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Apparently Floridaman is vacationing.
As the rig is apparently from Florida.

I'm wondering about the demon on that one tree.

[ant-mac]

Dec 17, 2022 17:14:24 GMT abbey1227 said:

TSA raising fines after finding record guns in carry-ons


this ones for you, ant-mac

Guns and taxes...

If they found takeaway in the luggage, you'll have the trifecta.

[merh]

Toulon: a man causes the partial evacuation of a hospital because of a shell stuck in the anus
This 88-year-old man caused an incredible bomb threat at Sainte Musse hospital, requiring a demining team.

By The HuffPost

ANDRIY REVENKO/EYEEM/GETTY IMAGES/EYEEM
An 88-year-old man caused the partial evacuation of a hospital in Toulon because of a shell stuck in his anus. (illustrative photo)
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS - This is an unusual story. This weekend, an 88-year-old man presented himself to the emergency room of Sainte Musse hospital in Toulon… with a First World War shell stuck in his anus.

The octogenarian claimed to have found this 18 cm long by 9 cm wide shell at his brother's house, according to a police source at BFM Toulon Var .

As a first step, the hospital management organized a partial evacuation of the establishment to the main hall, with the help of security and the fire department, to manage this almost unbelievable bomb threat.

“We then had to treat our atypical patient, who immediately ensured that the shell was demilitarized , ” explains one of the hospital staff members to the Var-Matin newspaper .

[abbey1227]

Dec 22, 2022 17:10:57 GMT merh said:

Toulon: a man causes the partial evacuation of a hospital because of a shell stuck in the anus
This 88-year-old man caused an incredible bomb threat at Sainte Musse hospital, requiring a demining team.

By The HuffPost

ANDRIY REVENKO/EYEEM/GETTY IMAGES/EYEEM
An 88-year-old man caused the partial evacuation of a hospital in Toulon because of a shell stuck in his anus. (illustrative photo)
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS - This is an unusual story. This weekend, an 88-year-old man presented himself to the emergency room of Sainte Musse hospital in Toulon… with a First World War shell stuck in his anus.

The octogenarian claimed to have found this 18 cm long by 9 cm wide shell at his brother's house, according to a police source at BFM Toulon Var .

As a first step, the hospital management organized a partial evacuation of the establishment to the main hall, with the help of security and the fire department, to manage this almost unbelievable bomb threat.

“We then had to treat our atypical patient, who immediately ensured that the shell was demilitarized , ” explains one of the hospital staff members to the Var-Matin newspaper .

Shoulda sent in a tag team partner with a firing pin on his D    

[merh]

Meat!

spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/business/2022/12/22/san-diego-county-farm-is-is-reimagining-how-meat-is-raised

BUSINESS
San Diego County farm is reimag­ining how meat is raised
BY BREE STEFFEN SAN DIEGO
PUBLISHED 3:55 PM PT DEC. 22, 2022

SAN DIEGO — Paul Greive doesn’t mind the bumpy morning commute to his farm in Warner Springs because the views are so beautiful.

“I gotta pinch myself sometimes,” he said. “I forget how special it is.”

Greive is the power behind Pasturebird, a farm raising chickens outside on fresh pasture with zero vaccines, antibiotics or drugs. He has a passion for regenerative farming, and a faith that raising better chickens comes down to movement and fresh earth.

The farm uses solar powered, floorless coops on wheels that move every 24-hours to a fresh spot where the birds can forage for insects and enjoy grass while leaving behind valuable fertilizer. Greive calls it “the beautiful dance.”

“It’s expensive to do it this way. The birds definitely grow slower,” he said. “But I think they’re way happier, definitely a way healthier for the consumer. It’s a win-win.”

Adam Kreutter says he can taste the difference. Appropriately nicknamed “Bacon”, Kreutter is one of the owners of Front Row Meats, a butcher shop in San Diego who only gets their meat from local farmers who practice sustainable farming methods.

“The main thing is having people know they can vote with their dollar,” Kreutter said. “If you want to make a difference, you can choose local, sustainable farming.”

