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FlyVapen_Pikk

@FlyVapen_Pikk@mastodon.world

🇺🇸 via 🇳🇴 (dad) & 🇮🇪 (mom)

My family's ~40yrs of service...

grandpa: USCG//4 (WWII:Pacific)
dad: US Navy//4
older bro: USMC//6
me: US Army (OIF:Iraq) & USAF (ONE:US)//25 (Ret.)

Context of character via 5 C's...
Cash & Cobain🎶 (60s ✌️ & 90s PNW grunge)
Chevrolet 🚗 (my Camaro aka Batmobile)
Chucks 👟 (50 pairs of shoes)
Cards🃏 (poker)
Caffeine ☕️ (um, YES)

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CandaceRobbAuthor, to books
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The Seattle Public Library was hit with a ransomware attack. A library that has offered youth across the country access to its digital holdings with a special library card. Curious. Sickening. It's still open for physical books, using paper forms for borrowing. Bring your library cards or at least the number!
Support libraries--they are places of wonder and lifelines for the community.
@bookstodon
@books
#books #libraries #ransomware
https://shelftalkblog.wordpress.com/today/

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@CandaceRobbAuthor @bookstodon @books Sucks about the crime but that library is so restrictive, I'm surprised they even offer digital access now.

I have King County Library, Pierce County Library, Tacoma Public Library, and the base (JBLM) Library membership. The only one that is exclusive to its residents ONLY? Seattle Public Library.

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@CandaceRobbAuthor You're right, compared to #KingCountyLibrary, #SeattlePublicLibrary doesn't have the same funding--total funding.

Breaking it down by branch numbers though, Seattle has the most funding of all mentioned libraries (#TacomaPublicLibrary & #PierceCountyLibrary included). Though, #JBLMlibrary is the 1 exception since it's funded by DoD; federally funded.

alchemistmuffin, to nba
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Celtics vs Pacers.

Boston has 2-0 lead in the series so far, as the series head to Indianapolis.

Can Celtics take a commanding 3-0 series lead?

ABC!!!!!!!

#BOSvsIND #ECF #NBAPlayoffs #NBA #Basketball #Sports #NBAonMastodon @nba

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FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@nba @alchemistmuffin Halftime score not lining up with my 2K prediction. #GoCeltics 😤☘️🤞 #BOSvsIND

Skepticat, to random
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~ Currently weighing the pros and cons of being more spontaneous.

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@Skepticat
Me: Ha! Almost got me with that one.

(Also me:) 👇👇👇😶

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TonyStark, to random
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Bolts are being replaced by Blazers at Chevy but the U.S has definitely made an affordable EV. If you qualify for the rebate, and especially if your state has its own, it’s much cheaper than an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle.

That’s just upfront. Then consider that maintenance is roughly 30% less and you’ll typically pay 30-60% less on energy/mile compared to an ICEV. Article from January but still.

The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt Is Now A $19,995 EV Bargain:
https://insideevs.com/news/702789/chevrolet-bolt-ev-19995-dollars/

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@tmstreet @TonyStark This exchange within an EV vaccum is cool and everything but: availability is biggest keyword. Meaning availability of EVs at dealerships, availability of charging stations (aside from having home set-up installed), and, well, simple geography. (Colder climates are not good for EVs.)

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@TonyStark @tmstreet A myth? Oh ok. There are at least 5 or 6 Tesla owners at my work. One of them spoke of the cold affecting his Tesla to the point of immobility. He has to use his wife's gas car to get to work last December.

Why are you referencing a website instead of your own experience if you're an EV owner? Ohhh... geography, of course my other point that you coincidentally omitted there. No experience due to no colder weather for you.

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@TonyStark @tmstreet Well no... carburetor issue was the culprit for "ICEVs". (I guess we're just making up acronyms now. Must be my clear lack of knowledge to the rest of the world calling their gas cars slurpees?) Ensuring you "warm up" your gas car... is a myth. Assuming your car isn't a collector--aged.

j, to detroit
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"This past season, the NFL took away several games from American fans to play in countries that would rather watch soccer. You're welcome."

#NFLDraft #Detroit @nfl

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@j @nfl Brazil even less... probably #1 ⚽️, #2 🥋, and #3 (maybe) 🏈

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@j @nfl I think Goodell is focusing more internationally for owners, not fans. Fans are coincidence. Buccaneers, Jags, and a few other owners are not US-based.

j, to Huskies
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Three #Huskies in the first round. Not bad.

#NFLDraft #Detroit @nfl

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@j @nfl Yep. Too bad Seahawks didn't get any of em. 🤦‍♂️

(Cousins wasn't told about Falcons taking Penix so this off-season will be awkward in ATL.)

davidho, to random
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TIL there’s something called the sea bunny.

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@davidho @courtcan
It's like a campfire marshmallow flash-fired with bunny ears stuck in it.

Saltssaltgirl, (edited ) to EyeHealth
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If your significant other has worn the same pair of glasses for a year. How long would it take you to notice a new pair?

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@Saltssaltgirl This would be me... too original I know. 😏

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Saltssaltgirl, to random
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Who needs bumper cars when you can go to BJs and get knocked over by dueling 7 year olds steering shopping carts?!?!

