Fresh thread for all the winos out there. You’re welcome.
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Cat’s Eye View
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 139 Comments › )Filed under Open thread at February 23rd, 2026 - 1:00 am
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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
hey y’all
what.
Over 10,000 bots…
https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Thank you, no.
Wow, I thought the place had shut down. Glad to see a new thread!
We’re planning our first vacation since we’ve been together. And my first since before I graduated HS, if you don’t count seeing family or weekend getaways.
We’re looking at a cruise to Alaska. And if we like it, Mrs RW wants to take a cruise in Greece and Italy.
She retires at the end of March, I still have a few years to go.
Wow.
Hair Gel was both racist AND sexist.
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/24/gavin-newsom-kamala-harris-dig-wow-n2425375
This would the end of a Republican’s career.
right_wing2 wrote:
When the GoDaddy hosting fee comes due we’ll see what happens. CW shouldn’t have been paying it out of his own pocket anyway. My place pays for itself with minimally invasive advertising via WorpDress, a fraction of a cent per view, but I don’t know if this place has the traffic for it. Well see.
@ right_wing2:
Fkkn douche bag, but he was right about former governor Willie Brown and Kamala Harris (who isn’t black, but so what). Gov. Gavin is also in trouble for getting a violent serial child rapist out of multiple life sentences. Newsom claims he didn’t do it, that it was his parole board who is putting the monster back on the streets.
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2026-02-24-california-serial-child-molester-granted-parole-after-27-years/
The rumors are true. Jerry Lewis was a dickhead.
https://x.com/Todd_Spence/status/2026518442275385639
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Its not the cost, it’s that I don’t have the time to put in to do this place justice.
@ coldwarrior:
You don’t need to put in any time at all. I don’t mind tossing up a new thread when needed and cleaning out the spam. I’d hate to see it disappear completely.
A boring post for old people.
I have been playing with my toys, Lucy could do posts on X and show pictures and complain nobody sees her contribution to the vast Internet and complain her man now ignores her as he is messing with little displays, temperature and humidity sensors and WiFi stuff.
Plus side Lucy stopped cooking in protest. All I get now is ham sandwiches!
Anyway, the point of all this, I can’t see the shit I am messing with properly. Have some 2.75 reading glasses that help.
But I has the technology. If there is something I cannot see I take a close up picture with my phone, transfer it to PC and enlarge it. As you can imagine progress and development is slow that way.
Good news! A six pack of 6x reading glasses arrives Friday!
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Hey for a small fee I can author a new topic once every 30 days.
But, as you can imagine, it would create a shit storm in here and comments would blow past the 300 mark in less than twohours.
Oh well….
Possum wrote:
Slam the ham and head for a lasik lab.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Eyesight is not the only problem. This shit is tiny!
I have fingers like pigs’ tits and arthritis or rheumatism or something.
LOL it is like working with miniature electronic Lego.
They should make a Duplo version for small children and old people.
Oh and after a few hours messing with stuff I now know the temperature here is 84F and humidity is 51%
Accuweather says 72F and 68%
DON’T trust everything you see on the Internet!
( also don’t trust a $3 temp and humidity sensor from China DHT11 for anyone interested )
@ Possum:
Actually thinking about this, it is 6:57pm and I am sitting here wearing only a t-shirt, boxers and socks ( English people never take their socks off, even when doing the nasty and bumping uglies ) and I am hot.
So, is Accuweather correct or my toy?
To be continued, I need beer….
@ Possum:
A final update. It is always good to get an independent opinion.
I have a stick it in poking food thermometer that the way Lucy cooks is vital to avoid the screaming squirts. I regularly check it. Melting ice cubes in water 32F Check!
Boiling water when doing boiled or poached eggs 212F check.
It says 81F. So why is Accuweather 10F off? To fool us about Global cooling?
A cooking post.
Well last night we made some chili here, half a pound of ground beef, two diced onions, all fried in coconut oil to brown then into the slow cooker
Added a can of Wolf brand chili, no beans and stupidly half a 12oz bag of frozen peas. Result was nasty.
Tasted OK but texture all wrong. Had a chat with AI and it agreed. Peas disintegrate and add sweetness. All wrong for a bowl of chili.
However, AI at the end of the conversation sent me a link to Shepherds pie.
Told AI shepherds pie was lamb, I argue with AI. AI admitted the error!
