Knuckledraggin My Life Away : 2020

Thursday, December 31, 2020

How Effective is Pistol Ammo at 100 Yards?

It's time for another edition of Stuff John and Chris Wanna Know! This time, we're looking at what pistol ammo does at 100 yards. Calibers tested were 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and .357 Sig. We compared bullet velocity at the muzzle and 100 yards and also fired some rounds into ballistic gelatin. The results were a bit unexpected (especially for .357 Sig...).

LUCKY GUNNER VIDEO HERE (10:06 minutes)

Commentary: What’s Next in the Liberal Lockdown Playbook?

Count me among the Pollyannas who was sure that when the election was done the pandemic would be “done,” too. November 4 would dawn bright and clear, the thunderheads of contagion looming on the horizon dissipated by a dry air mass of political reality.

And I was not alone. None other than President Trump was with me, as were pols and pundits across the conservative landscape who speculated that the draconian restrictions on liberty were as much a political tactic employed by the Left as they were a public prophylactic against viral pestilence.

Police Evict Antifa Who Bum-Rushed Motel In Tacoma, Wash.

According to authorities in Tacoma, Washington, homeless Antifa members have been removed from a local motel that was swarmed the night before. Tacoma Police said on Wednesday, they have evicted Antifa groups who occupied rooms at the Travelodge motel for five nights and refused to pay.

These idiots are still around?

The FBI is now investigating what the police are calling an “intentional attack” on the gas service lines in and around Aspen, Colorado.

According to ABC, coordinated attacks involved three separate Black Hills Energy gas line sites, one in Aspen and two elsewhere in Pitkin County on Saturday. According to Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn, the saboteurs had some knowledge to understand what they were doing, they “tampered with the flow lines. They turned off the gas lines.”

Despite that threat to thousands of people, this has gotten very little attention from national media. A quick search reveals no coverage from CNN and MSNBC. While ABC News covered it on their site, it didn’t even make it to their air the day it happened on ABC’s World News Tonight, according to MRC. Apparently, leftist terrorism against the infrastructure doesn’t grab those networks.

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-Rurik

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I haven't heard anything about Earth First in probably 20-30 years.

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Violating curfew? Are you fucking serious?

KENOSHA, Wis. — Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old Illinois teen accused of shooting three people during a protest in Kenosha this summer with violating the curfew that night.

Fucking buzzkills

The Washington, D.C., hotel and bar where the white nationalist Proud Boys hang out when they’re in town for protests has announced it will be closed Jan. 6, the day Congress is scheduled to certify the Electoral College vote for President-elect Joe Biden.

Dog food recall

SILVER SPRING, Md. (NewsNation Now) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled pet food products which led to at least 28 deaths and eight illnesses in dogs that ate the recalled product.

Bye bye, baby bye bye

Portland cops are already retiring in record numbers, but now cops are fleeing mid-career to go to places for lower pay and a fiscal hit to their retirement accounts. The Democrats’ embrace of the antifa and BLM defund-the-police stance is working—leaving Portlanders even more defenseless against rioters, looters, arsonists, squatters, and terrorists. In essence, the exodus is “a win by those that would want the police to be defunded,” according to the Portland Police Bureau’s human resources officer.

-Comrade Terry

Good ol' California...

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes may be eligible for early parole consideration as part of a ballot measure that nearly two-thirds of voters approved of four years ago.

Don't you hate it when that happens?

STRIP DISTRICT (KDKA) — Allegheny County officials say a large sinkhole opened up in the Strip District on Monday.

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-MCA

James Richardson, soldier in Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99

JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who was among the last surviving members of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as Merrill’s Marauders has died at age 99.

James Eubaun Richardson of Jacksboro was among nearly 3,000 U.S. soldiers deployed in 1944 on a secret mission behind enemy lines in Japanese-occupied Burma. They battled hunger, disease and enemy troops while trekking roughly 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) to capture a Japanese-held airfield.

-WiscoDave

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Sen. Hawley, Rep. Duncan Join GOP Group To Challenge Electoral College

The list of GOP lawmakers planning to object to the Electoral College’s vote count is continuing to grow. The newest editions are South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.

Duncan said in a statement he plans to object because he swore an oath to protect the legality and integrity of the elections. He pointed to the numerous claims of voting fraud and irregularities, including changes to voting systems that allegedly violate the state Constitution.

