MISCELLANEOUS

[Stirchley]

I’m a few episodes in on Irma Vep. Not loving it, but will finish. Huge fan of Alicia Vikander & she’s great in it. If I had to write a synopsis of this show, I wouldn’t be able to. Can barely follow the “plot” & I hate flashbacks.

I also hate silent movies I forgot to mention.

Finished it. The guy who plays the movie director is an excellent French actor.

Good luck to anyone trying to follow this convoluted limited series. I didn’t understand about a quarter of it.

[Stirchley]

Horrible Christmas Day, but I loved this photo. This momma & her child had just arrived in NYC after 4 days of traveling from Columbia. This synagogue in Manhattan on the UWS opened their doors to these aliens & helped them with everything they could. The article said no churches had reached out to them.

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[Stirchley]

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Ugh, my most dreaded month of the year. Though, so far, the weather is extremely kind.

[AgrippinaX]

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Ugh, my most dreaded month of the year. Though, so far, the weather is extremely kind.

Horrible month. I just cannot function and we’re only a week in. Migraine every day, cannot get up or do anything whatsoever. Just dragged myself to local garden centre to get breakfast (didn’t know it was 2 pm) and realised they’re only serving lunch, which makes a lot of sense, really. Don’t know how I’ll survive tomorrow.

The weather is generally okay here, too, but the atmospheric pressure is killing me.

[Stirchley]

Horrible month. I just cannot function and we’re only a week in. Migraine every day, cannot get up or do anything whatsoever. Just dragged myself to local garden centre to get breakfast (didn’t know it was 2 pm) and realised they’re only serving lunch, which makes a lot of sense, really. Don’t know how I’ll survive tomorrow.

The weather is generally okay here, too, but the atmospheric pressure is killing me.

So sorry you’re feeling down & blue. I just tested positive again for Covid, but the good thing is the weather is being extremely kind.

When I am super-stressed, I try to take one day at a time. A man I used to work for (a multi-millionaire Holocaust survivor) told me he took out one worry at a time & dealt with it. Never more than one at a time. I remember what he told me, but my worries seem to bleed into each other.

How does the atmospheric pressure affect you? Unfamiliar with this.

[AgrippinaX]

So sorry you’re feeling down & blue. I just tested positive again for Covid, but the good thing is the weather is being extremely kind.

When I am super-stressed, I try to take one day at a time. A man I used to work for (a multi-millionaire Holocaust survivor) told me he took out one worry at a time & dealt with it. Never more than one at a time. I remember what he told me, but my worries seem to bleed into each other.

How does the atmospheric pressure affect you? Unfamiliar with this.

Thank you, that’s kind. Today is a bit better, had a few huge wins at work but still sort of struggling, I don’t know what it is; never used to be a whiner, but I guess these few years will get anyone. I’m enjoying my new job like in the old days, get off on that corporate competitiveness and gunning for things, which is nice, I didn’t expect to feel that way again.

Changes in atmospheric pressure and/or temperature make my migraines worse (and are among the factors that trigger them). This weekend it suddenly got warmer in London, not by a lot, mind you, but I think that’s what it was.

Sometimes it’s fine, just a sort of buzzing in the ears, but this weekend was just horrendous, I can’t even describe it. My grandmother was the same, except she was even more meteodependent and straight-up felt physically ill whenever weather changed drastically.

Anyhow, I think realistically I just have the January blues. Very good advice from that gentleman, I try to do just that and of course it works. If only we all had the presence of mind to follow it through. I worked all night yesterday, not because I had to, but because when the migraine finally ended I couldn’t sleep, so I worried about everything humanly possible for the month ahead, work-related and not.

How are you feeling, do you have any symptoms? It’s absurd that this thing just strikes and strikes again. I remember when the pandemic had only just started it struck me that if I hadn’t had my surgery I’d very likely be dead from this virus, literally among the first European victims, likely, as I had all the risk factors in terms of serious breathing issues. Chilled me to the bone, that.

I will try again RE: one day at a time, I just need to apply myself.

[Stirchley]

Thank you, that’s kind. Today is a bit better, had a few huge wins at work but still sort of struggling, I don’t know what it is; never used to be a whiner, but I guess these few years will get anyone. I’m enjoying my new job like in the old days, get off on that corporate competitiveness and gunning for things, which is nice, I didn’t expect to feel that way again.

Changes in atmospheric pressure and/or temperature make my migraines worse (and are among the factors that trigger them). This weekend it suddenly got warmer in London, not by a lot, mind you, but I think that’s what it was.

Sometimes it’s fine, just a sort of buzzing in the ears, but this weekend was just horrendous, I can’t even describe it. My grandmother was the same, except she was even more meteodependent and straight-up felt physically ill whenever weather changed drastically.

Anyhow, I think realistically I just have the January blues. Very good advice from that gentleman, I try to do just that and of course it works. If only we all had the presence of mind to follow it through. I worked all night yesterday, not because I had to, but because when the migraine finally ended I couldn’t sleep, so I worried about everything humanly possible for the month ahead, work-related and not.

How are you feeling, do you have any symptoms? It’s absurd that this thing just strikes and strikes again. I remember when the pandemic had only just started it struck me that if I hadn’t had my surgery I’d very likely be dead from this virus, literally among the first European victims, likely, as I had all the risk factors in terms of serious breathing issues. Chilled me to the bone, that.

I will try again RE: one day at a time, I just need to apply myself.

I feel ok. Never feel wonderful in January, but that’s just me being mental. Felt slightly under the weather at church yesterday thinking about all the germs there. Hid behind my mask & ignored people. :)

[AgrippinaX]

I feel ok. Never feel wonderful in January, but that’s just me being mental. Felt slightly under the weather at church yesterday thinking about all the germs there. Hid behind my mask & ignored people. :)

Gosh, yes, I do relate to that. I have a theology degree and ever since I was a kid, I had the church germs on my mind, the pews, the chalice, the everything…

It’s a bit irrational as things do get sterilised and always were, long before covid, but I do still have these moments.

[Stirchley]

Gosh, yes, I do relate to that. I have a theology degree and ever since I was a kid, I had the church germs on my mind, the pews, the chalice, the everything…

It’s a bit irrational as things do get sterilised and always were, long before covid, but I do still have these moments.

Highly doubt anything is sterilized at my cathedral though I do recall them doing that 3 years ago. And what happened to the “ropes” they put to stop us crowding? Seems like that’s all gone away & we all have Covid.

Ps my fave outdoors kitty whom I take care of is named Calyx, which means chalice. I wanted a religious name for him. 🙂

[AgrippinaX]

Ps my fave outdoors kitty whom I take care of is named Calyx, which means chalice. I wanted a religious name for him. 🙂

That is one absolutely outstanding cat name.

[gbgoodies]

Horrible month. I just cannot function and we’re only a week in. Migraine every day, cannot get up or do anything whatsoever. Just dragged myself to local garden centre to get breakfast (didn’t know it was 2 pm) and realised they’re only serving lunch, which makes a lot of sense, really. Don’t know how I’ll survive tomorrow.

The weather is generally okay here, too, but the atmospheric pressure is killing me.


https://www.wishesquotesimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cute-get-well-animated-image.gif

[gbgoodies]

So sorry you’re feeling down & blue. I just tested positive again for Covid, but the good thing is the weather is being extremely kind.

When I am super-stressed, I try to take one day at a time. A man I used to work for (a multi-millionaire Holocaust survivor) told me he took out one worry at a time & dealt with it. Never more than one at a time. I remember what he told me, but my worries seem to bleed into each other.

How does the atmospheric pressure affect you? Unfamiliar with this.


Is this the second time you have Covid, or is it still the first time and your negative test was wrong? Are you still having any symptoms, or did you just test positive again?

[gbgoodies]

Thank you, that’s kind. Today is a bit better, had a few huge wins at work but still sort of struggling, I don’t know what it is; never used to be a whiner, but I guess these few years will get anyone. I’m enjoying my new job like in the old days, get off on that corporate competitiveness and gunning for things, which is nice, I didn’t expect to feel that way again.

Changes in atmospheric pressure and/or temperature make my migraines worse (and are among the factors that trigger them). This weekend it suddenly got warmer in London, not by a lot, mind you, but I think that’s what it was.

Sometimes it’s fine, just a sort of buzzing in the ears, but this weekend was just horrendous, I can’t even describe it. My grandmother was the same, except she was even more meteodependent and straight-up felt physically ill whenever weather changed drastically.

Anyhow, I think realistically I just have the January blues. Very good advice from that gentleman, I try to do just that and of course it works. If only we all had the presence of mind to follow it through. I worked all night yesterday, not because I had to, but because when the migraine finally ended I couldn’t sleep, so I worried about everything humanly possible for the month ahead, work-related and not.

How are you feeling, do you have any symptoms? It’s absurd that this thing just strikes and strikes again. I remember when the pandemic had only just started it struck me that if I hadn’t had my surgery I’d very likely be dead from this virus, literally among the first European victims, likely, as I had all the risk factors in terms of serious breathing issues. Chilled me to the bone, that.

I will try again RE: one day at a time, I just need to apply myself.


I've read that stress can make migraines worse, so if you have a competitive job, that might be affecting your migraines.

Also, bright lights and loud noises can also cause migraines, so if you can find a way to relax in a dimly lit, quiet room, that might help too.

I'm sorry you're going through that, and I hope you feel better soon.

[gbgoodies]

I’ve had so much “designer coffee” this week, but the best coffee I’ve had was from DNKN. These places with their fancy coffee are so expensive & over-hyped. Had a latte today, not hot enough. Had Americano coffee yesterday, nice & hot, but too strong. And both of these places asked for an electronic tip before I’d even had a taste of the coffee. I declined to tip since I didn’t know what I was tipping for. :rolleyes:


I think tipping is getting out of control. There have been a lot of stories recently about delivery people screwing with peoples food orders because they don't think they're getting a big enough tip.