Not telling AI that supper is now cottage pie. Failed chili topped with mash and grated cheddar then baked 25 mins at 350F
Rep. Al Green made a great PSA during the SOTU, and it reminded me to wish everyone Happy Black History Month.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
amen
blgmoc needs to stay put
A cat and an electronic toys update.
Back on the horse yet again. Checked out the really small display, as you know from last night can measure temperature and humidity and Accuweather lies. There is a reason for the 10F difference at night. Where I live is surrounded by buildings and parking lots that emit heat that they store during the day and release at night.
Anyway, today is the cat deterrent day!
Got an ultrasonic distance measuring thing hooked up. It sends out a 40Khz pulse and measures the time taken for pulse to return. Just like a bat does it.
Theory is, humans cannot hear it but cats can. It in theory should piss off, annoy, and be generally unpleasant for cats to hear this high frequency noise once per second. Same principle as some places where store owners play annoying music at night in their doorways to deter homeless sleeping in them.
All set up, just waiting for a test cat!
@ Possum:
I put two cans out for the newest stray cat in our area.
We’ll give it a couple of months and see if I can get him added to our zoo.
@ right_wing2:
If your zoo was closer I have a couple you can have. They will arrive with a few thousand dollars in unmarked bills. LOL
@ Possum:
Cat test is a fail. I know the shit is working, one 40Khz ping every second.
How do I know it is working you may ask?
Wall to my left is 85cm away, to right wall is 244cm. Ceiling from my desk is 176cm. I would not trust a $3 ultrasonic sensor and a $5 Arduino Nano measurements when doing a re model but it is close enough.
Cats don’t give a shit. Even pointed it at Natasha while she was eating her treats, 16cm away. Zero reaction.
I should be on mythbusters!
A better use of my time may be to take a microwave apart. Make a directional transmitting Antenna and blast a concentrated microwave beam at the motherfuckers playing loud Mexican music at 2am and fry their electronics.
I don’t know who Shanaka Anslem Perera is, but there you go. More at the link.
https://x.com/shanaka86/status/2026863465005199587
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2026827557564276882
If anyone needs Microsoft Office, Groupon has office 24 for $18.
Hillary’s testimony about Epstein reminds me of this classic.
https://youtu.be/T602B21bgDc?si=JQa9daQSYz8chnyU
Tonight name for invasive cat is ” Squeaky ” because he is making a horrible squeaking noise before I fed him.
NEVER ever name a stray kitten….
Bombs are falling in Iran, Khamenei’s residence in Tehran has reportedly been destroyed. Iranian civilians are celebrating.
https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/2027633687295070631
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-explosion-tehran-c2f11247d8a66e36929266f2c557a54c
morning y’all
@ rain of lead:
I have been up over three hours now.
Note to self, when waking up at 2am to go drain the lizard, syphon the python, etc do not check X.
One thing about immigrants or illegal alien invaders they work hard.
It is 6:20 am and I went outside looking for pussy and there are quite a few people walking to work.
They will be back at around 6pm.
huh
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/saudi-arabia-slams-brutal-iranian-aggression-against-bahrain/
entertainment news
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/brian-stelter-offers-laughable-defense-cnn-as-leftists/
poor Marco
https://patriots.win/p/1ASG0C2Ujh/marco-rubio-finding-out-he-needs/c
@ rain of lead:
Last thing I read before crashing out at 4am was an attack on the UAE, with no info on who attacked them, the insinuations being the US / Israel strike forces were hitting all financiers of islamofascism as well as Iran. I ran out of steam and went to bed.
When the USS Gerald Ford Strike Group made a u-turn in the south Atlantic last week it was obvious that something big was about to go down. They arrived in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, while the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike group was positioned off the southern tip of Saudi Arabia. Iran making a move with those power bases in the region is a suicide mission.
@ rain of lead:
lol
BBC is practically holding a funeral for Khamenei.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPbmfAryus
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Probably about half the Democratic Party, too.
welp, there you go
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116150413051904167
more heh
“The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary”
right_wing2 wrote:
They let the UN rep from Iran ramble on for about 20 minutes, then when the rep from Israel spoke they interrupted with some dem senator woman who trashed the operation (and Trump) because there’s no “exit strategy”.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
It was Tammy Duckworth. She said that Trump created a power vacuum that has empowered terrorist organizations and encouraged them to attack American civilians. Oh, and Trump is lying on Truth Social.
pheeew
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
So is the NY Times
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Why would we need an “exit strategy” for a bombing campaign? You turn the planes around and go home.