Left-Wing Journalist Among 4 Arrested in Arkansas for Firebombing Police Cars

Renea Baek Goddard, 22, came to the United States as a child when her Air Force father, who had met her mother while stationed in South Korea, was transferred to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The family later moved to Arkansas when her father was transferred to Little Rock AFB. While a student at the Little Rock campus of the University of Arkansas, Goddard became a journalist and worked last year for a public radio station (KUAR) while also writing for other outlets including the left-wing site Truthout, where she wrote that “journalists have a responsibility to be vigilant” against white supremacists.

-Steve

“We’re In” – Witness Testifies Dominion Voting Equipment, and Internal Data, Hacked Live During Georgia Senate Hearing

This is rather remarkable. In real time, during live testimony before a Georgia Senate Committee, a witness testifies to using Wifi capbility to enter the Fulton County voting system via the internet while the hearing was ongoing.

VIDEO HERE (3:18 minutes)

-Elmo

Dude will probably be charged with killing a police officer, just watch

BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WFLA) — An Illinois deputy K-9 was killed Sunday when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the back of a patrol car.

“It’s with a heavy heart the Boone County Sheriff’s Office has to report that K-9 Loki was killed in the line of duty,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.

NOOOO!!! NOT MARY ANN!!!

LOS ANGELES — Actress Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on the popular 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died at the age of 82. Her publicist announced her death to several media outlets and said it resulted from causes related to COVID-19.

-William

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Well, that's just wasteful

Human body parts that authorities say may have been intended for medical research were found this weekend in northern Arizona.

Deputies were notified about the remains near Prescott on Saturday and an examination confirmed they were human, according to a statement released Sunday by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.

Your 2020 Florida Report - 23 of the strangest things that happened in Florida in 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. – No matter what part of the world you live in, 2020 has been an odd and confusing year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the misery it brought with it, but if you call Florida home, things were even weirder.

On top of the aforementioned COVID-related pitfalls, the Sunshine State also had to deal with the ever-troublesome Florida man, an unusual amount of alligators and some things that are just too bizarre to try to fit into a neat little list.

As we prepare to head into hopefully what will be a better and brighter 2021, we’re taking a look back at some of the strangest things that happened in Florida this year.

Warning page

About 4:10 Wednesday night I clicked on my site icon and was taken straight there with no malware warning page. I'm assuming (and hoping) you folks aren't seeing one either? I'm really hoping this issue is resolved.

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PsychoChicks - we've all had 'em

SUTTER CREEK (CBS13) – Authorities arrested a woman accused of firing several gunshots at her boyfriend, striking his car multiple times, as he attempted to leave her residence in Amador County, the Sutter Creek Police Department said on Sunday.

"YOU'RE TRASH!!! NOTHING BUT TRASH!!!"

RIVERTON, Utah (KUTV) - Riverton, Utah, Police officers arrested a former middle school teacher on Friday for kidnapping a girl by placing her in a plastic bin and taking her into his classroom, as well as for other inappropriate relations with students in the past.

"Y'all come over for a barbecue, okay?"

NEW YORK — A New York man was arrested Saturday after police found a body burning in his backyard.

Suffolk County police said they were called to a home on Long Island around 2:30 a.m. for a report about a fire in a backyard, WCBS reported.

Reminds me of the Haight

I was in San Francisco once and right at the intersection of Haight and Ashbury was a motherfucker sitting up on his haunches and barking like a dog, I shit you not. Dude was tripping his ass off. I was tempted to give him the whole dog experience and run his ass over.

That'll teach him

An accused serial burglar and thief has been sentenced to probation for a burglary in Lincoln Park last year — even though he was already on probation for two burglaries at the time of the alleged break-in.

Jonathan Hernandez, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of theft in exchange for an 18-month probation sentence in the latest case, according to court records. He has been arrested seventeen times in Chicago since March 2014, according to CPD records.

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

What's the Maximum Effective Range of 12 Gauge Buckshot?

Shotguns are typically considered close-range firearms, especially when loaded with buckshot. Beyond about 30 to 50 yards, the spread from most shotguns becomes too unpredictable to reliably guarantee that any of the pellets will hit the intended target.

But what if circumstances dictated that you had to take that shot anyway? How effective is buckshot at extended ranges? We got out the ballistic gelatin and did some testing at 25, 50, and 100 yards to find out.

LUCKY GUNNER VIDEO HERE (6:08 minutes)

Is AOC Looking To Take Out Chuck Schumer?

