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The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
Out for Delivery, Expected Delivery by 5:45pm
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 26, 2024, 6:10 am Arrived at Post Office
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 26, 2024, 3:53 am Arrived at USPS Facility
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 26, 2024, 3:48 am Departed USPS Regional Facility
TETERBORO NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 26, 2024, 3:11 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
TETERBORO NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 25, 2024, 8:10 am Departed USPS Facility
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
September 25, 2024, 5:50 am Arrived at USPS Facility
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
September 25, 2024, 5:05 am Departed USPS Regional Facility
QUEENS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 25, 2024, 3:18 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
QUEENS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 24, 2024, 11:11 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility
NEWBURGH NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 24, 2024, 9:03 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
NEWBURGH NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 24, 2024, 7:05 pm In Transit to Next Facility
September 24, 2024 Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
TETERBORO NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 23, 2024, 8:42 pm Processing at USPS Facility
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407
September 23, 2024, 11:25 am Arrived at USPS Facility
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 23, 2024, 4:00 am In Transit to Next Facility
September 23, 2024, 3:36 am Departed USPS Regional Facility
TETERBORO NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 23, 2024, 3:18 am Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
TETERBORO NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 22, 2024, 11:17 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
LOUISVILLE KY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 21, 2024, 9:25 pm Departed Post Office
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718
September 21, 2024, 5:12 pm USPS picked up item
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718
September 21, 2024, 12:31 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718
September 20, 2024, 10:11 pm
In an age of incredible computing power that runs software to optimize package movement through delivery systems, combined with amazingly precise scanning systems, the idea that a package can by misrouted at so many stops along the way is difficult to understand. [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter]
Comments
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st?!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:02 AM (HnUIn)
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Morning.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:02 AM (8smwF)
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I've got a package in the Jamaica sorting station from Oklahoma I'm waiting on although it's not been long.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:03 AM (CEzQx)
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The only think the Government is good at is killing people and taking their money.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Vote but also buy ammo at September 26, 2024 11:04 AM (xcxpd)
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As an ex-Fed, I can tell you that I'm really looking forward to the next hour of Fed-bashing.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:04 AM (xCA6C)
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Dildoville? *giggles*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2024 11:05 AM (Q4IgG)
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Whenever I order something and it arrives in San Antonio it will arrive and depart sixteen times in the span of a few hours.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:05 AM (8smwF)
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I had questions about a certain location, until I realized who the author was.
Posted by: Brother Tim learned to stop quibbling and love the Protestant Reformation at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (OUMaO)
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"Dildoville," LOL.
Per Wiki:
"Dildoville is a Census-Designated Place (CDP) in Snizzleton Township, New Jersey."
Per Wiki:
"Dildoville is a Census-Designated Place (CDP) in Snizzleton Township, New Jersey."
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (v6JzV)
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Shrub proposes privatizing SS if people wanted to opt out. It was not well received.
Hell you can get close to 5% on a high yield saving account now which is FDIC insurance so almost no risk
Hell you can get close to 5% on a high yield saving account now which is FDIC insurance so almost no risk
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (oZhjI)
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Government unions....overkill, maybe?
Posted by: BignJames at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (AwYPR)
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>>From a mess of products that nobody wants to the incredible sloth of many of their employees, it is a case study in how not do things.
At the local post office we've seen it go 100% DEI. Gone are the friendly, efficient counter people, her now are the young, diverse, sullen gals who take their sweet time so they don't mess their long, intricately manicured nails.
At the local post office we've seen it go 100% DEI. Gone are the friendly, efficient counter people, her now are the young, diverse, sullen gals who take their sweet time so they don't mess their long, intricately manicured nails.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (scDBq)
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Postal Service mgr writes letter (later disavowed) that says Trump is an existential threat. If he meant existential threat to the Post Office, well, no, you idiots are the reason, not Trump.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (OQ50T)
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As an ex-Fed, I can tell you that I'm really looking forward to the next hour of Fed-bashing.
Posted by: Archimedes
We could always do Ukraine-bashing instead.
Posted by: Archimedes
We could always do Ukraine-bashing instead.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:06 AM (v6JzV)
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Dildoville? Maybe it's wishful thinking nestled in a hidden part of a man's mind, or maybe it's the last stop in the vast design of things—or perhaps, for a man like Mr. CBD, who climbed on a world that went by too fast, it's a place around the bend where he could jump off. Dildoville? Whatever it is, it comes with sunlight and serenity, and is a part of The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:07 AM (CEzQx)
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We could always do Ukraine-bashing instead.
Honestly Macklemore could use about 45 minutes or so from the last thread first
Honestly Macklemore could use about 45 minutes or so from the last thread first
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:07 AM (oZhjI)
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In an age of incredible computing power that runs software to optimize package movement through delivery systems, combined with amazingly precise scanning systems, the idea that a package can by misrouted at so many stops along the way is difficult to understand.
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Not particularly. Hyper-efficient systems are undone by unexpected variance.
A mistake in the last mile often won't get routed back to the post office to try again (except, possibly, as a brief stop), it will get routed back to the mega-sort.
So the package gets missed by a local handler, and goes on the "try again" pile. Then it gets shunted back to a mega-sort (Teterboro, in this case), where it is also handled as an exception to be moved through - get it out of here. So then it bounces around until finally it finds a slot back to the last target post office. I've seen it myself, in the USPS but also in UPS and FedEx.
These distribution networks work *extremely* well until there's an error. Errors then compound. Zero misses are fast and efficient. A single miss almost doesn't exist anymore. A single miss will become a half-dozen misses.
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Not particularly. Hyper-efficient systems are undone by unexpected variance.
A mistake in the last mile often won't get routed back to the post office to try again (except, possibly, as a brief stop), it will get routed back to the mega-sort.
So the package gets missed by a local handler, and goes on the "try again" pile. Then it gets shunted back to a mega-sort (Teterboro, in this case), where it is also handled as an exception to be moved through - get it out of here. So then it bounces around until finally it finds a slot back to the last target post office. I've seen it myself, in the USPS but also in UPS and FedEx.
These distribution networks work *extremely* well until there's an error. Errors then compound. Zero misses are fast and efficient. A single miss almost doesn't exist anymore. A single miss will become a half-dozen misses.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (HnUIn)
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Listen we buy the printing presses, pay the engravers and press people, purchase the paper and ink... so why should you consider the money yours?
-- Your betters
Listen we buy the printing presses, pay the engravers and press people, purchase the paper and ink... so why should you consider the money yours?
-- Your betters
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (RKVpM)
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The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee 1h
Unborn Babies Disguise Selves As Death Row Inmates So Liberals Will Defend Their Right To Live
buff.ly/344MSBC
Unborn Babies Disguise Selves As Death Row Inmates So Liberals Will Defend Their Right To Live
buff.ly/344MSBC
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (CEzQx)
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Is Dildoville next to Dixville Notch?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (oZhjI)
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I hate those imprecise scanning systems. They give me agITa.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (IG4Id)
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It's the whole Dildo thing.
Everybody wanted to handle it.
Everybody wanted to handle it.
Posted by: ed in texas at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (aRhta)
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My packages are usually UPS or FedEx --- but all including USPS usually come directly. Maybe one in ten gets incorrectly directed once, seldom twice. Maybe other coasts are busier, or more DEI, idk.
Posted by: illiniwek at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (Cus5s)
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Fedgov *doesn't* do highways and military stuff better. They contract out highway building and military stuff building to people who do, and pay them preposterous amounts of money for it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (VoAdT)
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That's messed up.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (ufFY8)
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3 I've got a package in the Jamaica sorting station from Oklahoma I'm waiting on although it's not been long.
Posted by: andycanuck
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Jamaica? You know you can now get weed legally from within the states now (looks at nic), probably Canada too. I'd be for tarrifs on Jamaican weed now, actually.
Posted by: andycanuck
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Jamaica? You know you can now get weed legally from within the states now (looks at nic), probably Canada too. I'd be for tarrifs on Jamaican weed now, actually.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (OQ50T)
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>>the idea that a package can by misrouted at so many stops along the way is difficult to understand.
Yikes, that pkg had a trek!
Yikes, that pkg had a trek!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (scDBq)
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20 Is Dildoville next to Dixville Notch?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (oZhjI)
Only on their anniversary.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (oZhjI)
Only on their anniversary.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:09 AM (VoAdT)
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Imma always amused with people scanning their own groceries. So many ways to give yourself a nice discount.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 26, 2024 11:10 AM (c711F)
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Yeah, a buddy of mine, who lives about 40 miles from me in FL, sent me something last year.
When it didn’t show up after about a week, I checked the tracking. It was in San Juan, PR for some reason
When it didn’t show up after about a week, I checked the tracking. It was in San Juan, PR for some reason
Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2024 11:10 AM (Y1sOo)
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Also, butter knives with a pointy pommel suck. Really need ones that have a hammer butt.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:10 AM (IG4Id)
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We arrive at the United States Postal Service!
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I am much more accepting of the problems with the USPS than I am of problems in virtually any other agency or program. The USPS, at least, operates with an actual mandate. Of all the services handled by the federal government, there are few that are actually Constitutionally chartered and fully legitimate. The USPS is one of them. Its operation is mandatory, and explicitly defined in the Constitution.
The Congress shall have Power ... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Article I, Section 8. Plain as day, and clear as a bell.
Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
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I am much more accepting of the problems with the USPS than I am of problems in virtually any other agency or program. The USPS, at least, operates with an actual mandate. Of all the services handled by the federal government, there are few that are actually Constitutionally chartered and fully legitimate. The USPS is one of them. Its operation is mandatory, and explicitly defined in the Constitution.
The Congress shall have Power ... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Article I, Section 8. Plain as day, and clear as a bell.
Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
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10. Not well received? Ha, Bush was eviscerated for that and the Democrats have used the “Republicans want to end SS “ ever since. Several times a day I hear Dem commercials screeching that Trump the dictator is going to remove SS and Medicare the day he takes office.
Posted by: Jen the original at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (CT1ZI)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (v6JzV)
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Whatever it is, it comes with sunlight and serenity, and is a part of The Twilight Zone.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:07 AM (CEzQx)
You are entering a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of... smell.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:07 AM (CEzQx)
You are entering a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of... smell.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (VoAdT)
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28 20 Is Dildoville next to Dixville Notch?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (oZhjI)
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Sugar Notch is the place you want to be.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (oZhjI)
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Sugar Notch is the place you want to be.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (c711F)
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‘ the idea that a package can by misrouted at so many stops along the way is difficult to understand.’
They know it’s for you and they’re screwing with you.
They know it’s for you and they’re screwing with you.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (jbnUc)
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I ordered a pair of pants online. They delivered through USPS.
The day of the delivery I got a message from the company that said USPS hadn't delivered my pants because of "animal interference".
I was home all day and have no outdoor pets. I asked my regular mail man when I saw him he said that someone else handles the type of delivery I was talking about and to call the mail room.
So I called the mail room. After trying a dozen times. Woman said she had no idea where my pants were but she'd find the driver and ask him about it. This went on with me calling every other day for a week and then suddenly my pants showed up.
See? Isn't this system great? If you pester them enough they will actually do their jobs!
The day of the delivery I got a message from the company that said USPS hadn't delivered my pants because of "animal interference".
I was home all day and have no outdoor pets. I asked my regular mail man when I saw him he said that someone else handles the type of delivery I was talking about and to call the mail room.
So I called the mail room. After trying a dozen times. Woman said she had no idea where my pants were but she'd find the driver and ask him about it. This went on with me calling every other day for a week and then suddenly my pants showed up.
See? Isn't this system great? If you pester them enough they will actually do their jobs!
Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (oZhjI)
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The USPS is specified in the Constitution, so killing it might be tough.
It can certainly be scaled back.
And it doesn't have to be a monopoly.
It can certainly be scaled back.
And it doesn't have to be a monopoly.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (xCA6C)
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Waste that will be fun to watch? USPS as they electrify their fleet of delivery vehicles.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (N39Ws)
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I mailed a check to my daughter for the M.S. Bike fundraiser. She called me three weeks later. "Dad, weren't you going to send me a check?"
She received it about a week later.
She received it about a week later.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (+H2BX)
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Isn't the government control of the post in the constitution?
Posted by: Black JEM at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (GZYu7)
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>>Imma always amused with people scanning their own groceries. So many ways to give yourself a nice discount.
It's all filmed. The machine records everything, including video of you scanning the things.
It's all filmed. The machine records everything, including video of you scanning the things.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (scDBq)
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You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
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The Feds, Zelensky, Macklemore, they're all horrible.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (awTae)
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Good morning! The transit and shipping is crazy right now. Add in people just stealing it along the way, it’s amazing we get anything.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (p4NUW)
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Processing at USPS Facility
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407
September 23, 2024, 11:25 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 23, 2024, 4:00 am
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There's the fuck up right there. From "Dildoville" it should have transitioned to "out for delivery" but it was forwarded on to Elmwood Park. For some reason.
Sometimes, the shipper will instruct the carrier to drop mail/packages off at the nearest post office. It's a cost saving measure. But... Post Offices screw up as much as FedEx, UPS or any other delivery service. It's just when they screw up it takes days or weeks to un-fuck their own mess.
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ 07407
September 23, 2024, 11:25 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
DILDOVILLE 00000
September 23, 2024, 4:00 am
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There's the fuck up right there. From "Dildoville" it should have transitioned to "out for delivery" but it was forwarded on to Elmwood Park. For some reason.
Sometimes, the shipper will instruct the carrier to drop mail/packages off at the nearest post office. It's a cost saving measure. But... Post Offices screw up as much as FedEx, UPS or any other delivery service. It's just when they screw up it takes days or weeks to un-fuck their own mess.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (Q4IgG)
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And it doesn't have to be a monopoly.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (ufFY
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It isn't. DHL, FedEx, UPS, regional carriers, specialty carriers, etc. all exist.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (ufFY
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It isn't. DHL, FedEx, UPS, regional carriers, specialty carriers, etc. all exist.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (HnUIn)
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Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
*nods*
Government control of the flow of information...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
*nods*
Government control of the flow of information...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Vote but also buy ammo at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (xcxpd)
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At the local post office we've seen it go 100% DEI.
Yes. The story of the USPS is the story of DEI. It's what happens when you prioritize hiring America's favorite demographic over everything else. The USPS was way ahead of the curve on this societal trend. So it was the canary in the coal mine.
Yes. The story of the USPS is the story of DEI. It's what happens when you prioritize hiring America's favorite demographic over everything else. The USPS was way ahead of the curve on this societal trend. So it was the canary in the coal mine.
Posted by: Priority Mail is an Op at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (1Q3Ps)
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I'd rather have the postal service deliver a package than Fedex.
Fedex will route a package from California, destined for Colorado or Arizona, send it through Dallas, Louisville, the Bismarck, North Dakota, and tell me it's delayed because there's snow in the Rockies.
I KNOW THERE'S SNOW IN THE ROCKIES, THEY'RE MOUNTAINS!!! Why the F did you route a package that was a couple hundred miles away, on THIS side of the Rockies, all over the goldarned country, you idiots??
Fedex will route a package from California, destined for Colorado or Arizona, send it through Dallas, Louisville, the Bismarck, North Dakota, and tell me it's delayed because there's snow in the Rockies.
I KNOW THERE'S SNOW IN THE ROCKIES, THEY'RE MOUNTAINS!!! Why the F did you route a package that was a couple hundred miles away, on THIS side of the Rockies, all over the goldarned country, you idiots??
Posted by: BurtTC at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (dGCAG)
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A mistake in the last mile often won't get routed back to the post office to try again (except, possibly, as a brief stop), it will get routed back to the mega-sort.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (HnUIn)
I disagree. There are failures in scanning that cause misrouting, but a failure in actual package handling should be (and is in my experience with UPS) still moved through the most efficient path. From Elmwood Park it should go to Teterboro and then to Dildoville. Not on a tour of the NY metropolitan Area.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:08 AM (HnUIn)
I disagree. There are failures in scanning that cause misrouting, but a failure in actual package handling should be (and is in my experience with UPS) still moved through the most efficient path. From Elmwood Park it should go to Teterboro and then to Dildoville. Not on a tour of the NY metropolitan Area.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (d9fT1)
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Not well received? Ha, Bush was eviscerated for that and the Democrats have used the “Republicans want to end SS “ ever since. Several times a day I hear Dem commercials screeching that Trump the dictator is going to remove SS and Medicare the day he takes office.
Remember the Dem videos of Paul Ryan wheeling a Grandma dummy up to a cliff and throwing her off?
Remember the Dem videos of Paul Ryan wheeling a Grandma dummy up to a cliff and throwing her off?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (xCA6C)
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I got the daily email with the images of the mail I was supposed to receive.
Never arrived.
A friend told me it was returned "No such address."
Never arrived.
A friend told me it was returned "No such address."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (+H2BX)
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It's all filmed. The machine records everything, including video of you scanning the things.
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But someone has to watch the film and do something. This never happens.
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But someone has to watch the film and do something. This never happens.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (c711F)
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If you have all of the bloated federal public unions endorsing you for president that should tell a reasonable person something ain't good.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (QNSds)
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I think we should amend the Constitution to eliminate the Postal Service. I can see the need for it back when the Constitution was written, but I see absolutely no need for it now.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (v6JzV)
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You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
Word. -- Elon Musk
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
Word. -- Elon Musk
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (AiZBA)
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45 You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
things would likely improve
things would likely improve
Posted by: BlackOrchid at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (s3qiR)
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UPS - The tightest ship in the shipping business.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (+H2BX)
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*nods*
Government control of the flow of information...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Vote but also buy ammo at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (xcxpd)
You're sending information through the post office?
Why not just use carrier pigeon?
Government control of the flow of information...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Vote but also buy ammo at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (xcxpd)
You're sending information through the post office?
Why not just use carrier pigeon?
Posted by: BurtTC at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (dGCAG)
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Many things contributed to me and my family leaving the NYC area in 1988. I was in the Carpenters Union in Manhattan, so I got to see about every loading dock and freight elevator in every office tower. I remember specifically the Pan Am Building, where every morning the USPS cretins and morons, 6-8 of them would deliver the mail in those canvas carts to the various floors. You have never seen more middle school antics. Loud, profane, posturing trying to impress the 1 or 2 women included among their ranks. Completely unprofessional, though dressed in uniform. Didn't want to be around such louts any more. Moved to NC, as soon as possible and never once regretted it.
Posted by: It All Adds Up at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (CV8a5)
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I don't really hate most feds. They're mostly just redundant cogs in a pension machine. But once you get high enough in the structure, watch out. Worst scum on the planet.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2024 11:15 AM (awTae)
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If you have all of the bloated federal public unions endorsing you for president that should tell a reasonable person something ain't good.
Posted by: Mister Scott
"reasonable" is doing a lot of work in this sentence.
Posted by: Mister Scott
"reasonable" is doing a lot of work in this sentence.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (IG4Id)
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45 You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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Elon Musk fired 75% of Twitter employees.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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Elon Musk fired 75% of Twitter employees.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (OQ50T)
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>>Yes. The story of the USPS is the story of DEI. It's what happens when you prioritize hiring America's favorite demographic over everything else.
But also, the "American" part is not so much, too. Government is committed to getting their "newcomers" jobs.
