Posts for: cbabcock
Feb 13, 2021 11:01:43 #
I had a hammer once. Replaced the handle three times, and the head twice. Best hammer I ever had.
Jan 22, 2021 09:47:00 #
Jan 21, 2021 09:56:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's a start.
Jan 20, 2021 10:43:26 #
Lucian wrote:
You fail to realize maybe, that at least half the country did not want to see Trump go, so do remember who you may be addressing when you send such a comment. Plus the news orgs. don't always print the whole story, so sometimes you may only be reading half of what was really going on, with any event being reported.
"At least half...."????? Not reflected in the vote....And he left DC with his lowest approval rating ever, and the lowest of any President.
Jan 20, 2021 09:29:45 #
A tree fell on our travel trailer, parked in a park, last summer. My wife was inside, 2 foot diameter branch missed her by inches, crushed the fold down bed and canvas roof behind her. Other branches pierced the roof. Trailer was totaled. There was no wind, nothing, just an old, dead cottonwood tree whose time it was to fall down.
Jan 20, 2021 09:00:59 #
fourlocks wrote:
Thank you for the best wishes. It seems America's reputation among most countries has faltered over the past four years and I hope we can regain our status as a leader for issues like environment, social equality, personal freedoms, etc. Your posting will draw (has drawn) the ire of many who believe campaign slogans and (unfulfilled) promises represent reality but the majority of us believe America was headed in a dangerous direction and like you, now breathe a sigh of relief.
Jan 20, 2021 09:00:11 #
Ruthlessrider wrote:
I do live here.
I do vote here.
I do pay taxes.
SO.......Thanks for the best wishes!
I do vote here.
I do pay taxes.
SO.......Thanks for the best wishes!
Amen!!
Jan 11, 2021 11:25:35 #
Dec 23, 2020 12:38:35 #
ecblackiii wrote:
Glad you have good USPS service. But most do not!... (show quote)
Can you please give sources for claiming that "most do not" have good USPS service?
The pension problem is that Congress mandated that USPS prefund its pension contributions out to 75 years before the pensions are due. One commenter said that it is like Visa anticipating you would spend $1 million during the time you have the card, and requiring that you pay the $1 million up front.
https://www.vox.com/2018/3/30/17176852/trump-amazon-post-office
It seems it is hard to tell whether the Amazon deal is good for the USPS overall.
My conclusion is that some in Congress, over the years, have managed to make it difficult for USPS to succeed, in order to kill it and shift business to the private sector. Of course, if the private sector were to take over the functions of USPS, (my opinion), we would close rural post offices, cut back on delivery days, reduce wages to minimum wage, enrich the CEOs, enrich the shareholders, and raise rates.
Dec 23, 2020 10:18:09 #
Gasman57 wrote:
I can only assume you or a family member works for them. Stay safe.
Nobody I know works for them. I am well aware of the issues, and most stem from the desire of some in Congress to privatize the USPS. Their motive? To create and expand money making opportunities for the owners in the private sector.
Dec 4, 2020 10:58:26 #
The entity that supplies electricity to my local (municipally owned) electric utility has a solar farm that supplies much of that electricity. It has a goal, and a plan, to completely eliminate the use of fossil fuels in its power stations within the next 10 years. At that point, no emissions from those stations.
I see that as a good thing.
I see that as a good thing.
Nov 23, 2020 10:05:50 #
tradio wrote:
If you think supporting a cop hating racist terror organization is caring for people and the environment, I can't help you.
I just looked at their website. I couldn't find anything about a cop hating racist terror organization, only diversity and the environment.
Of course one can decide to patronize, or not, any business based on what the owners of that business (in their case, employee owned) support or don't support. I confess that I shy away from any business that thinks killing a quarter of a million Americans is OK, or discriminating against someone because of their skin color, or sexual orientation, or gender, is also OK.
Nov 15, 2020 09:08:04 #
I have one. I got it when I got Roku. The TV had only one hdmi input, so the Roku plugged into one port on the switch, cable box on the other. It works.
Nov 3, 2020 08:49:25 #
halraiser wrote:
The treaty with Iran was an abomination. Not really enforceable and even its supporters agreed that after ten years it would allow the Iranians to develop nukes.
A ten year delay is better than nothing. It allowed for breathing room, and a chance for diplomacy to work. Of course we gave up on diplomacy four years ago, backed out of the treaty, rattled our swords, pushed Iran to accelerate production of material for weapons, set the stage for Israel, our surrogate, to attack.
I'm looking forward to a return to real diplomacy!
Oct 19, 2020 09:22:06 #
Xinloi6870 wrote:
“Yours truly, KOMA....Oklahoma City !”
1520 on the dial. Came in loud and clear at night in Colorado, so I’d listen until I fell asleep. If you grew up in Denver, KIMN 950 was THE radio station during the 60’s.
1520 on the dial. Came in loud and clear at night in Colorado, so I’d listen until I fell asleep. If you grew up in Denver, KIMN 950 was THE radio station during the 60’s.
I grew up in Denver, remember KIMN and KOMA well. Once in awhile, XREX from Del Rio, TX.