The rumor mill in New York politics isn’t always the most reliable, but this item has attracted enough attention from senior Democratic Party officials that there’s probably some basis to it. Word on the street is that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has put out some feelers and is exploring the possibility of mounting a primary challenge against New York Senator Chuck Schumer.

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Yet she could've killed her child with an abortion and not have been charged...

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Supreme Court declined to stop the prosecution of a woman who was charged with murder after authorities said she used methamphetamine before her fetus was stillborn.

Commentary: Donald Trump is The Essential Man

Once upon a time, there was a president called Ronald Reagan – a model of decency and probity, at once great and self-effacing, who, above all, was truly in love with America and saw it as his sacred mission to preserve and strengthen American freedom. During his eight-year tenure, he revitalized the U.S. economy, snapped us out of what his disastrous predecessor had referred to as “our malaise,” and helped bring down the Soviet Union.

Then he walked off into the sunset. And for the next seven presidential terms, we had to make do with mediocrity and self-dealing. Both parties were dominated by crime families – sorry, I mean political dynasties. The Bushes were uninspiring. The Clintons were pure slime.

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What. The. Fuck.

So by now, most of you are aware of the big red screen warning of malware or some such shit when you open the page to this site. So far it seems like it's only happening on PC and not mobile devices although I may be wrong, but I can open the site on my kindle without getting the warning.

Some PC browsers display the warning, others don't.

I found out about it last night when a reader alerted me to it and I spent a good 2 hours trying to figure it out. About the only thing I found out is that it may be caused by software I installed. Only thing is, I haven't installed any software and I don't think I even have the ability to even if I wanted to.

Apparently somebody either reported me, google has a glitch in their system, or they're flagging me for conservative content.

Either of the scenarios seems likely because Peter sent me a couple links showing where Vox had the same problem about a week ago.

https://voxday.blogspot.com/2020/12/if-google-wants-to-dance.html

https://voxday.blogspot.com/2020/12/alas-poor-sjw.html

I did the same thing Vox did and submitted a request for a review - they reviewed his site, found nothing wrong, and removed the warning. His was done in a day or two, but the form I submitted says it may take up to a couple weeks.

I did a virus/malware scan on my laptop and it came up clean.

I open all links that I post and I haven't gotten any type of warning from my anti-virus saying that I shouldn't have done that.

I get all of my links from reputable sites and I haven't visited any unusual ones in I don't know how long, not even midget amputee porn sites.

I have made ZERO changes to my blog that may have triggered this.

I've got to take Lisa in for another doctor's appointment in a little while but when I return this afternoon, I'll continue to poke around to see if there's something I may have overlooked to fix this.

10 Mistakes Made In Winter With Your Chickens

It is very important for chicken owners to know how to care for their flock when the weather outside gets colder. Some places might not get snow, but others get several feet of snow, and either way preparing for winter is a wise thing for everyone to do. I will share ten different mistakes chicken owners can make, why they are wrong, and what you can do about it.

Understanding Black Americans: Don’t Ask Liberals

Many might be surprised to learn a CNN-Kaiser survey found that 61 percent of Black respondents, but only 51 percent of white respondents, believed that the breakdown of the Black family was a major cause of Black poverty, while only 11 percent of Black respondents but 18 percent of white respondents believed it was no cause at all.

"We're getting tired of your shit, Carl"

A health inspector that was shutting down a Covina, CA based restaurant got a taste of his own medicine last week, as the owner of the establishment used his big ass pickup truck to block in the health inspectors’ car.

-Rurik

Pompeii archaeologists uncover ancient homophobic insult to tavern owner

Archaeologists excavating a snack bar in the ruins of Italy’s Pompeii have uncovered “exceptional” frescoes, and obscene graffiti likely directed at the establishment’s seventh century owner.

Your Wednesday Morning Florida Report

KEY WEST, Fla. – Almost 75 pounds of cocaine were found this week floating off the Florida Keys.

A fisherman found the cocaine bricks about 15 miles south of Sugarloaf Key on Wednesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess it was a rap video

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Six people were shot, one of them fatally, while filming a music video near Boston, police said Sunday.

Police found the six victims Saturday scattered along a dead-end street, Lynn police Lt. Michael Kmiec said. Kmiec said Sunday morning that one man died and one was in critical condition. The five wounded men were expected to survive, he said.