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@Saltssaltgirl Ouch, maybe this is karma just getting your case of the Mondays out of the way early? 😬🤷‍♂️

(Also, I'd say tots & pears but... you have them at that location.)

randahl, to random
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For six months, the US and the EU has failed at limiting Benjamin Netanjahus actions in Gaza.

Now, his government has approved the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, thereby potentially pushing The Middle East towards a wider war.

Is that really what we want? War in The Middle East in midst a war with Russia, straining our resources, potentially tempting China to make a move on Taiwan, and sending our generation into an actual World War 3 which could last a decade?

Change the path.

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@randahl @RosePuckey
That's Netanyahu's goal AND Putin's too.

Dragging out their wars through the POTUS election this November in hopes that another dictator joins them.

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FlyVapen_Pikk, to Nirvana
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#KurtCobain died 30yrs ago today. It seems more recent than that.

By the 10yr mark, I was nearly halfway through a year in Iraq. Heavier Than Heaven, bio on Kurt, and the With The Lights Out box set were part of my deployment inventory.

Mentioned in the bio, one of the happiest times of his short and volatile life was in Hawaii. Even one of the greatest singer/guitarists of our lives can agree: Hawaii truly is heaven on Earth.

Here's a lesser known #Nirvana song to mark this day... 🤙

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KatM, to random
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Long chat with a neighbor, who was high ranking govnt personnel working in war zones, now retired. We discussed Gaza and Biden’s military support for Israel. S/he conveyed that we can’t expect Biden to abandon Israel over possible war crimes because they backed us in the Iraq war - and they know our hands were not clean under Bush/Cheney. S/he basically suggested that because of Bush II’s war in the ME, the US cannot demand a cease fire without risking exposure of our own closeted skeletons.

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@oldredsubby @KatM Not trying to butt in, just seeing that I have experience in both sides of the comments in this conversation.

Is Aurora Avenue dangerous 24/7? No.

Source: Me, born & raised Seattle/Greater Puget Sound area.

Does every member of the military own a gun and/or vote Republican? No.

Source: Me, a 25yr military retiree (US Army & USAF) & a Dem.

Is news predominantly negative/skewed? Yes... both sides... people watch train wrecks, not trains riding smoothly. It's sad but true. 🤷‍♂️

Saltssaltgirl, (edited ) to coffee
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PSA: DO NOT! I repeat, DO NOT…use your mandoline before you’ve had your coffee!

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@Saltssaltgirl Either way, you'd need coffee first. Hopefully, your digits are still attached ma'am. 🫣🤞

(Also, there's never a good time for anyone's toxic 2 cents... to the other comments on your post.)

mike, to random
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This is an exciting development in EVs, I really hope it makes it to market. In wheel motors could be a real game changer, especially in retrofitting classic cars, etc..
https://youtu.be/-1VAkXNTR1Y?si=3df2pd_7Mk1dyPaC

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@mike I waited 3yrs for #Chevrolet to mass produce the #BlazerEV SS. By end of those 3yrs, local dealer had a grand total of TWO Blazer EVs. Both white... both base model... 24/7 the SS model was "6mos out."

Fast-forward to today... my current vehicle?

2023 #Camaro (Don't get me wrong, it's not a SS or ZL1... as a daily driver that would be incompetent of me. Still though, muffler removed, 5" dual exhaust added w/ straight pipe, and K&N cold air intake on the engine. Its presence is apparent.)

janerationx, to MLB
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That expression! "Why in hell did I take this job?"

#Mets #MLB @baseball @baseball

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@janerationx @baseball @baseball '86 aside, the NY Mets & Jets are pretty similar... glimmer of greatness in late 60's and nothin since but 2 blip seasons: in 2000 and, for the Jets anyway, the one Rex Ryan team later on.

RickiTarr, to random
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Important Question: Why is this image so overtly sexual?

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@RickiTarr If they went Sistine Chapel... would've made it worse, imho. 🫣

talia_christine, to random
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Did you know you can just go to the store and buy these now?!

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@talia_christine @amandacsb2 Wait a minute... that blissful reward for vacation to Hawaii... is at... Costco?!

AbandonedAmerica, to random
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Twilight at an abandoned Six Flags

More at https://www.abandonedamerica.us/six-flags-new-orleans

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@AbandonedAmerica @Hey_Beth
It seems the 7th flag is what ultimately doomed the 6 prior flags... 😬

KatM, to random
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Tell your parents and retiring family members... the is coming for their and .

FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@Laloofah @KatM
2024 R's are not far off at all from John Goodman's shady politician character in the Coen brothers' ? movie. (Very underrated movie, btw.)

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FlyVapen_Pikk, to random
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What I do know... is that I'm now at 48 pairs of shoes with my 49th pair on the way.

😏

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FlyVapen_Pikk,
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@bleakfuture 49th pair arrives today... I'll just need that last pair to fill the wall of my "shoe ice cubes."

I actually used to be more like that about watches then shoes. Now? Just my Samsung Watch 6 and an Italian watch... tech and formal, that's it for my watches.

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