Such a Consistent Pig! [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Wow, just wow. That might have just bombed the Drumpf family. Bunker Bitch has not tweeted anything about Mary's book. Do you wonder if he is sweating bullets?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

@BirdMan1 He's already bankrupt, at least morally.

Oscillate AH-sə-leit Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, early 18th century 1: Move or ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Good word :)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I have not adjusted my thermostat since I stopped working, so the house gets pretty warmish during the day when I would have been at work. The cats are fine, they mostly sleep. I just turn the fan on and it makes it livable. Summer is not my favorite time of year.

Oscillate AH-sə-leit Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, early 18th century 1: Move or ...

Marionville comments on Jul 17, 2020:

My mind oscillates between Chocolate Mint chip and Salted Caramel ice-cream....I just have to have a scoop of both!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

If I have to choose it is Rocky Road all the time.

Oscillate AH-sə-leit Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, early 18th century 1: Move or ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Good word :)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

Especially at this time of year, I have oscillating fans going to keep the air flowing so I don't have to adjust the thermostat. Fans are cheaper than using more AC.

Friday morning cuteness

Ladydiana comments on Jul 17, 2020:

makes you want to pet the belly.....but I know better.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

I have a cat that likes belly rubs.

I'm not a fan of the idea of pathologising experience.

St-Sinner comments on Jul 17, 2020:

Isn't "patholizing experiences" called drama?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

No, it is called sometimes life sucks and bad things sometimes happens to innocents victims.

I'm not a fan of the idea of pathologising experience.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 17, 2020:

I'm too young to have baggage.. Now luggage is a different story:)

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 17, 2020:

I started picking up baggage at a very young age, far to young. The one that I will publicly discuss was my mother's death when I was 14, and my father's remarriage 6 months later. I talk about the earlier baggage only in very safe places and rarely publicly. So you're not too young. If you truly don't have any baggage you are very fortunate.

Game show host retweeted by Trump deletes his account after announcing his son has coronavirus | ...

MizJ comments on Jul 16, 2020:

We need better science education

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2020:

@maturin1919 Seriously, education has been dumbed down, the powers that be want us literate enough to work, but not literate enough to challenge the status quo. Critical thinkers are a danger to the establishment.

Well, whaddaya know, somehow I got to Level 8 yesterday! So hats off to all in this group who ...

BirdMan1 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I'm glad for you. I will be gladder when, yes, this group becomes less relevant. I'd kind of hate to see it go, it has been such an important emotional support.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2020:

If Bunker Bitch fades away into the sunset without drama I think the posting in the group will gradually fade away. But if Bunker Bitch kicks up a fuss or stays in the public eye, I think we will have a forum for a while.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

Tanstaafl comments on Jul 16, 2020:

There's been a lot of inconsistency in how we record what happens to people with covid versus what happens to people because of covid... any citations for these numbers?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2020:

As I posted, not my research or authorship.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

waitingforgodo comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Where is god in all this?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 16, 2020:

Haven't you heard, god it a man made construct to control other people. There is no god. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Finis.

LOLOLOL!!!! Another Lincoln Project.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Wow, awesome!! And her book is very good so far.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez currently unemployed, so I have time. I think the book is worth the dip into my savings.

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Tru,p Front& back cover

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I started the book last night, it is very well written, and easy to read. I think she has done a hell of a job. I was worried I would regret the cost as I am unemployed and trying NOT to spend money. I don't regret this expense in the least.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 15, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo Mine was really fast, arrived yesterday. Check your Amazon account.

The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 14, 2020:

And...what's to stop them from sending that data anyway?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

I hope they do!

CDC Director Robert Redfield: If Everyone Wore a Mask for Next 6 Weeks We Could Drive Pandemic 'Into...

silverotter11 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Duh! All the modeling shows how effective masks are, I have read some truly ignorant and stupid comments by people who clearly only watch fox and oann on why they won't wear a mask. They go on about herd immunity and masks do not work so they are not going to wear one. It is frustrating for sure....

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@AnneWimsey The "common" cold virus is one of 200 different viruses. It is thought that we do gain immunity to each of the viruses which is part of the reason children get so many more colds than adults do. And then of course children are such capable little germ factories, they swap viruses with everyone and bring them home and share them.

The administration orders hospitals to bypass the C.

Amzungu comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Link goes to a different article?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

You need to scroll down, it's about the third one down.

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters and the White Rabbit Project has died at 49. RIP

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . your post is a duplicate . . . : "Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 ..."

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@FearlessFly Do you have a point to make?

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters and the White Rabbit Project has died at 49. RIP

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . your post is a duplicate . . . : "Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 ..."

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@FearlessFly I do as well, and I don't see it posted today. As a mod and group owner, I see lots of dupes and I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I see it as GMTA, and I don't get my shorts in a knot over it.