But also, the "American" part is not so much, too. Government is committed to getting their "newcomers" jobs.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (scDBq)
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The Constitution refers to a thing called the "Post Office." No mention of a thing called the "Postal Service."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (+H2BX)
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"Why does the USPS have a monopoly on 1st class mail but can also compete with private companies in other deliveries?"
It isn't. DHL, FedEx, UPS, regional carriers, specialty carriers, etc. all exist.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (HnUIn)
I was referring to this sentence, assuming it is true.
It isn't. DHL, FedEx, UPS, regional carriers, specialty carriers, etc. all exist.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:13 AM (HnUIn)
I was referring to this sentence, assuming it is true.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (ufFY8)
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68 The Constitution refers to a thing called the "Post Office." No mention of a thing called the "Postal Service."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (+H2BX)
And definitely nothing about Deathcabs.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (+H2BX)
And definitely nothing about Deathcabs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (VoAdT)
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The USPS is specified in the Constitution, so killing it might be tough.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (ufFY
The Constitution gives Congress the power to establish post offices and post roads. It is not mandated. But they mandated a monopoly on 1st class mail to protect their phony-baloney jobs!
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (ufFY
The Constitution gives Congress the power to establish post offices and post roads. It is not mandated. But they mandated a monopoly on 1st class mail to protect their phony-baloney jobs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
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>>You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference.
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Elon Musk fired 75% of Twitter employees.
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THIS. Covid demonstrated that for government workers.
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Elon Musk fired 75% of Twitter employees.
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THIS. Covid demonstrated that for government workers.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (scDBq)
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I disagree. There are failures in scanning that cause misrouting, but a failure in actual package handling should be (and is in my experience with UPS) still moved through the most efficient path. From Elmwood Park it should go to Teterboro and then to Dildoville. Not on a tour of the NY metropolitan Area.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (d9fT1)
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I see it in multiple carriers. A miss on routing usually results in a jump back to the main sort after a brief stop at the local facility (where I assume it's dumped in with all misrouted stuff and sent back upstream to try again). When I see this, it's usually Local -> Regional -> Local -> Delivered. I do see what you saw, albeit rarely.
Local -> Regional -> Regional -> Regional -> Regional -> Local -> Delivered really sucks when it happens. I've seen it with every carrier. Least often with USPS, most often with FedEx. In my region. Regional variance is very much a thing. Locally, my USPS is quite good.
May heaven help you if your parcel is routing through Pittsburgh, though. I see more downstream routing foul-ups from Pittsburgh than anything else I commonly see from USPS. That sort appears to be a mes
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM (d9fT1)
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I see it in multiple carriers. A miss on routing usually results in a jump back to the main sort after a brief stop at the local facility (where I assume it's dumped in with all misrouted stuff and sent back upstream to try again). When I see this, it's usually Local -> Regional -> Local -> Delivered. I do see what you saw, albeit rarely.
Local -> Regional -> Regional -> Regional -> Regional -> Local -> Delivered really sucks when it happens. I've seen it with every carrier. Least often with USPS, most often with FedEx. In my region. Regional variance is very much a thing. Locally, my USPS is quite good.
May heaven help you if your parcel is routing through Pittsburgh, though. I see more downstream routing foul-ups from Pittsburgh than anything else I commonly see from USPS. That sort appears to be a mes
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (HnUIn)
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So what sights would one expect to see in Dildoville?
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (gBiw3)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (IG4Id)
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The Constitution refers to a thing called the "Post Office." No mention of a thing called the "Postal Service."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (+H2BX)
And definitely nothing about Deathcabs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (VoAdT)
Nor do the words "misinformation" or "disinformation," anywhere in the text.
Why, it's almost as if they didn't trust the government to decide what people can and cannot say.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:16 AM (+H2BX)
And definitely nothing about Deathcabs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (VoAdT)
Nor do the words "misinformation" or "disinformation," anywhere in the text.
Why, it's almost as if they didn't trust the government to decide what people can and cannot say.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (dGCAG)
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75 And definitely nothing about Deathcabs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Was this a 2000's music joke?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (IG4Id)
Yeah.
*looks down. kicks pebble.*
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Was this a 2000's music joke?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (IG4Id)
Yeah.
*looks down. kicks pebble.*
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (VoAdT)
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It's not Elmwood Park-it's East Paterson!
Posted by: Pepperidge Farm Remembers at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (CV8a5)
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...to protect their phony-baloney jobs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
This is a phrase I use almost every day to explain when my wife asks why the gov does what it does.
God bless Mel Brooks.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
This is a phrase I use almost every day to explain when my wife asks why the gov does what it does.
God bless Mel Brooks.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (AiZBA)
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The Congress shall have Power ... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Article I, Section 8. Plain as day, and clear as a bell.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Well, because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should
Article I, Section 8. Plain as day, and clear as a bell.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Well, because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should
Posted by: Swamp Rabbit at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (5hfjS)
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Moving the USPS down to the state level would lead to better service and less junk mail reward my friends and punish my enemies.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (cf/0E)
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Any time there is a weather event, the government tells non essential people to stay home. Why are there non essential people at all?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:20 AM (scDBq)
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As far as the USPS goes: Federal Express is not much better. I ordered a steam mop from Walmart and was promised delivery the next day. Delivery happened; I got a photograph of the box sitting on the doorstep.
Unfortunately, it wasn't *my* doorstep. Somewhere in this big rundown apartment complex, somebody got an unanticipated steam mop, new in box.
I called Fed Ex and opened up a case. Their eventual answer a day later was, "We delivered the package. Take it up with the vendor." Which I did and got my money refunded, then went physically to the store and picked out the same unit for the same money. But once I'd paid for it, it was in my hands and my car.
Unfortunately, it wasn't *my* doorstep. Somewhere in this big rundown apartment complex, somebody got an unanticipated steam mop, new in box.
I called Fed Ex and opened up a case. Their eventual answer a day later was, "We delivered the package. Take it up with the vendor." Which I did and got my money refunded, then went physically to the store and picked out the same unit for the same money. But once I'd paid for it, it was in my hands and my car.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (J2vNu)
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But someone has to watch the film and do something. This never happens.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM
They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert. I knew a grocery store department head who got caught that way.
But someone has to watch the film and do something. This never happens.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 26, 2024 11:14 AM
They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert. I knew a grocery store department head who got caught that way.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (RKVpM)
Posted by: Tech Sgt. Chen at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (Z8Yh2)
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power to establish post offices and post roads. It is not mandated. But they mandated a monopoly on 1st class mail to protect their phony-baloney jobs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
Good point
Re: phoney baloney jobs
"Just think of your secretary."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
Good point
Re: phoney baloney jobs
"Just think of your secretary."
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (ufFY8)
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I, quite literally, just had a piece of art shipped from Tanazania that arrived a day faster than the item you had shipped from Kentucky. And that was with a customs delay. Unreal.
Posted by: Geoff Shotts at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (13ivK)
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I was referring to this sentence, assuming it is true.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (ufFY
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It has a monopoly on "First Class Mail" in exactly the same way that McDonald's has a monopoly on "Big Macs."
"First Class Mail" is a product they offer. You can send letters by other means, but nobody does because it's too expensive. The USPS has certain advantages - like subsidies and a fixed, standardized system of delivery including mailboxes that nobody else is allowed to use.
It's arguable that these advantages are bad and should be removed, but not that the USPS has a monopoly on letter carrying. It doesn't.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:17 AM (ufFY
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It has a monopoly on "First Class Mail" in exactly the same way that McDonald's has a monopoly on "Big Macs."
"First Class Mail" is a product they offer. You can send letters by other means, but nobody does because it's too expensive. The USPS has certain advantages - like subsidies and a fixed, standardized system of delivery including mailboxes that nobody else is allowed to use.
It's arguable that these advantages are bad and should be removed, but not that the USPS has a monopoly on letter carrying. It doesn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (HnUIn)
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My order history:
Processed through Facility
MONTREAL, CANADA
September 25, 2024, 6:01 pm
Customs Clearance Processing Complete CANADA
September 25, 2024, 6:00 pm
Processed Through USPS Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 24, 2024, 7:57 pm
SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606
TETERBORO, NJ 07699
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20799
TULSA, OK
BIXBY, OK 74008
September 19, 2024, 11:15 am
Processed through Facility
MONTREAL, CANADA
September 25, 2024, 6:01 pm
Customs Clearance Processing Complete CANADA
September 25, 2024, 6:00 pm
Processed Through USPS Regional Facility
JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 24, 2024, 7:57 pm
SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606
TETERBORO, NJ 07699
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20799
TULSA, OK
BIXBY, OK 74008
September 19, 2024, 11:15 am
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (CEzQx)
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Anyone interested in a $3500 Terlet Seat?
Posted by: Federal Contractor at September 26, 2024 11:22 AM (1FWWQ)
92
So what sights would one expect to see in Dildoville?
Posted by: Robert
I hear there's a big Vulva dealiership.
Posted by: Robert
I hear there's a big Vulva dealiership.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:22 AM (v6JzV)
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They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert. I knew a grocery store department head who got caught that way.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (RKVpM)
That tears it.
I'm moving to india and starting a new career.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (RKVpM)
That tears it.
I'm moving to india and starting a new career.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:22 AM (VoAdT)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (PiwSw)
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IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE FIRST CLASS MAIL DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (+H2BX)
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The 80% of twitter do-nothing jobbers, who loudly toasted the in-ev-i-ta-ble doom of the platform, where are they now? Since they are still on twitter I might go annoy them.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (cf/0E)
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Shrub proposes privatizing SS if people wanted to opt out. It was not well received.
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Sunk cost fallacy.
Everyone believes they "paid" in to it, so they "deserve" at the least their money back.
And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
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Sunk cost fallacy.
Everyone believes they "paid" in to it, so they "deserve" at the least their money back.
And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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It moved though the system on a weekend ? iiiiinteresting.
Posted by: runner at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (V13WU)
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..to protect their phony-baloney jobs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
This is a phrase I use almost every day to explain when my wife asks why the gov does what it does.
God bless Mel Brooks.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV
What was that phrase Rush used to use? Phoney-baloney, plastic banana, good time rock 'n' roll?"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (d9fT1)
This is a phrase I use almost every day to explain when my wife asks why the gov does what it does.
God bless Mel Brooks.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV
What was that phrase Rush used to use? Phoney-baloney, plastic banana, good time rock 'n' roll?"
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (v6JzV)
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USPS gets used as the "last mile" delivery service for a lot of things. I see Amazon delivery trucks at the post office here in our little town... unloading packages for them to deliver. Mostly small stuff that can either go in a mailbox or easily be dropped off at the residence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (Q4IgG)
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God bless Mel Brooks.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024
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Speaking of which: This morning something reminded me of a scene in a movie or TV show, in which a German (a *very* German) language instructor is schooling someone emphatically on how to pronounce a certain word. "You have got to get ZE UMLAUT!" ("OOM-LOWT!")
Is that from a Brooks movie? I don't think it's from The Producers, though it could be.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024
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Speaking of which: This morning something reminded me of a scene in a movie or TV show, in which a German (a *very* German) language instructor is schooling someone emphatically on how to pronounce a certain word. "You have got to get ZE UMLAUT!" ("OOM-LOWT!")
Is that from a Brooks movie? I don't think it's from The Producers, though it could be.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (J2vNu)
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USPS mail is getting stolen mid delivery now, either by breaking in to boxes or in some notorious cases the crooks are robbing the actual trucks and the postman too.
Once upon a time the USPS had cops.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
Once upon a time the USPS had cops.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (MeG8a)
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SS is welfare. Just look at the disproportionately generous benefits to the working poor.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (+H2BX)
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94 *consults map*
Ah, Dildoville is just down the road from Merkinsburg. Nice place.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (PiwSw)
Next town over is Merde.
Ah, Dildoville is just down the road from Merkinsburg. Nice place.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (PiwSw)
Next town over is Merde.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (N39Ws)
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that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
There is.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
There is.
Posted by: zombie Lock Hox at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (ufFY8)
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Everyone believes they "paid" in to it, so they "deserve" at the least their money back.
And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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Everything the SSA sends you is designed to provide that illusion. Your SSA statement looks like a pension. "You paid in X, you hit the minimum, your payout is expected to be Y, on these schedules." It looks like a pension, not like a welfare program.
And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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Everything the SSA sends you is designed to provide that illusion. Your SSA statement looks like a pension. "You paid in X, you hit the minimum, your payout is expected to be Y, on these schedules." It looks like a pension, not like a welfare program.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (HnUIn)
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Wife and I are looking to move. Dildoville sounds promising. Or scary.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Telling War Stories at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (xPJvm)
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They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert.
....
That tears it.
I'm moving to india and starting a new career.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:22 AM
Enjoy your dollar a day salary.
They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert.
....
That tears it.
I'm moving to india and starting a new career.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:22 AM
Enjoy your dollar a day salary.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (RKVpM)
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It's arguable that these advantages are bad and should be removed, but not that the USPS has a monopoly on letter carrying. It doesn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (HnUIn)
In my town, if I want to send a letter to a PO Box that is literally 10 feet from the mail dropoff in the Post Office, the letter will still go to the city 40 miles away to be processed.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (HnUIn)
In my town, if I want to send a letter to a PO Box that is literally 10 feet from the mail dropoff in the Post Office, the letter will still go to the city 40 miles away to be processed.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (PiwSw)
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Once upon a time the USPS had cops.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
They all took jobs with the IRS and the Dept. of Education.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
They all took jobs with the IRS and the Dept. of Education.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (xCA6C)
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Shit.
Posted by: zombie Lock Box at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (ufFY8)
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45 You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
They furloughed non-essential workers and the only sign that it impacted anything was a literal sign on a park in DC saying it was closed due to the shut down.
And they only did that to be pricks.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
They furloughed non-essential workers and the only sign that it impacted anything was a literal sign on a park in DC saying it was closed due to the shut down.
And they only did that to be pricks.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (KbCG3)
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Enjoy your dollar a day salary.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (RKVpM)
A dollar a day?
That's like.... twenty thousand rupees!
I could live like a king.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (RKVpM)
A dollar a day?
That's like.... twenty thousand rupees!
I could live like a king.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (VoAdT)
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The postal service has regional SWAT teams spread around the country with automatic weapons, snipers, and explosive entry capability, just in case you miscreants, put a flag stamp on an envelope upside down in protest...
The postal service has regional SWAT teams spread around the country with automatic weapons, snipers, and explosive entry capability, just in case you miscreants, put a flag stamp on an envelope upside down in protest...
Posted by: Elderly Git at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (GXVyk)
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May heaven help you if your parcel is routing through Pittsburgh, though.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (HnUIn)
For me it's Commerce City, CO. I've had packages take extended vacations there, once for almost a month before it started moving again.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:18 AM (HnUIn)
For me it's Commerce City, CO. I've had packages take extended vacations there, once for almost a month before it started moving again.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (VGRuw)
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How's the real estate market in Dildoville 00000?
Is there an adult supermarket at the interstate exit?
Is there an adult supermarket at the interstate exit?
Posted by: M. Gaga at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (OOvTI)
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Completely OT but I was trying to look up news on Schwan's going out of business.
It's spelled Schwan's. Not Schwanz.
That gets you, uh...different results.
It's spelled Schwan's. Not Schwanz.
That gets you, uh...different results.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (HnJlF)
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (CEzQx)
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Everything the SSA sends you is designed to provide that illusion. Your SSA statement looks like a pension. "You paid in X, you hit the minimum, your payout is expected to be Y, on these schedules." It looks like a pension, not like a welfare program.
Oddly, they never provide a "rate of return" on the money you paid in.
Oddly, they never provide a "rate of return" on the money you paid in.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM (xCA6C)
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Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
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My argument is that the defined functions can wait while we clear out the nasty remoras. Then the useless duplicative gov orgs become fair warning and at least some rudimentary hygiene will be self-performed.
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My argument is that the defined functions can wait while we clear out the nasty remoras. Then the useless duplicative gov orgs become fair warning and at least some rudimentary hygiene will be self-performed.
Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (RxnYx)
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It's spelled Schwan's. Not Schwanz.
That gets you, uh...different results.
Posted by: Robert
Snakes. I hate snakes.
That gets you, uh...different results.
Posted by: Robert
Snakes. I hate snakes.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (IG4Id)
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So what sights would one expect to see in Dildoville?
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (gBiw3)
Well, of course the statue of the largest dildo in the world, and the Museum of Dildoes and Other great Works of Man. And then there's the zucchini farm...
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:19 AM (gBiw3)
Well, of course the statue of the largest dildo in the world, and the Museum of Dildoes and Other great Works of Man. And then there's the zucchini farm...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (d9fT1)
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Once upon a time the USPS had cops.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
They all took jobs with the IRS and the Dept. of Education.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (xCA6C)
But they still have the 5 billion ammo rounds that Shit Midas gave them.
Now I'm reading that they don't.
They all took jobs with the IRS and the Dept. of Education.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (xCA6C)
But they still have the 5 billion ammo rounds that Shit Midas gave them.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (AiZBA)
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>>> 45 You could eliminate at least 80% of the fedgov and no one would notice the difference. That's why they're so scared of a prolonged shutdown. People might actually notice that they're paying for a lot of nothing.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
How about 95%?
iirc another Moron quoted Elon as saying something to the effect that you should cut *more* than your first guess, and then add things back only if you find you need them.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
How about 95%?
iirc another Moron quoted Elon as saying something to the effect that you should cut *more* than your first guess, and then add things back only if you find you need them.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (FnneF)
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So, the CR they just passed funds the gov. until Dec. 22.
So we're gonna get the gov. shutdown just before Christmas hysteria.
Oh boy.
So we're gonna get the gov. shutdown just before Christmas hysteria.
Oh boy.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (v6JzV)
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There's incompetence and inefficiency, and then there's this:
Ex-postal employee sentenced for Montgomery mail theft, fraud scheme
https://is.gd/0qIgKw
Ex-postal employee sentenced for Montgomery mail theft, fraud scheme
https://is.gd/0qIgKw
Posted by: Brother Tim learned to stop quibbling and love the Protestant Reformation at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (OUMaO)
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But they still have the 5 billion ammo rounds that Shit Midas gave them.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (AiZBA)
Pass them out like gubmint cheese.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (AiZBA)
Pass them out like gubmint cheese.
Posted by: zombie Lock Box at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (ufFY8)
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The USPS has a legal monopoly on first class mail, due to the Private Express Statutes. Other carriers are only allowed to handle "extremely urgent" mail, and a few other exceptions. Congress should modify these statutes, but never will.
Posted by: Bigsmith at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (1Au9i)
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104 94 *consults map*
Ah, Dildoville is just down the road from Merkinsburg. Nice place.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (PiwSw)
Next town over is Merde.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (N39Ws)
Yes, but the land between the two towns is Tainted.
Ah, Dildoville is just down the road from Merkinsburg. Nice place.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (PiwSw)
Next town over is Merde.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 26, 2024 11:25 AM (N39Ws)
Yes, but the land between the two towns is Tainted.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (U08zI)
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This could have served as a Sunday FWP thread, but I suppose there are enough niggling problems at Rancho Dildoville to fill that niche already.
