@rainman said in Think of the children, won’t somebody please think of the children: Thanks, Jolly. I'm doing somewhat OK. Last June 2nd, I had a heart attack and a stroke, all in one day. Lost too much peripheral vision, so no driving of anything, car or motorcycle. My son takes me to appointments and is doing most everything for me. My wife, after 43 years of marriage, filed for divorce and moved in with her boyfriend, blindsiding me as I thought we had a near-perfect marriage. Docs do say the heart attack and stroke were likely due to the stress I was going through. I've been lurking around here, just not much enthusiasm to participate. As to buying used as opposed to new busses, it depends on the state. In Oregon, 70% of all transportation costs are directly paid to the district by the State. So, it makes purchase of the busses, land for parking, garage, everything, worth buying or leasing. I know it's a hassle to get rid of the used busses, but yes, some small districts end up buying them. I would guess it does save money for the smaller districts, the school board should be doing a deep dive into the numbers. Also worth considering contracting out the bus services to Laidlaw or other busing companies. But, there is a sense of pride having the district's name on the side of the busses. Ohhhh..... I had no idea. I'm so sorry, Rainman. You are now in our prayers here at my house. I am so, so saddened at this news.

Imagine that.... some people wait to have a kid or buy a house until they can afford it..... what a concept... As for the article - if raising the minimum wage to 70k is a cause effect with his company's profits and growth, why not raise it to 140k... or 250k. I can see how saying that well would result in more babies and more home buyers. But then it had to jump the shark by making the claim that it caused company growth and higher profits. That's where it shifted from reality to political and ideological propaganda.

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What KFC, McDonalds etc. produce are not chips, and would not be referred to as such in the UK. Polite Britons would refer to them as 'fries' or 'french fries'.

@horace said in College Rankings: @jon-nyc said in College Rankings: @horace said in College Rankings: Righteousness begets violence. That is its purpose as an emotion, that is why it was selectively advantageous. People need to be sane and civil to form stable societies, but they also need to have a destructive, bloodthirsty mode. That is what righteousness is. A certain objective* thinker you know has phrased it as "violence is hypermoralism". No need for a neologism like "hypermoralism", unless one wants to pose. I even say it in French in my head while writing it.

I think the same force comes into play on Earth as well. The Earth is a bit deformed, and the tendency is for mass to move towards the equator (lots of other forces at play - so it's not super clean).

Orange Man bad.

@jolly said in Following Jesus: I hope that's pronounced Hay-zus... That's what the "H" stands for in Jesus H Christ.

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@lufins-dad said in Glenn Youngkin may have just won in Virginia: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/loudoun-county-leaders-taking-up-reparations-proposal Is there any way to have these maniacs committed?

Crazy as hell, ain't it?

Yeah. If you listen these days there's an awful lot of folks doing their moms.

@mik LOL

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You should watch the movie , my octopus teacher. If you have will understand why I bring it up

I just watched a documentary about this guy, and they showed him looking like this. [image: 1632312761028-ef3f2928-8e17-4cce-926a-315f45822b83-image.png]