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters and the White Rabbit Project has died at 49. RIP

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . your post is a duplicate . . . : "Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 ..."

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

Looks like I didn't scroll down far enough to find it. Duplication happens, GMTA.

bo·da·cious /ˌbōˈdāSHəs/ adjective excellent, admirable, or attractive.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I have heard women described as being bodacious, at least parts of them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Officer and A Gentleman. I had to google it.

bo·da·cious /ˌbōˈdāSHəs/ adjective excellent, admirable, or attractive.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I have heard women described as being bodacious, at least parts of them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I think I remember a movie line about bodacious tatas.

Cats in the playground

Ray13 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I wonder how long they would remain there if someone started turning it?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

@Ray13 My cats are cute until they see I have the camera ready, then they disappear!

Betsy DeVos struggles to defend school re-opening gambit

Ohub comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Never went to a public school. Never taught at a public school. Was asked at her confirmation hearing if she knew anyone personally that had student loans. The answer “No”, if my recall is correct.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

Her children all went to private christian schools, she was the least qualified candidate to be Secretary of Education.

Cats in the playground

Ray13 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I wonder how long they would remain there if someone started turning it?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

I don't think they would stay there long enough for someone to be able to reach out to turn it.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

nicknotes comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Where did you get this 1% figure? There have been over 3 million cases of the virus so far in the USA and over 135,000 deaths. If you do the math you see that the death rate is over 4%.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

1% was one of the early figures of mortality, I am sure that figure has been growing.

Let me tell you, we're doing great, just the best in the world against Covid-19!

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Bullshit!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

Well said! Succinct and on point!

Japan: Anger at coronavirus outbreaks at US Marine bases in Okinawa - Business Insider

JackPedigo comments on Jul 13, 2020:

That has been on the news and in the paper. Japan has had lots of trouble with the US (a previous rape by a US soldier did not help) and are looking for ways to kick us out. Years ago we had a home stay for Japanese students and one of our first was from Okinawa. I learned a lot about that part ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

My Humanist Book Club is currently reading The Blue Zones, and one of the Blue Zones is Okinawa. Blue Zones are where there is an unusually high number of centenarians - people who live to be over 100 years old. I spent 18 months in Okinawa 1977 to 1979 when I was fresh outta HS and newly in the Army. Even then the relations between the American Forces and the local nationals tended to be strained. Yes, GIs mistreating the local women, and the America spouse that had a MVA that killed a child did not help either. The native people of Okinawa are not true Japanese and the Japanese mistreated them horribly during WWII. Going to Okinawa at age 18 was an awakening experience for me, small town girl from the Great Plains.

Bunker Bitch showing everyone how to wear a mask.

Pralina1 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Wtf

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

@Sticks48 Well, 10 is double digits...

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

Trod comments on Jul 12, 2020:

IMHO, hospitals are over inflating the numbers. If they show it as a COVID death, they can get extra money from the government. So, they pressure these doctors to say that its COVID related death based on a pre existing condition.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

Sorry, you're misinformed. Unless doctors are misreporting which can get their licenses pulled, they have to enter the correct diagnosis. The coder who fills the information in will follow up with the doctor if there are any questions. The hospital has to be able to bill the insurance companies correctly. This all goes into a national data base reported to the CDC amongst other places. The patients get billed based on treatments and diagnosis, and yes, they often read their bills. Then they call the billing office and tell customer service that "hey, this was not the correct diagnosis," and then the coder is notified to check with the doctor and the records get corrected and CDC is notified. All sorts of reports go out from hospitals. Over inflating the numbers JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN. Aside from the fines that can be and are levied against the hospitals, doctors, and staff, there are so many hands on those reports checking for accuracy, no false information does not go out. And if the staff knows that false information is going out they can blow that damn whistle and make some money. I worked in hospital billing, it is complex, time consuming, and heavily scrutinized.

Trump has a woman problem, now! [alternet.org]

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jul 13, 2020:

## He's always had poor relationships with women.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

I agree!! He finds (or buys) women to marry, Marla Maples being the exception of being bought. And then he sleeps around with the best that money can buy. That is not a relationship, it is a transaction.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

TO_BY comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Franklin Veaux can really be a buzzkill, can't he ?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 12, 2020:

The truth hurts, but it will also set us free.

Japan: Anger at coronavirus outbreaks at US Marine bases in Okinawa - Business Insider

silverotter11 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

I'm sure they're right pissed with America - I'm an American and I'm beyond pissed. There will be no need for any border walls, I predict in a matter of weeks America will be personae non grata. NO one will come here and we will NOT be allowed out. Period. No other country will allow an American ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 12, 2020:

I was stationed in Okinawa in 1977. Even then the relations with the US bases and the locals were sometimes tense. GIs just don't have a good appreciation of the Japanese ways. Americans are generally crass, and I can't believe it will have gotten better. As a nation, as a people we can do so much better. The Ugly American just keeps on doing its ugly thing.

