@Axtremus said in Why transit projects are expensive in the US: As much fun as it is to blaming your favorite boogeymen, there is something to be said about the quality of American construction. Boogeyman? Pick up a shovel and take a job where you actually have to lift things and move things for a living and come back to me after that. I just had to write a check to a union in Maryland to NOT touch or move instruments that they are not trained to transport. This Union also covers those drivers and workers delivering gravel, sand, etc… to MDOT projects. So excuse me when I tell you to shut up.

I'm sorry, but the Founders knew the country could not function without a literate populance...

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Created with inspiration from The 1619 Project. 'Nuff said.

No, but it's a queer situation.

@Mik said in Dog joy: @89th said in Dog joy: Our 4 and 2 year old still do that. Balloons...cheapest entertainment evah You’ll take them to wonderful museums and parks and they’ll just want to chase the birds. It's if they come back with a squirrel in their mouth that he'll have to start worrying

@Horace said in Size Matters. Three inches bigger is a lot.: You mean it “begs” another question. Actually in this context, it "bags" the question?

So good.

Interesting indeed. In case anyone is wondering why they would sue the hospital system (likely hovering close to insolvency) rather than Meta (which prints money), it’s not by choice but by necessity- Meta is not subject to HIPPA rules. Only the hospital is.

My moms birthday is 2/13 and my wife’s birthday is 2/15. I’m in the trenches right now

Remind me not to play poker with you.

heh heh... [image: 1676422733989-20221024_164530-resized.jpg] Picked up that bad boy last fall. It makes very quick work of clearing out the leaves from around the house.

Different surgeon, on her FB page. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/bovine-leukemia-virus-as-a-cause-of-breast-cancer/

@Jolly said in Smothers Brothers: Contractors are always a problem. The papermill where I briefly worked had never had a job-related fatality among their employees. They did have two deaths among contractors. The reason they use contractors is because they're cheaper. They get what, maybe a couple of hours training? A long time ago I had to go work for a week on a North Sea oil rig. The permanent workers all had a week's worth of training and practiced getting out of a helicopter capsized in a swimming pool. All I got was a lecture on how to put on my rubber suit. I checked and luckily for me that particular oil rig didn't have a swimming pool.

@LuFins-Dad said in Greeks be...Whoa!: This may have been the worst copycat thread, evah! Extra special since it’s Valentine’s Day.

Just as an observation...Wife is helping her mom and dad lock in their funeral costs. $25k for the two of them, not including cemetery costs (headstone, plot, etc.) That represents almost a 10% increase in the last year or so. And...the person at the funeral home told them they are expecting another price increase in the next 60 days, due to rising costs on their end.