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Title: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 03, 2017, 05:48:00 PM
Since some here find my jacksmurfery to be entertaining, welcome to the mind of a cynic.

First I'd like to thank Poncho for the name of this thread. Here is to you and your health  :cheers:

So last week this started my hour long rant (still shorter than the lecture)...
I'm starting to date a bit more again so I tend to run into all kinds of people. Last Saturday, for instance, I was lectured on a bit of a controversial topic (so I will not be sharing it here because I love this place) for 72 minutes. I timed it. After that the lady was bumfuzzled by my statement that if we were to continue seeing each other I'd have to take up very serious drinking (at least 4 nights in the week I'd have to hold on to the floor for dear life because the room would be spinning so much)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 03, 2017, 05:51:26 PM
72 min is a long time to listen to a rant indeed.  :facepalm:
What was the subject? You can PM me if you like, I promise not to rant.  :D

This sounds like it will be a good thread. :popcorn:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 03, 2017, 05:57:33 PM
Does your house of Styx come with an office??
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 03, 2017, 08:05:03 PM
72 min is a long time to listen to a rant indeed.  :facepalm:
What was the subject? You can PM me if you like, I promise not to rant.  :D

This sounds like it will be a good thread. :popcorn:

PM sent

Does your house of Styx come with an office??


depends on how you define office. and don't get fooled, the last person that asked if I have a spiritual and religious corner ended up in the gym
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 03, 2017, 08:11:44 PM
Hey Pablo! Let me know what it was all about!

I'm a curious fellow :whistle:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 03, 2017, 09:06:48 PM
Ask Styx.  :angel:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 03, 2017, 09:24:29 PM
such a nice guy
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 03, 2017, 09:31:27 PM
Who? :shrug:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 03, 2017, 09:46:04 PM
both of y'all
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 03, 2017, 09:54:44 PM
I´m not that curious. Anyhow, most secrets are interesting for their keepers only.

Hope the new house will be to your liking (and ours)!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 03, 2017, 10:11:36 PM
:hug:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 03, 2017, 10:45:27 PM
I´m not that curious. Anyhow, most secrets are interesting for their keepers only.

Hope the new house will be to your liking (and ours)!

thanks. hope so too
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: LoopCutter on December 03, 2017, 11:00:31 PM
Looking forward to visiting frequently.
Look to be an interesting place to hang out. 
All the best. 



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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Vidar on December 04, 2017, 12:46:37 AM
Is this one of these Star Trek Klingon threads? May this thread bring honor to the House of Styx!

Ok, I'm curious too - 72 minutes is a long rant on a date for sure!  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on December 04, 2017, 08:42:06 AM
So.....I might be assuming here.......but it was a date?  So you don't know here?  And she goes off for more than an hour?

Biggest mistake I made in the last 10 years was not running the other way  :salute:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 04, 2017, 10:09:44 AM
So.....I might be assuming here.......but it was a date?  So you don't know here?  And she goes off for more than an hour?

Biggest mistake I made in the last 10 years was not running the other way  :salute:

Since it was unprovoked, the topic didn't come up in any way, shape or form, I was intrigued how long it could last after the first 3 minutes. Oddly this was an improvement over the last few that I affectionately named after the biggest nuclear disasters in human history
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 04, 2017, 10:15:32 AM
And ofc I forgot to say this...

Public service announcement time:
If you are stopped by an officer of the law, asked for your documents and if you could open your bag, please for the love of MTo and all holy MTs show them the gym gear before showing the compartment with a big block of white substance that easily falls apart into a fine powder   :facepalm:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on December 04, 2017, 10:23:04 AM
Do they actually do that? I mean, I don't see how it is a good idea to do drugs while working. Also, do they do so much drugs they know different kinds by taste? What if it wasn't a drug but something that was in no shape or form suitable for human consumption?  :ahhh :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ReamerPunch on December 04, 2017, 11:13:54 AM
On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on December 04, 2017, 11:43:53 AM
Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 04, 2017, 11:58:27 AM
Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 04, 2017, 12:14:56 PM
Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Or smuggle coke in a gym bag filled with gym clothes.

"Naaah he's alright, he's got a block of lifting chalk on him"
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 04, 2017, 12:20:44 PM
Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Or smuggle coke in a gym bag filled with gym clothes.

"Naaah he's alright, he's got a block of lifting chalk on him"
Make sure that you show them the climbing gear first!  :whistle:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 04, 2017, 12:57:01 PM
Do they actually do that? I mean, I don't see how it is a good idea to do drugs while working. Also, do they do so much drugs they know different kinds by taste? What if it wasn't a drug but something that was in no shape or form suitable for human consumption?  :ahhh :rofl:

Stop people? From time to time. I have to pass next to 2 big sports venues so I'm glad they are being diligent.
Taste stuff, now I think that one cop just didn't have a drug testing kit near or watched too many movies.

Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Or smuggle coke in a gym bag filled with gym clothes.

"Naaah he's alright, he's got a block of lifting chalk on him"
Make sure that you show them the climbing gear first!  :whistle:

Why does it feel like I've given bad ideas to kids? 
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 04, 2017, 01:24:43 PM
Do they actually do that? I mean, I don't see how it is a good idea to do drugs while working. Also, do they do so much drugs they know different kinds by taste? What if it wasn't a drug but something that was in no shape or form suitable for human consumption?  :ahhh :rofl:

Stop people? From time to time. I have to pass next to 2 big sports venues so I'm glad they are being diligent.
Taste stuff, now I think that one cop just didn't have a drug testing kit near or watched too many movies.

Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Or smuggle coke in a gym bag filled with gym clothes.

"Naaah he's alright, he's got a block of lifting chalk on him"
Make sure that you show them the climbing gear first!  :whistle:

Why does it feel like I've given bad ideas to kids?
Because you did :pok:

No wait... you gave us a good idea! :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 04, 2017, 01:29:11 PM
Do they actually do that? I mean, I don't see how it is a good idea to do drugs while working. Also, do they do so much drugs they know different kinds by taste? What if it wasn't a drug but something that was in no shape or form suitable for human consumption?  :ahhh :rofl:

Stop people? From time to time. I have to pass next to 2 big sports venues so I'm glad they are being diligent.
Taste stuff, now I think that one cop just didn't have a drug testing kit near or watched too many movies.

Glad to see this thread :cheers: also glad that you liked the name :like:

On the other hand, it is pretty funny to see someone taste lifting chalk  :rofl:

 :like: >:D

Love this :rofl: but yes it might have helped your credibility if he had seen the gym gear first ::) :D
Why do I now want to go walking around with climbing gear in a bag and the chalk on full display?  >:D
Or smuggle coke in a gym bag filled with gym clothes.

"Naaah he's alright, he's got a block of lifting chalk on him"
Make sure that you show them the climbing gear first!  :whistle:

Why does it feel like I've given bad ideas to kids?
Because you did :pok:

No wait... you gave us a good idea! :tu:
Now, who's gonna try it first?  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 04, 2017, 04:38:15 PM
Who's in desperate need of cash?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 04, 2017, 05:34:33 PM
Not me, though I'm in desperate need of a '99 soldier.  :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 04, 2017, 06:26:42 PM
:facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 04, 2017, 06:42:51 PM
It can be arranged
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on December 05, 2017, 12:48:23 AM
New page banana man dance

:nanadance:       :nanadance:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on December 05, 2017, 12:49:02 AM
Video of it if you try it :pok: :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 12:55:30 AM
Videos of cop interactions are overdone and so yesterday. :P

I'd commission a portrait with the money from the "chalk".   :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Blackbeard on December 05, 2017, 10:03:01 AM
I really hope you were able to look at MTO on your phone during that borefest. I cant think of a single activity I could do for 78 minutes without being distracted by 10 other things. You should have whipped out a SAK and started explaining its merits for an hour, that I would have loved to see  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 05, 2017, 10:41:50 AM
Actually I was amazed. Didn't even want to interrupt her just to see how long it can go. To be fair my mind was on GVT the whole time as I was researching it and some things weren't adding up.

Now to be fair I caught myself on one date years ago explaining how to change a faucet to the young lady (early 20s)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 10:50:06 AM
Actually I was amazed. Didn't even want to interrupt her just to see how long it can go. To be fair my mind was on GVT the whole time as I was researching it and some things weren't adding up.

Now to be fair I caught myself on one date years ago explaining how to change a faucet to the young lady (early 20s)
Saucy!  :o
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 05, 2017, 01:08:10 PM
I was in my mid 20s back then. Actually how old do y'all think I am if that is saucy?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 01:27:09 PM
Middle 30's?  ???
Late 30's?
Just a random guess with no basis in fact.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 05, 2017, 02:01:49 PM
30 at most. Maybe 32. That is guessing for the average age of college students who graduate.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 05, 2017, 02:48:50 PM
I'm 29
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 05, 2017, 02:55:36 PM
I was close.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 03:13:46 PM
I was close.
Yes you were.  :cheers:

I'm 29
:oops:
I guess working in a liquor store is not on the cards for me?  :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 05, 2017, 04:30:33 PM
I was close.
Yes you were.  :cheers:

I'm 29
:oops:
I guess working in a liquor store is not on the cards for me?  :facepalm:
His profile image gets in your head.
It looks like a construction worker that is at least 35 so you take your guess (falsely induced) from there.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 05:00:00 PM
I was close.
Yes you were.  :cheers:

I'm 29
:oops:
I guess working in a liquor store is not on the cards for me?  :facepalm:
His profile image gets in your head.
It looks like a construction worker that is at least 35 so you take your guess (falsely induced) from there.
Unconscious bias?  :ahhh
I really need to try to prevent it from influencing my judgements.  :bnghd: :bnghd: :megaslap:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 05:02:47 PM
Next up: Pablo does a daily task to gain more familiarity with SI units and scientific notion, and try to use metric and zeros less in everyday life.  ::)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 05, 2017, 09:54:15 PM
Guys, even if you saw me you'd still think I was closer to 35 or over.

Now when is Pablo opening that liquor store?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 10:04:34 PM
Soon as you give me some stock and a stall to start it.  :drink:

'Pablos beer stand'.  :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 05, 2017, 10:17:51 PM
Soon as you give me some stock and a stall to start it.  :drink:

'Pablos beer stand'.  :like:
"Pablo's Party Place"
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 10:20:48 PM
Soon as you give me some stock and a stall to start it.  :drink:

'Pablos beer stand'.  :like:
"Pablo's Party Place"
Or the "PeePeePee" for short.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on December 05, 2017, 10:23:12 PM
After about 7 drinks, yes.
And once you went, you'll be running back every 15min. :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 10:32:32 PM
And you have to drink an extra beer to access the bathroom every time...  :whistle:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 05, 2017, 10:51:46 PM
This years batch isn't that good. Only 48% alcohol.I do have some wine you could sell as hard liquor to smurfy party goers that don't know what hard liquor is (seriously I've seen people try mixing it with juice)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 11:02:50 PM
...I like how he says that with a straight face.
"Only" 48% indeed!  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 05, 2017, 11:05:55 PM
When I was in Croatia, I had moonshine slivovice of 70 to 80 %.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 05, 2017, 11:07:37 PM
A Pangalactic Gargleblaster is mostly harmless in comparison.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 11:10:41 PM
A Pangalactic Gargleblaster is mostly harmless in comparison.
:facepalm:  :megaslap:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 05, 2017, 11:11:41 PM
A Pangalactic Gargleblaster is mostly harmless in comparison.
:facepalm:  :megaslap:
P.S
Grooooan
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 06, 2017, 11:04:41 AM
...I like how he says that with a straight face.
"Only" 48% indeed!  :rofl:

When I was in Croatia, I had moonshine slivovice of 70 to 80 %.

