mmmmm...beer

Bah. You know your part of the back and forth Schick. Waiting on baited breath to get your little jabs in.

No... it's that you @ssholes bring it into every damned thread.

So many of our posters have been run off because of the toxic political bullsh!t spewed here ad nausaem. I know I get tired of it and leave. Hence why I show up every several months.

So any updates man? How is Flordia? The wife ever get her greencard?

I found it Voltaire! Welcome back bro! Shows how much I've been around since 2022.

No... Japan... we live in Japan not Chiner..

Well if my cyphers are correct, we've breached the Geek Club inner scrotum! Between 401k's, Roth IRA's, brokerage accounts, and cash on hand, we've finally joined all of you in the "Dos Commas" Club! 🫡 What's the secret handshake?

Uhhh... so I've been checking out CNN a bit the last couple weeks, just because I'm curious to watch car wrecks. I mean... wtf happened to CNN lately? They've been given orders to be almost centrist? Where's the ridiculous the Trump devil and his devil party rhetoric we've come to expect from them? I mean... there are jabs here or there, but not as outlandish. They are almost... watchable? Wtf is going on here?

Pelosi told the president he could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House if he stays in the race. Biden got defensive. https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/nancy-pelosi-biden-conversation/index.html

Dude... I missed when you came back? When was that? Point me to the story!

Wrong! Your opinion is slanted to the left. Looking at how you post, I have a hard time believing you have a grasp on neutrality and fairness.

Shoot... anyone having a chance against the repub after these last 4 years of defeat and societal collapse is a stretch. Don't care who you put in. The majority of America thinks the dems are a laughing stock. All this tranny nonsense and dudes destroying woman's sports has gotten enough regular people to take notice. That and even the blue states shutting down because of rampant illegal immigration. I also think there is a pretty good percentage of folks of color very disenfranchised with the dems and their gay/tranny stuff. It was juat too danged much for the regular hetero. Also... the America 1st stuff... well that plays hard.

Michelle Obama is the only one I think has the pieces of flair to pick up the whole DNC party... we've heard her named tossed around in .gov circles for months.

Good job dummies...

Kids eyes are spaced quite far apart. Seems like he's gor FAE or something... doesn't look all there.

Ghay...

An eyewitness that spoke with the BBC claimed that he saw the sniper who shot at Trump set up outside the perimeter of the rally. The man, who had a beer in his hand, described a shooter in tan clothing climb up onto a white roof outside the rally and “bear crawl” with toward his position. “We could clearly see him with a rifle,” the witness said. He then began telling to nearby police and pointing out the man to Secret Service. “They didn’t know what was going on, “ he said. A few minutes into Trump’s speech, the man claimed that he heard five shots from the rifle. After the summer fired, he claimed “The Secret Service blew his head off.” Agents then approached the shooter’s position on the roof to confirm he was dead.

No... there was no "incident" or ultimatum. It's been a gradual decline to almost zilch now. Just don't find it joyable anymore. Bang for the buck just isn't there. Even if I don't get buzzed I sleep like sh!t. If I do get buzzed I sleep worse. Oh and then feel out of sorts for a few days. Meh... it just doesn't enhance my good time at all, rather quite the opposite. PS... I do reserve the right to try an edible or two once I'm not a fed anymore. Never have partaken, but curious if it would chill me out a bit... a few more months for that.

What's the PayPal address again?

So as I stated in my Japan thread we recently sold our house. Did pretty decent and made $223k all said and done. That being said living in Japan on base we are provided a house for 3 years so no mortgage/rent. We've bought and sold 4 houses in our last 20 years of marriage. I've been really kicking around maybe not buying when we get back. I'll have to run the numbers but with the interest rates where they are currently, taxes, insurance went through the roof lately as well. Reading and watching more about how many folks well off don't buy/own their home anymore. I mean.. maintenance... sheesh... I can't tell you how many Home Depot trips and thousands of dollars I've poured into homes.

So retirement in a few months. As a .gov employee I've had to keep my mouth shut for the most part about any .gov administration, agenda, or what they've supported. Also... any social media I've been on or social discourse as been subject to self censorship as I needed to just get to that goal of 50 and out. I feel like there could be a reckoning once my bit has been released. Or... I may not care enough to do more than a few comments here or there. Probably mostly "get off my lawn" type of talk. That being said, I'm a little disappointed I won't be around work with the freedom of "fock you, and I retire before you can get me on anything" time. I feel I would be much much more of a sassafrass. If you could say whatever you wanted too... whenever you wanted to... ie you're uncancellable, what would ya do? Work or Socially are exceptable scenarios in your answer.

Not a lot... very little.

These situations always suck. I never armchair QB them as I wasn't there in the totality of it all. Horrible for the young man and the cop. I will say... unless you've been in a situation where a firearm as been pulled on you, it's very hard to understand the body's response, and juat how little time you have to do something or not. Bad situation over all. I have a friend who had to shoot someone on duty. He shot himself a few years later.

Dumb statement and shows bias. No we don't.