wolfriverjoe

It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Some people plan ahead. https://www.google.com/search?q=blues+brothers+it's+106+miles+to+chicago&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS910US910&oq=Blues+brothers+it's+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBggCEEUYOTIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDINCAYQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAcQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAgQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAkQABiGAxiABBiKBdIBCDYxNTlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:42ed1a77,vid:gvKs2VLmVnY,st:0

Onto another one. Gerard Randall is (was) a prominent GOP leader in Wisconsin. He had a significant role in bringing the Republican National Convention for 2024 to Milwaukee. He was also paid a lot of money by the Milwaukee County School Board as executive director of the non-profit Milwaukee Education Partnership. It turns out that the non-profit didn't do a lot of work it was paid for. It also turns out that the non-profit lists a lot of prominent people as board members, who say they have nothing to do with it. Source:https://www.wpr.org/gerard-randall-resigns-rnc-host-committee-secretary He's resigned, and the Milwaukee School District has 'ended it's affiliation' with the non-profit, but nobody is willing to say if he's going to pay the money back for the work he didn't complete. Or the work he was paid for that duplicated work done by others.

I don't think any of the Rs seem to realize that if they actually manage to get a conviction (which is virtually impossible), then the person taking the Oval Office will be... Kamala Harris. So they're trying to get her into the Presidency. Again, I don't think they've really thought this one through. Which isn't super surprising.

He has standards?

The kid is black. It's in Mississippi. I would be surprised, if it went to trial, if the kid was acquitted.

So far, EVERY person called to testify in front of the committee has said (under oath) that Biden has done nothing that merits impeachment. I'm reminded of the old joke where a witness is being sworn in for testimony during a trial. Upon being asked to tell 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth', the witness points at both the prosecutor and defense attorney and replies "I will if they will".

Don't hold your breath. Letting reality get in the way of his fears and hatred is something that's NOT gonna happen.

OK, I missed the part about converting the heat too.

I don't know of any houses in.my town that don't have electricity already up and running. The infrastructure is largely there already. Would you? I have 100 Amp in my house. I also have a 30 Amp 240v breaker that I wasn't using (for an A/C that I've never used in 20 years). That adapted nicely to power a 24 Amp level 2 charger. I can put a normal day's worth of electricity back into the battery in 4 hours or so. If I had a 2nd car, both could easily be charged, not simultaneously. Edit to add: Electric cars aren't for everyone. I spent a decent amount of time evaluating what I needed, what I had and how it would fit my life. It looked good on paper, and has worked out well so far.

You have to understand their point of view. THEY want the freedom to dictate how everyone else lives their lives. While, at the same time, insisting that THEY can do anything they want.

Those fools have all sorts of 'explanations' and 'justifications' and 'proof' that it was fake. None of which stand up to genuine scrutiny, of course. Back in the late 90s, Fox Network did a 'special' allowing the conspiracy fantasists to spew their garbage without any criticism or counter argument. A few years later, National Geographic Channel did the opposite. They let the idiots spout their idiocy and then had genuine experts follow the stupid crap, refuting the claims. One of my favorite parts was where one of the 'deniers' tried to show that the lunar lander couldn't have actually landed on the moon because the rocket engine exhaust would have kicked up a huge cloud of dust. He used a leaf blower to show what would happen. The leaf blower was powerful enough to move some small to medium sized rocks (fist size or so). He felt that was proof the the rocket exhaust would have done similar on the moon. The experts then pointed out that there's a HUUUUUUUGE difference between a jet in an atmosphere and a rocket in a vacuum. Because they aren't the same thing.

And just like the 'fake moon landing", how do you explain that NOBODY has 'spilled' the secret. The CIA couldn't keep their 'secret prisons' secret for very long.

Not sure what you mean about that. My comment about 'putting my wife/gf at risk' is addressing the idea that, as a couple, we should make decisions that affect our future this drastically should be made together. I'd support any woman who chose to go this route, and likely would donate to the cause, but I wouldn't want it to happen to me or anyone I care about.

Wanna bet? The cost potential is insanely high. Taking a case to the SC costs in the millions of dollars. And, there's no guarantee they're going to win. So in addition to the money, there's real potential of going to prison for a long time. For both the woman and the doctor. I wouldn't be willing to put my wife/gf at that sort of risk. I don't think you're going to find a doctor willing to take that kind of risk either. I'd just keep my mouth shut and go elsewhere. Probably permanently.

Seen elsewhere: The woman who was instrumental in getting Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law passed is now PERSONALLY responsible for thousands of kids learning what 'menage a trois' means.

Seen elsewhere: Having to ask the candidate if he plans on becoming a dictator SHOULDN'T happen. It should be an automatic disqualifier. Sort of like if you have to ask the babysitter if she plans on cooking and eating the children, then you want a different sitter.