Protecting the environment is just as important as the quality of their meat for head butcher Daylon Teel. According to the ASPCA, waste from factory farms pollutes the water, land and air in neighboring communities; globally, animal agriculture represents about 14% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Teel wants their customers to share better meals together.

“Do you need to eat our meat every day? No; but if you’re going to pay money to buy meat, you might as well make it quality,” Teel said. “It doesn’t have to be every day.”

Thanks to partnerships with Pasturebird and other farms around California like them, the guys at Front Row Meats are making sure their community can support farmers, care about animals and improve the planet.

“It’s just kind of like a win for everybody,” Kreutter said.

As he walks his land, Greive can see where his chickens have been, where they will go, and the circle that will continue with the next flock.

“That’s the partnership right there,” Greive said. “That’s how you change the world, I think.”

[abbey1227]

MoneyWise
63% of Americans support the idea of new stimulus checks to combat sky-high inflation — and these states are stepping up to offer relief. But will it work?
Lauren Bird
Fri, December 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM CST

High inflation, rising interest rates and labor shortages have many experts and economists concerned about a looming recession.

With all this uncertainty, what is clear is that American households are struggling and could use some extra support right now.

A poll done by Newsweek shows 63% of Americans support a new round of stimulus checks from the federal government to combat inflation.

However, lawmakers in Washington have given no indication they plan to pass a fourth round of stimulus checks. And some analysts argue it will only aggravate the issue.

“Handing out dollars in an inflationary environment will only make matters worse by driving prices up further,” wrote Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, in a blog post this fall.

www.yahoo.com/finance/news/63-americans-support-idea-stimulus-110000692.html

comments:

18 September, 2022
All this government spending is what is causing inflation in the first place. To lower inflation we need to take money out of the economy. That is why the Fed is raising interest rates.

1 day ago

Yep. and also, this once again proves that 63% of people have no understanding of economics, fiscal policy, and what incurring additonal debt will do to this country. The more you feed hogs the more they want.

[abbey1227]

Business
MoneyWise
‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20 million American households are behind an average $788 on their utility bills — these are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

[merh]

Dec 25, 2022 7:57:40 GMT abbey1227 said:

Business
MoneyWise
‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20 million American households are behind an average $788 on their utility bills — these are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

Welcome to what we experienced with the deregulation of the 00s

The 2000–01 California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000 and 2001, was a situation in which the U.S. state of California had a shortage of electricity supply caused by market manipulations and capped retail electricity prices. The state suffered from multiple large-scale blackouts, one of the state's largest energy companies collapsed, and the economic fall-out greatly harmed Governor Gray Davis's standing.

Bills went from under $100/mo to $300-$400/mo.

[merh]

Dec 25, 2022 7:54:50 GMT abbey1227 said:

MoneyWise
63% of Americans support the idea of new stimulus checks to combat sky-high inflation — and these states are stepping up to offer relief. But will it work?
Lauren Bird
Fri, December 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM CST

High inflation, rising interest rates and labor shortages have many experts and economists concerned about a looming recession.

With all this uncertainty, what is clear is that American households are struggling and could use some extra support right now.

A poll done by Newsweek shows 63% of Americans support a new round of stimulus checks from the federal government to combat inflation.

However, lawmakers in Washington have given no indication they plan to pass a fourth round of stimulus checks. And some analysts argue it will only aggravate the issue.

“Handing out dollars in an inflationary environment will only make matters worse by driving prices up further,” wrote Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, in a blog post this fall.

www.yahoo.com/finance/news/63-americans-support-idea-stimulus-110000692.html

comments:

18 September, 2022
All this government spending is what is causing inflation in the first place. To lower inflation we need to take money out of the economy. That is why the Fed is raising interest rates.

1 day ago

Yep. and also, this once again proves that 63% of people have no understanding of economics, fiscal policy, and what incurring additonal debt will do to this country. The more you feed hogs the more they want.

