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TexasEd

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  1. So the stories don't line up. Abbott said the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place two days before a flood tore through the Hill Country. In place for what, the flood that they didn't know was coming? (Insert MTG joke here) If they knew a flood was coming two days ahead of time you would think that they would have raised the alarm but we still have hundreds of dead. So either the Governor pre-positioned disaster recovery “assets, resources and personnel” ahead of time in a prescient act of preparedness for something the Mayor was not aware of or Abbott is bullshitting. Insert the comic of the two red buttons with "Abbott knew the flood was coming but kept it on the DL" and "Abbott is lying"
  2. Yeah I get it. If there are areas that are not working recovery cleanup can start there. I think there were some houses in Travis County affected, I'll look into that too. I don't have any desire to get in the way of recovery but not all locations are facing the same challenges. Edit: Also Georgetown
  3. @InkaUtexas I'm in the experienced and capable of physically helping group. I worked in La Grange in 2017? and to a lesser extent in Wimberly. I Have the tools, gear and knowledge I know how to be self-sufficient and not create issues My company will even pay me for a day of volunteer work I just need to know when is the right time So please keep people like me informed because it does take planning on packing, getting others to go with you and making sure you have the PPE and other supplies you need. If there is another thread or group for work parties let me know. Edit: I can get off half of Friday and work through the weekend. Edit 2: I'm not in the recovery group but the debris removal/cleanup group. When it's time to get the houses cleaned out, remove debris, etc. Sometimes you have to wait for insurance green light and other times you just need the pictures to document before you start cleanup.
  4. No free speech because Grok can't restrain from reflecting Elon's racism.
  5. Same day meeting:
  6. Wait was this on the same day? We have time in the cabinet meeting to talk about Gold Leaf but not about a major child sex trafficking ring that was one of your campaign platforms?
  7. Or did he just revert to the mean
  8. Have you told that story before? If not I think I heard it or one just like it. It also reminds me of the movie Fandango as a more limited version of doing Mexico or S America.
  9. I never thought much about it and figured it was no big deal until Trump made a big deal about releasing the files. He made campaign promises to release them. They released Part 1 heavily redacted and then claim there is no part 2. Seems very suspicious like Trump may have realized that he is in the files but doesn't want it to get out so no has to claim "nothing to see here". Sure seems like a cover up to me.
  10. Fuck, I was looking at the headlines on CNBC and one read "Green resigns from Congress" As I click through I realized it was missing the vestigial "e" and it was Mark Green, at least it was another R.
  11. Barclays has a card that for $99 I get 50,000 AA miles sign up bonus with no spending required. Citi has 50,000 miles with no annual fee first year but a small spend. Between my wife and me we can get 150,000 miles for $198 plus some spending that’s easy to hit. I missed out on the 70k bonuses but this seems good. I can use the miles on AA codeshare flights with BA.
  12. Me too, only 1 year since in HS I was a military brat moving around to a different HS every year.
  13. Wasn't cutting back on H1B visas in Trump's platform until the Elon/Besos/Zuck group started complaining?
  14. The bill even raises work requirements to 65 years old to get Medicaid so look for more competition for those Walmart greeter spots. Well they won't be able to afford their insulin. "Diabeetus" [/Wilfred Brimley]
  15. Conmen like the stupid and gullible equally.
  16. I got to see that museum and church as a teenager on my Junior class trip. I lived in Scotland and a classmate had a house in Stavanger, we did a couple days in Oslo too.
  17. My goal is to get my family (5 or 6 of us) to Europe and save money or improve the travel conditions for the parents. Kids can fly coach. So maybe this doesn't work the way I think it does anymore. I used to travel a lot. I'm close to a million miler on American and could have made it if my travel was more consistent with them over the years. I have not been in a heavy travel role for about 15 years. 20 years ago I used my points on American for 2 first round trip class seats to Kona and my hotel points for a week free at a Hilton resort (This is what my wife expects). So if no amount of Chase "miles" or points is going to get me a good deal then so I just find the best cash back card. I have an American Citi-Advantage card and about 38,000 miles in my account now which is good for one coach round trip in May 2026. Am I better off trying to build up enough miles for a couple tickets (5 or 6 people traveling) or to get enough to upgrade my wife and I to better seats? I have some time and plenty of credit card expenses to earn points but just need to figure it out. We could get my wife another AAdvantage card which comes with 50,000 points, no annual fee the first year.
  18. I think I will go with the Chase Sapphire Preferred (not Reserve). The bonus is 75,000 miles and fee is $95. If my wife gets one too that’s 150,000 miles for $180. Thoughts?
  19. I think chaos for the sake of chaos and insider trading is the issue. Stable gains were too slow for some people.
  20. In San Diego right now and the ratio of hot women it’s high and the number of obese people I see a day is single digits. Like maybe 3 or 4 a day. So low that you don’t really notice.
  21. Yes. I’m switching over to how I spend every day items now.
  22. One of my friends goes every time. He has a 65 Mustang
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