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Venimus, vidimus, Deus vicit!
“We came, we saw, God conquered.”
This week saw the 17th anniversary of 9/11. Ever wonder why the hijackers chose that date? Well, in 1697 that date saw the Battle of Zenta, which crushed Turkish dreams of subjugating Christendom once and for all, but before that, in 1683, Spetember 11th marked the beginning of the Battle at the Gates of Vienna, the final push to clear the city and let the Ottoman Turks loose to sack Europe at will. It is not an exaggeration to say that had Vienna fallen, Rome would have been next and Christianity today might be relegated to the fringes of a backwater world. Instead, at their moment of triumph, the tide finally turned.
(More below the cut)
The Turks laid siege to Vienna in July of 1683. Lacking enough true siege cannons to reduce the city's defenses, they dug a series of parallel trenches surrounding the city, each one closer to the walls than the last. From these trenches they had placed gunpowder beneath the walls of the city, and by Sept 11 had blown them down in a significant number of places. On the 11th, the Turks struck! They surged out of their trenches, screaming like demons from hell. By a major stroke of fortune, the Viennese had detected the latest tunnels under their works and had managed to disarm the explosives. Desperately the Hapsburg army fought to keep the invaders out of the city, the Holy Roman Army holding the left flank, fighting man to man. All day the fighting raged, and it resumed on the 12th. By mid-afternoon both sides were exhausted, though it looked like the Turks would finally carry the day. At 4:00, however, a group of men appeared on the right flank of the Christian lines. Emerging from the forest were King Sobieski of Poland and his heavy lancers. Hesitating for a moment at the crest of a hill to form ranks, down they charged, King Sobieski at the forefront, straight into the Turkish lines!
POLISH WINGED HUSSARS!
20,000 men strong, it is still the largest cavalry charge in history. The Ottoman Turks were impaled upon the lances and crushed under the hooves of the King Sobieski and his men, and Christendom was saved. So if anyone ever asks “Why Sept 11th?”, now you know. The hijackers wanted a symbolic date, this time they were sure that they were striking a blow to bring down the West, and getting revenge for the defeat of the Turks 318 years earlier. Ask Osama, he'll tell you. Oh, wait, you can't. He's deader that Kara Mustafa Pasha (The Turkish commander at Vienna, he was executed by his men for having failed to take the city). Now, what have we got that's more typical ONT fare?
Ancient Sci-fi Science fiction was around in medieval times – here's what it looked like I Wouldn't Mess With 'Em
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge
Pets are 'scared' and look around for their owners in dying moments, 'broken-hearted' vet reveals I've only had to put one pet down, a cat. I scratched her ears and muttered to her, she curled around my hand, purring....and then she wasn't. It was hard. I cried. I can't imagine not being there, however. It was my final duty to her.
Interactive Map! You guys like interactive maps, don't you? Well, there's a fun one at the link!
What ACA Health Insurance Will Cost in 2019 Speaking of insurance, this was only a matter of time: Man Changes Gender to Save on Car Insurance. Free Refrigerators! Bad news: You gotta go to Hawaii to get them.
The happy candymaker vs. the conventional wisdom Tonight's ONT brought to you by voice recognition:
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 09:53 PM (6Zmow)
Posted by: lin-duh at September 13, 2018 09:53 PM (kufk0)
Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 09:54 PM (6Zmow)
lots of laughs.
"pignose" posted a comment and someone else said henry was leaving congress to begin his nose-modeling career.
Posted by: concrete girl at September 13, 2018 09:55 PM (Tm+wy)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 13, 2018 09:56 PM (U3075)
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Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 09:57 PM (6Zmow)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 13, 2018 09:58 PM (QSnbM)
Posted by: Blake - used scripting salesman at September 13, 2018 09:58 PM (WEBkv)
Why would Sep 11 symbolize anything to them, who use a lunar calendar?
Posted by: t-bird at September 13, 2018 09:59 PM (Ry8mf)
You can't 'believe' in science. You must accept the facts sciences offers to explain things.
But then again their Science is a false god so they have to click their heels, clap their hands, and believe the glorious fairy of Socialism will live again.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 09:59 PM (S3u/T)
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I think this is great and right on target! But what do I know? I am a Moron..
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Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 09:59 PM (kO+z3)
Posted by: Mr. Wednesday Night at September 13, 2018 09:59 PM (ismre)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, GECSPLAN, SMR and Ancient Slavonaut Newsletters at September 13, 2018 10:00 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:00 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:00 PM (d6Ksn)
There is no place like home. Your own bed, your own bathroom, your own coffee pot.
Happy Happy Happy
Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 10:01 PM (6Zmow)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:01 PM (d6Ksn)
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So you say.
Posted by: bluebell at September 13, 2018 10:02 PM (C1PQi)
Posted by: Adriane the History Critic ... at September 13, 2018 10:02 PM (AoK0a)
Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 10:02 PM (6Zmow)
Bad news about sex-change car insurance guy is that he had to *completely* forget how to parallel park.
Posted by: ibguy at September 13, 2018 10:02 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:04 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:00 PM (d6Ksn)
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Gosh, Donna, had it been a year already? I remember praying for him when he was so sick, for a long time, and then how sad you were when he passed.
Posted by: bluebell at September 13, 2018 10:04 PM (C1PQi)
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:04 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:04 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: David, Russian Internet Dreamer Bot at September 13, 2018 10:04 PM (avSZz)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Rob Crawford at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (naEeR)
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Posted by: Adriane the History Critic ... at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (AoK0a)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (feaxc)
Dont' worry Donna, The Crew is in their heads. They can't touch our pitching and they know it. Especially Hader.
Posted by: Pete Seria at September 13, 2018 10:06 PM (bzfnL)
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:06 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 13, 2018 10:06 PM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 13, 2018 10:06 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:07 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:07 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:08 PM (d6Ksn)
Prepare for Slavic sword!'
Also a good line: 'Squatting Slavs, in our armoured tracksuits'
https://youtu.be/NxdDHu30SSg
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, GECSPLAN, SMR and Ancient Slavonaut Newsletters at September 13, 2018 10:08 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at September 13, 2018 10:08 PM (8zttw)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (feaxc)
what's your news, steve?
Posted by: ALH at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (6Zmow)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:07 PM (lsT7+)
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Okay! But be careful of my thorns.
Posted by: bluebell at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (C1PQi)
Posted by: Mog Smash at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (KTDWH)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at September 13, 2018 10:08 PM (8zttw)
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It's just me, isn't it.
Posted by: bluebell at September 13, 2018 10:10 PM (C1PQi)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:10 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 10:10 PM (S3u/T)
Posted by: Pete Seria at September 13, 2018 10:06 PM (bzfnL)
Ha! It is so damn fun to watch that kid pitch. Lanky, all arms and legs and he's throwing lightening bolts at home plate.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:11 PM (d6Ksn)
If the Full Moon is Full, shouldn't the opposite be the Empty Moon?
Perspiring mayans one two no.
Posted by: mindful the incomprehensible webworker at September 13, 2018 10:11 PM (XkxK0)
Posted by: pookysgirl at September 13, 2018 10:11 PM (XKZwp)
Posted by: Infidel at September 13, 2018 10:11 PM (PhT3S)
Kavanaugh accuser says that as a 17 year old, she was locked in a room by Kavanaugh and another guy at a party. She felt threatened, but she was able to get out of the room.
AYFKM?!
https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status
/1040385723541676032
Posted by: IrishEi at September 13, 2018 10:12 PM (Ri0Ku)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at September 13, 2018 10:12 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at September 13, 2018 10:05 PM (0OmEj)
Locally, the city does a smoke test of the sewers to find leaks, broken pipes and people who channel their down-spouts into the sewer system.
When that happens, everyone who channels their down-spouts into the sewers plugs their down-spouts.
It would be a tragedy if the smoke test made everyone plug everything up so the natural gas would collect to explosive levels
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:13 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:00 PM (d6Ksn)
Sorry, Donna.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:13 PM (NWiLs)
They did make a couple of crappy, historically incorrect ones about the crusades though.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:13 PM (+DkQm)
They did make a couple of crappy, historically incorrect ones about the crusades though.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:13 PM (+DkQm)
Beating back the Turks and saving Western civilization is racist.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:14 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Weirddave at September 13, 2018 10:14 PM (hDpEf)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:15 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Botto, Now without VPN at September 13, 2018 10:15 PM (e9G8E)
Kavanaugh accuser says that as a 17 year old, she was locked in a
room by Kavanaugh and another guy at a party. She felt threatened, but
she was able to get out of the room.
***
Oh my gawd! Did they tell her she had to say Bloody Mary in front of the mirror three times before they would let her out?
Also, do we know if Bill Clinton locked Juanita Broaddrick in a room after he brutally raped her? That's what I want to know....
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:15 PM (+DkQm)
Posted by: Tonypete at September 13, 2018 10:16 PM (9rIkM)
They did make a couple of crappy, historically incorrect ones about the crusades though.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:13 PM (+DkQm)
Tim Powers wrote Drawing of the Dark. It is set in the siege of Vienna, and incorporates (of course) Arthurian Legend and the Fisher King.
And it has a hunch-backed Swiss artilleryman, a mad painter and Vikings.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:16 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:16 PM (+DkQm)
Posted by: DonnaVsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:01 PM (d6Ksn)
Hi Donna. We're going down to the wire, aren't we. I'm sorry about your BIL. I'm happy you had a baseball buddy in your life. Everyone needs someone to text : WE WON!
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:17 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:17 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 13, 2018 10:18 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 10:18 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:18 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: Sabaton at September 13, 2018 10:19 PM (yqYrs)
When I was a kid my dad brought home a black lab..I was so excited, my mom went ballistic. Saw my dad take the dog and put it in the car.. came back without the dog. I was so heartbroken. I think he dumped it somewhere.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:20 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:21 PM (lwiT4)
Damnit, I just saw that the Cubs won today.
Posted by: DonnaVsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:01 PM (d6Ksn)
Yay, Cubs!
And, the pet thing just breaks my heart, too.
And, probably new hash for tonight.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 10:22 PM (E1IuB)
Link in my nick. Bookmark the site, tell your friends. Or not, your choice.
https://muldoonlimericks.blogspot.com
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 10:22 PM (fYyCT)
1683.
Posted by: Weirddave at September 13, 2018 10:14 PM (hDpEf)
2nd paragraph....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 13, 2018 10:22 PM (wYseH)
When I was a kid my dad brought home a black lab..I was so excited, my mom went ballistic. Saw my dad take the dog and put it in the car.. came back without the dog. I was so heartbroken. I think he dumped it somewhere.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:20 PM (dUJdY)
That's cruel.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (NWiLs)
But they still must have been a formidable sight charging on their enemy!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (438dO)
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What a coincidence...I have often offered dogs a home. In my stomach.
Posted by: Barack Obama at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (+DkQm)
Anna, LOL.
Looks like I'm gonna quit. I had such a hard time with my paralegal boss today at the law firm, I walked out only 45 minutes into my shift. I suddenly said "I don't feel well, I'm going home. See you Monday. Goodbye."
I'm just sick of working with people who seem to get a kick out of belittling me, and staying until they get to fire me, so that they always get the last word.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: sven at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (qt4GF)
I'll share it later on.
It's probably way too long and full of whining, but whatever.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:24 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:24 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 13, 2018 10:24 PM (438dO)
Posted by: Vanya at September 13, 2018 10:25 PM (7PLM4)
Posted by: Grad School Fool at September 13, 2018 10:25 PM (swEzU)
But they still must have been a formidable sight charging on their enemy!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry
I think Tolkien patterned the charge of Rohan over the Pellenor fields after that battle.
The Turks were exhausted and then the Hussars charged and slaughtered them with their lances.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 13, 2018 10:25 PM (S6Pax)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:26 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:26 PM (lwiT4)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/ybcvc225
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:27 PM (2K6fY)
I know. Not a fond memory of my dad there. Or my mom for that matter.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:24 PM (dUJdY)
I can only imagine. My mother would never let us get a dog.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:27 PM (NWiLs)
Same MO against Kavenaugh as with Roy Moore and Trump.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: sven at September 13, 2018 10:23 PM (qt4GF)
For the teachers in a Peanuts Special?