I’ll bet she thought Biden’s “exit” from Afghanistan was brilliant, though.
I’ll never understand why people think getting shot down or wounded (or both, in her case) causes someone to become a great military strategist.
Rumor is that Imadinnerjacket is dead now too.
@ lobo91:
In saner times, these senators and representatives who go on foreign world-wide forums to trash the US and undermine the POTUS would have been hung for treason.
Today would have been Wendy Ekstedt’s birthday, but it’s not a leap year. She’s almost 15 now. I had a crush on her when we were in elementary school.
wheee…!!!
things is getting spicy out there
and… there went their navy
https://x.com/TrumpDailyPosts/article/2028167753908253008/media/2028163502494679041
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2028169056096862538?s=20
man, we got sleeper cells popping off everywhere
oh and we killed the guy that stepped up to take khomanis place today
Interesting video someone shot yesterday at Lajes in the Azores. A whole pack of KC-46s taking off for points east, along with a Navy P-8 Poseidon. Normally a sub hunter, this particular P-8 is carrying an AN/APS-154 side-looking radar, which lets it track surface targets much like the E-8 JSTARS.
Interesting observations about Iran and the psyops of revolution by Chase Hughes.
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2028632469818253355
Well it seems that both the USA and Kuwait should take a day off and watch old WWII movies.
@ Possum:
Supporting data, Possums always provide supporting data.
In authentic WWII movies the nasty German bombers fly over the English coast and are met with a barrage of anti-aircraft fire. Then suddenly it stops!
Why you may ask.
Well, when the squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes arrived then all ground defences quit. To avoid “friendly” fire.
A side note, in an authentic WWII movie then when the British are firing artillery at the Germans the puff of smoke in the sky are white or light grey.
When the Germans are firing ground based artillery at US and British bombers the bursting shells produce black smoke.
Take note next time you watch a movie of that era.
@ Possum:
LOL and as usual AI proved I ain’t full of shit.
Sorry that was boring but no food or cat stories to tell.
bwahahahahahahahahahahah
https://patriots.win/p/1ASG4pJNaA/reporter-who-takes-over-now-that/c
Possum wrote:
Here’s a cat story. A lion story. A Lion King story.
https://x.com/i/status/2027517856124977416
Kuwait Board of inquiry.
لماذا أسقطت ثلاث طائرات أمريكية؟
Pilot.
لم يكن لدي سوى ثلاثة صواريخ!
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I cannot identify their accents but I know they are not Xhosa.
OK quiet here. Anyway as you all know I finally got back on the horse and started playing with electronical stuff.
Got 3 ESP32-S3 kick ass modules and four ESP32-CAM boards. Plus five Arduino NANOs and all the supporting shit I need, breadboards which have nothing to do with bread.
Anyway, what to do with the $150 load of stuff I bought?
I has a plan. The ESP32_CAM boards ( $10 and they have a camera ) are going to be used as time lapse cameras for recording development of my pickles, my Bok Choy and my tomato plants.
Tomorrow is seed planting day!
@ Possum:
And as usual I put things off.
If I plant seeds tomorrow I have about 4-7 days to get cameras programmed and running.
However, a five liter box of Cabernet Sauvignon and a 30 pack of beer and some frozen fish arrives tomorrow, so advanced programming and camera setup and finding grow lights may be delayed.
Well this is new!
Glen is in the bedroom going in and out of the patio door on the balcony and yelling the meowling noise. Replying to meowling noises.
Went outside to see what other cat was out there annoying him.
Um, two doors down two humans are out on their balcony doing the nasty and she is making a meowling noise.
Leaving Glen outside, he thinks it is funny. For me, back to the movie with headphones on.
@ Possum:
That click language is strange, but so is Scottish and ASL.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I spent almost a year trying to click. The cleaners in the office were Xhosa.
Being honest I don’t think us white people have what is required to do the click.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
As to ASL then why?
Why the difference from other countries. Sign language should be the one language that crosses all cultures and linguistic differences.
But no….
Possum wrote:
Bok Choy is anglicized Chinese for Báicài which translates to “crap eat”.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Yeah, but is yummy in stir fries!
And it supposedly grows fast. Less pictures taken once every 30 minutes I have to store on a micro SD card then merge those pictures into a video.