5 people shot and it's a 'suspected' homicide?

ATKINS, Arkansas - Two women and three girls have been found dead in a home in northwest Arkansas in what authorities said are being investigated as suspected homicides.

Sparing the world while he learns

I shouldn't make fun of this - I used to practice my coyote calling while I was driving.

My favorite thing to do was wait until I was the first truck at a stoplight and as soon as the light turned green I'd blast out a hurt pup ki-yi with my windows down, then drive away while everybody else stayed there looking around wondering who ran over the puppy.

Greater love hath no man...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Police Department says a 24-year-old was shot and killed inside his own home when he used his body as a shield to protect his roommate from another roommate who had suddenly opened fire on them.

Tired of being in the Friend Zone

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Texas man is behind bars after he admitted to police that “I raped my best friend.”

Police in Wichita Falls were dispatched to a home around 1:46 Sunday morning for a reported sexual assault. When they arrived, they found Jonathan Logue, who appeared to be visibly upset, but was very forthcoming.

Browning M2HB .50 BMG at the Range - Forgotten Weapons

The Browning M2 heavy machine gun is one of the longest serving firearms in US military service, and still going strong. Let's take this one out to the range and find out why!

VIDEO HERE (10:19 minutes)

Collectible Weapons: How to Protect Your Wealth – and Your Family – With Valuable Guns

It’s an unusual means of investment, but one that we think will appeal to our readers on a deep level: collectible weapons.

There are a number of advantages to investing in collectible weapons that will appeal both to those who love weapons and those who keep an eye on their money. Indeed, this is a popular investment category for people who like something a little more durable than stocks, bonds and cryptocurrency. They can also provide protection during uncertain times.

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New York City Approving Barely 10% Of New Gun Permits

Nervous residents of New York City (at least those who haven’t already fled the area) have been signing up in increasing numbers for firearms permits, many for the first time in their lives. Given the conditions on the ground there, that’s understandable. But making the decision to take advantage of your Second Amendment rights and actually laying your hands on a firearm legally are two very different things in the Big Apple these days. The New York Post is reporting that there’s a significant backlog in permit applications this season, and among those that do manage to get processed, nearly nine in ten are denied. The NYPD’s License Division hasn’t had too much to say about it, but local gun dealers suspect that this isn’t entirely accidental, while a variety of factors have led to the surge in demand.

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Lunch to go

-Chris Gardner

Southern California’s stay-at-home order expected to be extended Tuesday

Coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in parts of California, but patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of the state, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn Californians to brace for the effect of a “surge on top of a surge” from recent holiday travel.

That's because you ain't officially the President-Elect yet

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans’ security.

Food Preparedness on $20 a Paycheck

For a long time I’ve been telling friends, family, and readers how easy and inexpensive preparedness can be. I recently got curious about what a reasonable dollar amount – say $20 a paycheck – could actually do for one’s preparedness. I decided to find out, first-hand, and report the results to you. I’m pretty excited and consider this little experiment a success!

-WiscoDave

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And I'll throw this out one more time: as far as canned goods go, you can get more bang for your buck by going to a discount or canned foods store.

I've found that our local Save-a-Lot sells off brand canned goods for anything from 1/3 to 1/2 the price as Walmart.

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Commentary: The Federalist Papers and ‘The Violence of Faction’

It has been said that the oldest word in American politics is “new.” Even the United States Constitution, by far the oldest written constitution in the world, was once new, and had to be defended against charges that it was an unnecessary and unrepublican innovation. The Federalist was keenly aware of the novelty of the Constitution’s enterprise—the attempt to establish “good government from reflection and choice”—but boldly turned it to account.

California Continually Tries to Chase Away the Wealthy

California's proposed wealth tax, Bill 2028, would apply for a decade to anyone who spends 60 days in the state in a single year.

Here are the details.

-Steve

Who didn't see this coming?

(CNN) -- Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities, you may eventually need something in addition to the vaccine: a vaccine passport application.

Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America.

Your Tuesday Morning Florida Report

MIAMI, Fla. – A golden retriever rescue group based in South Florida awaited the arrival of 20 dogs from China being flown into Miami along with 20 eager dog lovers waiting to take their new pet home.

A spokesperson for Golden Rescue South Florida said the dogs were abused in China and would have most likely been butchered and ended up in the dog market as food.

