EMT 1-21-24

Happy Sunday.

Posted by: krakatoa at 05:51 AM

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1 Good Morning!

Posted by: French Jeton at January 21, 2024 05:58 AM (NXBpJ)

2 hiya

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 06:00 AM (T4tVD)

3
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2024 06:00 AM (kQ2Qm)

4 I woulda been First !, but I read the content.

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 06:01 AM (T4tVD)

5 Mornin'

Again.

Now from the comfort of my home.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2024 06:08 AM (sAmhv)

6 Now from the comfort of my home.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Who ELSE'S home WERE you in ?

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 06:10 AM (T4tVD)

7 Who ELSE'S home WERE you in ?

Don't be nosy!

(I was at work)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2024 06:12 AM (sAmhv)

8 G'morning, all.

Perhaps if the Texan's hadn't had those stupid BLM an End Racism logos on the back of their helmets...

Well....it might have ended better for them yesterday.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:12 AM (hH3Px)

9 Good morning dear morons

Local TV news is a vast wasteland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:12 AM (RIvkX)

10 Willowed: And 11 long haired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse micro-bus
Posted by: TeeJ at January 21, 2024

***
There was also a comic performer by the name of Cletus Maggard who brought out some hilarious takes on the CB craze like "Kentucky Moonrunner."

"Blue Trooper, gimme a 20."

"Uh, negatory, there, Smokey Mountain Smokey. I can let you have two fives and some loose change."

"Clean the peanut butter outta your ears, Blue Trooper, I want your location!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2024 06:14 AM (omVj0)

11 22.1 degrees in the back yard.

It may still dip another degree before sunrise fully set in.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:19 AM (hH3Px)

12 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:27 AM (qoGsy)

13 Hiya TONYPete !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 06:30 AM (T4tVD)

14 Down to 0F and everything closed down. All Masses except for the 1000 have been cancelled and that one is optional. (Very unusual).

I'll still need to go and open the building up anyway. The parking lot is a solid sheet of ice - that's the reason they cancelled. A slip and a fall is, many times, a death sentence for all these old people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:30 AM (qoGsy)

15 21 degrees in Babylon DC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2024 06:30 AM (sAmhv)

16 JT!!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:31 AM (qoGsy)

17 A slip and a fall is, many times, a death sentence for all these old people.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:30 AM (qoGsy)
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It's tough enough on solid ground.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

18 mornin yall.

*taps thermometer*

It's stuck on 16 degrees. Time for a new one I guess.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 06:35 AM (vFG9F)

19 There we go.

Another .2 degree drop puts us down to 21.9.

Should drop about another half degree yet.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:35 AM (hH3Px)

20 'Tis a lovely 10 F with a wind chill of -1 F this morning...

Not sure if the early church service (9:30 a.m.) will be canceled this morning or not...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2024 06:36 AM (BpYfr)

21 "It's tough enough on solid ground."

Those stupid aircraft stairs ain't exactly easy either.

Posted by: Joe Biden at January 21, 2024 06:37 AM (hH3Px)

22 Is there anyone with any confidence in the Legislative branch of the federals?
Or of your State?
How did those people, supposed servants of the citizens, enrich themselves so gleefully?
How did they become professional politicians?
What can be done to stop any of it?

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at January 21, 2024 06:37 AM (KRmuA)

23 And we'll be up to almost 60F by Wednesday.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:37 AM (qoGsy)

24 How did they become professional politicians?
What can be done to stop any of it?
Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer

Nothing that we can talk about publicly. That's for sure.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:39 AM (qoGsy)

25 Mrs VIA has an infected tooth that will be departing the jaw on Tuesday.

The antibiotic is helping, but the motrin for the pain is tearing her stomach up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:39 AM (hH3Px)

26 6 Now from the comfort of my home.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Who ELSE'S home WERE you in ?
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 06:10 AM (T4tVD)

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Now, now. He could have been posting from the agony of his home.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 21, 2024 06:40 AM (oImuh)

27 "How did those people, supposed servants of the citizens, enrich themselves so gleefully?"