Posted by: Oh, The Huge Manatee! at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (CV8a5)
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In my town, if I want to send a letter to a PO Box that is literally 10 feet from the mail dropoff in the Post Office, the letter will still go to the city 40 miles away to be processed.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (PiwSw)
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Yup. The USPS has spent a decade or more centralizing into regional mega-sorts. On average, across the system, it's more efficient. For local-to-local mail, though, it *sucks.* Also for misdelivered or missed deliveries like CBD's (which are, in essence, a local-to-local problem).
It can't go back to the local PO to retry or get dumped right into the local PO's stream, it breezes through the local PO and sent up the spoke to the local or regional hub to retry. It *should* go back right back down the same spoke to the local PO for the next attempt, but if it goes along a different spoke to a regional hub, things get messy and you get the weird bounce-along like CBD saw.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (PiwSw)
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Yup. The USPS has spent a decade or more centralizing into regional mega-sorts. On average, across the system, it's more efficient. For local-to-local mail, though, it *sucks.* Also for misdelivered or missed deliveries like CBD's (which are, in essence, a local-to-local problem).
It can't go back to the local PO to retry or get dumped right into the local PO's stream, it breezes through the local PO and sent up the spoke to the local or regional hub to retry. It *should* go back right back down the same spoke to the local PO for the next attempt, but if it goes along a different spoke to a regional hub, things get messy and you get the weird bounce-along like CBD saw.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (HnUIn)
Posted by: Elderly Git at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GXVyk)
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So we're gonna get the gov. shutdown just before Christmas hysteria.
Oh boy.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (v6JzV)
Ho ho ho!
Oh boy.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:29 AM (v6JzV)
Ho ho ho!
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
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iirc another Moron quoted Elon as saying something to the effect that you should cut *more* than your first guess, and then add things back only if you find you need them.
Aside from his desire to avoid legal repercussions from a Trump administration, I suspect Zuck's new foray into libertarianism has to do with his observation that everyone hates him, while Elon is very, very popular..
Aside from his desire to avoid legal repercussions from a Trump administration, I suspect Zuck's new foray into libertarianism has to do with his observation that everyone hates him, while Elon is very, very popular..
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (xCA6C)
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Oddly, they never provide a "rate of return" on the money you paid in.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM
"Individual Results May Vary"
If one stays healthy and lives a really really long time it's probably a decent return. That's why they want you to get a booster, again and again and again.
Oddly, they never provide a "rate of return" on the money you paid in.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:27 AM
"Individual Results May Vary"
If one stays healthy and lives a really really long time it's probably a decent return. That's why they want you to get a booster, again and again and again.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (RKVpM)
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Well, of course the statue of the largest dildo in the world, and the Museum of Dildoes and Other great Works of Man. And then there's the zucchini farm...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (d9fT1)
I would expect to see "Do Not Shake Manhattans Under Penalty of Law" signs...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (d9fT1)
I would expect to see "Do Not Shake Manhattans Under Penalty of Law" signs...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (PiwSw)
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Schlong's home delivery still going strong in San Fran!
Posted by: Elderly Git at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GXVyk)
I remember that movie. Jon Voight. Vinnie Barbarino.
Posted by: Elderly Git at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GXVyk)
I remember that movie. Jon Voight. Vinnie Barbarino.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (VoAdT)
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NYScanner @nyscanner 14h
HELLO NYC! MEET YOUR NEXT MAYOR! If Eric Adams wete to leave office under any terms, he would be succeeded by the city’s public advocate, Jumaane Williams, and a special election would be held to elect a new mayor.
https://tinyurl.com/3ua22h7n
photos of his several 'protest' arrests.
HELLO NYC! MEET YOUR NEXT MAYOR! If Eric Adams wete to leave office under any terms, he would be succeeded by the city’s public advocate, Jumaane Williams, and a special election would be held to elect a new mayor.
https://tinyurl.com/3ua22h7n
photos of his several 'protest' arrests.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (CEzQx)
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Yesterday I found out that the umlaut indicated a double vowel. EG broom would be bröm. I took German in high school but did poorly.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (cf/0E)
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Dildoville needs a monorail.
That'll put it on the map!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
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Nah... That's more of a Shelbyville idea
That'll put it on the map!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
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Nah... That's more of a Shelbyville idea
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:32 AM (1FWWQ)
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Blue Ooster Cult?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:33 AM (ufFY8)
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while Elon is very, very popular..
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (xCA6C)
Elon is flinging rockets into orbit and getting phone service to every square inch of the planet.
Zuck is fucking about with VR that don't work and a hookup site from 2002 that's become the LinkedIn for unemployed retards and dead people.
Repect is Earned.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (xCA6C)
Elon is flinging rockets into orbit and getting phone service to every square inch of the planet.
Zuck is fucking about with VR that don't work and a hookup site from 2002 that's become the LinkedIn for unemployed retards and dead people.
Repect is Earned.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:33 AM (VoAdT)
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If one stays healthy and lives a really really long time it's probably a decent return. That's why they want you to get a booster, again and again and again.
It really isn't. You would have a lot more money per month if you'd been allowed to invest that FICA money for your own retirement only, and in addition, you'd have a nice chunk of change to pass on to your descendants when you expired. If it was really a good deal, they wouldn't have to force people to take it.
It really isn't. You would have a lot more money per month if you'd been allowed to invest that FICA money for your own retirement only, and in addition, you'd have a nice chunk of change to pass on to your descendants when you expired. If it was really a good deal, they wouldn't have to force people to take it.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:33 AM (xCA6C)
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The Night Chicago Died
Come And Get Your Love
Safety Dance
Seasons In The Sun
Your Woman
The one by Primitive Radio Gods
Too Shy
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
One Night In Bangkok
Pop Crave
@PopCrave
In honor of National One-Hit Wonder Day, what's your favorite one-hit wonder?
Come And Get Your Love
Safety Dance
Seasons In The Sun
Your Woman
The one by Primitive Radio Gods
Too Shy
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
One Night In Bangkok
Pop Crave
@PopCrave
In honor of National One-Hit Wonder Day, what's your favorite one-hit wonder?
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (TGPs7)
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It's arguable that these advantages are bad and should be removed, but not that the USPS has a monopoly on letter carrying. It doesn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (HnUIn)
It absolutely does, per Title 39 of the U.S. Code. In fact it has two monopolies. One is the delivery of anything defined as a "letter," and the other is the use of your mailbox. It is illegal for anyone other than the USPS to use your box.
You know...the one that you own.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:21 AM (HnUIn)
It absolutely does, per Title 39 of the U.S. Code. In fact it has two monopolies. One is the delivery of anything defined as a "letter," and the other is the use of your mailbox. It is illegal for anyone other than the USPS to use your box.
You know...the one that you own.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (d9fT1)
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Breaking911 @Breaking911 13h
REPORTER: “How do you explain the [1,000 bottles of] baby oil?”
DIDDY LAWYER: “There’s a Costco right down the street! Americans buy in bulk as we know!”
REPORTER: “How do you explain the [1,000 bottles of] baby oil?”
DIDDY LAWYER: “There’s a Costco right down the street! Americans buy in bulk as we know!”
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (CEzQx)
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97 Shrub proposes privatizing SS if people wanted to opt out. It was not well received.
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Sunk cost fallacy.
Everyone believes they "paid" in to it, so they "deserve" at the least their money back.
The people's expectations about desserts seem entirely justified to me. The government took that money at gunpoint, preventing alternative investment, based on the oft-repeated lie by politicians that they'd see their return. There's no fallacy inherent in that thought process. "Fuck you, you should have understood we were cheating you all along" is not the winning argument you think it is. You wouldn't accept that from anyone you did business with voluntarily. As a practical matter, SS eventually will end because it's a ponzi scheme built on demographic assumptions that no longer hold. But people aren't wrong to think they deserve what they were told they would receive. In terms of sunk costs, it's not like the acutely 29 can get a do-over.
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Sunk cost fallacy.
Everyone believes they "paid" in to it, so they "deserve" at the least their money back.
The people's expectations about desserts seem entirely justified to me. The government took that money at gunpoint, preventing alternative investment, based on the oft-repeated lie by politicians that they'd see their return. There's no fallacy inherent in that thought process. "Fuck you, you should have understood we were cheating you all along" is not the winning argument you think it is. You wouldn't accept that from anyone you did business with voluntarily. As a practical matter, SS eventually will end because it's a ponzi scheme built on demographic assumptions that no longer hold. But people aren't wrong to think they deserve what they were told they would receive. In terms of sunk costs, it's not like the acutely 29 can get a do-over.
Posted by: whatever at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (1Q3Ps)
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In my town, if I want to send a letter to a PO Box that is literally 10 feet from the mail dropoff in the Post Office, the letter will still go to the city 40 miles away to be processed.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (PiwSw)
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Yup. The USPS has spent a decade or more centralizing into regional mega-sorts. On average, across the system, it's more efficient. For local-to-local mail, though, it *sucks.* Also for misdelivered or missed deliveries like CBD's (which are, in essence, a local-to-local problem).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (HnUIn)
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I believe the USPS tried to copy the model of companies like Fedex. But a government monopoly run by retards and staffed by sloths is to a private company like that idiot break-dancing twat is to Misty Copeland.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:26 AM (PiwSw)
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Yup. The USPS has spent a decade or more centralizing into regional mega-sorts. On average, across the system, it's more efficient. For local-to-local mail, though, it *sucks.* Also for misdelivered or missed deliveries like CBD's (which are, in essence, a local-to-local problem).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:30 AM (HnUIn)
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I believe the USPS tried to copy the model of companies like Fedex. But a government monopoly run by retards and staffed by sloths is to a private company like that idiot break-dancing twat is to Misty Copeland.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (iFTx/)
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I wonder how many here actually work for, or have spouses that work for the government? Or derive the lions share of their contracting work from the government?
It's always fun to bash government.
But I usually find these conversations are like a John complaining about prostitution to the young lady sucking his cock for $20.
It's always fun to bash government.
But I usually find these conversations are like a John complaining about prostitution to the young lady sucking his cock for $20.
Posted by: Malcolm Tent at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (fTA29)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY8)
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I think I read there is a glass factory in Dildoville. They make Corningware there.
Posted by: Up With People at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (CV8a5)
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Social Security is truly a sticky wicket. Because yes, we all could have made more money investing instead. And within our compound, we would share advice and tips. Most of us would be fine.
But open our gates and look around- we have people making a decision on who to lead our country based on joy and killing babies, as if somehow those 2 things can exist together. Or if those 2 things provide services a government should be providing - roads and bridges that don’t fall down, or a strong military to protect us from invaders. I mean, they are voting for a crew inviting the invaders in! Do you believe they would invest? Is it our problem if they don’t? Not really. But it will end being so-
Do we have a forced 401K instead? Honestly, what that did was stop company provided pensions. I wonder if that would find a resurgence if we ended SOC SEC on a phased out approach.
But open our gates and look around- we have people making a decision on who to lead our country based on joy and killing babies, as if somehow those 2 things can exist together. Or if those 2 things provide services a government should be providing - roads and bridges that don’t fall down, or a strong military to protect us from invaders. I mean, they are voting for a crew inviting the invaders in! Do you believe they would invest? Is it our problem if they don’t? Not really. But it will end being so-
Do we have a forced 401K instead? Honestly, what that did was stop company provided pensions. I wonder if that would find a resurgence if we ended SOC SEC on a phased out approach.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (pRpzT)
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121 Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
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My argument is that the defined functions can wait while we clear out the nasty remoras. Then the useless duplicative gov orgs become fair warning and at least some rudimentary hygiene will be self-performed.
Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (RxnYx)
I'd generally agree about the USPS. CBD can confirm this, but I believe that the USPS sends more pieces of mail in one day than both UPS and FedEx send in one year - combined. Pretty amazing.
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My argument is that the defined functions can wait while we clear out the nasty remoras. Then the useless duplicative gov orgs become fair warning and at least some rudimentary hygiene will be self-performed.
Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:28 AM (RxnYx)
I'd generally agree about the USPS. CBD can confirm this, but I believe that the USPS sends more pieces of mail in one day than both UPS and FedEx send in one year - combined. Pretty amazing.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (U08zI)
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Did someone say dildoville?
Posted by: Puff duddy at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (b/RW/)
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Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
I think you're on to something.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
I think you're on to something.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (IG4Id)
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Breaking911 @Breaking911 13h
REPORTER: “How do you explain the [1,000 bottles of] baby oil?”
DIDDY LAWYER: “There’s a Costco right down the street! Americans buy in bulk as we know!”
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (CEzQx)
It's not the baby oil, it's the laundry bill for the sheets.
REPORTER: “How do you explain the [1,000 bottles of] baby oil?”
DIDDY LAWYER: “There’s a Costco right down the street! Americans buy in bulk as we know!”
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (CEzQx)
It's not the baby oil, it's the laundry bill for the sheets.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (dGCAG)
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Babylon Bee: "Experts Warn Hurricane In Hurricane Alley During Hurricane Season Clear Sign Of Climate Change"
Helene: "Hush up, dammit... oh, look - an Israeli squirrel wearing a MAGA cap!!"
Helene: "Hush up, dammit... oh, look - an Israeli squirrel wearing a MAGA cap!!"
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (gfztU)
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I'd generally agree about the USPS. CBD can confirm this, but I believe that the USPS sends more pieces of mail in one day than both UPS and FedEx send in one year - combined. Pretty amazing.
And 99% of it goes unopened into the round file.
And 99% of it goes unopened into the round file.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (xCA6C)
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Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate. There is *always* room for improvement and vast waste that could and should be cut, but at least the USPS - unlike the other things you mentioned - has clear parameters and is a legitimate function of the government.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
USPS is a physical spam delivery service. It’s staggering the amount of junk mail they dump at my house, particularly political mailers (Nikki Haley must’ve sent me five pounds of trash.)
The few “legitimate” pieces of mail I receive—about 1% of the volume—could be done electronically or sent via UPS. I do get lots of packages from USPS, so that part is fine, I guess.
The post office gets paid to deliver junk mail to unwitting customers who can’t opt out. I consider that criminal and we should start jailing Postmasters until it stops.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
USPS is a physical spam delivery service. It’s staggering the amount of junk mail they dump at my house, particularly political mailers (Nikki Haley must’ve sent me five pounds of trash.)
The few “legitimate” pieces of mail I receive—about 1% of the volume—could be done electronically or sent via UPS. I do get lots of packages from USPS, so that part is fine, I guess.
The post office gets paid to deliver junk mail to unwitting customers who can’t opt out. I consider that criminal and we should start jailing Postmasters until it stops.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (FC8SQ)
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Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (i24o9)
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Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
I think you're on to something.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (IG4Id)
But but but... in four years he'll apologize for interfering in the 2024 elections.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
I think you're on to something.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (IG4Id)
But but but... in four years he'll apologize for interfering in the 2024 elections.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (dGCAG)
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Martha and the Muffins' "Echo Beach" is the Canadian entry for One-Hit Wonders.
I think ace sidebar linked it once as a Memory Lane type link.
I think ace sidebar linked it once as a Memory Lane type link.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (CEzQx)
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140 Yesterday I found out that the umlaut indicated a double vowel. EG broom would be bröm. I took German in high school but did poorly.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (cf/0E)
"umlaut" just rounds the vowel below it.
"diaresis", which looks the same, makes it explicit that two adjacent vowels are separate, and not a diphthong. "oh-oh", as opposed to "oooo"
I've never heard of two dots meaning a single vowel becomes a "doubled" vowel, in any context.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (cf/0E)
"umlaut" just rounds the vowel below it.
"diaresis", which looks the same, makes it explicit that two adjacent vowels are separate, and not a diphthong. "oh-oh", as opposed to "oooo"
I've never heard of two dots meaning a single vowel becomes a "doubled" vowel, in any context.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (VoAdT)
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Rule of thumb: government offers 1/4 the quality at 4 times the cost.
Posted by: Emmie at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (Sf2cq)
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It absolutely does, per Title 39 of the U.S. Code. In fact it has two monopolies. One is the delivery of anything defined as a "letter," and the other is the use of your mailbox. It is illegal for anyone other than the USPS to use your box.
You know...the one that you own.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (d9fT1)
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"Non-urgent" letters, yes. Yet you can send a letter via UPS Ground "extra small" and it's about the same delivery time as USPS - at 16x the cost. There is no private equivalent to book rate/media mail that I am aware of.
Even without the legally-protected monopolies, there'd likely be no competition against the subsidized carrier because it's not affordable. There'd just be less mail.
You know...the one that you own.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (d9fT1)
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"Non-urgent" letters, yes. Yet you can send a letter via UPS Ground "extra small" and it's about the same delivery time as USPS - at 16x the cost. There is no private equivalent to book rate/media mail that I am aware of.
Even without the legally-protected monopolies, there'd likely be no competition against the subsidized carrier because it's not affordable. There'd just be less mail.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (HnUIn)
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140 Yesterday I found out that the umlaut indicated a double vowel. EG broom would be bröm.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (cf/0E)
Which makes the Spinal Tap logo that much funnier (umlaut over the "n")
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 26, 2024 11:31 AM (cf/0E)
Which makes the Spinal Tap logo that much funnier (umlaut over the "n")
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (VGRuw)
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So what sights would one expect to see in Dildoville?
Posted by: Robert
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An obelisk or two, I suspect.
Posted by: Robert
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An obelisk or two, I suspect.
Posted by: scampydog at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (uJ65b)
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I believe the USPS tried to copy the model of companies like Fedex. But a government monopoly run by retards and staffed by sloths is to a private company like that idiot break-dancing twat is to Misty Copeland.
Someone near and dear to me was a consultant for the PO. They know what needs to be done, but they can't do it because the politicians and the rank and file keep saying no.
Someone near and dear to me was a consultant for the PO. They know what needs to be done, but they can't do it because the politicians and the rank and file keep saying no.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (xCA6C)
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National One-Hit Wonder Day
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Totally torn between Safety Dance and One Night in Bangkok. YMMV
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Totally torn between Safety Dance and One Night in Bangkok. YMMV
Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (RxnYx)
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I think we should amend the Constitution to eliminate the Postal Service. I can see the need for it back when the Constitution was written, but I see absolutely no need for it now.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
No private business is going to keep delivering the mail in the apocalypse.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
No private business is going to keep delivering the mail in the apocalypse.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (/lPRQ)
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867-5309
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (PiwSw)
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (VoAdT)
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166 Even without the legally-protected monopolies, there'd likely be no competition against the subsidized carrier because it's not affordable. There'd just be less mail.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (HnUIn)
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Theory:
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (HnUIn)
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Theory:
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (GBKbO)
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Those dildoville clowns are a bunch of wannabes.
Posted by: Resident of Intercourse PA at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (b/RW/)
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"FedEx and UPS are fine! It's the Postal Service that has all the issues."
- - - - Barack Hussein Owebama
- - - - Barack Hussein Owebama
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (vf0Uk)
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93
‘ They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert.’
These videos + some help from AI
= Jugdish makes his quota and gets a bonus.
Plus some yuks at someone else’s expense.
‘ They outsource the videos to India where someone watches them and gives an alert.’
These videos + some help from AI
= Jugdish makes his quota and gets a bonus.
Plus some yuks at someone else’s expense.
Posted by: Jugdish at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (jbnUc)
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151 Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
You have to remember that sometimes, appearances can be spot on!
You have to remember that sometimes, appearances can be spot on!
