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  1. shadrap

    The lightning move toward autocracy

    nah, immigration the legal way. You have something to offer come on in. your scare tactics mirror Joy Reid & MSNBC. they have thrived on these lies for a few years and come off as an uniformed brainwashed political tool when you make them. an American is an American. you are the type promoting this division, vocally voicing that blacks have trouble getting a voter ID. Do you know how stupid you sound with this tiresome excuse? Probably not. may make you feel all righteous and all, but your wrong. Hire the best people for a job & treat all people as you want to be treated. have people vote that are qualified to vote. as I watch California burn because of California policies. no satisfaction in it. Just confirmation of failed policies.
  2. not joking. at all. check back in 3 years to see if any rebuilding.
  3. knowing California they are going to need State agencies to inspect the air, ground, insects, lizards, snakes, & beetles. Most likely they do not have the immediate resources so they will have to hire people to create new State agencies. By the time all the previous is done you should be able to apply for a building permit. This alone will take 1-5 years. All told those that lost homes that want to build back now are looking at 5 years minimum. In the mean time they will probably be paying their yearly property taxes at the previous amount(with a house on it) unless they try for a reduction through abatement. This review usually takes from 1 to 5 years and most of the time is rejected immediately, thus you have to appeal. By this time you have hired an attorney at $500 per hour. California. It is what it is.
  4. I will say the big Mike thread really got me laughing. still does. Thanks.
  5. so much talk about nothing. save your heartache for maybe something that actually matters. cripes you people, there will plenty to about. grow up, everyone. JMHO
  6. shadrap

    Here come the tariffs

    in the short term they will hurt us. I'm talking 1 to 2 years. After about a year the other countries will hopefully see that we can withstand the hurt more than they & cave. I'm a wait and see guy but I understand they will hurt in the short term.
  7. in my opinion it just shows that the Jan 6 committee was a farce. Pardon for those on it???? For what?? destroying evidence, witness tampering, etc., etc. Why the pardons?? Crooked administration from the get go starting with Garland, all to get Trump off the ticket in 2024. Jan. 6th INSURRECTION !!!!!!!!!!!! Worst than Pearl Harbor!!!!!!!!!!! Thank someone that the American people saw through most of this BS. Caveat: these pardon recipients can refuse the pardons.
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    Mount Everest

    I'd give you about a 75% chance. Altitude would be your biggest obstacle as with most. Every time you enter extreme altitude it is a crapshoot as to how your body reacts. Guys like Scott Fisher(guide on Everest-very young) who summitted like 8 times succumed to altitude in 1996 & died. Acclimatization is mandatory & usually takes a least a month. You use bottled oxygen most of the way. Everest has about 4 or 5 camps past base camp which you go up to, spend a few days & return. the last base camp(death zone) is the stepping stone to assault the summit. this is where it gets dicey because if a storm comes up you have to wait it out in order to summit. You really have only about 2 days in the death zone before you have to go down hill, fast. 100 MPH winds are not out of the ordinary, neither is 30 below 0 temp. things get hairy quickly. The 1996 disaster was caused by a late turn around time. If going for the summit & you don't reach it by say 2:00 PM you turn around so you get back to camp 4 or 5 before dark. The wait times because of an excess amount of climbers all going to the summit contributed greatly to the 1996 disaster, but it was the summit fever that got most as they reached the peak too late to descend in the light of day. Also about the time they headed down a storm with temps. & wind, like previously described hit the mountain. visibility was 1 foot. Everest is commercialized and has been for 20 plus years. You need stamina & good weather. Mountaineering experience is really not necessary on this mountain anymore. For instance the Hillary Step has a ladder you climb. Roughly $55,000.00 to be guided. From start to finish at least 6 weeks & more like 2 months, plus. Reinhold Messner, the greatest mountaineer of all time did Everest without bottled oxygen. First man to do so. https://www.peakmountaineering.com/everest-solo-without-oxygen/
  9. shadrap

    Withdrawing from the Paris climate accord..

    I'm not that informed on this accord, but isn't it some slush fund that we pay into to supposedly save the planet & other countries take our money & spend it & laugh at us?
  10. Ha, he just pardoned his family members.
  11. Biden said he would NEVER do this. Can't be rid of this guy soon enough. Another vile stain on his failed presidency.
  12. Unless they have a "D" in front of their name. you know it, we know it.
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    Do We Honor Bets Made Here?

    this is true.
  14. shadrap

    Do We Honor Bets Made Here?

    your right. Just read the thread. Beachguy welched. not surprised in the least.
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