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bmccoy
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Port Orchard, WA

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First!

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Just got 2 tuxedo colored Domestic Short-Hair kittens from my county's humane society, and they're doing great! I hope you all have a great weekend!

YukonHawk
join:2001-01-07
Patterson, NY

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Re: First!

I'll second that! Very nice cats! One of my neighbors has one. Sweetest cat I ever met and that's coming from a dog person. Have a good one!
Jim_in_VA (banned)
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Cobbs Creek, VA

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I'm a dog lover myself, but I salute you for saving the kittys, well done sir

chip89
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My Cats!

backfeed
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Nice kitties. Cats are cool.... actually the story is.. "Cats Rule, Dogs Drool" but I like dogs also....

miataman
I've attained a PHD in DVR.
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Re: First!

said by backfeed:

"Cats Rule, Dogs Drool" b

Dogs have a family.... Cats have "staff" !
oldmike
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Latonia, KY

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Re: First!

said by miataman:

said by backfeed:

"Cats Rule, Dogs Drool" b

Dogs have a family.... Cats have "staff" !

Actually, it's "Dogs have masters ... Cats have staff".

FureverFurry
RIP Daphne: 3/12/05 - 6/19/12
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They are adorable. And thank you for adopting two !!

My cat cause is rescue Bengal cats. So many idiot people get them without reading up on the breed and then "dump" them. Anyway, well done and enjoy your furry family .

N3OGH
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I have 2 that are brothers. Had them 5 years now. Had some ups and downs, but things are pretty good now. It's fun to watch litter mates interact...

bmccoy
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Port Orchard, WA

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Another picture!

R7000
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PGA Tour golfing star goes down on cocaine beef; suspended 6 Mos.

PGATour has its first DOCUMENTED star creep(Dustin Johnson).

»www.foxsports.com/golf/s ··· t-080114

""Golf.com is reporting Johnson has failed three drug tests. The site says he flunked one for marijuana in 2009 and two others for cocaine in 2012 and 2014, respectively. FOX Sports 1 golf insider Robert Lusetich reports that one of those tests was at the U.S. Open.

According to the report, he was suspended for the 2012 test but it was not made public.

Golf.com also says Johnson had had a sexual indiscretion with at least one wife of a PGA Tour player. Lusetich reports that he had such indiscretions with two PGA Tour wives, one of which ended a marriage.""

»www.golf.com/tour-and-ne ··· -cocaine

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Re: PGA Tour golfing star goes down on cocaine beef; suspended 6 Mos.

PGA won't confirm Johnson suspension. Their agreement with union on drug testing prohibits them from announcing action over drug use. Someone at PGA didn't like policy and leaked info to press.
From: Tom Kelly
Kearnstd
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Re: PGA Tour golfing star goes down on cocaine beef; suspended 6 Mos.

Good thing for leaks then.

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Re: PGA Tour golfing star goes down on cocaine beef; suspended 6 Mos.

said by Kearnstd:

Good thing for leaks then.

Comments about PGA Tour's no comment policy on drugs: »espn.go.com/golf/story/_ ··· ned-golf

tubbynet
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MVM
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said by R7000 :

PGATour has its first DOCUMENTED star creep(Dustin Johnson).

why all of the other sports get to have all of the fun?

q.
Timmn
join:2000-04-23
Tinley Park, IL

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Dumb Question

Next door to my house is a parking lot for a restaurant that is very popular with AT&T technicians. They back their truck into the parking space, and then get two red traffic cones and put one in front and one in the back of the truck. There are no back-to-back parking spaces, so one of the cones is always in the grass behind the truck.

So, why do they do that? It's not going to prevent anyone from hitting the truck, in fact, today I watched a guy in a car leave the parking lot with a cone stuck under his back bumper. Is it a company rule? What's the logic behind it?
Paul in WA
join:2010-09-11
Centralia, WA

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Re: Dumb Question

When I worked for Viacom cable it was a rule that was instituted after a driver ran over a small child who was playing behind the truck. The idea of course is that the driver, while removing the cones will see any danger before she or he drives off.
Timmn
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Tinley Park, IL

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Re: Dumb Question

Thanks, sounds logical, I wish I had thought of that.

Ebolla
join:2005-09-28
Dracut, MA

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Re: Dumb Question

It is to do a forced check around the vehicle, children, animals or even accidently leaving a tool on ground, most telcom's techs do it

chip89
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It is for safety reasons people can see the truck & they have to go behind the truck so they can see behind it & look at the area & truck for any hazards. You should also go behind & look before backing up for safety of you & others. I always look before backing up.
Paul in WA
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Centralia, WA

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Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

"We are The Gig City (Chattanooga, TN) - The city that is "terrifying big telecom" with our 600 sq. mile gigabit fiber grid. Mayor and network CEO here - Ask Us Anything!"

»www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/co ··· ty_that/
Kommie2 (banned)
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Re: Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

Socialism works, especially for utilites.

Zenit_IIfx
The system is the solution
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·Comcast XFINITY

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Re: Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

Well, not always. Has to be the right kind of Socialism. Centrally-planned economies like the USSR always failed horridly at Telecom - not enough output to build out infrastructure for the demand. Moscow only got digital switching in the late-80's! Of course this is not a good example, but it just has to be stated for discussions sake.

But in the USA's case I agree. Many, if not a majority of large infrastructure projects have been financed by local, state, and federal government. I do not see why Broadband infrastructure should be classified as different from roads, water systems, power grids. Private industry has proven unwilling to provide service, just like the for-profit electric companies of the 30's.