Man bites dog after high-speed chase in Corning

CORNING — Officers with the Corning Police Department were led on a lengthy chase Saturday night before arresting the suspect, who was reportedly barking and bit a police dog.

Jorge Bucioperez, 39, of Corning was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, evading officers and possession of methamphetamine found in his vehicle.

-InbredRedneck

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A drop in the bucket

TURLOCK (CBS13) — More than 20 people have been arrested in connection to a months-long investigation into the Norteno street gang in the Turlock area, officials announced Wednesday.

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I lived in that area and you can believe me when I say that the entire county is infested with gang members, both norteno and sureno, and has been for years and years.

If all they arrested were 23 people then they must not have put a lot of effort into it.

As the years go passing by.....

He never thought to kick out the windshield?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A South Nashville man kidnapped his roommate and locked him in a truck for two days because of money owed for their electricity bill, an arrest warrant alleges.

Metro police responded Dec. 14 to the Walmart on Nolensville Pike at Harding Place, where they said a man showed up to report being kidnapped by his 64-year-old roommate, Anthony Stanton. Officers spoke with the victim who stated he had escaped after convincing Stanton to let him use the bathroom at a nearby McDonald’s.

Husband kills pregnant wife days before her due date in NC murder-suicide

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WRAL) - A North Carolina family is in mourning after a 34-year-old pregnant mother and her unborn child died in a shooting they say was brought on by domestic violence.

Monday, December 28, 2020

Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG

The M2 Browning machine gun was first conceived in 1918, as a request by General John Pershing of the AEF for a large-caliber antiaircraft and antitank machine gun. John Browning scaled his M1917 water-cooled .30 caliber design up to .50 caliber, and the first prototypes were test fired in November of 1918. Impetus behind the project faltered after the Armistice, but Colt continued to develop the gun during the 1920s and 1930s. It was first adopted in 1922 by the US Coastal Artillery as an antiaircraft gun, but significant manufacture would not come until World War Two. By this time, the gun's main role had shifted, from antitank to being an aircraft armament, and some 2 million were made during World War Two, primarily as aircraft guns.

The M2 remains in service today, highlighting the brilliance and longevity of John Browning's designs.

VIDEO HERE (30:44 minutes)

Rage, Rage!

Forgive this post, if you can. My utter disdain for people who think that their obligation to the union is secured by their successful establishment as an American citizen by flying a flag or singing an anthem, perhaps having fought for the nation in some previous war, without the corresponding recognition that we are in dire circumstances and must be prepared to defend liberty, here, on our soil, with all that we have, perhaps even against those who hold title in government, is intense.

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Just can't make 'em happy no matter what you do

Mayor London Breed said the US Senate no longer having a Black woman in its ranks a ‘sad reality’.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla‘s appointment to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris‘s former Senate seat will make Padilla the state’s first Latino senator.

But his appointment also means there will no longer be any Black women in the Senate.

Now why doesn't this surprise me...

If you agreed with President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” approach to governance, then brace yourself, as all of it could soon be subject to dismantling if Joe Biden is successful in his bid for the presidency. The changes will be of both the macro and micro variety. Some that appear minor are actually very significant. One such example is the war on language, specifically the term “illegal alien.”

3 dead, 3 wounded, suspect in custody following shooting rampage at Illinois bowling alley

ROCKFORD, Ill. – A suspect was in custody Sunday following a shooting rampage at a bowling alley that left three people dead and three others wounded.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday.

FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S., and an Ohio teenager who allegedly shared the plan said he wanted the group to be “operational” on a fast-tracked timeline if President Donald Trump were to lose his re-election bid, the FBI alleges in an affidavit that was mistakenly unsealed.

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"That'll teach you to waste our time"

LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – No explosives were found in a suspicious vehicle on Hwy 231 South in Wilson County and now the driver of the vehicle has been identified and charged.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were investigating reports of a box truck parked at the Crossroads Market convenience store in Walter Hill in Rutherford County, and it was playing audio similar to what was heard before the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville.

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Can employers legally require workers to get coronavirus vaccine?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As the coronavirus vaccine becomes more widely available in the U.S., it poses a set of legal questions for employers.

Can they require their employees to get it?

7 Chicken Breeds That Do Well in Cold Climates

The winter weather here in upstate New York during the winter can be brutal, and certain breeds of chicken just don’t survive here.

It’s crucial that when you’re considering which breed of chicken to get, you take into account your local climate in addition to the bird’s natural climate.

