The forum for ranting, raving, complaining and praising
The screaming eagles!
Replies: 10
by
M1IRONMIKE »
January 18 15, 1:45 pm
First post
Last week Trevor got word that when he leaves Korea in April he will be heading to Ft. Cambell Ky. to join the screaming eagles of the 101st Airborne...
Last post
I just 're watched band of brothers. Freaking awesome.
10 Replies
4972 Views
Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
January 28 15, 8:08 pm
Stupid dumb ass mistakes - home edition
Replies: 10
by
Freed Roger »
January 2 15, 3:42 pm
First post
Taking down XMas stuff, and a Rube Goldberg sequence of one thing leading to another.
Last post
If you drink metamucil. Be sure to intake lots of water and fluids that same day.
10 Replies
4402 Views
Last post by Fat_Bulldog
January 26 15, 10:02 am
Rave: Climbing a Mountain the Fun Way
Replies: 79
by
Hungary Jack »
August 4 11, 11:52 am
First post
Believe it or not, this ridge was actually a lot of fun. It's not as bad as it looks. Airy in a few spots, but mostly scrambling on decent rock up...
Last post
never been there but you can hike where the wichita state football plane crashed way back when
79 Replies
21709 Views
Last post by Jocephus
January 22 15, 11:08 am
Rant: Volunteer org drama
Replies: 3
by
pioneer98 »
January 19 15, 11:40 pm
First post
I'm a board member of a volunteer org that has a ton of infighting. It's so frustrating. Internally, things really suck. Externally, we are still...
Last post
This person most closely fits the martyr description. They are semi-retired and have way more time than most of us and they get involved in...
3 Replies
1953 Views
Last post by pioneer98
January 21 15, 2:09 pm
shady shady business people
Replies: 5
by
IMADreamer »
January 19 15, 1:49 pm
First post
As you all know a couple years ago I sold my business. I sold to a much larger place that had something like 20 locations in three states. They were...
Last post
This reminds me of the scumbags my Mom had to deal with in regards to her inheritance after her mom died. Trying to screw people who are grieving is...
5 Replies
2541 Views
Last post by pioneer98
January 19 15, 9:42 pm
Rant: Losing Stuff
Replies: 15
by
Famous Mortimer »
January 17 15, 9:18 am
First post
Where the [expletive] is my battery charger? I know it's in the house somewhere, there's no possible way I'd have gotten rid of it but can I find it? Can I...
Last post
I can't say that I never misplace anything because it obviously happens to everyone, but I'm a bit OCD when it comes to keeping things in their place...
15 Replies
5064 Views
Last post by cardinalkarp
January 19 15, 2:52 pm
Rave: Cardinals sticker
Replies: 6
by
stlouie_lipp »
January 17 15, 10:38 am
First post
There is this little breakfast place down the street that I go a couple times a month. Next to a gum ball machine is a machine that sells MLB team...
Last post
My best friend's parents growing up owned those sticker machines. They had em all over st louis. They made enough to retire to a private beach estate...
6 Replies
2837 Views
Last post by heyzeus
January 18 15, 8:39 am
Free-Range Parenting
Replies: 5
by
Radbird »
January 16 15, 8:27 pm
First post
Free-Range Parenting
Last post
Do parenting the Incan way!
5 Replies
2704 Views
Last post by sighyoung
January 17 15, 5:28 pm
RAVE: Shedding the brace
Replies: 12
by
go birds »
January 15 15, 5:23 pm
First post
as many of you know, i had knee surgery a month and a half ago and since then, my leg has been in a brace, locked in a straight position. When i...
Last post
Ouch.
12 Replies
4775 Views
Last post by jim
January 16 15, 9:20 pm
Rant: Replacing a car key
Replies: 10
by
jim »
January 15 15, 4:01 pm
First post
What a pain in the ass this has become. Last week, my son somehow lost his car key to a Ford Fiesta. Last Wednesday, my wife went to the nearest Ford...