Tipping should be optional, and only for a job well done, not a requirement regardless of how poor the service might be.

[Stirchley]

Is this the second time you have Covid, or is it still the first time and your negative test was wrong? Are you still having any symptoms, or did you just test positive again?

So I’ve tested positive twice now since I was in the ED on Xmas Day. Internist’s tech told me Covid can linger for 90 days. I have no symptoms & the bronchitis I was in the ED for has gone away completely. My at-home test was negative & it was positive on Xmas Day.

Husband has never been tested and, knowing him, he may not be telling his doctors (he has several) that he has been exposed to someone with Covid (me). For all I know, he could have Covid & gave it to me.

I’ve moved on to other worries now. Seems like everyone & his brother where I live has had Covid.

FYI, here is the Covid thread I started. https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2360578#post2360578

I think tipping is getting out of control. There have been a lot of stories recently about delivery people screwing with peoples food orders because they don't think they're getting a big enough tip.

Tipping should be optional, and only for a job well done, not a requirement regardless of how poor the service might be.

Subway just introduced tipping. Optional. I usually ignore it.

I over-tip, but I never tip if it’s not justified. If someone makes my life easier, I tip that person.

[AgrippinaX]

Husband has never been tested and, knowing him, he may not be telling his doctors (he has several) that he has been exposed to someone with Covid (me). For all I know, he could have Covid & gave it to me.

I’ve moved on to other worries now. Seems like everyone & his brother where I live has had Covid.

I’m glad you’re feeling better. I do think everyone has it and is just past caring. My entire office sneezes and coughs, but no one tests or mentions Covid.

I’ve arrived at a point where I’m watching something (usually TV shows) before as well as after work now, meaning around 6 am. Doesn’t sound very healthy, but I feel like it sets me up for the day with positive vibes.

[Stirchley]

Subway just introduced tipping. Optional. I usually ignore it.

I over-tip, but I never tip if it’s not justified. If someone makes my life easier, I tip that person.

Forgot to say: I positively hate tipping taxi drivers & they always expect it.

I’m glad you’re feeling better. I do think everyone has it and is just past caring. My entire office sneezes and coughs, but no one tests or mentions Covid.

I’ve arrived at a point where I’m watching something (usually TV shows) before as well as after work now, meaning around 6 am. Doesn’t sound very healthy, but I feel like it sets me up for the day with positive vibes.

I’m afraid to even mention Covid now. People either freak out if you say something or they run a mile when they see you coming. Definitely not telling anyone I’ve tested positive twice.

I couldn’t watch tv or a movie at 6 a.m. I get up around 5:30 a.m. & it’s the only time I can be alone for a couple of hours & I prize the time. I turn on a Philadelphia classical music radio station on my iPad in my office & only I can hear it downstairs.

[Act III]

Leaving the USA to Europe is the most difficult challenge of my life and the most important decision of my life. I couldn't have made a better choice and I wonder how much more my life would be had I left the US ten or twenty years ago. All that good stuff I missed out on here is available in abundance over there. Simply sayin.

[Stirchley]

Leaving the USA to Europe is the most difficult challenge of my life and the most important decision of my life. I couldn't have made a better choice and I wonder how much more my life would be had I left the US ten or twenty years ago. All that good stuff I missed out on here is available in abundance over there. Simply sayin.

Where do you live now?

[Act III]

Where do you live now?

I were stupid enough to tell you I wouldnt make it out alive. Whats your bank account number?

[Captain Steel]

I live in New Jersey.
No one cares.

[Act III]

They thought confidently to themselves, "It's always gonna be like this." With a smug smile they continued on satisfied with their monopoly. Then one day I got away. Needless to say, it isn't like that anymore and I'm a free man.

[Stirchley]

I live in New Jersey.
No one cares.

Ha. That’s right. :D

[Stirchley]

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Ugh, my most dreaded month of the year. Though, so far, the weather is extremely kind.

Wowser, I survived January quite easily. It snowed twice, once for half a day & once very wet snow that didn’t stick much. Last January it snowed 5 times & one of those times was major.

Phew, only used my snow shovel a very little bit. :)

[Stirchley]

I’m confused. Nobody has seen or wants to comment on The Last of Us?

[Stirchley]

Innocent victim of the earthquakes in Turkey & Syria.

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[Stirchley]

Dang, for 85 Marlo Thomas looks good!

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[Citizen Rules]

Dang, for 85 Marlo Thomas looks good!

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=91673
She does!

[WrinkledMind]

There's a married woman in my apartment complex who absolutely hates me, & that has caused me to find her attractive.

[Corax]

Dang, for 85 Marlo Thomas looks good!

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=91673


Wow, most dogs don't make it past 12. Who is the human behind her?

[Stirchley]

There's a married woman in my apartment complex who absolutely hates me, & that has caused me to find her attractive.

There’s a certain kind of unmarried man (not saying you) who is very titillated by a married woman. It’s a challenge to get her attention & he figures he won’t need to make any commitments due to the fact that she is married.

[Stirchley]

It’s official! We have survived January & February & in 20 days’ time it will be Spring!

These 2 months weren’t too horrible in Connecticut. We had barely any snow & what we didn’t have hit us on Monday overnight & it was a LOT. All melting today. Even the ice will have gone by tomorrow. :)

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[honeykid]

Somehow February felt even longer than January. Pleased it's over, though we're supposed to be getting some really cold weather next week.

[Stirchley]

Somehow February felt even longer than January. Pleased it's over, though we're supposed to be getting some really cold weather next week.

We have snow coming down the pike tonight into tomorrow. Is it August yet? :mad:

[Stirchley]

Why do people always lose one glove or mitten on the sidewalk? If they lost both gloves or mittens someone else could use them. :)

[Captain Steel]

Why do people always lose one glove or mitten on the sidewalk? If they lost both gloves or mittens someone else could use them. :)

I think the reason is you only need one hand to get something out of your pocket... so you take one glove off and stuff it in another pocket (from where it falls out) while you complete your ungloved task... only to later find that the glove you removed is now gone.

[Stirchley]

I think the reason is you only need one hand to get something out of your pocket... so you take one glove off and stuff it in another pocket (from where it falls out) while you complete your ungloved task... only to later find that the glove you removed is now gone.

You’re right. On my daily walk I see so many single gloves & mittens.

[honeykid]

I've always been more bothered by the lone shoe on the motorway/highway meridian. Almost always seem to be men's shoes, too. Although if it's a trainer it could be a womans, but I'd still bet male.

[Citizen Rules]

I've always been more bothered by the lone shoe on the motorway/highway meridian. Almost always seem to be men's shoes, too. Although if it's a trainer it could be a womans, but I'd still bet male.Even more bothersome when there's a foot inside:eek:

[Stirchley]

I've always been more bothered by the lone shoe on the motorway/highway meridian. Almost always seem to be men's shoes, too. Although if it's a trainer it could be a womans, but I'd still bet male.

I can’t believe the stuff I pick up every day on my little part of our street (I used to do the entire street). Bras (:eek:), all kinds of underwear, random shoes, condom wrappers, etc., etc.

[Stirchley]

First daffodils in bloom today. Just a few, but such a welcome sight.

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[honeykid]

We've had daffs for weeks here. Not that the planet's warming or anything....

[Stirchley]

Praise Be to the Lord, we survived. :)

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[Stirchley]

Had to laugh yesterday. Reading the real estate section of the NYTimes. I guess nobody noticed the phallic artwork on the walls of this apartment. :eek:

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[Stirchley]

I think I’ve created a monster. My Looby Loo has never had a treat before. I gave her a salmon one of these & she went mental! Thirty minutes later she’s still looking for another one. I thought I would give her one halfway through each day, but I don’t want her to get addicted to these. If I start this now I think she will always want one.

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[Stirchley]

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My calico loves her new floor mat & bowl. The bowl is pleasantly heavy. Both from Chewy.com.

[Captain Steel]

People might enjoy this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUUZm6TIso4

[Stirchley]

I think I’ve created a monster. My Looby Loo has never had a treat before. I gave her a salmon one of these & she went mental! Thirty minutes later she’s still looking for another one. I thought I would give her one halfway through each day, but I don’t want her to get addicted to these. If I start this now I think she will always want one.

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Turns out the sticks were not a success with any of my cats - indoor or out.

[Stirchley]

Had no idea this is Brittany Griner with her wife at the Met Gala.

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[Stirchley]

Complained about my Amazon service on Twitter trying to redeem a gift card. Been struggling with customer service all week to no avail. Tweeted once, answered a couple of questions & got my $20. :cool:

[Act III]

If the superstitchus outnumber you, you'll be forced to play along with their delusions whether you like it or not. Because, a group of mentally ill people who act on their crazy beliefs are a dangerous thing for sane intelligent people to be around.

"It's all in your head, not mine, thx for trying to spread the superstitches."

[Act III]

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Delivering messages with transparency.

[Nebulous]

Hello peeps! Hows it going? :)

...also Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there. https://i.imgur.com/9yiNmLR.png

[Act III]

caption this

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The uncertainty of not knowing is the hardest part. Then you let go and move on, unsure.

[honeykid]

Fart or shart?

[Act III]

https://i.imgur.com/s274yhA.jpg

Code on my Amazon movie card.

[Act III]

I'm right here, not over there. I can't do what you're doing over there so I will do what I am doing over here. Either way, I'm not doing nothing and I'm not watching you.

[Nebulous]

Hey peeps! Hope you're having a great May. It'll be June already next Thursday! Not looking forward to the super HOT summer weather. It gets way too hot where I am. It's been a little warm lately but we ain't seen nothing yet!

https://media2.giphy.com/media/xT0Gqz4x4eLd5gDtaU/200.gif

[Stirchley]

Hey peeps! Hope you're having a great May. It'll be June already next Thursday! Not looking forward to the super HOT summer weather. It gets way too hot where I am. It's been a little warm lately but we ain't seen nothing yet!

https://media2.giphy.com/media/xT0Gqz4x4eLd5gDtaU/200.gif

It’s been relatively cool in Connecticut so far. So looking forward to hot weather.

