Subsequent GTD reflections

Hello there fellow DFO’er.  Hope you’re well today.  And thanks for coming back to see last weeks tl;dr of last week as decided by my brain.  There’s no reason as to why some comments make it and others don’t. Seriously. There isn’t.

This weeks cheesy motivational quote is:
The good news is hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination. The bad news is whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create [in bed].
Harmony Cobel (Severance)

Remember kids, stretch before you do some of the things you’ve dreamt up and prob have a safe word.

It’s been hot and humid as hell the last few days and expected to last until Thursday.  So, been trying to keep cool inside.  Tho, Sunday morning I did got for my usual run.  About 1km into the run I could hear thunder, but just kept going because I’m stupid and stubborn.  It started to rain about 2/3 of the way through my run, but not too bad, so kept going.  One of my neighbours passed me in a vehicle and asked if I wanted a ride to get out the rain, and I said that I was fine.  Reader, about 5 minutes later it just fucking poured.  I was soaked in about 5 seconds flat with still about 1 km until back home.  Fun times. The rain did not help with my time or energy.  Not sure if my shoes are dry yet.

You all will glad to note that my neighbour, rightfully, made fun of me once finished my run for not taking the ride.  Not sure how I got such good neighbours.

Without further ado, here are the comments of the week.

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I love how God is literally punishing Texas Christians with Sodom & Gomorrah and Noah’s Ark type stuff and they’re all…

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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Well the good flavors are gone, but I have a story!

Hermana Weaselo won a Goldfish contest! I think it was like you had to find Finn (that’s the mascot) online and that’s how you entered. She won a bunch of kid’s spy gear, so a secret pen and a recorder, and a backpack to put it all in.
Senor Weaselo

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Witty repartee with me and Mrs. Fozz:

Her: “You’re such a little asshole.”
Me: “No. I’m a big asshole.”
Her: “At least you’re big in one place. Asshole.”
jjfozz

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Old Man Alert:

Back in my day, A.I. was a 6′ tall ball hog that didn’t like to practice!
scotchnaut

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Today is pretty windy.
blaxabbath

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Man, did not expect to get emotional reading about a rabbit today.

He was well-loved, something every creature deserves.
SonOfSpam

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I’m sorry for your loss Sir.
2Pack

Thank you, seems kinda silly in a way to grieve so much, but that rabbit has treated me better than most people.

ArmedandHammered

I’ve grieved animals more than people and regret nothing.

SonOfSpam

it’s frequently not even close.
Horatio Cornblower

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From the Hieronymos Bosch library of weird chit…

2Pack

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“Who’s to blame?” the governor said, repeating a reporter’s question. “Know this: That’s the word choice of losers.” Then Abbott invoked a football metaphor: “Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who’s to blame.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/emergency-response-comes-under-scrutiny-after-deadly-texas-floods-33188ba9?st=N7L35K&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Brick Meathook

To be fair, I HATE it at work when something goes wrong and someone immediately looks for someone to blame instead of fixing the problem.


That’s not the way you get shit done.

ballsofsteelandfury

I hate it at work when everybody drowns.
Brick Meathook

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Greetings. I have been a bit MIA.

Lost my job. Had to move to Utah for work. Now currently in Texas, trying not to get killed by SpaceX.

Seriously, I have commissioned steel mills in Bangladesh that were less disorganized than this company. Hope everyone is doing well.
JustStopDude

Sorry about Utah.


Not sure if anything happened to you here, but I just feel like I should apologize for this shithole.
Col. Duke LaCross

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Don T

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/10/najee-harris-fireworks-injury-nfl-east-bay/
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The host of the gathering where the incident occurred (artist’s conception):

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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/Turns on late baseball game

//Padres are wearing their tropical City Connect unis

Horatio Cornblower

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9-1-1 has been out Commonwealth-wide today. It’s also my scheduled day off.

WCS

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Great news! I fixed it!

Mr. Ayo

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The preliminary report on the Air India crash is out. The fuel cutoff switches to both engines were engaged after takeoff.

From the report:

The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42
UTC and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned
from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec. The Engine N1
and N2 began to decrease from their take-off values as the fuel supply to the engines was cut
off.
In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff.
The other pilot responded that he did not do so.
The CCTV footage obtained from the airport showed Ram Air Turbine (RAT) getting deployed
during the initial climb immediately after lift-off (fig. 15). No significant bird activity is observed
in the vicinity of the flight path. The aircraft started to lose altitude before crossing the airport
perimeter wall.
As per the EAFR, the Engine 1 fuel cutoff switch transitioned from CUTOFF to RUN at about
08:08:52 UTC. The APU Inlet Door began opening at about 08:08:54 UTC, consistent with
the APU Auto Start logic. Thereafter at 08:08:56 UTC the Engine 2 fuel cutoff switch also
transitions from CUTOFF to RUN. When fuel control switches are moved from CUTOFF to
RUN while the aircraft is inflight, each engines full authority dual engine control (FADEC)
automatically manages a relight and thrust recovery sequence of ignition and fuel introduction.
The EGT was observed to be rising for both engines indicating relight. Engine 1’s core
deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to
relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration and re-introduced fuel repeatedly to
increase core speed acceleration and recovery. The EAFR recording stopped at 08:09:11
UTC
As per the EAFR data both engines N2 values passed below minimum idle speed, and the
RAT hydraulic pump began supplying hydraulic power at about 08:08:47 UTC.
RAT in extended position
15
As per the EAFR, the Engine 1 fuel cutoff switch transitioned from CUTOFF to RUN at about
08:08:52 UTC. The APU Inlet Door began opening at about 08:08:54 UTC, consistent with
the APU Auto Start logic. Thereafter at 08:08:56 UTC the Engine 2 fuel cutoff switch also
transitions from CUTOFF to RUN. When fuel control switches are moved from CUTOFF to
RUN while the aircraft is inflight, each engines full authority dual engine control (FADEC)
automatically manages a relight and thrust recovery sequence of ignition and fuel introduction.
The EGT was observed to be rising for both engines indicating relight. Engine 1’s core
deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to
relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration and re-introduced fuel repeatedly to
increase core speed acceleration and recovery. The EAFR recording stopped at 08:09:11
UTC
At about 08:09:05 UTC, one of the pilots transmitted “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY”
Doktor Zymm

Seems like those fuel cutoff switches should have a confirmation device like Clippy.


Are you sure you want to cut fuel to this engine right now?
Mr. Ayo

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With Trump threatening Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, I wonder if ICE arrests Mike Francesa in a case of mistaken identity.
Buddy Cole’s Halftime Show

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My new addiction is World War I, and the lead-up to it.

THIS HAS BEEN YOUR USELESS WCS FACT
WCS

It’s like being a Civil War buff, but for Europe and with fewer/different racists!

Doktor Zymm

Oh do I have some news for you about the enthusiasm with which the various parties involved in the lead up to WWI engaged in ethnic cleansing.


/reads newspaper about current events


OK, so it’s not exactly “news,” per se…
Horatio Cornblower

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Man I really hope Dems keep bringing up the Epstein files. he’s getting ratioed by his own supporters on his own website about it lmao

That seems Rockingggg
rockingdog

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We’re in the embryonic stage of a potential trip to Munich in April. It would be me, Taj, best friend Mike and his youngest son who has been a candidate for the Nobel prize.

Fingers crossed but this could be fucking legendary.
yeah right

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If You Could Read My Mind Update:

The lake was smooth today so I went way out.

But the wind picked up and I started to call it Gitchee Gumee.

This lake, it is said, never gives up her dead

When an old fart gets kinda tired.

The swimmer was the pride of the Northern Ontario side

If you could suspend belief for just a moment.

As fat swimmers go he was bigger than most

His wife wouldn’t hesitate to remind him.

Does anyone know where the love of Eli Manning goes

When the turnovers turn into Super Bowls?

In a musty old hall in Sudbury they prayed

For a dumb fuck that forgot to wear floaties.

/Fin
scotchnaut

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I’m stuck in my hotel in Waco because the test pad isn’t ready for the work I need to do. I keep telling these guys that I am leaving on Monday evening.

Fun side note, my old employer keeps begging my new manager to loan me out to go to sinaloa cartel territory to unfuck a really old VFD. I had to explain to my new boss what hostage insurance was. That was friday. Today, the actual asshole that fired me had the nerve to call my personal cell phone number to ask me to go to California and fix a VFD at a gold mine.

“You do realize I have a job right? I can’t just take side jobs. Besides, I am in Waco”

“I thought you moved to Utah”

“Yeah…but I’m working an assignment. You need to talk to my boss to schedule something”

“He already said no”

I swear to god my old employer was like working with children. I would love to tell this guy off but we use a lot of their equipment. Hence…pretty much why I got hired.
JustStopDude

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Is there anything better than chicken in a pot? I don’t think so!

Gumbygirl

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Does this post count towards everyone else’s word count for the week? [I’m using it towards mine]

Also, Wess ruled and FUCK cancer.
Mr. Ayo

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My fav Suh moment will always be him acting as emergency kicker his rookie year

[Fuck you NFL for not allowing imbedding]
I think buddies doing a show around something they’re passionate about will always make for great entertainment. Top Gear had the same thing going on, especially in the middle era when they were getting more resources and money, but were still doing it more out of love than fame/cash
Doktor Zymm

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