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No word yet if the goldfish have learned to drive with an iPhone in one fin and a Big Gulp in the other.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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I am fascinated that geriatric Americans seem to trust their financial decisions to has-been sports and entertainment personalities.
I travelled all over the world. I have been to a few pretty risky places, even Iran and Venezuela. The scariest place by far was Boca Raton, Florida. Sure, Miami streets are ruled by drug dealers and other thugs, but Boca Raton presents a whole different danger.
The streets are ruled by fleets of gigantic Cadillacs piloted at 10 MPH by tiny old ladies who can't see over dashboards. All you see in those behemoths are steering wheel knuckles and the occasional top of a purple wig. You really have to have your wits about you if you drive there.
I am fascinated that geriatric Americans seem to trust their financial decisions to has-been sports and entertainment personalities.
Bullshit. I've been there. Yes, there are a lot of "little old ladies", but they're not all driving Cads, and the likelihood of being shot or car-jacked is much lower. You could not pay me enough to drive in (or even go to) Socialist Venezuela.
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We are inclusive and diverse. But dissent will not be tolerated.
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insufferable actually
[and I know how you feel about me, but still!]
good seeing you post after the hiatus!
with regards,
I don't know what you are talking about actually. Hiatus? How I feel about you? Are you mistaking me for someone else?
It is funny though that Redneck51 thinks I am a leftie. Most people accuse me of being a fascist. LOL
you seemed to have taken a break a little while ago?
I had apologized for putting a burr under your saddle many moons ago so if it's a new day & bygones are bygones, that's a good thing ; )
you're as far away from being fascist as someone with brains can get actually
thanks for the reply, it made my day!
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ah, shortening the moniker threw you a bit
just so you know, I felt pretty bad & that apology was sincere
something got me going & stupid came out
we good?
" dickwad"
Whenever some idiot leftie calls me a name, I'm pretty sure I'm doing something right. Maybe I should build a database of the name-calling, just so all normal-thinking people can keep track.
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We are inclusive and diverse. But dissent will not be tolerated.
lol ... you think that fellow is a 'lefty'?
too funny!
He is so two-dimensional that he thinks that people are either like him or they are not, and if they are not like him they are lefties. If he was capable of independent thought he might be able to understand.
well he isn't and can't ... immune to logic and tribal to a fault!
he can neither resist posting politics nor flagging retorts to them
quite the odd duck as it were
Nt
... and several news reports of road carnage.
I am fascinated that geriatric Americans seem to trust their financial decisions to has-been sports and entertainment personalities.
...I'll go sexist AND racist--but no age-specificity--Asian women. They were at the root of any/all traffic jams and accidents. Just an observation...
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
Many elderly women have been licensed for several decades, but rarely drove. They come from a generation of passengers who were happy to allow their husbands to taxi them around, but women typically outlive men.
Now widowed and without drivers, they operate vehicles with very little practical driving experience. Add diminished physical ability, notably vision, judgement and reaction time, and many are absolutely dangerous.
When we're young and agile, with all of our faculties at their "prime", we drive smaller, more nimble vehicles--maybe even "sports cars". As we age, and our faculties begin to fade, our vehicles get "bigger"--the "land-yachts"--the "living room on wheels". You know that your licenses should be revoked, when at the age of retirement, you feel the need to buy a 35'+ motor-home to mow-down people with.
Just an observation...
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
When I got my (used) Mercedes SLK 320 (i.e., a roadster type car), I was in my 60's - all the cars I'd had up until that time were various 4-door models. I enjoyed zipping around in the SLK 320 (and, yes, it was a chick-magnet - not that I took advantage of that!). But then I began to notice that when I observed other drivers of this same car, they all tended to be older men in their 60's, 70's, 80's. . . and I began to think, "OMG - I've really fallen into the typical demographic trap here!". LOL!
Of course, it did not help that that car was also a black hole of money just for maintenance and upkeep, and I jettisoned it after three years. The Acura I replaced it with was a gutless wonder, which I pawned off on one of my kids after just a year (when his car became useless). I've now had a Kia Stinger for almost four years, and I absolutely feel that it's the best solution for my "old age" driving needs - way better acceleration than the Mercedes and yet its 4-doors prevent any notions of "second childhood" (or teenhood!) fantasies - LOL! I still get a lot of nice comments on it though.