[Act III]

Has mine utterance of the truths offended thee, oh deceptive one?

[Captain Steel]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/47/f8/8247f803f1f1b004f8aefdefe2b58203.jpg

[Act III]

Men in fine suits with ice cream cone souls air condition us like drama queens.

[Nebulous]

It’s been relatively cool in Connecticut so far. So looking forward to hot weather.

Opposite for me!

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Hey all, happy Monday!

[Citizen Rules]

Yeah I'm NOT looking forward to hot summer weather. I don't have an AC cooled house and the AC in my vehicle broke...so yeah sweating bullets in the upper 90s sucks!

[Stirchley]

Opposite for me!

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Hey all, happy Monday!

Today is perfect. 77 degrees. First time I’ve worn shorts this year. Hooray. Bring on the summer heat!

[honeykid]

Yeah I'm NOT looking forward to hot summer weather. I don't have an AC cooled house and the AC in my vehicle broke...so yeah sweating bullets in the upper 90s sucks!
I don't know where in the States you are, but I feel you. In the UK houses are built to keep heat in, not out.

[Citizen Rules]

I don't know where in the States you are, but I feel you. In the UK houses are built to keep heat in, not out.I'm in Washington, the state, not D.C. I'm in the western part of the state by the big mountain. Last summer we got over 100 (38 celsius) which is way hotter than I've ever experienced and still no A.C.

[Act III]

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[honeykid]

I'm in Washington, the state, not D.C. I'm in the western part of the state by the big mountain. Last summer we got over 100 (38 celsius) which is way hotter than I've ever experienced and still no A.C.

I sympathise mate. We had a couple of days over 40C here last year (highest ever recorded for UK) and, as I said, this is a country built to keep things warm, not cool. Try buying a fan in a good summer in the UK. I always tell people to get one in the spring if we think it's going to be a hot summer. No one has AC here (not literally no one of course, but I don't and never have known someone with it in their home) and the houses are brick and insulated (though not well enough) and most peoples homes are decorated/designed with keeping heat in mind. Once it gets past about 25C+ I'll just be sat in front of a fan doing nothing and trying to go nowhere for the most part.

[Act III]

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[Citizen Rules]

I sympathise mate. We had a couple of days over 40C here last year (highest ever recorded for UK) and, as I said, this is a country built to keep things warm, not cool. Try buying a fan in a good summer in the UK. I always tell people to get one in the spring if we think it's going to be a hot summer. No one has AC here (not literally no one of course, but I don't and never have known someone with it in their home) and the houses are brick and insulated (though not well enough) and most peoples homes are decorated/designed with keeping heat in mind. Once it gets past about 25C+ I'll just be sat in front of a fan doing nothing and trying to go nowhere for the most part.Wow! I had no idea that places in the UK could get to be 40c (104 Fahrenheit). Where about are you in the UK? Are such high temp the norm? In 2021 we had the hottest day ever were I live and that sure isn't normal.
https://www.washington.edu/uwem/2021/07/13/hottest-day-ever-in-seattle-june-__-__-2021/

[Stirchley]

Once it gets past about 25C+ I'll just be sat in front of a fan doing nothing and trying to go nowhere for the most part.

That’s about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s what we have today & it’s just perfect. My perfect temp range would be between 65 & 85 degrees. 85 being perfect. I can live with 90 fairly easily, but anything above is exponentially tricky.

[Citizen Rules]

That’s about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s what we have today & it’s just perfect. My perfect temp range would be between 65 & 85 degrees. 85 being perfect. I can live with 90 fairly easily, but anything above is exponentially tricky.But you have AC right? Try living without AC in 90:eek:

[beelzebubble]

Yeah I'm NOT looking forward to hot summer weather. I don't have an AC cooled house and the AC in my vehicle broke...so yeah sweating bullets in the upper 90s sucks!


Eeks!

[honeykid]

Wow! I had no idea that places in the UK could get to be 40c (104 Fahrenheit). Where about are you in the UK? Are such high temp the norm? In 2021 we had the hottest day ever were I live and that sure isn't normal.
https://www.washington.edu/uwem/2021/07/13/hottest-day-ever-in-seattle-june-__-__-2021/
I'm in the south east of England, which is often the warmer area of the UK, but anything over 30 used to be almost unheard of (officially over C30 that is, if you put a thermometre outside and left it on a very hot day, it'd probably go over that more often) I think I'm right in saying that on the day it was 40C the previous record was broken in about 10 other places, which shows that it wasn't one freak event in a small area. If you look at the 10 hottest recorded days in the UK they're all in England and 7 of the 10 are in the last 20 years and only one is before 1990. In other words, like most places, the freak weather events have become more extreme and what used to be extreme have become more normal. The infrastructure of the country isn't built for it either, with train cancellations increasing during the summers now due to the rails bending in the heat because the steel used isn't made to be that temperature (because it did used to be a freak event.) A similar thing is happening with the tarmac on the roads, which melts in places. We had wild fires last summer too, for the first time I can remember.

That’s about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s what we have today & it’s just perfect. My perfect temp range would be between 65 & 85 degrees. 85 being perfect. I can live with 90 fairly easily, but anything above is exponentially tricky.
It's too hot for me, but not to the extent I don't want to do anything, especially if there's a breeze.

[Citizen Rules]

I'm in the south east of England, which is often the warmer area of the UK, but anything over 30 used to be almost unheard of (officially over C30 that is, if you put a thermometre outside and left it on a very hot day, it'd probably go over that more often) I think I'm right in saying that on the day it was 40C the previous record was broken in about 10 other places, which shows that it wasn't one freak event in a small area. If you look at the 10 hottest recorded days in the UK they're all in England and 7 of the 10 are in the last 20 years and only one is before 1990. In other words, like most places, the freak weather events have become more extreme and what used to be extreme have become more normal. The infrastructure of the country isn't built for it either, with train cancellations increasing during the summers now due to the rails bending in the heat because the steel used isn't made to be that temperature (because it did used to be a freak event.) A similar thing is happening with the tarmac on the roads, which melts in places. We had wild fires last summer too, for the first time I can remember..Same story here. We've broken all kinds of weather records in the last 20 years. I was born here near Seattle Washington, USA...but the climate is much drier with pronounced droughts in summer and way hotter. Crazy stuff.

[Act III]

I don't do spokesperson gigs. I watch movies, I say if I like them I say if I don't, but ultimately my opinions are not important and it makes no difference. I'm not a film expert, so go ask a critic or hire your own spokesperson.

If out of all of the people in the world my attention is that valuable to you, then you shouldn't have an issue paying me for it.

(this message is for the invisible guy with special requests)

[Stirchley]

But you have AC right? Try living without AC in 90:eek:

Not really. In my entire Victorian there is a single a/c unit that is only put in place in the master bedroom when his nibs is ready & he will not have any more in the house. In the height of the summer I can open the bedroom door & be almost knocked over by the heat coming up the stairs. But I never complain about hot weather since I hate to be cold.

[Citizen Rules]

Not really. In my entire Victorian there is a single a/c unit that is only put in place in the master bedroom when his nibs is ready & he will not have any more in the house. In the height of the summer I can open the bedroom door & be almost knocked over by the heat coming up the stairs. But I never complain about hot weather since I hate to be cold.Ah, I see. My wife's mother is like that, hates the cold so much that she moved to Arizona. For me Arizona is a nice place to visit but you can't really go outside in the desert areas during summer....unless it's night or early, early morning.

[Stirchley]

Ah, I see. My wife's mother is like that, hates the cold so much that she moved to Arizona. For me Arizona is a nice place to visit but you can't really go outside in the desert areas during summer....unless it's night or early, early morning.

I couldn’t deal with it that hot. Like I said before a low of 65 & a high of 85 is perfect IMO.

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[beelzebubble]

Same story here. We've broken all kinds of weather records in the last 20 years. I was born here near Seattle Washington, USA...but the climate is much drier with pronounced droughts in summer and way hotter. Crazy stuff.


Here In Pennsylvania the climate changie has done the most amazing thing (at least in the past several years). It has made the Philadelphia area comfortable. We used to have a number of blizzards every winter and gruelingly hot and humid summers. Now we don't have snow and I can't remember the last time we had temperatures in the hundreds. It has been lovely though it may now be getting hotter in the summer. We shall see.

[Citizen Rules]

Here In Pennsylvania the climate change has done the most amazing thing (at least in the past several years). It has made the Philadelphia area comfortable. We used to have a number of blizzards every winter and gruelingly hot and humid summers. Now we don't have snow and I can't remember the last time we had temperatures in the hundreds. It has been lovely though it may now be getting hotter in the summer. We shall see.That's interesting. Isn't there a lot humidity in summer/

[beelzebubble]

That's interesting. Isn't there a lot humidity in summer/
We are having a drought. So our weather is delightful. No humidity!
Unfortunately, we are getting smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Which is definitely a first.

[Citizen Rules]

We are having a drought. So our weather is delightful. No humidity!
Unfortunately, we are getting smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Which is definitely a first.A few years ago we had a really big wildfire that burnt for weeks. During the height of it, I was at the gas station and it was so smoky that people were looking up at the sun and some thought it must be the moon because it was so dim! Very, very eerie.

[Captain Steel]

A few years ago we had a really big wildfire that burnt for weeks. During the height of it, I was at the gas station and it was so smoky that people were looking up at the sun and some thought it must be the moon because it was so dim! Very, very eerie.

That's how it is in NJ now. If there was no smoke, the sun would be out and it would probably be a gorgeous day - not too hot, low humidity - but right now the sun is covered by haze. It's also like a fog (which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so acrid). Everything outside has a muted tone - like a grayish / yellowish hue.

