RTDNTOTO 🐻 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 21 (2026)

[jumbach]

Growing up, my parents always kept a record of when they filled up; gallons and cost. Why? I know my dad would calculate MPG but only saw him do that on trips. I don't think they do this anymore. Drove with my dad 700 miles a few months ago and I did not see him record the info. I started doing this when I first started to drive since that is how I grew up. Gave it up in a few years.

It's engrained in my siblings (we all had the same dad, after all. )

 

[The Terminator]

I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone who complains about the cost of lift tickets and downhill skiing in general....cross country ski instead. That's what we do.

Better workout and cardio too !

 

[Maister]

Better workout and cardio too !

Not to mention you can usually pick up all the equipment you'll ever need at a garage sale for under $15

 

[luckless pedestrian]

fun fact: I worked for the guy that was characterized in Apocalypse Now - it was based on his platoon - he was known as "the kid" as he was barely 18 and they made him point - he survived three platoon massacres because they would let him through and kill everyone behind him and then he'd have to hide and try to get back to a different platoon, in a jungle - he was a very mild mannered guy and rarely spoke about his experiences but every once in a while he'd come to the house and tell us a few just wtf stories of his experience

 

[SlaveToTheGrind]

fun fact: I worked for the guy that was characterized in Apocalypse Now - it was based on his platoon - he was known as "the kid" as he was barely 18 and they made him point - he survived three platoon massacres because they would let him through and kill everyone behind him and then he'd have to hide and try to get back to a different platoon, in a jungle - he was a very mild mannered guy and rarely spoke about his experiences but every once in a while he'd come to the house and tell us a few just wtf stories of his experience

Just watched Apocalypse Now two nights ago.

 

[Maister]

fun fact: I worked for the guy that was characterized in Apocalypse Now - it was based on his platoon - he was known as "the kid" as he was barely 18 and they made him point - he survived three platoon massacres because they would let him through and kill everyone behind him and then he'd have to hide and try to get back to a different platoon, in a jungle - he was a very mild mannered guy and rarely spoke about his experiences but every once in a while he'd come to the house and tell us a few just wtf stories of his experience

Could it maybe have been the movie Full Metal Jacket or possibly Platoon, as opposed to Apocalypse Now? Most of Apocalypse Now takes place on a river patrol boat.

 

[luckless pedestrian]

Could it maybe have been the movie Full Metal Jacket or possibly Platoon, as opposed to Apocalypse Now? Most of Apocalypse Now takes place on a river patrol boat.

Yeah, they changed it up a bit, but he showed us the back and forth letters he shared with the movie producers - his experience was just insane - he often said he has no idea why he's still alive

 

[jumbach]

I learned to ski when I lived in Quebec and did so on a dare. It is an overrated experience and I am not good at it, even though I do enjoy it and would def hit the slopes more if it wasn't so damn expensive, even if it meant sticking to the bunny hills. Haven't been on a pair of ski's now since 2018 :/

The idea of careening out of control down a steep, icy hill with a pair of sticks strapped to my legs does not appeal to me.

 

[jumbach]

Better workout and cardio too !

We had our summer camp at Royal Gorge, the same facility that was used as a cross country ski resort in the winter. Somewhere I have a picture of me as a kid in one of the warming huts (with no snow around at all). It became "Camp Winthers" in the summer.

I was a camp counselor for a few summers in the 90's and early 00's, but not there.

 

[SlaveToTheGrind]

2026 Rock and Roll Hall of fame nominations.

• The Black Crowes
• Jeff Buckley - not rock
• Mariah Carey - not rock
• Phil Collin - rockish
• Melissa Etheridge - not rock
• Lauryn Hill - not rock
• Billy Idol
• INXS - rockish
• Iron Maiden - couldn't give two bollocks about the hall
• Joy Division/New Order - not rock
• New Edition - not rock
• Oasis - not rock
• Pink - not rock
• Sade - not rock
• Shakira - not rock
• Luther Vandross - not rock
• Wu-Tang Clan - not rock

Been "rock" in name only for many years. Needs to be changed to Music Hall of Fame.

 

[jumbach]

My Hero Superpower is being able to pick up a suitcase and tell you--to the pound--how much it weighs.

I blame it on all those years of working as a bellman.

Just put my skill to work with someone. She gave me a bag; I told her 52 lbs, she asked me how I knew. I said it's because I picked it up.

She had me weigh it anyway: 51 lbs 9 oz.

I don't need a luggage scale at home because I AM one.

 

[michaelskis]

The police have officially ended their search of the young man in Marquette. Sounds like there is enough evidence to conclude that he fell through the ice and in Lake Superior with those currents under the ice, it might be quite some time before, or if, he is found.

Police end official search for missing NMU student Trenton Massey

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — UPDATE (2/25/26 at 4 p.m.): The official search for Trenton Massey has come to an end, Marquette Police Chief Ryan Grim says.

www.myupnow.com

 

[kjel]

Question of the Day!

Will kjel have to report for federal jury tomorrow or not?

 

[Maister]

My Hero Superpower is being able to pick up a suitcase and tell you--to the pound--how much it weighs.

I blame it on all those years of working as a bellman.

Just put my skill to work with someone. She gave me a bag; I told her 52 lbs, she asked me how I knew. I said it's because I picked it up.

She had me weigh it anyway: 51 lbs 9 oz.

I don't need a luggage scale at home because I AM one.

That's impressive!