They are in it for the power and money. Power and money will make people devious liars. Devious liars excel in politics.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

28 Oral pain is the worst a prayer for complete and speedy healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:43 AM (RIvkX)

29 Looks like our Governor will be appearing with, and supporting Donald Trump in S.C.

And with S.C. Senator Tim Scott endorsing him as well, Nikki is projected to spend multiple millions of dollars here in advertising.

Could be fun to watch.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:44 AM (hH3Px)

30 Thank you San Fran

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:44 AM (hH3Px)

31 Megyn Kelly breaking down Kamala's appearance on The View asks, "Is she a simpleton?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:46 AM (RIvkX)

32 How to stop it? I don't know. Human nature has not changed in 10,000 years. The Constitution was an attempt to counter the devious liars, but they deviously undermined it.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 06:46 AM (vFG9F)

33 Another mass shooting in B'More last night, with one dead and three wounded.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:46 AM (hH3Px)

34 "Megyn Kelly breaking down Kamala's appearance on The View asks, "Is she a simpleton?""

Take that back!!!

Posted by: United Brotherhood of Simpletons, Local 133 at January 21, 2024 06:47 AM (hH3Px)

35 16 degrees here in my neck of the woods. Dogs don’t want to go out. When they do they are back in almost immediately. No snow in the forecast so that’s good. And if I had a birdbath, I’m sure the birds would be skating on it.

Posted by: RetSgtRN at January 21, 2024 06:48 AM (eTkTC)

36 Oh yeh...down to 21.6 now.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:48 AM (hH3Px)

37 So even the Ravens couldn't bring peace in our time.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2024 06:49 AM (sAmhv)

38 Nikki is projected to spend multiple millions of dollars here in advertising.

Could be fun to watch.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I have received 5-6 mailings from her already here in TN. All they do is trash PDJT - he's a hero 'round these parts. I wonder where her $$$$ are coming from.

Wait. No I don't.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 06:51 AM (qoGsy)

39 Lots of Dems will be voting for Haley. I hope she's proud of that accomplishment.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 06:52 AM (vFG9F)

40 "So even the Ravens couldn't bring peace in our time."

I'm waiting for the reports of stolen and broken into cars while folks were at the game.

Last home game, there were several.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:52 AM (hH3Px)

41 Windy, raining and 35f on the lower Sierra crest. 30f at south shore, Lake Tahoe.

Posted by: 13times at January 21, 2024 06:52 AM (rqpD6)

42 Seems odd, but Nikki has managed to bring the Left and the GOPe together in a unified message.

Both agree that folks should vote for her in order to defeat Biden.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 06:54 AM (hH3Px)

43 49ers won lost night so Imma go for broke and try to whine up some waffles this morning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:54 AM (RIvkX)

44 There was a mass shooting in the Tenderloin Thursday night.

Total news blackout since then.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:56 AM (RIvkX)

45 Windy, raining and 35f on the lower Sierra crest. 30f at south shore, Lake Tahoe.
Posted by: 13times at January 21, 2024 06:52 AM (rqpD6)
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See you on the slopes!

Not.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:57 AM (RIvkX)

46 Looks like the Bill's game today might be a little bit cool out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:00 AM (hH3Px)

47 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:00 AM (9XOwt)

48 There was a mass shooting in the Tenderloin Thursday night.

Total news blackout since then.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 06:56 AM (RIvkX)

That doesn't sound very tender....
Mebbe the shooter just needed a vocabulary lesson.

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 07:02 AM (T4tVD)

49 That doesn't sound very tender....
Mebbe the shooter just needed a vocabulary lesson.
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 07:02 AM (T4tVD)
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That would help his budding career in rap.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:02 AM (9XOwt)

50 Today is apparently World Snow Day.

F that crap.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:03 AM (9XOwt)

51 A local man who has been missing for weeks was found in the chimney of the house he was staying at. There had been a search of the area but he didn't turn up. Police put a damper on suspicions of foul play, and suggested that the he was hampered by the flue.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:04 AM (vFG9F)

52 Where is American citizen Gonzalo Lira? Dead in a Uke jail.

US response? *static*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

53 Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:04 AM (vFG9F)
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*rimshot*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:05 AM (9XOwt)

54 Down to 21.4

Sunrise is in 17 minutes, so we might still see another half degree drop, or so.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:05 AM (hH3Px)

55 Temps are supposed to get to be more normal for around here in the upcoming week - 40s - 50s.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:07 AM (9XOwt)

56 "Where is American citizen Gonzalo Lira? Dead in a Uke jail.