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (2K6fY)
When I was a kid my dad brought home a black lab..I was so excited, my mom went ballistic. Saw my dad take the dog and put it in the car.. came back without the dog. I was so heartbroken. I think he dumped it somewhere.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:20 PM (dUJdY)
That's awful!
When I was 18 my childhood dog was put to sleep when I was at work - I had a summer 2nd shift job in a restaurant. My dad didn't tell me he was taking her to the vet and I was really upset when I got home because I never had a chance to say goodbye to her.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (PUmDY)
The Turks were exhausted and then the Hussars charged and slaughtered them with their lances.
............
It's kinda cool to think that was Tolkien's inspiration! One of my favorite chapters in the trilogy!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (438dO)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:26 PM (lwiT4)
That's not just cruel, that's evil.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (NWiLs)
Whoops! Thanks. I went back and checked after your post, but only the 1st paragraph.
Posted by: Weirddave at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (hDpEf)
And good evening.
Posted by: Northernlurker, but call me Teem at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (nBr1j)
It was time to have him euthanized, and I went down to get it done.
I picked him up and held him as the Doctor administered the drug to kill him. It was so eery to hold him and feel the death rattle in him as he died.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (S6Pax)
Uh.. wut?
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: pookysgirl at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (XKZwp)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:26 PM (lwiT4)
OMG.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (d6Ksn)
And for you too, qdp.
As for the pets? I can't read stuff like that. I've had to be there, and will have to be there again in the years ahead. That's an obligation, a duty, and of love.
Suffering through it by reading of others... that's a burden I'll pass on bearing.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 13, 2018 10:30 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (NWiLs)
Yup. And those were his good qualities. I have a list.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:30 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Tony Randall at September 13, 2018 10:30 PM (o1fzk)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:31 PM (lsT7+)
Neither did my mom obviously. She didn't own a dog until she was in her 50's. First one got poisoned by a neighbor but her second one lived to be 16. After that she was a cat lady.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: pookysgirl at September 13, 2018 10:29 PM (XKZwp)
No, they were two red foxes that I kept in a pen. Mickey and Rudolph. They were cute and never bit me or anything. I dunno. He just wasn't right in the heart.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (lwiT4)
And good evening.
Posted by: Northernlurker, but call me Teem
Tolkien was a very Christian man, and was probably quite aware of history of this battle. The battle at the Gates of Vienna was much like the Battle of Minas Tirith.
Easterlings and Orcs and the hordes of Mordor?
Muslims?
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (S6Pax)
Wasn't until they were in their 20's before they figured it out.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: klaftern at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (RuIsu)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 13, 2018 10:33 PM (l9m7l)
Well, Rob Porter, that WH staffer who was let go after the domestic abuse allegations by his former girlfriends was apparently one of the sources for Bob Woodward's book.
He's Hope Hicks boyfriend and she threatened to dump over that, over something and so he publicly condemned it. What a douche:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6161373
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:28 PM (PUmDY)
It does. Having no job sucks. Working in a place you hate also sucks.
How is the job market there in SoCal?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (d6Ksn)
But they still must have been a formidable sight charging on their enemy!
Now this would be a good Myth busters episode.
You hear very little about the German infantry fighting the Turks outside of Vienna. I believe they were pushing the Turks from one line back to the next.
Posted by: Beartooth at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (TP072)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:30 PM (lwiT4)
Good Lord.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (lwiT4)
That's so sad grammie.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: Infidel at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (PhT3S)
*******
Nope.
How about the Sausiege of Vienna?
Vacuum packed in meat jelly. Yum!
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (fYyCT)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:34 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:35 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: JROD at September 13, 2018 10:35 PM (d2Mzg)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:35 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:35 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:36 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:32 PM (y87Qq)
You expect a woman to return timely from a shopping trip?
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:36 PM (NWiLs)
Milwaukee County, but I'm in your Congressional district now. I'm happy Gwen Moore is no longer my representative.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:37 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:37 PM (lsT7+)
How did you figure out your Dad or whoever did that?
In my house, you didn't ask question. Of anything, at any time. You had to piece things together with clues and eavesdropping etc. Just keep your head down and pretend you don't notice.
I'm alive and he's not, so it all worked out in the end.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:37 PM (lwiT4)
found out that my dad had taken my pets to the science lab for
experiments. That's something I should have mentioned in his eulogy.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:26 PM (lwiT4)
I had a girl friend worked in a bio lab where they processed and purified immunoglobulin protiens (the stuff that make you react to foriegn proteins and allergens) as a tech, and she mentioned that the owner had bought his kids a dog and named it "Iggy", or as they later found out, IG.
He was using the dog to pull out blood components to work on, and figured that was the best of both worlds.
To be fair, when he went in to his own MD for physical and bloodwork he asked for a couple of his own blood to take home to work on.
Nice enough guy, but he made dental technicians look compassionate.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:37 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: DonnaVsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:37 PM (d6Ksn)
Champagne's on me!!!
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:38 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Mr. Wednesday Night at September 13, 2018 10:38 PM (ismre)
Muslims?***
Yeah, current liberal thought on Tolkein is he is a raycisssss because the Haradrim are basically Muslims.
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Haradrim
Posted by: 18-1 at September 13, 2018 10:38 PM (+DkQm)
Posted by: Pete Seria at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (bzfnL)
Posted by: lowandslow at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (ye3s4)
We're always there, hard as it is, when our dogs cross the bridge. We want their last moments to feel soft caresses and hear gentle words. We call it "the last act of love."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (LsBY9)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (KP5rU)
Our oldest dog is fifteen and has a huge lump of cancer on her hind leg. She doesn't seem to be in any pain, eats and drinks well, and barks her fool head off any time anyone walks past our yard. (Trash day is her favorite. She gets to bark the whole day long.) I know the day is coming, though, and it just breaks my heart to think of it. But I will be with her to the very last.
Posted by: Captain Joseph's Sabin at September 13, 2018 10:40 PM (ZtE5B)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:40 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: ObamaInc. at September 13, 2018 10:40 PM (yhf6w)
*****
Hi [lead attorney/firm owner]. Apologies, but this email is to submit my resignation from the firm, effective immediately. Please mail my final paycheck(s) to my address, which you should have on file. Overall I appreciate my just under 13 months with [last name of lead attorney] Family Law, but I just can't deal with Jessica [my paralegal boss] anymore without feeling angry, frustrated, treated unfairly, and belittled. She apparently is a very good paralegal but in my opinion she is simply NOT a good supervisor, at all.
If I could elaborate:
- I am tired of being personally blamed for ANY instance of paper or documents being misplaced anywhere, either hard copies or in Dropbox.
- I am tired of how persecutorial she is about any problems I have, which I have worked hard to fix and avoid.
- I am tired of being blaming for "changes" I have NOT made to the Excel spreadsheets or other items in the office. (This happened just today in fact; she blamed me for dividing up Excel case file information by matter type, when this is exactly what she asked me to do months ago when we were having other database issues.)
- I am tired of her habit of "mouthing off" at me about little things when she is overworked, frustrated and tired.
- I am tired of her attempts to micromanage every word I say to clients on the phone.
- I am tired of her treating Clio, the entire office and everything in Dropbox as if it is her personal property and her overreaction if I make even the slightest change to anything, even when I can (a) explain why the change is beneficial, (b) the change is very minor, and (c) it's easy to undo. It is difficult to work with exactly zero autonomy about anything in your surroundings and environment.
- I'm tired of the lack of feedback from her, other than very negative and often angry feedback.
- I am angry about her having accused me at least twice of "not doing my job." If I haven't been doing my job, why am I still employed with [you]? And if a client repeatedly accused YOU of "not doing your job" as an attorney, would you accept that statement and continue to work for them, or advise that perhaps they should find another attorney to represent them?
- I am tired of the fact that EVERY time I have tried to bring up these points with Jessica, she becomes extremely defensive; claims I am yelling, screaming and out of control; declares "you're not doing your job;" and claims I am unmanageable.
It is true there have been incidents when I became defensive with Jessica. I have taken steps to reduce that. But it seems like no matter what I try to improve communication or performance, she finds issues to obsess on, EVEN WHEN THE WORK IS STILL GETTING DONE. Besides pushing certain issues past any rational point, she is often upset because I do certain things (such as, updating the case disclosure notices list) in an "as-they-pass-my-desk" fashion, instead of grouping them into the weekly schedule we prepared. I admit I could have been more open about this, but see below about how hard she is to communicate with. Jessica has asked me in a derisive tone, "if you haven't done what's on the list, what HAVE you been doing??" I have been DOING THE PROJECTS SHE GIVES ME TO DO EVERY DAY. Does she think I just sit at my desk doing nothing almost every day, ignoring my duties?
For many of my tasks, without positive as well as negative feedback, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF WHAT I AM DOING IS WORKING. Yet Jessica seems to believe I should just magically know.
Jessica is impossible to communicate with in the office. She often dismisses anything I share with a flippant remark. Whenever I ask about taking a day off or payroll issues, she gets irritated and says "I'm not HR, take it up with [lead attorney name]!" She seems to enjoy jumping to the blame game (with me the loser) about every problem, rather than putting an effort into FIXING things. And just this week when I was finishing up with getting caught up on [index] labeling, which I ADMITTED being behind on, I sent her an email noting my progress and asked if some ideas for changes I had were worthwhile. In a follow-up email she said she’d refer the ideas to you, which is fine, but then launched into giving me a strict deadline to finish (superfluous as I was almost done anyway) and complaints about "wasting time" if/when it's not absolutely perfect.
I thought that after being with the firm some time, Jessica would realize I know what I am doing, and that I do have the best interests of the firm in mind. She instead acts as if I were a misbehaving child who just wants to cause trouble. I come in EVERY DAY with the desire and intention to do an excellent job. Making honest mistakes is NOT the same thing as willful disobedience. But Jessica doesn't see it that way, I guess.
Not to be rude, but I just have to say it: In the past six months, you have lost [former coworker 1], [former coworker 2], [former coworker 3], and now me. Is it NOT POSSIBLE that Jessica has issues of her own that she needs to deal with?
I write this in the hope I can leave on good terms with you at least. Take care and continued good fortune with the practice as it appears to continue a great growth trajectory. If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of this further with me, feel free to call at your convenience at [qdpsteve's phone number], or you can email me back here at [qdpsteve's email addy].
Best regards,
[qdpsteve's real name]
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:41 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (KP5rU)
Not one thing, chavez. We just have to have the right people in charge. AKA the Moron Contingent of Wisconsin. You can be chairman.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:42 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:07 PM (lsT7+)
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Okay! But be careful of my thorns.
Posted by: bluebell at September 13, 2018 10:09 PM (C1PQi)
No sporks?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:42 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: JROD at September 13, 2018 10:42 PM (d2Mzg)
I didn't have any pets for many years.
In 2000, I adopted a pair of kittens. Leo died suddenly and unexpectedly at age 7, probably of a heart attack.
Kira lived to 17. Her health was declining in her last months and she had chronic kidney failure. She lost interest in eating. The last time I took her to the vet, the vet said that if she stops drinking, starts vomiting, or is unable to move, then it will be time.
But none of that happened. She was still drinking and moving Friday night. I got up to go to the bathroom and found her in the hall, and picked her up and put her in the bed with me. When I woke up early Saturday morning, her breathing was labored and her eyes were staring. It was obvious that she was at the end. I didn't know if the vet's office was even open that early, and at any rate I didn't want to put her in the car and take her there. It looked like she could go at any minute and so I just sat with her, talking to her and petting her.
It was a natural death and while she may have suffered somewhat at the end, I thought it was better than the possibility of her dying in the back seat of the car while I drove her to the vet. She always hated that car trip.
(This was in August of last year.)
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (sdi6R)
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They're still running.
gatesofvienna.net
Posted by: junior at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (2vC9U)
OK Hordelings, it's Bedtime for Bonzo here at stately Casa Backwardio. Gotta get up early in the a.m. and take B'Gal to a daktari appt.