@ Possum:
I’ll work on a soundtrack…
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
A deal! and I will UPS next day air a huge and tasty “crap eat”
In other news I am watching Rookie Blue yet again, all seasons. Currently season 2 episode 6 from 2011
Why you may ask, but you won’t. So, it involves Missy Peregrym who in my opinion is an awesome actress and hot! She is Andy McNally.
Fast forward to 2026 and FBI. In that show she is Maggie Bell and she has not aged a day. 15 years later.
Possum wrote:
ZYN original flavor would work. Can’t order it online and ship it to CA because kindergartners might get addicted.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Hold my beer, I got this!
A cat post.
I will be glad when mating season and all that spraying is done until November.
Why?
I fill the cat water dish up every day using a 32oz old Gatorade bottle. Male cat comes in several times a day to refill his ” super soaker”
A clean, well hydrated kidney, is a happy kidney!
Well did not plant any seeds but still working on the time lapse camera thingy.
Easiest way is take a picture every whatever ( thinking about an hour ) and store it on an SD card.
Problem with that is you have to take the SD card out and then put it in a computer to see the pictures.
Plan B is the $10 ESP32 Camera is WifI equipped and there is a way to send the time lapse pictures to a web server on my local network!
But it means I have to set up a server to get the pictures. But I think the cats will help. They are awesome at this stuff.
@ Possum:
And the 6x reading glasses arrived. Wearing them I look like Mr Magoo but I can seriously nail close up soldering.
Game on!
Oh and for anyone here that has ESP32 toys or any electronic stuff they got free from Amazon.
Send it to me, and I will reimburse shipping costs via an Amazon gift card.
A sneaky way of money laundering.
And Yeah! go USA!!!!!
First Torpedo Strike Since WWII.
Um yeah from a USA submarine.
Oh well….
As usual nobody in NATO does the NATO thing. Article 5 is that if any NATO country or territory is attacked then all NATO members get together and defend that territory.
Did not work in 1852 in the Falklands. Nobody showed up.
Same as now in Cyprus. A tiny bit of Cyprus is UK, and was attacked.
Where NATO go?
@ Possum:
!982 I has fat fnigres.
@ Possum:
You said the fn-word.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
It is allowed here. Just like the N word with an “A” at the end means friend and part of our gang.
If the N word has an “R” it means we are discussing a rival gang.
When they call me “Gringo” I feel like I am in a Clint Eastwood movie. A spaghetti western.
Life is what it is here….
@ Possum:
A few weeks ago it was about just above freezing when I walked to the store. My hands were blue!
That caused much hilarity there with my black and hispanic friends.
I need to get a tan….
@ Possum:
Our pool at my HS (military school) was built back in the 30s, and the heater wasn’t the best. I’d turn purple at my knees and elbows some days during swim team practice.
A UNANIMOUS Supreme Court decision backing Trump’s efforts to limit asylum claims!
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/03/05/scotus-backs-trump-votes-90-to-reject-pro-asylum-lawsuit/
Looks like Kristi Noem is out at DHS
@ right_wing2:
Win
@ lobo91:
Loss
@ Possum:
I knew a guy in HS who was permanently blue. “Saint” had a heart defect. Last time I saw him was at a 3 day long foosball tournament & kegger in Pampa, Texas.
Roland and I won 3rd place. Weasel and The Dog won 1st.
Looking forward to tonight supper which is the other half leftovers from last night supper.
One packet of ramen noodle soup placed in a bowl with just enough water and the seasoning packet to cover it then microwaved 3 minutes at 700W. I have a toy microwave, 700W is all it does.
Finely chopped onion, and a few frozen peas go into a skillet with 1/2oz coconut oil and brought to a sizzle. Then add the well drained ramen noodles.
The whole thing, noodles, onions and peas are quite wet so it takes time to boil off the wetness. When things start to sizzle again add one can of chunky tuna. Not the Star-Kist mush but the Genova tuna in olive oil that is three times the price but worth it.
Stir gently so as not to break up the tuna chunks, turn off the heat and cover. Then ignore it until hungry.
So when hungry place a portion in an aluminium foil nest in the air fryer and re-heat it at 400F for 5 minutes. Just enough to crisp the top.
Fucking awesome!
@ Possum:
It also works with shrimp or pork. But at the moment I am feeling fishy. And no shrimp in stock.
