That would have been great to know yesterday [emoji4]

I've been there. You won't forget now.

Soooo I was tidying up the garage yesterday when I noticed something-  In a stack of my ready-to-ship packaged sets there were a series of symmetrical semi-rectangular holes punched in one of the cardboard boxes. Apparently, my 6-year old had been experimenting with a typical claw-style hammer.  However, instead of using it to pound or pull at any other random object in the universe he wondered what would happen if the claw side was swung into a stack of cardboard boxes.  I am now the proud owner of an "excellent condition, NIB, ready-to-ship" Grand Emporium... full of holes.  oh kids! Gotta love 'em!

24 minutes ago, Rodeogeorge said:

Soooo I was tidying up the garage yesterday when I noticed something-  In a stack of my ready-to-ship packaged sets there were a series of symmetrical semi-rectangular holes punched in one of the cardboard boxes. Apparently, my 6-year old had been experimenting with a typical claw-style hammer.  However, instead of using it to pound or pull at any other random object in the universe he wondered what would happen if the claw side was swung into a stack of cardboard boxes.  I am now the proud owner of an "excellent condition, NIB, ready-to-ship" Grand Emporium... full of holes.  oh kids! Gotta love 'em!

Hide the power tools...

59 minutes ago, Rodeogeorge said:

Soooo I was tidying up the garage yesterday when I noticed something-  In a stack of my ready-to-ship packaged sets there were a series of symmetrical semi-rectangular holes punched in one of the cardboard boxes. Apparently, my 6-year old had been experimenting with a typical claw-style hammer.  However, instead of using it to pound or pull at any other random object in the universe he wondered what would happen if the claw side was swung into a stack of cardboard boxes.  I am now the proud owner of an "excellent condition, NIB, ready-to-ship" Grand Emporium... full of holes.  oh kids! Gotta love 'em!

I'll take that GE from you for MSRP

Tell your six year old "you cant touch this". And "please hammer, don't hurt em".

Honestly though, kids are so destructive.

In his defense he was completely honest and sincerely apologetic. Great kid.

I did have to ask him "why didn't you smash the next box down? This Arkham asylum breakout?"

3 hours ago, Rodeogeorge said:

In his defense he was completely honest and sincerely apologetic. Great kid.

I did have to ask him "why didn't you smash the next box down? This Arkham asylum breakout?"

What about the box of Exo-Suits 

A bomb goes off in NYC and the mainstream media pounces on Trump for calling it a bomb. Nice way to deflect. SMFH. [emoji849]

26 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

A bomb goes off in NYC and the mainstream media pounces on Trump for calling it a bomb. Nice way to deflect. SMFH.

And blasio calling it "not terrorism ". Because obviously explosive devices are all around NYC and explode by accident occasionally....

3 minutes ago, Phil B said:

And blasio calling it "not terrorism ". Because obviously explosive devices are all around NYC and explode by accident occasionally....

Terrorism by definition needs to have a political aspect to it . It ain't about just bombs going off 

Terrorism by definition needs to have a political aspect to it . It ain't about just bombs going off 

"What difference, at this point, does it make?"

And blasio calling it "not terrorism ". Because obviously explosive devices are all around NYC and explode by accident occasionally....

This wasn't terror. Someone just happened to throw away a pressure cooker and C4 at the same time. [emoji23]

8 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

"What difference, at this point, does it make?"

We are a nation that respects its own laws . I'll leave it there and refrain from further comment on the subject . 

As a New Yorker who lives 20 minutes away from the nightmare of 911 ( i.e. The city) semantics don't really matter. This is way too close to home and is becoming more common.

On 9/18/2016 at 11:21 AM, Phil B said:

And blasio calling it "not terrorism ". Because obviously explosive devices are all around NYC and explode by accident occasionally....

24 hours later...NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio now says they have "every reason" to believe NY and NJ bombings were an "act of terror" No Sh!t Sherlock!

I've read that the 5 detained on the bridge had an SUV full of a weapons cache. Haven't heard much more on this though. Maybe a cell..

37 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

24 hours later...NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio now says they have "every reason" to believe NY and NJ bombings were an "act of terror" No Sh!t Sherlock!

 

Meanwhile in Canada...

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/man-who-attempted-to-hijack-crane-in-downtown-calgary-back-on-the-ground-and-in-police-custory

2 minutes ago, MarleyMoose said:

Maybe a cell..

 

Speaking of, now would be a good time for Showtime to relaunch "Sleeper Cell."

1 minute ago, gregpj said:

Meanwhile in Canada...

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/man-who-attempted-to-hijack-crane-in-downtown-calgary-back-on-the-ground-and-in-police-custory

"I said a plane, not a crane"...

These riots, I know they're calling them protests but a guy just shot another guy so, it's not a protest to me, are absolutely ridiculous. Looting does not a protest make either.

Just now, dcdfan said:

These riots, I know they're calling them protests but a guy just shot another guy so, it's not a protest to me, are absolutely ridiculous. Looting does not a protest make either.

stop watching the news.. problem solved ..lol 

stop watching the news.. problem solved ..lol 

Ok, I just saw a guy holding a gun pointing it at the police walking by. This is insane. [emoji15]

These riots, I know they're calling them protests but a guy just shot another guy so, it's not a protest to me, are absolutely ridiculous. Looting does not a protest make either.

I'm so glad people are finding out that "70% of the arrested protestors have out of state IDs." Now they need to ask who's been funding shipping these people in. I won't post the answer.

On September 18, 2016 at 11:13 PM, labfreak7 said:

As a New Yorker who lives 20 minutes away from the nightmare of 911 ( i.e. The city) semantics don't really matter. This is way too close to home and is becoming more common.

I live in the heart of Paris where we just had a pretty bad terrorist attack a few blocks away from my house about a nine months ago. I get the nervousness of living in a city that is always on the "target" radar, but for my fellow Americans living back in the land of red, white, blue and awesome Lego discounts, I try to remind them of one sobering fact: Including the 9/11 attacks in 2001, from then until now, a little over 3,000 Americans have died at the hands of a terrorist attack, and this includes attacks on foreigns soil (like in Libya). Whereas... your garden-variety firearm has killed over 400,000 Americans in that same span.

8 hours ago, lukiepete said:

I live in the heart of Paris where we just had a pretty bad terrorist attack a few blocks away from my house about a nine months ago. I get the nervousness of living in a city that is always on the "target" radar, but for my fellow Americans living back in the land of red, white, blue and awesome Lego discounts, I try to remind them of one sobering fact: Including the 9/11 attacks in 2001, from then until now, a little over 3,000 Americans have died at the hands of a terrorist attack, and this includes attacks on foreigns soil (like in Libya). Whereas... your garden-variety firearm has killed over 400,000 Americans in that same span.

hey hey hey  We know we're stupid irrational and hypocritical.  There's no need to point it out.  

14 hours ago, lukiepete said:

I live in the heart of Paris where we just had a pretty bad terrorist attack a few blocks away from my house about a nine months ago. I get the nervousness of living in a city that is always on the "target" radar, but for my fellow Americans living back in the land of red, white, blue and awesome Lego discounts, I try to remind them of one sobering fact: Including the 9/11 attacks in 2001, from then until now, a little over 3,000 Americans have died at the hands of a terrorist attack, and this includes attacks on foreigns soil (like in Libya). Whereas... your garden-variety firearm has killed over 400,000 Americans in that same span.

Though approx 60% were suicides.