One Recommendation - Page 3

Locutus of Bored · November 12 2012, 11:04 PM

Strike the right balance between planning to live forever and living like there's no tomorrow.

Bob The Skutter · November 12 2012, 11:09 PM

You may get a tickle at the back of your throat. You may even have a cold, but don't, whatever you do, cough. Especially when you're about to visit your girlfriend.

teacake · November 12 2012, 11:38 PM

When the aliens do arrive you will not be prepared. Even if you have spent half your adolescence and adult life slumped in front of dramatic tales beginning with the word "star" your mind is still going to shut down when escapist fiction becomes hardcore political reality. So you need to prepare NOW. First off you need to take a page from the Mormons and get yourself a year supply of water and food and candles and batteries and stuff. However we really don't know if remaining in our homes is going to be an option so resist any Martha Stewart impulses about prettily arranging canned goods with little labels on them. Pack this stuff into protected sealed containers with the most accessible containers containing your core road trip plan. You will need primarily protein and fresh water, matches, flashlights with long life batteries and a CB radio in your core road trip containers. Your car should have ultra light weight Everest standard sleeping bags in it at all times and an advanced first aid kit. Make sure you know how to use the latter. Though obviously we hope it doesn't come to this you must at all times have road trip plans, maps and an understanding of all potential escape routes. Some may choose to simply leave at the first announcement of alien contact and if you live in a heavily populated urban area you may like to consider this, to avoid a panicked population should leaving become necessary. You can always go back if it turns out to be (highly unlikely) a wonderful development for the planet earth.

Don't forget to replace your water supply with fresh water when needed. Have a list of all your goods, what container they are in and what their use by date is. Have your car's tank full at all times, never arrive home without having topped your tank to the top at the nearest station. Same goes for oil and car maintenance.

The highlighted sentence is the one recommendation and the rest of it is the details. Just in case someone thinks this is more than one recommendation. It's some how to for the recommendation.

Chemahkuu · November 12 2012, 11:39 PM

...okay then.

Deranged Nasat · November 12 2012, 11:42 PM

I would recommend we take teacake's recommendation seriously...but then I already used up my recommendation.

Gryffindorian · November 12 2012, 11:44 PM

My recommendation (for today):

Try Fenton's Creamery if you happen to be around SF Bay Area/California. Order the crab melt and try one of their store-made ice cream flavors. They'll even give you a tour if you make arrangements in advance. Truly superb.

Mr. Laser Beam · November 12 2012, 11:46 PM

Deranged Nasat wrote:

I would recommend we take teacake's recommendation seriously...but then I already used up my recommendation.

I for one welcome teacake as our new overlord.

Kestra · November 13 2012, 12:33 AM

teacake wrote:

The highlighted sentence is the one recommendation and the rest of it is the details. Just in case someone thinks this is more than one recommendation. It's some how to for the recommendation.

Am I being too strict?

teacake · November 13 2012, 12:57 AM

Well you make me a little nervous. Ma'am.

iguana_tonante · November 13 2012, 12:59 AM

Kestra wrote:

One recommendation! ONE RECOMMENDATION!

Mutenroshi wrote:

KESTRA SMASH!

My advice is: Don't make Kestra angry. You wouldn't like her when she's angry.

auntiehill · November 13 2012, 01:01 AM

After the recent election, my one and only advice to people:

Calm the fuck down.

I find this advice useful for many situations.

Goji · November 13 2012, 01:08 AM

When the sign says "Don't feed the bears", man, you'd better not feed the bears.

Balrog · November 13 2012, 01:10 AM

Forgive.

And not just for the one you are forgiving, but for yourself as well. Learn to let go. Life is too short to hold onto garbage.

Tora Ziyal · November 13 2012, 01:16 AM

A counterpoint to the posts about saying yes...

Don't say yes when you really mean no. Don't let yourself be taken advantage of. Don't be a doormat. If you don't take care of yourself, you won't have much to offer anyone else.

shivkala · November 13 2012, 02:01 AM

It's a toss up between Wheaton's law and a bit of advice from Ron Swanson...I'm going to go with Ron on this one:

“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.”