Exactly why I say only 48%.

There is a saying in Slavonija - "Smurf a man who has more plumb jam than šljivovica (plumb schnapps) in his home."
And I may joke that it is used as a medicine to everything, but it isn't far from the truth. While most people would consider putting some hard liquor in their tea a somewhat ok thing to do when running a high fever, we also put it on rags that are wrapped around the ankles and wrists to help bring a high fever down, and in some cases use it as a chest rub (vapour rub). Oddly enough it works.
A lot of other home remedies include either using different sorts of liquor or making it from scratch. Orahovac for instance (schnapps made from walnut) is amazing for calming down an upset stomach and even when one has the runs.
I remember explaining how to make blackberry wine to a friend in the states because he and his mother were recovering from cancer. Can't say that it was a miracle drug but their recoveries were a lot faster and better.
There are a ton of herbal schnapps variants that help with everything. Honey schnapps (I'd get quartered for saying it is the same thing as mead) helps with soar throat. Wine grape schnapps is marvellous for toothache. 

And one thing that isn't considered hard liquor is propolis. I think you can get it just about anywhere in the world. Basically it is some sort of bee antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral product that is diluted with 96% alcohol (I think, might be 94). Cures just about anything but you have to dose it right - 1 drop for every 10kg (22lbs) of body weight.

Oh and do note that orahovac and višnjevac (cherry schnapps) can come in a wide range of alcohol percentages so they can be considered a liquor (think more like cream whiskey) or hard liquor. Together with Honey schnapps they are the most evil things to drink as they have a sweet flavour and you don't know that you've had enough until you try to stand up and realize it is a Herculean task
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: magentus on December 06, 2017, 11:26:36 AM
Soon as you give me some stock and a stall to start it.  :drink:

'Pablos beer stand'.  :like:
Pablo can't Stand  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 06, 2017, 01:04:56 PM
Soon as you give me some stock and a stall to start it.  :drink:

'Pablos beer stand'.  :like:
Pablo can't Stand  :D
::)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 06, 2017, 03:31:57 PM
we could prop him up
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 06, 2017, 04:24:30 PM
Or get me one of these wheelchairs:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Dr.WhoDalek.JPG/1200px-Dr.WhoDalek.JPG)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on December 06, 2017, 04:31:19 PM
...I like how he says that with a straight face.
"Only" 48% indeed!  :rofl:

When I was in Croatia, I had moonshine slivovice of 70 to 80 %.

Exactly why I say only 48%.

There is a saying in Slavonija - "Smurf a man who has more plumb jam than šljivovica (plumb schnapps) in his home."
And I may joke that it is used as a medicine to everything, but it isn't far from the truth. While most people would consider putting some hard liquor in their tea a somewhat ok thing to do when running a high fever, we also put it on rags that are wrapped around the ankles and wrists to help bring a high fever down, and in some cases use it as a chest rub (vapour rub). Oddly enough it works.
A lot of other home remedies include either using different sorts of liquor or making it from scratch. Orahovac for instance (schnapps made from walnut) is amazing for calming down an upset stomach and even when one has the runs.
I remember explaining how to make blackberry wine to a friend in the states because he and his mother were recovering from cancer. Can't say that it was a miracle drug but their recoveries were a lot faster and better.
There are a ton of herbal schnapps variants that help with everything. Honey schnapps (I'd get quartered for saying it is the same thing as mead) helps with soar throat. Wine grape schnapps is marvellous for toothache. 

And one thing that isn't considered hard liquor is propolis. I think you can get it just about anywhere in the world. Basically it is some sort of bee antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral product that is diluted with 96% alcohol (I think, might be 94). Cures just about anything but you have to dose it right - 1 drop for every 10kg (22lbs) of body weight.

Oh and do note that orahovac and višnjevac (cherry schnapps) can come in a wide range of alcohol percentages so they can be considered a liquor (think more like cream whiskey) or hard liquor. Together with Honey schnapps they are the most evil things to drink as they have a sweet flavour and you don't know that you've had enough until you try to stand up and realize it is a Herculean task

I must say that I dislike most of strong alcohol drinks we Yugoslavs cook up. I prefer vodka. :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 06, 2017, 06:47:56 PM
Or get me one of these wheelchairs:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Dr.WhoDalek.JPG/1200px-Dr.WhoDalek.JPG)

that looks like a walking (or rolling) still

...I like how he says that with a straight face.
"Only" 48% indeed!  :rofl:

When I was in Croatia, I had moonshine slivovice of 70 to 80 %.

Exactly why I say only 48%.

There is a saying in Slavonija - "Smurf a man who has more plumb jam than šljivovica (plumb schnapps) in his home."
And I may joke that it is used as a medicine to everything, but it isn't far from the truth. While most people would consider putting some hard liquor in their tea a somewhat ok thing to do when running a high fever, we also put it on rags that are wrapped around the ankles and wrists to help bring a high fever down, and in some cases use it as a chest rub (vapour rub). Oddly enough it works.
A lot of other home remedies include either using different sorts of liquor or making it from scratch. Orahovac for instance (schnapps made from walnut) is amazing for calming down an upset stomach and even when one has the runs.
I remember explaining how to make blackberry wine to a friend in the states because he and his mother were recovering from cancer. Can't say that it was a miracle drug but their recoveries were a lot faster and better.
There are a ton of herbal schnapps variants that help with everything. Honey schnapps (I'd get quartered for saying it is the same thing as mead) helps with soar throat. Wine grape schnapps is marvellous for toothache. 

And one thing that isn't considered hard liquor is propolis. I think you can get it just about anywhere in the world. Basically it is some sort of bee antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral product that is diluted with 96% alcohol (I think, might be 94). Cures just about anything but you have to dose it right - 1 drop for every 10kg (22lbs) of body weight.

Oh and do note that orahovac and višnjevac (cherry schnapps) can come in a wide range of alcohol percentages so they can be considered a liquor (think more like cream whiskey) or hard liquor. Together with Honey schnapps they are the most evil things to drink as they have a sweet flavour and you don't know that you've had enough until you try to stand up and realize it is a Herculean task

I must say that I dislike most of strong alcohol drinks we Yugoslavs cook up. I prefer vodka. :D

To each his own. Whisky is usually my preferred drink of choice
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 06, 2017, 06:51:21 PM
I'm 39, middle age calling...  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 06, 2017, 07:16:39 PM
55. On some days I feel like 20 again, but on others I feel like 90.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ThePeacent on December 06, 2017, 07:18:37 PM
or you can get a cat, and some nice functioning Daleks. 3 days later...

(https://i.imgur.com/FlSCNNx.jpg)

Dale-Kat!   :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 06, 2017, 09:15:15 PM
I'm 39, middle age calling...  :pok:

That's still young

55. On some days I feel like 20 again, but on others I feel like 90.

So you're the same age as fine wine. See it isn't so bad

or you can get a cat, and some nice functioning Daleks. 3 days later...

(https://i.imgur.com/FlSCNNx.jpg)

Dale-Kat!   :ahhh

I suppose now I'll need to start watching Dr Who
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 04:25:52 PM
So today I was the guest on a radio show. Amazing experience and I am quite hopeful that all 72 people who listen to that show aren't trying to find my address now
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: magentus on December 07, 2017, 04:28:17 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 07, 2017, 04:33:11 PM
This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 07, 2017, 04:38:08 PM
Very cool man!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 06:34:37 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?

The organization I volunteer in. It is mostly about type 1 diabetes and it's correlation to sustainable life. Since type 1 diabetes has a genetic component you can't really influence that, but the rapid rise in those who have it can't be explained by genetics. The factors that can explain it are environmental. And although this sounds a lot like hippy ecology talk, it was more focused on doing what we can for our small scale environment. For instance our nutritional habits which in English are called with the phrase diet. That word would conjure up something that we go on for 3 to 6 weeks before summer, weddings and so on. What we promote is finding a way which is sustainable for the long term for that person that would prevent chronic disease or prevent complications if such a condition already exists. So while our president is geared towards vegan and mostly raw food, I am personally more geared towards counting calories (I've gone down about 12kg/27lbs in 96 days), some people have amazing results with ketogenic diets, the bottom line is follow what you are comfortable with and what supports your health.
Another big part of the interview was how and what we do to support families with kids that have type 1 diabetes.

This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:

I'll put up a link once it is up on their webpage. Although I'm not sure if that will help you considering it is all in Croatian.

Very cool man!

Thanks. Now if only someone started paying me for those things (I've become the go to person for public presentations in the second organization in a row)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 07, 2017, 07:06:25 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?

The organization I volunteer in. It is mostly about type 1 diabetes and it's correlation to sustainable life. Since type 1 diabetes has a genetic component you can't really influence that, but the rapid rise in those who have it can't be explained by genetics. The factors that can explain it are environmental. And although this sounds a lot like hippy ecology talk, it was more focused on doing what we can for our small scale environment. For instance our nutritional habits which in English are called with the phrase diet. That word would conjure up something that we go on for 3 to 6 weeks before summer, weddings and so on. What we promote is finding a way which is sustainable for the long term for that person that would prevent chronic disease or prevent complications if such a condition already exists. So while our president is geared towards vegan and mostly raw food, I am personally more geared towards counting calories (I've gone down about 12kg/27lbs in 96 days), some people have amazing results with ketogenic diets, the bottom line is follow what you are comfortable with and what supports your health.
Another big part of the interview was how and what we do to support families with kids that have type 1 diabetes.

This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:

I'll put up a link once it is up on their webpage. Although I'm not sure if that will help you considering it is all in Croatian.

Very cool man!

Thanks. Now if only someone started paying me for those things (I've become the go to person for public presentations in the second organization in a row)
A good cause.  :salute:

And it doesn't matter if it's in Croatian or Russian, we just want to hear what you sound like.  :multi:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 07:22:52 PM
Hopefully good 'cause I have a face fit for the radio
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 07, 2017, 07:28:05 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?

