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SyntheticBlinkerFluid SuperDork
6/14/12 6:36 p.m.

Hmm I forecast a lock.

1988RedT2 SuperDork
6/14/12 6:59 p.m.

I forecast a mostly sunny thread with a chance of widely scattered rudeness and blustering.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker UltimaDork
6/14/12 7:18 p.m.

In before the lock

Wally GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
6/14/12 9:13 p.m.

16vCorey wrote: My fiance is a fan of the nanny state, at least on a smaller scale. She once cut herself on a knife while unloading the dishwasher, and tried to tell the that from now on, we were to hand wash all knives to keep this from happening. I suggested that she just be more careful. She didn't find it amusing.

With that kind of logicshe could be in congress. Handling each knife blade by hand to keep from getting cut by them.

Osterkraut UltraDork
6/14/12 9:41 p.m.

16vCorey wrote: My fiance is a fan of the nanny state, at least on a smaller scale. She once cut herself on a knife while unloading the dishwasher, and tried to tell the that from now on, we were to hand wash all knives to keep this from happening. I suggested that she just be more careful. She didn't find it amusing.

I'll cut anyone who puts my knives in the dishwasher. Seriously, handwashing keeps them straight and sharp.

neon4891 UltimaDork
6/14/12 9:52 p.m.

Once again, Down State make all NY look bad.

mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/14/12 11:07 p.m.

Conquest351 wrote: WHY THE HELL ARE WE STANDING FOR THIS KIND OF CONTROL?!

It's for the children

DuctTape&Bondo Reader
6/15/12 2:09 a.m.

1988RedT2 wrote: Um. Just to be clear, I'm totally against any laws that seek to insert the nose of govt into the butts of citizens. So my proposal was just an exercise. I wanted to see who would deride it as the nonsense that it is, and who would actually defend it or something similar.

Then we are on the same page.

This is what is labelled obese by BMI (and silly by me);

Osterkraut wrote:
16vCorey wrote: My fiance is a fan of the nanny state, at least on a smaller scale. She once cut herself on a knife while unloading the dishwasher, and tried to tell the that from now on, we were to hand wash all knives to keep this from happening. I suggested that she just be more careful. She didn't find it amusing.
I'll cut anyone who puts my knives in the dishwasher. Seriously, handwashing keeps them straight and sharp.

+1 the heat messes up knives with the quickness. Handwash only and I don't even have fancy Japanese or German steel.

JoeyM SuperDork
6/15/12 5:44 a.m.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:
scardeal wrote: Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the franchise wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell.
Nice

I actually liked the cars in that film

Duke PowerDork
6/15/12 6:14 a.m.

N Sperlo wrote:
Otto Maddox wrote: They need to make more E36 M3 legal not illegal. Where are all the libertarians now? Do they only protest taxes?
Laws are tricky. Its easier to create them than eliminate them. Recent example so no one bitches about me not finding my legal references. Tere are lists of dumb laws. It is usually easier to amend a law rather than strike it. Kind of goofy, I know, but thats just how they made it. (yes, I know the linked article is about a rule, but similar situation.)

I have LONG been saying that government should not be allowed to make any new laws at all until each and every law already on the books as of Date X has been reviewed and re-approved, updated, or dispensed with.

Drewsifer Dork
6/15/12 8:36 a.m.

Just another reason to avoid New York. Full of stupid people who think they know better than the plebeians they rule over.

16vCorey UberDork
6/15/12 8:41 a.m.

DuctTape&Bondo wrote:
Osterkraut wrote:
16vCorey wrote: My fiance is a fan of the nanny state, at least on a smaller scale. She once cut herself on a knife while unloading the dishwasher, and tried to tell the that from now on, we were to hand wash all knives to keep this from happening. I suggested that she just be more careful. She didn't find it amusing.
I'll cut anyone who puts my knives in the dishwasher. Seriously, handwashing keeps them straight and sharp.
+1 the heat messes up knives with the quickness. Handwash only and I don't even have fancy Japanese or German steel.

I did not know that. I've got nothing but E36 M3ty knives, so I don't care so much, but I'll definitely hand wash once I get real knives. Until then I'll continue to be lazy.

mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/15/12 11:26 a.m.

that is very good to know about washing knives.. not that I own a dishwasher

Curmudgeon MegaDork
6/15/12 1:41 p.m.

140 degree water will damage a steel blade forged at 2500 degrees? Who'd a' thunk it?

Giant Purple Snorklewacker UltimaDork
6/15/12 1:53 p.m.

Curmudgeon wrote: 140 degree water will damage a steel blade forged at 2500 degrees? Who'd a' thunk it?

I'm with you on this one - I have some good Cutco knives that go in the dishwasher all the time. When they seem like they won't shave a tomato at the cellular level... a quick brush on the steel brings them right back.

It might ruin bone or wood handles but good steel does not give a berkeley about a little warm water.

Osterkraut UltraDork
6/15/12 4:55 p.m.

Curmudgeon wrote: 140 degree water will damage a steel blade forged at 2500 degrees? Who'd a' thunk it?

it's not the water...well not the water affecting the steel, anyway. Handles are another story.

It's the contact with the other silverware while being washed. You effectively dent the edges, it's why you use a steeling rod every now and then on kitchen knives. Also why glass cutting boards suck.

Curmudgeon MegaDork
6/15/12 6:25 p.m.

I can understand damage to the wood/bone handles on good knives, and I've always put my good knives (without such handles) on the top rack between other stuff so they don't bang around against other metal implements etc. I did this at my stepdad's and I thought he was going to use one of them on me.