November 12 2012, 11:04 PM	#31
Locutus of Bored Backseat X-Wing Driver Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Re: One Recommendation Strike the right balance between planning to live forever and living like there's no tomorrow. __________________ "The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

November 12 2012, 11:09 PM	#32
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: One Recommendation You may get a tickle at the back of your throat. You may even have a cold, but don't, whatever you do, cough. Especially when you're about to visit your girlfriend. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

November 12 2012, 11:38 PM	#33
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: One Recommendation When the aliens do arrive you will not be prepared. Even if you have spent half your adolescence and adult life slumped in front of dramatic tales beginning with the word "star" your mind is still going to shut down when escapist fiction becomes hardcore political reality. So you need to prepare NOW. First off you need to take a page from the Mormons and get yourself a year supply of water and food and candles and batteries and stuff. However we really don't know if remaining in our homes is going to be an option so resist any Martha Stewart impulses about prettily arranging canned goods with little labels on them. Pack this stuff into protected sealed containers with the most accessible containers containing your core road trip plan. You will need primarily protein and fresh water, matches, flashlights with long life batteries and a CB radio in your core road trip containers. Your car should have ultra light weight Everest standard sleeping bags in it at all times and an advanced first aid kit. Make sure you know how to use the latter. Though obviously we hope it doesn't come to this you must at all times have road trip plans, maps and an understanding of all potential escape routes. Some may choose to simply leave at the first announcement of alien contact and if you live in a heavily populated urban area you may like to consider this, to avoid a panicked population should leaving become necessary. You can always go back if it turns out to be (highly unlikely) a wonderful development for the planet earth. Don't forget to replace your water supply with fresh water when needed. Have a list of all your goods, what container they are in and what their use by date is. Have your car's tank full at all times, never arrive home without having topped your tank to the top at the nearest station. Same goes for oil and car maintenance. The highlighted sentence is the one recommendation and the rest of it is the details. Just in case someone thinks this is more than one recommendation. It's some how to for the recommendation. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 12 2012, 11:39 PM	#34
Chemahkuu Vice Admiral Location: United Kingdom	Re: One Recommendation ...okay then.

November 12 2012, 11:42 PM	#35
Deranged Nasat Vice Admiral Location: Warped off into the sunset. With fond memories of most of you, and not a little sorrow at leaving.	Re: One Recommendation I would recommend we take teacake's recommendation seriously...but then I already used up my recommendation. __________________ We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile and nothing can grow there; too much, the best of us is washed away.

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November 12 2012, 11:44 PM	#36
Gryffindorian Vice Admiral Location: Hogwarts	Re: One Recommendation My recommendation (for today): Try Fenton's Creamery if you happen to be around SF Bay Area/California. Order the crab melt and try one of their store-made ice cream flavors. They'll even give you a tour if you make arrangements in advance. Truly superb. __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." --Bilbo Baggins, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

November 13 2012, 12:57 AM	#39
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: One Recommendation Well you make me a little nervous. Ma'am. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 13 2012, 01:01 AM	#41
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: One Recommendation After the recent election, my one and only advice to people: Calm the fuck down. I find this advice useful for many situations. __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

November 13 2012, 01:08 AM	#42
Goji Rear Admiral	Re: One Recommendation When the sign says "Don't feed the bears", man, you'd better not feed the bears. __________________ You totally killed us, you evil metal dickweeds!

November 13 2012, 01:10 AM	#43
Balrog Commodore Location: Moria	Re: One Recommendation Forgive. And not just for the one you are forgiving, but for yourself as well. Learn to let go. Life is too short to hold onto garbage. __________________ Anybody got a breath mint?

November 13 2012, 01:16 AM	#44
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: One Recommendation A counterpoint to the posts about saying yes... Don't say yes when you really mean no. Don't let yourself be taken advantage of. Don't be a doormat. If you don't take care of yourself, you won't have much to offer anyone else.

November 13 2012, 02:01 AM	#45
shivkala Rear Admiral Location: Patrolling Sector 2814	Re: One Recommendation It's a toss up between Wheaton's law and a bit of advice from Ron Swanson...I'm going to go with Ron on this one: “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” __________________ "When I reach for the edge of the universe, I do it knowing that along some paths of cosmic discovery, there are times when, at least for now, one must be content to love the questions themselves." --Neil deGrasse Tyson