Y'all try to behave.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Judge Kameamea at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (PtETg)
Hey Donna, c'mon up to Sheboygan. There's tons of jobs up here and the living is cheap. Not to mention low crime.
Posted by: Pete Seria
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Home of the Polka Kings, you know - Polka Polka Polka? Very big in Sheboygan.
Posted by: Tonypete at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (9rIkM)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at September 13, 2018 10:44 PM (ZtE5B)
JFC
Need a lighter to go with that can of gas?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:44 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:44 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: golfman at September 13, 2018 10:44 PM (rhXTS)
Paul Ryan really is a fraud and piece of shit.
Gee I wonder what he's going to do after he retires?
Hmm, real head scratcher.
Posted by: Kreplach at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (kT3/m)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (feaxc)
They don't deserve you being classy, but they will feed it to you if you are not.
They won't learn, they won't listen, they don't care, and the only one you care about is you, so be the person you can respect when you aren't pissed off.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:38 PM (lwiT4)
*Clinks glass*
And a tip of the hat to your Cubbies. Damn, these series were nail biters, with excellent pitching on both sides. Since I'm a Brewers fan, I don't expect nice things, in fact, I expect doom at any moment, but it should be a fun race to the pennant.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (d6Ksn)
As I will be when my fur baby goes. We owe them that much. He's not my dog but may as well be. He's my daughters but I love him so much. But his heart is with his mommy. I see it when he looks up at her. She's his everything.
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (dUJdY)
I assume they go "Dear Boss, fuck you. Signed, MH"
;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:46 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at September 13, 2018 10:46 PM (8zttw)
Posted by: Mr. Wednesday Night at September 13, 2018 10:46 PM (ismre)
MisHum, THAT'S why I shared... to get some sane advice rather than blow myself up.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Jewells45 at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (dUJdY)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (feaxc)
Duh, just fucking duh
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: Minuteman at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (AizR3)
They're still running.
gatesofvienna.net
Posted by: junior at September 13, 2018 10:43 PM (2vC9U)
Gates of Vienna is an outstanding website. It's hands-down the best American website covering the Muslim situation in Europe.
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (sdi6R)
http://bit.ly/2Ok0kaV
The multinational Nike corporation - accused of employing slave labor - is fighting to keep Oregon a "sanctuary state" for all illegal aliens less than a month after an illegal alien has been accused of killing a young couple in a drunk driving car crash.
In a statement this week, Nike CEO Mark Parker announced the corporation's opposition to a statewide measure that would repeal Oregon's sanctuary state law that has protected criminal illegal aliens for three decades.
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (kO+z3)
Well, since I live in LA County - i.e. part of the LA metropolitan area - and my current internet service sucks, I decided to go ahead and enter my address. No luck for me, though. And that, of course, leaves the obvious question. Namely, just which parts of Los Angeles are getting the service at the roll out? Unfortunately, these days it seems like companies are loathe to let customers have easy access to service maps so that you can find out which companies provide internet service in a given area. Instead, you're forced to go to the individual sites, enter your address, and hope for the best.
You would think that providing coverage maps would be a no brainer. But apparently that's not the case.
Posted by: junior at September 13, 2018 10:47 PM (2vC9U)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (KP5rU)
It's easier to get a job when you have a job.
Wouldn't it be prudent to ride it out a while longer while you seek employment elsewhere ?
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (feaxc)
I will never get over it.
Ever.
Posted by: golfman at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (rhXTS)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:40 PM (lwiT4)
Their downtown office is open. I think it will take a while to get their main location up and running.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (d6Ksn)
Wow. It sounds like this Jessica person is a real piece of work. No wonder it's too stressful to work there. I was stressed out just reading your letter.
A couple of things: See if you can edit it down a bit, so your boss doesn't get overwhelmed with details. Make bullet points, and be factual rather than emotive, as best you can. Also - don't use ALL CAPS. I think people gloss over that.
Anyway, that's my two cents. Wow. Just wow.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (8zttw)
I did say before I stormed out of work today, "see you Monday." Like my bro-in-law calls it, I could pull a George Costanza and see what happens.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Joe DiMaggio at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (SFPXh)
Posted by: golfman at September 13, 2018 10:44 PM (rhXTS)
Empress. Nobody knows her True Name, obviously, knowing it would allow someone unscrupulous to wield powerful medicines against her.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (feaxc)
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I think so. I think she's only napping. It's so hard to tell.
Posted by: junior at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (2vC9U)
I've always been a man and said I was leaving in 2 weeks or more.
Asked why I'm leaving I would say I have an incredible oppurnity elsewhere.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (Ss+Em)
A couple of years ago, it was clear that Sarge was going to have to make his last trip to the vet. I came home early from work to pick him up. I did not see his pen mate Ilya in with him. I called and called and finally ran to the outer pen outside and found him dead.
So I had to bag his stiff body, drive Sarge to the vet to have him put down, came back to pick up Ilya and take both to the crematorium.
Rough day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (LsBY9)
Gee I wonder what he's going to do after he retires?
.....................
He has already signed a contract and been fitted with our custom kneepads from our 'gloryhole signature series collection'!
Posted by: ObamaInc. at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (yhf6w)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (feaxc)
Well, don't. You pull the trigger on that and the only person you're going to fuck is yourself.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (NWiLs)
in fact, I expect doom at any moment, but it should be a fun race to
the pennant.
Posted by: DonnaVsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:45 PM (d6Ksn)
Either way, one of us is going to be the Wild Card.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (lwiT4)
you are welcome to use the line that I came up with yesterday-
Dear [boss's real name]. I am old enough to remember when I was surrounded by functional retards at work. But at least they were functional, unlike this current crop.
Sincerely
qdpsteve
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (fYyCT)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:51 PM (feaxc)
"They're still running. gatesofvienna.net"
Thanks, funny how quickly you move on from some sites.
Posted by: lowandslow at September 13, 2018 10:51 PM (ye3s4)
Posted by: hogmartin
It's a killing word!!
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 13, 2018 10:51 PM (S6Pax)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 10:52 PM (PUmDY)
It's just me and my wife.. both around 70 yrs old, and we forgot how much work a puppy can be.. also, she is gonna be a lot bigger than the breeder let on..
She's a beautiful pup.. affectionate.. but she needs walking and running and our bad knees aren't up to it.
That said.. I would never just let her loose or give her to the pound.
If we decide to give her up, I will post on some local neighborhood boards for families to apply.. she's only going to a young family/couple who can care for her properly.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 13, 2018 10:52 PM (438dO)
https://bit.ly/2QtuLgg
Critically, FDA for the first time recognizes that it must be addressed by requiring that manufacturers remove flavored products from the market unless those products have been reviewed by FDA, alter current marketing practices, eliminate online sales and take significant steps to curtail illegal sales to kids
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 10:52 PM (kO+z3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:52 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:50 PM (lwiT4)
The 3 teams with the best records in the NL are all in the NL Central.
It makes me miss the AL Central
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (d6Ksn)
surrounded by functional retards at work. But at least they were
functional, unlike this current crop.
Sincerely
Posted by: Muldoon
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Newsletter details if you please sir.
Posted by: Tonypete at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (9rIkM)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (fYyCT)
Seconded
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:48 PM (feaxc)
All of my resignations have been "This document serves as notice that I resign employment with XYZ on this date. - hogmartin", whether I'd take a bullet for that boss a year later or I wouldn't cross the street to piss down their throat if their guts were on fire. Smug self-righteousness tastes great but you can't eat it for very long. Maybe you're in a business where references don't matter, I dunno man. You do you I guess.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (fYyCT)
Our 12 year old sibling Irish setters have taken a turn for the worse this past week. Earlier today I thought I needed both of them put down.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: John McCain at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (ismre)
https://youtu.be/7ZaBIfJmrgE
Posted by: steevy at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (mCMQ5)
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:54 PM (lwiT4)
Believe you me, there's stuff I've wanted to write to people through the years that would get me locked up in Gitmo.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (feaxc)
Rough day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 10:49 PM (LsBY9)
Prayers.
No words here.
Posted by: golfman at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (rhXTS)
If so, I have suggestions for rewording. If not, you are aiming at your foot and about to pull the trigger.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (I16G8)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie
I tend to agree. If the workplace is that bad, just very politely and professionally resign and leave.
If people ask why, just tell them..."It's time for a change for me".
Who knows? Someday they may ask you to come back.
God knows I have wanted to write up a "burn the bridge...burn the river" resignation letter at times.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (S6Pax)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: John McCain
You're in the Barrel ?
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (icuj/)
The other time was when we let go of Fred and Silver on the same day. Her Majesty was with me then.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (LsBY9)
I have *one* remaining coworker on my own level, Jessica (my paralegal boss), and her boss (the lead attorney that the letter is addressed to).
That's it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (feaxc)
Drop everything after the first paragraph.
Give at least a week's notice if you can possibly stand it.
Posted by: cfo mom at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (lsT7+)
There are specific breed rescues that do an awesome job of rehousing a pet
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (Ss+Em)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (KP5rU)
We're getting better. Walker, then Trump, hopefully more to come.
Posted by: davidt at September 13, 2018 10:57 PM (DZOpY)
Link in my nick. Bookmark the site, tell your friends. Or not, your choice.
https://muldoonlimericks.blogspot.com
Posted by: Muldoon
Wait, when the fuck did this start?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 13, 2018 10:57 PM (c07y/)
To make a long story short, a couple weeks later the British occupied Philadelphia, the Continental Congress fled, and the Continental Army retired to Valley Forge to spend the winter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 10:58 PM (sdi6R)
paragraph (everything else cut out), I'd be okay. Maybe not.
Send a perfectly ordinary hardcopy letter, but with an encoded message if you read everything in, say, the fifth column.
Posted by: monospace font at September 13, 2018 10:58 PM (++cZF)
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Hi [lead attorney/firm owner]. Apologies, but this email is to submit my resignation from the firm, effective immediately. Please mail my final paycheck(s) to my address, which you should have on file. Overall I appreciate my just under 13 months with [last name of lead attorney] Family Law.
I write in the hope I can leave on good terms with you. Take care and continued good fortune with the practice as it appears to continue a great growth trajectory. If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of this further with me, feel free to call at your convenience at [qdpsteve's phone number], or you can email me back here at [qdpsteve's email addy].
Best regards,
[qdpsteve's real name]
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:58 PM (feaxc)
Oh. Then you might just want to say you've come into an inheritance and wish to redistribute your position to the needy.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 10:58 PM (lwiT4)
She doesn't RUN any more. Walks very slowly up or down stairs. Needs softer food and glucosamine supplement for her stiff joints.
She still loves to bark at squirrels and will walk toward, but not chase teh wild bunnies. (Kinda glad she doesn't catch them anymore-- the carnage was... unsettling...)
God love her, she's been soooo good.
THE. BEST. DOG. EVER!!!
She's had a few minor issues lately and no sign of any serious problems yet, but we know her days are numbered.
At the end, though, we'll be there if we can.
Certainly, if it gets to the point of "putting her to sleep" hubby and I will both be there with her.
Final act of love, indeed.
Dummy stoopid critters.
Posted by: JQ at September 13, 2018 10:58 PM (zMzA6)
#Communists of a feather, flock together!
Senior Google scientist resigns over "forfeiture of our values" in China
https://interc.pt/2Ms5rUP
Jack Poulson, a senior research scientist at Google, has quit the company in protest over the tech titan's development of a censored search engine for China, claiming it represents a "forfeiture of our values."
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 10:59 PM (kO+z3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:59 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 13, 2018 10:56 PM (Ss+Em)
I choose to believe this is in response to #81 and Chi-Town Jerry has a big sad-eyed Polish Winged Hussar that's already got his scent on it and now the mother won't take it back.
But not to worry! There are Polish Winged Hussar rescues.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 10:59 PM (y87Qq)
We're getting better. Walker, then Trump, hopefully more to come.
