Just Wow

[spenser1058]

I know many of our posters will consider this blasphemy but The Atlantic ponders “How Tall Is Too Tall?” when it comes to vertical towers:

https://apple.news/A9MbkBtm9THCK9RB7NzgVEQ

[spenser1058]

A great read about someone from the country who took the road less traveled:

https://apple.news/AuUipqwCMQt-t5oJhjPIJcw

From The Washington Post

For those of us from working class roots, it’s a not unfamiliar story.

 

[spenser1058]

You may not know that the late, great Montgomery Ward was not only famous for employing @JFW657, it also was the origin of Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer:

https://www.npr.org/2015/12/25/461005670/the-history-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer

From NPR

Everybody sing: ”Whatever it takes, Montgomery Ward!”

And a Very Merry Christmas to all.

Edited December 24, 2022 by spenser1058

[JFW657]

I wish I'd have known that when I worked there.

I'd have been so much more proud.

But sadly, they never told us.  

[spenser1058]

A pic of the Monkey Ward on W. Colonial Drive when it was new in 1961:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/27667193@N03/3430721994

There was also a sizable auto center next to the highway in the northeast corner of the parking lot.

It’s now the OCSO headquarters.

The other MW in town at the time was a much smaller version at Seminole Plaza in Casselberry, which was replaced by a larger store in Interstate Mall in 1974 (about the same time Altamonte Mall opened across the street).

The south Orlando store came somewhat later after Florida Mall opened in 1986.
 

Edited December 24, 2022 by spenser1058

[spenser1058]

His Majesty King Charles III knocked it out of the park with Britain’s highest ranked program on Dec. 25, the annual Christmas message:

https://apple.news/Arrf2UAG8QxSQ6skThXIIpQ

God Save the King!

It’s interesting to compare the messages of hope and love of King Charles and President Joe Biden with Cheetohead’s tirade of vitriol on Truth Social yesterday. So much for the party of good Christian values…

Edited December 27, 2022 by spenser1058

[orange87]

The Joker (from Batman) is pregnant.

Article: https://www.ign.com/articles/dc-joker-pregnant-baby-father-zatanna?fbclid=IwAR2P_nR_iVI_AbifLpSpciVMwgNE5M-GNx0uplZQUrljgWLbewtw3ZQe-DE

Edited January 6, 2023 by orange87

[orange87]

Illinois bans assault weapons and high capacity magazines

Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-ban-on-assault-weapons-and-high-capacity-magazines/?fbclid=IwAR3uL9t3CJ_2uRrZ7-EBr03eL_Sf9SKLyrMd2K7Z380tXyytxBeWG0VHlt8

The nine states with assault weapons bans are CA, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY and DC.

[JFW657]

On 1/11/2023 at 9:55 AM, orange87 said:

Illinois bans assault weapons and high capacity magazines

Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-ban-on-assault-weapons-and-high-capacity-magazines/?fbclid=IwAR3uL9t3CJ_2uRrZ7-EBr03eL_Sf9SKLyrMd2K7Z380tXyytxBeWG0VHlt8

The nine states with assault weapons bans are CA, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY and DC.

I'm all for it, even though it won't stop those who really want one from obtaining one.

But it gives those states another prosecution tool.

I hope the bans include significant penalties for companies who knowingly sell and ship them to residents of those states.  

[orange87]

Where has @spenser1058 gone?

[JFW657]

19 hours ago, orange87 said:

Where has @spenser1058 gone?

I don't know, but if he's mysteriously gone missing, I bet Buddy Dyer is somehow involved.....   

[angela1117]

On 1/18/2023 at 10:35 AM, JFW657 said:

I don't know, but if he's mysteriously gone missing, I bet Buddy Dyer is somehow involved.....   

I've been wondering about @spenser1058 too. Hope all is well.

[JFW657]

1 hour ago, angela1117 said:

I've been wondering about @spenser1058 too. Hope all is well.

He disappears periodically for awhile then reappears eventually. 

[orange87]

Connecticut is preparing to:

- Raise age to purchase ANY firearm to 21.

- Ban open carry.

- Limit handgun purchases to one per month.

- Require registration of previously grandfathered assault weapons.

- Increase penalties regarding large-capacity magazines.

- Require registration of ghost guns.

Article: https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-lamont-gun-control-package-20230126-azdmwk2n3babhghmexroscrpci-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don't Miss&utm_content=5581674769864&lctg=6101092

[JFW657]

1 hour ago, orange87 said:

Connecticut is preparing to:

- Raise age to purchase ANY firearm to 21.

