who had served in the military (16%).
 
Almost 3 in 10 (29%) black prisoners serving a sentence in state prison in 2016 possessed a firearm during their crime. White (12%) and Hispanic (21%) state prisoners were less likely to have possessed a firearm during their crime. Similarly, white (17%) and Hispanic (13%) federal prisoners serving a sentence in 2016 were less likely to have possessed a firearm during the crime than black (29%) federal prisoners.

A VERY comprehensive survey by the Dept of Justice which includes 287,400 prisoners who used a firearm in a crime and how they obtained it. Includes graphs and other info
 
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf
 
Highlights
 
An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it off the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.
 
...
 
Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show.
 
State prisoners with no military service were more likely to possess a gun during their offense (21%) than prisoners who had served in the military (16%).
 
Almost 3 in 10 (29%) black prisoners serving a sentence in state prison in 2016 possessed a firearm during their crime. White (12%) and Hispanic (21%) state prisoners were less likely to have possessed a firearm during their crime. Similarly, white (17%) and Hispanic (13%) federal prisoners serving a sentence in 2016 were less likely to have possessed a firearm during the crime than black (29%) federal prisoners.

A VERY comprehensive survey by the Dept of Justice which includes 287,400 prisoners who used a firearm in a crime and how they obtained it. Includes graphs and other info
 
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf
 
Highlights
 
An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it off the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.
 
...
 
Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show.
 
State prisoners with no military service were more likely to possess a gun during their offense (21%) than prisoners who had served in the military (16%).
 
Almost 3 in 10 (29%) black prisoners serving a sentence in state prison in 2016 possessed a firearm during their crime. White (12%) and Hispanic (21%) state prisoners were less likely to have possessed a firearm during their crime. Similarly, white (17%) and Hispanic (13%) federal prisoners serving a sentence in 2016 were less likely to have possessed a firearm during the crime than black (29%) federal prisoners.

I just assumed this entire forum was a mental health thread and have acted accordingly. 

Now you're talking about Classified weapons of mass destruction!
 
Or should I say, weapons of ASS destruction...

Now you're talking about Classified weapons of mass destruction!
 
Or should I say, weapons of ASS destruction...