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re: Smoke Detectors and Batteries
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/25/26 at 11:49 am to ShrevetownTiger
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There is a 100% chance that if the battery in your smoke detector is starting to die, it will let you know between the hours of 2am and 3am.
Someone may say this is incorrect, but I've heard that can happen because the temps are cooler at night and batteries are temperature sensitive. A colder battery will fail before a warm battery as the theory goes.
So if the battery is about to die, it is more prone to beep at night when it is cooler than during the day.
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re: The identity of anonymous street artist 'Banksy' revealed
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/17/26 at 10:54 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Maybe it's just the most brilliant advanced marketing ploy of all time.
Maybe he'll do a special collection with Target next fall.
re: Most disposable cars
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/17/26 at 5:19 am to Bamafig
re: LSU alumni email shutting down
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/10/26 at 12:06 pm to Jackie Chan
It seems like I remember they once made a big deal about getting an LSU alumni email address.
You might think the costs to maintain this would be slim and continuing this program would help them stay in touch with the alumni base. Maybe someone has some insight.
You might think the costs to maintain this would be slim and continuing this program would help them stay in touch with the alumni base. Maybe someone has some insight.
re: Cafe du monde
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/3/26 at 8:36 pm to Trash_Panda
And I have to say, the staff at Morning Call has always been super friendly and appreciative. Given how badly most new coffee chains now handle customer service, it’s a nice change of pace.
re: Cafe du monde
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/3/26 at 2:46 pm to tlsu15
I'll hit the Morning Call near the City Park/Canal Blvd intersection when I want some coffee before driving back to BR. It's right off the Metairie Rd exit on I-10.
re: Real world people vs. Television characters
Posted by GetBackToWork on 3/2/26 at 11:52 am to madamsquirrel
Or the phone calls where TV characters say something dramatic then simply hang up. No small talk or good byes.
re: A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/28/26 at 7:11 am to FLTech
The scene with the car was worth it alone. The sound of the doors and windows, you can almost remember how cars like that were back then. It also didn’t start immediately. After a few years, you had to fidget with the carburetor so the car would start right.
That store reminded me of the one here in BR that is now the BREC facility, before it moved to Cortana.
That store reminded me of the one here in BR that is now the BREC facility, before it moved to Cortana.
re: "We have so much room for activities"
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/27/26 at 8:19 pm to Fishinguy3527
It’s just a screen people use if they’re deciding to invite you out for drinks later. You failed.
re: Chalmette Dining?
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/27/26 at 8:14 pm to MidCityTiger
How is Meme’s these days? I know it’s considered more like steaks and fine dining but they also have poboys, burgers, and regular things on the menu. We used to go after fishing trips down that way when we wanted a good meal.
re: Renewing Football Tix - Printed Tix now cost $75?
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/27/26 at 1:08 pm to Giantkiller
You’ll get grief on here, but considering how many times people have difficulty transferring tickets or receiving them (particularly on campus with game day reception issues alone), it can be nice to have a paper ticket as well.
The easiest work around I’ve found, FWIW, is just screenshot the tickets and text them as pics rather than use the LSU athletics system if someone can’t get it to work.
The easiest work around I’ve found, FWIW, is just screenshot the tickets and text them as pics rather than use the LSU athletics system if someone can’t get it to work.
re: Who else didn't know Lake Pontchartrain was a top 5 U.S. destination for deadly sharks
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/25/26 at 4:10 pm to PelicanState87
It seems like around the early 80's after Jaws had scared people senseless about sharks, someone claimed there were hammerheads in Lake Pontchartrain.
re: Pressure - WW2 Trailer
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/20/26 at 1:52 pm to Hou_Lawyer
I always enjoy a good WWII movie. Quick question is - this a very similar plot to the movie Tom Selleck was featured as Ike?
I wish Hollywood would do a good film on some other topics, like the Jedburghs in France, the Italian campaign, or the tense environment in Germany immediately after the Allies took over.
I wish Hollywood would do a good film on some other topics, like the Jedburghs in France, the Italian campaign, or the tense environment in Germany immediately after the Allies took over.
re: Steak marinade for charcoal pit and garlic bread from my mom’s cookbook.
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/11/26 at 8:18 am to Y.A. Tittle
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That's an old school method from back when you could only get shite steaks in a grocery store and they were typically cut rather thin.
I agree with this when it comes to why recipes used to call for a marinade more. I think people forget how most grocery store beef was not flavorful and often tough. Grocery store chickens would have no natural flavor if not almost soapy tasting. Marinading was a way to tenderize and boost flavor. Good beef is readily available now, only needing minimal effort to enhance flavor.
re: Saks Fifth Avenue at New Orleans’ Canal Place since the 1980s, to close for good
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/10/26 at 7:23 pm to MrLSU
It’s a shame to see. New Orleans once featured numerous local high end stores. Luxury department stores are struggling, with fewer chains left, and Saks is on the ropes.
re: What does the OT consider a “good” salary?
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/9/26 at 3:14 pm to littleavery1948
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Anyone who writes “350” or some derivative should be banned. It was funny 10 years ago and 3,500,000 usages ago.
FIFY
re: Dark vs Light seats in vehicle, how much does it matter? What colors do you like?
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/4/26 at 11:49 am to fr33manator
Nothing today, even with black seats, feels hot like the old cars with vinyl interiors. Maybe they have more insulation and tinted/treated windows reflect better. Even the old “light” interiors would get hot. The old metal seatbelt latches would burn your leg off as a kid.
re: Hells Angels outsourcing weapons trade to HB 1%ers in Stockton, CA. Punjabi Devils busted
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/3/26 at 9:02 pm to MrLSU
Rivals with the Call Center Bandidos and Motel 6 Pagans.
re: LSU: The CSC inquiry into non-reporting has been resolved with no disciplinary action!
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/2/26 at 7:04 pm to Captain Crown
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Even after the Athletic used the football helmet. Should be a fun victory lap.
Those fools will probably be even more convinced it’s something about football.
re: LSU: The CSC inquiry into non-reporting has been resolved with no disciplinary action!
Posted by GetBackToWork on 2/2/26 at 7:02 pm to Captain Crown
Pat Forde won’t like that one bit.
re: Coach Jay Johnson speech | He sure seems happy at LSU/BR
Posted by GetBackToWork on 1/22/26 at 11:45 am to The Pirate King
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wholesale stadium renovations
Maybe they could just fix the two or three urinals in the concourse bathrooms that have been leaking all over the last 5 years.
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