The organization I volunteer in. It is mostly about type 1 diabetes and it's correlation to sustainable life. Since type 1 diabetes has a genetic component you can't really influence that, but the rapid rise in those who have it can't be explained by genetics. The factors that can explain it are environmental. And although this sounds a lot like hippy ecology talk, it was more focused on doing what we can for our small scale environment. For instance our nutritional habits which in English are called with the phrase diet. That word would conjure up something that we go on for 3 to 6 weeks before summer, weddings and so on. What we promote is finding a way which is sustainable for the long term for that person that would prevent chronic disease or prevent complications if such a condition already exists. So while our president is geared towards vegan and mostly raw food, I am personally more geared towards counting calories (I've gone down about 12kg/27lbs in 96 days), some people have amazing results with ketogenic diets, the bottom line is follow what you are comfortable with and what supports your health.
Another big part of the interview was how and what we do to support families with kids that have type 1 diabetes.

This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:

I'll put up a link once it is up on their webpage. Although I'm not sure if that will help you considering it is all in Croatian.

Very cool man!

Thanks. Now if only someone started paying me for those things (I've become the go to person for public presentations in the second organization in a row)
A good cause.  :salute:

And it doesn't matter if it's in Croatian or Russian, we just want to hear what you sound like.  :multi:

A very good cause :salute: (Type 2 here)  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 08:21:52 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?

The organization I volunteer in. It is mostly about type 1 diabetes and it's correlation to sustainable life. Since type 1 diabetes has a genetic component you can't really influence that, but the rapid rise in those who have it can't be explained by genetics. The factors that can explain it are environmental. And although this sounds a lot like hippy ecology talk, it was more focused on doing what we can for our small scale environment. For instance our nutritional habits which in English are called with the phrase diet. That word would conjure up something that we go on for 3 to 6 weeks before summer, weddings and so on. What we promote is finding a way which is sustainable for the long term for that person that would prevent chronic disease or prevent complications if such a condition already exists. So while our president is geared towards vegan and mostly raw food, I am personally more geared towards counting calories (I've gone down about 12kg/27lbs in 96 days), some people have amazing results with ketogenic diets, the bottom line is follow what you are comfortable with and what supports your health.
Another big part of the interview was how and what we do to support families with kids that have type 1 diabetes.

This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:

I'll put up a link once it is up on their webpage. Although I'm not sure if that will help you considering it is all in Croatian.

Very cool man!

Thanks. Now if only someone started paying me for those things (I've become the go to person for public presentations in the second organization in a row)
A good cause.  :salute:

And it doesn't matter if it's in Croatian or Russian, we just want to hear what you sound like.  :multi:

A very good cause :salute: (Type 2 here)  :cheers:

Damn, how do you manage it?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 07, 2017, 08:28:52 PM
Cool! What were you talking about Styx?

The organization I volunteer in. It is mostly about type 1 diabetes and it's correlation to sustainable life. Since type 1 diabetes has a genetic component you can't really influence that, but the rapid rise in those who have it can't be explained by genetics. The factors that can explain it are environmental. And although this sounds a lot like hippy ecology talk, it was more focused on doing what we can for our small scale environment. For instance our nutritional habits which in English are called with the phrase diet. That word would conjure up something that we go on for 3 to 6 weeks before summer, weddings and so on. What we promote is finding a way which is sustainable for the long term for that person that would prevent chronic disease or prevent complications if such a condition already exists. So while our president is geared towards vegan and mostly raw food, I am personally more geared towards counting calories (I've gone down about 12kg/27lbs in 96 days), some people have amazing results with ketogenic diets, the bottom line is follow what you are comfortable with and what supports your health.
Another big part of the interview was how and what we do to support families with kids that have type 1 diabetes.

This Thread is Worthless Without Audio!  :like:

I'll put up a link once it is up on their webpage. Although I'm not sure if that will help you considering it is all in Croatian.

Very cool man!

Thanks. Now if only someone started paying me for those things (I've become the go to person for public presentations in the second organization in a row)
A good cause.  :salute:

And it doesn't matter if it's in Croatian or Russian, we just want to hear what you sound like.  :multi:

A very good cause :salute: (Type 2 here)  :cheers:

Damn, how do you manage it?

Oh it's easy for me so far, just pills *shrugs*
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 08:45:24 PM
Now since the season of dreadful (I'll explain later) is coming, I'd like to set aside my hillbilly antics for a moment (and they truly are in every sense of the word) and ask you to ponder on the following...

The world is unspeakably large and it is also gloriously small. The large world can hardly be described, but the small one is the one that truly matters. That small world is made out of our families, friends, co-workers, neighbours, the people we've let into our lives, the communities that matter to us. And some of those worlds are not doing all too well. No matter how paltry their troubles might seem, no picayune they are to us, just a scintilla of effort can turn them around. The words one person can't change the world, can't save the world should fall on deaf ears because we all can do it. The only proper response to such asininity should be to defiantly and proudly say "Hold my beer and watch this".

Now the reason why I say the season of dreadful is because the upsurge of donate and help organizations, ads and campaigns spikes during the upcoming holidays. The real problem is that many give the smallest bill available to ease their consciousness and even the organizations and promoters simply act as if those in need stop existing for the next 345 days. Ticks me off to no end
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 07, 2017, 09:45:59 PM
What bothers me is that many good causes are financed by lotteries. People will help, if there´s a chance of winning big time. I´m not saying they won´t help otherwise, but it bothers me still.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ThePeacent on December 07, 2017, 09:50:48 PM
well as a fellow lifetime nutrition enthusiast here, studies show that chemical components in mainly animal foods, dairy included, have an impact on the development and incidence of Type 1 diabetes in new and younger generations, as a result of accumulation in their mother's bodies.

As a result, many  scientists, physicians and renowned figures in the world of human nutrition recommend switching to a vegan or plant based diet for better health (apart from fighting obesity, CVD, type diabetes 2, environmental impact, gas emissions, antibiotic dependency and accumulation, etc.)  and unparalleled results

Type 1 diabetes was lethal until the 20s and since then there's been no way to avoid being born with the disease but  luckily nowadays it's easily treated with insulin, therapy and diet. Ketogenic diets have proven very useful in fighting against leukemia, Alzheimer and both types of diabetes especially.   :tu:

Keto diets also show very good results for weight loss, skin health, and many other small(er) health improvements.

 LCHF diets are very similar in macro proportions and are very well studied for treating many metabolic diseases with great success, and even improving the body's performance in physical activity (dozens of athletes, bodybuilders, and very active sportsmen and women have noticed improvement in their abilities, longer term beneficial health effects...) battling the myths of "carb loading", "can't build muscle without animal protein" and "carbohydrates are necessary macronutrient for the correct functioning of the human body"   :twak:

It's a fascinating new subject of study that fights the Food Pyramid and Nutrition bases written and formulated by the USDA and backed (and financed) by the industry for 50 years, unveiling the big companies' efforts to make us believe that all we were forced or motivated to eat was healthy, good for us and backed up by (crooked, manipulated) science leading to the real sad SAD  :cry: (Standard American Diet) that now has shockwaved to most other countries in the world

sorry for the rant, I just had to leave it there
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 07, 2017, 10:45:42 PM
well as a fellow lifetime nutrition enthusiast here, studies show that chemical components in mainly animal foods, dairy included, have an impact on the development and incidence of Type 1 diabetes in new and younger generations, as a result of accumulation in their mother's bodies.

As a result, many  scientists, physicians and renowned figures in the world of human nutrition recommend switching to a vegan or plant based diet for better health (apart from fighting obesity, CVD, type diabetes 2, environmental impact, gas emissions, antibiotic dependency and accumulation, etc.)  and unparalleled results

Type 1 diabetes was lethal until the 20s and since then there's been no way to avoid being born with the disease but  luckily nowadays it's easily treated with insulin, therapy and diet. Ketogenic diets have proven very useful in fighting against leukemia, Alzheimer and both types of diabetes especially.   :tu:

Keto diets also show very good results for weight loss, skin health, and many other small(er) health improvements.

 LCHF diets are very similar in macro proportions and are very well studied for treating many metabolic diseases with great success, and even improving the body's performance in physical activity (dozens of athletes, bodybuilders, and very active sportsmen and women have noticed improvement in their abilities, longer term beneficial health effects...) battling the myths of "carb loading", "can't build muscle without animal protein" and "carbohydrates are necessary macronutrient for the correct functioning of the human body"   :twak:

It's a fascinating new subject of study that fights the Food Pyramid and Nutrition bases written and formulated by the USDA and backed (and financed) by the industry for 50 years, unveiling the big companies' efforts to make us believe that all we were forced or motivated to eat was healthy, good for us and backed up by (crooked, manipulated) science leading to the real sad SAD  :cry: (Standard American Diet) that now has shockwaved to most other countries in the world

sorry for the rant, I just had to leave it there

Well you are right. Vegan diets are not for everyone though.
One thing I would add is that LCHF diets have one thing going against them - lack of long term studies. Mostly due to them being on the fringes outside of certain circles until recently.

One thing I stress is that there isn't a one size fits all solution. And even the solutions presented are templates and objects to use in creating something personalized. For instance a vegetarian diet wouldn't work long term in my household (expensive, lack of quality foods that would replace the nutritional values that different meats give, certain drugs not mixing well with green vegetables, etc.) but what works is that we have 3 days where all meals are vegetarian or pescetarian (if fish were more readily available at a better price it would probably be a day or 2 more). I'm fairly young so it is hard to gauge the health effect, but I have no problem with energy or muscle mass. What I've lost is due to calorie restriction and weight loss, not some bs excuse. My mother on the other hand has had a very positive effect on her health as we switched to the current dietary habits.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 08, 2017, 09:52:07 AM
Well the show is up and here is the link

https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioStudent/hodalica-7122017/

I start blabbing about 4:20 in
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 08, 2017, 11:38:48 AM
Cool! I have no idea what you where saying, but the sound of your language is very fascinating. Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 08, 2017, 09:12:10 PM
I spent Christmas 1991 in Bosnia, in a small farmer´s village, birthplace of my brother-in-law.

He was the only person there I could talk to even though I speak Dutch and English well, and German adequately, But many people there at the time spoke only their own language, and maybe  Russian if they had had an education. Furthermore, because of some small brain disorder I have troubles interpreting and responding to body language. More accurately,  I don´t even notice it.

Everybody was very nice and kind, food and drink were excellent and plentiful, but it was a difficult stay for me.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 08, 2017, 09:20:02 PM
Cool! I have no idea what you where saying, but the sound of your language is very fascinating. Thanks for the link.

It is a bit of an odd language

I spent Christmas 1991 in Bosnia, in a small farmer´s village, birthplace of my brother-in-law.

He was the only person there I could talk to even though I speak Dutch and English well, and German adequately, But many people there at the time spoke only their own language, and maybe  Russian if they had had an education. Furthermore, because of some small brain disorder I have troubles interpreting and responding to body language. More accurately,  I don´t even notice it.

Everybody was very nice and kind, food and drink were excellent and plentiful, but it was a difficult stay for me.

