The OT Thread

[bondom34]

Don't know if you guys watched it but the first Hard Knocks was pretty good, funny seeing Wilfork shoot hoops! I kinda like the Texans for O'Brien, he kept PSU going and I love the guy.

I have it recorded, but haven't watched it yet. It's been a big topic on local radio.

This is my first season of actually watching as I didn't get HBO before, but its pretty good. I'd imagine even better for Texans fans.

[jwise44]

Don't know if you guys watched it but the first Hard Knocks was pretty good, funny seeing Wilfork shoot hoops! I kinda like the Texans for O'Brien, he kept PSU going and I love the guy.

I have it recorded, but haven't watched it yet. It's been a big topic on local radio.

It was awesome seeing what jj does in the first episode

Made me like him even more than I did

[jwise44]

I am bored as hell, m'lady is working, friends are out of town or busy, family is all out of town

What the hell is there to do in Houston today?

Also, wish I could go to the deftones incubus concert coming up

[moofs]

Does anyone know what the heck happened in Tianjin yesterday?

I've had family there very recently, so this is rather unnerving.

edit - WOW! China is going hard in their attempts to control this story. That video I posted has been removed from YouTube already!

They may get some images and videos here and there, but it's going to be hard to control things this big when everyone with an iPhone in their pocket is suddenly a boots-on-the-ground cameraman.

Did you ever find anything out? I was really curious myself.

[Mr. E]

Did you ever find anything out? I was really curious myself.

I was just reading about that when you posted this. The Chinese government is really trying to control the story, but it might be too big. They're releasing details slowly as the investigation continues.

They've claimed that 40 toxic materials or chemicals have been detected at the blast site including a significant amount of ammonium nitrate and potasium nitrate. Also there was sodium cyanide which does not react well with water.

Here's a rather troubling story following a rain storm in the area yesterday:

http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/18/first_rainfall_since_tianjin_explos.php


After watching the explosion I was telling someone that I thought that ammonium nitrate would be involved. It reminded me of descriptions of the Grandcamp & High Flyer in Texas City back in 1947. We know that firemen were on-site in Tianjin trying to control a blaze of some kind. They could have created similar conditions that caused the Texas City disaster or more recently the fertilizer explosion in West, Texas.

[moofs]

Phew. Just fertilizer. GOOD.

[Mr. E]

Phew. Just fertilizer. GOOD.

Fertilizer is no joke!

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lyt01

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TworcINhDhQ[/youtube]

[moofs]

Phew. Just fertilizer. GOOD.

Fertilizer is no joke!

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lyt01

No doubt, but when there's a huge explosion like that, with no information linked, all I can think is:

"Explosion in China."
"Gulf of Tonkin."
"Please don't let it be us."
"Please don't let them BLAME it on us."

In that order.

[Mr. E]

No doubt, but when there's a huge explosion like that, with no information linked, all I can think is:

"Explosion in China."
"Gulf of Tonkin."
"Please don't let it be us."
"Please don't let them BLAME it on us."

In that order.

Oh, I've already read several conspiracy theories that thesee were not accidents and that the US was targeting Chinese super-computers.

[jwise44]

Damn dude the galleria is deadly to wallets

I just went and got a present for my lady for her birthday and have lunch with my sister and that's all I planned and I spent like 300 on other random crap just walking by stores....and forgot to get madden or a card for her which pissed me off


On an awesome note there a new station on xm called fly or something and it just plays 90s rap and r&b so I jammed that for the entire time I was stuck in 610 traffic....heard make love to you, then doin it by ll cool j, gin and juice and a few other awesome songs

[jwise44]

Anyone ever had a pinched nerve? I sleep on my shoulder and woke up yesterday with a constant sharp pain so bad I couldn't lift my arm. Chiropractor said it was most likely a pinched nerve but to go to an arthro doc if it doesn't get better in the next few days

And this morning is my girlfriends bday (why I went to the galleria the other day) and I have to drive out to Katy to her for a brunch and I am legitly scAred to make that 30 minute drive from downtown but I have to because I have a habit of letting her down

[Mr. E]

Pinched nerves really suck. I have one recurring issue from an old injury and when it hits it is miserable.

