Monday, July 14, 2025

QUACKERS (July 14/184)


What looks like a duck, walks like a duck, talks like a duck, etc. A Jeffrey Epstein client list! I know nothing makes any sense these days. Just kind of confused that everyone says he did what he did, with others, but no one is in jail except one lady.

ROAD KILLS The ever-increasing amount of traffic; the level of driver expertise and hurry-up society has created much accident potential. However, when one is tooling down an empty country two-laner at a comfortable 50 mph and noting the walker up ahead in plenty of time when whammo! At least it might have been. As we were passing a dirt side street feeding said two-laner this van pulls out right into us which fortunately the OH's reflexes were on point, and we were able to zig out of her way and zag back the other way to miss the walker. A perfect T-bone situation averted. Though how the hell would one be that blind/distracted turning left onto a road with someone right in front of her. Her fender and headlight were visible in our lane. A guy mowing his lawn up ahead looked a bit flabbergasted when we passed him as he was looking intently down the road towards the walker and near miss lady. 

 The near-miss then led me to grip the door handle throughout the rest of the trip every time another bonehead misjudged our speed and pulled out.  It is a well-known fact that a passenger gripping a door handle will mitigate crash potential. Screaming has been debunked. My father taught me that when he lost traction one snowy night and started sliding. He yelled something as I frantically gripped the door handle, of course. I later asked what last words he was trying to convey. It was "Shut up Sheila" apparently. Like I'm really not one to judge. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Only now is marmie realizing puttykin has been playing him for a dodo for 10 years. Even the slowest of us got that one right years ago, like right after WWII. 

Like many states, Florida exempts taxes for school clothing in September up to $100. Very nice but cheap. However, in a move for fairness they have also decided to forego all taxes September to December for any and all weapons and accessories-no limit. Guns over kids....again. Hopefully they teach the now armed kids how to shoot straight. 

Why do the righties (even the ones that went to Harvard) actually fear the educated? Because the more education you have, the more empathetic you become as you are exposed to other perspectives, other people and the rest of the world. Of course, college makes you more liberal/accepting duh. Though I suppose it is easier to stay in your own little world niche and hate/fear whatever is different or who your masters tell you to hate. 

Also am I the only one who is exhausted hearing multiple media reports every time marmie farts? The best part of the Biden regime was I could forget about him for days....

HEALTHY WORKERS As I was in the midst of a coughing attack (allergy) I was reminded of the health tests I had to administer for certain employees exposed to nasty stuff. Hearing and respiratory were a given in our very noisy dusty environment but the real kicker was the spit test (sputum) tests for asbestos workers. They had to hack (technical term) a chunk from deep in their lungs. Not an easy task unless you're a smoker as that's just part of their everyday life. Which is ironic when you realize a smoker working in asbestos has just upped their lung cancer chances about 10-fold. I used to bundle the boys up in Tyvek suits, respirators and fiber counting monitors to track their exposure. On break they would immediately strip down (partially) and light up. Yeah, I know. 

The po-po on the other hand were concerned about lead exposure in the outdoor gun range 😐. Then once AIDS/HIV raised its ugly head it was blood tests for all the public safety workers all the time. Paramedics were partial to TB testing while Parks folks were concerned about the silica carcinogen warning labels on the sandbox sand they were pouring on the playground. It was a tightrope dance for me between practical safety and actual danger. 

BOAT TIME After going back and forth and navigating multiple doctor appts, company is starting to come and our neighbor is able to help so we are finally putting the pontoon in the water! Our last couple of visits have been a "battening down the hatches" type with Consumers threatening to curtail power to our multiple freezers/frigs. They finally came through so to speak with a planned power outage last Saturday. Fortunately, the weather cooperated, and I had cooled down the house sufficiently to get through the night as our generator runs everything but the AC. Enough of that shat. Family party Saturday so officially open for the summer. 

FINAL STANCE My political beliefs boil down to "I care about people and the planet" and boy does that piss folks off! Mission accomplished. Peace out....💚   💙💛

                                                  


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