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (gfztU)
180
Funky Town was a one hit wonder. Stevie Greenburg is STILL living off of that song.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (1FWWQ)
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The people's expectations about desserts seem entirely justified to me. The government took that money at gunpoint, preventing alternative investment, based on the oft-repeated lie by politicians that they'd see their return. There's no fallacy inherent in that thought process. "Fuck you, you should have understood we were cheating you all along" is not the winning argument you think it is. You wouldn't accept that from anyone you did business with voluntarily. As a practical matter, SS eventually will end because it's a ponzi scheme built on demographic assumptions that no longer hold. But people aren't wrong to think they deserve what they were told they would receive. In terms of sunk costs, it's not like the acutely 29 can get a do-over.
Posted by: whatever at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (1Q3Ps)
Which is why I'm getting my SS checks as soon as I turn (29x2)+4. Who knows whether it will be around 8 years later, when I'm supposed to get my full benefit?
Posted by: whatever at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (1Q3Ps)
Which is why I'm getting my SS checks as soon as I turn (29x2)+4. Who knows whether it will be around 8 years later, when I'm supposed to get my full benefit?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (U08zI)
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Theory:
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (GBKbO)
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Definitely not.
The Pennysaver, possibly.
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (GBKbO)
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Definitely not.
The Pennysaver, possibly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (HnUIn)
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She's Like The Wind
McArthur Park - Richard Harris
Tub-Thumping
Come On Eileen (Old Joke: Why did Eileen change her dress?
Come on Eileen.)
Down In The Park
Echo Beach
Silent Lucidity
McArthur Park - Richard Harris
Tub-Thumping
Come On Eileen (Old Joke: Why did Eileen change her dress?
Come on Eileen.)
Down In The Park
Echo Beach
Silent Lucidity
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (TGPs7)
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Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024
With a near aircraft carrier sized yacht where he'll escape when the nukes start flying.
Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024
With a near aircraft carrier sized yacht where he'll escape when the nukes start flying.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (RKVpM)
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>>> 160
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USPS is a physical spam delivery service. It’s staggering the amount of junk mail they dump at my house, particularly political mailers (Nikki Haley must’ve sent me five pounds of trash.)
The few “legitimate” pieces of mail I receive—about 1% of the volume—could be done electronically or sent via UPS. I do get lots of packages from USPS, so that part is fine, I guess.
The post office gets paid to deliver junk mail to unwitting customers who can’t opt out. I consider that criminal and we should start jailingPostmasters congresscritters until it stops.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (FC8SQ)
Just think of all the business generated by this subsidized advertising! ////
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USPS is a physical spam delivery service. It’s staggering the amount of junk mail they dump at my house, particularly political mailers (Nikki Haley must’ve sent me five pounds of trash.)
The few “legitimate” pieces of mail I receive—about 1% of the volume—could be done electronically or sent via UPS. I do get lots of packages from USPS, so that part is fine, I guess.
The post office gets paid to deliver junk mail to unwitting customers who can’t opt out. I consider that criminal and we should start jailing
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 11:36 AM (FC8SQ)
Just think of all the business generated by this subsidized advertising! ////
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (FnneF)
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176 Those dildoville clowns are a bunch of wannabes.
Posted by: Resident of Intercourse PA at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (b/RW/)/
That's a very woody name for a city.
Posted by: Resident of Intercourse PA at September 26, 2024 11:38 AM (b/RW/)/
That's a very woody name for a city.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:39 AM (PiwSw)
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This busty brunette is slightly chilly because her brassiere was misrouted by the USPS:
http://tiny.cc/enlnzz
http://tiny.cc/enlnzz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (HnUIn)
188
My neighborhood mailman works his tail off. He's friendly and carries dog biscuits in his pocket and knows the names of some of the kids who play stickball in the alley.
So there's at least ONE hard working postal employee.
So there's at least ONE hard working postal employee.
Posted by: nurse ratched, certified weirdo at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (W2Pud)
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Theory:
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
20-25 years ago, at the dawn of the internet age, I would sometimes get an electronic greeting card. I haven't seen one of those in ages. It always seemed like a veiled "I don't value you so here is your crappy card" sort of thing.
Hallmark is behind the continued existence of the USPS.
Discuss.
20-25 years ago, at the dawn of the internet age, I would sometimes get an electronic greeting card. I haven't seen one of those in ages. It always seemed like a veiled "I don't value you so here is your crappy card" sort of thing.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (xCA6C)
190
Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (i24o9)
LOL
It is funny because Facefook and Zuckerberg are absolutely zero in my mind, unless it is mentioned here. I have zero knowledge about this douchebag, except through attenuated osmosis.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (i24o9)
LOL
It is funny because Facefook and Zuckerberg are absolutely zero in my mind, unless it is mentioned here. I have zero knowledge about this douchebag, except through attenuated osmosis.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (ufFY8)
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I'd generally agree about the USPS. CBD can confirm this, but I believe that the USPS sends more pieces of mail in one day than both UPS and FedEx send in one year - combined. Pretty amazing.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (U08zI)
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Probably true, but the USPS has many times more employees, a much much larger infrastructure and footprint (they are one of the largest property-owning entities in the country), and a monopoly that has endless resources but doesn't require turning a profit. I have no doubt that if the entire USPS operation was turned over to a private company, it could do the same job better and much cheaper.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:35 AM (U08zI)
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Probably true, but the USPS has many times more employees, a much much larger infrastructure and footprint (they are one of the largest property-owning entities in the country), and a monopoly that has endless resources but doesn't require turning a profit. I have no doubt that if the entire USPS operation was turned over to a private company, it could do the same job better and much cheaper.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
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By the way, speaking of the Uber intelligent left, Kamala seemed so confused in her interview yesterday when it was suggested she may not get to raise taxes and noted Bill Gates said he wished he could pay more. Who the heck is stopping him? He can write a check to the government anytime he wants!
Which brings me full circle to they just aren’t really smart on that side of the aisle, and the ones that are smart, are honestly evil (Nancy Pelosi). What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Which brings me full circle to they just aren’t really smart on that side of the aisle, and the ones that are smart, are honestly evil (Nancy Pelosi). What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (pRpzT)
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With a near aircraft carrier sized yacht where he'll escape when the nukes start flying.
It's hard to make a stealthy aircraft carrier-sized yacht. I'm just sayin'.
It's hard to make a stealthy aircraft carrier-sized yacht. I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (xCA6C)
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2024 11:42 AM (eDfFs)
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:42 AM (CEzQx)
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And I LOVE my wish books (catalogues) that are delivered several times a week. Especially at Christmas time.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2024 11:42 AM (W2Pud)
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2024 11:42 AM (eDfFs)
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My neighborhood mailman works his tail off. He's friendly and carries dog biscuits in his pocket and knows the names of some of the kids who play stickball in the alley.
So there's at least ONE hard working postal employee.
Posted by: nurse ratched, certified weirdo at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (W2Pud)
++++
In my direct experience, the level of service and competence within the USPS is wildly variable by region. Where I used to live, it was *awful.* Slow, lots of misses, surly letter carriers, long lines at the post office, etc.
Where I live now, they're top-notch. Efficient, friendly, hard-working and all around good. They go the "extra mile," etc. Big parcels end up on my door step every time, and I haven't gotten a "pink slip" telling me to go to the PO to pick up something that doesn't fit in the mailbox for years.
So there's at least ONE hard working postal employee.
Posted by: nurse ratched, certified weirdo at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (W2Pud)
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In my direct experience, the level of service and competence within the USPS is wildly variable by region. Where I used to live, it was *awful.* Slow, lots of misses, surly letter carriers, long lines at the post office, etc.
Where I live now, they're top-notch. Efficient, friendly, hard-working and all around good. They go the "extra mile," etc. Big parcels end up on my door step every time, and I haven't gotten a "pink slip" telling me to go to the PO to pick up something that doesn't fit in the mailbox for years.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:42 AM (HnUIn)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:43 AM (v6JzV)
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Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (xCA6C)
I'm an older person so I still enjoy sending and receiving paper cards.
I'm an older person so I still enjoy sending and receiving paper cards.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 11:43 AM (n5ytK)
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2024 11:43 AM (eDfFs)
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Axios: USPS plans to raise stamp prices 5 times through 2027...Stamp prices have climbed 36% since 2019 in a string of six increases, going up from 50 cents to 73 cents.
They're still trying to kill it. The USPS is designated in the Constitution. Get rid of DeJoy!!
Even at a dollar, it's the cheapest way to get something across country. It’s a deal that we’ve gotten spoiled over.
I love the USPS. The employees are professional, usually friendly and helpful. The prices are competitive, in my experience.These are my experiences and I know they're not universal.
the prices are not the least bit competitive. I used to run a mail order business, where I could import records and CDs for collectors and mark them up slightly for a profit. I can't do that anymore, because the cost of postage is so high that it has driven all the people like me out of business.
they should have been doing smaller yearly raises for the last 50 years. Who cares? I can still send a letter to my brother in Hawaii for 73 cents. I can't believe the USPS can even do it for that. But...UPS and FedEx would do the same service to Hawaii in a large envelope for $5.00.
They're still trying to kill it. The USPS is designated in the Constitution. Get rid of DeJoy!!
Even at a dollar, it's the cheapest way to get something across country. It’s a deal that we’ve gotten spoiled over.
I love the USPS. The employees are professional, usually friendly and helpful. The prices are competitive, in my experience.These are my experiences and I know they're not universal.
the prices are not the least bit competitive. I used to run a mail order business, where I could import records and CDs for collectors and mark them up slightly for a profit. I can't do that anymore, because the cost of postage is so high that it has driven all the people like me out of business.
they should have been doing smaller yearly raises for the last 50 years. Who cares? I can still send a letter to my brother in Hawaii for 73 cents. I can't believe the USPS can even do it for that. But...UPS and FedEx would do the same service to Hawaii in a large envelope for $5.00.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (JCZqz)
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It really isn't. You would have a lot more money per month if you'd been allowed to invest that FICA money for your own retirement only, and in addition, you'd have a nice chunk of change to pass on to your descendants when you expired. If it was really a good deal, they wouldn't have to force people to take it.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:33
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Yes, but.....some people will foolishly spend all their money and not invest for their retirement, therefore responsible people are morally obliged to take it in the shorts to rescue them.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:33
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Yes, but.....some people will foolishly spend all their money and not invest for their retirement, therefore responsible people are morally obliged to take it in the shorts to rescue them.
Posted by: Bigsmith at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (1Au9i)
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Posted by: Resident of Intercourse PA
Pfft. Piker.
-- Resident of Climax, MI
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:43 AM (v6JzV)
***
Heh
Pfft. Piker.
-- Resident of Climax, MI
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:43 AM (v6JzV)
***
Heh
Posted by: Blue Ball PA at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (1FWWQ)
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190 Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (i24o9)
LOL
It is funny because Facefook and Zuckerberg are absolutely zero in my mind, unless it is mentioned here. I have zero knowledge about this douchebag, except through attenuated osmosis.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (ufFY
Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age. It's quite amazing that a company that he started as a 19-year-old in a college dorm has grown into one of the largest companies on Erf, and he didn't have a professional manager run it, like Google. He also navigated its growth against some of the biggest competitors in history. He had help, of course, but it's a near singular achievement.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:34 AM (ufFY
I . . . I don't even know what to say here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (i24o9)
LOL
It is funny because Facefook and Zuckerberg are absolutely zero in my mind, unless it is mentioned here. I have zero knowledge about this douchebag, except through attenuated osmosis.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (ufFY
Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age. It's quite amazing that a company that he started as a 19-year-old in a college dorm has grown into one of the largest companies on Erf, and he didn't have a professional manager run it, like Google. He also navigated its growth against some of the biggest competitors in history. He had help, of course, but it's a near singular achievement.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (U08zI)
206
Looks like Mayor Adams shouldn't have complained about the illegals
Posted by: It's me donna at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (IyPmt)
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>>> 192
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What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (pRpzT)
There is a pair of ETFs just over a year old that try to model the investments held by D and R congresscritters - symbols NANC and KRUZ respectively.
==
What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (pRpzT)
There is a pair of ETFs just over a year old that try to model the investments held by D and R congresscritters - symbols NANC and KRUZ respectively.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (FnneF)
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Horrowitz admitted under oath yesterday that there were Government Confidential Human Sources in the crowd at the J6 rally.
The only person to EVER be on the FBI's most wanted list, go in and talk to the FBI and walk away without being arrested, was Ray Epps. The only way that happens is if he is a CHS for another agency (*cough* Department of Homeland Security *cough*) and the FBI didn't know that before talking to him.
The only person to EVER be on the FBI's most wanted list, go in and talk to the FBI and walk away without being arrested, was Ray Epps. The only way that happens is if he is a CHS for another agency (*cough* Department of Homeland Security *cough*) and the FBI didn't know that before talking to him.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (Da7Vv)
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202 they should have been doing smaller yearly raises for the last 50 years. Who cares? I can still send a letter to my brother in Hawaii for 73 cents. I can't believe the USPS can even do it for that. But...UPS and FedEx would do the same service to Hawaii in a large envelope for $5.00.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (JCZqz)
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Subsidizing things works until it doesn't.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (JCZqz)
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Subsidizing things works until it doesn't.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
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I have no doubt that if the entire USPS operation was turned over to a private company, it could do the same job better and much cheaper.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
If the entire USPS was turned over to a private company, they'd stop calling it "mail" because that's sexist and someone might sue them.
Private companies are 74% of the reason everything is so fucked up right now. Not saying anything else is better, just that the whistful randian love affair with private enterprise is not really valid in this pseudo-syndicalist public-private clown world we live in today.
Just like how Free Trade isn't really good if it isn't really free, Private Enterprise isn't really good if it really isn't private. Revolving doors, cocktail parties, blah blah blah et cetera.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
If the entire USPS was turned over to a private company, they'd stop calling it "mail" because that's sexist and someone might sue them.
Private companies are 74% of the reason everything is so fucked up right now. Not saying anything else is better, just that the whistful randian love affair with private enterprise is not really valid in this pseudo-syndicalist public-private clown world we live in today.
Just like how Free Trade isn't really good if it isn't really free, Private Enterprise isn't really good if it really isn't private. Revolving doors, cocktail parties, blah blah blah et cetera.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (VoAdT)
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http://tiny.cc/enlnzz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (HnUIn)
Fake tits.
Not that I'm complaining.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (HnUIn)
Fake tits.
Not that I'm complaining.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (HnJlF)
212
Just don't saw the head off the statue of Jeremiah Dildo.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (v6JzV)
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867-5309
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (PiwSw)
Life hack: if you ever need to enter a loyalty number to get a discount and you don't have one, enter the local area code plus 867-5309. Works everywhere I've tried.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:37 AM (PiwSw)
Life hack: if you ever need to enter a loyalty number to get a discount and you don't have one, enter the local area code plus 867-5309. Works everywhere I've tried.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (VGRuw)
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USPS mishandles packages. I hear they all do these days , TBF.
But I used to work for UPS in a big sort, and we tried to get your stuff to you in one piece. Later, I worked at a job where I'd have to ship thousands of packages a week. FedEx for air and UPS for ground. But all my clients on military bases *had* to use USPS. Smallest share of my packages, and by far the largest number of utterly destroyed units.
But I used to work for UPS in a big sort, and we tried to get your stuff to you in one piece. Later, I worked at a job where I'd have to ship thousands of packages a week. FedEx for air and UPS for ground. But all my clients on military bases *had* to use USPS. Smallest share of my packages, and by far the largest number of utterly destroyed units.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (awTae)
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Who Let The Dogs Out
I Don't Speak Americano
That Dido song
The theme song from Kelly's Heroes - Burning Bridges
Brick
Jar of Clay - Flood
I Don't Speak Americano
That Dido song
The theme song from Kelly's Heroes - Burning Bridges
Brick
Jar of Clay - Flood
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (TGPs7)
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Warts and all, the USPS is fully and actually legitimate.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
Again, I disagree. I see your point, and in comparison to the Department of Education it is a paragon of functional success. But it has expanded far beyond its original function, and it costs America about $5-billion/year. Most of it is duplicative of the private sector. Why are we subsidizing the Postal Union?
Don't answer that...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:11 AM (HnUIn)
Again, I disagree. I see your point, and in comparison to the Department of Education it is a paragon of functional success. But it has expanded far beyond its original function, and it costs America about $5-billion/year. Most of it is duplicative of the private sector. Why are we subsidizing the Postal Union?
Don't answer that...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (d9fT1)
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My Canada Post carriers have been very good too, nurse ratched.
One female 5'2" carrier even brought my 12-pound rifle package to my front door instead of leaving a "pick it up at the local postal outlet" ticket for it.
One female 5'2" carrier even brought my 12-pound rifle package to my front door instead of leaving a "pick it up at the local postal outlet" ticket for it.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (CEzQx)
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Yes, but.....some people will foolishly spend all their money and not invest for their retirement, therefore responsible people are morally obliged to take it in the shorts to rescue them.
Understood. A big fraction of the pop is fiscally irresponsible, so if we (the government) are going to guarantee them some level of support, we have to ensure they save. That's why I favor mandated savings in approved instruments.
Understood. A big fraction of the pop is fiscally irresponsible, so if we (the government) are going to guarantee them some level of support, we have to ensure they save. That's why I favor mandated savings in approved instruments.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (xCA6C)
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So the Mayor of NYC took Turkish bribes over 10 years ago and is indicted now? Interesting. Guess that will teach you to complain about foreign invaders!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (pRpzT)
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Gave up on greeting cards ever since Hallmark threw Aunt Becky under the bus.
Posted by: Kimmy Gibler at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (CV8a5)
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Understood. A big fraction of the pop is fiscally irresponsible, so if we (the government) are going to guarantee them some level of support, we have to ensure they save. That's why I favor mandated savings in approved instruments.
Those savings are for the saver, and nobody else.
Those savings are for the saver, and nobody else.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (xCA6C)
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Life hack: if you ever need to enter a loyalty number to get a discount and you don't have one, enter the local area code plus 867-5309. Works everywhere I've tried.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (VGRuw)
And the one that actually has that account doesn't pay for a damn thing because of all the loyalty points they've accumulated.
Life hack: if you ever need to enter a loyalty number to get a discount and you don't have one, enter the local area code plus 867-5309. Works everywhere I've tried.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (VGRuw)
And the one that actually has that account doesn't pay for a damn thing because of all the loyalty points they've accumulated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (vf0Uk)
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>>> 205
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Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age. It's quite amazing that a company that he started as a 19-year-old in a college dorm has grown into one of the largest companies on Erf, and he didn't have a professional manager run it, like Google. He also navigated its growth against some of the biggest competitors in history. He had help, of course, but it's a near singular achievement.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (U08zI)
Farcebook is *exactly* like guglag - it's front company. 'business skill' my ass.
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Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age. It's quite amazing that a company that he started as a 19-year-old in a college dorm has grown into one of the largest companies on Erf, and he didn't have a professional manager run it, like Google. He also navigated its growth against some of the biggest competitors in history. He had help, of course, but it's a near singular achievement.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (U08zI)
Farcebook is *exactly* like guglag - it's front company. 'business skill' my ass.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (FnneF)
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I have zero knowledge about this douchebag, except through attenuated osmosis.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (ufFY
I have outside knowledge. I know he is a traitorous douche looking to CYA over 2020 in an apparent Trump victory context. I was just trying to crack wise.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (ufFY
I have outside knowledge. I know he is a traitorous douche looking to CYA over 2020 in an apparent Trump victory context. I was just trying to crack wise.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (i24o9)
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... They're still trying to kill it. The USPS is designated in the Constitution. Get rid of DeJoy!! ...