- Ban open carry.

- Limit handgun purchases to one per month.

- Require registration of previously grandfathered assault weapons.

- Increase penalties regarding large-capacity magazines.

- Require registration of ghost guns.

Article: https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-lamont-gun-control-package-20230126-azdmwk2n3babhghmexroscrpci-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don't Miss&utm_content=5581674769864&lctg=6101092

How long before some right-wing pro-gun interest sues them? 

[orange87]

6 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

How long before some right-wing pro-gun interest sues them? 

Based on past lawsuit attempts I've seen across the country, usually the gun groups lose.

[orange87]

They're trying. They're trying REALLY hard. 

Opinion: The police who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they might still have been driven by racism

Article: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2qP5_Xr7Q93RRcEam_cj-n6pFAEn-bxb_O8wrrztVUkKQhtqPdooEtdcE

Was race a factor in the beating of Tyre Nichols?

Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/was-race-a-factor-in-the-beating-of-tyre-nichols-162084933667?fbclid=IwAR0fa8a11oW8QTD2dQ_o_rVpdoeNMnIoaf1ebgG7V0cogGsRvVonVWTObQQ

[Jernigan]

Is @spenser1058ok? Anyone know them in real life? Last visited on 12/29 and don’t see any drama in their last posts to infer they had a reason to leave.

Hope they are well.  

[orange87]

9 hours ago, Jernigan said:

Is @spenser1058ok? Anyone know them in real life? Last visited on 12/29 and don’t see any drama in their last posts to infer they had a reason to leave.

Hope they are well.  

I'm getting concerned too.

[JFW657]

BTW, I found where he posts on another local (sports) forum under the same username.

His last post there was the same day as his last post here.  

Or rather his last visit was on that day.

[jgardnerucf]

Perhaps he is heeding his new years resolution?

[jrs2]

On 2/7/2023 at 11:47 PM, Jernigan said:

Is @spenser1058ok? Anyone know them in real life? Last visited on 12/29 and don’t see any drama in their last posts to infer they had a reason to leave.

Hope they are well.  

all I recall was that spenser disappeared for a short time many months back and then came back for a short period and then just stopped posting.  I don't know him personally.  I hope he's alright, but I wonder whether he's got stuff going on b/c before he left his posts were somewhat emotionally charged when he started talk about stuff like he wasn't happy with certain aspects of things in society or the forum or something.  But then he came back and made a bunch of regular posts.  And then he stopped.

I mean, I stopped visiting the forum when spenser joked about me disappearing and being stuck on a Southwest Airlines flight still...and then I made a few posts but not many... until that "misunderstanding" in the Lake Nona thread.

I will say this in general, I told people again and again that the system plays both sides but spenser didn't want to have one iota of that kind of talk, b/c, IMO, he needed a face for the "enemy," i.e., the right or someone on it, versus, the system in general. Well, the danger in not seeing thru the BS is we all get bent out of shape about things (me included).  But these issues get under peoples' skin; high blood pressure; narcotics; depression; anxiety; sociopathy; just so many ways people are affected.  It sucks but that's society today.

Yes, we all have a duty and obligation to be PC (imagine me saying that) for those reasons alone, but regardless of even that effort of TLC here, like I said before, the MSM (on both sides) has everyone up in arms almost constantly.  and that wears on people to the point of being unhinged at times (yes, I know...).

So, I don't really know what to think...

[angela1117]

I hope @spenser1058is well

[orange87]

Tesla HQ is leaving Texas and returning to California

https://ktla.com/news/california/tesla-hq-to-return-to-california-musk-announces/

Im not a fan of how radical California is, but I know this move will infuriate right wingers so I'm happy about this.

Edited February 22, 2023 by orange87

[jrs2]

15 minutes ago, orange87 said:

Tesla HQ is leaving Texas and returning to California

https://ktla.com/news/california/tesla-hq-to-return-to-california-musk-announces/

Im not a fan of how radical California is, but I know this move will infuriate right wingers so I'm happy about this.

the corporate HQ remains in Austin. 

the good thing for him is that he's closer to Twitter, so he can have a more hands-on approach to the toilet flushing he started a few months back that will have political implications to be sure.  no right wingers that I know even realize that Tesla was in TX.  I didn't even know.  I thought they were in CA all this time.  But all right wingers know about the Twitter thing,,, so... I just don't think anyone really cares...  People care about their pocketbooks...

But look at the theme here:  he originally left b/c the county wouldn't let him reopen the plant during a lockdown, so he gave the medically morally superior democrats the finger and moved.