[Citizen Rules]

That's how it is in NJ now. If there was no smoke, the sun would be out and it would probably be a gorgeous day - not too hot, low humidity - but right now the sun is covered by haze. It's also like a fog (which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so acrid). Everything outside has a muted tone - like a grayish / yellowish hue.Yup that's what it looked like here, yellowish sepia...Oh one correction, my wife just told me the smoke here a couple years ago were from wildfires north of us in B.C. Canada.

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Why are they suddenly in the news? Am I missing something here?

[Act III]

Why are they suddenly in the news? Am I missing something here?

Pat Sajack is retiring.

[Act III]

Mission: Accomplished

I found a suitable character in a movie with my name whom I can approve of the role he played on-screen and as an extra bonus, in a very enjoyable movie. All those dozens of other guys with my name always play junk roles in movies I despise. What a good day.

It's all paint anyways, but you know, sometimes that imaginary paint causes real pain, or worse, whether you like it or not, regardless of what you believe.

[Nebulous]

Hi all, hows it going? Hope you're having a great weekend! I hope the week ahead is great for you as well. :D

https://i.imgur.com/7AdjBF9.gif

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HEY!

FREEZE

You're mine

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[Captain Steel]

Wasn't sure where to place this, but it's about movie synchronicity - you watch a movie, then something in real-life comes up that is eerily similar to something in the movie.

6 days ago I reviewed Around the World Under the Sea (1966) - about an experimental submarine with a 6-person crew that ultimately ends up becoming trapped underwater.

Now there's this news story that's been ongoing for a couple days about an experimental sub with a 5-person compliment that has disappeared while touring the Titanic. (Hope is quickly running out as estimated oxygen supply is dwindling.)

This seems to happen a lot (the movie synchronicity that is) although it's probably explained away as just a matter of attention - the majority of movies watched that don't line up with anything in real life are just not paid any mind.

Anyway, to make this all the more coincidental: a few days ago, before the news about the Titanic sub came out, a neighbor was telling me about how they have these submersible tours now where people can go see the Titanic underwater!

[beelzebubble]

Wasn't sure where to place this, but it's about movie synchronicity - you watch a movie, then something in real-life comes up that is eerily similar to something in the movie.

6 days ago I reviewed Around the World Under the Sea (1966) - about an experimental submarine with a 6-person crew that ultimately ends up becoming trapped underwater.

Now there's this news story that's been ongoing for a couple days about an experimental sub with a 5-person compliment that has disappeared while touring the Titanic. (Hope is quickly running out as estimated oxygen supply is dwindling.)

This seems to happen a lot (the movie synchronicity that is) although it's probably explained away as just a matter of attention - the majority of movies watched that don't line up with anything in real life are just not paid any mind.

Anyway, to make this all the more coincidental: a few days ago, before the news about the Titanic sub came out, a neighbor was telling me about how they have these submersible tours now where people can go see the Titanic underwater!


I just had real life synchronicity. I just finished a two hour work related course on cranes and then did the Wordle. The answer today was CRANE. Cue Twilight Zone music.

[beelzebubble]

Pat Sajack is retiring.


I had no idea Pat Sajak was still working.

[Act III]

Wasn't sure where to place this, but it's about movie synchronicity - you watch a movie, then something in real-life comes up that is eerily similar to something in the movie.

6 days ago I reviewed Around the World Under the Sea (1966) - about an experimental submarine with a 6-person crew that ultimately ends up becoming trapped underwater.

Now there's this news story that's been ongoing for a couple days about an experimental sub with a 5-person compliment that has disappeared while touring the Titanic. (Hope is quickly running out as estimated oxygen supply is dwindling.)

This seems to happen a lot (the movie synchronicity that is) although it's probably explained away as just a matter of attention - the majority of movies watched that don't line up with anything in real life are just not paid any mind.

Anyway, to make this all the more coincidental: a few days ago, before the news about the Titanic sub came out, a neighbor was telling me about how they have these submersible tours now where people can go see the Titanic underwater!

Check out my latest playlist in the music thread, same thing, eery synchronicity with the submarine story. https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2392299#post2392299 I posted that June 14th, the submarine started its journey June 18th. Maybe someone in the Twilight Zone or X-Files can tell us whats up with this.

Michael Bolton - "I tried in vain." (to contact the surface)
Elton John - "When are you gonna come down, when are you going to land?" (when are they going to rescue them?)
"I should have stayed on the phone." (they lost contact 1hr45m into the dive)
"I'm going back to my plow." (the submarine is going to hit the bottom)
George Michael (They're getting really emotional now thats pretty much the end and theres no way out.) "Just let me go!"
Robert Plant and Yes - "I can dance, I can sing... if you want me to" - "I beg to hear your wonderful stories" (At this point theyve come to terms with their fate and resort to entertaining each other and bonding on their mutual deathbeds, singing each other songs and telling each other stories, probably getting really spiritual. )
Oasis - "My today fell in from the top." (a reflection on what happened, falling to the ocean floor.)

That's gotta be a terrible way to go. Pack a tin can full of strangers and send it to the ocean floor. I can only imagine what transpired in there over those three days. So, this playlist fits in nicely with such a story and it could be mere coincidence that it works so well but most certainly I was thinking of something completely and totally unrelated and off this topic when I stitched this string of songs together.

Then you gotta think about that new movie Air coinciding with this submersible accident, because they really need a lot more air than they got.

But maybe we all got the news before it happened because it was fate written in the fabric of reality.

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[Act III]

Well, it seems that my carefully constructed story imploded as the occupants of the submersible were probably crushed to death in a painless quick manner and probably had little to no warning aside from a few groans of the structure under stress. I still suspect foul play, maybe a torpedo. There was a billionaire on board and more than one businessman, and in recent years a trend of billionaires going on adventures and dying has been underway. So, I am not convinced this story is so simple and innocent. If you are a billionaire you probably want to place your Robinson Caruso / Tarzan plans on hold and hang close to the house.

[Nebulous]

Hi folks. Hope you're having a great weekend. https://i.imgur.com/O7DnGql.gif

[Act III]

Life in the slow lane.
putputputputputput

[Captain Steel]

Well, it seems that my carefully constructed story imploded as the occupants of the submersible were probably crushed to death in a painless quick manner and probably had little to no warning aside from a few groans of the structure under stress. I still suspect foul play, maybe a torpedo. There was a billionaire on board and more than one businessman, and in recent years a trend of billionaires going on adventures and dying has been underway. So, I am not convinced this story is so simple and innocent. If you are a billionaire you probably want to place your Robinson Caruso / Tarzan plans on hold and hang close to the house.

This is interesting (but not for the squeamish).
The only part I was NOT aware of was the "cooking" (apparently an unbelievable amount of heat is created even at icy depths during a pressure implosion).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHD6D612nXI

[Act III]

This is interesting (but not for the squeamish).
The only part I was NOT aware of was the "frying" (apparently a great amount of heat is created even at icy depths during a pressure implosion).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHD6D612nXI

What was left of them was probably very tiny and fried and up for sea creatures to munch on. At least it was painless.

[Captain Steel]

What was left of them was probably very tiny and fried and up for sea creatures to munch on. At least it was painless.

I like how it pointed out that death took place instantaneously: before any type of pain could even be perceived and even before anything visual could register.

The pressure at that depth is so powerful that there was not even any warning - it just happens in an all-engulfing womp!

This brings up an old observation from the TV series The Orville. In one episode they went to a planet that had such great gravity that things on the surface were crushed (the inhabitants had much greater density & strength to keep them from being crushed).

But gravity doesn't work that way - take a delicate origami sculpture made of the most brittle paper and set it down on the ground - the fact that it has little density doesn't mean it instantly flattens under earth's gravity. Actually, nothing on earth just "flattens" due to gravity (except maybe water). If you were on a planet with greater gravity you might have a hard time getting up off the ground, but you wouldn't just be crushed (as the show depicted).

It seems the writers were confusing the effects of gravity with atmospheric pressure - which does crush things. Our sister planet Venus, for instance, has a similar gravity to Earth, but its pressure on the surface is similar to that in our deepest oceans because its atmosphere is so thick. Set foot on Venus and you will be crushed.

[Citizen Rules]

That was a good episode of The Orville. You're right of course, technically gravity doesn't work like it was depicted. Still a fun episode, though maybe they should've went with the atmosphere being really, really dense.

If someone set foot on Venus would they be crushed or fried first? Venus is hot! Hotter than Mercury because of what Carl Sagan dubbed the runaway greenhouse effect. If Venus could cool it might make a nice place to visit!

[Captain Steel]

That was a good episode of The Orville. You're right of course, technically gravity doesn't work like it was depicted. Still a fun episode, though maybe they should've went with the atmosphere being really, really dense.

If someone set foot on Venus would they be crushed or fried first? Venus is hot! Hotter than Mercury because of what Carl Sagan dubbed the runaway greenhouse effect. If Venus could cool it might make a nice place to visit!

Both - crushed, fried (and melted by the acid rain).
The heat is also due, at least in part, to the atmospheric pressure.

Venus is so Earth-like, yet so opposite (there are planets & many moons we could land on - wearing spacesuit within the solar system, but not Venus.)

Theorists say Venus could be a good candidate for terraforming (once we understand such science) since, aside from its hellish atmosphere, it's the most Earth-like planet known... and only about a 2 month trip away.

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I believe that I've probably seen 1000-2000 different movies thus far in my life, and between 2009-2020 I only saw about a dozen movies or so, almost all of them in theaters, a record low. I don't think that I ever saw more than maybe 150-175 different movies in a year. The movies that Ive seen repeatedly were not my choice to see and most of the time I dont re-watch a movie.

[Mr Minio]

Finally something I'm above average at.

[Stirchley]

How the heck can it be July 4th on Tuesday? Summer gallops away.

