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  1. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    No, no ill effects.
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  3. Meliai

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    Shut up and open my pickle jar
     
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    Don't be stupid. If I don't perceive that I am experiencing something, I'm not experiencing it.
     
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  7. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

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    I don't experience or perceive it that men in general are becoming redundant in our societies. I also gave a specific example why it also seems a false statement
     
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  9. Grandeur

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    Are you a man of logic?
     
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  11. Meliai

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    Grandma Gatewood was the first woman to ever hike the Appalachian trail solo (at age 67 ) and the first person to ever hike the Appalachian trail 3 times (by age 75). When she decided to go she simply told her kids she was going for a walk and set out on the trail wearing Keds with only a blanket, raincoat, and plastic shower curtain as supplies
     
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    Yeah... That would meet the legal definition of a walk.
     
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  15. TrudginAcrossTheTundra

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    Pretty cool achievement! Too bad she went bonkers though.

    At least she obtained shirt and pants by the time that photograph of her was taken.
     
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  17. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    I've known about her for years.

    Never heard that she was insane though, where did you come by that fact?
    She was beaten repeatedly by her husband for years enduring broken ribs and broken teeth.
    Her husband did threatened to have her committed for wanting a divorce in 1941.

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    Gatewood was a life member of the National Campers and Hikers Association and the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. She was Director Emeritus and a lifetime member of the Buckeye Trail Association.[1]
     
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  19. MeAgain

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    About 68 million children had toxic exposures to lead from gasoline from 1927 to 1987.

    Lead was introduced into gasoline to prevent premature combustion in car engines (knocking). It was cheaper than increasing the octane level of the gasoline by adding ethanol.
    Du Pont, GM, and Standard Oil conspired to produce the lead and cover up its ill effects.
     
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  21. TrudginAcrossTheTundra

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    I used leaded gas to clean parts when I was a boy.

    Ethanol reduces the power per volume (e.g., BTU/gal) of fuel. It's also hygroscopic and more prone to evaporation leaving gunk in carburetors. I use ethanol-free in my bikes and lawn/farm equipment.
     
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  23. MeAgain

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    Same here. I know about that carb gunk, but I'd rather clean a carb than get lead poisoning.
     
    MeAgain, Sep 12, 2019
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  25. TrudginAcrossTheTundra

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    Hehe yep. I didn't swallow it nor huff it like apparently some have.
     
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    I actually hate that one, because when just talking about transferring code over some kind of medium, it was hardly the birth of the "internet".

    Telex machines were invented in the 1920s, first telegraph message in 1838
     
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    This morning I learned a new route to the feed store (they also have bird seed, and indoor pet foods). Unfortunately many of the country roads were not clearly marked. Luckily I did not get lost. I did save about 15 minutes of going through the city and roads under construction.
     
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  33. guerillabedlam

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    That when you have long hair it picks up sweat from your face.
     
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    I learned about a dog named Bazz who was trained to sniff out infectious disease in bee colonies, and was able to save millions of bees as a result. He got a dog beekeeper suit.

     
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    If it weren't for the honey bee about a 1/3 of all our foods would vanish.
     
    guerillabedlam, Sep 15, 2019
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    and his name was corn pop..
     
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