We used to have one, about a mile from where I lived. Great place with a sign that said, "We have it in stock if we can find it." Closed 15 (?) years ago. Closest Ace is about 3 miles away. I'll go there before any big box.

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@Copper said in Do you watch inaugurations: @Horace said in Do you watch inaugurations: Trump sounded fine cognitively, but more importantly, measured and reasonable in tone. That's no guarantee that it will be reported remain that way. Seeing clips of President Biden from 2019, etc, the decline until today is starling. Yes, people in their 90's can remain quite sharp. I hope President Trump is one of those.

Both named "Green." Coincidence? I think not.

That tattoo is not going to age well. Cuing @George-K to chime in about good tattoos, old tattoos, ......

China is doing a lot with car technology. Small, relatively cheap electric cars are all over Thailand. They look nice from the outside, but I have no idea how well they are built or how safe they are.

The guy makes a good point, and re-says it the last 10 seconds or so of the video. Large Projects involving things like LNG or oil are years/decades in the developing. President Biden says he stop permitting, it WILL NOT immediately stop exports to Europe, Middle East, etc. The effect will not be seen for years. Same if President Trump says he will open permits to everyone, it not like production will double overnight. It will be years to see that effect, and in the meantime, another administration will come in, and modify Bidens/Trumps order. I think I have mentioned this before, but I was at a roundtable with the CEO of PTT (semi national energy company of Thailand, Fortune 100 company). He was talking about Thailand, but it would apply anywhere I think. Anyways, he said that he doesn't really care who is in power. Weather they are more "business friendly" or less "business friendly". What they look for is stability of one path or the other. That would help a lot in their planning. But since he knows that policies will change, they choose a middle course and plan long term based on that, knowing that 5/10/20 years ahead, things will generally even out.

Thanks all! Mostly, no damage or just minor damage.

There's the famous quote by the Chinese premier when Kissinger asked him for his opinion on the French revolution - "Too early to say", although disappointingly this arose from a mis-translation of what he actually meant.

I see them occasionally around here. Might be the same one for all I know.

My sister shared the memos about no hiring and back to the office with me. Reminder she works for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. I recently said they like to act like a government agency when it’s convenient to them and a private company when it’s convenient to them. But my guess is they’ll end up complying.

Not down here.

Just think ...In the old four team playoff, neither of these teams would have made the cut.

Maybe I am missing something. A bit "energetic", but doesn't seem crazy to me.

Ok, so why? Our cats know what the suitcases mean. Do yours?

Ours stay close at night. Right by my chair in a box and bed. [image: 1737427251422-img_4786.jpeg]

I didn't start drinking until after dinner, so I'm innocent of that one.

@George-K said in Boos at the inauguration?: @Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?: The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time. Yes. So why did the ODGCM do it? He didn’t know he did.

Fun to watch, very human characters. Not sure what else they can do with it, but willing to try.