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (JCZqz)
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Huh? Raising rates in an effort to keep it pay-go is "trying to kill it?" Would raising efficiency and cutting out fraud also be "trying to kill it?" What planet is this person on? You don't have to like postal rate increases - nobody does - but to argue that a rate hike for a chartered state enterprise that *still* operates at a fraction of the final piece price of the non-supported enterprises is "trying to kill it" is insane.
As an aside, my drawer full of "forever stamps" from many years ago probably represent the best financial return in my entire portfolio. The scale isn't large, but the percentage yield is *great.*
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (JCZqz)
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Huh? Raising rates in an effort to keep it pay-go is "trying to kill it?" Would raising efficiency and cutting out fraud also be "trying to kill it?" What planet is this person on? You don't have to like postal rate increases - nobody does - but to argue that a rate hike for a chartered state enterprise that *still* operates at a fraction of the final piece price of the non-supported enterprises is "trying to kill it" is insane.
As an aside, my drawer full of "forever stamps" from many years ago probably represent the best financial return in my entire portfolio. The scale isn't large, but the percentage yield is *great.*
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (HnUIn)
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207 >>> 192
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What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (pRpzT)
There is a pair of ETFs just over a year old that try to model the investments held by D and R congresscritters - symbols NANC and KRUZ respectively.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (FnneF)
Unfortunately, I think that the only way that the gov't can return that $ to us is not though modeling, but through actual investment in those companies. If you think we're slouching towards F*****m now, just wait when private enterprise sees that the Feds are the biggest shareholders in their companies. Those investments will not be passive ones, I assure you.
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What I want is the money I have put into soc sec, only modeled out following the Nancy Pelosi investments with the government returning to me the final figure from that modeling.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:41 AM (pRpzT)
There is a pair of ETFs just over a year old that try to model the investments held by D and R congresscritters - symbols NANC and KRUZ respectively.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (FnneF)
Unfortunately, I think that the only way that the gov't can return that $ to us is not though modeling, but through actual investment in those companies. If you think we're slouching towards F*****m now, just wait when private enterprise sees that the Feds are the biggest shareholders in their companies. Those investments will not be passive ones, I assure you.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:48 AM (U08zI)
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But all my clients on military bases *had* to use USPS. Smallest share of my packages, and by far the largest number of utterly destroyed units.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (awTae)
Interesting. I had a trailer-sized daily pick-up of a military parts depot. Lots of small stuff going all over the country.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (awTae)
Interesting. I had a trailer-sized daily pick-up of a military parts depot. Lots of small stuff going all over the country.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:48 AM (d9fT1)
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In an age of incredible computing power that runs software to optimize package movement through delivery systems, combined with amazingly precise scanning systems, the idea that a package can by misrouted at so many stops along the way is difficult to understand.
Government jobs consisting of digging holes and filling holes?
Government jobs consisting of digging holes and filling holes?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (ynpvh)
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>>> 210
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Just like how Free Trade isn't really good if it isn't really free, Private Enterprise isn't really good if it really isn't private. Revolving doors, cocktail parties, blah blah blah et cetera.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (VoAdT)
This.
We allegedly have anti-trust laws, but it's funny how companies keep merging into bigger and bigger blobs, none of which seem to GAF about making their *customers* happy...
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Just like how Free Trade isn't really good if it isn't really free, Private Enterprise isn't really good if it really isn't private. Revolving doors, cocktail parties, blah blah blah et cetera.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:45 AM (VoAdT)
This.
We allegedly have anti-trust laws, but it's funny how companies keep merging into bigger and bigger blobs, none of which seem to GAF about making their *customers* happy...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (FnneF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (L/fGl)
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Good news! The dock workers are only looking for a 77% pay increase, so the strike should end quickly!
Biden is standing firm on not interfering so we all have nothing to worry about.
/ suckers, I'm emptying the shelves tomorrow
Good news! The dock workers are only looking for a 77% pay increase, so the strike should end quickly!
Biden is standing firm on not interfering so we all have nothing to worry about.
/ suckers, I'm emptying the shelves tomorrow
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (RKVpM)
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Hey CBD
That route reminds me of a pinball machine where the ball rattles around on the playing surface bouncing randomly to and fro in a frenetic non-pattern.
That route reminds me of a pinball machine where the ball rattles around on the playing surface bouncing randomly to and fro in a frenetic non-pattern.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (uCfKO)
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"quasi" governmental
Economic Policy Institute, March 30, 2023 - In part, "Out of tens of thousands of companies reporting, the United States Postal Service (USPS)—with 516,636 employees—had the highest number of reported severe injuries (1,142) between January 1, 2015, and May 31, 2022."
Wikipedia: March 2021, DeJoy issued a 10-year plan called "Delivering for America" to stabilize the finances of the Postal Service by slowing first class mail delivery, optimizing transportation networks, cutting post office hours, and raising prices. The plan assumed Congress would relieve the USPS of the requirement to pre-pay retiree health care costs, which with DeJoy's urging it did with the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
DeJoy attracted criticism and lawsuits from environmentalists and Democratic governments when he decided to purchase 90% gasoline-powered delivery vehicles in 2022, which he justified in part by the agency's financial situation. After additional federal funding was provided by the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and Inflation Reduction Act, DeJoy revised these plans twice; the final version orders 83% electric vehicles through 2028 and 100% electric thereafter.
Economic Policy Institute, March 30, 2023 - In part, "Out of tens of thousands of companies reporting, the United States Postal Service (USPS)—with 516,636 employees—had the highest number of reported severe injuries (1,142) between January 1, 2015, and May 31, 2022."
Wikipedia: March 2021, DeJoy issued a 10-year plan called "Delivering for America" to stabilize the finances of the Postal Service by slowing first class mail delivery, optimizing transportation networks, cutting post office hours, and raising prices. The plan assumed Congress would relieve the USPS of the requirement to pre-pay retiree health care costs, which with DeJoy's urging it did with the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
DeJoy attracted criticism and lawsuits from environmentalists and Democratic governments when he decided to purchase 90% gasoline-powered delivery vehicles in 2022, which he justified in part by the agency's financial situation. After additional federal funding was provided by the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and Inflation Reduction Act, DeJoy revised these plans twice; the final version orders 83% electric vehicles through 2028 and 100% electric thereafter.
Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at September 26, 2024 11:49 AM (NFX2v)
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Fun with language: what is mail? What is post? Well, it depends on where you live, of course.
Here in the US, the mail is delivered by the United States Postal Service.
In the UK, the post is delivered by the Royal Mail.
It's the same thing, just perfectly inverted! I love it.
Here in the US, the mail is delivered by the United States Postal Service.
In the UK, the post is delivered by the Royal Mail.
It's the same thing, just perfectly inverted! I love it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (HnUIn)
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Stamps? What are stamps...
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (1FWWQ)
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OT: Helene is at 25 deg. N and has picked up forward speed towad the NNE to 14 mph. Max sustained winds 105 mph. Though Mike's Weather Page (that someone here pointed us to) says, "They say 'significant strengthening' expected still. And this update has a 'minor track change'. Actuality [sic] ticked west."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (J2vNu)
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I don't work in the rain...
Posted by: Newman at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (DobEs)
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And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
I figure mine has "Juan Hernandez" on it
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
I figure mine has "Juan Hernandez" on it
Posted by: ... at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (LCr8f)
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NYScanner @nyscanner 47m
NYC Mayor Adams has been indicted on 5 federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday morning.
https://tinyurl.com/463at62y
Indictment scan.
NYC Mayor Adams has been indicted on 5 federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday morning.
https://tinyurl.com/463at62y
Indictment scan.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (CEzQx)
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237 I don't work in the rain...
Posted by: Newman at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (DobEs)
Neither rain, nor sleet nor---- it's the first one!!!!
Posted by: Newman at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (DobEs)
Neither rain, nor sleet nor---- it's the first one!!!!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (VoAdT)
241
IMO, Zuckerturd is an IC asset.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (4Med0)
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I had to send a notarized document to a company inside the state of Texas. it's about 130 miles from my town to the town PO box of delivery. I asked for the method required to get a POD for the letter.
It cost me $9.28 cents.
I could've driven the letter there and come home in my diesel pickup for about the same cost and got more enjoyment from it.
It cost me $9.28 cents.
I could've driven the letter there and come home in my diesel pickup for about the same cost and got more enjoyment from it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (vf0Uk)
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238 And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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It's in a lockbox.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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It's in a lockbox.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
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So there's at least ONE hard working postal employee.
Posted by: nurse ratched, certified weirdo at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (W2Pud)
I have relatives who work at USPS. Everything you imagine about mismanagement, sloth, waste, etc., it's all worse than you can imagine.
Some outfits are so FUBAR that they have to ship senior employees out to rebuild local operations at exorbitant hourly rates and per diem. The union work rules and grievance processes are so sclerotic that they would not allow a non-subsidized business to last one year.
Sure, there are good people and all, but it is a giant money suck that supports more government largess.
Posted by: nurse ratched, certified weirdo at September 26, 2024 11:40 AM (W2Pud)
I have relatives who work at USPS. Everything you imagine about mismanagement, sloth, waste, etc., it's all worse than you can imagine.
Some outfits are so FUBAR that they have to ship senior employees out to rebuild local operations at exorbitant hourly rates and per diem. The union work rules and grievance processes are so sclerotic that they would not allow a non-subsidized business to last one year.
Sure, there are good people and all, but it is a giant money suck that supports more government largess.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (i24o9)
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237 I don't work in the rain...
Posted by: Newman at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (DobEs)
The person who abandoned the cake remains at large...
Posted by: Newman at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (DobEs)
The person who abandoned the cake remains at large...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (PiwSw)
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Not to defend big government or the post office, but the existence of FedEx and UPS is the direct result of laws barring the USPS from owning or operating their own fleet of planes (laws meant to underwrite the fledgling airline industry by guaranteeing them income from air mail and deliveries) coupled with the dismantling of the railroad networks that were the fastest and most consistent method of interstate travel.
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (F/35S)
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As an aside, my drawer full of "forever stamps" from many years ago probably represent the best financial return in my entire portfolio. The scale isn't large, but the percentage yield is *great.*
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (HnUIn)
Hmmm...so,
1. Buy $100k of Forever Stamps
2. Wait.
3. Sell them off at $0.01 less than current value.
4. Profit!
LOL.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (HnUIn)
Hmmm...so,
1. Buy $100k of Forever Stamps
2. Wait.
3. Sell them off at $0.01 less than current value.
4. Profit!
LOL.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (ufFY8)
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USPS mishandles packages. I hear they all do these days , TBF.
For only $.70?!?!? I gotta get down there and have them mishandle my package all day!
For only $.70?!?!? I gotta get down there and have them mishandle my package all day!
Posted by: Sam Brinton at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (JCZqz)
249
Good news! The dock workers are only looking for a 77% pay increase, so the strike should end quickly!
Biden is standing firm on not interfering so we all have nothing to worry about.
/ suckers, I'm emptying the shelves tomorrow
TBH, I think it would be wonderful if they strike, and nobody can get anything for Xmas. It would remove the pressure, because what can you do, and maybe, just maybe, we could dial back the annual greed fest a bit.
Biden is standing firm on not interfering so we all have nothing to worry about.
/ suckers, I'm emptying the shelves tomorrow
TBH, I think it would be wonderful if they strike, and nobody can get anything for Xmas. It would remove the pressure, because what can you do, and maybe, just maybe, we could dial back the annual greed fest a bit.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (xCA6C)
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244 Some outfits are so FUBAR that they have to ship senior employees out to rebuild local operations at exorbitant hourly rates and per diem. The union work rules and grievance processes are so sclerotic that they would not allow a non-subsidized business to last one year.
Sure, there are good people and all, but it is a giant money suck that supports more government largess.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (i24o9)
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So...I should apply at the local post office, is what you're saying.
Sure, there are good people and all, but it is a giant money suck that supports more government largess.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (i24o9)
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So...I should apply at the local post office, is what you're saying.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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The list is long. In fact, the list of things that government does better than market-influence organizations has...um...not a single entry.
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Not so. Navies. The French tried under Louis XIV. Didn't work.
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Not so. Navies. The French tried under Louis XIV. Didn't work.
Posted by: Eeyore at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (1bNHn)
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Life hack: if you ever need to enter a loyalty number to get a discount and you don't have one, enter the local area code plus 867-5309. Works everywhere I've tried.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (VGRuw)
And the one that actually has that account doesn't pay for a damn thing because of all the loyalty points they've accumulated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (vf0Uk)
Fun fact: it also works to cash out points, like at fuel pumps...
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (VGRuw)
And the one that actually has that account doesn't pay for a damn thing because of all the loyalty points they've accumulated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:47 AM (vf0Uk)
Fun fact: it also works to cash out points, like at fuel pumps...
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (VGRuw)
253
It's a write off, Jerry. They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (DobEs)
254
>>> 226
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Unfortunately, I think that the only way that the gov't can return that $ to us is not though modeling, but through actual investment in those companies. If you think we're slouching towards F*****m now, just wait when private enterprise sees that the Feds are the biggest shareholders in their companies. Those investments will not be passive ones, I assure you.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:48 AM (U08zI)
I was suggesting that as a private / personal investment, just to see how it does
... what you're describing *does* sound creepy.
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Unfortunately, I think that the only way that the gov't can return that $ to us is not though modeling, but through actual investment in those companies. If you think we're slouching towards F*****m now, just wait when private enterprise sees that the Feds are the biggest shareholders in their companies. Those investments will not be passive ones, I assure you.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:48 AM (U08zI)
I was suggesting that as a private / personal investment, just to see how it does
... what you're describing *does* sound creepy.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (FnneF)
255
So the Mayor of NYC took Turkish bribes over 10 years ago and is indicted now? Interesting. Guess that will teach you to complain about foreign invaders!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (pRpzT)
If Adams resigns, the guy who is next in line is a shit-show of monumental proportions.
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 11:46 AM (pRpzT)
If Adams resigns, the guy who is next in line is a shit-show of monumental proportions.
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
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It's Canada Post here now because it's Postes Canada in French but it used to be the Royal Mail before 1968 or so IIRC.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (CEzQx)
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I'm an older person so I still enjoy sending and receiving paper cards.
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Thanks for reminding me that I have to send paper cards to grandkids.
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Thanks for reminding me that I have to send paper cards to grandkids.
Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (RxnYx)
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Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
Good.
And.
Hard.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
Good.
And.
Hard.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (VoAdT)
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235 Stamps? What are stamps...
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (1FWWQ)
What someone does with their feet when they're angry.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (1FWWQ)
What someone does with their feet when they're angry.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (ynpvh)
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255 Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
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So, the same as their last mayor.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
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So, the same as their last mayor.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
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Stamps? What are stamps...
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (1FWWQ)
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I stick them to my records and tapes.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:50 AM (1FWWQ)
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I stick them to my records and tapes.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (HnUIn)
262
Turkish Bribe sounds like something you do not want to look up in Urban Dictionary.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Telling War Stories at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (xPJvm)
263
Neither rain, nor sleet nor---- it's the first one!!!!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (VoAdT)
***
It's written on the Statue of Liberty so it is SACROSANCT
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (VoAdT)
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It's written on the Statue of Liberty so it is SACROSANCT
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (1FWWQ)
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Yeah, Forever stamps are good, but I'm planning my retirement income on Raleigh Coupons.
Posted by: Ed Coughmann at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (CV8a5)
Posted by: ShainS -- Assassination is The Ultimate Form of Censorship at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (UfH56)
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I can't recall ever losing anything in the mail ... then a couple years ago my whole year's grain check got lost. So I deposit via a digital ap now. Which is kinda nice, and hopefully secure.
Posted by: illiniwek at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (Cus5s)
267
As soon as JFK issued EO 10988, legalizing public sector unions - something even FDR rejected - every government organization's prime focus became maximizing employment and, thereby, dues. Maximizing employment means minimizing efficiency. This is why the more we spend per pupil, the worse the outcome; the more we spend on mail, the worse the outcome. And why, with constituencies so large, these unions - with millions of members - always will pursue the path of least efficiency. It's also why, when IBM offered a free Services engagement to Obama - arguably a multi-hundred-million-dollar offer (I spent many years as an IBM Sevices delivery exec), Obama turned it down: Increasing efficiency would decrease employment and therefore dues that is recycled from bipartisan tax dollars to DNC campaigns.. which was the goal of 10988.
Posted by: Alexander Scipio at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (029Oi)
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Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age. It's quite amazing that a company that he started as a 19-year-old in a college dorm has grown into one of the largest companies on Erf, and he didn't have a professional manager run it, like Google. He also navigated its growth against some of the biggest competitors in history. He had help, of course, but it's a near singular achievement.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (U08zI)
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Sorry, but I have to disagree with this. Zuck was a mid-level coder who ripped off the FB idea (and possibly the prototype) from someone else who ripped off whatever that hot personal app was big at the time (can't even remember the name!). There's then a black box of what happened next, but he very soon attracted the attention of moneyed VC types looking for the next big thing. I think of all the zillionaire entrepreneur types, he's among the least qualified and accomplished. Almost just pure luck.
His politics, of course, stink. I do believe respect must be paid in the business arena, however.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:44 AM (U08zI)
______
Sorry, but I have to disagree with this. Zuck was a mid-level coder who ripped off the FB idea (and possibly the prototype) from someone else who ripped off whatever that hot personal app was big at the time (can't even remember the name!). There's then a black box of what happened next, but he very soon attracted the attention of moneyed VC types looking for the next big thing. I think of all the zillionaire entrepreneur types, he's among the least qualified and accomplished. Almost just pure luck.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (iFTx/)
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I had my whole nest egg in Bed Bath and Beyond coupons.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (VoAdT)
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So...I should apply at the local post office, is what you're saying.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
If you've spent any amount of time in private industry, I'd imagine you wouldn't last long. If you are an institutionalized drone, accustomed to non-working for uncle sugar, you'll probably find it a paradise, except for the crappy mismanagers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
If you've spent any amount of time in private industry, I'd imagine you wouldn't last long. If you are an institutionalized drone, accustomed to non-working for uncle sugar, you'll probably find it a paradise, except for the crappy mismanagers.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (i24o9)
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248 USPS mishandles packages. I hear they all do these days , TBF.
For only $.70?!?!? I gotta get down there and have them mishandle my package all day!
Posted by: Sam Brinton at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (JCZqz)
Good luck with that! I've had my package crushed and mutiliated by them before.
For only $.70?!?!? I gotta get down there and have them mishandle my package all day!
Posted by: Sam Brinton at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (JCZqz)
Good luck with that! I've had my package crushed and mutiliated by them before.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (ynpvh)
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If Adams resigns, the guy who is next in line is a shit-show of monumental proportions.
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
And yet, New Yorkers never seem to learn.
They can reap it.
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
And yet, New Yorkers never seem to learn.