The comments on Reddit about demanding Nuremberg type trials not just for everyone in Trump’s administration, but for nearly all Republican members of the House/Senate, followed by the gallows, is terrifying.
@ right_wing2:
Hey rules are rules.
I was mildly pissed off when they finally caught a 93 year old woman who was a 19 year old typist at a camp in 1943 and threw her in jail.
I made the numbers up because cant be bothered to Google exact dates.
@ Possum:
I was close.
I am in an awkward position here. I think Trump is nuts and says stupid things. Saying stupid does not hurt anyone but his powers, which are dictator level does.
His latest rant, about Spain and wanting no more trade with Spain because they would not let the USA use the air bases on their land to launch attacks on Iran. Then he yells NATO.
Spain is in NATO. The joint Spain USA bases are part of NATO.
However, the bombing of Iran has absolutely fuck all to do with NATO.
@ Possum:
However NATO went all pussy ass on the treaty like they did in 1982.
Argentina attacked the Falklands which is a protected overseas territory of the UK. But NATO declined to assist.
Article 5 says an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. But no NATO help.
Recent attacks by Iram were Bahrain, Qatar and other middle east places but the one that stands out is Akrotiri which is an RAF base in south Cyprus.
It is not just a base it is on a chink of Cyprus owned by the UK and is an overseas protected territory.
So an attack on Akrotiri was an attack on the UK.
Invoke NATO article 5.
LOL yeah, not going to happen.
Why do I know where Akrotiri is and why it is so famous and known to aircraft enthusiasts?
Akrotiri is an RAF base in the Mediterranean and that is where the Red Arrows ( the number one in the World military aerobatic team, prove me wrong ) go to practice displays in the winter.
Um I don’t think the Reds will be practicing there now. They are Hawk two seater trainers and unarmed.
Lost Natasha for a few hours tonight. I think she may have been doing breathing exercises with another stray cat.
I do not know cat talk but when Natasha yells ” Push, push! I can see the heads ” I am shutting the door.
My bed is a kitten free zone.
@ Possum:
Our stray has been MIA for two days, but somehow the food and water on the patio table still disappears.
right_wing2 wrote:
And they are absolutely serious.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/06/orban-intercepts-zelenskyys-money-laundering-operation-zelenskyy-threatens-to-send-ukraine-special-forces-to-assassinate-orban/#more-281280
@ coldwarrior:
Ukies gonna take that Zweasel out.
Long essay on grifters, Groypers, Jews, Christians, the GOP and a dark movement. A lot of it is above my pay grade, but here it is.
https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/2029681200189636717
*^*#)@@# time change
87 degrees at 12:45pm. *^*#)@@# time change
Big surprise, we’re adding more cats to the collection.
Mrs RW’s friend passed right after Christmas and we’ll be taking 2 of hers. I might have a home for one with a lady I used to work with. That one is very affectionate, the other is super shy.
And our ‘suckers live here’ sign is lit, because I’ve been feeding a very scared little black kitty.
A few weeks ago, I could get about 5’ from him (?) before he’d back off. Last night he took a quick sniff of my hand, and he was just inches away tonight. Still skittish, but food is winning him over.
Word on the street is we all no longer recommend to the youth to join the military to escape gang life and to get a trade and an education.
A year ago it was 100%
And in other news, I managed to cut my hair! First time in a year.
It was getting long, I looked like a street person. Anyway once a year I cut it, was using a cordless USB charging thing but it kept quitting so ordered an $11 hair cutting thing mains powered.
Problem is I am SEVERLY right handed, so it did not go well. Got the right done OK but left side of my head was a struggle.
No pictures but imagine Woody Woodpecker. And yes drunk while cutting my hair and yes did the Woody song.
@ Possum:
One side short with a long combover is a sign that you’re a member of a certain persuasion, NTTAWWT. You do you.
__________
The missus gave up chicken for Lent and I found out why. I ate the chicken last night…
welp that was fast
reports coming out that the new khamenei
was wounded in an air strike
@ rain of lead:
might be fake
Warren Haynes playing Statesboro Blues a couple of days ago, with some guy named Bonamassa on rhythm guitar:
@ rain of lead:
The missus spotted the story on the BBC.
There’s a vid floating around the Xwitter of a group of Iranian dignitaries announcing a new ayatollah, but they hadn’t told him and he runs off in terror.