Last post
Lesson: Don't lose your car keys. You can't go to the hardware store anymore and get a new one.
10 Replies
4425 Views
Last post by Molly
January 16 15, 9:55 am
St. Louis Crime
Replies: 2
by
Secret Weapon »
January 15 15, 2:31 pm
First post
It seems like you used to be able to avoid trouble in STL if you avoided the rough spots. Now we have carjackings in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and...
Last post
It just sucks, I knew the guy that worked at the hotel and he was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.
2 Replies
1834 Views
Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
January 15 15, 5:13 pm
Rave: Catching up with the coolest former coworker ever.
Replies: 6
by
GeddyWrox »
January 12 15, 3:51 pm
First post
A guy I worked with at my last job is in town this week on business and I'm taking him out tonight and tomorrow night. He's like a brother to me, and...
Last post
How am I not your coolest ex coworker? I'm the goddamn MACGYVER OF UNDERWEAR!
6 Replies
2868 Views
Last post by JCShutout
January 13 15, 5:19 pm
Darts
Replies: 20
by
AWvsCBsteeeerike3 »
December 31 14, 8:45 am
First post
It's got to be one of the most fun ways to pass time with friends and have something to do. Right up there with good card games.
Last post
That article actually contains the phrase a gang of Oompa Loompas throwing furniture
20 Replies
6393 Views
Last post by New Pagodi
January 11 15, 7:59 am
Dairy intolerance
Replies: 7
by
Numbers »
January 7 15, 2:53 pm
First post
How can this pop up out of the blue after forty one years of drinking cow juice? Lactaid isn't cutting it either.
Last post
I drink > 1 gallon of milk a day. Milk doesn't usually do it to me but sometimes ice cream or other dairy product will bother me. Don't understand it...
7 Replies
3390 Views
Last post by Diddy
January 9 15, 8:34 pm
Rob Lowe Direct TV Commercials
Replies: 6
by
Molly »
January 6 15, 11:31 am
First post
Give it a rest; they are getting more ridiculous by the minute!!! :x
Last post
Rob Lowe: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It's great to be here, hosting Saturday Night Live !
6 Replies
2898 Views
Last post by Jocephus
January 8 15, 4:21 pm
Rave: Godparent!/Rant: Catholic Church
Replies: 13
by
tlombard »
January 5 15, 1:02 pm
First post
I was in Virginia between Christmas and New Year's to visit my brother and his wife as well as finally meet my niece for the first time (she was born...
Last post
I was assuming that his brother wasn't aware of tlombard's religions non-beliefs. Since they aren't really in the same part of the country, maybe it...
13 Replies
4519 Views
Last post by Socnorb11
January 8 15, 3:01 pm
Corporate Reorgs
Replies: 2
by
Joe Shlabotnik »
January 8 15, 10:16 am
First post
Rant: In the middle of 20% RIF today. Lots of closed doors and hushed conversations.
Last post
We reorg just to reorg, although usually it's not layoffs. When we have layoffs over a certain number it has to be approved by congress. So we are...
2 Replies
1831 Views
Last post by jim
January 8 15, 1:13 pm
Rant: Tip Culture
Replies: 240
by
Schlich »
January 17 14, 3:39 pm
First post
I'm going to preface this by saying that I always tip what's suggested to be the standard tip.
Last post
wow
240 Replies
34243 Views
Last post by go birds
January 7 15, 5:07 pm
Public restroom cellphone user
Replies: 4
by
Numbers »
January 6 15, 11:29 am
First post
This irritant is only slightly surpassed by the guy grunting in the other stall.
Last post
After reading the left lane oblivious thread, I've decided to take a page fro doc's book and just carry a water gun, problem solved
4 Replies
2408 Views
Last post by Numbers
January 6 15, 11:39 am
Vultures on my perch
Replies: 152
by
heyzeus »
December 13 11, 11:36 am
First post
Our office is built on a green belt. There are ledges on every floor. Evidently this is the habitat for hundreds of vultures. During the winter, they...