US response? *static*"

Pretty much the same as our response to the US citizens being held hostage in Gaza

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:07 AM (hH3Px)

57 Morning again, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 21, 2024 07:08 AM (ju2Fy)

58 Bingo!

21.0

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:08 AM (hH3Px)

59 Hot Coffee!!! Brew button...pushed...EMT warming up the LED screen...15 here

Posted by: qmark at January 21, 2024 07:08 AM (+t9Oi)

60 Pretty much the same as our response to the US citizens being held hostage in Gaza
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:07 AM (hH3Px)
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Unless you donate to the Biden slush fund.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:08 AM (9XOwt)

61 I depend on Franp for local news.

Posted by: SFGoth at January 21, 2024 07:09 AM (KAi1n)

62 "Unless you donate to the Biden slush fund."

If you don't ~~vote for~~ donate to me, you're not really ~~black~~ an American!

Posted by: Joe Biden at January 21, 2024 07:11 AM (hH3Px)

63
Pretty much the same as our response to the US citizens being held hostage in Gaza

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:07 AM

Remember when Jimmah Carter was president and there was a counter for every day our hostages were held in Iran? What happened to the USA media?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 07:11 AM (nIvob)

64 Holding at 21.0

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:11 AM (hH3Px)

65 Remember when Jimmah Carter was president and there was a counter for every day our hostages were held in Iran? What happened to the USA media?
Posted by: Divide by Zero

It all went to hell - although I can't point to the exact time/newscaster.

"Courage."

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 07:13 AM (qoGsy)

66 A frosty 9 degrees here in Upstate SC. That's 22 degrees colder right now than the current temp at Virginia City, MT.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2024 07:15 AM (mupln)

67 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 21, 2024 07:15 AM (NBVIP)

68 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Frozen and covered in snow.

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 07:16 AM (T4tVD)

69
Holding at 21.0

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:11 AM

Luxury

it just went from 7° to 5° here

I was going to wait until it warmed up to go to Walmart, but we're going to need groceries before April

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2024 07:16 AM (kQ2Qm)

70 Holding at 21.0
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Ten yard penalty from the original line of scrimmage.

start the clock

Posted by: Tonypete at January 21, 2024 07:17 AM (qoGsy)

71 "and there was a counter for every day our hostages were held in Iran?"

I remember being on the Mess Decks at sea in the Gulf when the CO made the announcement that the hostages were being released.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:17 AM (hH3Px)

72 Lots of Dems will be voting for Haley. I hope she's proud of that accomplishment.

--

I can almost guarantee that a huuuge swath of D voters here in SC are going to vote for her on 2/24. They don't need to vote in their primary, since it's Biden or nothing, and we don't have closed R primaries. They will be told by Clyburn to swamp the votes for her to defeat Trump. She'll unfortunately probably do well here, even though I want her humiliated. Oh, how I want that.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2024 07:19 AM (mupln)

73 Ah...here we go.

21.4

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:19 AM (hH3Px)

74
Remember when Jimmah Carter was president and there was a counter for every day our hostages were held in Iran?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 07:11 AM

Ted Koppel made a career outta that siht

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2024 07:20 AM (kQ2Qm)

75 How many Americans even know there are American hostages in Gaza? 5%?

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2024 07:21 AM (mupln)

76 Back in Jimmuh's day we all used to watch the news. Today nobody watches the news.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 07:22 AM (NBVIP)

77 "I can almost guarantee that a huuuge swath of D voters here in SC are going to vote for her on 2/24. They don't need to vote in their primary, since it's Biden or nothing, and we don't have closed R primaries. "

Gonna be interesting to see the democratic voter totals for the two primaries.