Posted by: davidt at September 13, 2018 10:57 PM (DZOpY)
Yep. We're not Texas Red, but we certainly are not Cali or New York or CT Blue either.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 10:59 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 13, 2018 10:59 PM (lsT7+)
Posted by: davidt at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (DZOpY)
I don't think I deserve it. If the world is a Meritocracy, then a White person should have been given my raise instead.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (feaxc)
********
Just this past Monday. I've got several hundred lightly used ones and there will be original limericks mixed in so it should be sustainable at least for a while. It will take it a while to build up some content, but I thought it might be a nice quick-click site for an occasional or daily chuckle.
I hope folks enjoy it.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (fYyCT)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 10:55 PM (feaxc)
I'd go with Futurama references then. Not too obscure, but not to played-out.
Zoidberg is a goldmine.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:01 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:01 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 11:01 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:01 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (2K6fY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: morigu at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (Eu98u)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (PUmDY)
I don't know how many people think I deserve it, but even though I didn't get the promotion, my raise was made official on Wednesday.
*fanfares!*
Congratulations!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (LsBY9)
Posted by: davidt at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (DZOpY)
Geez I'm bad with names sometimes.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&Vsuburbanite at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (d6Ksn)
I shouldn't complain. He bought me new shoes today. So ....
'Night Horde! May angels guard you as you sleep.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 11:03 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:03 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 11:03 PM (NWiLs)
It's not a mystery.
You just suck at playing the game.
A lot of us suck at playing the game.
I suck at playing the game.
Most decent people recoil at the very idea of playing the game.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:04 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:04 PM (KP5rU)
She's close friends with the lead attorney so I'm sure she can't ever get fired, no matter how many employees she sends running screaming crying out into the night because of her shitty supervisory demeanor.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:04 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: rickl
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Hurrah for Brandywine
Hurrah for BrandywineSomeone in the crowd's shouting:
Hurrah for Brandywine
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Everybody drink a beer!
Brandywine, that's us!
http://www.bhasd.org
Ah, memories of home.
Posted by: Tonypete at September 13, 2018 11:05 PM (9rIkM)
Congratulations. My advice is to budget as before and just sock the raise straight into savings. I'm also notoriously bad at following my own advice. But it's something to keep in mind, at least.
I don't think I deserve it. If the world is a Meritocracy, then a White person should have been given my raise instead.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (jlHSA)
This is demonstrably not true. Please don't be like this.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:05 PM (y87Qq)
The note simply said "Play this tape."
The tape was Johnny Paycheck's song, "Take this job and shove it."
I caution you, however, to burn (dynamite, bulldoze) your bridges carefully. When I did the above I already had a job in the neighboring state with and old-time good buddy who knew me well. Seven months later my old boss finally found out where I was and sent a blistering letter in an effort to get me fired. My buddy showed it to me, said "Don't need to ask, sounds just like you. I figure the asshole deserved it."
It's nice to have back up.
Posted by: Lurking Cynic at September 13, 2018 11:05 PM (Tu7pI)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:06 PM (feaxc)
I don't think I deserve it. If the world is a Meritocracy, then a White person should have been given my raise instead.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:00 PM (jlHSA)
I can't believe I'm the one saying this but quit worrying about it and enjoy the fact you got a raise.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 11:06 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:06 PM (6OoFY)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6164823
Wow.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at S
so who are you outside of this place grandpa munster?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:06 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:05 PM (y87Qq)
Yeah, but I feel like I have to.
How else am I going to prove I'm not on the side of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, and Barack Obama?
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (jlHSA)
Yo Steve - I finally bumbed into that Buckingham Solo LP last night.
'Law and Order'.
Posted by: garrett at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (AkSKU)
Posted by: JROD at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (d2Mzg)
Posted by: steevy at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (mCMQ5)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (LsBY9)
I mean that.
The *only* person that'd be burned by your original letter, is you.
And I, along with everyone else 'round here, don't want that to happen to you, on you, for you or at you.
The way the economy is clickin', it should also be filtering over to the legal field in all areas. I expect your next job search to be much more fruitful than the previous.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (QzJWU)
You're pretty young, aren't ya sonny boy?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (8O3HH)
But I couldn't go through with it. I took out a bank loan and paid for the surgery. That was five years ago, and I've never regretted it. He's a happy fellow now, sitting on the sofa with me as I write this.
Posted by: Toad-O at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (cct0t)
She's close friends with the lead attorney so I'm sure she can't ever get fired, no matter how many employees she sends running screaming crying out into the night because of her shitty supervisory demeanor.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:04 PM (feaxc)
Well, there it is. You send the letter as currently written you're telling the lead attorney that he/she is a lousy manager, a bad judge of character, and his/her friend is a cvnt. That won't play in Peoria.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (NWiLs)
an illegal Mexican immigrant. No, that's not a joke. It's true.
He was a major trainer for Chipotle, too. Then he had to quit when they wanted to promote him, because his Social Security number is... not really his.
Now he does on-site auto repair work for numerous individual customers and companies.
He's also trying to go legal, but is having major difficulties, which Jessica (when she's in a friendlier mood) has talked to me about.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: kallisto at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (tFdF9)
It's pretty easy to see where Pookette got her Daddy's Wrapped Around My Finger genes.
Posted by: pookysgirl at September 13, 2018 11:09 PM (XKZwp)
'Night Horde! May angels guard you as you sleep.
Posted by: grammie winger at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (lwiT4)
Hope they weren't Nikes.
Lord knows we need the prayers here in SE NC. Thanks.
Posted by: golfman at September 13, 2018 11:09 PM (rhXTS)
I don't think I deserve it. If the world is a Meritocracy, then a White person should have been given my raise instead.
Posted by: Hikaru
No conservative should think in terms of race. It's a poor metric and one bound to mislead.
Don't second-guess yourself for any reason. Just stick and roll. You earned it.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 13, 2018 11:09 PM (c07y/)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:09 PM (6OoFY)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 11:06 PM (NWiLs)
Yeah. It's weird.
I feel like it's wrong that Uncle Palp isn't here to call me a Fritz and tell me that I deserve a Polonium Tea courtesy of God-King Putin, The Body-Count-Gangster.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:09 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: willow at September 13, 2018 11:10 PM (dPd5y)
Posted by: jakee308 at September 13, 2018 11:10 PM (uin19)
Posted by: Neil deGrasse It's not rape if I'm wearing the dress Tyson at September 13, 2018 11:10 PM (1L9V9)
Posted by: ShainS -- Ace Spectrum Survivor at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (WqPYg)
Hadrian, LOL! I may actually do that. Lots of cabinets around.
Jim and Insom, true and good advice, thanks.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: cfo mom at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (RfzVr)
The #Communist Left hates you and wants you dead!
@Impenitent2A
@foxsports910 Did @CrashGladys just threaten @DLoesch on air? With a shotgun? And said it was just a joke? Because it's so called "thinning the herd Thursday"????
4:26 PM. Sep 13, 2018
Crash Gladys
@CrashGladys
Simmer down. The segment was called 'Thinning the Herd Thursday'...clearly you need to understand jokes on radio.
3:55 PM Sep 13, 2018
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (kO+z3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: ShainS -- Ace Spectrum Survivor at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (WqPYg)
I'm not even sure about Muslims anymore.
Muslims are more "Alpha Chad" these days than most Christians.
And Alpha Chads deserve to win, right?
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:12 PM (jlHSA)
All of that was just the long way of telling you how much I sympathize with your situation. I'm guessing HR and the attorneys know what's happening, but this gal is being protected by someone high on the company food chain. I hope you can find another job with a different company as soon as possible.
Good luck.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at September 13, 2018 11:12 PM (ZtE5B)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at S
young enough but willing to entertain fucking just about any lady but yeesh. similar to barbara eden slipping her jeannie costume on at 80 or whatever.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:12 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:12 PM (feaxc)
I tend to think you should give some notice you are leaving - two weeks is the norm. (Obviously this assumes you can stay sane that long.)
It might give you the opportunity to have a 'come to Jesus' moment with the boss (not your biotch supervisor) in private, where you can explain your environment. The fact that others are leaving, apparently because of her, should be noticed by the boss. Your notice might be the straw that breaks the camel's back and forces the boss to deal with the root issue.
The key is to try and remain positive while explaining that you are performing your job well, but the unreasonable, uncivil behavior is the problem.
It's tough, but try to be a mallard (let the water roll off your back!), and vent with the Horde, rather than toss grenades at any bridges.
Good luck!
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:12 PM (E1IuB)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:13 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:13 PM (6OoFY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:13 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: kallisto at September 13, 2018 11:13 PM (tFdF9)
"Today's menu was made possible by immigrants."
I'm still trying to figure that one out.
I've got a couple thoughts, but will hang up and listen to your answer off the air.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM (fYyCT)
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: paleRider at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM (eASYU)
Maybe make a few phone calls to ICE about her husband? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:11 PM (feaxc)
Yes!!!!
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:15 PM (6OoFY)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:15 PM (PUmDY)
I was told by a previous former coworker, they will NOT hire me, because this lead attorney does NOT want to pay unemployment bennies.
Still, I don't see why she couldn't just reduce my hours down to a half hour a month or something like that and "make me quit."
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:15 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: your neighbor at September
not until you put your skid mark on to make it personalized.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:15 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:15 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:16 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:16 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:17 PM (feaxc)
continued good fortune with the practice as it appears to continue a
great growth trajectory."
Might be better written:
"The opportunity to work for your firm has re-enforced my understanding of my career goals; my experience and skills earned here have provided me with insight as to what is possible. I trust that I have contributed as much to your firm as I have taken away. I wish you good fortune with the practice as it appears to continue a great growth trajectory."
Since "hope" in business is a four-letter word.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 11:17 PM (2K6fY)
Then one day they came and told me he was lying in the middle of the street and might be dead. Went out there and he was basically in one piece but had taken a big hit to his head.
I scooped him up and took him to the vet and he stayed over night and got sewn up. I forget what the bill was but this was 40 years ago. Still more than I could afford.
Got him back and ever after, he would climb into bed with me and sit on my chest purring to beat the band.
I think he finally realized who really cared and appreciated it.
Posted by: jakee308 at September 13, 2018 11:17 PM (uin19)
And....I just read that your supervisor might have an in with the boss....that makes things different. Probably less likely she will be fixed.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:18 PM (E1IuB)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:18 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:16 PM (feaxc)
If you see an ad there for a used mattress that goes a little too far playing up how nobody has ever died on the mattress, you should probably not buy the mattress.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:18 PM (y87Qq)
But I couldn't go through with it. I took out a bank loan and paid for the surgery. That was five years ago, and I've never regretted it. He's a happy fellow now, sitting on the sofa with me as I write this.
Posted by: Toad-O at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (cct0t)
Awesome, Toad-O!
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 11:19 PM (sdi6R)
"Today's menu was made possible by immigrants."
I'm still trying to figure that one out.
I've got a couple thoughts, but will hang up and listen to your answer off the air.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM (fYyCT)
You know, I don't want to open up a can of worms, but here it is.
Where I live, the whole "Diversity is Our Strength" thing is clear as glass.
And they mean it as "As long as you're not a Dindu".
And in their eyes, I'm a Dindu.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:19 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: DBCooper at September 13, 2018 11:19 PM (pUzbW)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:19 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:18 PM (E1IuB)
*pouts*
Posted by: Bob Barker at September 13, 2018 11:20 PM (y87Qq)
The rest of it has been unwatchable.
Have you ever seen a show that kills so many and yet has a moralizing superiority that "at least the Doctor won't use a gun".
I calculate over a 100 billion lives would have been saved if the mf'er had just shot one bad guy!
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:20 PM (kO+z3)
Well, since I live in LA County - i.e. part of the LA metropolitan area - and my current internet service sucks, I decided to go ahead and enter my address. No luck for me, though. And that, of course, leaves the obvious question. Namely, just which parts of Los Angeles are getting the service at the roll out? Unfortunately, these days it seems like companies are loathe to let customers have easy access to service maps so that you can find out which companies provide internet service in a given area. Instead, you're forced to go to the individual sites, enter your address, and hope for the best.