So time to repeat that :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 08, 2017, 10:21:06 PM
One day I´ll visit again. My sister and her man have spent over ten years building a few appartments, one for themselves and the rest for tourists. They´ll move within a few years.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 09, 2017, 10:49:54 PM
perfect time then
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 10, 2017, 03:11:30 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on December 10, 2017, 04:10:07 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix

Hope you can get it fixed pretty quick buddy as I know the feeling of losing a filling :ahhh

Sorry for the bad pun but it just sorta came out as I was typing :facepalm: :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: LoopCutter on December 10, 2017, 05:40:44 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix
Bummer, I have 7:00AM EST dentist appointment on Monday, you want it?


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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 10, 2017, 08:06:36 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix

Hope you can get it fixed pretty quick buddy as I know the feeling of losing a filling :ahhh

Sorry for the bad pun but it just sorta came out as I was typing :facepalm: :D

is there such a thing as a bad pun?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 10, 2017, 08:07:12 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix
Bummer, I have 7:00AM EST dentist appointment on Monday, you want it?


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where do i sign up?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 10, 2017, 08:23:52 PM
tooth filling fell out. ibuprofen and booze do not mix

Hope you can get it fixed pretty quick buddy as I know the feeling of losing a filling :ahhh

Sorry for the bad pun but it just sorta came out as I was typing :facepalm: :D
is there such a thing as a bad pun?
I have a feeling it is comic gold.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on December 10, 2017, 08:32:40 PM
Cool! I have no idea what you where saying, but the sound of your language is very fascinating. Thanks for the link.

It is a bit of an odd language

I spent Christmas 1991 in Bosnia, in a small farmer´s village, birthplace of my brother-in-law.

He was the only person there I could talk to even though I speak Dutch and English well, and German adequately, But many people there at the time spoke only their own language, and maybe  Russian if they had had an education. Furthermore, because of some small brain disorder I have troubles interpreting and responding to body language. More accurately,  I don´t even notice it.

Everybody was very nice and kind, food and drink were excellent and plentiful, but it was a difficult stay for me.

So time to repeat that :D
It does not sound odd. Not to make for of the French, but french sounds odd to me. Maybe taking 4 years of Latin (which I forgot most of it) has something to do with it. I am spit baling here , but the language sounds a bit Russian like. Or it sounds a bit Russian like to me. Either way, it was cool to hear you on the broadcast.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 10, 2017, 10:28:42 PM
Slavic languages sound very similar to one another. If you listened to Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Czech for instance you probably couldn't tell the difference, maybe just that they were dialects
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on December 11, 2017, 02:08:42 AM
It sounded pretty much Russian to me too except with a bit a Mediterranean flavour at times.  :think:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 11, 2017, 10:29:17 AM
:rofl: Russian with Mediterranean flavour :rofl: 
I'm using that
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on December 11, 2017, 05:24:15 PM
:rofl: Russian with Mediterranean flavour :rofl: 
I'm using that

 :facepalm: :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 19, 2017, 04:12:43 PM
Well I can't believe that I had this conversation today but I guess this proves that jokes are based on real life.

So I'm in a mall to check something out and I'm heading towards the escalator. It isn't working and the girl in front of me is having a hissy fit. Looking around for someone who looks like they work there to give them a piece of her blonde mind. Since she was moving frantically like the Tasmanian devil, I couldn't get around her so I asked what the problem is. She started ranting about how now she can't get to the 1st floor because the escalator is busted. So I tell her where the other escalator is, where the elevators are and then I made the mistake of pointing out that non running escalators are stairs. Apparently that mind blowing calculation was above her comprehension because the response was "What?! How?!".
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on December 20, 2017, 01:49:57 AM
That is wrong on so many levels....  ::)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 20, 2017, 02:31:48 AM
 Ah... Wait a minute, Doc Styx.... Are you telling me that non-moving escalators are stairs?! :ahhh
:facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 20, 2017, 11:07:44 AM
Ah... Wait a minute, Doc Styx.... Are you telling me that non-moving escalators are stairs?! :ahhh
:facepalm:

Yup. I'm looking for an interstellar jetpack of my own
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: zoidberg on December 20, 2017, 11:23:24 AM
Jet packs are on the first floor.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 20, 2017, 12:00:43 PM
But the escalator isn't working!  :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on December 20, 2017, 12:34:33 PM
 :rofl:

 :like: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 20, 2017, 01:36:46 PM
well damn, how is one supposed to get 'em
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 24, 2017, 11:37:28 AM
as of Tuesday I'm down to 95kg (209.4lbs) meaning I have 1 more to go. Probably won't step on a scale 'till mid January, but considering everything I'll be starting a version of the German volume training program in February and running that till April (actually it is 8 weeks long). since I already want to puke after just reading it, if I don't make it my dear friends and brothers in Multitooldom I have but one request - tell my exes they got fat
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 24, 2017, 12:20:59 PM
We'd need to know how many exes.  :whistle:

Good luck!  :salute:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Ron Who on December 24, 2017, 12:35:49 PM
We'd need to know how many exes.  :whistle:

Good luck!  :salute:

Knowing their number wouldn´t help us. We need a list.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 24, 2017, 02:46:19 PM
We'd need to know how many exes.  :whistle:

Good luck!  :salute:

Knowing their number wouldn´t help us. We need a list.

Not a huge problem. Just tell 'em I'm dead and see how many show up for the funeral. Actually a morbid thought - a way to ensure a big funeral is to piss off enough people that they'll drop everything just to check if it is true
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 24, 2017, 02:48:34 PM
We'd need to know how many exes.  :whistle:

Good luck!  :salute:

Knowing their number wouldn´t help us. We need a list.

Not a huge problem. Just tell 'em I'm dead and see how many show up for the funeral. Actually a morbid thought - a way to ensure a big funeral is to piss off enough people that they'll drop everything just to check if it is true
How many people went to Emperor Palpatine's funeral?  :whistle:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 24, 2017, 05:41:41 PM
We'd need to know how many exes.  :whistle:

Good luck!  :salute:

Knowing their number wouldn´t help us. We need a list.

Not a huge problem. Just tell 'em I'm dead and see how many show up for the funeral. Actually a morbid thought - a way to ensure a big funeral is to piss off enough people that they'll drop everything just to check if it is true
How many people went to Emperor Palpatine's funeral?  :whistle:

a huge part of the galaxy celebrated. and don't forget that Sheev wasn't much of a ladies man
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 25, 2017, 08:43:46 PM
Is it true though, that Styx and stones, may break your bones?   :pok:

 :P
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 25, 2017, 08:52:10 PM
Groans
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 25, 2017, 09:02:11 PM
Groans

 ;)

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 25, 2017, 11:03:02 PM
Is it true though, that Styx and stones, may break your bones?   :pok:

 :P

only if ticked off enough
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on December 26, 2017, 08:23:50 PM
Is it true though, that Styx and stones, may break your bones?   :pok:

 :P

only if ticked off enough

 :D

 :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on December 26, 2017, 09:17:22 PM
Q: What's brown and sticky?
A:
Show content
A stick.  ::)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 26, 2017, 09:18:42 PM
Is it true though, that Styx and stones, may break your bones?   :pok:

 :P

only if ticked off enough

 :D

 :cheers:

I'd ask you the same but we already know you've got that skrama for a reason
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 26, 2017, 09:19:13 PM
Q: What's brown and sticky?
A:
Show content
A stick.  ::)

well that sort of makes sense
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on December 26, 2017, 09:38:01 PM
Q: What's brown and sticky?
A:
Show content
A stick.  ::)

well that sort of makes sense
I knew the answer, but only because I've seen that silly joke before.  ::)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 03, 2018, 10:56:45 AM
Well this just arrived

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Some size perspective the the Pioneer and Mora No1
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4642/24600941457_456679e326_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/DtUfP4)2018-01-03_10-26-53 (https://flic.kr/p/DtUfP4)

First off if you don't hear from me for a few days, I got arrested for running around with a hatchet. Not sure what the laws on EDCing a hatchet are. Second I'm thinking of making one of these sheaths for is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEQ7ZQojSZw
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 18, 2018, 06:42:37 PM
How many of you are familiar with story cubes? Basically they are cubes with different figures, items and so on on them and a random roll determines what one has to use in a story.

Now the question is who is talented enough and crazy or bored enough to try and make a few MTO cubes?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on January 18, 2018, 09:23:35 PM
MTO cubes :o :dd: Not enough talent to make myself but would love to see one or several :whistle:

 :like: :like:

:popcorn:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 18, 2018, 09:39:47 PM
where is Uncle Def with his Gandalf like knowledge of people's hidden talents when oyu need him?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on January 20, 2018, 03:47:46 AM
where is Uncle Def with his Gandalf like knowledge of people's hidden talents when oyu need him?

:shrug:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 20, 2018, 10:56:30 AM
oh well, new day and a new adventure. or misadventue in Def's case
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 25, 2018, 03:23:39 PM
tried EDCing some old knives that don't see much action any more. the Schrade Old Timer is a nice knife that is well suited for hiking and camping. Sage 1 on the other hand is something I have fallen out of love with
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 10, 2018, 11:13:23 AM
yesterday was the last day of 10x10 cycle in the gym. doing 100 squats above your own bodyweight should be banned by the Geneva convention
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on February 10, 2018, 12:03:28 PM
100?!?! I could barely squat that many times with just me :ahhh :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 10, 2018, 02:20:22 PM
I actually messed up. on Tuesday I loaded the bar incorrectly so had to repeat the weight instead of progressing on. the next cycle is 10x6 so should be less of a death coming for you feel
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on February 10, 2018, 02:52:47 PM
I'm surprised to see that the Pocketwrench isn't twisted up :dwts:

Tell me styx, on average weekend, do you turn green perhaps? :think:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 10, 2018, 03:19:35 PM
I'm surprised to see that the Pocketwrench isn't twisted up :dwts:

Tell me styx, on average weekend, do you turn green perhaps? :think:

now that you mention it I do have lapses of memory at times and in my family we don't even know the meaning of the word fuse so maybe
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 19, 2018, 07:26:14 PM
is it just me or is there a trend of tailoring down clothes to what seems hobbit size? this past Saturday I actually got kicked out of a shop for asking the sales girl if she could show me where they keep mens pants because all I could find were anorexic dwarf sized
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on February 19, 2018, 07:30:54 PM
First things first.

Have the doorways in your house turned smaller as well?
If so, the problem might be with yourself...

Second: have you moved to an Asian country?
I usualy find their sizes to be 1 off
(Medium = Small)

Next: is the store selling Asian made clothes?