[Citizen Rules]

How the heck can it be July 4th on Tuesday? Summer gallops away.OMG Summer only started 9 days ago:rolleyes:https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.calendarpedia.com%2Fwhen-is%2Fimages%2Ffirst-day-of-summer-2023.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=f8d13843fb15c0bd86aedb6a4a097a0c709ba7cccf95138da6f99bbb4107810f&ipo=images

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Fake reviews under attack

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bogus-online-reviews-are-targeted-by-us-regulators-with-new-proposed-bans/ar-AA1dgA86?OCID=ansmsnnews11

[honeykid]

OMG Summer only started 9 days ago:rolleyes:https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.calendarpedia.com%2Fwhen-is%2Fimages%2Ffirst-day-of-summer-2023.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=f8d13843fb15c0bd86aedb6a4a097a0c709ba7cccf95138da6f99bbb4107810f&ipo=images

Or a month ago if you go by meteorlogical dates. 1st June is the start of summer.

[Allaby]

Happy Canada Day! Be sure to watch a Canadian film today!

[honeykid]

Happy Canada Day, Canadian MOFO's. :)

[Nebulous]

Hey all! Its July already. 2023 is going by too fast. Pretty soon the holidays will be here.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/xTkcEAgzMZbW0lq3qE/200.gif

[Stirchley]

Happy Canada Day! Be sure to watch a Canadian film today!

Too lazy to look it up, but I like the Canadian movie with Julie Christie who has onset dementia. Very good movie though Julie said she hated having to learn the Canadian accent. (She said she hates doing all accents.)

Hey all! Its July already. 2023 is going by too fast. Pretty soon the holidays will be here.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/xTkcEAgzMZbW0lq3qE/200.gif

It’s not a federal holiday today, but everyone here is acting like it is. :rolleyes:

[Stirchley]

It’s not a federal holiday today, but everyone here is acting like it is. :rolleyes:

People, it’s not July 4th yet! Can’t begrudge them their fun though since July 4th will be a washout in Connecticut. Flash floods predicted for at least 24 hours. :eek:

[Act III]

I ate all my ice cream. What am I going to do now?

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[Nebulous]

Hi all, hope all the Americans out there had a good 4th of July! The weekend is almost here, two days left. :D

[Act III]

A cricket crawled through a window and is somewhere under some thing driving me nuts.

[honeykid]

cricket get out of Act III house and leave him alone. :D

[Stirchley]

cricket get out of Act III house and leave him alone. :D

Now why didn’t I think of this? :rolleyes:

[Act III]

Do you listen to Skank?
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[Stirchley]

From watching something on You Tube yesterday I now know that every toaster has a pull-out crumbs tray for easy cleaning. I never knew this. :rolleyes:

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[Citizen Rules]

From watching something on You Tube yesterday I now know that every toaster has a pull-out crumbs tray for easy cleaning. I never knew this. :rolleyes:

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=93730I just use a knife to scrape out the old crumbs...no need to bother unplugging it either:nope:

[Stirchley]

I just use a knife to scrape out the old crumbs...no need to bother unplugging it either:nope:

You leave your toaster plugged in?

[Citizen Rules]

You leave your toaster plugged in?Just joking:p I don't even have a toaster. I do have an espresso machine that I leave plugged in, mostly. Though sometimes when we're gone for the day I unplug it. I unplug my computer modem when I'm gone and at night.

[Stirchley]

Just joking:p I don't even have a toaster. I do have an espresso machine that I leave plugged in, mostly. Though sometimes when we're gone for the day I unplug it. I unplug my computer modem when I'm gone and at night.

I’m not one for leaving things plugged in, but, yet, I do. :rolleyes:

[Citizen Rules]

I’m not one for leaving things plugged in, but, yet, I do. :rolleyes:I hear ya and it makes sense to unplug what you can but of course it's hard to move the refrigerator every day:eek:

[Captain Steel]

Generally, it's a good idea to keep anything that has a heating implement unplugged.

[Stirchley]

Generally, it's a good idea to keep anything that has a heating implement unplugged.

Agreed.

[Nebulous]

Hello! Its weekend time :D

[Citizen Rules]

Hello! Its weekend time :DPizza night for me!

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[Stirchley]

Agreed.

I hate it when my old man has left the toaster plugged in overnight. :eek:

[Act III]

Someday when all of the technologies reach fruition a movie maker will be able to access his movie pallette with his mind and with the help of AI, imagine an entire movie without any help and save it to the internet for others to see.

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[Captain Steel]

I was watching The Swimmer (1968) again on TCM the other day and noticed something where I don't know if it was a case of artistic license or if laws about inground pools have changed since the movie was made.

https://nevadanewsgroup.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/KirkRobertson-lvn-mug-1-1_t670.jpg?b3f6a5d7692ccc373d56e40cf708e3fa67d9af9d

For all the private pools Ned Merrill visited, I never once noticed him encounter a fence. In the movie, it seemed like he just sauntered from the surrounding woodlands into people's backyards who had pools without ever having to knock on a door, open a gate or climb over a fence.

I know that these days there are very strict laws that say inground pools must have a fence of a certain type and certain height surrounding them or surrounding the yard they are in (obviously for safety reasons - to limit access for wildlife, children, uninvited guests, etc.)

So, does anyone know if this was just done for the movie (for expedience sake or one of those reality vs fantasy plot holes - like the fact that windows in movies rarely ever have screens in them?) or were there more lax property laws in 1968 concerning swimming pools?

[Captain Steel]

I like when old movies have magazine / news stands in them, so you can look to see if you can read the titles of the magazines (provided the camera stays on them long enough).
They were usually real magazines used (filmmakers probably didn't create bunches of fake magazines just to fill up racks in the background... unless the magazines were part of the plot).
I especially like when they have comic books visible!

[Stirchley]

I was watching The Swimmer (1968) again on TCM the other day and noticed something where I don't know if it was a case of artistic license or if laws about inground pools have changed since the movie was made.

https://nevadanewsgroup.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/KirkRobertson-lvn-mug-1-1_t670.jpg?b3f6a5d7692ccc373d56e40cf708e3fa67d9af9d

For all the private pools Ned Merrill visited, I never once noticed him encounter a fence. In the movie, it seemed like he just sauntered from the surrounding woodlands into people's backyards who had pools without ever having to knock on a door, open a gate or climb over a fence.

I know that these days there are very strict laws that say inground pools must have a fence of a certain type and certain height surrounding them or surrounding the yard they are in (obviously for safety reasons - to limit access for wildlife, children, uninvited guests, etc.)

So, does anyone know if this was just done for the movie (for expedience sake or one of those reality vs fantasy plot holes - like the fact that windows in movies rarely ever have screens in them?) or were there more lax property laws in 1968 concerning swimming pools?

You’d have to consult Cheever’s original story for this information.

[Stirchley]

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[Balor]

I was watching The Swimmer (1968) again on TCM the other day and noticed something where I don't know if it was a case of artistic license or if laws about inground pools have changed since the movie was made.

https://nevadanewsgroup.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/KirkRobertson-lvn-mug-1-1_t670.jpg?b3f6a5d7692ccc373d56e40cf708e3fa67d9af9d

For all the private pools Ned Merrill visited, I never once noticed him encounter a fence. In the movie, it seemed like he just sauntered from the surrounding woodlands into people's backyards who had pools without ever having to knock on a door, open a gate or climb over a fence.

I know that these days there are very strict laws that say inground pools must have a fence of a certain type and certain height surrounding them or surrounding the yard they are in (obviously for safety reasons - to limit access for wildlife, children, uninvited guests, etc.)

So, does anyone know if this was just done for the movie (for expedience sake or one of those reality vs fantasy plot holes - like the fact that windows in movies rarely ever have screens in them?) or were there more lax property laws in 1968 concerning swimming pools?

Good point. I don't think there was even a fence in the insanely overcrowded public pool.

I saw this on TCM too. I wondered, however, how anyone can justify calling that a movie about suburbs? That's way wealthier than any suburb I have ever been too.

[Citizen Rules]

I was watching The Swimmer (1968) again on TCM the other day and noticed something where I don't know if it was a case of artistic license or if laws about inground pools have changed since the movie was made.

For all the private pools Ned Merrill visited, I never once noticed him encounter a fence. In the movie, it seemed like he just sauntered from the surrounding woodlands into people's backyards who had pools without ever having to knock on a door, open a gate or climb over a fence.

I know that these days there are very strict laws that say inground pools must have a fence of a certain type and certain height surrounding them or surrounding the yard they are in (obviously for safety reasons - to limit access for wildlife, children, uninvited guests, etc.)

So, does anyone know if this was just done for the movie (for expedience sake or one of those reality vs fantasy plot holes - like the fact that windows in movies rarely ever have screens in them?) or were there more lax property laws in 1968 concerning swimming pools?You got to think like a movie producer...Having Burt Lancaster climb over fences is dangerous, takes away time from the story and most importantly imparts a feeling that the 'swimmer' is criminally breaking into people's backyards. It's a concept film.


Good point. I don't think there was even a fence in the insanely overcrowded public pool.

I saw this on TCM too. I wondered, however, how anyone can justify calling that a movie about suburbs? That's way wealthier than any suburb I have ever been too.I thought you said you were studying film? Hint, The Swimmer is not cinéma vérité.

[Balor]

You got to think like a movie producer...Having Burt Lancaster climb over fences is dangerous, takes away time from the story and most importantly imparts a feeling that the 'swimmer' is criminally breaking into people's backyards. It's a concept film.


I thought you said you were studying film? Hint, The Swimmer is not cinéma vérité.

I want to study film, but technically I don't (at least currently). I really went into the movie blind, and, for some reason, thought it was going to be more "middle class." haha

[Captain Steel]

You got to think like a movie producer...Having Burt Lancaster climb over fences is dangerous, takes away time from the story and most importantly imparts a feeling that the 'swimmer' is criminally breaking into people's backyards. It's a concept film.