You would think that providing coverage maps would be a no brainer. But apparently that's not the case.
Posted by: junior
TMobile is also rolling out a 600Mhz LTE service (chn 71) which should have significantly larger footprints. Giving less populated areas access to higher speeds. I think that is going to be more important in the market than 5G for a while.
Posted by: Jean at September 13, 2018 11:20 PM (j0Mw7)
If I stay in this job... if they let me stay...
Jessica will NOT change. It just doesn't look possible from my POV.
That's why I think it's time to quit. I just don't want to deal with it anymore, and I don't want to live in false hope anymore either.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:21 PM (feaxc)
I wasn't right for a week, but i'll be damned if I let him die alone.
Dusty in here.
Posted by: Gooshy at September 13, 2018 11:21 PM (XFKb9)
The rest of it has been unwatchable.
Have you ever seen a show that kills so many and yet has a moralizing superiority that "at least the Doctor won't use a gun".
I calculate over a 100 billion lives would have been saved if the mf'er had just shot one bad guy!
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:20 PM (kO+z3)
But a friend of mine had art done of me drawn as Captain Jack Harkness...
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:22 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: DBCooper at September 13, 2018 11:22 PM (pUzbW)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:24 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: exdem13 at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (fYyCT)
It's pretty short and anything/everything about Jessica is cut out.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:27 PM (feaxc)
Captain Jack on the shooting range https://youtu.be/LbadnFovhPc
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:27 PM (kO+z3)
Posted by: JT at September 13, 2018 11:27 PM (icuj/)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (fYyCT)
Well, a drawn human who identified as a rabbit.
Palp would make her dig the ditches before shooting her in the back of the head.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:27 PM (jlHSA)
Posted by: Grand Lee Cooper at September 13, 2018 11:27 PM (I9Sw7)
I wish I could say she was drawn like Ms. Rabbit, but I'd say my Jessica is a lot closer to Peppermint Patty in looks and disposition.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:28 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: exdem13 at September 13, 2018 11:28 PM (W+kMI)
Posted by: kallisto at September 13, 2018 11:29 PM (tFdF9)
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 11:29 PM (2K6fY)
They didn't like it, but definitely worth it.
Posted by: Neil deGrasse It's not rape if I'm wearing the dress Tyson at September 13, 2018 11:29 PM (1L9V9)
I admit I personally suspect she's trying to *make* me quit sometimes, given her boss has an apparent aversion to firing anyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:29 PM (feaxc)
The breeder is not interested in taking her back, but suggested I use the same service where we found her.. PuppyFind.com (I believe).
Our vet has offered to list her on their Facebook page as well.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 13, 2018 11:30 PM (438dO)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (fYyCT)
Truly a hive mind have we.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:31 PM (E1IuB)
*****
Hi (lead attorney first name). Apologies, but this email is to submit my resignation from the firm, effective immediately. Please mail my final paycheck(s) to my address, which you should have on file.
I appreciate my just under 13 months with (your firm). It has taught me a lot. I also write in the hope that even though I'm leaving immediately, I can still do so on good terms. Take care and continued good fortune with the practice as it appears to continue a great growth trajectory.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of this further with me, feel free to call at your convenience at (my phone), or you can email me back here at (my email).
Best regards,
God and COBS look out for Morons
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:31 PM (feaxc)
If you must send the letter, tweek the 1st and last pp and just let it go. Stick the letter you wrote in the back of your own file cabinet till you can shred it.
Just my 1/2 cent.
Posted by: Infidel at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (PhT3S)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 11:29 PM (2K6fY)
I'm gonna be honest.
If I had Captain Jack's lifespan, I'd probably be all over the map too.
Maybe not in the way that he was, but I wouldn't be afraid of my ancestors the way I am now.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (jlHSA)
But... *today's* KT. Not Jessica's KT.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:33 PM (6OoFY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:33 PM (feaxc)
Quiet one on one with hateful supervisor.
Show her the ICE phone number in your phone's contact list.
And then simply tell her: "this shit is over. you learn to treat me as a professional, conduct yourself as an adult, and cut out the vindictive shit, or as sure as we're sitting here, I'll call this here number and tell them, EVERY thing. we clear on that? good. see you monday."
Then show up Monday, bright, cheerful, sociable, as if nothing had ever happened.
Still, be lookin' for a new job, but I think it'd take the boot offa your neck, quite noticeably.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 13, 2018 11:33 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:33 PM (E1IuB)
Damn, what a fucking depressing ONT.
Used to be fun here at night, less and less anymore.
(Yeah, yeah. Hot Gas is thata way -------->)
Posted by: Spun & Murky at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (4DCSq)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (feaxc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39DLP7boGVA
I have to say, that's one of the most picturesque launch sites in the world.
Posted by: rickl at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:24 PM (PUmDY)
This chick who wants to fuck Steve, but he won't do it so she treats him like shit.
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (6OoFY)
====
In 1528 a mercenary force of Landsknecht pikes and Spanish arquebusiers, some of whom had the previous year helped sack Rome and scare the Pope out of his silken britches, marched into Vienna and helped its garrison defend it from the Ottomans the FIRST time! The mercs held the breaches in the walls against all comers, including the previously invincible janissaries. As a sometime landsknecht reenactor, that was a tale I liked telling.
Posted by: exdem13 at September 13, 2018 11:35 PM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Neil deGrasse It's not rape if I'm wearing the dress Tyson at September 13, 2018 11:35 PM (1L9V9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:35 PM (feaxc)
Damn, what a fucking depressing ONT.
Used to be fun here at night, less and less anymore.
Posted by: Spun Murky at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (4DCSq)
Cheer up! The Cubs won.
*ducks and runs*
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:35 PM (E1IuB)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:36 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:36 PM (6OoFY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:36 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 13, 2018 11:36 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: your neighbor at September 13, 2018 11:34 PM (6OoFY)
LOL.
For certain values of "fuck"....
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at September 13, 2018 11:36 PM (E1IuB)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (y87Qq)
-------------
Dude. Meatspace life very often happens. I swear. Chill.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at September 13, 2018 11:37 PM (I16G8)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:37 PM (y87Qq)
If I had Captain Jack's lifespan, I'd probably be all over the map too.
Maybe not in the way that he was, but I wouldn't be afraid of my ancestors the way I am now.
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:32 PM (jlHSA)
Now, the dodge of selling the key to alien tech that you have placed in a bomb crater where you know it is going to be blown up the following night is pretty damned clever.
Using a .38 Enfield revolver when you could use a .455 Webley, however, is not.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 13, 2018 11:37 PM (2K6fY)
San Franpsycho, I didn't know that, thanks for that as well. I'll give EDD a call...
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:38 PM (feaxc)
David
Posted by: David, Russian Internet Dreamer Bot at September 13, 2018 11:38 PM (avSZz)
Posted by: colfax mingo at September 13, 2018 11:39 PM (tCvhJ)
I abandoned my Twitter account after they demanded I delete a note to some asshole SJW.
I should probably figure out how to delete the whole thing.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:39 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: DBCooper at September 13, 2018 11:40 PM (pUzbW)
David
Posted by: David, Russian Internet Dreamer Bot at September 13, 2018 11:40 PM (avSZz)
I remember working for a roofing co. in socal in the 80s. The company bid on an elastomeric decking job on a huge apt. complex in Fontana. The hired a half doz. illegals for us to haul up there from Anaheim. We pulled in to a 7-11 for lunch and there was a Forestry truck there. I said to the driver, Oh, shit, immigration! Never seen wetbacks run so fast. We laughed about that for days. Never did see them again.
Posted by: Infidel at September 13, 2018 11:40 PM (PhT3S)
Posted by: Calm Mentor at September 13, 2018 11:37 PM (I16G
I'm just goofing. I'm sure she can find her way home. I just thought it was funny she said she was going to the store as if I know which store, in which state, in which part of the country. I should call the Lansing PD to report a missing person. "Yes, name is Adriane. She's a critic of things. Yep, the store. About five after ten our time. No, I don't know which time zone she's in. The store! She said she was going to the store. That narrows it down, right? How many could there possibly be?"
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:41 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:41 PM (KP5rU)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277115667730433
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277204167544832
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277295137808384
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277402327441408
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277497605238784
Posted by: kbdabear at September 13, 2018 11:42 PM (0Ntuf)
Consider also: Forced Separation.
Might be you've ample evidence of those. Bit of a high bar, but not impossible.
Personally, I like the evil threat route. Not because evil, but because it's quite likely to work, at least long enough for you to find a better gig.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 13, 2018 11:42 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 13, 2018 11:42 PM (Lqy/e)
(Yeah, yeah. Hot Gas is thata way -------->)
Posted by: Spun & Murky
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:42 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Insomniac at September 13, 2018 10:53 PM (NWiLs)
This, a thousand times over. (See Insomniac, you're not worthless.)
Keep a resignation letter brief and devoid of emotion. You don't want to burn any potential references. qdpsteve, while you may think you are lambasting your immediate supervisor, someone higher up might think you are criticizing them because they failed to see any problems, or even possibly hired the wench. Always remember KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.
Posted by: RickZ at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (8lsuS)
A reporters cameraman gets shot by a robot. I didn't know it was a comedy.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (0tfLf)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277587979841536
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277682041307138
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277767349329926
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277860366381056
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1040277951512752129
Posted by: kbdabear at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (0Ntuf)
Posted by: kallisto at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (tFdF9)
And then that ransom was used for the walls around Vienna?
Posted by: navybrat, has no evidence that my bathroom scale is accurate at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (feaxc)
"Today's menu was made possible by immigrants."
I'm still trying to figure that one out. I've got a couple thoughts, but will hang up and listen to your answer off the air.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM
It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters?
Posted by: Chuck C at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (YTxkQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: exdem13 at September 13, 2018 11:26 PM (W+kMI)
If they made it properly these days, it might spark the 10th Crusade by reminding people that, y'know, winning is an option. Strange as that sounds.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at September 13, 2018 11:43 PM (R9+0K)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:44 PM (feaxc)
(Yeah, yeah. Hot Gas is thata way -------->)
Posted by: Spun & Murky
was funny, now it is where people who contemplate "suck starting a glock" go to confirm their decision.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:44 PM (MTjB1)
The lead attorney is a 40s-ish female divorce attorney who specializes in same-sex split-ups...
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:45 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:45 PM (kO+z3)
dear so and so this is to inform you that I am resigning from your corporation effective immediately.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:46 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:46 PM (KP5rU)
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I am not sure what real effect the wings on the winged hussars really had. They sure looked awesome though, which may have been the main thing.
The allied German and Austrian infantry outside the walls were joined by the Polish infantry, and they collectively had a hard day or two of it holding off the various attacks by the sizable portion of the Ottoman army not actually besieging the city. But by the afternoon of 9/11 the Ottoman infantry had withdrawn, and cavalry scouts reported to King Jan that his cavalry had room to ride. A "forlorn hope" was sent in to test the waters, and those men became the heroes of Poland. Their success at penetrating into the enemy ranks encouraged the king, so that he displayed his banners, had the advance sounded, and with his household guard at the vanguard led the great charge into the Ottoman host, routing the Turkish horse who tried to stop them and then chasing them into the infantry who were trying to dress their lines. As the panzerneki medium cavalry, German-style dragoons, and horse-archers joined in, the rout set in, and the Vizier had his tent struck and went to salvage what he could from the debacle.
Posted by: exdem13 at September 13, 2018 11:47 PM (W+kMI)
How else am I going to prove I'm not on the side of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, and Barack Obama?
Posted by: Hikaru at September 13, 2018 11:07 PM (jlHSA)
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Ummm, by being yourself and staying true to your values.
Virtue-signaling is not cool, regardless of who's doing it.
Don't let those losers define you, or make you doubt yourself.
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 13, 2018 11:47 PM (QWGds)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September
lol. make the cops waste theirs?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:48 PM (MTjB1)
How else am I going to prove I'm not on the side of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, and Barack Obama?