And most off all, how big where the salesgirl's boots if she managed to kick you out?
Was it Lynda?! :dd:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on February 19, 2018, 07:32:48 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/lp1lXA3b1yqWI/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on February 19, 2018, 08:47:44 PM
I hate the trend of "Chinos" very baggy in the seat (often with the crotch worn down near the knees) and very tight around the lower legs.  :rant:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 19, 2018, 08:51:28 PM
wasn't the sales girl that did the kicking out. wish she did 'cause that would have been funny to see. can you imagine a barely 160cm, maybe 54kg girl trying to toss someone out?

now to your questions:
1 - not that I've noticed, but then again I've been hitting my shoulder on the same damn doorframe for 23 years now
2 - no
3 - isn't everything made in Asian countries these days?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 19, 2018, 08:52:23 PM
I hate the trend of "Chinos" very baggy in the seat (often with the crotch worn down near the knees) and very tight around the lower legs.  :rant:

so they look like carrots
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on February 19, 2018, 08:56:24 PM
Chino's exist in so many forms.
I swear by them!
Not the skinnies though...
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 19, 2018, 09:48:58 PM
Chino's exist in so many forms.
I swear by them!
Not the skinnies though...

they are an excellent pant for a lot of things. if you can find them in your size
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ThePeacent on February 20, 2018, 02:12:26 PM
fun thing, "Chinos" in Spanish means "Chinese people" but generally said in a despective way. Like saying "look, that man standing there is a Chino" or "all those you see there are Chinos" to mean it in an insulting and impolite way   :P

The same word is used for $0.99 stores where you can find almost anything for cheap and low quality, so it's another name for "Chinese made quantity over quality" type of stores.

if you say "I bought this ---- in the Chinos" it means you got it at the cheapest price and probably cheapest quality possible  :salute:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 20, 2018, 08:07:25 PM
fun thing, "Chinos" in Spanish means "Chinese people" but generally said in a despective way. Like saying "look, that man standing there is a Chino" or "all those you see there are Chinos" to mean it in an insulting and impolite way   :P

The same word is used for $0.99 stores where you can find almost anything for cheap and low quality, so it's another name for "Chinese made quantity over quality" type of stores.

if you say "I bought this ---- in the Chinos" it means you got it at the cheapest price and probably cheapest quality possible  :salute:

I remember there is a nursery rhyme in Latino culture that is quite insulting to Asians
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 29, 2018, 09:08:59 PM
so apparently I'm quite useful for intimidation

my grandmother bought some carpets, one they had when she bought 'em and the other was supposed to be delivered yesterday. since it wasn't my mother went to the store today to ask what is going on. to put it mildly they were not cooperative or friendly. then she went back but asked me to tag along. the manager saw her, opened his mouth to say something, then saw me walk in behind her and suddenly remembered he had some urgent business. oddly the missing carpet was found within 3 minutes.

and i didn't even get to do the Scent of a woman speech (I'd bring a flamethrower to this place)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 30, 2018, 09:10:15 PM
and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on March 30, 2018, 09:33:05 PM


Again:

Tell me styx, on average weekend, do you turn green perhaps? :think:

And sounds like your beard is made from steel wire on top of that :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 30, 2018, 10:34:13 PM


Again:

Tell me styx, on average weekend, do you turn green perhaps? :think:

And sounds like your beard is made from steel wire on top of that :ahhh

oddly it really does sound like that
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on March 31, 2018, 05:18:45 AM
and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on March 31, 2018, 09:26:21 AM
:rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on March 31, 2018, 09:44:50 AM
Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 31, 2018, 11:49:14 AM
and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:

:rofl:

Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...

more or less yes. apparently I'm Chewbacca's shorter, hairier cousin
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on March 31, 2018, 01:31:31 PM


and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:

:rofl:

Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...

more or less yes. apparently I'm Chewbacca's shorter, hairier cousin

Hairier then Chewbacca?

No wonder your shavers give up so fast...
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 31, 2018, 02:17:06 PM


and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:

:rofl:

Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...

more or less yes. apparently I'm Chewbacca's shorter, hairier cousin

Hairier then Chewbacca?

No wonder your shavers give up so fast...

On the bright side, the two of us can now start a band - The swinging fuzzballs. Kinda like Blues brothers but with hairy aliens
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on March 31, 2018, 03:46:51 PM
 :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on April 03, 2018, 10:57:58 AM


and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:

:rofl:

Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...

more or less yes. apparently I'm Chewbacca's shorter, hairier cousin

Hairier then Chewbacca?

No wonder your shavers give up so fast...

On the bright side, the two of us can now start a band - The swinging fuzzballs. Kinda like Blues brothers but with hairy aliens

I believe ZZ Top already did that.  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 03, 2018, 02:15:08 PM


and I've killed a third beard trimmer :twak:

Do you have steel wool for a beard?  :pok:

Edit: Obviously I was beat to the punch... bummer  :cry:

:rofl:

Must come in handy at pot scrubbing time...

more or less yes. apparently I'm Chewbacca's shorter, hairier cousin

Hairier then Chewbacca?

No wonder your shavers give up so fast...

On the bright side, the two of us can now start a band - The swinging fuzzballs. Kinda like Blues brothers but with hairy aliens

I believe ZZ Top already did that.  :D

that's brilliant. we can be a ZZ Top cover band
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 07, 2018, 09:13:41 AM
new beard trimmer is in. hopefully it lives a while
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on April 07, 2018, 09:25:38 AM
Test it on the metal dish sponge first! :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 07, 2018, 01:12:17 PM
worked good the first time around
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 10, 2018, 02:51:48 PM
odd day today. started with rain and it was very gloomy. i wasn't too thrilled about some things either. had a job interview. got the job. supposed to start on monday. some 10ish minutes after the interview the skies seemingly cleared up as well
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ducttapetech on April 10, 2018, 09:18:22 PM
Congrats on the new job! Hope the weather clears up also.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on April 10, 2018, 09:56:13 PM
Congratulations! That's a quick start - you don't have to give notice for your previous job?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 10, 2018, 10:08:30 PM
thanks. no notice needed since I've unemployed since mid June
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 29, 2018, 02:04:28 PM
well I got scolded today by a 3 or 4 year old child. while waiting for the tram, unbeknown to me, the little munchkin found shade from the sun in my shadow. as I looked where the smurf the tram is, she got upset because she was in the sun again. the mother was apologising, I was laughing and the munchkin was standing her ground
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on May 31, 2018, 03:26:29 AM
That is funny  :rofl: Kids are something else sometimes :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on May 31, 2018, 03:27:02 AM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 31, 2018, 01:19:50 PM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 01, 2018, 03:23:39 PM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me

Oh man....... :facepalm: Sucks, sorry to hear.

Ran into an old colleague today, one of the hardest working people I've ever known, but not a self-promoter.  After 11 years at his previous job he got worked out by a new boss and his new buddies.  >:(
What makes me so angry is I heard from other acquaintances that Leon never changed from his hard-working ways, never rested on his laurels after putting a lot in order after he started.  To add insult to injury, he's a very friendly and pleasant guy.....

I'm so sick of work politics and backstabbing.....I can only fix stuff, can't play those games  :facepalm: 
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 01, 2018, 04:42:07 PM
At this point only thing I can say is that it happens. Not a whole lot that can be done about it without someone landing in jail
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on June 01, 2018, 04:52:41 PM
How did I not know about this thread until now? I blame the internet!

Daleks, chinos and being kicked out of mens clothes departments. Right, someone provide the fat disabled man a chair and he'll have a large Talisker please. I'm here to stay.  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 01, 2018, 09:48:30 PM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me

Bosses are like that... Have you heard the story about your body being a workplace? Just guess which part is the Boss!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on June 01, 2018, 09:55:23 PM
There's a saying that people generally don't leave a job because of the job; they leave because of their manager.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 01, 2018, 10:36:46 PM
How did I not know about this thread until now? I blame the internet!

Daleks, chinos and being kicked out of mens clothes departments. Right, someone provide the fat disabled man a chair and he'll have a large Talisker please. I'm here to stay.  :cheers:

welcome

Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me

Bosses are like that... Have you heard the story about your body being a workplace? Just guess which part is the Boss!

There's a saying that people generally don't leave a job because of the job; they leave because of their manager.

only thing that is worrisome in all of that is the fact that i'm a coordinator for volunteers and when one looks at my degree it is more geared towards the managerial part of IT. so I gotta wonder if I'm being the same type of smurf
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 01, 2018, 10:54:49 PM
Well, sometimes, there is a good boss...  :pok:  >:D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 01, 2018, 10:55:48 PM
Just like my immediate boss, he doesn't give a smurf, best boss ever!  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 02, 2018, 11:35:47 AM
truth be told I had some amazing bosses in the past. but at least i'm thinking if i'm a smurfhole so that might help in avoiding being one
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Don Pablo on June 02, 2018, 12:50:25 PM
Being self aware of your actions and their effects goes a long way towards avoiding the smurfhole pit. :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 02, 2018, 02:11:42 PM
hope it is true
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 03, 2018, 11:02:13 PM
went to a concert (if it can be called that) of our traditional songs and dances. gotta say it was really good

here is a little taste of what i'm talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74axVyRe3tI
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on June 04, 2018, 04:45:11 AM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me

Well at least you are taking it in stride :salute: Sorry to hear it though (rather funny that he gave you paid time off though :rofl: ) :cheers:  Here's to the next and better job :tu:

:nanadance:       :nanadance:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 04, 2018, 10:12:38 AM
Just seeing about the job as well ::) Congrats :cheers: So how is it going?

i got canned a few weeks in. asking a sensible question was apparently a big no no. the funny part is that if I didn't get canned on monday, I would've gotten on friday that same week. there was an issue my former boss has been trying to figure out a solution to for about 2 years. i talked some of the details over with the other staff and had a solution in 4 hours. the guy was so steamed about it that he gave me paid time off while i was on my 2 weeks notice just so that he wouldn't have to deal with me

Well at least you are taking it in stride :salute: Sorry to hear it though (rather funny that he gave you paid time off though :rofl: ) :cheers:  Here's to the next and better job :tu:

:nanadance:       :nanadance:

that's what had me laughing as well. can you imagine smurfing someone off so bad that even though they will be rid of you fairly soon, they pay you to not come to work for the time remaining? that has to be some sort of a 1 in a million story
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 05, 2018, 08:33:32 PM
went to a concert (if it can be called that) of our traditional songs and dances. gotta say it was really good

here is a little taste of what i'm talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74axVyRe3tI

Oh that's nice, I love to hear/see traditional music and things  :cheers:

And you of all people would know this, because you're the one who's been most closely following my thread  ;)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 05, 2018, 10:09:51 PM
I would have shown you Moreška as well but that might inspire you to start jumping around and swing that Skrama a bit too much
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 15, 2018, 08:43:30 AM
signed a contract with a company yesterday. monday morning i'm starting a new job
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on June 15, 2018, 08:56:17 AM
Congratulations!
Show content
Try not to upset everyone this time!  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on June 15, 2018, 01:22:26 PM
Hope it goes really well!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on June 15, 2018, 01:59:45 PM
 :tu:
Now don't be a smartass......even if you are right  :rofl:

Congrats and good luck  :cheers:

Had a few beers on Tuesday night with my first manager when I started working......in 1994. 