Suffer from constipation? ExLax, MiraLax, Metamusil...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Flush that turd on November 3rd, and his offspring along with him.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 12, 2020:

@BirdMan1 I try!

He had one job to do, Bunker Bitch wearing a mask

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Seriously, what is going on with all these people wearing masks *below their noses*??!!? It's not just him - I see it everywhere. WTF are people thinking? Do they seriously not understand how things work? Are they that stupid? Or do they just not care? Hmph. Do these same people think that a...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 12, 2020:

I was in a fabric store, needed to have my selection cut from the bolt. Took it to the cutting table, the employee had her mask below her nose. I asked her to fix it, and she did. I feel sorry for her having to wear the mask all day. It also looked like the mask did not fit well. She works in a fabric store, the mask if fabric, they could have fixed that with supplies literally on hand. No excuse at all.

Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor

Mofo1953 comments on Jul 11, 2020:

How dare they, now we will miss performances like this! https://youtu.be/MbY_Q9O7WYw

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 11, 2020:

OMG, 9 seconds of that almost killed me!

PHILOMATH Part of speech: noun Origin: Ancient Greek, early 17th century 1: lover of ...

Detritus comments on Jul 9, 2020:

AKA nerd.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 10, 2020:

@Detritus Thank you!!

TWITTERPATED Almost everyone who has watched BAMBI knows this one.

JackPedigo comments on Jul 9, 2020:

Could the 'obsessed' part apply to a certain twitterhead we all know and detest?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

I think so!

Anyone have any idea what this thing is growing on an old stump behind my house?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 9, 2020:

I am seeing Japanese beetles here, I noticed some yesterday on my basil. My poor basil, first bunnies and now beetles.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

@EdEarl I haven't seen raccoons here, yet. Thank goodness. I don't even seen squirrels. The neighborhood is not 20 years old yet.

WHO Chief Says Lack Of Unity Is A Bigger Threat Than Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

barjoe comments on Jul 9, 2020:

you posted this twice 👍🏻

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

@barjoe I hope that isn't my issue right now. I think what it is on my part is the computer paused... and I clicked again, and again. I've got stuff to do, gotta keep moving!

WHO Chief Says Lack Of Unity Is A Bigger Threat Than Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

barjoe comments on Jul 9, 2020:

you posted this twice 👍🏻

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

I actually posted thrice :) , I am not sure how, I am just talented that way. I have since deleted the excess.

PHILOMATH Part of speech: noun Origin: Ancient Greek, early 17th century 1: lover of ...

Detritus comments on Jul 9, 2020:

AKA nerd.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

I wear that title proudly!

BREAKING: Mary Kay Letourneau, convicted rapist teacher who married her sixth-grader victim, dies at...

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Sorry for all of them....they have children, I think.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

If I remember right she had children with her first husband, and lost custody of them when she went to prison. And she had two with her boy toy.

Learn. Their. Names.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:

. . . Politics, not News :O

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

and?

Lt. Col. Vindman, Witness In Trump Impeachment, Is Retiring From Military : NPR

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Since when is telling the truth under oath a punishable offense???!!!!!!!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

When you piss off superiors, anything you say or do or ever said or did can become an punishable offence.

Black Friday as we know it is finally dead - CNN

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 8, 2020:

HC...I can't seem to find the text. BUT, if it's a reference a marketing opportunity....I've always hated the name.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

New York (CNN)This could be the year Black Friday finally unravels. For decades, the day after Thanksgiving has attracted massive crowds and hysteria outside of malls and stores nationwide. Thousands of shoppers gather sometimes as early as 5 pm Thanksgiving Day itself, jostling for the mad dash into their favorite shops to grab Black Friday doorbuster deals on flatscreen TVs, diamond necklaces, holiday toys, winter coats and more. Now imagine this scenario in a pandemic. "I just can't envision that happening this year," said Scott Rankin, principal and national consumer and retail strategy leader with KPMG US. "With everything that's going on, there may be no Black Friday at all," said Rankin. "I can't imagine retailers buying inventory to stock up for an event designed to pack hundreds of people into a store. There are so many risks to that." Curbside pickup is great for everyone, but it's a headache for malls The only way Black Friday can be the annual shopping bonanza it has been for decades, he said, is "if by some stroke of luck we have a vaccine and everyone gets it by Black Friday." Even the experts say, however, that a vaccine will take at least 18 months to develop and test. At least one retailer is already thinking ahead to a different Black Friday game plan this year. Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette raised the issue with analysts just last week. "When you look at the stores, I would tell you that [crowds are] a big concern of ours. But when you think about a Black Friday, if you think about the 10 days before Christmas, what does that mean in terms of traffic if people are nervous about gathering with crowds?" At the same time, more consumers have actively embraced online shopping. Noting the trend, Gennette said Macy's is looking to focus on online deals for Black Friday. Macy's (M)is also considering a much earlier start to its Black Friday marketing push, potentially right after Halloween, and plans to adopt one other tactic for the first time during the upcoming holiday shopping season. The pandemic could force retailers to rethink their typical Black Friday strategy of one-day deep deals designed to attract hordes of shoppers into stores. The pandemic could force retailers to rethink their typical Black Friday strategy of one-day deep deals designed to attract hordes of shoppers into stores. "Curbside pickup is going to be a big secret weapon for us. We didn't have it last holiday season," said Gennette. "We think that's going to be huge for this holiday season." Losing its relevance Industry watchers say Black Friday has been losing its relevance with shoppers in recent years. One reason is because retailers started to spread their deals out over many days instead of just one day. And consumers increasingly have turned to the internet to ...

