They want to decriminalize the people caught with drugs. So drugs may still be illegal, but they won't be prosecuted. 
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The measure should have been written so people arrested could have the choice to opt for jail, or go in for treatment. That would have been better.
Portugal legalized all drugs about 10 years ago. But all the money that had been spent on jail went to treatment, and loans for former addicts to start a business. Drug use declined dramatically. But I doubt it would work here.
They did an experiment with rats where they put them in a cage & gave them two bottles to drink from. One had only water. The other had water laced with cocaine or something. The rats always drank the cocaine water & some overdosed. Then someone suggested that maybe they should give the rats something to do. So they built a playground, had other rats to keep them company for friendship/sex, and generally had stuff to keep them busy. The rats in that situation drank the plain water. Any that drank the cocaine water did so in moderation & there were no overdose. Taking care of their other needs kept them satisfied enough to not seek drugs.
Trip to Lafayette went well. Everyone at the VITA place was very nice. My brother tutored his student for an hour while I did word puzzles on my phone. Went to the place to look at the Formica after. I thought it was a store but it's a warehouse where they build stuff for commercial purposes. They had a section where they glued formica/laminate to mdf/plywood, another section where they cut the boards into specific sizes, another where they assembled cabinets, etc. The place was freaking HUGE. It had been like 5 different buildings all merged in to one. It had an interesting history. The guy who worked there told us all about it & said they keep finding new stuff about it. They were selling off old materials they no longer needed. Had all kinds of stuff-- including metal sheets (but those were $80). I was looking at a shiny white sheet that had the edge torn. Guy told me it was garbage bc it chipped easily. The blue sheets were too dark, there were some woodgrain looks, and various brown marbled stuff. I decided to go with plain white & pondered out loud if I could put it on walls. He said that it could and that they had used it in that way. The stuff I picked sells for $90 at the big box stores. I got 2 sheets of it. I think I have enough to put around the top of the shower surrounds as well as to do some countertop stuff. He rolled the sheets up carefully, tied them with string, and put cardboard at the edges to prevent damage. I need to unload them in the workshop and flatten them out. I kinda wish I could go back to look at more samples. I would have bought more sheets in different patterns if I thought I'd actually use them.
Trip to Lafayette went well. Everyone at the VITA place was very nice. My brother tutored his student for an hour while I did word puzzles on my phone. Went to the place to look at the Formica after. I thought it was a store but it's a warehouse where they build stuff for commercial purposes. They had a section where they glued formica/laminate to mdf/plywood, another section where they cut the boards into specific sizes, another where they assembled cabinets, etc. The place was freaking HUGE. It had been like 5 different buildings all merged in to one. It had an interesting history. The guy who worked there told us all about it & said they keep finding new stuff about it. They were selling off old materials they no longer needed. Had all kinds of stuff-- including metal sheets (but those were $80). I was looking at a shiny white sheet that had the edge torn. Guy told me it was garbage bc it chipped easily. The blue sheets were too dark, there were some woodgrain looks, and various brown marbled stuff. I decided to go with plain white & pondered out loud if I could put it on walls. He said that it could and that they had used it in that way. The stuff I picked sells for $90 at the big box stores. I got 2 sheets of it. I think I have enough to put around the top of the shower surrounds as well as to do some countertop stuff. He rolled the sheets up carefully, tied them with string, and put cardboard at the edges to prevent damage. I need to unload them in the workshop and flatten them out. I kinda wish I could go back to look at more samples. I would have bought more sheets in different patterns if I thought I'd actually use them.
Tom Picciani
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We ourselves make the political parties so toxic that good people won’t run. We used to be somewhat civilized. Then we got Atwater and the Willie Horton ads and it went to hell from there, for both parties. I’ve taken up the approach to just say, you vote for your guy and I’ll vote for mine. Avoids a shouting match. No one ever convinces a person to flip parties by arguing with them. And the amount of information passed between people is inversely proportionate to the volume it’s given. I’ve decided it’s just a waste of breath.
There's a point where wasting your breath is entertainment, and I think that's fine if all parties are enjoying it. My brother is 182 degrees opposite me politically and he lives with me...... We get along.
......not so much if Biden wins, but whatever. I'll just laugh when they do the gun bans, buybacks, magazine size limits. He says they won't do that........ even tho it's stated clearly in their anti gun platform.
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Crazy rich or just crazy?
I know it's a big crate, but......
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/japanese-mandarin-oranges-purchased-9-6g-single-crate
I know it's a big crate, but......
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/japanese-mandarin-oranges-purchased-9-6g-single-crate
How expensive is your hobby?
Did you know that Japan produces square watermelons? If perfectly square, they are worth thousands.
Square melons take up less room in shipping.