One of the topics we discussed was each of our school friends that were very successful in life, and what success means, or at least how each of us defines our own success.

Some become doctors, lawyers or accountants and make a good living, the guys that got really rich had something else than what is generally called "high IQ".  EQ? :think:

I believe my EQ is at retard level  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on June 15, 2018, 02:28:21 PM
Excellent news buddy :salute: Hope they can appreciate you more at this job :tu: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 15, 2018, 03:46:34 PM
thanks guys. and i'll do my best to keep my mouth shut this time around
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 15, 2018, 03:51:50 PM
:tu:
Now don't be a smartass......even if you are right  :rofl:

Congrats and good luck  :cheers:

Had a few beers on Tuesday night with my first manager when I started working......in 1994. 

One of the topics we discussed was each of our school friends that were very successful in life, and what success means, or at least how each of us defines our own success.

Some become doctors, lawyers or accountants and make a good living, the guys that got really rich had something else than what is generally called "high IQ".  EQ? :think:

I believe my EQ is at retard level  :rofl:

not necessarily. but that type of quantifying something is at the vary least problematic since it doesn't take into account the culture and socio-economic factors that do play a big part.
if you really want to give yourself a debate over how good you are when it comes to EQ, read up on emotional literacy. there is a pdf with under 15 pages and you can get more than just the basics out of it. if you are already doing some of the "do 'em" things then you're good, if you're hitting all the "don't do" parts then you might want to learn a thing or two from the pdf
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 16, 2018, 07:03:34 AM
Great to hear you're back on the saddle, brother!

Oh and don't worry about what you say too much, if they get uppity about that, they don't deserve you anyways!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 16, 2018, 11:21:00 AM
sadly i can't say the same for those that send out bills. plus it will be nice to finally do an MTO GAW
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 01, 2018, 10:27:13 AM
First issue with the beard trimmer. Stalled, fortunately while I was close to done. I'm fixing it now, good thing it has a warranty

Next time I'm getting a shrub trimmer. And I know someone will comment on that...
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 01, 2018, 02:46:38 PM
Congratulations on the new job, styx!

I've mostly (mostly) stopped using a trimmer and use scissors, a long pair and a short pair. You might try it.

......and for your beard.....perhaps a set of hedge clippers?

(http://www.livetomanage.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/garden-clippers-brilliant-hedge-shears-of-garden-clippers.jpg)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 01, 2018, 03:41:20 PM
that might be the best option
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 16, 2018, 08:36:46 PM
today's idea - if a woman can tell who's lyrics are these without google, one should immediately get hitched

It's been a long time since I rock and rolled
It's been a long time since I did the Stroll
Oh let me get it back let me get it back
Let me get it back baby where I come from

It's been a long time been a long time
Been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time
Yes it has
It's been a long time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back carry me back
Carry me back, baby, where I come from

It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can't work right
Open your arms, opens your arms
Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in
It's been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 16, 2018, 10:15:55 PM
Welll... I'm out of luck it seems as I had to google the lyrics myself  :facepalm:

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 17, 2018, 12:22:23 AM
I only have one rule for my truck's radio: no one gets to change the channel when Zeppelin is playing.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on July 17, 2018, 01:06:30 AM
What if Jimmy Page did it?  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 17, 2018, 07:30:19 AM
Welll... I'm out of luck it seems as I had to google the lyrics myself  :facepalm:

 :D

yea but you're a broheim. different set of rules ;)

I only have one rule for my truck's radio: no one gets to change the channel when Zeppelin is playing.

What if Jimmy Page did it?  :pok:

he could be turning it down to play a few notes himself
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 18, 2018, 09:54:10 PM
The thing is, Broseph, I KNEW the lyrics, but I couldn't place em...  :ahhh :ahhh

 :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 19, 2018, 07:47:43 AM
happens to everyone when there are so many great songs
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 01, 2018, 12:18:24 PM
well people, i've applied for a college to get my masters. the entrance interview is on tuesday. with work and everything else that might happen, it will be a crazy ride for the next 2 years
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on September 01, 2018, 01:36:09 PM
Good luck styx hope all goes well for you  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: ThePeacent on September 01, 2018, 03:16:21 PM
best of luck!!!! :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on September 01, 2018, 03:18:30 PM
:popcorn:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 01, 2018, 05:40:32 PM
Good luck styx hope all goes well for you  :tu:

best of luck!!!! :cheers:

thanks guys


:popcorn:

waiting for me to do something crazy?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on September 01, 2018, 05:45:23 PM
No, just feeling the tension through the power of the internet! :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on September 01, 2018, 05:54:28 PM
You don’t want to mess with the
power of the internet Mechanickal  >:D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on September 01, 2018, 05:55:29 PM
Good luck, broseph, you can do it!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on September 01, 2018, 07:20:36 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/c5wbvuaVVLWzC/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 01, 2018, 07:39:24 PM
thanks Aleph.

Mechy, good thing i'm not entirely sane because i might go crazy
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on September 01, 2018, 07:45:41 PM
And green! :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 02, 2019, 08:31:19 PM
so quick update - finished this semester, apparently i'm born to destroy beard trimmers and trousers and i still haven't gotten fired
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on February 02, 2019, 08:55:15 PM
Good news styx  :cheers: :like:
Shame about your trousers and beard trimmers  :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Poncho65 on February 02, 2019, 09:11:03 PM
Always good not to be fired :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 02, 2019, 09:39:12 PM
well i gotta be destructive. someone has to
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 02, 2019, 09:49:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfyEpmQM7bw

Rollin' on the River Styx!  :pok:

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 03, 2019, 01:12:54 PM
that's a good one
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on February 03, 2019, 06:57:45 PM
Best of luck!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 03, 2019, 08:02:20 PM
thanks
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on February 03, 2019, 08:42:49 PM
C'mon, secretly you are proud to have a trimmer-killing beard.....  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 03, 2019, 09:52:25 PM
as frustrating as that can be, i'm not hiding my pride. i'm actually thinking of selling it as an alternative to steel wool or scotch brite pads
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: SirVicaLot on February 11, 2019, 05:18:06 AM
as frustrating as that can be, i'm not hiding my pride. i'm actually thinking of selling it as an alternative to steel wool or scotch brite pads

Deal! Got some really dirty cooking ware in the sink...  >:D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 11, 2019, 02:27:48 PM
you joke but if you get a box with a few lbs of beard delivered, don't blame me
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on February 11, 2019, 04:14:30 PM
you joke but if you get a box with a few lbs of beard delivered, don't blame me
hehehe
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 11, 2019, 07:37:32 PM
as frustrating as that can be, i'm not hiding my pride. i'm actually thinking of selling it as an alternative to steel wool or scotch brite pads

Charon Pads, the latest and greatest in cookingware cleaning technology!  :pok:

Now only for $29.99, on Styx on TV Channel!

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 11, 2019, 09:23:04 PM
as frustrating as that can be, i'm not hiding my pride. i'm actually thinking of selling it as an alternative to steel wool or scotch brite pads

Charon Pads, the latest and greatest in cookingware cleaning technology!  :pok:

Now only for $29.99, on Styx on TV Channel!

 :D

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on February 13, 2019, 08:35:55 PM
 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 14, 2019, 11:32:26 AM
already?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on February 14, 2019, 12:50:50 PM
You are very popular styx  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 14, 2019, 06:35:25 PM
Of course, he's a Broseph...  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 14, 2019, 06:38:13 PM
I was just wondering, who would the House Styx be aligned with in the Dune universe...  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 14, 2019, 09:20:55 PM
the ones that cause trouble
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 15, 2019, 06:25:39 PM
So probably the "Honored Matres"; an aggressive cult obsessed with power, violence, and sexual domination.  :pok:

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 15, 2019, 08:42:54 PM
sounds about right
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 02, 2019, 03:16:37 PM
finally got a chance to get some dirt time. had a great hike yesterday above the city of Samobor

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on May 02, 2019, 03:17:38 PM
That's some gorgeous country and weather, Styx! 

Thanks for sharing!   :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on May 02, 2019, 03:36:02 PM
Gorgeous view  :dd: :like: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on May 02, 2019, 08:34:26 PM
Beautiful shots!  :like:

We got some snow and horizontal sleet here today  >:(
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 03, 2019, 11:51:33 AM
oddly enough a lot of the continental part of Croatia looks like that. hopefully there will be more hikes for me in the future. well at least more often than they were so far
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on May 03, 2019, 01:00:01 PM
Look forward to see your pics styx :popcorn:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on May 03, 2019, 01:49:38 PM
oddly enough a lot of the continental part of Croatia looks like that. hopefully there will be more hikes for me in the future. well at least more often than they were so far

What's the weather like there now?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 05, 2019, 02:17:28 PM
it was in the low 20s. currently it is in the low teens and raining
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on May 05, 2019, 06:26:20 PM
it was in the low 20s. currently it is in the low teens and raining

31 here today though it didn't feel that bad actually. Dropping back down to 20 at the end of the week, it's been a weird year so far. Lots of rain though which was great.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 06, 2019, 02:08:19 PM
31 here today though it didn't feel that bad actually. Dropping back down to 20 at the end of the week, it's been a weird year so far. Lots of rain though which was great.

same here. it was below 10 this morning
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on May 06, 2019, 02:39:30 PM
A bit cooler than usual here, as well.

We had snow and sleet yesterday. All melted off now, and the temp is up to 3ºC.  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on May 08, 2019, 01:21:15 PM
that is perfect weather. fewer bugs and not a whole lot of people so there is some peace and quiet
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 09, 2019, 07:17:39 PM
Sorry bro, I should visit your house more often  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 10, 2019, 04:52:48 PM
don't worry. i'm not as often as I'd like to be here
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 10, 2019, 04:53:46 PM
did y'all know that Aleksanr Karelin won 3 Olympic golds and 1 silver medal, 2 world cups, 9 world titles, 12 european titles and finished with a record of 33 wins and 1 loss?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 10, 2019, 07:03:34 PM
did y'all know that Aleksanr Karelin won 3 Olympic golds and 1 silver medal, 2 world cups, 9 world titles, 12 european titles and finished with a record of 33 wins and 1 loss?

 I actually did, well not the exact numbers... He was quite famous here in Finland and was known by the nickname "Siberian Bear"  :salute:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 11, 2019, 11:48:54 AM
the man was a monster
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on June 11, 2019, 08:40:14 PM
He did beat our heavyweight champion at least 3 or 4 times  :twak:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 11, 2019, 10:01:29 PM
to be fair he beat almost everyone. only 1 loss
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 16, 2019, 09:14:40 AM
another semester cleared
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: zoidberg on June 16, 2019, 09:35:16 AM
Congrats.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on June 16, 2019, 02:50:38 PM
Excellent!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 16, 2019, 05:07:15 PM
thanks guys
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 04, 2019, 07:54:21 PM
Well we just got robbed. They didn't take much, a few perfumes and one ring, but they created a lot of damage
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: LoopCutter on July 04, 2019, 07:58:35 PM
A true bummer.   That violation of your space is true crime.