If I'm not mistaken, the Stat election Board will be able to track that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:22 AM (hH3Px)

78 I was coming home yesterday, and the car started running rough. Real rough. Damn cold weather will bring out things. They're talking about the possibility of an ice storm tomorrow so I probably won't be able to get the patient into the car hospital until Tuesday. A little later this morning I'll go out and run it, seeing if it is some sensor glitch that reset. It still goes in the shop even if it smoothed out.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2024 07:25 AM (0EOe9)

79 And....back down to 21.2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:26 AM (hH3Px)

80 I don't run very well in these temperatures either.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 07:28 AM (NBVIP)

81 78 The bad thing nowadays is good car repair shops are swamped, what with people hanging on to cars longer. I guess I'm a bit lucky. A friend bought a newer truck, but kept his old Explorer for "just in case". He said I can use it if the car has a long term stay. If I need it I'll return it with a full tank and take it in for an oil change. Cheaper than renting a car.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2024 07:34 AM (0EOe9)

82 I don't run very well in these temperatures either.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 07:28 AM (NBVIP)

Are you wearing clothes ?

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 07:34 AM (T4tVD)

83 She'll unfortunately probably do well here, even though I want her humiliated. Oh, how I want that.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2024 07:19 AM (mupln)

I'm not so sure. She's not popular among Republicans, and I can't imagine democrats here being particularly motivated. And if she loses NH, she'll be a collapsing commodity.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2024 07:37 AM (5GiIq)

84 I depend on Franp for local news.
Posted by: SFGoth at January 21, 2024 07:09 AM (KAi1n)
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Too bad I'm remarkably uninformed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

85 Byeeee.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at January 21, 2024 07:38 AM (9XOwt)

86 Umm ... khakis ...

Posted by: Jake from State Farm at January 21, 2024 07:38 AM (NBVIP)

87 Morning peeps

It's -4 here in Bourbon Country this morning. Gotta' go look for one of the cats that's been out for hours. Hope he found someplace to shelter.

They can be really stupid sometimes.

At least it looks like we'll see some sunshine today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2024 07:38 AM (Q4IgG)

88 VIA. It's warmer here in MT, currently 25 degrees. Of course in the last 10 days we had -23, a bit cooler than that with the wind chill.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 21, 2024 07:38 AM (2NHgQ)

89 "Of course in the last 10 days we had -23,'

Temp like that would bring on fatalities around here.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:40 AM (hH3Px)

90
Nikkki got asked if she doesn't feel guilty spending a hundred million dollars on advertising when there are homeless veterans sleeping on the streets, and she has no chance of winning.

Link for video if requested.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 07:40 AM (nIvob)

91 Yesterday a red-shouldered hawk was keeping watch over our bird feeder. It was remarkable what species the thing has attracted.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

92 VIA. The main fatality here was the frozen pipe in the church family center. It burst last Wednesday as it started thawing and did a fair amount of flooding of the building.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 21, 2024 07:42 AM (2NHgQ)

93
Temp like that would bring on fatalities around here.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:40 AM

Saw some video of 'refugees' in New York City. All wearing brand new cold weather apparel - nicer then anything I own.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 07:42 AM (nIvob)

94 Well now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2024 07:43 AM (LZ0R8)

95 "Temp like that would bring on fatalities around here.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice"

It would be a plumbing catastrophe. Homes here are not built for those kinds of temperatures. Neither is the county water system.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

96 > Saw some video of 'refugees' in New York City. All wearing brand new cold weather apparel - nicer then anything I own.
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Imagine the rage in the legacy welfare communities that see this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2024 07:46 AM (Q4IgG)

97 Doing a lot of remarking.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

98 I think there is something wrong with my outdoor weather station.15 degrees and 80% humidity? Is that possible? I think the humidistat has been reading high lately.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

99 "It would be a plumbing catastrophe. Homes here are not built for those kinds of temperatures."

Lots of the older homes were built with crawl spaces.

And very little piping insulation under the homes.

And most of the home heating systems are not sized for the output needed to maintain the interiors at -20 and below.

Yeh...it would be bad.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:46 AM (hH3Px)

100 John Hinderaker reports on a Rasmussen survey of urbanites with graduate degrees. The TL

R is they are fascists. "77% say they favor the “strict rationing of gas, meat and electricity.” , and want Americans to mostly just go quietly into the gulag.

Biden has an 87% approval rating with these scumbags.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 21, 2024 07:48 AM (S2qS6)

101 I miss August.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 07:49 AM (NBVIP)

102 "Biden has an 87% approval rating with these scumbags."

