My sympthay meter has down way down. In the US, I see a lot of people on the street outside of a strip mall, asking for assistance. In the background, you can see each of the stores with a help wanted sign. Now, I am sure it is not so black and white. I am sure that addiction is a big part in many cases (like we talked about in the other thread). And there may be other reasons, but still......

@Jolly said in Hay Lufin: Absolutely. The Honey Badger had a pick six yesterday, that sure helped fire up the Saints. Man, they slaughtered Bill's boys...at Gillette.

Fuck Columbus. It's Leif the Lucky's day.

I wish.

No relatives here but three friends lost brothers and one friend lost a son to opioids. It’s a genuine tragedy.

Nah. The Pats just don't have a lot of offense.

@Jolly said in This is why we can't have nice things...: Folks, a lot of people voted for Trump in two elections. Even more people voted for Hillary and Biden in two elections. You ought to remind the Republicans to work with them too.

Been through that. It's a mess.

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@Rainman said in $1.55 Billion: Jolly, you don't know what you're missing. Why don't you want to be rich, or at least somewhat wealthier? It's so easy to buy the tickets, I just don't understand some people. LOL I guess that is why the most tickets are sold in the poorest sip codes.

@George-K It would be interesting to see Amazon stealing rate vs. other grocery stores.

@Jolly said in New work socks: Working from home, I suppose? Yes, but even if not I'd wear 'em.

Those folks cannot catch a break. Not for the past 45 years anyway.

What Mik said. I have been wondering if Israel would target them. They might prefer to do it later, they've got their hands full for a bit.

@jon-nyc said in Meanwhile, in Baltimore...: The 'better off staying home' uses the same false assumption Ed Inc does, namely they believe the euphemism "bad schools", which really means "collection of poorly performing students". This issue is the quality of the human capital, by and large, not the physical building. At some point, the culture of the school can be an impediment to learning.