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Post by swetz on Sept 11, 2020 15:22:31 GMT -5
I never did like Pro Football or Basketball because I don't trust people that play for money instead of fun. When you play for money you can easily take more money to throw a game for the bookies. I prefer to watch College Football where they don't take a knee during our Star Spangled Banner National Anthem. If you don't like that then tough. Because they tend to protest way too much. That is why the fans are booing them. We have one Anthem for the USA and if they don't like it they can move back where they came from. Where they came from? Where is that exactly?
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Post by swetz on Sept 11, 2020 8:37:59 GMT -5
I wish that everyone would stop going to watch the NFL games and the NBA games. They all remind me of the Romans and the Gladiators fighting for the crowds approval. One is a majority of black players and the other was a bunch of slaves. In both cases they were playing for the crowds and the elites in society. I'm watching the NHL playoffs right now and it's weird to see them playing in an empty Ice Hockey Stadium with no crowds cheering them on. I miss hearing the organ playing and the crowds yelling and chanting for their teams. I miss seeing the crowds yelling at the refs. It's just not the same as it was in the past. But it beats watching a NBA team full of 98% black players playing basketball. It's time to raise the goal up another 2 ft so they can't dunk the ball so easily. Make them shoot the ball. Make them stop carrying the ball by putting their hands under the ball and or holding onto the ball with their hands. Make them take only 1.5 steps or else call traveling on them. Make them stop fouling so much. Stop the moving picks. Make them shoot the ball and stop the double dribbling. IE make them play the game by the rules. The NBA reminds of of the Black Entertainment Channel or the Channel on WOW Cable that only speaks Spanish. That is one channel I can't watch as I can't understand a word the say. Even the commercials are in Spanish. This is the USA and we speak English here. We fought a war against Mexico (Spanish Speaking Country) and won. So we should not have to press 1 to hear the phone in English. That should be automatic here in the USA. When I call my Lindy Company to report my mom's INR readings to them I have to press 1 to hear the phone prompts in English and that makes me madder than heck. This is America and if I get a phone call from someone with a foreign accent I automatically hang up on them as I know it's a spammer from some other country trying to sell me something I don't want or need or they are trying to hack information from me. I have had cancer in the past and took Zantac. So when I saw an add on TV about a law suit against the maker of this product I called the 800 number and signed up. When the law firms representative called me he had a Spanish Accent and I could not really understand him. He was a fast talker and I gave him some initial information about my cancer diagnosis and told him that I was prescribed Ranitidine based products for acid reflux disease. They ended up calling me again and I told them that I didn't like talking to someone who does not speak English as their first Language. I developed a dislike for people that don't speak English as their first Language after calling Microsoft for tech support and getting people from South America that can't speak English clearly without a stupid Spanish accent. And when I wanted or needed tech support I needed a person that could speak plane understandable English. I would all Microsoft and wait 30 minutes while listening to elevator music before I got to speak to a person and then I would get some guy that can't speak plain English and I would just really get madder and madder. Many times I would tell them to give me a person that can speak English. Often their supervisors would speak better English. Microsoft like most other companies like my WOW cable company stopped putting their tech support here in the USA and instead moved them to foreign companies like the one in South American and sometimes in the Philippines. I hated that they did that. It's hard enough talking to people about Microsoft Software Products like their email or Windows Products. Then you add a language barrier into the equation it just adds more frustration to the process. I'm a white Archie Bunker I guess. LOL. I have no patience for incompetence even when I'm the one who's incompetent at times. So essentially you're prejudiced against anyone who doesn't speak English and even people who do, but with an accent? Also, why would a team being 98% black be an issue?
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Post by swetz on Sept 7, 2020 9:03:59 GMT -5
Ahhh, yeah, I remember that sophisticated name now. Unbelievable. But yeah, I read that a female member discharged her rifle striking a couple members. I was surprised no charges were filed. A well regulated Militia being necessary for a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Let's talk about the first part of the 2nd amendment. A Militia shall be regulated is basically what it is saying. When you have 40 armed men marching down the street then to me that is a Militia and the State should regulate that militia. So should it be considered an insurrection by militia or not? Should the State Police disarm these men or make them disperse and keep their arms. It's ok to own a firearms. But there are laws that regulate how we use our arms. For example there is a law against murdering or shooting people except in defense of one's life. Many people are sitting in prison right now on the charge of murder. The states frown on the formation of militias too. But what are the laws about forming armed militias? I read that KY allows people to bear arms like AR15's in public. But what if those same people bearing arms start using them? Is that then a revolution that the State must try to put down? Is your issue with militias in general or this one in particular?