But, of course he does.

One consistent belief that all those idiots share is the belief that it will be rationing for everyone else, and unrestricted access for them.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:50 AM (hH3Px)

103 My MILs house is about 20 years old. All the plumbing is in the attic above the insulation. The first year she moved in I had to go up there and insulate all the pipes when they froze after a sustained period below 30.

They even put the water heater in the attic. So dumb. I, and several others, told her when she moved in to have it moved. Guess what happened several years later.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:52 AM (vFG9F)

104 "Guess what happened several years later."

River otters raped her water heater?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:53 AM (hH3Px)

105 103 My MILs house is about 20 years old

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That's not old at all. Why the dumb design?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at January 21, 2024 07:54 AM (TX2EM)

106 Up to 17 today (was 14 yesterday). Wind is blowing from the south. Should get above freezing. We should be reaching the end of this one.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2024 07:55 AM (L8hCM)

107
John Hinderaker reports on a Rasmussen survey of urbanites with graduate degrees. The TLR is they are fascists. "77% say they favor the “strict rationing of gas, meat and electricity.”

People who have nothing whatsoever to do with the production of gas, meat, or electricity are not people who should be considered worthy of giving a moments notice to their opinion. Just what in the hell did they learn in a two decades of education?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 07:55 AM (nIvob)

108 The water heater got moved. To the dump. And the new one was installed in the garage. And the master bathroom ceiling was replaced.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

109 Gotta give Fetterman props.

He seems to be amongst the lesser woke of his kind.

https://instapundit.com/627807/

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:55 AM (hH3Px)

110 Communists never expect it to apply to them.

Posted by: SFGoth at January 21, 2024 07:56 AM (KAi1n)

111 "That's not old at all. Why the dumb design?"

Ignorance is eternal, and will always walk amongst us?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:56 AM (hH3Px)

112 Bill inArkansas, it could be the fuel. You might check for water in the fuel. .

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 07:57 AM (eNb+U)

113 "That's not old at all. Why the dumb design?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion"

Cheap I guess. The house is on a slab and almost everything is in the attic except the drain plumbing.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

114 Happy Sunday

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:00 AM (lwOKI)

115
Bill inArkansas, it could be the fuel. You might check for water in the fuel. .

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 07:57 AM

Especially if the car has been sitting around for a few months. 'Stabil' is something I have to use anymore.

I don't know if it does any good on a tank already hydrated.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 08:00 AM (nIvob)

116 But I thought it was important to stay hydrated.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 08:02 AM (NBVIP)

117 It all went to hell - although I can't point to the exact time/newscaster. I would point to Walter Cronkite crying but it had to have started before that happened.

Posted by: x-ray jeff at January 21, 2024 08:05 AM (iQfO7)

118 Divide by Zero, I have run into this with diesel. Even using diesel clean the only way to get rid of it is to run the tank almost dry. First time it happened I had the tank dropped and cleaned. Second time I knew what it was.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:05 AM (eNb+U)

119 I think the alcohol or whatever is in Stabil will absorb some moisture from fuel, but there are products specifically for that, as long as the concentration is not too high.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:05 AM (vFG9F)

120 He seems to be amongst the lesser woke of his kind.
https://instapundit.com/627807/
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Do not know what kind of drugs they are giving John Boy, but I'm thinking the entire Congress should be taking them daily!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at January 21, 2024 08:06 AM (hOUT3)

121 It all went to hell - although I can't point to the exact time/newscaster. I would point to Walter Cronkite crying but it had to have started before that happened.
Posted by: x-ray jeff at January 21, 2024 08:05 AM (iQfO7)
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It was when Bernard Goldberg published "Bias"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2024 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

122 My house in Memphis, TN had all the HVAC, plumbing and hot water heater in the attic space.

It was on a slab too.

Back in the late 80's or early 90's Memphis experienced a really cold Christmas. Well below freezing. Some people who had gone away for the holidays returned to ice waterfalls inside their homes from burst pipes in the attic spaces.