Almost everyone wants "free money"

[abbey1227]

Dec 26, 2022 4:51:06 GMT merh said:

Dec 25, 2022 7:57:40 GMT abbey1227 said:

Business
MoneyWise
‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20 million American households are behind an average $788 on their utility bills — these are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

Welcome to what we experienced with the deregulation of the 00s

The 2000–01 California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000 and 2001, was a situation in which the U.S. state of California had a shortage of electricity supply caused by market manipulations and capped retail electricity prices. The state suffered from multiple large-scale blackouts, one of the state's largest energy companies collapsed, and the economic fall-out greatly harmed Governor Gray Davis's standing.

Bills went from under $100/mo to $300-$400/mo.

Believe it or not.........utilities is kinda one area where I can see collectivism's usefulness. I mean, things like water or electricity SHOULD BE widely available and extremely inexpensive.........but they allow it to remain kinda handled by others? And like always, the lies of Govt end up costing people more than they were promised?

We have WPS here, Wisconsin Public Service. And it's privately run, stocks owned, etc.......but it is heavily regulated and has to ask permission to raise rates? And meanwhile it implements policies like forcing every bill payer to contribute to the poor? And they're not allowed to turn off the power after late Fall, until early Spring. Guess how many people milk that for all it's worth? 

[abbey1227]

Dec 26, 2022 4:52:05 GMT merh said:

Almost everyone wants "free money"

If I approached you on the street and offered you a $100 bill........would you just smile and take it?

And where/how did so many Americans come to believe that the money was "free"? Or is it they just don't care so long as someone else foots the bill? It's pretty pathetic either way, imo

[merh]

Arizona man tries to bring woman back to life by stabbing her in heart, police say

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National
December 25, 2022 at 2:40 pm PST

MESA, Ariz. — An Arizona man is accused of performing a ritual to bring a dead woman back to life by stabbing her in the heart and then not telling police about the body for days, authorities said.

Stephen Joseph Anderson, 34, of Mesa, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct, one felony count of mutilation of a body and a misdemeanor count of failure to report a death, KPHO-TV reported. Anderson also faces a recommended charge of being a prohibited possessor of weapons because he is a convicted felon and is not allowed to have the knife, according to online court documents.

Court records show that Anderson met the woman, Rebecca Lynn Lambert, 33, at a park near his house on Nov. 12. The couple went to Anderson’s bedroom and allegedly took methamphetamine, according to KPHO.

Anderson allegedly told investigators that he took a shower, and when he returned to the bedroom, Lambert was dead, the television station reported.

Court documents state that Anderson tried to revive Lambert by performing a ritual that included stabbing the woman’s heart with a 5-inch knife.

On Nov. 14, Anderson was observed in the middle of a street holding a knife and hammer, KPHO reported. Officers arriving at the scene moments later told him to drop the knife, which he did. Anderson was then taken into custody, according to the television station.

According to police, Anderson was taken to a mental health facility. In a telephone call to his mother, Anderson allegedly told her to keep his children out of his bedroom.

Curious, the woman went to the residence and found Lambert’s body, KPHO reported.

According to police, Anderson allegedly admitted to killing Lambert. He was then arrested and booked into jail, according to court records.

[merh]

Dec 26, 2022 5:30:44 GMT abbey1227 said:

Dec 26, 2022 4:52:05 GMT merh said:

Almost everyone wants "free money"

If I approached you on the street and offered you a $100 bill........would you just smile and take it?

And where/how did so many Americans come to believe that the money was "free"? Or is it they just don't care so long as someone else foots the bill? It's pretty pathetic either way, imo

Me?
Retired law enforcement?

Or the average person?

Why do you think reparations are so popular?
Free.money.

[abbey1227]

Dec 26, 2022 9:05:56 GMT merh said:

Me?
Retired law enforcement?

Or the average person?

Why do you think reparations are so popular?
Free.money.

You realize that even the average person would first react with a bit of skepticism.  I think you'd be even harder to convince to take it.

Just another Govt handout.

At this point, just give EVERYONE a cool $Million. All problems solved, right? What more could anyone want? 