Glad that you are alright, stuff hopefully can all be replaced my friend.


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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 04, 2019, 08:08:00 PM
Damn, sorry to hear that bro...  >:(

Any reason to believe the cops will find the smurfs?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 04, 2019, 08:08:19 PM
Sorry to hear that styx  :facepalm:
Those smurfs should be shot :rant:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 04, 2019, 08:10:01 PM
Sorry to hear that styx  :facepalm:
Those smurfs should be shot :rant:

Well, let's not deal the death penalty just yet, ok?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 04, 2019, 08:14:29 PM
I can’t stand people like that especially as they just
haven’t got any respect for things people worked hard for
And just think it’s okay to break in and take what they want  :rant:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 04, 2019, 09:28:58 PM
no way they will be found. as said it is only the damage
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 04, 2019, 09:39:01 PM
Hope it’s not going to cost you a fortune to get the damage fixed  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on July 05, 2019, 04:35:06 PM
Really sorry to hear that.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 05, 2019, 05:11:46 PM
Well we just got robbed. They didn't take much, a few perfumes and one ring, but they created a lot of damage

Very sorry to hear that, styx! 

Always a terrible feeling to have your space violated by scum. I was robbed once (sort of my fault for leaving the door unlocked) and it really annoyed me. I think it's the disrespectful behavior more than anything else that is so maddening.

Anyway, as the saying goes.....

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 05, 2019, 09:01:35 PM
what makes me mad is the fact that people in this building know who i sleeping with whom, who got a new car/bike/flat/anything and all sorts of other gossip but they are suddenly all deaf and keep to themselves when something like this happens. even worse is that they open the doors for anyone without checking who it is, people go up and down the stairs and no one bothered to call the police after seeing the door busted and a ton of papers tossed around the hallway
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 05, 2019, 09:11:08 PM
Bunch of ignorant smurfs :facepalm:
That would make me mad as well  >:(
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 07, 2019, 12:41:44 PM
girlfriend took me to Novi Vinodolski yesterday so I got a chance to unwind. and I suck with flippers
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 07, 2019, 12:43:29 PM
Nice one styx  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 07, 2019, 03:14:42 PM
Novi Vinodolski


What is this? 
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 07, 2019, 03:22:35 PM
This is what I found Nix  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 07, 2019, 03:39:15 PM
I wondered if the 'Vino' in the name was related to winemaking.....

and might be the reason styx had trouble with the flippers.


Sounds like it was fun, regardless.  :D  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 07, 2019, 04:15:06 PM
well you're not wrong. vino is croatian for wine, dol is one of the words we use for down. and the region is known as Vinodol which has been used for wine making

and ofc, had the Vic Hunter with us
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 07, 2019, 04:38:34 PM
 :like:  :tu:

(and hope you aren't too badly hungover.....  :rofl:)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 07, 2019, 04:41:10 PM
 :drink: :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 08, 2019, 12:19:56 PM
well i do have an unexplained bruise on my leg
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 08, 2019, 12:29:49 PM
 :rofl: :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on July 08, 2019, 04:51:18 PM
well i do have an unexplained bruise on my leg

Make the smurfing thing explain itself! Waterboard it if you have to!  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 08, 2019, 06:10:16 PM
Mechy may have some thoughts on that........   :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 08, 2019, 06:11:53 PM
tried. tough sob, not talking
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 09, 2019, 09:37:28 PM
got bitten by a spider. now my leg is purple and swollen. why did i think i'd get powers like spiderman?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 09, 2019, 09:41:46 PM
Nasty  :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 09, 2019, 09:43:25 PM
You never know it might still happen
Getting Spider-Man powers  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 10, 2019, 02:05:05 AM
got bitten by a spider. now my leg is purple and swollen. why did i think i'd get powers like spiderman?

That sounds pretty bad. Are you going to get some medical attention?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on July 10, 2019, 06:58:39 AM
Mechy may have some thoughts on that........   :facepalm:
:dwts:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 08:48:23 AM
You never know it might still happen
Getting Spider-Man powers  :rofl:

well I sound more like the Hulk

That sounds pretty bad. Are you going to get some medical attention?

yea, I'm going today. as a Steelers fan, I can't allow a part of my body to be purple. that's Ravens' color
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 08:48:39 AM
:dwts:

what?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on July 10, 2019, 09:07:59 AM
what?
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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 04:34:33 PM
looks fun
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 04:37:07 PM
How is your spider bite doing styx  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 04:49:43 PM
got antibiotics. apparently i'll live but no spider powers
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 10, 2019, 04:53:07 PM
yea, I'm going today. as a Steelers fan, I can't allow a part of my body to be purple. that's Ravens' color


Good point.   :)

Glad you got some treatment.  Looking any better today (less Raven-y)?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on July 10, 2019, 04:58:36 PM
got bitten by a spider. now my leg is purple and swollen. why did i think i'd get powers like spiderman?

So you Croatians have spiders that bite? I think it is time we build a wall on the border. With biohazard signs and all...  :ahhh

 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 05:12:26 PM
 :rofl: :rofl: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 05:12:48 PM
Good luck with the antibiotics styx  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on July 10, 2019, 05:20:00 PM
:rofl: :rofl: :like:

Keep on laughing. In the meanwhile I am on the interwebs studying relevant material for the application of my plan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqqKCNV80y0
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 05:23:50 PM
Good luck with your plan lister :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 10, 2019, 06:57:57 PM
Someone said spiders?  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh "running far far away" NOPE NOPE Nope, nope, nope..... :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh


 :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 07:07:53 PM
So you Croatians have spiders that bite? I think it is time we build a wall on the border. With biohazard signs and all...  :ahhh

 :D

yep. seems that they are going nuts this summer
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 10, 2019, 07:08:48 PM
Keep on laughing. In the meanwhile I am on the interwebs studying relevant material for the application of my plan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqqKCNV80y0

and i'm trying to figure out where to get a kukri fast. and a flame thrower for the little nopes
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 07:29:06 PM
Good luck with all those spiders styx
Doesn’t sound fun with so many of them  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: lister on July 10, 2019, 08:33:56 PM
A brief report from frontlines:

https://youtu.be/S-s4lEk91ng

 :drink:

Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 10, 2019, 08:48:24 PM
A brief report from frontlines:

https://youtu.be/S-s4lEk91ng

 :drink:

I'm "allegedly" doing my part!  :P

Love the movie btw!  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 10, 2019, 08:49:02 PM
Good one  :cheers: :drink:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 11, 2019, 10:29:30 AM
ok quick question - how do y'all sharpen your wire cutters (dedicated ones) or does anyone have broken Spyderco triangle sharpening sticks?
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 11, 2019, 09:02:23 PM
umm... I don't...  :pommel:

Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 11, 2019, 09:24:09 PM
ok quick question - how do y'all sharpen your wire cutters (dedicated ones) or does anyone have broken Spyderco triangle sharpening sticks?


Never felt the need. Some of my dedicated wire cutters look a little raggedy, but they still work, so I don't worry about it.   :dunno:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 11, 2019, 09:33:20 PM
Never had any problems with my wire cutters
So never needed to sharpen them  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 11, 2019, 09:34:34 PM
so i'm the only one who does that? that's what I get for shaving with them
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 11, 2019, 10:02:08 PM
 :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 11, 2019, 10:07:56 PM
 :rofl: :facepalm:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 12, 2019, 06:10:09 PM
seriously, i should sell this as some new age anti hipster barbed wire
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on July 12, 2019, 06:17:27 PM
 :rofl: good one  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 17, 2019, 10:39:54 PM
so I got this song stuck in my head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksgvwBvoQ0E

fyi this is sung in a dialect that is spoken on the other side of the mountain in Zagorje.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 20, 2019, 06:32:25 PM
It is very catchy!  :like: 

Just swap the languange and it could easily be old finnish drinking song... :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on July 20, 2019, 07:28:25 PM
Obviously a bit of EtOH influence there.......  :rofl:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 21, 2019, 08:42:00 PM
makes perfect sense if you had a few belts
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on July 21, 2019, 09:28:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Lgj8vKBGA

I'll just leave this for you, bro  ;)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on July 22, 2019, 06:20:10 PM
now I've got something to listen to at work tomorrow
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 05, 2019, 10:37:33 AM
went on a day trip this satruday again. this time to Mošćenička Draga

at this rate, I'm really considering a Sypderco fixed blade in H1 considering all the diving and water activities going on
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 21, 2019, 09:18:31 PM
Just to give you guys a heads up, as I know this community gets really concerned, I'm leaving for a vacation on friday morning and I will be back around the 31st
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on August 21, 2019, 09:48:36 PM
Hope you have a great time!   :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on August 21, 2019, 10:48:56 PM
Have a safe trip styx  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on August 22, 2019, 06:43:18 PM
Hope you'll have a great time, bro! :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 22, 2019, 08:00:22 PM
thanks guys
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 30, 2019, 07:09:13 PM
i'm back. i'll post pics once i get 'em all from my gf
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on August 30, 2019, 07:14:53 PM
 :cheers:  :popcorn:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on August 30, 2019, 07:54:07 PM
Hope you have had a good time  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 30, 2019, 09:57:57 PM
I had a great time. The most important question is what gear did I take - only a Vic Hunter. Well a day pack that I've had for years now, swimming trunks and fins and my trusty Nalgene bottle. To be fair I only once wished that I had a more robust fixie and a folding saw to clean up one trail a bit. The Hunter saw a good bit of use for food prep, cutting and opening a few cans. Since we were in a house and later an apartment, not much else was needed. Ofc there is a kit that never leaves that day pack which includes a signal mirror, a whistle and a sillcock key.

As far as first aid goes, there were the usual things for aches, a few feet of band aids and combined we had about 5m (15ft) of elastic bandages in case of sprains.

