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Lostin76

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  1. I really love IU basketball. But this is what this board reminds me of sometimes.
  2. Appreciate the context. We have a fair amount of that here. And always worse in the summer.
  3. Man, the photos of him with his siblings is really heartbreaking. I can’t even imagine what the family is going through.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/technology/heritage-auctions-vintage-videocassettes.html I spend money on some silly things myself, but VCR tapes???
  5. Geez, that’s horrible. I only saw the mention of the two near the previous shooting. I just looked up the gun homicide rate on the CDC for Kentucky - 20.8!! (Per 100,000). I know some people think NY is dangerous, but we are at 5.3.
  6. I lay the blame where it belongs. Last I’ll say on this.
  7. We will have to agree to disagree. Different people, different cities, different experiences. We aren’t always going to agree, and I certainly agree that the word crazy applies to your own comments.
  8. And there are plenty of black kids that grow up dirt poor, or sexually abused, in and out of foster care, etc WHO DON’T GO AROUND VANDALIZING PROPERTY. If you think race doesn’t matter, I can’t help you. It absolutely matters.
  9. 16-18 year old me did a LOT of stupid stuff. But I was a white kid in a small town, so it all worked out for me. But yes, your point stands. Some of these kids are not going to make it in society. I do think it’s funny that these kids are old enough to know right and wrong, but wealthy white collar criminals and politicians (who had EVERY advantage) can claim to not know better and nothing happens. I’ve got no answers or solutions honestly, and not giving near enough time to kids like people like you. So, I will bow out of this conversation. Appreciate what do, but there are not enough people like you for so many of these kids.
  10. Finished Deadwood. Man, I LOVED that series. All of the characters really grow on you. I think Al became my favorite character. Started Justified last night, only one episode in. Good so far.
  11. Did I see that there was ANOTHER multiple shooting in Louisville over the weekend? And four teens killed at a birthday party in Alabama? Barely a blip on the radar, I guess b/c it’s so common. Saw a REALLY good post over the weekend positing that if politicians were the ones being killed (instead of our children, who are apparently expendable) then there would definitely be change. Heck, these a$$hole politicians will push for guns everywhere - EXCEPT many of their events where they are not allowed. Hypocrites.
  12. I tend to agree with that statement (but don’t know the context, so could be very ignorant), but yes there needs to be some accountability. I’m not okay with writing off kids b/c of their lack of support and opportunity. There are entire segments of our society that we have decided to write off b/c they don’t look or act like us.
  13. Macron has been screwing the pooch on all fronts for a bit. Not a fan of his.
  14. Dying laughing typing this, b/c there’s only a certain subsection of America that will really get this.
  15. I hope you weren’t uncovered in the front row! 😄 Loved that dude.
  16. George and Gallagher (RIP) were pretty much right back in the day.
  17. I don’t know why we allow that BS. Every time I come back here from somewhere else I realize how much of sh#thole country we have allowed ourselves to be at the bosom on advertising and the almighty dollar.
  18. I bet you are right. I’ve not posted the death rates USA map. But it is DIRE. Poor states with no investment in health or infrastructure are the early death winners. Ding, ding, ding. But as long as those fat, old men in the statehouses are coddled and cared for, we are all good.
  19. YES. If we pretend to care about our kids, let’s do this. Let’s also put in speed limiters on automobiles on residential streets. They do it for mopeds here, why not cars (sure, I know ‘Merica and FREEDUMB)? The two reasons the US life expectancy are plummeting against the rest of the world are mainly for two reasons - guns and cars. Both fixable with some balls.
  20. Oh god yes. The dumbasses in boarding group 9 who are already standing in line to board when the pre-boarding starts. “Have you people never flown before?” Your anxiety and impatience will not make things go quicker. Vermont and New Hampshire are both so nice. Vermont in particular is beautiful country. The first time we drove up into Vermont it took me so long to figure out why it ws so beautiful and calming - they don’t have billboards or huge advertising signs roadside. NONE. You kind of get numb to just how ugly the US is when you are on the road b/c of the constant barrage of ads and worthless signs, so it took me some time to realize what was different.
  21. I hate flying and the rigamarole around flights so much. I’m not scared of them or anything. I just hate the lining up, the waiting, the people, and getting back and forth from the airport. If I can drive instead or take a train, I will always choose that. When we flew home from London a couple of weeks ago, we had left our car at JFK. We landed at 2pm and I finally parked our car at home at 7pm. JFK is 10 miles from our house but we had to drive into Manhattan to pick up our dog from the sitter, and then get back to Brooklyn. This ended up being in rush hour and literally every foot of movement was total bumper to bumper with honking. Of course it took over an hour to find a parking place. Getting home from the airport took exactly one hour less than our flight from London. So, I guess it’s not the actual flying - it’s all the crap that goes with it.
  22. Sounds like a very similar dude. With a similar big bushy beard. Wouldn’t have hurt a fly except himself in the end. Sorry man.
  23. Thank you. He was a really good dude. Introduced me to Creedence Clearwater Revival and was actually friends with John Mellencamp’s people. Lots of chatter growing up about them being around, but I didn’t realize or didn’t meet them that I knew of.
  24. Had an uncle I really loved commit suicide when I was about twelve. He was a Vietnam Vet and pretty troubled, but really had a good connection with me as a kid. I think he felt safe with me or something. Anyway, he rigged up a hose to the tailpipe of his car in his garage. That was a very bad scene and was really my first understanding of death.
  25. I watched some of the Nashville footage and totally agree. Those officers were brave and did not hesitate.
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