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SmokeyTheBear

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  1. I immediately write off anyone who is unable to change their mind as a moron who is not worth my time. Absolutely ridiculous that people would consider that a character flaw. It's the continual age old battle between traditionalism and progressivism. People hate change and reflexively reject it because it's more comfortable. But we live in an age of drastic change happening at an exponential level with each new technological advance, which in itself is changing at an exponential level.
  2. When you have a CVS receipt length list of war crimes already, sanctioned to the extreme, and happy to bleed your already collapsing population.... What's one more thing?
  3. So if I'm atheist, I can deny service because you are religious?
  4. I see some value to it: bleeding an army out until they essentially do not have one to do these types of actions for another 20 years and forcing the population's hand in making change in their governing systems being the biggest. I'd love to see the data set our government is working with guiding our decision making. Maybe they think if we give Ukraine all they need to take over their territory too quickly, Putin could regroup in some way. Or maybe this buys time for the rest of Europe to ramp up production of their military. :shrug:
  5. Will he get to bring his favorite outfit to prison for the boys?
  6. That's what I really wanted to hear. Thanks for enabling me and my habit. Now the real conundrum is that they have 2 bottles.....
  7. 60-100 euros. Any worth snagging? Is the Fortaleza an absurd price? We have a whole bag to check stuff so not worried about cost of bringing back.
  8. Someone talk me down. I'm in Utrecht, Netherlands for a few weeks and went walking around to find some shops that my family will need to know where they are at. Stopped at a bottle shop and they had Fortaleza Reposado for $90. I know that is a jump in price as the states.....if you can find it. Also, very small selection of Mezcal but they have it Help me @GreenspointTexas, you are my only hope
  9. After being stuck at the airport for 7 hours, I'm about to be too
  10. Stuck in Edinburgh airport with no internet, flight gets canceled and now catching up.
  11. I think this allows any territories that don't want to be under Putin's thumb to do their thing. That culture respects strong men and Putin is not looking strong at all in this and families are not wanting to lose more of their men for a lost cause. Even if Wagner doesn't take over Moscow, this is a huge inflection point that signals to all that Putin cannot control the situation.
  12. Bbc reporting machine gun defensive positions being set up in Moscow
  13. Waking up in Edinburgh reading this thread like..
  14. We had planned this trip the summer of covid so finally getting to fulfill this bucket list trip. Go. Just go. Most beautiful place I've seen on Earth so far. We flew into Inverness and stayed in Nairn for a couple days. Rented a car and drove to Skye. We stayed at the Raasay House on Isle of Raasay (a 500 yr old house below with incredible views). Hiked Old Man of Storr and the Quirang (my legs still hurt). Yesterday, drove from Skye to Edinburgh via Glencoe. We fly out tomorrow. Scotland exceeded all my expectations. Happy to answer any questions or give recs.
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