Risk Isn't Just About You

NotReligious71 comments on Jul 7, 2020:

Well, that would require empathy on their part, and is something most people who say things like this are missing. I've had people say their anxiety prohibits them from wearing a mask, and it is hard not to roll my eyes too far backwards because it hurts. I have anxiety too, but I wear a mask for ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

I have anxiety if I am not wearing a mask. Could that person I'm passing be the one to deliver the death virus? I was unloading my car when the Amazon truck rolled up to my house today. I pulled my mask up to accept the package from him. Anyone within 6 feet of me I want us both to be masked.

Does anyone have experience with a litter-robot?

RavenCT comments on Jul 7, 2020:

A robotic litter box? Or a robotic vacuum? I know @HippieChick58 loves her iRobot vac. I had a friend who used an electronic litter box. It's currently in pieces in my basement in case I ever want to deploy a third box down there. I have doubts about my overly large kitties fitting in the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

@RavenCT The young GI I got her from told me she was spayed... But he had already transferred back to the US so I couldn't go kick his a$$. And no, even Okinawa didn't need more kittens. She was a very affectionate kitty, but I don't even remember her name now. I was 20. Crazy times.

COVID Update, July 7 – Seeing Red

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 7, 2020:

Oh s--t. My daughter was at a 4th of July celebration hosted by her best friend who has a 3 month old baby. Baby's daddy's parents just returned from a Florida vacation, and of course they are good Repubs, so no mask and they were at the party. My daughter was seeing red that they would be so ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

@Ohub My youngest and her husband are carpenters. She said they don't really "social distance" at work, it usually isn't possible, though they are often masked because of the dust and crap in the air. I am thankful to not have anyone in a school setting.

Does anyone have experience with a litter-robot?

RavenCT comments on Jul 7, 2020:

A robotic litter box? Or a robotic vacuum? I know @HippieChick58 loves her iRobot vac. I had a friend who used an electronic litter box. It's currently in pieces in my basement in case I ever want to deploy a third box down there. I have doubts about my overly large kitties fitting in the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

@RavenCT My girls have both been spayed, all my cats have been spayed or neutered. No babies for me, not since Okinawa when I woke up to my kitty giving birth in my closet and I had to grab my uniform and run. By the time I got home all was cleaned up and I had six cats instead of one. She was a good mama. But I had six kitties to find new homes for before I was transferred. But I digress. I am not in a position to make unnecessary purchases right now, so I will continue with scooping by hand, and put a litter robot on my christmas/birthday/holiday gift list. Maybe one of my kids will gift me one.

Does anyone have experience with a litter-robot?

RavenCT comments on Jul 7, 2020:

A robotic litter box? Or a robotic vacuum? I know @HippieChick58 loves her iRobot vac. I had a friend who used an electronic litter box. It's currently in pieces in my basement in case I ever want to deploy a third box down there. I have doubts about my overly large kitties fitting in the ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

Well, that just eliminated my purchase of an electronic litter box. I'm not messing around with plumbing. My kitties are both around 10 pounds, and growing.

Bubonic Plague Discovered in China’s Inner Mongolia Region

Detritus comments on Jul 7, 2020:

We might be able to remember 2020 if we survive it.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

I was thinking the same thing just now. I look back at my memories on FB every day, it is now 12 years worth of memories. What am I going to be thinking when I read what I have posted recently. How is the crazy story going to turn out. I'm not good at keeping a journal, so FB will be it.

Charlie Daniels, Southern Rock Pioneer and Fiddle Great, Dead at 83 | News Break

Buddha comments on Jul 7, 2020:

Good riddance

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

I have no idea what his politics were, and now that I think about it I'm sure I wouldn't like it.. However, back in the day I did enjoy his music.