They can reap it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (vf0Uk)
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Helene now shown to come ashore as Cat 3... not 4.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
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246 Not to defend big government or the post office, but the existence of FedEx and UPS is the direct result of laws barring the USPS from owning or operating their own fleet of planes (laws meant to underwrite the fledgling airline industry by guaranteeing them income from air mail and deliveries) coupled with the dismantling of the railroad networks that were the fastest and most consistent method of interstate travel.
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (F/35S)
James E. Casey (UPS) and Fred Smith (FDX) are legends. An incredible achievement to get their companies started in those environments.
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (F/35S)
James E. Casey (UPS) and Fred Smith (FDX) are legends. An incredible achievement to get their companies started in those environments.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (U08zI)
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270 If you've spent any amount of time in private industry, I'd imagine you wouldn't last long. If you are an institutionalized drone, accustomed to non-working for uncle sugar, you'll probably find it a paradise, except for the crappy mismanagers.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (i24o9)
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Yeah, but will I be able to comment here while working?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (i24o9)
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Yeah, but will I be able to comment here while working?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
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http://tiny.cc/enlnzz
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024
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Fake tits.
Not that I'm complaining.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024
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Ask me if I care they're fake.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024
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Fake tits.
Not that I'm complaining.
Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2024
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Ask me if I care they're fake.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (J2vNu)
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273 Helene now shown to come ashore as Cat 3... not 4.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
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"YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE! Tune in to find out how!"
-The Weather Channel
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
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"YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE! Tune in to find out how!"
-The Weather Channel
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:57 AM (GBKbO)
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265 But wait, there's MOAR!
"You asked for miracles, Dildo. I give you the I...R...S..."
Posted by: ShainS -- Assassination is The Ultimate Form of Censorship at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (UfH56)
Oh! The Income Reduction Service. I know those guys!
"You asked for miracles, Dildo. I give you the I...R...S..."
Posted by: ShainS -- Assassination is The Ultimate Form of Censorship at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (UfH56)
Oh! The Income Reduction Service. I know those guys!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 11:57 AM (ynpvh)
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the existence of FedEx and UPS is the direct result of laws barring the USPS from owning or operating their own fleet of planes
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (F/35S)
Not true. UPS began in 1907 in Seattle as a department store delivery service.
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (F/35S)
Not true. UPS began in 1907 in Seattle as a department store delivery service.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:57 AM (d9fT1)
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Turkish Bribe sounds like something you do not want to look up in Urban Dictionary.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Telling War Stories at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (xPJvm)
DO IT! DO IT NOW!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Telling War Stories at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (xPJvm)
DO IT! DO IT NOW!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:57 AM (vf0Uk)
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Breaking911 @Breaking911 14h
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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Posted by: mustbequantum at September 26, 2024 11:54 AM (RxnYx)
Good for you. Hopefully they appreciate. them
I have a friend who says she hesitates sending out cards with money to young people (teens and above) because she often doesn't get a thank you even by text.
Good for you. Hopefully they appreciate. them
I have a friend who says she hesitates sending out cards with money to young people (teens and above) because she often doesn't get a thank you even by text.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (MQJVv)
283
S&H Green Stamps, bitches!
Posted by: Living in Delusional Luxury at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (ufFY8)
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273 Helene now shown to come ashore as Cat 3... not 4.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
They sure do love it when Magavilles in RedNeckland get whacked by disasters...
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
They sure do love it when Magavilles in RedNeckland get whacked by disasters...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (ynpvh)
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So what do I do with all these S&H green stamps?
Posted by: Grandma at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (DobEs)
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Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Hippy Chick
Doctorin' The Tardis
Escape (last Number One song of the 70s)
Hippy Chick
Doctorin' The Tardis
Escape (last Number One song of the 70s)
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (TGPs7)
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281 Breaking911 @Breaking911 14h
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I worked fast food, though not McD's (I worked the BK lounge).
You didn't just do one thing. Maybe she expands a bit, but I doubt it because I doubt her story.
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I worked fast food, though not McD's (I worked the BK lounge).
You didn't just do one thing. Maybe she expands a bit, but I doubt it because I doubt her story.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
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Bought a house, sold a house, getting married, bought a car, was given another car, got a new 401k, got a huge raise....
I've never not done my own taxes, but we are definitely hiring an accountant next year.
I've never not done my own taxes, but we are definitely hiring an accountant next year.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (VoAdT)
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If Adams resigns, the guy who is next in line is a shit-show of monumental proportions.
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
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See #139
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
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See #139
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (CEzQx)
290
Helene now shown to come ashore as Cat 3... not 4.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
This can't be correct. The Gulf of Mexico is warmer than it's ever been ever because of global warming and the storm is supposed to be a super storm that will engulf the entire eastern United States.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
This can't be correct. The Gulf of Mexico is warmer than it's ever been ever because of global warming and the storm is supposed to be a super storm that will engulf the entire eastern United States.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (vf0Uk)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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290 This can't be correct. The Gulf of Mexico is warmer than it's ever been ever because of global warming and the storm is supposed to be a super storm that will engulf the entire eastern United States.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (vf0Uk)
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The gulf is literally (LITERALLY) boiling.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (vf0Uk)
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The gulf is literally (LITERALLY) boiling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
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My Beanie Babies are going to secure my golden years.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (1FWWQ)
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It's Canada Post here now because it's Postes Canada in French but it used to be the Royal Mail before 1968 or so IIRC.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (CEzQx)
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Speaking of, why the hell is the Kansas City MLB team called the Royals? * Searches interwebz *
"While many people assume the expansion Kansas City Royals got their nickname in 1969 to honor kings or something monarchial, the Royals name actually was a salute to the city’s heritage in the livestock industry.
A contest among fans attracted thousands of entries, including suggestions such as “Cowpokes” and “Mules.”
A fan named Sanford Porte was named the winner for his “Royals” entry.
Porte wrote at the time: “Kansas City’s new baseball team should be called the Royals because of Missouri’s billion-dollar livestock income, Kansas City’s position as the nation’s leading stocker and feeder market and the nationally known American Royal parade and pageant.”
The American Royal is a livestock show held every year in Kansas City, which is now also known across the country for its barbecue contests."
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (CEzQx)
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Speaking of, why the hell is the Kansas City MLB team called the Royals? * Searches interwebz *
"While many people assume the expansion Kansas City Royals got their nickname in 1969 to honor kings or something monarchial, the Royals name actually was a salute to the city’s heritage in the livestock industry.
A contest among fans attracted thousands of entries, including suggestions such as “Cowpokes” and “Mules.”
A fan named Sanford Porte was named the winner for his “Royals” entry.
Porte wrote at the time: “Kansas City’s new baseball team should be called the Royals because of Missouri’s billion-dollar livestock income, Kansas City’s position as the nation’s leading stocker and feeder market and the nationally known American Royal parade and pageant.”
The American Royal is a livestock show held every year in Kansas City, which is now also known across the country for its barbecue contests."
Posted by: ShainS -- Assassination is The Ultimate Form of Censorship at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (UfH56)
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Guess what just got delivered!
If you are curious, it is a MagPul PRS Lite stock, which is an excellent compromise between the typical AR stock and a target stock.
It's my second one, and I am very pleased with them.
If you are curious, it is a MagPul PRS Lite stock, which is an excellent compromise between the typical AR stock and a target stock.
It's my second one, and I am very pleased with them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (d9fT1)
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Breaking911 @Breaking911 14h
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I'm still not sure why this odious scrunt is so insistent to push the lie that she worked in McD. Who is that lie aimed at? Oh I get it that all these privileged types want to pretend they were down with the struggle. But I don't see how whining about fake entry-level employment is a net positive for Democraps.
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I'm still not sure why this odious scrunt is so insistent to push the lie that she worked in McD. Who is that lie aimed at? Oh I get it that all these privileged types want to pretend they were down with the struggle. But I don't see how whining about fake entry-level employment is a net positive for Democraps.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
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291 NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Rhetoric for people who don't live near hurricanes.
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Rhetoric for people who don't live near hurricanes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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Sorry, but I have to disagree with this. Zuck was a mid-level coder who ripped off the FB idea (and possibly the prototype) from someone else who ripped off whatever that hot personal app was big at the time (can't even remember the name!). There's then a black box of what happened next, but he very soon attracted the attention of moneyed VC types looking for the next big thing. I think of all the zillionaire entrepreneur types, he's among the least qualified and accomplished. Almost just pure luck.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (iFTx/)
I agree with you in an important aspect; Zuck almost certainly stole the idea from the Winkelvoss twins et al. He was very fortunate that the twins settled before the emails proving that he stole the idea came to light. They did very well in their own right, of course. Taking FB stock as settlement, then going all-in on Bitcoin at around $10/token turned out to be a genius move. I still believe in Zuck's business acumen, however. The number of founder/CEOs that got to the top like he did are so small as to show that he had at least some skills.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 11:55 AM (iFTx/)
I agree with you in an important aspect; Zuck almost certainly stole the idea from the Winkelvoss twins et al. He was very fortunate that the twins settled before the emails proving that he stole the idea came to light. They did very well in their own right, of course. Taking FB stock as settlement, then going all-in on Bitcoin at around $10/token turned out to be a genius move. I still believe in Zuck's business acumen, however. The number of founder/CEOs that got to the top like he did are so small as to show that he had at least some skills.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (U08zI)
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281 Breaking911 @Breaking911 14h
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
Honey. Sweetie. Your hustle is exemplary. But the fries aren't going to be able to give you a promotion. They're just warm, crispy potatoes.
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
Honey. Sweetie. Your hustle is exemplary. But the fries aren't going to be able to give you a promotion. They're just warm, crispy potatoes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (VoAdT)
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They're real and they're spectacular!
Posted by: Jerry's former girlfriend at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (DobEs)
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It's all filmed. The machine records everything, including video of you scanning the things.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (scDBq)
I always give it my best smile.
You're being recorded at the regular checkout counters as well. Been that way for many years. There are cameras everywhere.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 26, 2024 11:12 AM (scDBq)
I always give it my best smile.
You're being recorded at the regular checkout counters as well. Been that way for many years. There are cameras everywhere. Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (iODuv)
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Zuck is one of the great founder-CEOs of our age.
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It helps when you are allowed to buy up your competition.
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It helps when you are allowed to buy up your competition.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (NBIe0)
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@151/Deplorable Ian Galt: "Zuckerberg appears to be a douchebag.
Yes.
What I've linked to below (Business Insider article via archive.org) is the reason I never signed up for a Facebook account.
Tons of news stories since then about Facebook's business practices, as well as Zuckerberg himself, have continued to justify my decision to avoid that cesspool, and I remain very happy to stay out of it.
https://is.gd/PdNxtz
Yes.
What I've linked to below (Business Insider article via archive.org) is the reason I never signed up for a Facebook account.
Tons of news stories since then about Facebook's business practices, as well as Zuckerberg himself, have continued to justify my decision to avoid that cesspool, and I remain very happy to stay out of it.
https://is.gd/PdNxtz
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (O7YUW)
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296 I'm still not sure why this odious scrunt is so insistent to push the lie that she worked in McD. Who is that lie aimed at? Oh I get it that all these privileged types want to pretend they were down with the struggle. But I don't see how whining about fake entry-level employment is a net positive for Democraps.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
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I think it's about trying to make her relatable to the middle class.
That she's struggling at that level with 6 weeks left in the election...
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
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I think it's about trying to make her relatable to the middle class.
That she's struggling at that level with 6 weeks left in the election...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
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Yeah, but will I be able to comment here while working?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
Comment, sleep, not show up, show up sloshed and drink on the job, grope the help, help the gropers, get paid for not working when someone moves your union cheese.
The sky's the limit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
Comment, sleep, not show up, show up sloshed and drink on the job, grope the help, help the gropers, get paid for not working when someone moves your union cheese.
The sky's the limit.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (i24o9)
306
290 Helene now shown to come ashore as Cat 3... not 4.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
This can't be correct. The Gulf of Mexico is warmer than it's ever been ever because of global warming and the storm is supposed to be a super storm that will engulf the entire eastern United States.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (vf0Uk)
Just a reminder that temperature is not the only thing hurricanes need:
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
National Hurricane Center staffers totally bummed.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (gfztU)
This can't be correct. The Gulf of Mexico is warmer than it's ever been ever because of global warming and the storm is supposed to be a super storm that will engulf the entire eastern United States.
TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (vf0Uk)
Just a reminder that temperature is not the only thing hurricanes need:
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
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Ask me if I care they're fake.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (J2vNu)
Do you care if they are fake?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 11:56 AM (J2vNu)
Do you care if they are fake?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (i24o9)
308
First Lady is at a different facility today as the local one was booked solid. Sad that we've got that many people needing oncology infusions, but she's resting comfortably with no negative reactions thus far.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (vf0Uk)
309
The gulf is literally (LITERALLY) boiling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
We're gonna need to go back and get a shitload of corn and potatoes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
We're gonna need to go back and get a shitload of corn and potatoes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (VoAdT)
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293 My Beanie Babies are going to secure my golden years.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (1FWWQ)
Legos. Seriously, they've gone up gangbusters.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (1FWWQ)
Legos. Seriously, they've gone up gangbusters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
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The boobette of the day (oh, sorry. This thread, anyway) may have had her bra lost in the mail, but she certainly looks like the goons whom she sends out if you didn't send her money for her super special friends photos wouldn't get lost.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (MQJVv)
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Stamp prices have climbed 36% since 2019 in a string of six increases, going up from 50 cents to 73 cents.
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How is 50 to 73, 36%???
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How is 50 to 73, 36%???
Posted by: ... at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (LCr8f)
313
NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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The next hurricane, Icarus, will be "genocidal" and an "existential threat" ... kinda like Trump.
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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The next hurricane, Icarus, will be "genocidal" and an "existential threat" ... kinda like Trump.
Posted by: ShainS -- Assassination is The Ultimate Form of Censorship at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (UfH56)
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309 The gulf is literally (LITERALLY) boiling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
We're gonna need to go back and get a shitload of corn and potatoes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (VoAdT)
Yeah, no need for crabs or shrimp; they be already there boilin'...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
We're gonna need to go back and get a shitload of corn and potatoes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (VoAdT)
Yeah, no need for crabs or shrimp; they be already there boilin'...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (ynpvh)
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USPS wastes taxpayers' money. The US State-monopoly K-12 school system wastes lives. The $837 billion per year US K-12 credential racket is the second-largest (after China) command economy left on Earth.
State (government, generally) operation of schools in the US has done to education in the US what collectivization of agriculture did to nutrition in Kazakhstan (1929-1933), Ukraine (1932-1933), China (1958-1962), Cambodia (1975-1979), and Ethiopia (1984-1985).
State (government, generally) operation of schools in the US has done to education in the US what collectivization of agriculture did to nutrition in Kazakhstan (1929-1933), Ukraine (1932-1933), China (1958-1962), Cambodia (1975-1979), and Ethiopia (1984-1985).
Posted by: Malcolm Kirkpatrick at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (Yu9pI)
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So yesterday Carahsoft was raided by the Fibs. CarahSoft is a $13 Billion privately held company that is a major IT supplier to the government /public sector. My first thought is Why? No specific answer yet from the government.
The second thought is, is there anyone in government that is smart enough to determine if CarahSoft (or any software company) is doing something illegally.
The third thought is: Did the government have to hire another contractor (and likely a CarahSoft competitor) to do the investigation and...Oh Look! Criminal activity!
The second thought is, is there anyone in government that is smart enough to determine if CarahSoft (or any software company) is doing something illegally.
The third thought is: Did the government have to hire another contractor (and likely a CarahSoft competitor) to do the investigation and...Oh Look! Criminal activity!
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (W/lyH)
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There are a few managers and unions that are ba*tards but they're called upon, especially around times of elections, to be somewhat ...obstructive, perhaps the best identifier.
It was seen and experienced around Philly in 2020, with Democratic US Reps. doing their photo ops and speeches on how another round of PDT would be a horror. Remember the stories of PA ballots found in a truck parked up state, and so on?
And it was also seen pre-Christmas before the new US Postal Service Act 2022 approved by Congress.
I really like the local usps offices and the mail delivery personnel who have huge routes and do a great job overall. They're just regular workers like most but they work long hours under tough conditions.
PS - USPS also has a lot of temp workers depending on regions.
It was seen and experienced around Philly in 2020, with Democratic US Reps. doing their photo ops and speeches on how another round of PDT would be a horror. Remember the stories of PA ballots found in a truck parked up state, and so on?
And it was also seen pre-Christmas before the new US Postal Service Act 2022 approved by Congress.
I really like the local usps offices and the mail delivery personnel who have huge routes and do a great job overall. They're just regular workers like most but they work long hours under tough conditions.
PS - USPS also has a lot of temp workers depending on regions.
Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (NFX2v)
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287 281 Breaking911 @Breaking911 14h
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I'm no Harris apologist but as a business owner, payroll records for terminated employees older than ten years are destroyed.
I would like her to tell us what store she worked at thou.
*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
https://tinyurl.com/2xu8mxpb
59 seconds; still be lying
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 11:58 AM (CEzQx)
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I'm no Harris apologist but as a business owner, payroll records for terminated employees older than ten years are destroyed.
I would like her to tell us what store she worked at thou.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (G0vdT)
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Doug Heffernan makes IPS much more efficient in package delivery than FedEx or UPS or USPS…. Just sayin’
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (+kWhq)
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I also have a Tom Seaver Rookie card as well as a Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves second year card. I'd be their AT LEAST worth $500
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (1FWWQ)
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312 Stamp prices have climbed 36% since 2019 in a string of six increases, going up from 50 cents to 73 cents.
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How is 50 to 73, 36%???
Posted by: ... at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (LCr8f)
As is oft said, "I thought there was no math on the blog"...
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How is 50 to 73, 36%???
Posted by: ... at September 26, 2024 12:03 PM (LCr8f)
As is oft said, "I thought there was no math on the blog"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (ynpvh)
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So what do I do with all these S&H green stamps?
Posted by: Grandma at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM
As a young teen I went to an S&H redemption store with my mother. Even at that young an age I decided it was the saddest thing I had ever seen. All that money my mom spent, all the stamps licked, the books accumulated and all they had was crap.
I think we went home with a toaster.
So what do I do with all these S&H green stamps?
Posted by: Grandma at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM
As a young teen I went to an S&H redemption store with my mother. Even at that young an age I decided it was the saddest thing I had ever seen. All that money my mom spent, all the stamps licked, the books accumulated and all they had was crap.
I think we went home with a toaster.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (RKVpM)
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Just a reminder that temperature is not the only thing hurricanes need:
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
It is the height of hubris to think that we've got the climate code cracked, just by looking at atmospheric conditions. 70% of the Erf is covered in water, and we've not even scratched the surface of how the oceans contribute to weather and climate. Our satellites tell us a lot about the clouds, but that's probably not even half the equation.
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
It is the height of hubris to think that we've got the climate code cracked, just by looking at atmospheric conditions. 70% of the Erf is covered in water, and we've not even scratched the surface of how the oceans contribute to weather and climate. Our satellites tell us a lot about the clouds, but that's probably not even half the equation.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (U08zI)
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318 I'm no Harris apologist but as a business owner, payroll records for terminated employees older than ten years are destroyed.
I would like her to tell us what store she worked at thou.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (G0vdT)
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I find it hard to believe that my BK franchise would have record of my employment nearly 20 years ago.
Still, I could find people I worked with.