Posted by: Hikaru at September
same way steve proves he is not on the side of david duke, hitler, and gay porn producers. well david duke and hitler.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:49 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: colfax mingo at September 13, 2018 11:50 PM (tCvhJ)
How else am I going to prove I'm not on the side of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, and Barack Obama?
Posted by: Hikaru at September
you make them prove you are a race baiting, America hating cocksucker. you are innocent until proven guilty.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:50 PM (MTjB1)
A Brit sci-fi show will travel to Jim Crow America to explore racism of that time, and will be filmed in South Africa. Think about that one....
Posted by: Lirio100 at September 13, 2018 11:50 PM (JK7Jw)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:50 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:50 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: colfax mingo at September 13, 2018 11:39 PM (tCvhJ)
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Amen.
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (QWGds)
Virtue-signaling is not cool, regardless of who's doing it.
Don't let those losers define you, or make you doubt yourself.
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress
keep em guessing.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (MTjB1)
I already had a job lined on and I had been replacing my personal stuff with non-personal stuff. Stuff like desk nicknacks, postcards on the cube wall. Other things to disguise my departure.
This was a company that would walk you out the door if you gave notice. So no way was I going to let the bastards do that to me.
Choo Choo Motherf*kers.
Posted by: Beartooth at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (TP072)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (feaxc)
Qdpsteve, why must you insist on shooting yourself in both feet, your knees, your hands, etc? Don't even think about sending that 'cry of the heart' because that law firm has no heart. Nor does it have a soul if it will tolerate such a person having any authority.
Find a new job. And if they ask why you are leaving their employment be vague but still give a clue, "I don't think I fit in here."
If they persist, consult with AlextheChick on how to do proper puppet theater to get the point across.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (S3u/T)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 13, 2018 11:52 PM (QWGds)
Posted by: chavez the hugo
not suggesting anything ,sure as hell not, simply considering ways to conserve ammo.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:53 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: kallisto at September 13, 2018 11:53 PM (tFdF9)
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:54 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (S3u/T)
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lol
The comedic value of this is limitless.
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 13, 2018 11:54 PM (QWGds)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:54 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:54 PM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Beartooth at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (TP072)
I'm in a state where every business is like that. They can also terminate your employment at will. It seems to work out OK.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:55 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 13, 2018 11:55 PM (QWGds)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown
one of your many admirable qualities.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 13, 2018 11:56 PM (MTjB1)
I wish the Master, not Missy, and the Rani would show up at BBC to conduct experiments on everyone involved with the show.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 11:56 PM (S3u/T)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:56 PM (feaxc)
at 393: now that's an obscure movie reference. cannibal bob would be interested.
Posted by: Gooshy at September 13, 2018 11:56 PM (XFKb9)
First get new job. Then resign merely saying you have a better offer. Walk away and let them stew in their own cocktale of viciousness.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 11:58 PM (S3u/T)
Posted by: Beartooth at September 13, 2018 11:51 PM (TP072)
Actually I think that's what it's called. Michigan is a Choo Choo Motherf*cker Employment state.
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:58 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:59 PM (feaxc)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 13, 2018 11:59 PM (KP5rU)
Buy a treadmill.
Have the pup use the treadmill while you sit in the comfy chair and hold the lease ...
Posted by: Adriane the Pet Exercise Regime Critic ... at September 13, 2018 11:59 PM (AoK0a)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:59 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 13, 2018 11:59 PM (S3u/T)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 12:00 AM (QWGds)
Acquaintance of mine up in San Antonio, was *way* over-financed (upside down) in his gleaming huge Dodge diesel.... just ridiculously so.
So, he replaces all the tools in the toolboxes with pawnshop pickups. Like you, he "built" a well used wallet with "2nd tier" family pics, receipts, and etc. Cab of truck was *not* "cleaned out", but looked like he intended to drive to work the following Monday.
He hooks up his 18 ft. fishing boat, backs up to a near-San Antonio lake, and "oops, forgets to put it in park" on the ramp. Sank the truck, the boat floated free, and the trailer just didn't care, being made to be dunked.
Cops went through his tools and effects with GREAT interest....and declared it a legit accident.
He had "gap insurance" on the financing....and walked away free and clear.
Oh, did I mention this guy was a COP?
I guess that made his homework a lot easier!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 14, 2018 12:00 AM (QzJWU)
Even if I don't have one, it's tempting to say I'm going to (far) greener pastures anyway.
I've shared here before about a.certain state agency where I used to be employed. All I will say is, if I could do it again, I would have quit rather than staying until they could force me to beg for my job.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:00 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: Adriane the Pet Exercise Regime Critic ... at September 14, 2018 12:01 AM (AoK0a)
Posted by: AlmostYuman at September 14, 2018 12:01 AM (mgrUE)
Posted by: kallisto at September 14, 2018 12:02 AM (tFdF9)
I have to say that this scene resembles a set from a Godzilla movie.
Posted by: rickl at September 14, 2018 12:02 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Lirio100 at September 14, 2018 12:02 AM (JK7Jw)
Posted by: Just the punchline at September 14, 2018 12:03 AM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:03 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: hogmartin at September 13, 2018 11:55 PM (y87Qq)
I have no problem with employment at will. I prefer it. The said company played favorites on who got the two weeks notice and those that got the bums rush.
Clients were pissed that I left and accused the company of firing me. Some of these same clients attended my wedding on the other side of the continent a few years later.
Posted by: Beartooth at September 14, 2018 12:03 AM (TP072)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:05 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: colfax mingo at September 14, 2018 12:05 AM (tCvhJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:05 AM (S3u/T)
And if not, I am severely disappointed in all of you.
Posted by: buzzion at September 14, 2018 12:07 AM (zRwJ/)
Have always liked this place, but unfortunately I don't think I'll be eating here again, and I'm advising friends and acquaintances to do the same.
"Just for your education, and that of your customers, the menu in this place - in fact, this place itself, and the very possibility of such a business - was made possible by the US constitution and a unique history of individual freedom, rule of law (including, especially, in immigration), potable water, capitalism, insurance (real insurance), nuclear weapons, and the US military."
Posted by: rhomboid at September 14, 2018 12:08 AM (QDnY+)
Ironically, there's a vape place right across the street from the building...
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:08 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: Jaqen H'ghar at September 14, 2018 12:09 AM (5fSr7)
Ironically, there's a vape place right across the street from the building...
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:08 AM (feaxc)
https://youtu.be/qIqeXSYc8nE
Posted by: buzzion at September 14, 2018 12:09 AM (zRwJ/)
And if not, I am severely disappointed in all of you.
Posted by: buzzion
you mean your patented masturbating at your desk technique?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:09 AM (MTjB1)
Been drinking more than I should of the Brisk Watermelon Lemonade. The stuff looks EXACTLY like Prestone antifreeze...
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:10 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: Polish pilgrim at September 14, 2018 12:10 AM (YMwXk)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:10 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: qdpsteve
what proof is that stuff?
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:11 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:11 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:12 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve
should solve half your problem right there.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:12 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:14 AM (S3u/T)
"You're not doing your job!! And you're drunk again!!"
"Ahhh shush lady, stop harshing my mellow!! Why dontcha ever dressh up for work?? Yer purty!!"
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:14 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 13, 2018 11:02 PM (PUmDY)
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YES.
Give at least a week's notice, preferably 2 weeks.
This is for the sake of your boss, who'll be the one you'll want for a reference later.
And things are always easier when you know they'll be over soon.
Don't let your (very justified) anger at this Jessica witch lead you to do anything that could hurt your future.
That gives her power.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 14, 2018 12:16 AM (0jtPF)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:16 AM (PUmDY)
The LAST thing I want is for either of them to have any more power over me and my life.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:17 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: qdpsteve
lol
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:17 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Lirio100 at September 14, 2018 12:19 AM (JK7Jw)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:16 AM (PUmDY)
Became available in Texas in the early '00s, IIRC.
Does not cover fat chicks with thighs rubbing together.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 14, 2018 12:19 AM (QzJWU)
The LAST thing I want is for either of them to have any more power over me and my life.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September
you should make a point to gather a lock of hair and some personal things from your supervisors before leaving in the event you ever need to make voodoo dolls.
giving two weeks notice instead of effective immediate may work in your favor. they may just kick you out with your check.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:19 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:20 AM (feaxc)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 12:20 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:21 AM (feaxc)
One of the supervisors was getting suspicious.
Did I mention that we were a subsidiary of General motors?
Drove away with a new GMC SUV using the employee discount.
Posted by: Beartooth at September 14, 2018 12:21 AM (TP072)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:21 AM (S3u/T)
Leelee is, in fact, a distant relative of the King John Sobieski who defeated the Turks.
> Insty has a link. Muli fires And explosions in mass. Over pressure gas line to blame. Maintenance issues?
I worry a lot about the (lack of) security in the various control systems that run our pipelines, electric grid, etc.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI at September 14, 2018 12:21 AM (TM5Iv)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPXDgUrg5E8
Here is the big scene from a recent movie, which I have seen. It is a goodie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8zCv0AHnCs
Posted by: exdem13 at September 14, 2018 12:21 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:22 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:14 AM (S3u/T)
https://m.wikihow.com/Tuck-and-Tape
Posted by: your neighbor at September 14, 2018 12:22 AM (6OoFY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:22 AM (feaxc)
TMobile is also rolling out a 600Mhz LTE service (chn 71) which should have significantly larger footprints. Giving less populated areas access to higher speeds. I think that is going to be more important in the market than 5G for a while.
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Depends on where you live. If you live in a rural area, then yeah, the TMobile thing will be more important. If you live in an urban area, then it really doesn't mean much. You've already got the high speed.
Also, the urban areas are going to be the ones that get 5G first in any event. More customers, and also my understanding is that the range is shorter. So you have to be closer to the antenna to use 5G than you do with other services. Thus, 5G will more than likely be restricted to heavily urban areas for at least several years.
But the problem, as always, comes down to "what does it mean when they say that they're installing in this area". In the more rural areas, I would imagine that when they say "We're providing service to X", then you've got a pretty good idea of what they mean by that. Unfortunately, that's not the case in an urban area. A provider says "We're providing service to X", and then you have to figure out exactly which neighborhoods in X are going to be the ones getting the service.
Posted by: junior at September 14, 2018 12:23 AM (2vC9U)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 12:25 AM (S3u/T)
Keep coastal NC and pretty much all of South Carolina in your prayers, it's down to a Cat 2 but it's going to take its sweet ass time coming down the coast so the storm surge is going to be a mofo.
To all the SC roonz and roonettez, keep the hatches battened.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 12:25 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 14, 2018 12:26 AM (c07y/)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:26 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 12:26 AM (feaxc)
If I had got that stupid restaurant bill, I'd have written, "This bill is being paid by a LEGAL immigrant, not by a sneaky trespasser flouting the rule of law."
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 14, 2018 12:35 AM (0jtPF)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:35 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie
not saying he wasn't but never did anything on the show besides beat up guys and then shoot them.
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:41 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:41 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:44 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:44 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: colfax mingo at September 14, 2018 12:45 AM (tCvhJ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 14, 2018 12:46 AM (c07y/)
Posted by: Oso at September 14, 2018 12:46 AM (HNBhu)
Posted by: yankeefifth at September 14, 2018 12:41 AM (MTjB1)
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I don't know for sure if he was a poet but he did have a sidekick with a name that rhymed--- Fifi or Mimi or DeeDee or Gigi.
Whatever.
That has to count for something.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 14, 2018 12:51 AM (0jtPF)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 12:51 AM (PUmDY)
I was present for the putting down of the stray cat that I rescued from a roadside rest stop in MD and our first PWD. Both experiences were difficult, but both were owed to these loved ones. The latter event played a big role in my decision when to retire.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 14, 2018 12:55 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Fotunato at September 14, 2018 01:01 AM (h1qtI)
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:45 PM (kO+z3)
You may be eaten by a grue.
Posted by: Fox2! at September 14, 2018 01:01 AM (0dWZ5)
Posted by: NCKate at September 14, 2018 01:02 AM (T5wXH)
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 01:04 AM (feaxc)
David
Obviously for national security reasons.