A little regulation, some public projects, and the situation will improve just like rural electrification back in the day.

It sure makes more sense than starting another war at untold costs with many bodies. Broadband would not do that. But the Telco lobby + Telco boot-lickers here would want you to think that competition would kill children, spread cancer, etc

Kommie2 (banned)
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Re: Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

For 1% of the Price of the F35 everyone in the US could have gotten FTTH.

John Galt6
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Re: Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

You shouls read this:

»www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ ··· 61BF.pdf

Zenit_IIfx
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Re: Interesting post on Reddit re: Chattanooga municipal GB fiber grid

That research paper is wonderful - I wish more people would be aware of what was stolen from us by the Baby Bells post-96 deregulation.

scott2020
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MO

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Thanks for posting this. I have some reading to do! I'm through the first handful of pages and I can't stop.
Kearnstd
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A government built fiber network with private providers on it. Much like how many car and gas taxation builds roads, But I can choose to hire Fedex or UPS or USPS when I need a package delivered

dslwanter
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Good Morning

I just made the best omelet ever.

Zenit_IIfx
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Re: Good Morning

Tell us what was in this omelet, please.

I made an omelet with pepper jack cheese, honey ham, and fresh green peppers the other day...it was good. Brown eggs, not the white eggs.

dslwanter
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Re: Good Morning

I kept it simple: Onions, celery, mushrooms, and cheddar. Used country crock in the Pan, 3 eggs . Side of toast, also with country crock. It just tasted awesome for some reason.

Packeteers
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rainy day weekend in nyc

had an authentic sushi dinner and shopped a nearby japanese grocery (in sunnyside queens) which was so uncharacteristically cheap that i plan to return and stock up more.

next is authentic austrian sausage dinner and a 3D movie. any more of these rained out summer weekends and I will have to find where homer simpson get's his blue stretch pants.

»www.youtube.com/watch?v= ··· zmIEb2kM


sorry guys, but i had to sell ad space here so i could afford such delectable...
Happydude32
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It's Almost Time...

For the unofficial beginning of REAL football. Screw that soccer crap! Giants/Bills tomorrow at the HOF. Can't wait!
lawpdx
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Portland, OR

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Re: It's Almost Time...

Yes!

chip89
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Columbia Station, OH

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Water

The Water in Toledo is not safe to drink it has been poisoned! »abcnews.go.com/Health/wi ··· 24819112

IowaCowboy
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Can't wait to start the bus training

Start my bus driver CDL training 8/23 for the weekend course. 3 1/2 weekends.

I have several friends in Iowa who have Class A CDLs (tractor trailer). CDL jobs are decent paying jobs.

I was watching YouTube videos this morning of truckers who couldn't back their trailers up worth diddly. Took them 10 minutes to get it centered in the dock. And Alley Dock is on the CDL road test. Should be easier on a Class B than a Class A.

I'm nervous about the road test.

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Technicholas
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Iowa State Fair

I heard that Verizon is using two small cells this year at the Iowa State Fair, I am getting very fast speeds. »www.speedtest.net/my-res ··· 13855440 XLTE is here!

The back hall is much faster this year too. Ping much lower, getting 70ms on my laptop 4G LTE hotspot.

Nicholas

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ARGONAUT
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The Bear Factor


Have a bear and a smile.
Damn you cokehead bears!

FureverFurry
RIP Daphne: 3/12/05 - 6/19/12
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Re: The Bear Factor

Oh no .. a bare bear !

chip89
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Don't show DC that....

Duramax08
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Bought me a new computer chair

Hope its worth it.

»www.dxracer.com/art96_dx ··· -nr.html

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Happydude32
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Finally!

After upwards of a year for serious hunting, and 17 years of wishing finally was able to seal the deal on my dream Navigator. My payments are a little higher than I would have liked, but it’s a 2013 (as opposed to a 2011, which is what I thought I’d end up with), with 20,000 miles and 4 years left on the factory warranty. Red exterior (would have preferred black, but any color but white is good), charcoal interior (the color I wanted), navigation system w/ SiriusXM and Ford Sync, heated/cooled front and second row seats, and of course the one thing I will never be without again, a moonroof. Not sure what other nonstandard options and features are on it but I will be having fun with my new toy shortly, should have it in a week and a half to two weeks.

Only two decisions I need to make yet, 1) What temperature xenon’s will I be installing (toss up between 6000K and 12000K) and 2) where is my first road trip with this thing going to be!
biochemistry
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Re: Finally!

Glad to see you are getting your dream car. What took 17 years?
Happydude32
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Re: Finally!

Thanks. Part of the reason it took so long was because the Navigator went into production in May 1997 for the 1998 model year when I was 12 years old. I was fan of the Expedition, and then when Ford came out with it's more expensive and chromed out twin cousin, I fell in love.

My first car was a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer that I got on my last day of high school in '03, in 2008 I went for an '05 Aviator, which was built on the Explorer platform and a mini Navigator, and now that I have a great job and was able to build up (again) a nice savings for a down payment, I felt it was a great time to finally make the leap and get my self into a lot of debt for the next handful of years

Most kids dream of owning some sports car, not me my dream was always a Navigator. Never had a desire for some exotic import. Hell, I don't even like riding in, let alone driving smaller vehicles. Now that the next generation of Navigator is going all sissy with that Ecoboost crap, I felt it was the perfect time as the 2014 would be the newest I'd ever get.

Noah Vail
Oh God please no.
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Truth from US Gov Intelligence Agencies

I'm dedicating this post to recounting each fully truthful statement, told by US Intelligence Agencies
(during the Bush/Obama administrations).

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