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We had this thread on the old board but I didn't see it here.... Well.... here you go.

Hysteria? Justified precautions and mandates, imo.

I've waited in the right lane for people to cross before turning once I get the green, and I have experienced cars behind me honking at me, presumably because they felt I could have rushed a turn in front of the pedestrain starting to cross. To paraphrase Matthew 26:11, "For ye have the dickheads always with you ..."

There is view among some cyclists I have ridden with that you need to 'take the space' the law allows you. My take is the that law on paper can't trump the laws of physics, which say you are pretty much dead when the other guy doesn't know the rules you want to play by....🙄

Tee hee As if she was told that Biden was the Olympic gold medalist in 400m track event.

My favorite Comerica Park story...I was there with my young daughter probably back in the mid-2000s. The team was bad enough that the stadium was pretty empty. We walked behind the CF camera well and noticed the door was open a crack and no one was broadcasting that day. So, we stepped in and watched an inning and a half from the CF camera well. It was amazing how clearly you could see the pitches moving even from that distance. After an inning and a half some usher opened the door and asked what we were doing out there. I replied "Just leaving" as we hurried past and disappeared. 🙂

I just had a laugh when i realized what this is: The Halo effect. Hard to attribute a halo to Putin but, yeah...that was it.

The groundskeepers in Major League would say: "they're shitty".

The internal logic was all about 'rescuing' the Ukrainians so why you would have to knock out utilities or bomb the cities? Putin is faced now with the reality that he can only conquer Ukraine, not bring it joyously into the Russian bosom. He is probably fine with upping the ante on the carnage, as was done in Georgia, but is the Russian army and populace? Russia may have a tightly controlled press, but even Putin can't keep a hot war in the middle of Europe under a bushel basket when there are millions of families with members on the other side.

Washing groceries was probably something we didn't have to do. And the initial focus on sanitizing everything.

I'v seen no confirmation of Vindman's contention that Gerasimov has been removed, but if Putin starts removing General Staff he better have them shot because they would be the vector for a palace coup.

Not directly related, but this drivers discussion reminds me of when I was first helping my son learn to drive on the highway. I told him there are two types of drivers: psychos driving faster than me and idiots driving slower than me. Assume every other vehicle either has an idiot or a psycho behind the wheel and you will be fine.

To go further, the accuracy of the information was spot on. I defended our intelligence after Iraq, even as I admitted some major issues. But overall, that, plus many other things over the years, had soured me a bit. I was definitely skeptical of not only things you posted, but what I was seeing on much of our MSM related to 'intelligence sources'. I will say this has restored some faith in our intelligence. To the original point, Biden and his administration get props for using that intelligence so well.

I grew up watching the Dukes of Hazzard and have the "Jumping on the hood" thing down to a science... at least I did 40 years ago.

Interesting

Burn down all the stadiums that were publicly funded. You want a new one? YOU pay for it!

The most sensible scenario to prepare for is the 3 days without power and water scenario. That is one that is VERY likely to occur if you are in a hurricane area anyway.

Excellent thread

the owners have a really good system that guarantees them a lot of profits. i can see why they dont want to change it substantially. the problem for me is that owners want to institute necessary changes in the pace of play and the players wont agree to it without getting more money. i wonder what the dymanic behind the scenes within the ownership group is? the big owners surely want to pay less revenue sharing and less tax, but the small owners want more revenue sharing and dont give a damn about the tax. small owners probably dont want arbitration messed with at all, and probably dont want to increase minimum salaries. how do the players - who obviously side with big spending big markets - split them from the small owners and get enough middle market owners to embrace a more moderate position? an international draft? give up some of the salary increases for first three years in exchange for a higher luxury tax ceiling?

a legit ass trcuker convoy!!

Boring Which is the worst possible thing for a troll to be

the most shocking part of that is that a host asked a republican tough question

The Ukrainians have done what the US Media failed miserably at. They made those stupid assholes bitching about "muh freedom" because they had to wear cloth over their face or get a life saving vaccine look like total idiots. Yeah, Bubba, you were so brave to walk into the 7-11 in your tactical gear and assault weapon and berate the teenage girl who asked you to wear a mask. Not easily "inspired", but damn those Ukranians are bad ass.

A history lesson for anyone wondering what all the fuss is about. This invasion is a HUGE deal and will have worldwide repercussions. For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter?” This is why Ukraine matters. It is the second-largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million - more than Poland ... Ukraine ranks: 🌐 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores; 🌐2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves; 🌐2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves); 🌐2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons); 🌐2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves; 🌐3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters) 🌐4th in the world by the total value of natural resources; 🌐7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons) Ukraine is an important agricultural country: 🌐1st in Europe in terms of arable land area; 🌐3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume); 🌐1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil; 🌐2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports; 🌐3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world; 🌐4th largest producer of potatoes in the world; 🌐5th largest rye producer in the world; 🌐5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons); 🌐8th place in the world in wheat exports; 🌐9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs; 🌐16th place in the world in cheese exports. Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people. Ukraine is an important industrialized country: 🌐1st in Europe in ammonia production; Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system; 🌐3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants; 🌐3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km); 🌐3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment; 🌐3rd largest iron exporter in the world 🌐4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world; 🌐4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers; 🌐4th place in the world in clay exports 🌐4th place in the world in titanium exports 🌐8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates; 🌐9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products; 🌐10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons). Ukraine matters. That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world.

It's not the money...it's the amount

I posted this in the bar and grill section but wanted to make sure you guys get a chance to watch this if you haven't yet. So with baseball not happening anytime soon I revisted this with my 13 yo son, he enjoyed it. If you have not watched it is a great baseball story I knew nothing about. I mean Big League Chew was invented in the bat boys parents kitchen? You can't make this stuff up!