I thought you said you were studying film? Hint, The Swimmer is not cinéma vérité.

Yes, I understand. That doesn't mean they still couldn't show a fence or have Burt enter a yard through a gate.

I'm taking it that you believe the answer is like the lack of window screens in movies (all they do is slow down a plot when someone or something needs to go in or out a window), so a fence would be similar.

But I'm still asking if the movie possibly reflected the reality of the time... were fences around pools always mandatory? At points in the 20th century we made leaps & bounds regarding safety (does anyone remember the days when any food stuffs you brought home - like ketchup - didn't have a safety seal that you have to remove?) Child-proof lids for medicine didn't even come out until 1967!

So maybe the laws about fences weren't as mandatory in the 60's. Does anyone know?

[Citizen Rules]

I want to study film, but technically I don't (at least currently). I really went into the movie blind, and, for some reason, thought it was going to be more "middle class." hahaI've read a couple of your post to Minio and others, and you seem intelligent and well versed in film study...I'm impressed. You seem to know alot of stuff about film that I don't have a clue about.

So what I'm saying about The Swimmer is: it's a conceptual film and the 'swim home' can be viewed as a symbolic mental journey. In fact one could view the entire journey home that the swimmer takes as a distorted POV as if you remember the ending it clues us in that we might not fully trust all of the swimmer's experiences at face value.

[Citizen Rules]

Yes, I understand. That doesn't mean they still couldn't show a fence or have Burt enter a yard through a gate.Maybe it's just me but there's a tranquil beauty about the swimmer journeying home cross country while swimming freely in swimming pools. In my mind a fence says keep out, I bet that's what the director/scrip writer thought too.

I'm taking it that you believe the answer is like the lack of window screens in movies (all they do is slow down a plot when someone or something needs to go in or out a window), so a fence would be similar.Yup, exactly what I mean.

But I'm still asking if the movie possibly reflected the reality of the time... were fences around pools always mandatory? At points in the 20th century we made leaps & bounds regarding safety (does anyone remember the days when any food stuffs you brought home - like ketchup - didn't have a safety seal that you have to remove?) Child-proof lids for medicine didn't even come out until 1967!I don't know about safety laws and fenced swimming pools but people with pools generally want them to be private. The only open (non fenced or non hedged pool) that I recall seeing in a movie is in The Swimmer. A lot of the TV shows and movies made in that time did show fenced backyards. We had a fenced backyard in the 60s.

[Captain Steel]

Maybe it's just me but there's a tranquil beauty about the swimmer journeying home cross country while swimming freely in swimming pools. In my mind a fence says keep out, I bet that's what the director/scrip writer thought too.

I don't know about safety laws and fenced swimming pools but people with pools generally want them to be private. The only open (non fenced or non hedged pool) that I recall seeing in a movie is in The Swimmer. A lot of the TV shows and movies made in that time did show fenced backyards. We had a fenced backyard in the 60s.

I did a little research which MAY suggest that the lack of fences not only helped the story flow, but may have also reflected the times (and thus it never occurred to anyone to obstruct the story with fences).

From the Internet: Currently, all states except Alaska, Colorado, and Delaware have statutes that require some type of fence surrounding a residential pool.

I actually find this fact hard to believe! There are still 3 states where you can have an inground pool without a fence around it? Also, there are no federal laws regarding pool fences, only state code requirements.

One of the reasons that pool laws are more comprehensive than they were in the 1950s is thanks to one government agency: the CPSC. This group was formed in 1972, and they’ve worked to improve product safety ever since.

That's several years after The Swimmer was even filmed.

So, since there are still a few states with no mandatory fence requirements, and pool safety laws didn't advance until the 1970's, then we can assume the depiction of a lack of fences in the movie may have well been the reality of the time.

Let's face it, nowadays, the Swimmer would have to contend with fences, gates with electronic combo-codes, screened-in pools, home security systems, Ring doorbells and dogs before he could even get a toe in the water! ;)

[Balor]

I've read a couple of your post to Minio and others, and you seem intelligent and well versed in film study...I'm impressed. You seem to know alot of stuff about film that I don't have a clue about.

So what I'm saying about The Swimmer is: it's a conceptual film and the 'swim home' can be viewed as a symbolic mental journey. In fact one could view the entire journey home that the swimmer takes as a distorted POV as if you remember the ending it clues us in that we might not fully trust all of the swimmer's experiences at face value.

Well thank you very much for the compliment, I'm glad to have made a good first impression here.

I think I am actually saying something a lot less interesting that you might think here, more reflecting my own lack of awareness of what the movie was going into it! haha

I really like what you say about the "symbolic mental journey" represented in the film. One of the things that strikes me now, as I think back on it, was the weird cold opening to the whole thing---where he just emerges out of the woods into somebody's backyard (to their strange delight). Then the movie ends when he gets to his old home and has a breakdown.
Oddly, I think that's where my impulse to expect some sort of grounding in realism came from. It feels like there should be some framing/bracketing story that fences in the main plot of the film, one that accounts for his apparent amnesia and sudden desire to "swim" home---as well as the porousness between his fantasy world and reality (as seen through his sudden overtness with the ex-babysitter). But that would be too didactic/uninteresting overall.

[Captain Steel]

I really like what you say about the "symbolic mental journey" represented in the film. One of the things that strikes me now, as I think back on it, was the weird cold opening to the whole thing---where he just emerges out of the woods into somebody's backyard (to their strange delight). Then the movie ends when he gets to his old home and has a breakdown.
Oddly, I think that's where my impulse to expect some sort of grounding in realism came from. It feels like there should be some framing/bracketing story that fences in the main plot of the film, one that accounts for his apparent amnesia and sudden desire to "swim" home---as well as the porousness between his fantasy world and reality (as seen through his sudden overtness with the ex-babysitter). But that would be too didactic/uninteresting overall.

This is probably a bad idea, but I'd love to see fan fiction that tells the true story of what happened to Ned Merrill (and how all those previously unknown details are only subtly but incompletely revealed in The Swimmer).

Then again... I'm the guy who thought Wolverine (from the X-Men comics) was so cool when we knew very little about him (and all we got were tiny hints from his shattered memory), BUT... that he gradually turned into a much less cool commercialized commodity as every story and movie revealed more about his origins.

P.S. Maybe Ned Merrill was Namor the Sub-Mariner during that period in the 60's when he lost his memory? ;)

[honeykid]

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Yikes, how the heck can it be my favorite month - August - tomorrow?! Wasn’t it only yesterday that it was January? :eek:

No, that was all the way back last week. ;)

[Balor]

This is probably a bad idea, but I'd love to see fan fiction that tells the true story of what happened to Ned Merrill (and how all those previously unknown details are only subtly but incompletely revealed in The Swimmer).

Then again... I'm the guy who thought Wolverine (from the X-Men comics) was so cool when we knew very little about him (and all we got were tiny hints from his shattered memory), BUT... that he gradually turned into a much less cool commercialized commodity as every story and movie revealed more about his origins.

P.S. Maybe Ned Merrill was Namor the Sub-Mariner during that period in the 60's when he lost his memory? ;)

I guess it might be the one classic movie that might actually have a good (unplanned) sequel. If they did the whole thing with a different stly/plot structure, it could be really interesting.

[Act III]

I was going to watch this movie but I will wait until the rating counter reaches a luckier number before I do.

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[honeykid]

At least you'll find out if he can do the fandango or not?

[Act III]

It isn't urgent. Probably a junk movie anyways.

[Act III]

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This AI chatbot was hidden on a Quora page and auto-answered me before I knew it was there, having taken the text from my Bing search. It literally leapt from the edge of the screen and covered everything else.

[Nephilim]

Is the website Effed Up Movies dangerous in terms of virus and such? My antivirus has been only recently preventing it from loading, stating it's an URL Blacklist.

[Stirchley]

Only recently noticed that when my husband has an appointment for, say, 12.30 p.m., he leaves the house at 12.30 p.m. This is his system & nobody seems to have complained. :rolleyes:

[Act III]

When scientists say they can now make a room temperature super conductor the best way to explain this process to a layman is to say "We can now allow sunlight to pass through your house walls without making them clear like windows."

I cant help but feel uneasy about room-temperature-super-conductor. Theres gotta be a trade off or ultimautm.

[Act III]

Novel thought of the day:

Electrons live in vast darkness while photons bring the light.

Correct? I don't know.

[cricket]

Is the website Effed Up Movies dangerous in terms of virus and such? My antivirus has been only recently preventing it from loading, stating it's an URL Blacklist.

I've used it many times without an issue, just a pop up.

[beelzebubble]

Citizen Rules Captain Steel Balor
Here's a link to the original John Cheever story The Swimmer, if you are interested.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1964/07/18/the-swimmer

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[Citizen Rules]

@Citizen Rules (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=84637) @Captain Steel (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=87640) @Balor (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=123452)
Here's a link to the original John Cheever story The Swimmer, if you are interested.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1964/07/18/the-swimmerThanks, did you read it? If so your thoughts? Or anyone's thoughts for that matter?

[beelzebubble]

Thanks, did you read it? If so your thoughts? Or anyone's thoughts for that matter?
I haven't read it, but it looks pretty short.

[Citizen Rules]

I haven't read it, but it looks pretty short.Ha, I didn't read it either that's why I was asking:cool:

[Balor]

Citizen Rules Captain Steel Balor
Here's a link to the original John Cheever story The Swimmer, if you are interested.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1964/07/18/the-swimmer

Thanks!

[Act III]

I don't have Stacie Jaxx.

Stacy Jaxx has me

[Nebulous]

Hey all! Hope things are going well in your neck of the woods!

https://media3.giphy.com/media/W5H9BR3lEHUd2MPE0J/200.gif

[Stirchley]

Dunkin Donuts new logo for the coffee makers’ tee shirts is “Let your Iced Do the Talking”. What on earth does this mean? Even if one changed “iced” to “eyes” it still makes no sense.