Some of the photos were epic.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2024 08:07 AM (Q4IgG)

123 fd, I use Seafoam for regular gas.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:07 AM (eNb+U)

124 115 I filled up last Wednesday and put a bottle of Heet in the tank. I'm only down about a quarter tank so it could be some water in the mix the Heet hasn't dried out. It does give symptoms of contaminated fuel, but was running OK for that first quarter tank.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2024 08:09 AM (0EOe9)

125 Seafoam is good stuff. I use it in the RVs. They want too many $$s for it though. If I see it on sale, or 2 for 1 like they do sometimes I'll stock up then.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:11 AM (vFG9F)

126 Could be time for a fuel filter too, bill. Has it ever been changed?

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:14 AM (vFG9F)

127 123 fd, I use Seafoam for regular gas.

Try eating less cabbage.

Posted by: Know it all neighbor at January 21, 2024 08:15 AM (NBVIP)

128 Bill, it kinda sneaks up on you.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:15 AM (eNb+U)

129 "Guess what happened several years later."

She took dancing lessons ?

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 08:17 AM (T4tVD)

130 ☕🥞🏈

Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2024 08:20 AM (geLO8)

131 126 Last time was about 30K ago. Having said that, in that period I have had a couple fill ups where the gas was a bit skunky. I'm going to run it in about an hour, and if it improved, like a sensor reset, I'll go down to O'Reilly's and have them plug in the reader. It's time for it to go in the shop for a going over anyway. If it's still real rough, I'll just cal AAA and have them haul it down the road to the shop tomorrow or Tuesday. If it improved I'll just drive it in and leave it to their mercies.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2024 08:20 AM (0EOe9)

132 Since today is Sanctity of Life Sunday (for some, not all churches), I'll just leave this here:

"Abortion attacks the character and nature of God, assaults those God cherishes, and destroys the weakest and most vulnerable among us. This Sanctity of Life Sunday, let us remember as Christians why we value life, why we oppose the murder of those in their mother’s wombs, and why we seek to abolish such murder from our land. And may God pour out His compassionate mercies upon us and change the hearts of our fellow Americans, that we might live in a nation whose people love life because we love Christ."

Robb Brunansky

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 21, 2024 08:21 AM (PiwSw)

133 What time is the Taylor Swift game?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2024 08:21 AM (NBVIP)

134 "She took dancing lessons ?
Posted by: JT "

Well, no. For years though she worked above a dance studio. I would go in there and you could hear them doing the Tango or Rumba or something downstairs. It didn't bother her though, I guess it's kind of like living next to the train tracks.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:23 AM (vFG9F)

135 Good morning Hordelings!

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2024 08:24 AM (RFPHU)

136 Doof, how are ya?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:24 AM (eNb+U)

137 Morning everyone. Got down to 6 last night, presently a balmy 10 degrees. Guess no golf

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2024 08:24 AM (wJraq)

138 #132
I suspect many churches will hoist rainbow flags and elevate selfishness above motherhood today; those are people with no anchor to a Biblical based, Christian life. Those are not churches, they are portals to hell itself.

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at January 21, 2024 08:24 AM (KRmuA)

139 Papa loves mambo.

Posted by: Perry Como at January 21, 2024 08:26 AM (NBVIP)

140 Howdy Ben Had! Doing well, thanks!
Silver medal yesterday in men's doubles at this weekend's local pickleball tourney. Mixed doubles this afternoon. All good with you?

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2024 08:27 AM (RFPHU)

141 139 Mambo Number Five, Lou Bega.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2024 08:28 AM (0EOe9)

142 Doof, congratulations!. Prepping for a week's worth of rain around here. Life is good here on the farm.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:29 AM (eNb+U)

143 Enjoy the rain now, Ben Had. Keep it away in October!

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2024 08:30 AM (RFPHU)

144 Doof, I will do my best.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:31 AM (eNb+U)

145 Looks as if the weather pattern for the remainder of Winter (in my AO) is established, periods of intense cold for a few days with gradually rising temperature interspersed with conditions conducive to snow. Quite an active situation.

Posted by: irongrampa at January 21, 2024 08:31 AM (KATBx)

146 Good morning to all!

Posted by: Rosasharn at January 21, 2024 08:35 AM (PzBTm)

147 Weather app says still 2 degrees here in Mid TN. But the sun is up now, supposed to reach a high of 33. I'm going to church. Did a trial drive yesterday, and roads are manageable. Prayers for everyone trying to navigate today!