Atheists most politically active group in US, survey finds - The Christian Post

Jinx5555555 comments on Jul 7, 2020:

This "survey" was compiled by a pastor and published in a religious magazine. I doubt there is any truth to this and the sole purpose of the claim is to further excite the nutjobs into political activity.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

Yes, he was attempting to incite his flock, I'm sure. But I don't believe the findings are inaccurate. I've seen other surveys with similar results.

Does anyone have experience with a litter-robot?

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 6, 2020:

If you mean the vacuum robot, my son says it's terrific.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

I second that, I love my iRobot, it's name is Roscoe.

'You sure you're going to make me wear a mask?

Petter comments on Jul 6, 2020:

In very small print, almost unreadable. "Sorry, this content is not available in your region." So much for freedom of the internet.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With an order from their governor now in effect, everybody in New Mexico has to wear a mask in public. But one pet store worker in Albuquerque said enforcing that order led to him being threatened by a customer with a gun. Cody Westfall said a man who came into the store Thursday was not wearing a mask, but he was wearing a gun on his hip. “I asked ‘do you happen to have a mask on you?’ He said ‘no’ kind of dismissively,” Westfall said. Here’s what he said happened next. “At that point he stopped and kind of turned around to me and asked, you know, ‘are you going to make me wear a mask?’ To which point I mentioned that not only is it a personal preference for our store but as of yesterday it is now government mandated,” Westfall said. Westfall said that's when the man gestured to the gun on his hip. “He looked down and then looked back up and said ‘are you sure you're going to make me wear a mask?’” Westfall said. Westfall said when he mentioned the mask rule again, the man gestured to his gun again and said ‘are you really going to make me wear a mask?’” Westfall said. “When he did it the second time when I mentioned it, I was like oh, this is where I know he's threatening me,” Westfall said. Westfall said the man left the store and that's when he called police. The Albuquerque Police Department report said they identified the man and he lives in Rio Rancho. It goes on to say an off-duty officer from nearby Rio Rancho did make contact with the man, but no report was filed. Rio Rancho police confirmed the officer did not file a report and that it was not uncommon for officers from different departments to make house calls like that. Charges have not been filed in the case. Albuquerque police said their report was forwarded to a specialized unit for further investigation. Westfall said he wants criminal charges filed, not just because he felt threatened, but because he feels people who refuse to wear a mask and take it to that level are a threat to everyone.

Jimmy John's Employees Make Noose Out of Bread Dough Over 4th of July

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Is there anyone in charge at these places?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

IKR!!

Jimmy John's Employees Make Noose Out of Bread Dough Over 4th of July

TO_BY comments on Jul 6, 2020:

I dunno. I've worked jobs where I felt like that and it didn't have anything to do with racism. At least they didn't make a ststue of General Lee out of bread dough, but would they have been fired for that ? Maybe a big bready shark would have been acceptable...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

I have been in jobs where I wished someone would have hung me. However at this time in history and in that industry that is not appropriate in any way, shape or form. Their supervisor should have stopped it, and hopefully he was fired too.

Just greeted a spiritual believer, Hoffman, who offered me the number of a woman and suggested I ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Wow, how low can we go!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

@EdEarl I have posted the info to our scammer watcher groups.

Federal judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline shut down | Bakken News | bismarcktribune.com

Petter comments on Jul 6, 2020:

"Unavailable due to legal reasons".

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

Probably because it is Bismark, ND and you're overseas. A federal judge has ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline while a lengthy environmental review is conducted of the project opposed by environmentalists and American Indian tribes. The move was requested earlier by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and three other Sioux tribes in the Dakotas who fear environmental harm from the pipeline and sued over the project four years ago. North Dakota officials have said such a move would have “significant disruptive consequences” for the state, whose oil patch has been hit hard in recent months by falling demand for crude amid the coronavirus pandemic. The $3.8 billion pipeline built by developer Energy Transfer has been moving North Dakota oil to a shipping point in Illinois for three years. But U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who is overseeing the lawsuit, in March ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete a full Environmental Impact Statement. The question of whether the pipeline would be shut down in the meantime has lingered since. An EIS is a much more stringent review than the Environmental Assessment the Corps completed earlier. Such a study is expected to take 13 months, Boasberg wrote in the ruling he issued Monday. After arguments by both sides and other interested parties, Boasberg revoked a key Corps permit for the pipeline and ordered that "Dakota Access shall shut down the pipeline and empty it of oil by August 5, 2020." The pipeline has been carrying as much as 570,000 barrels of oil out of the Bakken each day -- about 40% of the state's daily production before the pandemic hit. Boasberg acknowledged that his order "will cause significant disruption to DAPL, the North Dakota oil industry, and potentially other states." But he also said "the Corps has not been able to substantiate its decision to publish only an EA and not an EIS." "Given the seriousness of the Corps' ... error, the impossibility of a simple fix, the fact that Dakota Access did assume much of its economic risk knowingly, and the potential harm each day the pipeline operates, the Court is forced to conclude that the flow of oil must cease," Boasberg wrote. The judge in 2017 ordered the Corps to revisit several issues pertaining to the easement it granted the pipeline, but he allowed the pipeline to continue operating. The Corps completed the work in August 2018, leading to more legal wrangling when the tribes maintained the additional study was flawed. The company over the years has maintained that the pipeline is safe, a contention backed by the Corps. The lawsuit has lingered since July 2016. The tribes fear a pipeline spill into the Missouri River -- which the line crosses beneath just to the north of the Standing Rock Reservation --...