Last post
What if I told yall that the robot pencil sharpener came with me in the move? Eh? Not bad now.
152 Replies
30667 Views
Last post by heyzeus
January 6 15, 9:20 am
Left Lane Obliviousness
Replies: 12
by
Radbird »
April 30 10, 10:39 am
First post
We drove across I-70 yesterday to pay the hometown a visit. This rant is specifically about the Missouri stretch of I-70 (probably mostly because we...
Last post
I wish everyone drove with their windows down (weather permitting) so I could shoot them with water guns when they are on the phone.
12 Replies
4709 Views
Last post by docellis
January 5 15, 11:59 pm
Atlanta Airport
Replies: 17
by
Joe Shlabotnik »
January 3 15, 6:28 pm
First post
i HATE HATE HATE ATL. Connecting to Huntsville sucks all. the. time. Tonight, it is a 4 hour delay and a gate change. The size of the delay is...
Last post
I guess that's one of the advantages of flying out of Chicago, we can fly direct most of the time. I agree 100% - it's worth the money to save the...
17 Replies
5271 Views
Last post by lukethedrifter
January 5 15, 1:36 pm
Table Tennis
Replies: 19
by
lukethedrifter »
December 6 14, 9:28 pm
First post
or Ping Pong.
Last post
Took one of the sides of the table and put it up against the wall and added the net. Great for solo games when no one is around.
19 Replies
5661 Views
Last post by lukethedrifter
December 31 14, 1:09 pm
Rant: Weightroom Etiquette
Replies: 51
by
greenback44 »
December 29 10, 10:49 am
First post
Don't sit on the machine and chat with your buddy for twenty minutes. Or if you're going to do that, at least be prepared to get the off that machine...
Last post
at this point i take what i can get
51 Replies
14552 Views
Last post by go birds
December 31 14, 1:19 am
YOGA PANTS
Replies: 32
by
go birds »
January 25 13, 9:19 am
First post
thank you so much to the person who invented these.
Last post
good lord
32 Replies
9729 Views
Last post by go birds
December 30 14, 10:55 pm
Christmas presents
Replies: 53
by
st.lewis11 »
December 26 12, 9:58 pm
First post
Throughout my adult life, I've received very cheap or tacky presents from family members, my parents included. For you to get the gist of it,...
Last post
We have a system in our family to keep it to a minimum. All kids exchange with one other kid based on a draw done at Thanksgiving. My oldest got a...
53 Replies
14593 Views
Last post by jim
December 29 14, 9:42 am
Rave: Mitchell and Ness products AND customer service
Replies: 11
by
jim »
December 26 14, 5:08 pm
First post
I have to pass the word on a great company - Mitchell and Ness. My wife and I decided to break the bank and get my son PaintItRed an authentic retro...
Last post
BTW - the story of this company is really cool. They were a floundering sporting goods store that had made uniforms back in pre polyester days, and...
11 Replies
3568 Views
Last post by jim
December 28 14, 7:06 pm
SURPRISE CHRISTMAS VISIT
Replies: 8
by
M1IRONMIKE »
December 24 14, 1:09 am
First post
Last week I was putting g on my jacket getting ready to walk out the, door to go to work and my son walked in. We had no idea he was coming home on...
Last post
That's wonderful. This is a Christmas to remember.
8 Replies
2270 Views
Last post by sighyoung
December 24 14, 5:01 pm
Rant/Rave apps
Replies: 1
by
slide_into_first »
December 22 14, 12:24 pm
First post
The B of A app lets you deposit checks by taking a picture. I didn't believe it but it works.
Last post
I used the check deposit with Schwab's app once and it was a revelation. The only downside (for me) with my bank not having a local branch had been...
1 Replies
1152 Views
Last post by tlombard
December 22 14, 12:46 pm
Rant: DIY projects
Replies: 14
by
Gashouse »
December 15 14, 11:59 am
First post
Backdoor
Last post
I would do every project myself if it wasn't for time.