Posted by: skywch at January 21, 2024 08:36 AM (uqhmb)

148 What a crazy story this is:

"Sanjay Shah, CEO of Illinois-based revenue management company Vistex, fell during an appearance on stage after a cable holding up an iron cage he was performing in snapped."

You just never know what is going to get you. That being said, what the hell were they thinking?

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:36 AM (vFG9F)

149 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

Matthew 5:6

Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2024 08:36 AM (EnT0Y)

150 Thank you Marcus !

Posted by: JT at January 21, 2024 08:38 AM (T4tVD)

151 A CEO of a revenue management company performing in an iron cage? What a sad, sick circus this country is becoming.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2024 08:39 AM (5GiIq)

152 "Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God."

Psalm 42:5

Amen JT

Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2024 08:40 AM (EnT0Y)

153 States instituted a variety of short-term waivers allowing candidates to teach without fulfilling their normal requirements.
Were teachers worse for this lack of training?

New research from Massachusetts and New Jersey suggests maybe not. In both states, teachers who entered the profession without completing the full requirements performed no worse than their normally trained peers.

So teaching certs and education degrees mean nothing in real lie. Anyone with a degree from a 4 year college in science, math, or English can teach K-12 science, math, or English.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:43 AM (lwOKI)

154 "A CEO of a revenue management company performing in an iron cage?"

It was made up to look like a hot air balloon and they were going to be lowered to the stage.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:44 AM (vFG9F)

155 >It was made up to look like a hot air balloon and they were going to be lowered to the stage.

Posted by: fd

in worked, in a way

Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2024 08:45 AM (geLO8)

156 OSHA would have required a safety harness but it was in India so nope.

Posted by: fd at January 21, 2024 08:45 AM (vFG9F)

157 My coworker and I use 70's CB lingo and 10 code on the radios at work.
"Why do you guys talk like that on the radios?"
"You weren't there, you'll never understand."

Posted by: Reforger at January 21, 2024 08:49 AM (slFzJ)

158 A CEO of a revenue management company performing in an iron cage
____________

Life's a circus...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2024 08:49 AM (Q4IgG)

159 This analysis shows that roughly 30% of the F-150 Lightning vehicles ever manufactured are currently unsold.

Wholesale sales of the Ford F-150 Lightning have experienced a sharp decline, plummeting by 49% from their peak of 6,857 units in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 3,503

You get a truck to haul ass. Sure you only get 20 or so on the highway. Maybe 24 with the new turbo 6. But when you do need to hook up a camper or boat or work trailer you get 15 but can still make it 130 to 140 miles out and back.

A truck that can not make a 100 mile round trip loaded is a toy.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:50 AM (lwOKI)

160 The instructor certification training and requirements where I work (a three-letter Agency) have all been replaced by woke BS that has zero to do with education and teaching, so much so that my boss asked the old timers to put together an in-house 'informal' seminar to provide that information to new instructors. I suspect this has been a widespread practice in the world of adult learning.

So the story about modern teacher certification being useless does not surprise me.

Posted by: goatexchange at January 21, 2024 08:50 AM (3pf2q)

161 Life's a circus...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2024 08:49 AM (Q4IgG)

I thot

Life was a highway

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:50 AM (lwOKI)

162
So teaching certs and education degrees mean nothing in real lie. Anyone with a degree from a 4 year college in science, math, or English can teach K-12 science, math, or English.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:43 AM

As far as everyday teaching, everything is about the 'lesson plan'. It's the roadmap for every day of the school year. Most schools require the teacher to turn it in at the end of the year. If that teacher does not return in September the new teacher receives it.

Nowadays the teachers keep a copy online and turn in the hard copy in June.

Anyone with reasonable intelligence could teach a day, a week, or the entire school year from that plan.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 08:51 AM (nIvob)

163 As far as everyday teaching, everything is about the 'lesson plan'. It's the roadmap for every day of the school year. Most schools require the teacher to turn it in at the end of the year. If that teacher does not return in September the new teacher receives it.

Nowadays the teachers keep a copy online and turn in the hard copy in June.