100,000 US deaths...

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Odd...they had jackets made ahead of time????

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

Melania wore that jacket many months ago and received a huge amount of outrage. It was incredibly tacky, even for her.

Picture from 1918-1919. Keep kitty safe! Can't tell if this is a phot edit or not.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Somehow, I don't think kitties would tolerate being masked.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 5, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow I've seen odder markings, not often and not much odder, though.

Great prayer for tRump. Too bad they don't work. [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Very good. Do you know if you right click on the picture you can save it to your desktop or wherever you want to, and then you can add it to Ag.com. That way those who do not use FB can see the picture.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 5, 2020:

@NoMagicCookie Yes, I am generous that way :) I also had to go through the motions so I could write down directions. I couldn't have told you without doing it whether it was right or left click.

TEMERITY.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 5, 2020:

Another word I am familiar with from reading Regency Romance novels.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 5, 2020:

@Marionville They gave me quite an unusual vocabulary.

Goldfein: ‘Every American should be outraged’ at police conduct in death of George Floyd

fedup comments on Jun 27, 2020:

I am outraged what that animal George Floyd did to the pregnant woman by sticking a knife into her stomach after he and the other animals broke into her house .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

@MsDemeanour I don't think the cop cared. They have such a mindset of controlling the cattle that they don't even regard minorities as human in the very worst of situations, which I think this was. And yes, all cops need more training. They need deescalation training. They're a bunch of big boys with guns and a god complex. This is happening way too often for it to be dismissed lightly, or again. There is a serious dysfunction in our police force that needs to be addressed now. Cops should not need to be militarized.

Florida coronavirus: Anxiety over Trump's chances with senior voters increases as the virus spreads ...

TO_BY comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Pretty soon people will be storming Mar-A-Lago, with pitchforks and torches...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

That is an excellent idea.

Snake bite and simple advice.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 3, 2020:

This is good information. I almost always have Benadryl around as I have hay fever, dust allergies, and pet allergies. Benadryl if often the active ingredient in medications to help you sleep, so I keep it for both purposes. Not only can I breathe again, but I get some good sleep. I am glad your ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

@Hathacat One of my kids has that reaction to Benadryl, she was bouncing off the walls covered with hives in a hotel room in Minnesota when she was about 10. It was an interesting evening to say the least. I don't think she has had benadryl for any reason since then.

"Dustbin of History.

Mofo1953 comments on Jul 3, 2020:

More like the cesspool or shithole of history.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

The outhouse of history?

Herman Cain Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Attending Trump Tulsa Rally Maskless

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 3, 2020:

I can't say that I'm happy about this...tragic things are still tragic, after all...but he did this to himself. I wonder if he thinks that it was worth the cost?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

"As you sow so shall ye reap" to quote his apparently favorite book. I see it as totally self inflicted and well deserved as well.

Hollywood Producer (and Friend of Jeffrey Epstein) Steve Bing Dead After Falling Off a Building - ...

dalefvictor comments on Jul 3, 2020:

One has to be careful when walking around on top of buildings, especially when with friends.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

especially with "friends".

Hollywood Producer (and Friend of Jeffrey Epstein) Steve Bing Dead After Falling Off a Building - ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Wow after reading this article its very difficult to believe this billionaire associated with Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide because of depression from Covid-19. With all that money he could have found an island to buy or escape to.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

I know right!! He could have had all the companionship he could buy.

College Kids Are Apparently Playing a Game Where They Try to Catch COVID

wordywalt comments on Jul 2, 2020:

It is hard to believe that supposedly intelligent young people can be that stupid.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

My experience with kids that age was that they get a whole lot smarter after (and if) they survive college.

armscye In sewing, the armscye is the armhole, the fabric edge to which the sleeve is sewn.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 2, 2020:

I have been sewing since about 1969... oy I'm old. I know this term, I have used this term. I used to make clothing for my Barbie dolls, and baby dolls, and myself. Then I made clothing for my kiddoes (can we say matching dresses, pictures on request ;) ) And now mostly I sew quilts.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty And they will be paying for his anger management counseling all through junior high and high school. Or nowdays Middle School and High School.

