save the frogs

Just watched an episode of Law & Crime. Cop pulls over this guy. Cop asks if he has registration. Guy goes off on a tirade about how he couldn't afford his licence renewal and how the system is broken. And by the way also mentioned that he has 4 or 5 children to feed. Guy had a total meltdown and shot the cop and then other cops killed him.

I'm just saying if things shut down for months on end, people will be eating each other in the streets. And the guys with one month's supply of food will be the first to be killed. Get a militia if you expect the grid to go down for 2 months. Or find a good place to hide.

Maybe they should have generators. It's a lot easier for essential services to keep running than expect the entire population to prep.

no, months stock is useless because that's a doomsday scenario where people will be killing each other. a few days of backup as OP suggests is a good idea. don't supermarkets have backup generators? so all you need is cash on hand and you can still pop in to a supermarket for some food.

Exactly. Media is making it worse and adding fuel to the fire. I don't think there is any turning back I think it will get worse before it gets better. This is never going to end. And arguing on AN is also adding fuel to the fire.

YOu're not gonna make me listen to a guy with a thick Russian accent and a Boss shirt for an hour, will you?

some folks actually enjoy his silly antics.

I started using a treadmill. Then, I watched a few videos and 10,000 steps a day seems to be the gold standard. on the treadmil, I go 5.5 km/h So I asked AI to crunch the numbers. That's almost 90 minutes and a total of 8 km. Very few people are doing that. But again, that's the gold standard. Especially when you're working. 90 minutes plus 1 hour travel time to and from the gym. No one has that kind of free time.

Not 100% sure, but someone told me Indians are not allowed in some (or most/all) of the bars/gogos on Walking Street in Pattaya for the reason you mentioned. They would drive other customers out.

Maybe you are the one who is irrational. There are many good reasons for world leaders to be on good terms with each other instead of being enemies.

Yeah, you ran detailed scientific IQ tests on both of them. You're not just pulling it out of your butt.

What makes you so sure Putin isn't a "weak clown?" Is that a scientific term that can be proven? What constitutes a clown? Someone who juggles? How the heck do you know who is controlling who? It's just speculation and most likely a nonsensical theory.

maybe i'm too deep for you. if you can't grasp what i'm saying, don't beat yourself over the head.

no , she didn't know in advance he would beat her. but she still made a poor choice in retrospect. or are there "bad boy red flags" that a lot of women ignore?

Cost of living is high, a lot of jobs are not secure. Maybe it's best not to have 4 children unless you're a doctor or lawyer with a guaranteed 6 figure income for life.

I guess even if you're a big shot president, it's still not easy to keep the ol' lady happy.

So they're lying to me? I asked repeatedly. Darn!

I think we have a couple of priests on AN. Hold on. I'll PM them and let you know if they can perform an exorcism on you.

True, April was hard to tolerate. But a bit of sun would be better than either sweltering or no sun.

What do you need? A priest's blessing? Go !!

Rainy season does suck. Impending doom ... never quite sure when the rain will fall. Good observation, Tuco.

The Bible is stupid in many ways. It neglects to mention what is right in front of our eyes. That Heaven and Hell already exist right here on Earth. If you live in Gaza where you are constantly being bombed, you're not in Hell? Then where are you? It has nothing to do with belief as many of these people actually are very religious. So you can be very religious, but live in a place being bombed all your life, but you're good to go when you die? Maybe you should try refining your theory.

The problem is people are compartmentalizing and not able to piece-meal and separate out information. There is likely Intelligent Design, but that doesn't mean The Bible has a monopoly on everything that has to do with God. People read the Bible and conclude that it doesn't make sense and then throw out the baby with the bathwater and become atheists and don't believe in an after-life and don't believe in anything esoteric. I believe in an after-life, but I don't believe The Bible has a monopoly on what it is. In fact, the Bible has prevented people from trying to find information elsewhere. And once again, the basic premise of your belief is absurd nonsense. A murderer can "get into Heaven" a few minutes before death just by saying "I accept Jesus as my savior".

Your belief system is complete nonsense. A serial killer can rape and murder 10,000 women and then on his dying breath "turn to God" and "believe in Jesus" and he's good to go for Heaven. Completely absurd stupidity.

I prefer Sumo Wrestling