Posted by: Fox2! at September 14, 2018 01:05 AM (0dWZ5)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at September 14, 2018 01:08 AM (PUmDY)
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 13, 2018 11:20 PM (kO+z3)
The episode where he confronts Davros at the creation of the first Daleks? He has the opportunity to end the Daleks (and Davros) for all time, but he looks at the camera, smiles, and lets one live.
Posted by: Fox2! at September 14, 2018 01:13 AM (0dWZ5)
Followers of the #ProgressivePuritanReligion create a new chapter in their Bible
Can climate-friendly cuisine help save the planet? Welcome to Zero Foodprint week https://cour.at/2xadyiU
Now it is among 60 restaurants promising a carbon-free dining experience this week. Why? Because this is San Francisco, and chefs want to ensure that Gov. Jerry Brown's global climate summit is fit for foodies, complete with esoteric menus worth a cameo on "Portlandia."...
Restaurants taking part in Zero Foodprint week aim to set an example that the rest of the food industry can embrace - not just high-brow establishments selling such items as the "Apocalypse Burger," a tasty creation built around a modest grass-fed beef patty that is plated to look like a charcoal briquette - a no-no because it's pure carbon.
"The dish is an allusion to the backyard barbecue - the iconic symbol of American leisure and wastefulness - with the briquette serving as the physical embodiment of carbon, stored prior to release into the atmosphere," says a menu note from the creator of the dish, chef Anthony Myint...
But the movement is no joke. Food is fast emerging as one of the more intractable - and overlooked - climate problems. Hence Zero Foodprint week.
Myint obsesses over every stage of the food that lands on the tables of his restaurants, which include the Perennial and Mission Chinese Food, and how it affects the planet. If everyone else in the food business were as meticulous, he argues, it would help reduce the emissions that lead to global warming.
His diners can afford the added cost of carbon-neutral dining. Now he and other like-minded restaurateurs are trying to figure out how to export the climate-conscious culture to more modest establishments.
The Apocalypse Burger is on the menu this week at In Situ, the sophisticated restaurant tucked into the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art that Myint does not own but that embraces his philosophy. And In Situ's "thousand year" quail eggs that emerged as so climate-unfriendly? They still rotate in, too.
But the restaurant offsets the impact they cause by investing in a sustainable ranch in Marin County that claims a pioneering approach for raising cattle, one that scientists say could help reduce methane from cows and other greenhouse gases from the world's expanding beef consumption were it embraced by industrial beef producers.
Diners who order the $13 Apocalypse Burger are charged an extra buck to cover the offsets. A note on the menu explains it.
Posted by: Trigger Warning at September 14, 2018 01:21 AM (kO+z3)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 01:22 AM (QWGds)
I have avoided a lifetime of such angst, by simply having never been interested much SciFI, damn near zero fantasy novels (though Tolkien beckons, now that I know more about his war and history creds), and ZERO "role play" engagements.
Yeah, I might've cheated myself of much cultural enrichment, but then again, I get the Cliff's Notes version (since high school) from all of those neck-deep in all of the "scenes".
I don't write this disdainfully, but practically.
I've had to bust ass to make income, since all the way back to the 8th grade. That, or Mom n' me didn't EAT.
Kind of shoves all of the other stuff out of the Arena of Life, I suppose.
Lord of the Rings movies? I found 'em great entertainment, even not knowing the books.
Dr. ____ (fill in the blank) Just....no. Haven't dived in for sixty years, don't think I'm gonna start, now.
Respectfully,
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at September 14, 2018 01:22 AM (QzJWU)
If I send the letter (and right now it looks like a 95% certainty) I will wait until Monday to do so.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 14, 2018 01:32 AM (feaxc)
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"The dish is an allusion to the backyard barbecue - the iconic symbol of American leisure and wastefulness - with the briquette serving as the physical embodiment of carbon, stored prior to release into the atmosphere," says a menu note from the creator of the dish, chef Anthony Myint...
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 01:33 AM (QWGds)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 01:34 AM (QWGds)
https://tinyurl.com/ycrfjpct
Posted by: keena at September 14, 2018 01:37 AM (RiTnx)
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 01:44 AM (rjbMC)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at September 14, 2018 01:46 AM (fZlu3)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 01:48 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: NCKate at September 14, 2018 01:53 AM (T5wXH)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at September 14, 2018 01:55 AM (Nqglq)
Posted by: Adriane the Pet Exercise Regime Critic ... at September 14, 2018 02:01 AM (AoK0a)
Posted by: Adriane the Pet Exercise Regime Critic ... at September 14, 2018 02:02 AM (AoK0a)
Posted by: lowandslow at September 13, 2018 10:39 PM (ye3s4)
Still alive and well. someone here linked to them today.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 02:05 AM (iwUO9)
shit just got real.
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 02:05 AM (rjbMC)
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 02:05 AM (QWGds)
I watched only the first response of the RBG vid. Couldn't bear to sit through more.
Years ago, Robert Osborne interviewed Luise Rainer -- IIRC, she was 100 -- at the first TCM Festival. The actress comes off like Kelly Ripa in comparison.
Posted by: Shopgirl at September 14, 2018 02:12 AM (kcuQL)
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 02:14 AM (rjbMC)
Now he does on-site auto repair work for numerous individual customers and companies.
He's also trying to go legal, but is having major difficulties, which Jessica (when she's in a friendlier mood) has talked to me about.
Posted by: qdpsteve at September 13, 2018 11:08 PM (feaxc)
Turn the fucker in to ICE. And it is completely unethical for a lawyer, who is an officer of the Court, to knowingly harber, or allow to be harbored, an alien invader.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 02:19 AM (iwUO9)
I'm still trying to figure that one out.
I've got a couple thoughts, but will hang up and listen to your answer off the air.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 13, 2018 11:14 PM (fYyCT)
Simple: if it was made possible by legal immigrants, well and good. If it was made possible by illegal iimigrants, the they should shut down the restaurant, because they are are incompetent or crooked.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 02:25 AM (iwUO9)
unethical for a lawyer, who is an officer of the Court, to knowingly
harber, or allow to be harbored, an alien invader.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 02:19 AM (iwUO9)
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i second that emotion...
fuck all illegals, and the scum who enable them.
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 02:26 AM (rjbMC)
I get to pay for lifelock for the rest of my life because of 37 MILLION stolen ssn's (OPM hack).
I don't really care about his struggles.
Not very Christian of me, but it's just one of many things i'll have to ask the good Lord to forgive.
Posted by: SMH - Future proprietress of Bartertown at September 14, 2018 02:29 AM (QWGds)
But other than that, I kicked rear today!
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:37 AM (LOq4H)
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 02:05 AM (rjbMC)
It's not as bad as it could have been, the storm was predicted to be a Cat 4 when it came ashore, but it still ain't good.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 02:46 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:47 AM (LOq4H)
I get to pay for lifelock for the rest of my life because of 37 MILLION stolen ssn's (OPM hack).
Yep, me too. I second this sentiment. I've known too many people who had to go through the steps to be here, I have no sympathy for someone who snuck in and is desperately trying to stay under the radar, especially when the use of stolen ID is involved.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 02:48 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:47 AM (LOq4H)
Ain't nobody got time for that, there's a hurricane comin'.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 02:50 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: redc1c4
Well on the bright side, it won't matter where the homeless shit anymore. The living will envy the dead. Ok, thats not very bright side-y.
Posted by: Puddleglum, undisclosed location at September 14, 2018 02:53 AM (SH/sv)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 02:50 AM (vbvxt)
If the hurricane rains hard enough, it might put the volcano out.
Well, I am going to go to bed. Pulling out of the WalMart parking lot in apache Junction tonight, saw two well-fed coyotes trotting through a parking lot across the street. Told the dog, "Hey, Pogo, look! Coyotes." And she turned around and saw them, too. Hackles went up. My doggie needs a watch-human, I guess.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 02:54 AM (iwUO9)
I read the your 2 week notice letter earlier and I normally don't comment on such things BUT, don't send that letter. Keep it simple. Be a minimalist with it. If your as why your leaving, wait for the exit interview and politely tell why your leaving. Never burn bridges.
Posted by: Puddleglum, undisclosed location at September 14, 2018 02:56 AM (SH/sv)
So, I need to know this, tool pusher? driller?
My bro was both, he died doing it.
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:58 AM (LOq4H)
My bro was both, he died doing it.
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:58 AM (LOq4H)
Wellsite geologist. My job is to QC the geology side of the drilling operation. I usually confer with the Drilling supervisor on a daily basis, rarely with the toolpush, unless I need something done for me by rig hands. My only real "authority" on the lease is to tell them when to stop drilling. I would usually do that in conjunction with the play geologist in the office, but he (or she) often will tell me, "once you see the top of the Fernie, drill 5 more meters, and call TD." So I pick the Fernie top, and hence pick TD. (Did a lot of wells where the Fernie marked the end of the operator's rights. Alberta law allows us to go a few meters into the next formation, so as to be able to pick that boundary on wireline logs.)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 03:07 AM (iwUO9)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 14, 2018 03:09 AM (c07y/)
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 02:58 AM (LOq4H)
Had a co-worker on many wells, Lyle. he was a good guy, very gruff in demeanor, but knowledgable, and good to work with. He often said to me, "I have to get out of this oil patch, it's going to kill me." So, he was on a spell off between wells, helping a friend feed cattle on his ranch, and got snagged in the PTO of the tractor. RIP, Lyle.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 03:10 AM (iwUO9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 14, 2018 03:12 AM (iwUO9)
Even when food is at a premium its not editable
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 03:12 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 03:12 AM (vbvxt)
And even though I like a few of these folks, I just have to say: Drop your pearls, fer crissakes. Consider it payment in kind for the bullshit Kavanaugh letter.
Chad FG was right earlier when he said: May as well nominate the most conservative judge possible next time -- because the Dems are going to do this, regardless.
Yes, I'm still mad.
Posted by: Shopgirl at September 14, 2018 03:18 AM (kcuQL)
Brother was moving a rig outside of Dickinson ND, came in contact with high voltage lines....it took him 13 years to die...you may have heard of him. God I miss that little shit...
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at September 14, 2018 03:19 AM (LOq4H)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 02:46 AM (vbvxt)
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there's a lot to be said for a wide, shallow continental shelf, when you have a slow moving hurricane.
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 03:22 AM (rjbMC)
I saw that there were long lines of people, waiting to adopt shelter animals from locations that were closing due to the Florence threat.
That's awesome.
Posted by: Shopgirl at September 14, 2018 03:44 AM (kcuQL)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 04:17 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 04:25 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 04:31 AM (T4oHT)
https://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/news
/092018/don-panoz-1935-2018
Posted by: Puddleglum, undisclosed location at September 14, 2018 04:42 AM (SH/sv)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/
MIATCUAT1+shtml/140753.shtml
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 04:44 AM (rjbMC)
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 04:45 AM (rjbMC)
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 04:45 AM (RFqpv)
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 04:48 AM (RFqpv)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 04:52 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: redc1c4 at September 14, 2018 04:55 AM (rjbMC)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 04:56 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 04:57 AM (vuKpD)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:01 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:05 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 05:07 AM (vuKpD)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:12 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Puddleglum, undisclosed location at September 14, 2018 05:13 AM (SH/sv)
just a total waste of barichello.
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 05:18 AM (vuKpD)
Polish winged hussars in 28mm
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:20 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: fluffy at September 14, 2018 05:20 AM (obpfe)
and yeah rubens dodged a bullet then senna bleeds out on live tv. 94 sucked all around. didnt neil bonnet die that year at daytona? him and rodney orr.
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 05:22 AM (vuKpD)
Posted by: Puddleglum, undisclosed location at September 14, 2018 05:23 AM (SH/sv)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:24 AM (T4oHT)
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:26 AM (T4oHT)
Prayers to NC and SC
Posted by: Skip at September 14, 2018 05:27 AM (T4oHT)
I suppose it needs a scandal before that word is used.
