GhostOfTomJoad
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4th of July Texas Flood
Well, it might have been even MORE rain if Hot Wheels & his Holy Rollers weren't furiously praying down on bended knee. Did ya even consider that?
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4th of July Texas Flood
Insert "alternative facts" from Kellyane Conway here.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Heavy downpour just started again in Cedar Park. Not ideal.
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4th of July Texas Flood
You're surprised? Really?!? In 2017 he said our military didn’t have any bullets because Obama & Biden didn't appropriate funds for ammunition. There's nothing he won't blame on someone else.
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4th of July Texas Flood
You know, the billions of dollars Abbott & Co wasted on a few miles of border fence in the middle of nowhere that will have zero impact on immigration sure seems like it might have come in useful to help guard against an event like this.
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4th of July Texas Flood
Hahahaha...that's a good one. Now, if Abbott comes out & says this network will somehow be powered by coal trucked in from West Virginia....
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4th of July Texas Flood
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2025 Thread of the Rains
I'm from Minnesota. I've seen mosquitoes pick up a Buick.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Yep. Because they know the next one is scheduled for 6PM and it's going to be the exact same fucking script.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Yeah, I've got a lot of standing water in my backyard here in 78613 and a steady river in the side yard between my neighbor's house. We're not in danger of flooding here but it's going to be a soggy mess for days to come.
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4th of July Texas Flood
Hot Wheels trying to shut down the presser as the questions become more direct. Noem's trying to dodge the question re: the failure to respond to the NWS alerts. And plant a kiss on her boss's balloon knot in the process.
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4th of July Texas Flood
This presser was delayed 90 minutes for this? Did it take them that long to agree the proper sequence to kiss ass? Now Hot Wheels is trying to to invoke the image of children clinging to trees for exactly what purpose? "Pray so much." Great job, dipshit.
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4th of July Texas Flood
And now Chip is doing everything he can to shame anyone who would dare to ask questions about the response and preparedness of the responding agencies. And now it's the judge's turn to try and get some sympathy for what he went through.
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4th of July Texas Flood
This is an absolute disgrace. These fuckers are doing nothing but filming campaign commercials.
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4th of July Texas Flood
Holy shit, do the citizens dealing with this tragedy have to first listen to Abbott publicly suck off other politicians before getting any direction or guidance on how to move forward?
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2025 Thread of the Rains
When the mayor's only advice was "please pray" you know it's going to be a long next few days.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
"Devastating and deadly flood" from the presser. They have numbers about missing people, but will not be reporting them until a scheduled 3PM update.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Unfortunately, this is the environmental reality of Texas today: In order for large swaths of our state to emerge from devastating drought it will require rain events that will destroy other areas. This storm is both tragic and life restoring.
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Getting old sucks
Stockton is indeed an orthopedic surgeon & was a kicker & punter for Texas '98 - 2000. Pretty damn reliable & had a walk off kick to beat the aggies at DKR as well.
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Getting old sucks
How long did my fellow old farts wait to address arthritis in your big toe(s]? My left one is pretty sore at the end of the day (I try walk a lot/stand as much as a white collar job allows; 12,000 steps a day is common). Flexing it upwards can result in a sharp pain. And when I get in bed at night sometimes the pressure of the covers causes it to flair up. It almost never bothers me during the day & I'm still one of the fastest walking SOBs you'll ever find (it's a running joke at work). I'm thinking it might be time to go see Kris Stockton like my wife did. He fileted her left big toe to remove a bone spur & clean up stuff, but she's definitely on the arthritis train. Our favorite moments are our daily walks & easy/moderate nature hikes. I shudder at the thought of losing that ability.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Enjoying a cold one while the rain falls on the zoysia I just finished mowing 15 minutes ago. 78613.
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Trump’s America
Ramifications? For today's GQP? Repeat after Brisket: the cruelty is the point! They really believe that the policies will hurt everyone they don't like & somehow exclude themselves.
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Just Shoot Me
Haven't seen it in years, but we got into a routine of re-watching Frasier at night awhile ago and near the end of the series when Martin marries the boys' former babysitter, Ronee, I found myself trying to figure out who the actress was that played her due to her distinctive voice. The actress is Wendie Malick who played Nina Van Horn
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Off Grid Alaska
Yikes. So which river provides the barrier for you, the one on the east that runs through Ferry and Anderson, or the one on the west?
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Your cat is awesome. Damn straight
Saturday vibe.