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She didn't think her friends would eventually catch on?

A British bride who faked terminal cancer to raise $11,000 for her dream wedding was sentenced this week to five months in prison.

“Every right-thinking member of society would be appalled by your behavior,” District Judge Nicholas Sanders told Toni Standen, 29, as he sentenced her Tuesday in Chester Magistrates’ Court, according to the Sun.

-Steve

The Nashville explosion and my horrible ordeal

I've gotten quite a few emails these past few days asking if we were okay - it didn't help that it happened during a period when I said I was going to take a few days off, so folks that aren't familiar with my location really didn't know, especially that first day when there was no real word on fatalities and injuries.

I slept in Christmas, finally dragging my ass out of bed about 7, made some coffee and sat down at the computer to read the news. My homepage is my email and the first thing I saw was 3-4 messages from old friends asking if that was me in Nashville this morning. Huh?

Well, it was too fucking early for me to be interacting with people so I went to the news and saw the headline of "Massive Bomb Set Off in Nashville" or some such shit and my first thought was "Who in the fuck would want to blow up Nashville?" which was immediately followed by "Who wouldn't?" which was then followed by "I bet they'll pin this on the white guys."

We weren't really affected. Well, we were but it was actually in a positive manner - while we can make outgoing calls, we haven't been able to and still can't get any incoming calls which is positively glorious as far as I'm concerned - our phone hasn't rang since Christmas Eve. Not even once.

Our internet has been a little spotty. It's been up and down, but more up than down. When it does go down, it's only for a couple minutes at a time. At the worst, it's been a minor inconvenience. Unless I'm watching a video or switching sites, I don't even really notice.

My in-laws on the other hand..... their cable, internet, landline and cell phone is all through ATT, so it's been down since that shit happened.

Because my in-laws are elderly, we've been concerned about them not having any way to call out, especially if there was an emergency so I had a brilliant idea - I'll loan them my truck phone.

Now anybody that knows me knows I'm not a phone person. I can honestly say without exaggeration that in the past year, I've spent less than 5 hours talking on any kind of phone. I didn't even own a cell phone for years until the truck started breaking down and Lisa got on my ass to get one so we wouldn't get stranded. To placate her, I went to Walmart and got a flip phone and about every 45 days or so I buy 30 bucks worth of minutes through Straight Talk which is good for a month. Like I said, I'm not a phone person so I think in the 6 months I've had it, I've made one call on it. Matter of fact, only 3 people have my number - Lisa, Woody, and his wife.

Anyways..... I figured I'd load the phone with minutes and drive it out to Portland where my in-laws are so they'd have a way to call for help if they needed it. I figured if ATT and/or the internet in town was down I wouldn't be able to pay with a card so I grabbed some money from the cash stash I keep in the safe for such a situation and headed to Walmart - the day after Christmas.

The place was fucking packed, but I wasn't going to stand in line, I was going to the electronics department for the card and pay for it there. Unfortunately, the system to load the card was down. So much for that plan.

I went back today (Sunday) and tried again. They were able to load the card, so I bought one and then headed back home to get online and load the minutes into the phone. I did that, then tried to call the cell from the home phone to make sure it worked before I made the 80 mile round trip to my in-law's place. Remember, we can make calls from the landline, just not receive them. Guess what..... it didn't work. I was redirected to customer service (Press 1 for English) which informed me that I was fucked.

Oh well, I tried. I really did.

So yeah, I'm not going to post much on the bombing if I can help it. There's nothing you can read here that you can't find anywhere else and besides, I'm already tired of all the conspiracy theories and rumors that are everywhere, so I'm just going to sit back and laugh at all the phone addicted people that have been going through some serious withdrawals.

And Lisa just now got a message from her mother saying their internet and land line was back up, but it's like ours - they can call out but can't receive calls which really isn't much help at all if the entire fucking region is like that. Seriously, what are they going to do if there's a medical emergency, call their daughter in California?

Your Monday Morning Florida Report

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida middle school teacher accused of regularly insulting her students, often about their nationality or intelligence, has had her educator license suspended for six months by Florida education officials.

"No no, I wasn't sell dope, I was giving it away as a community service"

DECEMBER 22--A Pennsylvania man charged with narcotics distribution claimed to police that he did not sell methamphetamine, but instead gave it away for free to those who came to his storage unit and asked for the drug, according to a criminal complaint.

Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

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