[abbey1227]

The New York Times
As Applications Fall, Police Departments Lure Recruits With Bonuses and Attention
Mitch Smith Sun, December 25, 2022 at 10:30 AM CST

WASHINGTON — As U.S. police departments seek to overcome an exodus of disgruntled officers and a sudden decline in applications, they are wooing recruits with some of the tactics a football coach might use to land a prized quarterback.

www.yahoo.com/news/applications-fall-police-departments-lure-163034078.html

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comments:

15 hours ago

I won’t go back to that profession no matter how much cash they throw out there…my work/life balance and overall happiness has improved drastically since leaving. Between local and national politics, long hours and missing family events for years, little sleep, and obviously dealing with terrible things…why would anyone want to go into that profession now? My old agency is struggling terribly with retirements and resignations and won’t recover anytime soon.

17 hours ago

Portland lost a lot of officers because we had no "riot squad" just ordinary patrol officers doing overtime as the riot squad without training and with contradictory orders, which turned out to be EVERY NIGHT for a year because our mayor, who is also the default police commissioner (terrible idea, Portland need's an elected police commissioner), did NOTHING to stop the hooliganism, so many officers ended up exhausted, and with the non-support, complicated by brutality from the Feds, courtesy of Cucinelli, they all quit, so our mayor has decided the solution is to hire anyone over 18 and rush their training. Worst possible solution.

15 hours ago

My neighbor worked his way up from beat cop to homicide detective. In 2020 he was told he had to go for refresher training in crowd control due to the BLM protests going on in our city. Since he was in his mid 50's he decided to put in his retirement paperwork.

My wife retired five years ago as a special education teacher. She loved working with the kids, it was the parents who changed.

In both instances we have a profession full of dedicated people making less money than they could elsewhere because they love what they're doing. The problem is our society doesn't show respect to such people. The retention problems are something we (meaning society) deserve.

17 hours ago
Life comes at you fast.

If you think crime has gotten bad since 2020 then just wait until the economic downturn of 2023 really gets going.

Minneapolis desperately offering $7k for people to remain on their department really shows what happens when you treat the bunch as bad because of a few bad apples.

14 hours ago

I would like to see more respect for officers and more respect for people in general. It goes both ways.

I do believe however, no matter what the issue is, if you Simply obey police commands and/or quit doing the crime altogether, you will see a lot More lives saved.

15 hours ago

It’s not just the police who are having trouble finding applicants. Hospitals can’t find enough people to work. Try to go throw a fast food drive through and it will take forever.

16 hours ago

Who'd want to go into law enforcement today, or the military for that matter. We did it to ourselves.

16 hours ago

Teachers and Police Officers, public servants that once were held in high regard. Now the media has trained certain segments of the public to look down on them and think of them as the enemy, even though it's an extremely small percentage that actually "mess up". But, that doesn't make a good news story. Now you have this. Good job mainstream media, you are doing great things for this country. Keep up the psyop.

[merh]

WEIRD BUT TRUE
Driver forgets wife during pee stop, forces her to walk 12.5 miles for help
By Ben Cost
December 26, 2022 1:44pm Updated

A Thai driver is being ridiculed online after accidentally leaving his wife behind during a pee stop -- which forced her to walk over 12 miles to seek help. Boontom Chaimoon, 55, said he thought Amnuay Chaimoon, 49, was in the backseat sleeping the whole time. He apologized to his wife profusely upon his return.
For better or worse, he didn’t mean to kick her to the curb.

The marriage-testing mistake occurred after Boontom Chaimoon, 55 and his wife, Amnuay Chaimoon, 49, embarked on a road trip at 3 a.m. Sunday to spend the New Year in her hometown in the Maha Sarakham Province,

All was going swimmingly until her husband said he urgently needed to urinate and parked his car by the side of the road. Amnuay reportedly asked her other half why he didn’t stop at a gas station — but when he didn’t answer, she also decided to relieve herself in the jungle.

Her hubby apparently didn’t notice she had to go, too.

