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- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EARTH....
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 542402
Re: EARTH....
LA had another one of those warnings for "life-threatening" weather yesterday. We were promised 50 MPH wind, torrential downpours, and massive floods. Once again, it rained for about 5 minutes, and there was one (1) one thunderclap. No wind. Cool rainbow though. We had the high winds but ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EARTH....
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 542402
Re: EARTH....
Texas Power Grid Suffers Huge Outage After Thunderstorms Hit More than 100,000 homes around Houston, Texas, and the surrounding area were left without power on Friday after a power outage. As of 2.30 a.m. on Friday morning, 107,372 customers were without power in the city, according to an outage ma...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 329
- Views: 293951
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Today he is fair game
- Replies: 19
- Views: 292
Re: Today he is fair game
Evidently not all of you. I remember how prior to 911 the Bush twins were always being badmouthed in the press.....and for nothing. I hope they leave this kid alone at least until he decides to become a public figure. IIRC, the Bush twins were out drinking while underage and the Secret Service was ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Today he is fair game
- Replies: 19
- Views: 292
Re: Today he is fair game
Until Baron Trump says or does something there's no reason to attack him. Let him alone.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: LA Dodgers: WTF?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 111
Re: LA Dodgers: WTF?
The Dodgers are placing a lot of their future hopes on Ohtani. He might not do much pitching this season but they'll use him for his batting expertise. The gambling by his interpreter could explode in the Dodger's face if it turns out Ohtani knew of it and the extent he was involved. As for the seco...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 1100
Re: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?
TFG is in a real bind. Most of his properties are mortgaged to the hilt and even if he could sell them part of the money would go to paying the mortgage lender first. Then, if the properties sold for more than TFG paid for them he'll be sujbect to capital gains tax. The amount remaining won't be eno...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
Mostly I saw that in Michigan. That's when they still made the cars in that part of the country, and like the cliche about British cars, they didn't even stand up to their own climate. Everything older than about 4 years was completely eaten out below the doors. During our inprocessing briefing in ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Way to go Joe
- Replies: 1311
- Views: 79371
Re: Way to go Joe
Carter was a shitty president but he still had Ray Gun beat because he meant well. He just got out of his depth regarding revolutions in the Middle East and the resulting hostage crisis, which sunk his presidency. In Carter's defense, he's the only president who got two countries in the Middle East...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
Speaking of salt, we had ONE (1) snow this year, but it was a good one with ice and snow. But they salted the HELL out of our streets, and afterwards, my driveway started, well, molting. It's costing me $1500 to fix. Being in Southern California, we don't have the problem of snow and salted streets...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
- Replies: 21
- Views: 253
Re: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
Of course, the GOP ultimately wants to "retire" Social Security and Medicare. Meaning, they want to end both programs. Problem is, the programs are not only needed in a decent society, but they're VERY popular. So they have to pretend, while influential right-wing pundits like Ben Shapiro...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
- Replies: 21
- Views: 253
Re: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
"Contributing to society" what the hell dystopian Orwell are we entering? Retired people contributed to society before they retired which is one of the goals people have in life. Retirement is about no longer contributing to society? Can't old people just do stuff they want to even if it'...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
Left to right. Light dimmer, clutch, brake, gas pedal, and a starter peddle i do believe. I forgot about the light dimmer because all the car's I've owned had the dimmer on the steering column. IIRC, the floor light dimmer turned the headlight to high or normal. My parents owned a car, which I drov...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Trump Threatens Nation.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 131
Re: Trump Threatens Nation.
Mike Pence hasn't endorsed him probably because the MAGAt's, who stupidly believe what the TFG says, wanted to hang him on Jan 6th.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Another democratic success story
- Replies: 38
- Views: 588
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
For a lot of people, cars represent their perceived status symbol. For others, it's about practicability. If you're in a professional, high-paying occupation it's expected that you would drive a BMW, Lexus, Mercedes, or other similar high status car. Often, will own an expensive car to give the impr...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
- Replies: 21
- Views: 253
Re: Ben Shapiro on retirement and Social Security
Retirement depends on the work. Sometimes retirement means finding a different means of work that's not as hard on your body. Very big where I come from. One size does not fit all, and it's too bad that the demands of the economic system don't match human needs. You make an excellent point about th...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
I doubt you're boring. The public gets what the public wants, and obviously it's what the public wants. The first wave, the oversize ones with the shitty specs, the ones that were always rolling over, were for guys for whom size matters in so many different ways. Now, the current generation of thes...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EV demand has grown cold
- Replies: 45
- Views: 740
Re: EV demand has grown cold
Anything goes in California, I can't keep up. I believe you are correct though. When this market shift started, it was certainly to much bigger hatchback vehicles which were definitely considered light trucks. They were built on pickup truck frames and they had optional diesel engines. We're talkin...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EARTH....
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 542402
Re: EARTH....
Massive cicada season due to hit parts of the U.S. this year. There are two types of cicadas (who knew?); one that emerges every 17 years one one that emerges every 13 years. This year, for the first time in 221 years, will emerge at the same time. The cicada will emerge in the Midwest and South aff...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: State of the Union Speech
- Replies: 64
- Views: 782
Re: State of the Union Speech
I’ve seen it used for much more. While being sweet about it. And she was trying to deeply insult Biden. Don’t pretend otherwise. What she said is similar to this joke. Four Southern women are meeting 10 years after graduating from college at the home of one of the women. As they chat they start com...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: State of the Union Speech
- Replies: 64
- Views: 782
Re: State of the Union Speech
One of the things I noticed in Sen. Britte's response was she used the phrase "Bless his heart" referring to Biden which in Southern speak means "Fuck You." No one ever says republicans stay classy.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: I Voted!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 320
Re: I Voted!
It’s paid. Machine operators and registrars get $170 for the day. I don’t think I said it was volunteer. If I did, I misspoke. I got $15 an hour yesterday to pick up materials. In San Diego, you get a "stipend" for working the polls. IIRC, a poll inspector (which I was) got $175, assistan...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: EARTH....
- Replies: 1309
- Views: 542402
Re: EARTH....
Yeah we got the tail end of that. Should have seen me covering up the leak in my wife's car and getting the trash cans out just as the storm grazed our location. Lucky I was watching the radar and made it inside before someone turned on the shower. Except for some thunder and about 5 minutes of abs...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: State of the Union Speech
- Replies: 64
- Views: 782
Re: State of the Union Speech
I taped the SOTU and watched it after returning from bowling. I also taped and watch the republican rebuttal by Sen. Britte. her rebuttal was up there with Marco Rubio. Had I only heard her speech and not seen it I would have sworn it was Sarah McLachlan asking for donations to the ASPCA with the cr...