14 Replies
4337 Views
Last post by pioneer98
December 19 14, 11:42 pm
Rave: The modern car buying experience
Replies: 19
by
jim »
December 18 14, 8:28 pm
First post
We had to buy a car yesterday, just basic transportation for my wife. I was amazed at how easy this process has become. There was an episode on...
Last post
We bought a new Ram last year for the farm. I was pretty sure at one point my Dad was going to put the salesman from the first dealership through the...
19 Replies
5615 Views
Last post by Diddy
December 19 14, 3:12 pm
Our legal system is crumbling today
Replies: 2
by
ghostrunner »
December 19 14, 12:14 pm
First post
The two 12 year old girls who stabbed another because they thought it would please a fictional character have been deemed competent to stand trial...
Last post
Elected Judges.
2 Replies
1869 Views
Last post by ghostrunner
December 19 14, 12:53 pm
It's a Girl!
Replies: 54
by
heyzeus »
December 9 14, 9:53 pm
First post
Holy [expletive] y'all, I havea daughter. 7lbs, 3 oz! World Series rings coming next year, promise.
Last post
bit late...but Congrats !!
54 Replies
13273 Views
Last post by Swatcat27
December 18 14, 9:29 pm
Denver
Replies: 6
by
cardsfansince82 »
December 17 14, 9:45 pm
First post
Was pretty cool.
Last post
I think the Broncos are to Denver what the Cardinals are to St. Louis. (likewise, the Rams kinda equate to the Rockies.......... both are always...
6 Replies
2638 Views
Last post by Socnorb11
December 18 14, 4:23 pm
Today Show + NBC
Replies: 23
by
Freed Roger »
December 7 14, 11:08 pm
First post
Got some rare exposure to Today Show and the NBC lineup via my mother-in-law staying with us for a week.
Last post
They do put Hannibal on the air, which still amazes me.
23 Replies
6521 Views
Last post by JL21
December 8 14, 9:17 pm
You called me
Replies: 12
by
slide_into_first »
December 4 14, 1:33 am
You sent me a text
12 Replies
3974 Views
Last post by mikechamp
December 5 14, 10:59 am
Rant: Cold medicine
Replies: 20
by
jim »
November 30 14, 5:24 pm
First post
How complicated this stuff has gotten? Ridiculous. Night and Day formulas with combo packs, all of the medicine has multiple ingredients. I have a...
Last post
I just discovered that standing on your head for a minute or so helps your sinuses.
20 Replies
6071 Views
Last post by jim
December 2 14, 1:30 pm
dealing with death and it's many aspects, rants, raves,
Replies: 105
by
IMADreamer »
December 3 12, 12:05 am
First post
My Gf died.... I'm not sure how to follow up that statement or say the things I want to say here. I wasn't even sure I'd ever come back here. Let...
Last post
He and my mom only started dating in 2003 then got married in Dec 2004. It's not like he was a father to me or anything. He was just a really good...
105 Replies
24588 Views
Last post by lukethedrifter
November 30 14, 9:26 pm
RAVE: Approved Leaving Early From Work
Replies: 7
by
Michael »
November 26 14, 12:23 pm
First post
Why don't more people work the day before a holiday? I almost always get to leave early. It's an awesome deal.
Last post
I have to work billable hours, so leaving early means I have to take PTO or comp time. I did leave early yesterday, though. But days near holidays...
7 Replies
2912 Views
Last post by Gashouse
November 27 14, 9:53 am
Rant: Football on sports radio
by MrSaigon » November 25 14, 1:27 pm
Don't hardly give a damn about the NFL. College football is fun to watch--lots of energy, anything can happen. But I don't care to talk about either...
0 Replies
1162 Views
Last post by MrSaigon
November 25 14, 1:27 pm
Forum permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forumcannot reply to topics in this forumcannot edit your posts in this forumcannot delete your posts in this forum