Posted by: PhilD at September 14, 2018 05:29 AM (6D2zA)
Posted by: Gooshy at September 14, 2018 05:31 AM (n45IE)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 05:41 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: Eromero at September 14, 2018 05:44 AM (zLDYs)
I suppose it needs a scandal before that word is used.
Does 'Christianity' work for you? There were plenty of non Roman Catholic Christians that were liberated by those victories.
Posted by: fluffy at September 14, 2018 05:46 AM (obpfe)
It certainly works for me.
Looking for offense in every nook and cranny of the internet must be tedious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 14, 2018 05:51 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: Eromero at September 14, 2018 05:54 AM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 05:55 AM (CaRQc)
Let's smile and be happy and strike fear in the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:04 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: IrishEi at September 14, 2018 06:08 AM (Ri0Ku)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:11 AM (hyuyC)
It's all so confusing, keeping up with lefty victim politics, even in weather events.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:17 AM (CaRQc)
https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1040306476273868800
Posted by: IrishEi at September 14, 2018 06:17 AM (Ri0Ku)
Posted by: Sumdumchief at September 14, 2018 06:19 AM (Q3xMm)
Watching the video, that would be a big mess in a lot of areas.
I did have to laugh though. After the reporter tells us how bad the surge is, and that it might contain other things besides water like chemicals, debris, etc, she says it could also have fish in it.
I think I could take my chances with the fish.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 06:24 AM (8ikIW)
"Victim shaming" for fools who have had plenty of warning to get away? I'll just keep calling them Darwin Candidates. Flush out the shallow end of the gene pool and all that.
Well let's see if I can get anymore sleep before alarm goes off.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 06:24 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:25 AM (hyuyC)
Maybe I jinxed the storm by calling it Hurricane Progressive. If so, good.
Night/morning/...
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 06:26 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:26 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 14, 2018 06:27 AM (wldC6)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at September 14, 2018 06:30 AM (S3u/T)
Posted by: Publius Redux at September 14, 2018 06:30 AM (mvvCm)
True, and that prevents using ?
Posted by: PhilD at September 14, 2018 06:31 AM (6D2zA)
England is a mess.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9ofwms9
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:34 AM (CaRQc)
Posted by: fluffy at September 14, 2018 06:37 AM (obpfe)
Can a lateral move unblock your upward progress? Or is this a colorful episode that can be mined for verisimilitude in your novels?
People leave bosses, not jobs.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:38 AM (hyuyC)
Sorry, have to run.
Posted by: fluffy at September 14, 2018 06:40 AM (obpfe)
Maybe we should tear down the FBI? Salt the earth on which it stands?
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:41 AM (CaRQc)
We are down to loyalties here. This is the second President under FBI attack. They got Nixon.
The FBI of today show no signs of loyalty to the Constitution or the non-criminal citizens
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:43 AM (hyuyC)
Have a blessed day everyone. And may you not need to find out how long you can tread water.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 14, 2018 06:44 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:44 AM (CaRQc)
Is this storm underpromising so far?
~~~~~
I'm not sure what you mean. (Probably because I'm still on my first cuppa tea.) Flo is doing pretty much what Joe Bastardi predicted. He thinks we should switch from the Safir-Simpson method of intensity which is strictly wind speed, and go with his power and impact measure that's he's been using for years. Makes sense to me.
Posted by: IrishEi at September 14, 2018 06:46 AM (Ri0Ku)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 14, 2018 06:46 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:50 AM (CaRQc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Did not know that the rights stacked vertically, too. Is that shared rights at different depths or a permit issue?
Posted by: Jean at September 14, 2018 06:50 AM (j0Mw7)
Here at the Refuge we have winds about what you would expect from a windy day, 10-15 sustained with gusts up to maybe 25 and just enough rain to keep everything well dampened. We have had power, cable and Internet throughout. This may change as the storm comes ashore and tracks across South Carolina but we're not going to get it nearly as bad as those in the storms path. Keep the coasts and South Carolina in your prayers.
This concludes the weather report from the Refuge. The show must go on and I have to go to work tonight, so it's off to bed with me. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 14, 2018 06:52 AM (vbvxt)
One of them has a D52 R38 sample and it has the dems up by 14+ points. Of course it is going to have the dems up by 14 when you over sample dems by 14. Idiots.
They are just setting themselves up for a huge disappointment again.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at September 14, 2018 06:53 AM (JUOKG)
Constantine treated the Praetorian Guard, after he won the Battle Of
Milvian Bridge in Rome. Disband it, imprison its leaders, and send its
agents into the furthest parts of the world.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 06:44 AM
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Don't forget to decimate them first.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at September 14, 2018 06:55 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 06:55 AM (JFO2v)
Hmm, our tax dollars at work?
Posted by: socalcon at September 14, 2018 06:58 AM (WAnre)
Posted by: JAS at September 14, 2018 06:58 AM (3HNOQ)
From earlier in the comments. I had just read this on twitchy too.
This has got to be an f'ing joke.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 06:59 AM (8ikIW)
"Huck, saw headlines yesterday of Woowards book bending *the fastest selling, ever*.
Hmm, our tax dollars at work?
Posted by: socalcon"
Yep. Every public library will have at least 20 copies.
Posted by: Ripley at September 14, 2018 07:00 AM (MxEKc)
It proves all government organizations will be corrupted.
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 07:01 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: colin at September 14, 2018 07:04 AM (+2vFZ)
From earlier in the comments. I had just read this on twitchy too.
This has got to be an f'ing joke.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 06:59 AM (8ikIW)
It is not a joke. It is evil people doing anything to get to you. The day is coming that every man will be Metooed.
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 07:04 AM (JFO2v)
I looked at a six acre property not far from New Bern on a tidal creek not far from the Neuse River. If I had bought it, it would have two feet of water in it today and I'd be kicking myself. Most properties in that area are at eight or nine feet elevation.
I suspect that river is going to rise even higher as the rain continues.
Posted by: Forgot My Nic at September 14, 2018 07:05 AM (LOgQ4)
Posted by: colin at September 14, 2018 07:04 AM (+2vFZ)
Unless you are a (D)
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 07:05 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: colin
I think back to some of the goofy crap we did back in our HS and after days. I was once at a pool party and pushed a girl, who had on swimwear, into the pool.
Lock me(too) up!
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 07:06 AM (8ikIW)
was locked in a room by Kavanaugh and another guy at a party. She felt
threatened, but she was able to get out of the room.
This has got to be an f'ing joke.
Posted by: Bruce"
That is the best the whole Deme/MSM smear and slander machine could come up with? Locking some girl in a room, probably as a joke, 40 years ago and it probably didn't even happen as described, if at all? The Dem disappoint me.
On the other hand, if that is the worst thing this guy has done in his life, I'm not sure I want him on the Supreme court.
Posted by: Ripley at September 14, 2018 07:06 AM (MxEKc)
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 06:59 AM
~~~~~
Yep. It's pathetic. The democrats are truly shameless.
Posted by: IrishEi at September 14, 2018 07:09 AM (Ri0Ku)
But about that incomplete sentence, since it was a comment of you I was referring to I thought I just needed to remind.
I didn't know you had memory problems. My excuses.
Posted by: PhilD at September 14, 2018 07:09 AM (6D2zA)
Posted by: colin at September 14, 2018 07:10 AM (+2vFZ)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at September 14, 2018 06:53 AM (JUOKG)
YouGov Daily Presidential approval at -6 for RV, down from -14 in the height of the McVain Funeral Barrage. If only they would poll likely voters I bet he'd be even.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 07:10 AM (CaRQc)
Posted by: wing at September 14, 2018 07:11 AM (JFzNN)
Posted by: never enough caffeine at September 14, 2018 07:13 AM (N3JsI)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 07:13 AM (CaRQc)
Posted by: colin at September 14, 2018 07:10 AM (+2vFZ)
from FBI website
This was a time when America needed a new kind of agency to protect and defend against rampant crime
bullshit!
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 07:13 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: JAS
On horseback, krackow to Vienna isn't an easy ride. Be a nice motorcycle trip today.
Krackow is a very nice city, IMHO the best in eastern Europe for travel lers
Posted by: Jean at September 14, 2018 07:15 AM (j0Mw7)
The scolds are out in full force ragging on the mom for what POSSIBLY COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ONE CHILD 3,000 years ago.
Sheesh. Those people can suck the fun out of playing with a steel cube because of the "what if's".
Posted by: rickb223 at September 14, 2018 07:16 AM (hxucZ)
Any man I would imagine doing that should never be allowed on the Supreme Court.
Trump should withdraw this nomination NOW!
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 14, 2018 07:17 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Propaganda Parrot at September 14, 2018 07:17 AM (d8QVZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 07:18 AM (CaRQc)
was locked in a room by Kavanaugh and another guy at a party. She felt
threatened, but she was able to get out of the room.
From earlier in the comments. I had just read this on twitchy too.
This has got to be an f'ing joke.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 06:59 AM
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Then why in the fvck did she retain a "#meetoo" lawyer?
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at September 14, 2018 07:18 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: rammajamma at September 14, 2018 07:18 AM (xceTB)
Posted by: JAS at September 14, 2018 07:20 AM (3HNOQ)
No, they are settings us up for war.
In 2000 they said that the Supreme Court decided for 'W'. In 2004 they also claimed that W was "selected not elected" and "The election was rigged because exit polls had Kerry winning by a landslide". In 2016, "Russia, Russia, Russia".
Each time they lose, they blame the Electoral College and want to have that converted into California and NY deciding which Democrat rules the country.
2016 Was supposed to be the Centennial of the Bolshevik Revolution with Hillary as our Lenin. Trump ruined those fatal plans.
They want us dead. All dead. And in the meantime keep us in as much misery as these souless Sadists can imagine.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at September 14, 2018 07:20 AM (boNFp)
Posted by: Case, who ponders the neon Red Pegasus atop the Magnolia Building at September 14, 2018 07:21 AM (XWvgx)
Posted by: colin at September 14, 2018 07:22 AM (+2vFZ)
Posted by: never enough caffeine
And for DiFI too.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 07:22 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman
So she can't be questioned.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 14, 2018 07:22 AM (hxucZ)
Posted by: rammajamma at September 14, 2018 07:22 AM (xceTB)
Remember that the press kept counting and W won again. The SC did not not make W pres, they just said the FL count was correct.
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 14, 2018 07:22 AM (JFO2v)
who is fighting who. We live in a different era, with the introduction
of gun powder. The artist sure had and eye for detail.
The hard part is getting everybody to keep still.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 14, 2018 07:24 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 07:24 AM (CaRQc)
Posted by: rammajamma at September 14, 2018 07:25 AM (xceTB)
Posted by: rammajamma
And even at the age of 20, he would tell "dad jokes" and think they were funny
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 07:27 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: JAS at September 14, 2018 07:27 AM (3HNOQ)
Posted by: JAS
Sadly, the gun had not been invented yet. The combatants would take handfuls of gunpowder and through it at the enemy hoping to blind them. Then get stabby with a sword.
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 07:30 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at September 14, 2018 07:30 AM (81OU+)
Posted by: Bruce at September 14, 2018 07:30 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, not a fan of Demofascists at September 14, 2018 07:18 AM (CaRQc)
I want Devin Nunes to be the new Attorney General. I respect JackStraw a great deal for the research he does which our dickweed journalists are too lazy and dumb to do, but he misled me badly when he advised us to sit back and enjoy things when the first OIG report came out. First of all the summary of that was written by one of many dishonest people in the DOJ who gave Schmuck Schumer talking points that there was nothing to see here even though the data deeper in the report said otherwise. Second, whatever referrals came out of that are being slow walked by those slugs, Horowitz and Huber, so that nothing happens for any of us to enjoy. Meanwhile the Grand Inquisitor Mueller wrecking ball continues to swing in real time with no check on him.
This is all the responsibility of Jeff Sessions, a small man for a big job.
Posted by: Captain Hate at September 14, 2018 07:32 AM (y7DUB)
Is this a paid theme or did you customize it yourself?
Either way keep up the excellent quality writing, it is rare to see a great blog like this one nowadays.
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