I would like her to tell us what store she worked at thou.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:04 PM (G0vdT)
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I find it hard to believe that my BK franchise would have record of my employment nearly 20 years ago.
Still, I could find people I worked with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (GBKbO)
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I got a package recently thru the USPS that was two weeks late because it went to Puerto Rico first.
Posted by: fd at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (vFG9F)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Sounds super serious.
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Sounds super serious.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (G0vdT)
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@256/andycanuck: "It's Canada Post here now because it's Postes Canada in French but it used to be the Royal Mail before 1968 or so IIRC."
Royal Mail Canada. (You were so close that we're making rabbits nervous by chucking axes at them.)
Royal Mail Canada. (You were so close that we're making rabbits nervous by chucking axes at them.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (O7YUW)
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Ask me if I care if they're fake.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024
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Do you care if they are fake?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Not a tittle or a jot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024
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Do you care if they are fake?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Not a tittle or a jot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (J2vNu)
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uhoh, I think I messed up the close-italics...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (O7YUW)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
Extinction level event
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
Extinction level event
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (VGRuw)
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Autoclose-italics for the win. (Thanks Pixy)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (O7YUW)
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324 318 I'm no Harris apologist but as a business owner, payroll records for terminated employees older than ten years are destroyed.
Social Security and the IRS have the records, if you could only believe anything they say
Social Security and the IRS have the records, if you could only believe anything they say
Posted by: bensdad00 at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (F/35S)
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Honey. Sweetie. Your hustle is exemplary. But the fries aren't going to be able to give you a promotion. They're just warm, crispy potatoes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (VoAdT)
Trump: I built a multi-billion dollar enterprise and skyscrapers.
Kamala: I did the fries and Willie Brown.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (VoAdT)
Trump: I built a multi-billion dollar enterprise and skyscrapers.
Kamala: I did the fries and Willie Brown.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (i24o9)
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Supposedly there was a lot of (relatively?) dry air slowing the strengthening of Helene. Cat 3 is bad enough ... won't bring any rain to my moderate drought region though.
Posted by: illiniwek at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (Cus5s)
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As a young teen I went to an S&H redemption store with my mother. Even at that young an age I decided it was the saddest thing I had ever seen. All that money my mom spent, all the stamps licked, the books accumulated and all they had was crap.
I think we went home with a toaster.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024
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I got my first Timex watch at an S&H center when I was nine.
I think we went home with a toaster.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024
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I got my first Timex watch at an S&H center when I was nine.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (J2vNu)
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I'm still not sure why this odious scrunt is so insistent to push the lie that she worked in McD. Who is that lie aimed at? Oh I get it that all these privileged types want to pretend they were down with the struggle. But I don't see how whining about fake entry-level employment is a net positive for Democraps.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
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I think it's about trying to make her relatable to the middle class.
That she's struggling at that level with 6 weeks left in the election...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
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Oh I get it. But I used "net positive" deliberately. I'm skeptical she'll get any boost from any persuadable middle-class or lower voter. Because 99.99% of them will see the lie for what it is. But let's assume she does get a little boost. I think it would be offset by her more-core constituencies who despise normal, working-class Americans and would never sully their pasty-white hands with fryer oil.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
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I think it's about trying to make her relatable to the middle class.
That she's struggling at that level with 6 weeks left in the election...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
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Oh I get it. But I used "net positive" deliberately. I'm skeptical she'll get any boost from any persuadable middle-class or lower voter. Because 99.99% of them will see the lie for what it is. But let's assume she does get a little boost. I think it would be offset by her more-core constituencies who despise normal, working-class Americans and would never sully their pasty-white hands with fryer oil.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (iFTx/)
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How titillating.
Posted by: Get it? at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (DobEs)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Rhetoric for people who don't live near hurricanes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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The difference between a Cat 3 and a Cat 4 is about 200,000 mouse click.
The difference between "a severe storm" and an "unsurvivable storm" is another 200,000 mouse clicks.
is it me or does the hurricane rhetoric get more and more apocalyptic every year
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Rhetoric for people who don't live near hurricanes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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The difference between a Cat 3 and a Cat 4 is about 200,000 mouse click.
The difference between "a severe storm" and an "unsurvivable storm" is another 200,000 mouse clicks.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (W/lyH)
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@260
>>So, the same as their last mayor.
Not quite, Jumanne probably has more rhythm and more than likely, knows how to properly eat a slice.
>>So, the same as their last mayor.
Not quite, Jumanne probably has more rhythm and more than likely, knows how to properly eat a slice.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (XV/Pl)
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Senate democrap running ads against R challenger saying "you've been paying into Social Security your whole life, so and so has praised a plan to institute another plan. How evil is that! Trying to keep you from your righteous return!"
The R should have an ad saying, "You know why you pay into Social Security?" Then close up on a MIB racking a pistol and turning it toward the camera. Pull back to see troops pointing rifles. "That's why you've been paying into SS." Then superimpose "Why not try another plan?"
Well, because they won't ever tell the truth to their constituents. GOPe of course wouldn't allow it....
The R should have an ad saying, "You know why you pay into Social Security?" Then close up on a MIB racking a pistol and turning it toward the camera. Pull back to see troops pointing rifles. "That's why you've been paying into SS." Then superimpose "Why not try another plan?"
Well, because they won't ever tell the truth to their constituents. GOPe of course wouldn't allow it....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (0eaVi)
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Everything the SSA sends you is designed to provide that illusion. Your SSA statement looks like a pension. "You paid in X, you hit the minimum, your payout is expected to be Y, on these schedules."
The fact that they can do this - that is, give you a statement with all this information, your contributions when and how much and that they can and do track the years that you didn't contribute - tells me that it would be trivial (... for a given value of trivial) to allow people to opt out.
Every time you change jobs, every time you update your W-2, just add a little click box "Click/check this box to contribute to Social Security".
Make a separate one for Medicare "Click/check this box to contribute to Medicare".
... I guess technically that's opting in.
But you could opt in for one job, opt out for a different job, opt in or out depending on the tax year.
And they already have the infrastructure in place to track that.
And when Congress freaks out, because they actually know how the program works, you play dumb. "Congress has repeatedly assured the American people that Social Security is a lockbox in which all of the contributions are securely stored"
The fact that they can do this - that is, give you a statement with all this information, your contributions when and how much and that they can and do track the years that you didn't contribute - tells me that it would be trivial (... for a given value of trivial) to allow people to opt out.
Every time you change jobs, every time you update your W-2, just add a little click box "Click/check this box to contribute to Social Security".
Make a separate one for Medicare "Click/check this box to contribute to Medicare".
... I guess technically that's opting in.
But you could opt in for one job, opt out for a different job, opt in or out depending on the tax year.
And they already have the infrastructure in place to track that.
And when Congress freaks out, because they actually know how the program works, you play dumb. "Congress has repeatedly assured the American people that Social Security is a lockbox in which all of the contributions are securely stored"
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (hB7mE)
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Joe Borelli the minority leader of the NYC common council who is no friend of Adams said he read through the indictment and he thought it was weak. If so it's definitely political and pay back
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (BVwxa)
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It's so fucking stupid.
You worked at McDonalds? Really? That job shitheads like you and the idiots who give you money constantly say is a shameful job, lower than even policeman or soldier? The place with the fake plastic racist food creating Racial Injustice in Our Communities? You really want to lie that you used to work at McDonalds? Or, worse, tell the *truth* that you worked at McDonalds?
What is with these fucking mutants? Pick a god damn lane, you picklesmooching schizos.
You worked at McDonalds? Really? That job shitheads like you and the idiots who give you money constantly say is a shameful job, lower than even policeman or soldier? The place with the fake plastic racist food creating Racial Injustice in Our Communities? You really want to lie that you used to work at McDonalds? Or, worse, tell the *truth* that you worked at McDonalds?
What is with these fucking mutants? Pick a god damn lane, you picklesmooching schizos.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (VoAdT)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (d9fT1)
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330 NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
Extinction level event
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (VGRuw
Don't tease.
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
Extinction level event
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 12:06 PM (VGRuw
Don't tease.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (RUMEY)
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Trump: I built a multi-billion dollar enterprise and skyscrapers.
Kamala: I did the fries and Willie Brown.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Threre's a comedy bit going around where a Trump impersonator says, "I worked at McDonald's. Actually I helped start it. Ronald McDonald and I were friends. Ron and Don, they called us. I told Ron, 'You got to bring back the dollar menu; got to bring it back or I'll drone your house.'"
Kamala: I did the fries and Willie Brown.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Threre's a comedy bit going around where a Trump impersonator says, "I worked at McDonald's. Actually I helped start it. Ronald McDonald and I were friends. Ron and Don, they called us. I told Ron, 'You got to bring back the dollar menu; got to bring it back or I'll drone your house.'"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (J2vNu)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
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Undoubtedly, still BS but I think that's the MFM and Weather Channel misreporting this...
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 16h
BREAKING: Hurricane Helene could produce potentially "unsurvivable" storm surge around Apalachee Bay, Florida
https://tinyurl.com/bdfhvahh
no source for the screencap; National Weather Service maybe??
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Undoubtedly, still BS but I think that's the MFM and Weather Channel misreporting this...
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 16h
BREAKING: Hurricane Helene could produce potentially "unsurvivable" storm surge around Apalachee Bay, Florida
https://tinyurl.com/bdfhvahh
no source for the screencap; National Weather Service maybe??
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (CEzQx)
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My Elvis commemorative plates will let me retire like a fucking king.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (4Med0)
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And when Congress freaks out, because they actually know how the program works, you play dumb. "Congress has repeatedly assured the American people that Social Security is a lockbox in which all of the contributions are securely stored"
Posted by: FeatherBlade
"And tracked, because they send out those statements that say how much is in there."
Posted by: FeatherBlade
"And tracked, because they send out those statements that say how much is in there."
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2024 12:09 PM (hB7mE)
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It's kinda funny now because liberals and their minimum wage bullshit have destroyed more McDonalds jobs than smoking pot has.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 26, 2024 12:09 PM (RUMEY)
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I appreciated the Deathcab joke!!
I thought the band The Postal Service was named because they used USPS to send their parts of the songs back and forth, and then it turns out they used UPS and FedEx! False advertising.
I thought the band The Postal Service was named because they used USPS to send their parts of the songs back and forth, and then it turns out they used UPS and FedEx! False advertising.
Posted by: LizLem at September 26, 2024 12:09 PM (ZvNp2)
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Back when she would have worked for McD they still used beef fat for frying. She was raised Hindu, think that would have been forbidden.
Posted by: Lirio100 at September 26, 2024 12:09 PM (I5U35)
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NYPost says Helene is 'unsurvivable'
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Sounds super serious.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (G0vdT)
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Could be terrible!
Now, what time do the mariners play?
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 11:59 AM (/7KEl)
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Sounds super serious.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (G0vdT)
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Could be terrible!
Now, what time do the mariners play?
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (W/lyH)
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I always tell liberal friends or left leaning folks about my woes trying to get a cell phone bill corrected or making a change to a Fidelity account, and that is the private sector where there is putative reason (competition) to be better.
So the Federal government is going to take over health care and do a bang up job??? No thanks. But they don't listen and say 'what about Norway?' Sure, Norway is great because they can devote nothing to defending themselves and their 5 million people or whatever. Compare Utah to Norway and outcomes are probably the same.
But here we are, maybe going to elect someone who will want to turn health care over to the same people running the post office.
So the Federal government is going to take over health care and do a bang up job??? No thanks. But they don't listen and say 'what about Norway?' Sure, Norway is great because they can devote nothing to defending themselves and their 5 million people or whatever. Compare Utah to Norway and outcomes are probably the same.
But here we are, maybe going to elect someone who will want to turn health care over to the same people running the post office.
Posted by: Lex at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (fMN7A)
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@338/Don Black: "The difference between a Cat 3 and a Cat 4 is about 200,000 mouse click.
The difference between "a severe storm" and an "unsurvivable storm" is another 200,000 mouse clicks."
How much for "Boiling Climate?" (Don't let me down Horde...)
The difference between "a severe storm" and an "unsurvivable storm" is another 200,000 mouse clicks."
How much for "Boiling Climate?" (Don't let me down Horde...)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (O7YUW)
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I don't understand who claims they do 'roads' better.
At literally every turn, private companies demonstrate that they do roads better by building their own toll roads that are better maintained for significantly lower cost when you actually calculate how much government wastes on the employees that are SUPPOSED to be maintaining the roads.
At literally every turn, private companies demonstrate that they do roads better by building their own toll roads that are better maintained for significantly lower cost when you actually calculate how much government wastes on the employees that are SUPPOSED to be maintaining the roads.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (setIA)
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I'm still not sure why this odious scrunt is so insistent to push the lie that she worked in McD. Who is that lie aimed at? Oh I get it that all these privileged types want to pretend they were down with the struggle. But I don't see how whining about fake entry-level employment is a net positive for Democraps.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
I’m willing to bet most of the people currently working at McD’s, or other fast food, vote Democrat (when they vote at all.) It’s probably meant to appeal to low-paid service economy types who won’t care if it’s a lie.
Posted by: Doctor Elric the Blade at September 26, 2024 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
I’m willing to bet most of the people currently working at McD’s, or other fast food, vote Democrat (when they vote at all.) It’s probably meant to appeal to low-paid service economy types who won’t care if it’s a lie.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (FC8SQ)
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Just a reminder that temperature is not the only thing hurricanes need:
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM
That's a violation of the 'Single Variable Rule' and your social credit score has been lowered accordingly.
-- CO2 Global Warming Police
Just a reminder that temperature is not the only thing hurricanes need:
1) Water, and lots of it
2) That water be warmed up nice
3) Upper level winds are calm enough to allow formation.
Break up any of those three, no hurricane. If increased temps cause more upper level winds, then you'll get fewer hurricanes, despite the warmer waters.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2024 12:02 PM
That's a violation of the 'Single Variable Rule' and your social credit score has been lowered accordingly.
-- CO2 Global Warming Police
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (RKVpM)
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And when Congress freaks out, because they actually know how the program works, you play dumb. "Congress has repeatedly assured the American people that Social Security is a lockbox in which all of the contributions are securely stored"
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (hB7mE)
You stole my lockbox line — Al Gore
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2024 12:07 PM (hB7mE)
You stole my lockbox line — Al Gore
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (P/Wjn)
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Odious Scrunt was the garage band name for...
Posted by: Work with me here at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (DobEs)
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SE Michigan has Climax, MI and Big Beaver Road. Seems they missed out on having a Dildoville somewhere between those two locations...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (P5BPp)
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How much for "Boiling Climate?" (Don't let me down Horde...)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (O7YUW)
$20 same as in town
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (O7YUW)
$20 same as in town
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (VGRuw)
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@342
>>If so it's definitely political and pay back
It's only slightly less bullshitty than any of Trump inducements, that is to say, whatever Adams did, pales in comparison to what The Biden Crime Family has been doing for decades.
Adams got cross-wise with someone in The Donk Borg Collective, finding out who put out the hit, will let you know the reason for the hit.
>>If so it's definitely political and pay back
It's only slightly less bullshitty than any of Trump inducements, that is to say, whatever Adams did, pales in comparison to what The Biden Crime Family has been doing for decades.
Adams got cross-wise with someone in The Donk Borg Collective, finding out who put out the hit, will let you know the reason for the hit.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)
364
uhoh, I think I messed up the close-italics...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (O7YUW)
Niedermeyer...Dead!
Grumpy and Recalcitrant...Dead
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:05 PM (O7YUW)
Niedermeyer...Dead!
Grumpy and Recalcitrant...Dead
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (d9fT1)
365
348 My Elvis commemorative plates will let me retire like a fucking king.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (4Med0)
Fat, alone, and choking on the shitter.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (4Med0)
Fat, alone, and choking on the shitter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (VoAdT)
366
Dammit, I missed the art thread with one of my favorite artists!
Belated thanks for the Levitan, CBD.
Belated thanks for the Levitan, CBD.
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (x8AGr)
367
No love for HeadStart?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (zG664)
368
Who is that lie [McD's job] aimed at?
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She's pushing the "I did it as a teen job for extra money but I sympathize with the working-poor doing it as a fulltime, barely-surviving job" crap while ignoring she's responsible for the barely-surviving part!
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She's pushing the "I did it as a teen job for extra money but I sympathize with the working-poor doing it as a fulltime, barely-surviving job" crap while ignoring she's responsible for the barely-surviving part!
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (CEzQx)
369
How much for "Boiling Climate?" (Don't let me down Horde...)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024
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How much for just the planet?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024
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How much for just the planet?
Posted by: Capt. Kirk at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (J2vNu)
370
My Beanie Babies are going to secure my golden years.
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report
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Good luck. Have you ever read the Nutrition Information label on one of those things?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report
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Good luck. Have you ever read the Nutrition Information label on one of those things?
Posted by: Muldoon at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (uCfKO)
371
Critical update: I have had lunch.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (HnUIn)
372
Who is that lie [McD's job] aimed at?
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
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I always tell liberal friends or left leaning folks about my woes trying to get a cell phone bill corrected or making a change to a Fidelity account, and that is the private sector where there is putative reason (competition) to be better.
Posted by: Lex at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (fMN7A)
Two instances of said private sector woes both ended with a call to a human who had the power to and did resolve my woes. One was Schwab, after they took over TDA accounts, the other was Verizon, after getting caught in their automated support hell trying to set up a new line on a new tablet.
Both resolved satisfactorily and politely after about 15 minutes.
I shudder to imagine trying to resolve something through SS or medicare.
Posted by: Lex at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (fMN7A)
Two instances of said private sector woes both ended with a call to a human who had the power to and did resolve my woes. One was Schwab, after they took over TDA accounts, the other was Verizon, after getting caught in their automated support hell trying to set up a new line on a new tablet.
Both resolved satisfactorily and politely after about 15 minutes.
I shudder to imagine trying to resolve something through SS or medicare.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (i24o9)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (xG4kz)
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My Elvis commemorative plates will let me retire like a fucking king.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (4Med0)
Fat, alone, and choking on the shitter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (VoAdT)
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*looks at Elvis plate*
That's not what mine shows.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 26, 2024 12:08 PM (4Med0)
Fat, alone, and choking on the shitter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (VoAdT)
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*looks at Elvis plate*
That's not what mine shows.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (W/lyH)
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372 Who is that lie [McD's job] aimed at?
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
Or that she owns a gun. About as silly a lie as Biden's 6-handicap.
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
Or that she owns a gun. About as silly a lie as Biden's 6-handicap.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (U08zI)
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371 Critical update: I have had lunch.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (HnUIn)
Hope you didn't spill chili cheese in the cruiser.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (HnUIn)
Hope you didn't spill chili cheese in the cruiser.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (RUMEY)
378
is she any relation to the infamous troll of the same name
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (/7KEl)
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Gina Raimondo Is very mannish in appearance.
Just saying.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024
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For certain values of "mannish"
Just saying.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024
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For certain values of "mannish"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (J2vNu)
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Adams got cross-wise with someone in The Donk Borg Collective, finding out who put out the hit, will let you know the reason for the hit.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)
Or maybe someone wants the position and the graft thereof.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)
Or maybe someone wants the position and the graft thereof.
Posted by: davidt at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (i0F8b)
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
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:: shrugs ::
Maybe she did. She's from an era when some staggering amount of the American workforce - something like a quarter, IIRC - worked at a McDonald's at some point in life, usually early.