When the wife returned from her bathroom break, she saw what her husband had driven off without her — leaving her alone on the side of the road in the dark, according to local site Daily News.

[merh]

Dec 26, 2022 9:45:32 GMT abbey1227 said:

Dec 26, 2022 9:05:56 GMT merh said:

Me?
Retired law enforcement?

Or the average person?

Why do you think reparations are so popular?
Free.money.

You realize that even the average person would first react with a bit of skepticism.  I think you'd be even harder to convince to take it.

Just another Govt handout.

At this point, just give EVERYONE a cool $Million. All problems solved, right? What more could anyone want? 

But this isn't a stranger on the street.
This is the government.

Say once day when you checked out, Walmart told you no charge-its on them.
Would you argue?

[merh]

Dec 26, 2022 12:03:58 GMT abbey1227 said:

The New York Times
As Applications Fall, Police Departments Lure Recruits With Bonuses and Attention
Mitch Smith Sun, December 25, 2022 at 10:30 AM CST

WASHINGTON — As U.S. police departments seek to overcome an exodus of disgruntled officers and a sudden decline in applications, they are wooing recruits with some of the tactics a football coach might use to land a prized quarterback.

www.yahoo.com/news/applications-fall-police-departments-lure-163034078.html

==========================================

comments:

15 hours ago

I won’t go back to that profession no matter how much cash they throw out there…my work/life balance and overall happiness has improved drastically since leaving. Between local and national politics, long hours and missing family events for years, little sleep, and obviously dealing with terrible things…why would anyone want to go into that profession now? My old agency is struggling terribly with retirements and resignations and won’t recover anytime soon.

17 hours ago

Portland lost a lot of officers because we had no "riot squad" just ordinary patrol officers doing overtime as the riot squad without training and with contradictory orders, which turned out to be EVERY NIGHT for a year because our mayor, who is also the default police commissioner (terrible idea, Portland need's an elected police commissioner), did NOTHING to stop the hooliganism, so many officers ended up exhausted, and with the non-support, complicated by brutality from the Feds, courtesy of Cucinelli, they all quit, so our mayor has decided the solution is to hire anyone over 18 and rush their training. Worst possible solution.

15 hours ago

My neighbor worked his way up from beat cop to homicide detective. In 2020 he was told he had to go for refresher training in crowd control due to the BLM protests going on in our city. Since he was in his mid 50's he decided to put in his retirement paperwork.

My wife retired five years ago as a special education teacher. She loved working with the kids, it was the parents who changed.

In both instances we have a profession full of dedicated people making less money than they could elsewhere because they love what they're doing. The problem is our society doesn't show respect to such people. The retention problems are something we (meaning society) deserve.

17 hours ago
Life comes at you fast.

If you think crime has gotten bad since 2020 then just wait until the economic downturn of 2023 really gets going.

Minneapolis desperately offering $7k for people to remain on their department really shows what happens when you treat the bunch as bad because of a few bad apples.

14 hours ago

I would like to see more respect for officers and more respect for people in general. It goes both ways.

I do believe however, no matter what the issue is, if you Simply obey police commands and/or quit doing the crime altogether, you will see a lot More lives saved.

15 hours ago

It’s not just the police who are having trouble finding applicants. Hospitals can’t find enough people to work. Try to go throw a fast food drive through and it will take forever.

16 hours ago

Who'd want to go into law enforcement today, or the military for that matter. We did it to ourselves.

16 hours ago

Teachers and Police Officers, public servants that once were held in high regard. Now the media has trained certain segments of the public to look down on them and think of them as the enemy, even though it's an extremely small percentage that actually "mess up". But, that doesn't make a good news story. Now you have this. Good job mainstream media, you are doing great things for this country. Keep up the psyop.

I told you about the unpaid overtime in my job.

My pension is my overtime pay

[abbey1227]

Dec 27, 2022 0:48:06 GMT merh said:

But this isn't a stranger on the street.
This is the government.

Say one day when you checked out, Walmart told you no charge-its on them.
Would you argue?

I'd still question.

here's an oldie, but a goodie..........