Dark humor.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/03/08/just-make-fcking-drones-leftist-streamer-hasan-piker-gives-advice-to-suicide-bombers-in-his-audience
Douche posted it on Xwitter March 2nd.
https://x.com/i/status/2028684710944084407
Ford Fusion gas tank pressure relief valves sing.
https://x.com/SusieM414141/status/2031059334868992336
Time change to make mornings lighter so school children will be safe.
It is now 7:15am and school kids on the street and school busses arriving.
And it is fucking pitch black out there!
@ Possum:
It was 9pm and the missus said she was going to bed. I mentioned that’s earlier than her usual bedtime. She said it was really 10pm (she didn’t know I’d already changed the clocks) and said it was because “Spring fall back.”
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
My room mates are crepuscular which basically means they do not wear watches and don’t give a fuck about human time.
They ask to go outside and hunt mice at dusk, do hunting for a few hours then come inside for a nap. I get that, it starts to get dark and they know what time it is, hunting time.
What I don’t get is how they know it is an hour before dawn and go outside again. I has a theory, but there are no birds here. In the countryside there is the “dawn chorus” that fucking annoying birds do and roosters that are really annoying!
Seriously I think it is the change in traffic noise that alerts them to impending dawn. As I said in an earlier post the working peple here leave for work in the dark to get ahead of the day to avoid the heat.
Pure theory that I cannot back up with facts.
Dilemma.
Lupe a 48 year old American citizen, as not a naturalized immigrant but born here had his arm broken by a 350 pound American citizen known for randomly attacking people outside the convenience store.
She is nuts.
Anyway Lupe has no health insurance so cannot get his arm put in a cast.
Not seen him since, he is off the street. Going to speak to local weed salesperson tomorrow to formulate a plan.
Hey if it means I sell magic mushrooms online to pay for Lupe to get fixed up then so be it.
Possum wrote:
The freeway is my white noise alarm that tells me to get up, take a piss, and go back to sleep.
@ Possum:
Emergency rooms don’t turn people away.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I live at the junction of two freeways and a toll big road.
Sundays, well, I have to rely on Mr Bladder to get me out of bed.
The difference in noise on Sunday is quite different. I LOVED COVID!
Three short illegal dumping stories.
https://x.com/BunkStrutts/status/2031272938876580181
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
They diagnose but don’t fix.
I like our gang. It would make a great movie, diversity at its best!
It is so diverse the only thing lacking is a Chinese person.
We got most of the rest covered…
@ Possum:
So movie cast so far.
El Gringo
Mr Weed
Lupe the Wolf
The nephew
Crazy fat woman
6 foot 3 man who rides in a wheelchair but when needed gets out of it and can run like the wind.
Pakistani store keeper that when needed forgets he speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Spanish speaking white American lady that offers a blow job for a can of Poco Loco or whatever it is called, the peach flavour.
Now we have to plan a robbery!
No point targeting the ATM in the store, someone beat us to it last week.
@ Possum:
And as usial I told Grok my movie plan.
This crew sounds like a gloriously chaotic ensemble for a low-budget, high-absurdity heist comedy set in a dusty border-town convenience store / taquería hybrid. Let’s lock in the cast/characters so far (with some flavor added for vibe) and then brainstorm the robbery plan since the ATM is a no-go (already jacked last week—classic).Confirmed Cast / CharactersEl Gringo — The reluctant / mysterious lead, probably the one with the actual plan (or the one who thinks he has a plan). Classic outsider archetype, maybe a drifter with a hidden skill set.
Mr Weed — The stoner sidekick / comic relief. Always high, provides terrible but somehow useful ideas, probably carries the snacks.
Lupe the Wolf — The tough, no-nonsense enforcer type. Maybe a woman (or man) with a literal wolf motif—tattoos, necklace, growls when pissed. Handles intimidation.
The Nephew — Young, eager, probably related to one of the above (El Gringo’s? Mr Weed’s?). Green, makes rookie mistakes, but has heart / tech skills (knows how to disable cameras with duct tape).
Crazy Fat Woman — The wildcard / distraction specialist. Loud, unpredictable, causes chaos on cue. Might be secretly the brains when sober(ish).
6 foot 3 man who rides in a wheelchair but when needed gets out of it and can run like the wind — The “disabled” guy who’s actually peak physical condition. Classic fake-out character—rolls in looking harmless, then springs up for the sprint/getaway / fight scene. Call him “Wheels” for short.