Anyone with reasonable intelligence could teach a day, a week, or the entire school year from that plan.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 08:51 AM (nIvob)

Wow you need a plan.
Now do Big Govt.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:54 AM (lwOKI)

164 More traumatic brain injuries for our troops after the 144th attack.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:55 AM (eNb+U)

165 The guys at work like to say "copy" on the Teams chat. I guess I should try 10-4, good buddy" simetime.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2024 08:55 AM (L8hCM)

166 We have to cut back on farming or else people will starve.

Posted by: John Kerry at January 21, 2024 08:56 AM (MeG8a)

167 Iron cage? Should've used aluminum. Better strength to weight ratio.

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 21, 2024 08:56 AM (NBVIP)

168 "Where is American citizen Gonzalo Lira? Dead in a Uke jail.

US response? *static*"

Pretty much the same as our response to the US citizens being held hostage in Gaza
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2024 07:07 AM (hH3Px)

This is nothing new, guys.

Posted by: Zombie Alexander Dolgun at January 21, 2024 08:56 AM (H5IZ1)

169 Roger, Roger.

Posted by: Victor at January 21, 2024 08:57 AM (NBVIP)

170 Anyone with reasonable intelligence could teach a day, a week, or the entire school year from that plan.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 08:51 AM (nIvob)

what a shame that so few public school teachers have even a reasonable intelligence these days. First step towards reforming education, ban anyone with an "education" degree from working in the field.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2024 08:58 AM (q3gwH)

171 I keep reiterating that until you get a power source that eclipses ALL the advantages of the present IC engine then we'll be driving that.

Sooner or later the simple truth of that sinks in, and the moaning of the EV'rs subsides a bit.

Posted by: irongrampa at January 21, 2024 08:59 AM (KATBx)

172 Tom Servo. Hear hear !

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2024 08:59 AM (eNb+U)

173 A truck that can not make a 100 mile round trip loaded is a toy.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:50 AM (lwOKI)

worse than a toy - an expensive and pointless pain in the ass.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2024 08:59 AM (q3gwH)

174 We're just really fast and really expensive golf carts.

Posted by: Teslas at January 21, 2024 09:00 AM (NBVIP)

175 165 The guys at work like to say "copy" on the Teams chat. I guess I should try 10-4, good buddy" simetime.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2024 08:55 AM (L8hCM)

We have Nood of the book variety good buddy.
Changing my 20 to where the fun is.
Reforger out.

Posted by: Reforger at January 21, 2024 09:02 AM (slFzJ)

176 So teaching certs and education degrees mean nothing in real lie. Anyone with a degree from a 4 year college in science, math, or English can teach K-12 science, math, or English.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2024 08:43 AM

P.J. O'Rourke said decades ago that anyone who doesn't know what's wrong with America's educations system has clearly never slept with an education major. I thought he was joking until I did it.

There's really no nice way to say this: A lot of the (mostly women) who major in Education are dumb. I'm not saying 'all', I'm not saying 'most', but I am saying 'a lot', for whatever value you want to assign to that. I had one woman (friend of an art teacher that I was having things to do with) flat out tell me she became a teacher because it was the easiest degree you can get.

Even a reasonably well read autodidact could lead basic English, literature and other such classes. The idea that you need a four year degree to talk about literature is nuts.

Posted by: Vanya at January 21, 2024 09:03 AM (H5IZ1)

177
what a shame that so few public school teachers have even a reasonable intelligence these days. First step towards reforming education, ban anyone with an "education" degree from working in the field.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2024 08:58 AM

My experience in the matter was with Catholic schools and fortunately about 90% conservative teachers. In the end the school I was affiliated with (in a conservative community) failed to address the issue of the leftist teacher(s). Parents were pulling their kids out of the school because they did not want their students exposed to him/her/them. I had my say, conveying parental concerns to the proper person. In the end I paid for not keeping my mouth shut. The school eventual failed because of finances but mainly leftist teachers who chased students away.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at January 21, 2024 09:07 AM (nIvob)

178 I guess that today is it for winter here on the Gulf Coast. Nothing near freezing for the next 10 days on the forecast and after that it is too late.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 21, 2024 09:36 AM (aD39U)

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