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  1. 19 hours ago, Ten Bears said:

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    Ha.  I think that is from the nextdoor thread that blew up this weekend in my hood.  Old people were saying it was probably Beto supporters stealing their own signs for attention (or maybe scofflaw youths). 

  2. 3 minutes ago, irockalltherocks said:

    I disagree, apartment management would need to know when maintenance workers enter an apartment for liability purposes. Basically to cover their ass.

    we have a simple key card entry system at work for a few secured areas.  It is just hooked up to a PC that logs all activity.  Door open, what RFID key was used, did the door stay open longer than specified time, etc... Thinking on it more, all that data should be available or at least was available at one point in time.  the whole door ajar vs locked should be easy to clear up.

    Is there a list of all the shit she was lugging around and that was left in his apartment?  I heard on the radio that her vest and an equipment bag was left at his apt.  That would seem to suggest she had not been to her apt yet and came straight from the outside.  Unless she was thinking 2 steps ahead ...

  3. Lazlo: No. These are entries into the Frito-Lay Sweepstakes. "No purchase necessary, enter as often as you want" - so I am.
    Chris: That's great! How many times?
    Lazlo: Well, this batch makes it one million six hundred and fifty thousand. I should win thirty-two point six percent of the prizes, including the car.
    Chris: That kind of takes the fun out of it, doesn't it?
    Lazlo: They set up the rules, and lately I've come to realize that I have certain materialistic needs.

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  4. 38 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

    Yeah, just about everything in the article paints a portrait of a guy who really sucks (literally and figuratively).  He also has the requisite hypocrite bona fides.  I especially enjoyed the parts about his own fraternity hosting wild parties and then him snitching on others for bringing alcohol and shaming the woman who attended.  But of course it’s fine for him to be a member and enjoy all the benefits of frat life.

    yeah, i didn't get that.  Was it just a checklist thing to be president of something in college that would look good on his cv?  would he just go to his room and repress his homosexuality when everyone else getting their animal house on?

  5. yeah, it will be interesting to see the appeal.  heard a quip from the murderer's lawyer already trying to use the (non) defense of how this will affect other cops 'just trying to do their job'.  It's complete bullshit.  This verdict is not about other cops.  It's about the one that murdered a kid.  Let other cops be judged on their actions good or bad.  What this is guy did was judged to be murder by 12 people.  If this verdict causes other officers to pause for thought before opening fire on a pickup full of unarmed teenagers driving away from them, then so be it.  I don't think pausing for that will put the officer in any more danger than they would be otherwise.

  6. 1 hour ago, Stunns38 said:

    Bit of a Random conversation:

    “Dude, I cannot believe you went to a regular masseuse thinking it was a massage parlor and asked for a happy ending. No wonder you got the cops called on you.”

    you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

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  7. On 8/21/2018 at 5:21 PM, Jkwellborn said:


    Is Texas fence in or fence out?

    the pool installer made it sound like Texas does not give a fuck if someone kicks down your fence, opens the gate around your pool and then drowns.  you would be liable.  To meet code:  We had to change the gate orientation so all the gates opened outward (supposedly to less prone to be kicked in).  there had to be a fence separating the pool from the street/alley.  Monitors had to be installed on all the doors that led outside.  The ones where it beeps, then you hit the button to stop the alarm from going off.

    After the code inspector did the inspection, we took all that junk off and put the gates back to they way they were.

    as to the OP, we had the same thing happen.  3yo at the time, was swimming with floaties.  everyone is drying off next to the pool and she decides step back in.  I saw the whole thing from about 5 feet away and jumped back in and got her, but will never forget her eyes just looking up at the surface.  No harm no foul on that one as she was only under for maybe 3 seconds.  That age, especially if they have older siblings that can swim w/o floaties, is really dangerous in that they think they can swim on their own just fine.

    Had another scare when we were hosting a party for 6-7 year olds.  a younger sibling had gotten back in the pool w/o the floaties and was just bouncing on her toes to try keep her head up.  kids and adults were in the pool around her.  I saw her and jumped in and grabbed her and she was fine, but yeah, there is no noise or real struggling to hear.

    We never really had any issues with our kids or guests 'sneaking' off to try and get in the pool when no one was swimming.  We use a catch-a-kid net system on the pool when summer is over and leave that on most of the year.

  8. 1 hour ago, Buffsoldier said:

    Fucking this.  Fortunately, it only happened once.  Unfortunately it cost her $1200.

    "But why can't I get that money back, he didn't fix the computer?"

    But did he 'fix the cable'?

    My dad is the tech support for other clueless peoples his own age, so I got that going for me, which is nice.

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