[Act III]

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I'm not dancing till I get my hair back.

[Stirchley]

How can it be Labor Day Weekend? Wasn’t it Memorial Day Weekend just a while back? :eek:

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[Act III]

The world record for slow motion capture is at approximately 70 trillion frames per second.

If you took 70 trillion frames and played them back at the standard 33 frames per second speed that most videos run, it would take you more than 67,000 years of non-stop watching to see that entire second filmed at ultra high fps

[Act III]

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excerpt from the Glenn Miller Story

[Captain Steel]

Thanks, did you read it? If so your thoughts? Or anyone's thoughts for that matter?

I did read it (The Swimmer that is).
It is really short (you can read it in about 20 minutes), thus the movie added a lot while keeping true to the spirit of the story.

One interesting change: Lucinda (Ned's wife) is present at the first pool he starts at, which leads to interpretation: was this merely a memory of when he and his wife visited the friends who owned the pool? Was she actually there and this is somehow a metaphor for his debarkation from reality (which might mean his day-long swimming actually occurred over the course of months)? Or is her presence just another of his imaginings or wishful thinking mixed with memories?

Seems smart they didn't include her in the film this way, otherwise it might have been even MORE confusing.

Another difference, although tennis is mentioned in the story - it played a much bigger role in the movie. Unlike most of their neighbors, Ned's family opted for a tennis court instead of a swimming pool (and we see it at the end of the film), and, during his journey Ned insists to everyone that his daughters are home playing tennis on their court.

[Act III]

There's only one way this can happen. Nobody would ever understand. They would scoff it. Laugh at it. Stop it. Only to protect their day in the sun. On my behalf. But. If we could get over them and make it happen. They would see the genius of my blueprints. Brought to life. Theyd get it then. But thats a world away. An abforescent dream. There is no way like the way. And all things to come. Are like whispers in the clouds. Drifting through our nerves. Everything we take that pill. Everytime we lick that dot. Everytime we let go of reality. And realize that sobriety was life and looking back from the hearse at our loved ones. We devolve our souls. As the banana pudding engulfs us on scooters and public transits. You wonder, how can the only way be the path through the self-righteous.

[Mr Minio]

The world record for slow motion capture is at approximately 70 trillion frames per second. Yeah, they recorded me getting up from my PC to clean my house. Even slowed down like that, I seem to be sitting still.

[Act III]

Yeah, they recorded me getting up from my PC to clean my house. Even slowed down like that, I seem to be sitting still.

That didnt work out too well. I guess dozens of evil members of the clue me cult are going to be sorely dejected when they see the terms of my agreement. Impossible.

[Act III]

Trying not to relapse is harder than you think.

[Captain Steel]

There's only one way this can happen. Nobody would ever understand. They would scoff it. Laugh at it. Stop it. Only to protect their day in the sun. On my behalf. But. If we could get over them and make it happen. They would see the genius of my blueprints. Brought to life. Theyd get it then. But thats a world away. An abforescent dream. There is no way like the way. And all things to come. Are like whispers in the clouds. Drifting through our nerves. Everything we take that pill. Everytime we lick that dot. Everytime we let go of reality. And realize that sobriety was life and looking back from the hearse at our loved ones. We devolve our souls. As the banana pudding engulfs us on scooters and public transits. You wonder, how can the only way be the path through the self-righteous.

Is this a book report on "The Swimmer"?
If so... well done!
I think you captured the pure essence of the story! ;)

[Act III]

Excerpt:

Look on the bright side of things. One, you paid your taxes and you don't have any personal debts. Two, you're not in anybody's way and you mind your own business. Three, you got your whole life ahead of you and nobody has you tied to an obligatory contract. That's freedom. No, you're sitting mighty fine and you should be okay.

[GulfportDoc]

I did read it (The Swimmer that is).
It is really short (you can read it in about 20 minutes), thus the movie added a lot while keeping true to the spirit of the story.

One interesting change: Lucinda (Ned's wife) is present at the first pool he starts at, which leads to interpretation: was this merely a memory of when he and his wife visited the friends who owned the pool? Was she actually there and this is somehow a metaphor for his debarkation from reality (which might mean his day-long swimming actually occurred over the course of months)? Or is her presence just another of his imaginings or wishful thinking mixed with memories?

Seems smart they didn't include her in the film this way, otherwise it might have been even MORE confusing.

Another difference, although tennis is mentioned in the story - it played a much bigger role in the movie. Unlike most of their neighbors, Ned's family opted for a tennis court instead of a swimming pool (and we see it at the end of the film), and, during his journey Ned insists to everyone that his daughters are home playing tennis on their court.
I saw the film when it came out, and in my memory I've always thought I saw it in an earlier year. I liked the film, but I was totally stunned by the ending (which of course pretty much explains the main story). Lancaster had played so many alluring roles that one is lulled into light heartedness and even happiness. He was still an athletic toned figure even at aged 55.

If you're saying that his wife appeared in an early scene in the film, I'd forgotten that. They may have been separated long enough that she simply played along. I'd have to look at that scene.
I've never re-watched it. It's a unique film, with a very artistic subject matter for its time.

[Captain Steel]

I saw the film when it came out, and in my memory I've always thought I saw it in an earlier year. I liked the film, but I was totally stunned by the ending (which of course pretty much explains the main story). Lancaster had played so many alluring roles that one is lulled into light heartedness and even happiness. He was still an athletic toned figure even at aged 55.

If you're saying that his wife appeared in an early scene in the film, I'd forgotten that. They may have been separated long enough that she simply played along. I'd have to look at that scene.
I've never re-watched it. It's a unique film, with a very artistic subject matter for its time.

Hi Doc,

I'm saying his wife did NOT appear in the film. But in the book, she's present at the first pool where Ned begins his journey - as if they are just a happy couple visiting friends.

In the film, Ned only talks about his wife when he's at the first pool (and he even names his trek of swimming pools "The Lucinda River" after his wife), but by the end of the movie we can assume that he and Lucinda have been broken up (or worse) for at least several months if not longer.

If the movie had been just like the book - with Lucinda present at the beginning - then it probably would've left audiences scratching their heads even MORE than they already were by the end.

[Stirchley]

Walking to Dunkin just now for daily coffee, a mentally ill drug addict asks me for a quarter, which I don’t have. I enjoy my coffee & daily snack & leave Dunkin. I meet the same guy going in the opposite direction, but, in the interval, he now asks for a dollar. What is this: inflation on the street? :rolleyes:

[GulfportDoc]

Hi Doc,

I'm saying his wife did NOT appear in the film. But in the book, she's present at the first pool where Ned begins his journey - as if they are just a happy couple visiting friends.

In the film, Ned only talks about his wife when he's at the first pool (and he even names his trek of swimming pools "The Lucinda River" after his wife), but by the end of the movie we can assume that he and Lucinda have been broken up (or worse) for at least several months if not longer.

If the movie had been just like the book - with Lucinda present at the beginning - then it probably would've left audiences scratching their heads even MORE than they already were by the end.
Well, my memory is better than I thought then..;) You're right about that-- if her presence had been included it would have been even more confusing.

On another subject, I've always read that Lancaster was tough to work with-- very demanding and a bit of a bully. I grew up on his films though, and really liked him.

[cricket]

Walking to Dunkin just now for daily coffee, a mentally ill drug addict asks me for a quarter, which I don’t have. I enjoy my coffee & daily snack & leave Dunkin. I meet the same guy going in the opposite direction, but, in the interval, he now asks for a dollar. What is this: inflation on the street? :rolleyes:

Sorry, I thought you may have felt bad for not giving me a quarter and wanted to make up for it.

[Act III]

What if your employer was a narcissistic control freak and spied on you outside of work, finding your message board account, hiring someone to create their own account on the same board, instructed them to converse with you on the message board and then finally putting them to work with you in close quarters? What if the corporation you worked for did that? What is the most worrisome part of this hypothetical situation? Is it the invasion of your privacy or is it the desire of your employer to spare no expense when it comes to controlling your social life? I believe this here describes the narcissist personality type, where the narcissist preys on independent individuals, trying to isolate them and control thier lives. What do you think? Good story material?

I could only imagine what corporate meetings to discuss the plan to manipulate your social life outside of work would be like. "He must not be allowed to associate with anyone outside of our chosen personnel!" "God forbid he breaks out of our circle of trained actors we hired to pretend to be his friend and make some real friends! We cannot let this happen!"

:)

[Stirchley]

Sorry, I thought you may have felt bad for not giving me a quarter and wanted to make up for it.

Didn’t give you a quarter because I rarely carry cash. :)

[Stirchley]

I never knew that the flag of Hawaii also depicts the British flag. :p

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[Act III]

1776 excerpt out of context
It occurred to me as soon as his problem was solved, our problem was solved

Brings to mind the thought that you don't request a man with his own problems to help solve your problems before his own. Has a profound universal sense to it.

[Stirchley]

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Last day of summer. :eek:

[honeykid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRGm2JrsXAg

Summer's Almost Gone

[Stirchley]

I thought this would be totally cringeworthy, but I loved it. Turns out Blinken’s hugest influence is Eric Clapton. He’s seen him perform 75 times apparently. I loved that he revealed this as I love Clapton.

https://www.google.com/search?q=to+y+blinken+video&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a4829b55,vid:MbOg5XX9Ud0,st:0

[Nebulous]

Hey all, hows it going?

Hope you're having a great October!

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[Citizen Rules]

Hey all, hows it going?

Hope you're having a great October!

https://media2.giphy.com/media/3oriNXgmyShWPjuaFa/200.gifHey cool avatar!

[Act III]

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Do you wanna eat here?

[Act III]

Strange things happening, the twilight zone is closing in.