College Kids Are Apparently Playing a Game Where They Try to Catch COVID

Detritus comments on Jul 2, 2020:

Do they do this because it nearly as dangerous but a lot less expensive than drinking?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 2, 2020:

It doesn't say, and they don't really have proof that this is really being done. But it is the south, and college, and kids of that age just think they're invincible. Based on my kids, I can see that happening.

‘The Decision to Not Combat the Coronavirus Was a Choice’ | FAIR

Detritus comments on Jul 2, 2020:

Like every war, the rich profit and the poor die.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 2, 2020:

True, true. Sadly the way it has been since the beginning of time.

Alumni of George W. Bush administration launch pro-Biden super PAC | TheHill

freedom41 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

At least not all Repub are stupid ass kissers.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

Looks like some of them may have found a vestigial spine.

Florida's Betsy DeVos? WTF?: [dailykos.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

With all due respect and great affection for those on this site who live in Florida. When my kids were younger I vowed never to move to Florida. My reasoning and this seems to be proven true here: Florida is full of OLDER folks and Republifucks. It seems like most are shortsighted, wanting only what...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

@TheDoubter Yes, all generalizations are generally false. I would amend that to say it seems like most...

I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV. [washingtonpost.com]

Larry-new comments on Jul 1, 2020:

They force you to subscribe...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

No free articles per month?

I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV. [washingtonpost.com]

hankster comments on Jul 1, 2020:

link?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/01/coronavirus-autopsies-findings/?fbclid=IwAR2eEZDA1IZ5Z0RFirsLK2O1UfuO4YJHu7I09K6L6OhX1pyJ8Qakdoqu6zs

I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV. [washingtonpost.com]

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 1, 2020:

???????

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/01/coronavirus-autopsies-findings/?fbclid=IwAR2eEZDA1IZ5Z0RFirsLK2O1UfuO4YJHu7I09K6L6OhX1pyJ8Qakdoqu6zs

I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV. [washingtonpost.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 1, 2020:

No link.......

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/01/coronavirus-autopsies-findings/?fbclid=IwAR2eEZDA1IZ5Z0RFirsLK2O1UfuO4YJHu7I09K6L6OhX1pyJ8Qakdoqu6zs

Oklahoma woman shot in the back while trying to steal man's Nazi flag, authorities say

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 1, 2020:

You don't suppose alcohol was involved here???

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

No, but it does appear the owner was waiting for someone, he had been watching for a while per the article.

The Rabbit Outbreak | The New Yorker

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2020:

@FearlessFly Thank you! I was sprinkling the plants with Cayenne and chili peppers, it seemed to help, but I can't always get out right after a rain to replace it. The plant in the pot on the deck has not been touched, so I think I know what I am doing next year, and it is more convenient to the kitchen. I was considering some type of fencing, but I'm not sure I want to go to that expense.

Archangel1 [agnostic.com] Obvious fake?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Definitely a weird dude, off the wall replies to a couple posts. Bears watching fer sure.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I am sure he is in good company on that one!

The Rabbit Outbreak | The New Yorker

FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:

" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 30, 2020:

Interesting analogy. Right now I have a bunny in my back yard that I think is sitting on her nest. I have very mixed feelings, she has been decimating my garden for weeks. I don't need more bunnies, and I do want the basil plants I am trying to grow. The cilantro was eaten to the dirt, was was the chamomile. Now, if mama bunny is still there on Friday, do I cancel my lawn guys? I am sure that ride on mower will just suck those babies up. What to do...

Presenting the untaco or as most prefer to call it the tostada which translates into Mexican pizza.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2020:

Looks good, you are a creative cook.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

@azzow2 Good luck with that. My kids are adventurous cooks and eaters now, but there were times when I would have drowned them if I had the chance. I remember some scenes in restaurants... and that child has decided never to have children of her own... I guess I threatened her with "wait til you have your own kids" a few too many times.

I did something that I had never wanted to have to do which is block anther member.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2020:

Life is short, if they are not adding to the quality of life and are in fact diminishing it, block away. January of 2019 I removed all my blocks, just to see what would happen. Before July everyone was blocked again, some long before that. Life is just too darn short to put up with nasty folks.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

@Hastur I considered it an experiment, and with the results I got I see no reason to repeat it. Some folks just want to share their misery with everyone. It did amuse me that some of the folks I blocked dropped off of Ag.com. I say we're better off.

Bats cope with myriad viruses, including the one causing Covid-19, with few ill effects

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2020:

Yes, I took online training to be a Contact Tracker, it discussed the origins of the disease. BATS. Ewwww. There is a great deal we don't know about the disease, and we need to learn quickly.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

@balou I love, love, love bats, I just don't wanna look at them. I love that they eat insects, and it is fascinating how they navigate. I just don't' want them up close and personal.

Trump Toast?: [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2020:

He digs deeper every damn second.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow your typo was interesting.

