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Politics / Re: Biden showing more symptoms . . .
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 08:13:51 AM »
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Politics / Re: Biden showing more symptoms . . .
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 08:12:30 AM »Quote
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As a mom of two, I totally recognize this “stance”.
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As Jill walks away and says, “ I’m not changing it !”
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The Roundtable / Re: Why would anyone voluntarily travel to Mexico?
« Last post by Ben on Today at 07:54:13 AM »My nephew and his wife honeymooned in Cancun last year. They were in an all-inclusive resort with security.
Still couldn't convince me to go under any circumstances.
Which is a pity, because I'd love to see the ruins throughout Central and South America.
My nephew in law, who is Mexican (but Spanish Mexican so he's white bread looking), takes my grandniece to Cancun every year. They always stay at the same kind of fancy resort with security, but these days I worry every time they go.
I've done Mexico and Central America for dive trips and seeing the Mayan ruins, including going well outside of normal tourist destinations, but that was some years ago. I don't think I'd take the, while small, still much larger than it used to be, risk of doing those trips these days.
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Politics / Re: Israel Under Attack
« Last post by K Frame on Today at 07:48:56 AM »So, the CEO of an online men and women's health company, Hims & Hers, said last week that he admired all of the protestors and said they could come work for him. That was after a lot of corporate CEOs came out and said that they would never hire someone involved in one of the protests (I'm assuming they meant someone who was arrested).
Well, last Friday investors apparently sent him a message with a pretty substantial hit to the company's stock (down 8% on Friday).
Now he's crying about how the big meanies have misconstrued his words, how he's not antisemitic and is against violence and intimidation...
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/hims-hers-ceo-walks-back-praise-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-after-stock-drops
Turns out he's Palestinian American, and from what he said last week leading up to this, it certainly seems that he's quibbling.
Well, last Friday investors apparently sent him a message with a pretty substantial hit to the company's stock (down 8% on Friday).
Now he's crying about how the big meanies have misconstrued his words, how he's not antisemitic and is against violence and intimidation...
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/hims-hers-ceo-walks-back-praise-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-after-stock-drops
Turns out he's Palestinian American, and from what he said last week leading up to this, it certainly seems that he's quibbling.
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Politics / Re: To combat a "crisis in roadway deaths "
« Last post by cordex on Today at 07:37:42 AM »Don't issue licenses until the kid hits 18.And rescind them at 75?
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Politics / Re: To combat a "crisis in roadway deaths "
« Last post by Bogie on Today at 07:30:09 AM »I'm pretty sure I know something that would cut auto accident deaths by more, and it wouldn't require expensive tech to be added to your car.
Don't issue licenses until the kid hits 18.
Suburban mommies and daddies would freak.
Don't issue licenses until the kid hits 18.
Suburban mommies and daddies would freak.
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The Roundtable / Re: Jeremy Clarkson, Gentleman Farmer
« Last post by K Frame on Today at 07:01:20 AM »Finished season one.
I just about fell off my chair when Clarksons says "I could go back to London."
And Kaleb breaks in and says "Yeah, do that! Just do that!"
There was a very interesting moment, though, earlier in the show when the weather was still being a big problem, the sheep were being a big problem, just everything was being a big problem, and Clarkson says as an aside "I don't think I've ever been this happy."
His partner brought that up again at the end of the last show, and it was all part of that "I could go back to London."
Thought it was very interesting.
I just about fell off my chair when Clarksons says "I could go back to London."
And Kaleb breaks in and says "Yeah, do that! Just do that!"
There was a very interesting moment, though, earlier in the show when the weather was still being a big problem, the sheep were being a big problem, just everything was being a big problem, and Clarkson says as an aside "I don't think I've ever been this happy."
His partner brought that up again at the end of the last show, and it was all part of that "I could go back to London."
Thought it was very interesting.
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The Roundtable / Re: Why would anyone voluntarily travel to Mexico?
« Last post by K Frame on Today at 06:50:47 AM »My nephew and his wife honeymooned in Cancun last year. They were in an all-inclusive resort with security.
Still couldn't convince me to go under any circumstances.
Which is a pity, because I'd love to see the ruins throughout Central and South America.
Still couldn't convince me to go under any circumstances.
Which is a pity, because I'd love to see the ruins throughout Central and South America.
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The Roundtable / Why would anyone voluntarily travel to Mexico?
« Last post by Hawkmoon on Today at 03:39:17 AM »https://www.yahoo.com/news/bodies-mexico-presumed-missing-surfers-201432409.html
My late wife was from South America. She has a cousin who isn't a native Mexican but who has been a professor at a university in Mexico City for years. When he visited us while my wife was still alive, she asked about us visiting him. He said, "You can come -- you're a Latina. [Hawkmoon] can't come -- Mexico City isn't safe for Americans."
My wife has been gone for ten years, so this was probably 15 years ago. Things haven't gotten any better in Mexico since then. It's looking now like all of Mexico isn't safe for Americans, not even Cancun or Baja.
My late wife was from South America. She has a cousin who isn't a native Mexican but who has been a professor at a university in Mexico City for years. When he visited us while my wife was still alive, she asked about us visiting him. He said, "You can come -- you're a Latina. [Hawkmoon] can't come -- Mexico City isn't safe for Americans."
My wife has been gone for ten years, so this was probably 15 years ago. Things haven't gotten any better in Mexico since then. It's looking now like all of Mexico isn't safe for Americans, not even Cancun or Baja.
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The Roundtable / Re: EVs not ready for prime time?
« Last post by Hawkmoon on Today at 03:30:32 AM »Can anyone explain to me how using the manual door release to manually release the door could in any way damage the car?
Just looking at her photo you can see that the two brain cells she has are lonely, and not likely to ever meet up to create a coherent thought.
Just looking at her photo you can see that the two brain cells she has are lonely, and not likely to ever meet up to create a coherent thought.