But it's all so stupid anyway. Even if true, "I worked at a McDonald's as a teenager" isn't a boast and isn't relevant.
What have you done for me lately?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
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:: shrugs ::
Maybe she did. She's from an era when some staggering amount of the American workforce - something like a quarter, IIRC - worked at a McDonald's at some point in life, usually early.
But it's all so stupid anyway. Even if true, "I worked at a McDonald's as a teenager" isn't a boast and isn't relevant.
What have you done for me lately?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (HnUIn)
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376 About as silly a lie as Biden's 6-handicap.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (U08zI)
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"Biden got under Trump's skin by attacking his golf game! Trump is going down!"
-Seriously, for like an hour at one point a few months ago
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (U08zI)
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"Biden got under Trump's skin by attacking his golf game! Trump is going down!"
-Seriously, for like an hour at one point a few months ago
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
383
Odious Scrunt was the garage band name for...
Posted by: Work with me here at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (DobEs)
Metallica
Posted by: Work with me here at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM (DobEs)
Metallica
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Telling War Stories at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (xPJvm)
384
My Pokemon card collection is gold!
Gold, Jerry. Gold!!
Gold, Jerry. Gold!!
Posted by: Rubs hands together gleefully at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (DobEs)
385
Some of you have an idea about land developers. Many do not.
Patient does not even begin to describe it. Dealing with Karens and the Gov are the worst parts of my job. Developers deal with it and then some.
Patient does not even begin to describe it. Dealing with Karens and the Gov are the worst parts of my job. Developers deal with it and then some.
Posted by: Tech Sgt. Chen at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (Z8Yh2)
386
Critical update: I have had lunch.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (HnUIn)
Not so critical update:
I fixed an omelet for breakfast. The egg was a two-yoker!!!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (HnUIn)
Not so critical update:
I fixed an omelet for breakfast. The egg was a two-yoker!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (W/lyH)
387
What a weird thing to lie about - working at McDonalds.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (sX1BW)
388
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 16h
BREAKING: Hurricane Helene could produce potentially "unsurvivable" storm surge around Apalachee Bay, Florida
By that definition, an unsurvivable storm surge occurs twice daily. We call them "tides". The solution is to walk a bit away from the ocean.
BREAKING: Hurricane Helene could produce potentially "unsurvivable" storm surge around Apalachee Bay, Florida
By that definition, an unsurvivable storm surge occurs twice daily. We call them "tides". The solution is to walk a bit away from the ocean.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (xCA6C)
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I’m willing to bet most of the people currently working at McD’s, or other fast food, vote Democrat (when they vote at all.) It’s probably meant to appeal to low-paid service economy types who won’t care if it’s a lie.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (FC8SQ)
One of the most brain-numbing moments of my life was politely listening to some FF worker go on about ORANGEMANBAD so he wouldn't spit in my food.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (FC8SQ)
One of the most brain-numbing moments of my life was politely listening to some FF worker go on about ORANGEMANBAD so he wouldn't spit in my food.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (i24o9)
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I fixed an omelet for breakfast. The egg was a two-yoker!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (W/lyH)
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Score!
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (W/lyH)
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Score!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (HnUIn)
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I don't understand who claims they do 'roads' better.
At literally every turn, private companies demonstrate that they do roads better by building their own toll roads that are better maintained for significantly lower cost when you actually calculate how much government wastes on the employees that are SUPPOSED to be maintaining the roads.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (setIA)
Everywhere I’ve ever lived the government just contracts out building roads to private companies. So it’s just a way for politicians to suck up tax dollars and give it to their millionaire cronies and the union goons that endorse them.
At literally every turn, private companies demonstrate that they do roads better by building their own toll roads that are better maintained for significantly lower cost when you actually calculate how much government wastes on the employees that are SUPPOSED to be maintaining the roads.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at September 26, 2024 12:10 PM (setIA)
Everywhere I’ve ever lived the government just contracts out building roads to private companies. So it’s just a way for politicians to suck up tax dollars and give it to their millionaire cronies and the union goons that endorse them.
Posted by: Lurker at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (FC8SQ)
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
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It's funny that virtually every answer she gives is a flowery word salad but when asked about her McD's job, all she has to say is "I did the fries"?
Just weird.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM (sX1BW)
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It's funny that virtually every answer she gives is a flowery word salad but when asked about her McD's job, all she has to say is "I did the fries"?
Just weird.
Posted by: WisRich at September 26, 2024 12:15 PM (G0vdT)
393
Did CBD dope up Ace again?
Posted by: Eeyore at September 26, 2024 12:16 PM (1bNHn)
394
She's desperate to be seen as a communist populist not a posh princess like she was.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 26, 2024 12:16 PM (RUMEY)
395
I shudder to imagine trying to resolve something through SS or medicare.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Medicare answers the phone pretty promptly and is pleasant and helpful. SS, even if you call first thing in the morning you have to sit on hold for 40 minutes. Yes, I said *minutes*. They are usually pretty knowledgeable and pleasant once you do get to talk to someone, but the wait alone is horrible.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2024
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Medicare answers the phone pretty promptly and is pleasant and helpful. SS, even if you call first thing in the morning you have to sit on hold for 40 minutes. Yes, I said *minutes*. They are usually pretty knowledgeable and pleasant once you do get to talk to someone, but the wait alone is horrible.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:16 PM (J2vNu)
396
Gina Raimondo Is very mannish in appearance.
Just saying.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (xG4kz)
I commented earlier that to me she looks like a near-twin of former OR governor ugly Kate Brown
Just saying.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (xG4kz)
I commented earlier that to me she looks like a near-twin of former OR governor ugly Kate Brown
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 26, 2024 12:16 PM (P/Wjn)
397
The folks at Merrifield Post Office in NoVa are actually pretty good.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 26, 2024 12:16 PM (v6JzV)
398
Noodles!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (SltAM)
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I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM
Maybe that's what the 'Ragin Cajun' was railing about. With the polls being what they are I'll bet his BP is probably around 200/180 about now. Puttin' him on the 'any day now' Bingo card ahead of Jimmah Carter.
I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:12 PM
Maybe that's what the 'Ragin Cajun' was railing about. With the polls being what they are I'll bet his BP is probably around 200/180 about now. Puttin' him on the 'any day now' Bingo card ahead of Jimmah Carter.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (RKVpM)
400
Elvis?! He died on the crapper!
Posted by: Red Foreman at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (4Med0)
401
Yes. The story of the USPS is the story of DEI. It's what happens when you prioritize hiring America's favorite demographic over everything else.
I heard on Crowder earlier this week that the Pentagon has quietly lifted their DEI requirements. Which is universally believed to mean there's a war imminent and not that they've figured out that DEI has made a laughingstock of the armed forces.
I heard on Crowder earlier this week that the Pentagon has quietly lifted their DEI requirements. Which is universally believed to mean there's a war imminent and not that they've figured out that DEI has made a laughingstock of the armed forces.
Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (2ocoG)
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382 376 About as silly a lie as Biden's 6-handicap.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (U08zI)
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"Biden got under Trump's skin by attacking his golf game! Trump is going down!"
-Seriously, for like an hour at one point a few months ago
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
That was such a dumb lie. James Patterson, in his 'autobiography', tells a story about running into Bill Clinton and Donald Trump playing against each other on the golf course (pre-2016). He said that Trump is, by far, the best presidential golfer he's ever seen.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:13 PM (U08zI)
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"Biden got under Trump's skin by attacking his golf game! Trump is going down!"
-Seriously, for like an hour at one point a few months ago
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
That was such a dumb lie. James Patterson, in his 'autobiography', tells a story about running into Bill Clinton and Donald Trump playing against each other on the golf course (pre-2016). He said that Trump is, by far, the best presidential golfer he's ever seen.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (U08zI)
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NOOD NYC
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (HnUIn)
404
Noodus Adams
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (J2vNu)
405
Generally, we are slacker than we used to be. That's public and private. It's just that government can do more in that direction. They don't go broke. (Until they do, and people die.)
Posted by: Eeyore at September 26, 2024 12:17 PM (1bNHn)
406
I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks)
I thought that her campaign staff -- not her, mind you -- had passed off that whopper (see what I did there?) as a "misspeaking" or some such.
Is she still working that glory hole?
I think it is hilarious she is wasting time trying to convince people she worked at McDonald's.
Posted by: SH (no more socks)
I thought that her campaign staff -- not her, mind you -- had passed off that whopper (see what I did there?) as a "misspeaking" or some such.
Is she still working that glory hole?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (xG4kz)
407
She's pushing the "I did it as a teen job for extra money but I sympathize with the working-poor doing it as a fulltime, barely-surviving job" crap while ignoring she's responsible for the barely-surviving part!
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM
No one should be working at McDonald's as a full-time job. Those have always been part-time jobs for high schoolers and college students wanting to learn responsibility and make some spending cash.
The Marxist Left is responsible for raising the minimum wage to ridiculous levels which has either eliminated those jobs from no/low-skill employees (teenagers and college students) or has eliminated those jobs altogether (move to automation).
In addition, the massive illegal "immigration" allowed by the Deep State over the past two decades has taken jobs from American citizens.
And Harris has been responsible for all of those policies. Not to mention the massive inflation which has made things even worse.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 26, 2024 12:11 PM
No one should be working at McDonald's as a full-time job. Those have always been part-time jobs for high schoolers and college students wanting to learn responsibility and make some spending cash.
The Marxist Left is responsible for raising the minimum wage to ridiculous levels which has either eliminated those jobs from no/low-skill employees (teenagers and college students) or has eliminated those jobs altogether (move to automation).
In addition, the massive illegal "immigration" allowed by the Deep State over the past two decades has taken jobs from American citizens.
And Harris has been responsible for all of those policies. Not to mention the massive inflation which has made things even worse.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (uCfKO)
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Circle of friends first jobs: Safeway, Bob's Big Boy, Burger King, El Torito, Triangle pipe corp. Oh the glamor of it all.
Posted by: Tech Sgt. Chen at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (Z8Yh2)
410
It's funny that virtually every answer she gives is a flowery word salad but when asked about her McD's job, all she has to say is "I did the fries"?
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Hey everyone loves McDonald fries, so it has to be a winning talking point. Even if she did work at McDonald's, are we supposed to be impressed? How would that impress anyone?
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Hey everyone loves McDonald fries, so it has to be a winning talking point. Even if she did work at McDonald's, are we supposed to be impressed? How would that impress anyone?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (sX1BW)
411
@362/Bacon Jeff: My day is made. Thank you. :-)
@364/CBD: Will 10,000 marbles cover my penance?
...
SAVED BY THE NOOD!
@364/CBD: Will 10,000 marbles cover my penance?
...
SAVED BY THE NOOD!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 26, 2024 12:18 PM (O7YUW)
412
As an aside, my drawer full of "forever stamps" from many years ago probably represent the best financial return in my entire portfolio. The scale isn't large, but the percentage yield is *great.*
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
"Forever" stamps were an absolutely brilliant thing for the post office to implement.
Not only on the customer side, because you don't have to add other stamps to get up to the required postage, but also on the postal side, because now they don't have to advertise their rate increases.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
"Forever" stamps were an absolutely brilliant thing for the post office to implement.
Not only on the customer side, because you don't have to add other stamps to get up to the required postage, but also on the postal side, because now they don't have to advertise their rate increases.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2024 12:19 PM (hB7mE)
413
IIRC Social Security will have a large scheduled cut in benefits in something like ten years.
Posted by: Ignoramus at September 26, 2024 12:19 PM (ers6E)
414
Jumaane Williams is a f*cking anti-American marxist scumbag.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
We had eight years of Di Blasio, and he can't be worse than that asshole.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 26, 2024 11:53 AM (d9fT1)
We had eight years of Di Blasio, and he can't be worse than that asshole.
Posted by: Marcus Gravey at September 26, 2024 12:22 PM (TIizU)
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388
By that definition, an unsurvivable storm surge occurs twice daily. We call them "tides". The solution is to walk a bit away from the ocean.
Posted by: Archimedes
There are a bunch of cool charts out there that show the difference between tides and surges. They are plastered all over Nextdoor for us and FL right now.
By that definition, an unsurvivable storm surge occurs twice daily. We call them "tides". The solution is to walk a bit away from the ocean.
Posted by: Archimedes
There are a bunch of cool charts out there that show the difference between tides and surges. They are plastered all over Nextdoor for us and FL right now.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2024 12:23 PM (QzINz)
416
Once, 60 or 70 years ago, when I was living in St. Paul, Minnesota, I ordered a book from New York. Many weeks later it finally arrived in a battered package stamped "MISSENT TO ST. PAUL ISLAND, ALASKA". St.Paul Island, I learned, is one of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea, inhabited by a few hundred people and thousands of seals. A natural mistake, I guess. It couldn't happen now that we have zip codes.
Posted by: bof at September 26, 2024 12:23 PM (VUyX8)
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A couple of live links to the storms
Florida Keys
https://www.youtube.com/live/10L3vvNt4sE
Panama City Beach
https://www.youtube.com/live/WsTsdluQMAQ
Florida Keys
https://www.youtube.com/live/10L3vvNt4sE
Panama City Beach
https://www.youtube.com/live/WsTsdluQMAQ
Posted by: Ciampino - Stay safe all at September 26, 2024 12:24 PM (qfLjt)
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We lived in Uganda for about 10 years and one of the places was Tororo. It goes without saying that a fair number of pieces of mail from Europe went via Toronto, Canada.
Posted by: Ciampino - Stay safe all wet or dry at September 26, 2024 12:28 PM (qfLjt)
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373...I get things resolved in the private sector but performance can be less than average. And if they f up, you can call a supervisor or put pressure on or take your business elsewhere. Trying doing that with the government when you need an operation or what have you. I can't believe liberals think it's really a good idea to put everyone on Medicaid (assuming they themselves would stay privatized).
Posted by: Lex at September 26, 2024 12:28 PM (fMN7A)
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*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
If only we had an agency that would keep track of wages and FICA taxes over a person's lifetime with the intention of paying them a small "pension" based on those wages. That agency could have a website where you could login to your account and view any wages you have earned over your lifetime. For example, you can click on a given year and it will show you your wages and employers for that year. Then we could have
a "reporter" from a "free press" sit down with Kamala, watch her click the right year on the computer and see if she worked there or is lying. If only.
If only we had an agency that would keep track of wages and FICA taxes over a person's lifetime with the intention of paying them a small "pension" based on those wages. That agency could have a website where you could login to your account and view any wages you have earned over your lifetime. For example, you can click on a given year and it will show you your wages and employers for that year. Then we could have
a "reporter" from a "free press" sit down with Kamala, watch her click the right year on the computer and see if she worked there or is lying. If only.
Posted by: Chuck C at September 26, 2024 12:29 PM (yOPBE)
Posted by: Gary Kildall at September 26, 2024 12:29 PM (XeU6L)
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FedEx is no better. I had a package sent from KY to New Mexico and Utah, before it went to Virginia.
Posted by: enough BS at September 26, 2024 12:29 PM (2NXcZ)
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*I DID THE FRIES!* Kamala insists she worked at McDonald's as there's no record of her employment there
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I was a Command Sergeant !
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I was a Command Sergeant !
Posted by: Tampon Tim at September 26, 2024 12:30 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Tampon Tim at September 26, 2024 12:31 PM (XeU6L)
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A couple of years ago I was gifted a Bluetooth HP mouse, shipped from HP, California via UPS or Fedex. Anyway I tracked this as it went through a number of cities, even going sort of by me. Eventually it arrived at a Post Office in Louisville. Status was always 'pending something or other' but it never left there and a week later HP had to send me another.
I think status should have been: 'Stolen'. Why it went to a post office? Either UPS or Fedex sometimes have stations in a post office as was the case here. Crazy right?
I think status should have been: 'Stolen'. Why it went to a post office? Either UPS or Fedex sometimes have stations in a post office as was the case here. Crazy right?
Posted by: Ciampino - Stay safe and dry everybody at September 26, 2024 12:37 PM (qfLjt)
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And I guarantee there are at least 50% in this country that think there is literally an account on deposit in DC with their name "John Doe, SS Fund" on it, that has their SS taxes all untouched, pristine and neat, ready for them when they hit 65.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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It's in a lockbox.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
AND, it's a luxurious lockbox! With gold hinges!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 26, 2024 11:24 AM (s+L6B)
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It's in a lockbox.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, terrorizing teenagers with Michael Myers at September 26, 2024 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
AND, it's a luxurious lockbox! With gold hinges!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 26, 2024 01:08 PM (iODuv)
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I was a mailman from 1995-2005. I was verbally abused by a shop steward for the crime of just being a Republican. I never talked about it or tried to convince anyone to think differently. He was miserable, and I was happy.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at September 26, 2024 02:08 PM (TEy0v)
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I hope this tread isn't "old" yet. Social Security is wildly successful. It is, perhaps, the most successful government program to ever exist.
The biggest problem of Social Security is the most people don't understand it's primary nature: it is primarily an anti-poverty program. And it is a wildly successful one. Without SS about 50% of the elderly would live in poverty. With SS, only 10% of the elderly live in poverty. That is an 80% reduction. (These figures are dated; they are from 33 years ago when I studied for the actuarial exam on Social Insurance Programs) How does it do this?
Your SS benefit is calculated based on Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME). I did some actuarial calculations once and came up with these illustrative numbers:
A relatively poor person's benefit is 90% of their AIME. A person who receives 90% of AIME (for an average lifespan at 65) "earned" about a 15% return on their and their employer's SS taxes over a period of time where the S&P earned about 12% annually.
A person earning the maximum SS benefit gets about 28% of AIME. This person "earned" about 0% return on their and their employer's SS taxes over a period where the S&P earned 12% annually.
The biggest problem of Social Security is the most people don't understand it's primary nature: it is primarily an anti-poverty program. And it is a wildly successful one. Without SS about 50% of the elderly would live in poverty. With SS, only 10% of the elderly live in poverty. That is an 80% reduction. (These figures are dated; they are from 33 years ago when I studied for the actuarial exam on Social Insurance Programs) How does it do this?
Your SS benefit is calculated based on Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME). I did some actuarial calculations once and came up with these illustrative numbers:
A relatively poor person's benefit is 90% of their AIME. A person who receives 90% of AIME (for an average lifespan at 65) "earned" about a 15% return on their and their employer's SS taxes over a period of time where the S&P earned about 12% annually.
A person earning the maximum SS benefit gets about 28% of AIME. This person "earned" about 0% return on their and their employer's SS taxes over a period where the S&P earned 12% annually.
Posted by: Darin Zimmerman at September 26, 2024 03:49 PM (9O4zU)
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Of course the argument for interstate networks of roads, and armed forces, and all of the processes and infrastructure that crosses state lines seems like a justification for government involvement.
I wonder how Europe managed international commerce with all those Nations butted up against each other - each with different culture, different history, different traditions, different languages, different currency (until recently), different laws, different alliances, different policies, different forms of government, and all that.
I wonder how Europe managed international commerce with all those Nations butted up against each other - each with different culture, different history, different traditions, different languages, different currency (until recently), different laws, different alliances, different policies, different forms of government, and all that.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at September 26, 2024 05:49 PM (TOe+Q)
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