JoeWeber
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Maybe because they didn't wake up on morning 1 in America expecting it with every fibre in their bodies and every neuron in their brains? Maybe because they don't see every last other member of their families expecting the same thing as well as every last other person in their neighborhood? Maybe because they caught a break from folks because they were different in an acceptable way. If we truly are the least racist place on the planet, which for the sake of argument I'll concede even though I might vote for Bangkok, it doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing better. To do better we'll need to address the conditions on the ground here and now not, necessarily the conditions on the ground in Doha or Lagos.
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You'd be better quoting from Les Miserables: I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed
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Please post more.
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Dude, you are becoming a caricature.
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Not a mystery at all. Often as not they are folks who cleave unto structure in their lives. Many find that in the military or even high school sports. They love community. That is to say the street they live on with like minded and like looking folks. Backyard BBQ's and kids all playing together reinforce what seems right. Lot's of back patting and got your backing double enforced by a generation or two and voila! It's a tough nut to crack, no doubt.
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Like Black Swans, there was no Dark Matter or Dark Energy until there was and now the skies are filled with both.
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What a day and what a jump. Truly a career highlight and a huge gift to us all from B.J. Worth. Theresa and I are the last two on the end of the right hand blue whacker, Roger Ponce's team. Thanks Bill, big smiles.
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I only checked the gamecast on ESPN went to sleep at halftime. I need to get up early. Usually at 1, 3 and 5am to take a leak.
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Here's another timeline: Brent bloviates. Brent gets called on it and is asked for data. Brent supplies something from somewhere about something. Brent gets reminded that the data needs to be the requested data, in this case an actual EIS as initially referenced. Brent then...........
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I'm not sure the 15 year later picture would be identical but you are right, I'm not old. Funny how much easier it is to say that when you have a few years behind you. Thanks for the memory. Those were some fun times.
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If you want to post the EIS I'll read it and be amazed. Are you sure it wasn't a memo or internal something or other.
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What the holy hell does that have to do with environmental impact? My, let's not stop spraying DDT because they will keep on doing it somewhere else?
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In some ways Keystone is it's own animal. The oil it will transport isn't the most environmentally friendly goop, compared to West Texas Intermediate, for example. If we need more oil that bad I'd actually be for more fracking instead. The pipeline jobs in the US are transitory, at best. And, with great respect for our Canadian partners, I don't think the tar sands oil industry is all that stable. I base that on my own experience leasing PT6-65B and -67D engines to support maintenance for the Beech 1900's that haul workers to the fields. I noticed that it didn't take much of a hiccup before maintenance was deferred and aircraft were sold off. I picked up a nice Caravan that way. Also, it seems logical to me that when oil is needed less products like tar sands oil would, or should, be the first to go. So from my perch it just wasn't a great decision.
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Trucks are like dogs, as long as they aren't making noise they make you happy. They come and go bringing food and Christmas to everywhere spreading joy. Pipelines are like kids. Once you have one you are stuck with it for a very long time even when it causes expensive problems and turns you into the neighborhood jerk. And try as you might, you can't get rid of the thing even if you don't want a pipeline anymore. So you just get sadder and sadder wishing you were better at making decisions. Hope that helps.
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Now, that's funny.
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If nothing else you are true to form. While googling and arguing on internet forums will get you some things, the fullness of understanding that comes from lived life experiences is not among them. I hope you live long enough, and experience enough, to someday understand the relevance.
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That I was woke before you were born.
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I was 19 in 1972, how old were you?
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I concede the point, for sure. I should have said it was wasn't something we knew we needed to think about. Or maybe I knew we needed to think about.
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That's a choice the client makes up front. It's called a contingency fee. If you lose all costs are borne by the law firm. I just recently was told of a firm that went under making the gamble. You always have the option to pay as you go with one firm or another. Lawyers aren't so bad, really. It's usually the client who sucks. They show up clueless and think that running off at the mouth telling half truths like they are schmoozing a new girlfriend is smart and free of cost. Lawyers may have fought cases like yours previously but they haven't fought yours yet so there is always a cost of learning for them. If you want a good attorney experience study your situation and the relevant laws as if someone was paying you 500 bucks an hour to do it - because they soon will be. Show up organized with materials in a binder and maps ready to spread if need be. Act smart and efficient and they will, too. Otherwise just pay and enjoy your new friends.
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Nope. My understanding is that you do commercial real estate. Those deals can have a lot of complexity, existing leases, multiple owners and lenders etc. Those deals require someone to sort things out, often for buyers and sellers that never meet or talk. Add a splash of covid on top and I'm sure you earn every nickel. I will confess, however, that I have no clue how your typical residential real estate agent earns a quarter of a typical home commission.
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Makes sense. Better for hauling those fat commissions to the bank, I reckon.
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And for that pearl you would scoop up a brokers share of a 7% commission? Would you at least take them to lunch in your S Class?
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Good for you. Were you waiting in the dumpster or was it more civilized than Westerly suggests?
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This one bugs me "when people knew what sex they were". Back when, we all let our freak flags fly and often pushed back on authority but the sexual identity struggles some folks are open about these day's really weren't something we needed to think about. Well, now it's something we need to think about and try to understand. Why that's any different from any of the other identity issues people have struggled with over time, and we've accepted as a part of the human condition, is a mystery to me.