There was an accurate answer posted. He either doesn't read the responses, or ignores the ones that don't fit his narrative. Just like all the other garbage he posts.

You forgot chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Not having 'crop failures' causing massive famines has done a hell of a lot to increase lifespans. When's the last time you heard a plea for the 'starving children in India'? Or Africa? When and where were people forced to get vaccinated? I don't know of any in the US. I don't think there were any elsewhere. There were strong social pressures to get it. There were some consequences (loss of job, inability to enter certain businesses, ect), but it wasn't required. Of course, the vast majority of the Covid deaths in the US since late 2021 were the unvaxxed. As you point out, that's just the 'herd' thinning itself. The main reason for the lockdowns was the idea of 'flatttening the curve'. If too many people had gotten sick and needed care all at once, the healthcare system would have gotten overloaded and failed. It came damned near doing that in Italy early on. The hospitals were full. At one point, they were triaging care. Older people were being told 'we can't help you, we don't have the ability. Go home and die'. Untreated death rates were approaching 10%. A few of the surges in the US saw situations approaching that. People waiting a couple days on a gurney in a hallway for a bed. The treatment protocols had improved to the point that the death rates didn't spike as bad, but there were people dying because they couldn't get care (not only for Covid, but for other things). They were still at the point that they were using refrigerated semi trailers for temporary morgues. More than one place and more than one time. If it had gotten to the point that the hospitals shut down, there would have been serious problems. I agree we need to reduce the population. What's been shown to work is education and emancipation of women. So, of course, the major religions and conservative governments are trying to oppress that.

To make it clear, the bars were stolen in an armed robbery, then subsequently recovered and returned. They were stolen from the guy accused of bribing Menendez. The key takeaway is that the bars had serial numbers, which were on the police & court documents. Those establish that the guy accused of bribing Menendez owned those bars at one time. Not that they were stolen property when used to bribe Menendez. Which was my first impression.

I don't remember seeing it mentioned here (could easily be wrong on that), but Hunter Biden responded to the congressional subpoena. He insisted on testifying in a PUBLIC hearing. Not behind 'closed doors'. The Rs wanted testimony like Devon Archer's, where they could keep it secret, then go on all the Alt-Right news shows and claim it was 'damning'. Which it never was, as the transcripts showed, once the Ds got them released. So, once it was clear Biden wouldn't let them play their stupid games, they ran like cockroaches when the lights come on. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4337806-gop-fights-hunter-biden-push-for-public-hearing/

And on the flip side of that, the 'evil liberals' have manufactured enough 'fake news' and 'lies' to convince MULTIPLE Grand Juries* to indict Trump and his minions. Or they actually did it. Again, take your pick. * - to be fair, Andy908, the genuine attorney, who used to post quite a bit, said more than once that an enthusiastic prosecutor could get an indictment on a ham sandwich. But the multiple plea deals tend to indicate that this is legit.

And that statement is why I chose not to participate in the 'cat hating' thread, and rarely respond to you anymore.

They don't get 'set loose', fool. They get adopted out to people who agree that they won't go outside. We even get support from a store that sells bird feeders, seed and other stuff for wild birds because the cats that get adopted out are fixed, and part of the contract is that they don't go out.

I volunteer at a cat rescue, and we get tons of donations via Amazon. But the guy pulls up in the alley, parks and rings the bell for the back door. I help bring all the stuff in, thank him and close the door. We likely have a couple of these around, I'm just not in a position to notice that they're electric. I will pay more attention now. And I've joined the 'battery club'. Picked up a Chevy Bolt at the beginning of November. Got a 240v level 2 charger installed a week or so later. It's very different, pretty weird. It takes a fair amount of 'getting used to'. But it's cool as all hell, even if it's kind of a 'dorkmobile'. Going from my 05 Porsche Cayenne Turbo to the electric Bolt is a bit of a jump, although the Bolt can launch almost as well as the Cayenne. It also handles VERY well on corners, mainly due to the weight of the battery pack being at the bottom of the car. Best part is the cost. I've gone from ~14mpg (premium) to about 4 miles per kWh. Premium is just dropping below $4/gal around here. Electricity runs about $0.11/kWh. Eleven cents. I commute about 44 miles round trip to hang out with the cats, and in the Cayenne, it would be $10 or $12 in gas. In the Bolt, it takes about 11kWh (according to the dashboard) for the same trip. A buck and a quarter. The colder weather (and it's not really cold here yet) will take a toll, but I don't see any real issues. I don't drive far enough to need anywhere near max range, so that won't be a problem.

Had an interesting experience this morning. I got 'snuck up' on by an Amazon truck. Super quiet. On the side, near the bottom was a 'powered by Rivian' badge. I asked the driver as he was hopping out. Full electric. He said it suits the job perfectly. A quick search found this: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g42063896/rivian-amazon-edv-delivery-van-black-friday/ Turns out they've been around for a bit over a year. Pretty damned cool.