To start off we spent a few days in the village of Pirovac which is often called Zlo selo (Evil village), a name given to it by the Ottomans. We also visited Šibenik and 2 of it's 3 land fortresses. The one sea fortress was seen later from a ferry.
Pirovac used be a quiet small village but now it is quite filled with tourists and the usual touristy stuff - over priced bars, restaurants both of which work only during the season, souvenir shops and just about every other attraction. Since we were about 10 to 15 minutes from the marina where most of those things are it was rather quiet and we got a chance to relax. Some of it's beaches aren't entirely restructured so one can get a mishmash of pebbles and concrete but that is more towards the very edges. Very nice if you have younger children and actually quite a nice place to go on SUPs. There are a good number of boats and jet skis so caution has to be taken. Not sure if the measurement on Google maps can be trusted (I'm iffy on the starting point) but we had a tendency to go for about a 1km (about 3000 feet) swim there (total distance).
Later we went on the island Prvić for a few days. That is an island were you can't really get any signal, there are about 400 people living on it and I believe they have maybe 4 smaller tractors that help with transporting goods. No other traffic on the island at all. It was great. They have a pensioner's retreat, a few nicer beaches for younger children and for anyone adventurous a lot of natural beaches that require a bit of hiking and climbing. the wares can get a bit choppy from the wind and sea traffic but no one goes too close so an inflatable kayak is a really good option to go from one settlement to the other. Freediving is also quite nice but you'll need stiffer or longer fins to cope with the currents and waves once they start. Plus more I'm glad I have plastic ones rather than something high end like carbon as they would get ruined on all the rocks. The water is crystal clear and urchins are all around, so tweezers can come in handy. There again we hand our same longer distance swims and dives to explore a bit of the coast and just have fun. But there is also at least one hiking trail that is not really official. Some local marked it on stones and it hasn't been kept up all too well. But since this is probably one person doing it out of passion, I can't really fault that. That's why I wish I had a larger saw and a sturdy fixie with me so I could clean it up a bit from dead trees and branches that at times had me bear crawling. That is probably the only thing we didn't take pictures off as most of the trail was loose rock, trees, brush and possibly snakes on one side and steep cliffs on the other side.

All in all it was fun
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on August 30, 2019, 10:37:50 PM
Sounds like a nice place  :tu: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 31, 2019, 07:44:02 AM
it really is. we'll probably be going back to Prvić next year
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on August 31, 2019, 03:15:32 PM
I bet there is still loads to be seen  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on August 31, 2019, 05:01:39 PM
Sounds great, Styx.  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on August 31, 2019, 08:19:22 PM
I bet there is still loads to be seen  :tu:

yep. we'll be looking at inflatable kayaks for the next year to have additional options of exploring. plus there are a lot of old goat trails that lead to hidden bunkers

Sounds great, Styx.  :tu:

it really was. quite outside of my comfort zone with mountains and woods, the rock under your feet is quite different from mud and gives an entirely new things to look for and adjust to.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on August 31, 2019, 08:48:49 PM
The bunkers sound fun to explore  :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on August 31, 2019, 08:58:23 PM
Welcome back, broseph! Sounds like you had a good time!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 01, 2019, 08:42:30 AM
The bunkers sound fun to explore  :tu:

oh they will be. sadly we didn't get a chance this time around

Welcome back, broseph! Sounds like you had a good time!  :cheers:

thank. we did. can't wait to share the pics with y'all
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 08, 2019, 07:02:55 PM
This might end up being a bit jumbled but these are the shots of nature, the places, the food that we had

These are all from Pirovac, including the cat shot for Aleph

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 08, 2019, 07:10:02 PM
This is Šibenik and a few shots from our boat trip

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 08, 2019, 07:18:32 PM
Prvić

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 08, 2019, 07:29:29 PM
Prvić nature

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Wspeed on September 08, 2019, 07:38:01 PM
Gorgeous place and nice pics  :dd: :like: :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 09, 2019, 09:50:45 PM
thanks. somehow i thought they would come out larger
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on December 29, 2019, 07:37:02 PM
just got back from a weekend trip to Fužine. forgot how the wind chill can be a pain in the smurf
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on January 02, 2020, 05:32:18 AM
Gusting winds here.....but unusually warm.  About 3ºC. Odd  :dunno:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 02, 2020, 08:36:56 PM
it was about 28 Fahrenheit there without the wind. and closer to 14 Fahrenheit with the wind. needless to say we're looking into proper fleece mid layers.while I like wool, my girlfriend is not a fan at all and might be allergic. plus for the price of one good wool mid layer we can get 4 or 5 pieces of fleece
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on January 04, 2020, 08:51:35 PM
I'm a wool man.  :)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 05, 2020, 11:01:15 AM
so am i. but the price, at this point in our lives, is a bit much
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on January 05, 2020, 02:22:45 PM
I hear that. Fleece is so reasonable, and with great performance.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Goran Radovanović on January 14, 2020, 09:28:25 AM
A ništa onda, ove godine do Splita pa navrati na čašu razgovora.  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on January 14, 2020, 08:27:27 PM
it was about 28 Fahrenheit there without the wind. and closer to 14 Fahrenheit with the wind. needless to say we're looking into proper fleece mid layers.while I like wool, my girlfriend is not a fan at all and might be allergic. plus for the price of one good wool mid layer we can get 4 or 5 pieces of fleece

I'm slightly allergic to wool as well, but Merino wool does not trigger the reaction... It is however even more expensive, so might not be the solution you're looking for  :pok:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 14, 2020, 09:34:07 PM
I hear that. Fleece is so reasonable, and with great performance.

i'm just thinking if it is better to take a vest or pullover

A ništa onda, ove godine do Splita pa navrati na čašu razgovora.  :cheers:

Morat ću prvom prilikom

I'm slightly allergic to wool as well, but Merino wool does not trigger the reaction... It is however even more expensive, so might not be the solution you're looking for  :pok:

yep looked into that as well. only base layers are readily available but at a steep price
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on January 15, 2020, 12:23:20 AM
i'm just thinking if it is better to take a vest or pullover


My fleece vest is one of my favorite pieces of kit.

It's 10 or more years old. It is a bit worn, has a few singed spot from popping campfire embers, but it still completely functional (and is mostly presentable). It gets carried year-round. In Winter it serves as a mid-layer. In Spring and Fall it may be a primary outer layer or get paired with a rain shell. In Summer it gets carried for cool mornings or evenings. A true 4-season garment.

Really versatile, easy to layer with other stuff. I wouldn't be without one.  :tu:

Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: SteveC on January 15, 2020, 02:11:45 PM
 :iagree: A fleece vest is an integral part of any layering system.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on January 15, 2020, 10:37:10 PM
thanks for the input
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 09, 2020, 12:24:27 PM
well people, I got one huge update - she said yes
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on February 10, 2020, 08:17:51 PM
Bro, seriously? Congratulations!  :cheers:  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  :D
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Mechanickal on February 11, 2020, 07:20:27 AM
:woohoo:

Exciting! :D

Congrats you 2!!

:ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: zoidberg on February 11, 2020, 07:34:18 AM
Congrats styx!   :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on February 11, 2020, 02:59:01 PM
Congrats!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on February 11, 2020, 05:28:35 PM
thanks guys
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on April 25, 2020, 07:34:29 PM
the fiance and I got into our heads that we could do something, so we decided to start a garden

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Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: zoidberg on April 25, 2020, 10:10:46 PM
:tu:   :like:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on June 01, 2020, 10:07:44 AM
got back yesterday in the middle of the night from a 4 day vacation. we had some yard clearing work to do and I gotta say that the '08 soldier, bahco laplander and leuku did everything perfectly. ofc me being a bit clumsy and working near a stone fence resulted in the leuku getting some chips in the blade, but nothing that can't be fixed
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 27, 2020, 10:08:23 AM
Well people, I have to admit I've been a bit secretive lately but my family has grown and in about 6 months it will be even larger.

First, since yesterday there is a Mrs. Styx
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And as some of you have figured, we are expecting a little one
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Fuzzbucket on September 27, 2020, 10:36:41 AM
Congratulations!  :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: old Lefty on September 27, 2020, 10:39:09 AM
Congrats!


Lähetetty minun SM-T515 laitteesta Tapatalkilla

Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 27, 2020, 03:04:02 PM
thanks guys
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: SteveC on September 28, 2020, 01:45:21 PM
A huge congrats !    :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on September 29, 2020, 11:26:40 AM
thanks mate
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on September 30, 2020, 08:00:57 PM
I'm so behind!

Congrats on the engagement!
Congrats on the Wedding!!
Congrats on the future good news!!!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on October 01, 2020, 09:43:37 AM
thanks man. and no worries, we all get a bit busy at times
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on October 02, 2020, 08:04:28 PM
I'm so behind!

Congrats on the engagement!
Congrats on the Wedding!!
Congrats on the future good news!!!


 :iagree:   :woohoo:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on October 02, 2020, 08:05:20 PM
So many adventures to come!   :tu:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: AlephZero on October 03, 2020, 01:50:32 PM
Oh my lord...

Congratulations, bro! May you and yours have a good life together!

So happy for you!  :ahhh :cheers: :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on October 03, 2020, 04:05:45 PM
thanks guys
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on October 03, 2020, 04:25:46 PM
Got the call yesterday while we were in the middle of the move - my grandfather died. This was the man who first put a screwdriver, pliers and an axe in my hands
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on October 03, 2020, 04:33:31 PM
Ohhh.... very sorry.

I only knew one of my Grandfathers. He was a wonderful man. He was the one who gave me my first knife (SAK) and who taught me to shoot and the importance of compost. A very special man in my life.

You were very lucky to have a good Grandfather!  So sorry for your loss. 
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on October 04, 2020, 12:25:18 PM
thanks
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: SteveC on October 04, 2020, 02:14:36 PM
Condolences   :(
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on October 05, 2020, 03:17:45 PM
thanks
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on October 06, 2020, 01:52:21 AM
Styx --

When is your little one due to arrive?

(And can you sneak in a SAK purchase or two before then......  :think:)
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 22, 2021, 03:21:56 PM
dear MTO family, I got another update - my wife gave birth yesterday. now I get to teach my son all about multittols
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: eamo on March 23, 2021, 12:34:47 AM
congratulations !  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: awesome news
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Nix on March 23, 2021, 01:03:35 AM
 :ahhh 


CONGRATULATIONS, STYX!!!



 :ahhh
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Chako on March 23, 2021, 02:03:47 AM
I do not visit this thread all that often...but I have to say, congratulations...that is momentous news indeed. I am happy for you.
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: BlueDot on March 23, 2021, 02:09:02 AM

Congratulation to the Styx family!  I just found this thread and stayed up to read through the whole thing.
I'm praying you will have lots of good adventures to write about.
But first: What is the little bugger's name, and what is to be his first MT?

dc
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: SteveC on March 23, 2021, 01:11:39 PM
Congrats to you and your wife !    :cheers:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 23, 2021, 01:53:17 PM
thanks for all the warm wishes

Congratulation to the Styx family!  I just found this thread and stayed up to read through the whole thing.
I'm praying you will have lots of good adventures to write about.
But first: What is the little bugger's name, and what is to be his first MT?

dc

his name is Marjan Josip. as far as his first MT, it will probably be something from Victorinox. considering I keep losing my SAKs to my wife and my mother, he will probably go in that direction as well
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Aloha on March 23, 2021, 01:58:24 PM
 :woohoo: congratulations to you both.   
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 24, 2021, 08:10:04 AM
thanks
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: pomsbz on March 24, 2021, 12:56:27 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 25, 2021, 08:13:45 AM
thanks
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: Syncop8r on March 25, 2021, 08:55:46 AM
Congratulations dude!  :woohoo:
Title: Re: House of Styx
Post by: styx on March 26, 2021, 08:26:23 AM
thanks. i hope they'll be coming home today