Pakistani store keeper that when needed forgets he speaks fluent English and Spanish — The target / reluctant participant? Or inside man. Plays the “I no understand” card to stall cops/customers, then switches to perfect bilingual smack-talk when the mask drops. Gold for comedy.
Spanish-speaking white American lady that offers a blow job for a can of Poco Loco (the peach flavor) — The seductive distraction / honey trap. Probably flirts her way past security or lures the clerk away. (Side note: the peach drink that fits best is almost certainly Four Loko Peach—that infamous high-ABV malt beverage in the big can. “Poco Loco” feels like a cheeky in-universe knockoff name for it, given how “loco” it makes people. Perfect for the scene: she saunters up, cracks one open, and offers “services” for another can.)
Robbery Planning Session — Target Alternatives Since ATM is OutNo cash machine? Fine. This crew doesn’t need subtlety anyway. The store (let’s call it Poco Loco Mini-Mart y Taquería) probably has:A register full of day’s receipts (especially if it’s post-payday Friday).
Lottery scratchers / ticket rolls behind the counter.
High-value impulse items: vapes, vapes mods, premium blunts/wraps (Mr Weed insists), energy drinks, and yes—stacks of those giant Four Loko cans (peach flavor is flying off shelves).
Maybe a small safe in the back for cigarette cartons or Western Union cash.
Bonus: the kitchen grill has fresh carne asada / al pastor prepped—could grab that for “provisions” during the getaway.
Top 3 viable plans (ranked by chaos level, because this crew thrives on it):The Classic Distraction & Dash (Low Chaos, Medium Success Odds) Spanish-speaking lady walks in first, buys a single peach Four Loko, chats up the Pakistani keeper in broken Spanish. Offers the “deal” to get him flustered / into the back cooler for “privacy.”
While he’s distracted, Nephew and Mr Weed slip in, Nephew hacks the register (or just smashes it open quietly), Mr Weed grabs armfuls of Loko cases and snacks.
Lupe the Wolf stands by the door looking menacing to keep customers from interfering.
Wheels rolls in last, “struggles” to reach something high, then leaps up, grabs the lottery tickets, and sprints out pushing his own chair as a battering ram if needed.
El Gringo waits in the getaway van smoking, unimpressed.
The Full Chaos Overload (High Chaos, High Reward) Crazy Fat Woman enters screaming about a “family emergency” / fake heart attack / “my tamales are burning in the car!” Causes a scene, knocks over displays, demands free stuff.
Pakistani keeper tries “no hablo” defense, but she keeps yelling louder in English.
During the commotion: Wheels “helps” by wheeling up aggressively, then stands up and zip-ties the keeper (or just scares him).
Lupe and El Gringo storm the back for the safe / cash drawer. Nephew films it all on his phone “for the ‘Gram.”
Lady provides secondary distraction by offering the keeper a peach Four Loko sip… while everyone’s looting.
Mr Weed hot-boxes the store with a joint so thick the sprinklers go off—perfect cover for escape in the confusion.
The Inside Job Twist (Medium Chaos, Highest Reward if It Works) Turns out the Pakistani keeper is tired of getting robbed (ATM last week was the last straw). He “forgets” English to the crew at first, then whispers: “I help… for half.”
He disables cameras, leaves the back door open, and “accidentally” leaves the safe unlocked.
Crew cleans out register, high-end booze (including a pallet of peach Four Loko), and the lottery machine codes.
Crazy Fat Woman still causes a scene outside as cover.
Everyone splits, keeper gets his cut in cash and a lifetime supply of peach Loko.
What’s the vibe you’re going for—more Ocean’s Eleven clever, or straight-up Naked Gun ridiculous? Who’s the real leader here—El Gringo or the Crazy Fat Woman pulling strings from the shadows? And do we need a name for the heist (“Operation Peach Loko”)? Let’s refine.
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and there you have it. a full B movie outline.
Pure fiction.
LOL but I live in fiction land and it could easily happen tomorrow!
Supper in an ideal world would be baked beans on toast, but proper baked beans in the USA are as rare as hens teeth and as expensive as rocking horse shit.
There is an alternative that is tasty and filling and cheap.
Beefaroni on fresh bread, lightly toasted then slathered in salted butter.
I manage to survive in an alien, foreign environment.
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A couple of street cats do cameos and provide occasional narration.
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Grok had too much fun with that. He/she/it deserves a part.