The Japanese are pretty smart. I like how their cops deal with violent offenders. They have weighted nets that they fire at armed people. There was a video of a guy with a gun, cops netted him & disarmed him.. They also have mats (that are like blankets but a bit thicker). When someone won't cooperate they take them down onto a mat and wrap them up. Kind of like swaddling a baby but on a larger scale. They had a guy who wasn't armed but who was violent. He bit one of the cops. Rather than get mad, the cop asked "Why did you bite me? That hurt! You need to calm down!" and then they wrapped him in a mat.
I got up around noon & went to Samsclub with my brother to get stuff on Mom's list. They were out of stock on some things. Went to Walmart up in that area to get stuff they usually have in stock but they were out. Went to the local Walmart after to get stuff that I knew they carried here that we couldn't find at the other store. Still had a bunch of stuff we couldn't find anywhere.
Nearly got in a wreck on the way in. Someone towing a camper swerved into my lane (oncoming) at the last second & I almost went in the ditch to avoid getting hit head on. I laid on the horn bc there was absolutely no reason for them to swerve like. Moron. Had a rude lady try to cut in front of us in line at Sam's. We'd been standing there awhile and she came up with her cart from the side and tried to nudge in. I stepped in front of her cart and politely said "Ma'am, we're in line here." She looked annoyed and moved to the back of another line without a word.
Mom wanted a sandwich from Subway so I can nap before having to find something else for her to eat.
I got up around noon & went to Samsclub with my brother to get stuff on Mom's list. They were out of stock on some things. Went to Walmart up in that area to get stuff they usually have in stock but they were out. Went to the local Walmart after to get stuff that I knew they carried here that we couldn't find at the other store. Still had a bunch of stuff we couldn't find anywhere.
Nearly got in a wreck on the way in. Someone towing a camper swerved into my lane (oncoming) at the last second & I almost went in the ditch to avoid getting hit head on. I laid on the horn bc there was absolutely no reason for them to swerve like. Moron. Had a rude lady try to cut in front of us in line at Sam's. We'd been standing there awhile and she came up with her cart from the side and tried to nudge in. I stepped in front of her cart and politely said "Ma'am, we're in line here." She looked annoyed and moved to the back of another line without a word.
Mom wanted a sandwich from Subway so I can nap before having to find something else for her to eat.
........do they should be cheaper.
Tom Picciani
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All that work only for it to get dirty again.
Wife got her car washed on Friday only for the city to come by shortly there after come by picking up and mulcjing leaves. Car was covered in leaf dust. I ended up taking my leaf blower and blowing the dust off the car.
Tom, that's a beautiful finish! I need to get both of my vehicles detailed. They are covered in mud & dust. I try to take them through the carwash every few months & get a clearcoat to protect the paint, but the dirt doesn't always come off.
I had a lazy Saturday. Listened to music & for some reason I was extremely hungry. I stuffed my face & couldn't get full. I'm still hungry & I don't know why. I think I'm going to be 230lbs before my doctor's appointment. Today is a cleanup day but it's raining so we'll have to put off hauling trash outside until it stops. I need to nap. Couldn't sleep all night, just felt agitated for some unknown reason.
Been working on my drawings/sketches of the guest bathroom. I drew the shower/tub from a reference photo (I use the line tool to measure widths of things & re-created it as best as I could. I still need to decide on what showerhead to get. I'm sort of leaning toward this one (which is similar to the one we got my friend but this one has a soap dish on it). It has a slidebar, handheld showerhead & a rainshower head. Diverter is down low. The one my friend has works great. I need to figure out what height would be good for my 6'3" brother. The one at my friend's house is too low so he has to duck down under it. I wish that I was independently wealthy & could afford to commission companies to make custom fixtures. I'd have the rainshower thing but made to match Moen's Kingsley set.
My drawing thus far (weird floating bowl is toilet build in progress-- I got brain freeze):
I had a lazy Saturday. Listened to music & for some reason I was extremely hungry. I stuffed my face & couldn't get full. I'm still hungry & I don't know why. I think I'm going to be 230lbs before my doctor's appointment. Today is a cleanup day but it's raining so we'll have to put off hauling trash outside until it stops. I need to nap. Couldn't sleep all night, just felt agitated for some unknown reason.
Been working on my drawings/sketches of the guest bathroom. I drew the shower/tub from a reference photo (I use the line tool to measure widths of things & re-created it as best as I could. I still need to decide on what showerhead to get. I'm sort of leaning toward this one (which is similar to the one we got my friend but this one has a soap dish on it). It has a slidebar, handheld showerhead & a rainshower head. Diverter is down low. The one my friend has works great. I need to figure out what height would be good for my 6'3" brother. The one at my friend's house is too low so he has to duck down under it. I wish that I was independently wealthy & could afford to commission companies to make custom fixtures. I'd have the rainshower thing but made to match Moen's Kingsley set.
My drawing thus far (weird floating bowl is toilet build in progress-- I got brain freeze):
Probably through the metal.If you did that to my S10, you'd be down to bare metal.
Looks nice.
It would look like a Delorian pickup.
No way they can replace him.
