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bangkok

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  1. only one large building collapsed locally, an under construction government office building with 81 workers reportedly missing. i’m staying here. maybe the pic makes it look worse than it really is, most are hairline cracks but there are probably 50+ in the unit. seems cosmetic rather than structural and we’ve been cleared to stay unlike some other places. i’m hearing it’s a similar situation at hotels and friends places too anyway.
  2. here’s the entrance to my unit: it’s like this all around, but i don’t think i’ve got it particularly bad compared to what i’ve seen from others. there’s some condos where residents haven’t been let back inside yet. elevators aren’t working here so it’s a trek up and down 11 flights of stairs to get out. that would be 45 if you’re on the top floor.
  3. we got absolutely rocked today here in bangkok. apparently there are 81 people “trapped” in the rubble of the collapsed building. i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that building is currently a pile of crumbled concrete, glass, and twisted rebar. i would be absolutely shocked if any survivors are pulled from there. my condo unit here is a new build, luxury unit, from one of the most reputable developers and it got fucking rattled today. it was like a movie, walls cracking, building swaying, alarms blaring, while i’m running around trying to figure what the hell was going on. every wall in the unit has cracks running thru it. it seemed as if the whole thing might come down during the most intense part of the quake. the whole city shut down after it happened. but seems like everyone is safe outside of the construction workers that were in the collapsed building. what i’m not looking forward to is the reports to come from myanmar, where i’m sure casualties are much higher, damage is more widespread, and information will be slow to get out.
  4. fuck sadness. what is this, the let’s fucking cry thread? we had a great season, and missed a championship opportunity by just a couple of plays at the highest level of competition. again. i’m not thrilled with the outcome, and it wasn’t our standard. but these posts shitting on our team, blaming quinn, sark, running game inconsistencies, whatever, they’re shit posts. wake the fuck up, get better, stop crying, and realize we’re very fucking close. this is some loser mentality bullshit. move on. the solution is to donate, trust in what we’ve been been building towards, and understanding the level we’re aiming to reach is right there. as if kirby’s georgia, harbaugh’s michigan, dabo’s clemson, and even day’s ohio state didn’t go through their own tribulations. we’re coming too. wipe the fucking tears off and let’s go.
  5. can i change my pick too? i’ll go: texas 34 osu 31 texas 414
  6. texas 41 asu 17 222
  7. texas 31 clemson 3 207
  8. texas 21 georgia 20 32 for 131
  9. i’ll predict an absolute dogfight, chaotic, game of the year candidate. texas 31 aggy 28 bert fucking auburn with the game winner from 35ish with just a few seconds left on the clock. passing yards 239.
  10. texas 35 arky 20 271 receivers
  11. then please enlighten me how she underperformed biden in just about every state? she was an unprimaried, backup replacement after biden’s health deteriorated more quickly than jerry jones’ football teams. she was gilbert coming in for injured colt. you’re defending a candidate that got their ass kicked in embarrassing fashion by donald fucking trump as an excellent candidate? wtf is wrong with you? the topic is that we should have been better, and you arguing against that is a very weak position to take particularly after just losing an election as pivotal as this one seemed to be.
  12. haha right. i’m saying that’s the problem. there were many better alternatives, and that should have been realized long before biden’s near stroke in the debate. it also should have been realized in the days immediately following the debate, before harris was anointed without proper vetting.
  13. in response to comments about the weak candidacy of kamala, there were virtually no questions asked after biden bowed out. it was like, yea let biden spend his twilight years crocheting scarves in delaware, and lets immediately rally around a candidate none of us voted for. she was next in line, but she wasn’t the most qualified, most likeable, most policy oriented, or best positioned to beat trump. there wasn’t any real substance behind it, no agenda other than beat trump, it was all manufactured and it felt fake. even on surly, it felt like contrary opinions weren’t acceptable. the fact that any dissent wasn’t open to discussion was the nail in the coffin. i think we’ve learned that you can’t skip the primary process. we’re preaching democracy but democrats, independents and swing voters didn’t get that from either party in this cycle. somehow, trump honestly spewing his hate, racism, and lies connected better with voters than the biden/harris puppet show.
  14. the general sentiment after biden flubbed the debate was ah shucks! i guess it could be kamala. and yes people clearly didn’t like her, but that was pushed aside and all was forgiven.
  15. i think the biggest issue (and there were several), was a lack of a primary. voters didn’t choose the democratic candidate. kamala was often viewed as an underperformer as vp. and that issue came from biden, his handlers, the dnc, anyone that could have stepped in and said yo, you’re too old for another term. when there was plenty of time and opportunity to do exactly that. it was too little, too late. even so it’s still an utter shock. probably moreso than 2016. even trump supporters seemed not to believe in his chances and were ready to claim voter fraud or whatever the fuck. you’ll hear no comments of voter fraud today after they spent months of diminishing and questioning the legitimacy of our electoral process.
  16. Wordle 1,234 2/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 i’ve got a new starting word that’s been killing it recently. curious what you all typically start with?
  17. texas 27 vandy 24 passing 251
  18. two years have passed since a very fine day, indeed. 49-0
  19. texas 48 ou 20 texas 169 rushing, ou 131 its a little closer than the score though, something like 24-17 at half.
  20. 66-10 arch 387
  21. this is exactly right. ewers has earned every benefit of any doubt and is fully capable of leading us to a championship. he may well be a heisman contender, high first rounder. but in a situation where there’s a doubt, and arch does indeed fire off record breaking stats while looking like vince himself, then let the young man work his magic. it’s an unlikely scenario, but not outside the realm of plausibility. you start manning if, and only if, you believe he’s the difference between a national championship or falling just short.
  22. texas 45 csu 3 sark gives ewers one drive in the 3rd up 4 scores, then manning gets some early action. 313 wr yards. heavy on passing to manage the rb workload and get our new wr’s acclimated.
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