[Act III]

Found this image from 2015 in the "rate your movie" thread
http://i.gyazo.com/305b9b43848102ce4a44fc03aa010a5d.png
I am going to start using it


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[Nebulous]

Hi all! Almost Friday, any plans for the weekend? :)

[Citizen Rules]

Hi all! Almost Friday, any plans for the weekend? :)Yeah, more house remolding work. No, I don't work for HGTV:p

[Stirchley]

Yeah, more house remolding work. No, I don't work for HGTV:p

Re-modeling or remolding?

[Citizen Rules]

Re-modeling or remolding?Ha, both. I pulled off the front door modelings yesterday and my wife painted them. Then it rained overnight even though it wasn't suppose to...So now the molding paint is wet, ugh.

[Act III]

I remember this hair metal rock song in the late 1980s that never played on the radio again. Since then I searched high and low for it but seems it doesnt actually exist. Yet I can remember the main lead guitar lick like its fresh in my ears, I can hear it clear as day. Along with other bits of the song. Cant remember the words but it was a huge anthem thing in the vein of Bon Jovi but darker and dirtier. I can hear the echo of those vocals. Did I live in an alternate timeline and since changing universes am now the only person that remembers this song?

[Act III]

I was watching this Vincent Price flick and here he is standing in front of a movie theater, admission prices are $1.00 high, 0.25¢ low.
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The Tingler (1959)

What does that say?
LOGES

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First time I ever saw the word "loges" as it has long since fallen out of usage. Nowadays they would say "balcony".

[GulfportDoc]

I was watching this Vincent Price flick and here he is standing in front of a movie theater, admission prices are $1.00 high, 0.25¢ low.


The Tingler (1959)

What does that say?
LOGES

First time I ever saw the word "loges" as it has long since fallen out of usage. Nowadays they would say "balcony".
The loges used to be (and still may in grand theaters) private boxes towards the front and sides of the auditorium. Now, like you say, they often refer to the best front seats in a balcony.

BTW I remember those movie prices, especially the 75 cents ones. Dates me...:D

[Act III]

I cant use Bing anymore. Microsoft really screwed this one up. Its Swiss Cows and Google for me. Not a big Google fan but sorry Bing has got to go.

[Act III]

"The evil ghost that spews his fumes into the air doesn't want me to watch action movies. Sending forth disruptive inaudible sound waves, he projects his hatred with threatening cruel tones, vibrating your insides, causing anxiety and unease."

"Dare thee not watch the action cinema, rot instead in your chair with scenes of monotony and sparse movements filled with charged drama and stew in a swirl inward. Be not your mind on thoughts of action and advancement! Be nothing, do nothing, have nothing or I shall attack thee!" screams the ghost.

I listen not. Obey him not. I do not entertain his requests but instead announce his existence to the world and challenge all to vanquish him back whence he came from, to the pendulum of hell, to be closed up therein, far outside the reaches of communication and cemented into the rocks deep below us for all eternity. To be gone and forgotten, not to return even within our thoughts. Our minds forever free.

Peace shall return and the restless and vibrant actions of life shall not be slowed, least of all for the sickened desires of evil spirits.

[Act III]

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[Nebulous]

Hey all, long time no see! Just wanted to pop in and say hi. :)

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[Stirchley]

Yay, Movie Forums snow. The only kind I like. :)

[Citizen Rules]

Is it snowing here at MoFo? I never can see it.

[Stirchley]

Is it snowing here at MoFo? I never can see it.

Log out & then log in & you’ll see it.

[Citizen Rules]

Log out & then log in & you’ll see it.It's my browser it won't show snow.https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2F365barrington.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2FPost-Snow-Day.jpg%3Fssl%3D1&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1ce33da0da52f312026614c7f72ec59e4879f73f56cf5f667fa4f1bdf30bb7d1&ipo=images

[Nebulous]

Hey all! Hope you're all doing well.

Tomorrow is New Years Eve! Anyone have any plans to celebrate?

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[Citizen Rules]

Hey all! Hope you're all doing well.

Tomorrow is New Years Eve! Anyone have any plans to celebrate?

https://media2.giphy.com/media/24jyMlTdnOhLG8irGv/200.gifI'm staying home with the wife and cat and we're having gourmet cat food and nachos.


Happy New Year to you and all!

[Captain Steel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ)

[Galactic Traveler]

I met my wife in a funny way. It was the day before 9/11 and I pulled her over for illegal lane shift. Not a huge deal. When I got up to the car she blew me away. I've always had a thing for Asians and here is this gorgeous Japanese woman. She apologized and I told her I would let her off with a warning if she promised to have dinner with me, even though I was just going to give her a warning regardless. She laughed and said yes to my surprise. We dated seriously for two years before finally getting married in 2003. This year was our 20th wedding anniversary.

[Stirchley]

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Ugh, the dreaded January. Only good thing is CT has had no snow so far. Hope it stays that way.

[Stirchley]

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Ugh, the dreaded January. Only good thing is CT has had no snow so far. Hope it stays that way.

Horrible stressful month with crap weather. Good riddance, you suck!

[honeykid]

February was worse for me last year. It seemed to last for months, while January wasn't too bad (just the 5 or 6 weeks rather than 15 :D ) I'm hoping that isn't the same this year. FTR, January seemed about 10 weeks this year, as it hit FF sometime between the 2nd and 3rd week. The rest was so slow though,.

[Nebulous]

Hi all, long time no see. Hope your February is going well. ❤️

[Stirchley]

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Teeny tiny snowdrops like this in our front yard. (Ours are much smaller.) Also saw daffodil shoots today on my daily walk. Hurray!

[Act III]

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The IRS does not play games.

[Act III]

When everybody is trying to fluck your dad you are going to get half that.

[Act III]

Trying to sleep, not much luck. I guess some vodka should do the trick and sedate me.

[Citizen Rules]

I didn't sleep well, I guess caffeine did it's trick.

[Act III]

I didn't sleep well, I guess caffeine did it's trick.

Maybe I can lapse into a coma and never worry about sleep again

[Stirchley]

Maybe I can lapse into a coma and never worry about sleep again

Cheerful thought.

[Act III]

Cheerful thought.

Sounds great to me. Do you know how awesome my dreams are?

Lately, better than a top notch movie.

[Act III]

Hey, look at me, I'm shrunken!

[Nephilim]

Question: I can't access a certain website on my notebook anymore; however, I can o my cellphone. Antybody knows how to solve the issue? The message I got says "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET"

[Act III]

Question: I can't access a certain website on my notebook anymore; however, I can o my cellphone. Antybody knows how to solve the issue? The message I got says "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET"

Maybe the cookies, clear your history and cookies and try again.

[Nephilim]

Maybe the cookies, clear your history and cookies and try again.

I'm afraid it didn't work.

One time I remember accessing that site from my computer but in a different location (with a different network) and the website did load.

[Act III]

I'm afraid it didn't work.

One time I remember accessing that site from my computer but in a different location (with a different network) and the website did load.

Some sites are location specific, such as accessing work profiles, university networks and such.

[Stirchley]

Adios Febrero! You sucked!

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[honeykid]

Feb wasn't too bad for me and it passed pretty quickly. Completely understand why you don't agree, Stirchley.

[Nephilim]

Some sites are location specific, such as accessing work profiles, university networks and such.

I used to have access to that site. Then, for some reason that specific site (for streaming horror/ shocking movies) stopped allowing me access. Afterwards, when I travelled to another country (and took the notebook with me), I started having access again. After coming back home from holidays, I had access for a couple of days before I could't access it again.

[FilmBuff]

I used to have access to that site. Then, for some reason that specific site (for streaming horror/ shocking movies) stopped allowing me access. Afterwards, when I travelled to another country (and took the notebook with me), I started having access again. After coming back home from holidays, I had access for a couple of days before I could't access it again.

It sounds like maybe it's a site that has geographic restrictions. Have you tried contacting them and asking if they have some kind of customer support?

[Citizen Rules]

I used to have access to that site. Then, for some reason that specific site (for streaming horror/ shocking movies) stopped allowing me access. Afterwards, when I travelled to another country (and took the notebook with me), I started having access again. After coming back home from holidays, I had access for a couple of days before I could't access it again.The reason you can't access that site could be a block by your ISP. Do you have a VPN? If not try one and see if that helps. A VPN keeps your ISP from knowing what sites on the internet you're visiting

If you do have a VPN already, you could shut it off and see if you can access that site, some web sites block access when using a VPN, though 'free' streaming sites aren't probably going to block a VPN because that's the only safe way to visit dicey movie sites.

An easy try is a different web browser. It sounds like you're using Chrome, try accessing that site with Firefox or another browser.

Another thing you can try is shutting off any firewalls, adblockers etc that you have installed.

That site could be blocked due to your antivirus settings, check those out and see if they are set too high. I don't use antivirus so I'm not very knowledgeable about them.

When you cleared your cache of cookies did you also clear the cached images and files and browsing history? If not try clearing all of that again.

Your DNS cache is different than your temp cache/cookies, try clearing the DNS cache, directions are here: https://dnschecker.org/flush-dns.php

It could also be your DNS resolver is blocking the site, you're probably using your ISP's DNS resolving servers, but you can change those, it's a little involved so you would want to look up how to do that and try it last.


That's all I can think of? Post back and let us know how it goes?

[Act III]

I don't sell propain so I wonder why these marks repeatedly try and get it out of me.

[Nephilim]

The reason you can't access that site could be a block by your ISP. Do you have a VPN? If not try one and see if that helps. A VPN keeps your ISP from knowing what sites on the internet you're visiting

Are there any free VPNs out there?

[Citizen Rules]

Are there any free VPNs out there?Sure just Google free VPNs but they aren't that great...but if you just want to try one out and see if that helps, it could be worth it. There's also free trails from different VPNs.

[Act III]

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[Nebulous]

Hi all, hope you're doing well. Don't forget to wear green a week from today :P