I almost didn't want to post this, but it is true.

Freedompath comments on Jun 29, 2020:

It does appear to be his underlying theme! And let’s not forget he has brought his children into this fiasco...so as he goes, so does his children.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

He'd throw his children under the bus to save his own ass. He only tolerates them when it makes him look good, well except for Ivanka, and we know why that is. Look how he is with Tiffany. Tiffany who? For sure. And for that matter - Barron. Do you ever see him even acknowledge that child?

Bats cope with myriad viruses, including the one causing Covid-19, with few ill effects

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2020:

Yes, I took online training to be a Contact Tracker, it discussed the origins of the disease. BATS. Ewwww. There is a great deal we don't know about the disease, and we need to learn quickly.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

@AmyTheBruce No, I took the course to show that I was doing something to improve my future. I have looked into a few jobs, but right now they're not hiring. Today I am filing for unemployment with my state, and I wanna shoot myself. They have the most clunky website ever. As I have really just started, and with the numbers going up... I may get a call after all.

Beyond the Battlefield - TheHumanist.com

Detritus comments on Jun 29, 2020:

Good find hippie. The article ties in many lines of investigation that I have been trying to follow for years. We will need to come up with a new social structure or we will soon hand the earth over to another species.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

The Humanist is a great publication.

Native Americans In California Are Toppling Statues Of This Catholic Saint

JackPedigo comments on Jun 28, 2020:

There is no such thing as a saint and the simple fact is that many people deemed saints are those that excelled in doing the church's bidding. Mother Teresa baptising non-Catholics is a prime example.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

Mother Teresa was an iron clad bitch from all I've read of her. She did nothing to alleviate the suffering of the poor, told them that was their lot and they should be happy for it. There were many abuses in her charity homes, she was not a "good christian".

I don't know what to say...

zeuser comments on Jun 28, 2020:

Shit, I was eatin' supper dude!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

It's a new diet technique. Makes you lose your appetite.

I don't know what to say...

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:

OH, HELL! I'm actually eating. Or...WAS eating!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

It's a new diet technique. Makes you lose your appetite.

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM) - BBC News

MizJ comments on Jun 28, 2020:

Should be a worldwide ban!

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

Yes, however at the moment we do not have a worldwide government.

NONPAREIL.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2020:

I am familiar with all, especially the chocolate ones.

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

@Marionville There are chocolates that I think are better. I wouldn't throw them away if some ended up in my house. https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/premium-chocolates/nonpareils/dark-chocolate.html

Native Americans In California Are Toppling Statues Of This Catholic Saint

silverotter11 comments on Jun 28, 2020:

I have been listen to Heather Cox Richardson's youtube series 'The American Paradox'. She is a history professor. here's the link to the first part. The rest will just show up on the right hand menu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Reta8sVoM

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

This is pretty amazing, I am bookmarking her series for later. Thanks for sharing this!

It can be so hard to stay strong when you’re rejected over and over

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 24, 2020:

Ya know, I have done my share of rejecting as well as being rejected. Just remember, if it ain't right, it just ain't right. I'd rather find out sooner than later. Keep your standards high, never ever settle. There are so many worse things than being single. Maybe it is time to take a break from the...

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

@BitFlipper Its all how you choose to see it. I'm 62, single, and currently unemployed. For some that speaks of loser. I call it a bump in the road. I have kids who have turned out to be good people and good citizens. I'm creative and have a legacy of stuff I've created to leave to my kids, cuz they sure ain't getting any money. By the standards of the world I'm a loser, not rich, not pretty, not young. Fuck that, I've got stuff to do. You choose how you want to be defined, don't let the world stick a label on you. I have always marched to the beat of a different drummer, I've always been the weird kid. I decided I was OK with being the weird kid. I am a square peg in a round hole, and other folks either deal with it or get the hell away from me. I've done OK with that.

Goldfein: ‘Every American should be outraged’ at police conduct in death of George Floyd

fedup comments on Jun 27, 2020:

I am outraged what that animal George Floyd did to the pregnant woman by sticking a knife into her stomach after he and the other animals broke into her house .

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

@fedup No that was execution by police officer, never a good thing.

All Hoomans need to follow suite!!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2020:

My cats don't social distance from me. They are right up there going "whatcha doing and can I help."

HippieChick58 replies on Jun 28, 2020:

@Spudgun I had a cat that passed in November 2016. She was the Millennium Kitten, or Miss Millie, born in 2000. She was so people bonded she slept with me almost every night, cuddled closely. If I rolled over I took her with me. She had been part of an abandoned litter that was bottle fed by a family with other cats, dogs, kids, and assorted other humans. She thought all good things came from people. She thought our golden was her toy, he wasn't so sure, but he tolerated her. She went blind in old age, but still kept me company all the time. She was and forever will be my heart cat.