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What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Gasifier, Oct 6, 2013.

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  1. TrinitySouth99

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    Very sorry to hear that. :(
     
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    Unfortunately, something so easily avoidable like this happens every few years. I attribute it to Marquette being a college town (as you very well know, but not other readers).

    Very sad.
     
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    Yeah, my first thought was a college kid watching his first November gale storm, but it was a man in his 60s from Calumet. He certainly understood the power of the big lake. Maybe just too comfortable vs being naive.
     
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    Thank you, this is not easy.
     
    wildwest, Nov 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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    Excellent news! The two gentlemen have been found.

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    TrinitySouth99, Nov 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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    Overconfidence has killed before, and will again.

    I looked up the incident. Apparently he was taking photos. Being a photographer myself, I understand the temptation, but there's times getting close just isn't worth it.
     
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    :hair:

    Stepped out the front door last night and saw a dark spider with orange on belly. My eyesight sucks so I could not see shape of orange and reacted before I would have bent down to look anyway. Got it, slipper/concrete death. Pretty sure it's a Brown Widow. I've only ever known Black Widows out west which look different, but after googling, the one on the right:

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    Turns out bug bombs are not effective on Widows :eek:
     
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    Interesting. I've never heard of a brown widow before. Looking it up, apparently they are not really harmful to people, and they don't have anywhere near as much venom as black widows.
     
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    Hauled in some silver maple to burn. I detest the stuff and will continue to vengefuly stuff it in the stove until it's gone and never get more of it
     
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    Good, my computer is in the garage.
     
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    Can anyone say which is best for storing 1+GB externally from computer? SSD or Hard drive?
     
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    SSD are much better, but cost more. There's moving parts in a hard drive.
     
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