And, yes, my next car will be an EV! In fact, there are rumors that Kia may be revamping this model to become an EV itself. . .
...the first one that comes to mind are 'Vettes. Always been that way. Couldn't afford one, or wasn't practical to own as a kid or young adult with a family, but once the kids are gone, the house is paid-off, and you're no longer in the highest-risk insurance bracket, you MUST buy one.
I can't say much, I'm 65 years-young with two Ferraris, a Lamborghini, and a Ford GT sitting out back. There's a '79 Mustang Indy Pace car out there too, but that's not worth much, and I own it solely for "sentimental" reasons--I owned one before (back when it was almost new, and beat the hell out of it)--then I found this one at auction last year, with only 100 miles on it, so I had to have it.
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
I've seen some very fishy looking characters behind the steering wheels of cars. Haven't you ?
(Disclaimer: This is not a racist joke. )
nt
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
IME, aquarium fish can learn to recognize their human keepers and communicate their needs with movement.
Goldfish and platys are especially animated in their displays at feeding time.
DT667
They can smell the desperation on the lure.
My brother had a saltwater aquarium for a few years and the fish could see him when he went to the freezer to get frozen squid for them. They'd all swim to the corner of the aquarium closest to the freezer.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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I've witnessed the same thing.
Kept a 55 gal community tank for years, and had a male chocolate cichlid that recognized me. Every time I got near the tank he'd come up to the surface looking for food. He didn't do it when others got near, so I can only conclude that he knew the difference. He'd take food from my fingers and loved to be stroked along the top of his head.
On more than one occasion I've thought about getting another tank, but afraid I couldn't stop with just one. A coworker is BIG into reef tanks. He's got probably close to $20k invested in tanks and automated systems to keep up with water quality, and corals and fish.
When the power went out during Ida, all the fish died. The owner has restocked until the next big power outage.
It's too bad that backup generators aren't available in your neck of the woods. ;) 'Course, who needs one - hurricanes and associated power outages hardly EVER happen in LA. ;)
On a serious note, it's a good thing that the power didn't go out while you were getting a haircut. I mean, how awkward would it be to walk around town with half a haircut? On the other hand, there are girls who'd probably dig the 'look'.
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We are inclusive and diverse. But dissent will not be tolerated.
I have a 24KW whole house generator with auto transfer switch. I don't know why the lady who owns the shop didn't at least have a small one for the aquarium. She may have been more concerned about her house than her shop.
The fish also learn behaviors from each other.The platys were birthed in an outdoor pond and wintered indoors in a 10 gallon aquarium. They congregate at a designated feeding spot whenever DT667 enters the room and wag their tails in anticipation getting freeze dried bloodworms. As soon as one of them identifies that food has been introduced, the others follow to the surface to feed.
Neon tetras do the same thing but are more timid and wait for their food to float below the surface to feed. They are too small to compete with platys directly.
Fish are good pets, primarily because they are quiet.
DT667
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I'm encouraged that we could have a civil exchange.
Maybe we should try this again sometime?
Best
70 gallon, the whole shebang- live stony corals, metal halide lighting, protein skimmer, calcium supplementation, chiller, etc., etc. It was beautiful for a while, had hard corals grow to twice their original size, but was a huge burden financially and time- and worry-wise. It went downhill after a move in 1997, and I was quite relieved to sell it off. Have never considered another.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
mid 90s-mid 2000s. 90 gal. plus 20 gal. refugium, the whole works like yours. I loved it, an almost complete ecosystem and mostly self sustaining. Then I had a power failure for 72 hours. Most of the fish suffocated, and most of the micro-fauna (micro-stars, bristle worms etc.) that helped maintain the system died. It was never the same, after that, an eventually crashed. I never got another after that.
Jack
The worry certainly was the worst part for me, especially on vacations. I remember coming home to some not-insignificant water spills. Yes, there was quite a list of bad things that could and did happen.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
I didn't get close to 20k. Had a salt tank and a Naso tang that trained my girl friend.
Sometimes when Nancy walked by the tank the fish would use it's tail to splash the water surface. Was easily audible. Nancy would fetch it a romaine lettuce leaf.
This coworker keeps 500 gallons of treated water at the ready for changes, etc.
He's REALLY into it. A substantial area of his house is dedicated to his reef tanks.
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Nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
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And the monkeys are just goofing off.
nt
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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