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Post by swetz on Sept 5, 2020 9:54:43 GMT -5
What country can U.S. citizens go to illegally and expect to receive the same benefits, representation, liberties, etc. as the legal citizens of that country? I’ve asked that question many times before and have yet to get an answer. I would point out that illegal immigrants do not have the same benefits and liberties as citizens in the US. Additionally, what's the relevance of how other countries operate? If you believe in American exceptionalism, by definition wouldn't we be doing many things differently than other nations?
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Post by swetz on Sept 5, 2020 9:28:19 GMT -5
We had a discussion long ago, that got locked for getting too contentious.
Hopefully, this doesn't go that far, but non-citizens do have some rights under the US constitution. Not all obviously, such as the right to vote. You may disagree with that or think it shouldn't be the case, but it is.
In terms of population counting for legal representation, based on the article it sounds like that isn't settled case law so that's a separate issue.
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Post by swetz on Aug 27, 2020 20:57:49 GMT -5
You could use a tape measure to the measure the distance.
You could also just count paces to have something reasonably consistent to measure by.
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Post by swetz on Aug 17, 2020 8:03:05 GMT -5
Not for entertainment, but you recorded it, edited it into a video, and posted it online? I simply don't believe you.
You're just back tracking and trying to justify yourself now because you didn't get the kudos or LOLs you were expecting.
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Post by swetz on Aug 16, 2020 15:15:46 GMT -5
A long time ago we got a kit and tried to make mozzarella cheese. It turned out okay, but we got maybe 5 oz from a gallon of milk. It probably would have been a lot better with better milk and a larger batch that made it feel more worthwhile. I would of thought you’d got more than that maybe it’s not worth it but I sure am thinking about trying it It wasn't difficult really or even expensive, so if you're interested go for it. For me it was just a bit of a let down to see how little I got in the end. It also probably didn't help that I really like soft fresh mozzarella and mine was not as good as that. You may have better results with some top shelf milk as a starting point or maybe making a different type of cheese.
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Post by swetz on Aug 16, 2020 14:45:10 GMT -5
A long time ago we got a kit and tried to make mozzarella cheese. It turned out okay, but we got maybe 5 oz from a gallon of milk.
It probably would have been a lot better with better milk and a larger batch that made it feel more worthwhile.
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Post by swetz on Aug 15, 2020 20:51:16 GMT -5
Hmm I wonder why hunters get a bad reputation? Such a mystery.
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Post by swetz on Aug 2, 2020 12:23:40 GMT -5
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Post by swetz on Aug 1, 2020 11:17:02 GMT -5
Yeah. We have been eating more at home, but I don't think that's a bad thing. I've actually lost some weight as a result.
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Post by swetz on Jul 29, 2020 14:10:37 GMT -5
I think you should discuss this with your primary care physician.
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Post by swetz on Jul 26, 2020 20:47:03 GMT -5
I just saw on another web site news release that a bunch or armed black guys are marching in Louisville, KY. That is just asking for trouble. Is KY an open carry state? If so and none are breaking any laws, that's their right.
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Post by swetz on Jul 24, 2020 21:32:05 GMT -5
A private company is not obligated to provide you a platform to voice your opinion. As others have pointed out, you are free to start your own website and set the rules as you like.
The key difference with the suit you mentioned regarding Trump not being permitted to block people is that he used the social media platform for official announcements.
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Post by swetz on Jul 22, 2020 20:58:57 GMT -5
I am completely ignorant about saddles (among other things), what does a complete system weigh? Depends on how obsessed you are with weight savings and what tradeoffs you are willing to make. I'd say an average setup with a full set of climbing sticks and platform is probably 15lbs or so total. If you're willing to one stick climb, you can shave off quite a few pounds and get down more around 12 lbs or so. Climbing sticks are usually the heaviest part of the setup.
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Post by swetz on Jul 20, 2020 9:30:31 GMT -5
I'd think any of those saddles would become uncomfortable in pretty short order? Looks like a climber is a whole lot better option for someone who wants to be pretty mobile. I've done 11-12 hour sits in a saddle. I don't find it any more uncomfortable than a ladder stand for that duration. I haven't used a climber so I can't compare with that in terms of comfort.
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Post by swetz on Jul 19, 2020 18:20:10 GMT -5
Climbing harnesses are too uncomfortable to hang on alone. You can use a rock climbing harness to back up a sit drag or fleece saddle if funds are tight. Treehopper also makes a sling called the recon that is $150 that a lot of people swear by. I'm actually considering getting one. www.treehopperllc.com/shop/recon-sling/
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Post by swetz on Jul 17, 2020 17:16:52 GMT -5
Without having personally examined the available evidence and hearing eye witness statements, neither you nor I can make any informed determination on the matter.
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Post by swetz on Jul 6, 2020 21:08:57 GMT -5
I saw a few of the videos on FB this morning. It doesn't show how things started, but it isn't pretty to say the least.
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