I've had something similar to what you're describing with your shoulder, but not to that extent. For me the solution ended up sleeping on an incline and it went away after a few days.

[jwise44]

Pinched nerves really suck. I have one recurring issue from an old injury and when it hits it is miserable.

I've had something similar to what you're describing with your shoulder, but not to that extent. For me the solution ended up sleeping on an incline and it went away after a few days.

Ya I took your advice and I slept in my comfy chair upright and it made a world of difference because I didn't roll over onto the shoulder. Thank you

Also been keeping it in a sling which helped

[MaxRider]

what? season haven't start yet? i'm going back to my coffin, i'm a vampire, wahahaha (i think i have off-season syndrome)

[moofs]

This is the chart I always wanted.
Now if someone could just remake it for all the other sports, and expand it to include minor leauges.

That'd be grrrrreat. Yeah.

[Sakkreth]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DonatasMot/status/652169500578725888[/tweet]

[Mr. E]

Just a reminder to everyone in the Houston area - if you didn't take advantage of early voting then the election is tomorrow!

I'm hoping that we can crack the double-digit barrier for voter participation.

[Slava]

Just a reminder to everyone in the Houston area - if you didn't take advantage of early voting then the election is tomorrow!

I'm hoping that we can crack the double-digit barrier for voter participation.

So equal rights got voted down.

[Mr. E]

Just a reminder to everyone in the Houston area - if you didn't take advantage of early voting then the election is tomorrow!

I'm hoping that we can crack the double-digit barrier for voter participation.

So equal rights got voted down.

Actually, equal rights did not get voted down. The largely symbolic equal rights ordinance got voted down. That bill did not do anything for equal rights - it just acknowledged that all of those groups are protected by existing federal statutes. The only things that the proposition would have done is the much discussed bathroom/locker room issue and it would have given the city the ability to levy fines as it saw fit. It was pretty worthless and Parker never should have tried to illegally implement it when she sought to bypass the voters.

Houston is getting some flack from people who never heard about this before Wednesday night. For all of those who are calling us bigots now I'd challenge them to find another city close to this size that has not only elected an openly gay mayor, but has done so three times in a row.

Speaking of elections, I'm so happy that the mayoral position in Houston is going from 2 years terms (3 max) to 4 year terms (2 max). The 2 year run seemed like an endless campaign. I'm hoping to see better long-term planning with the new system. I'm assuming it will start after the next Mayor's first two-year term.

[Slava]

Just a reminder to everyone in the Houston area - if you didn't take advantage of early voting then the election is tomorrow!

I'm hoping that we can crack the double-digit barrier for voter participation.

So equal rights got voted down.

Actually, equal rights did not get voted down. The largely symbolic equal rights ordinance got voted down. That bill did not do anything for equal rights - it just acknowledged that all of those groups are protected by existing federal statutes. The only things that the proposition would have done is the much discussed bathroom/locker room issue and it would have given the city the ability to levy fines as it saw fit. It was pretty worthless and Parker never should have tried to illegally implement it when she sought to bypass the voters.

Houston is getting some flack from people who never heard about this before Wednesday night. For all of those who are calling us bigots now I'd challenge them to find another city close to this size that has not only elected an openly gay mayor, but has done so three times in a row.

Speaking of elections, I'm so happy that the mayoral position in Houston is going from 2 years terms (3 max) to 4 year terms (2 max). The 2 year run seemed like an endless campaign. I'm hoping to see better long-term planning with the new system. I'm assuming it will start after the next Mayor's first two-year term.

Yeah I heard the Texans owner say something similar when he initially opposed it and then it took it back when the group he had donated to was putting out some other bigoted crap.

The national press probably would have a field day though. Southern city votes down protection for lgbt would be a popular headline to sell.