General Discussion, Monday, August 5, 2019

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Stella

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  1. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
    August 5, 2019 at 1:11 am

    Without seeing the stunning hypocrisy Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard has announced that Mexico will seek legal action to ensure the safety of Mexican national in the US. Mexico’s already shown its desire to protect Mexican nationals illegally in the US who’ve been charged with a capital crime in a death penalty state so perhaps this means those here legally?

    Let’s start with Mexico trying to keep US tourists in Mexico safe. We’ve had plenty of US citizens there assaulted, killed or seriously injured recently, some through b ad booze in posh resorts. Every now and then State puts out warnings for US tourists planning on going there and some areas have almost permanent warnings. Tell me about how ‘safe’ the Mexican government makes it for gringos there, I had a very close relative who, while working for an international contractor in Mexico, was shot as he was filling upon at a gas station. I won’t even go minto the conditions at a modern Mexican hospital in a major city. OK, I know, Mexico had a record rate of well over 34,000 KNOWN murders last year so they’re a bit behind the curve on protecting btheir own citizens – part of that hypocrisy thing.

    How about Mexico guaranteeing the safety of US citizens inside of the US from being shot, mugged and/or raped by illegal Mexican immigrants, some of whom the Mexican government facilitated their illegal journey. I mean after all, that a good chunk of the Mexican economy depends upon money sent back by legal/illegal Mexicans here who’ve taken US jobs and, for a large part of them, pay no taxes.

    How about the safety of the thousands of US citizens who die from the Mexican heroin grown and processed in Mexico? We spend in excess of $50-BILLION a year on the War on (Mostly Mexican) Drugs and that doesn’t count the billions spent on the downstream effects of those drugs. Any other civilized country would have declared war on Mexico years ago and bombed the **** out of the known drug growing fields and huge labs that process heroin and meth in such quantities that here in rural country you can still get both at an affordable price. How about Mexico stopping the tons of pharma-grade pseudoephedrine that arrive at their limited ports from Asia? We declared war on Afghanistan as they sheltered the group that killed some 3000 people, over 15 thousand persons in the US died from heroin in 2017, most of those from Mexican heroin and we do what??

    I suggest that the Mexican government announce an immediate recall of all Mexican nationals in the US, legal and illegal. For those without the means to get back I’m sure the US government will help, we’ve got quite a few on the way back now, a load of others can be arranged. I’m sure Mexico will welcome them home with open arms and they can join in that ongoing Mexican socioeconomic boom going on.

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    • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
      August 5, 2019 at 2:45 am

      It’s pretty obvious Ebrard is in concurrence with the Reconquistas. The belief runs rampant that coastal states from California over to Louisiana belong to Mexico along with anyplace 19th Century Mexican nationals placed their feet and claimed it from the Indians in favor of their perpetually failed state.

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      • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
        August 5, 2019 at 10:03 am

        True dat, New Orleans especially likes to claim that it’s not a sanctuary city while doing what it can to assist illegals in staying.

        There used to be a rather large shanty city down on the coast that housed illegals who worked ship/oil rig construction. They worked
        for less than the displaced Louisiana workers and the state, even though beholding to the citizens, sorta turned a blind eye to them. I remember one time I was working with a Fed agency and a raid was scheduled to ‘clean up’ the camp. Seems the skilled illegals got wind of it, a bunch of lower blue collar illegals got pinched and business was disrupted for a few weeks until the camp filled up again.

        Those jobs could have gone to Louisiana workers but no, everyone conspired to make it easier on the businesses rather than our citizens.

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      • Rhea Volans's avatar rheavolans says:
        August 5, 2019 at 5:43 pm

        So, no one studied history then. Because we paid Mexico for the land we took after we got done curb-stomping them.

        We are way too nice to these third-worlders.

        Clearly we should not have paid them. Nor should we have ever given anything we took back, right up to and including thier capital.

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    • Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:
      August 5, 2019 at 6:09 am

      Czar, standing on the line with you.

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    • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
      August 5, 2019 at 10:29 am

      A lot of really good points there, Czar.

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      • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:
        August 5, 2019 at 4:55 pm

        We treat Mexico like an errant child that’s going thru a ‘phase’ when in reality it’s been a failed nation since Day One.

        The country has never been able to take care of its own people and every now and then they revolt – unsuccessfully. We’ve even had a few tussles with them though, since WWI, we’ve pretty well stayed on this side of the border.

        The Mexican government is genetically corrupt, if it weren’t for their income from narcotics and money sent home by illegals here they’d probably be looking at another failed revolution.

        Mexico has been responsible for massive death and destruction in the US and the US stomps around, blows smoke and does nothing…OK, the government blames its own people for Mexican sins but still, that’s nothing.

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  2. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    August 5, 2019 at 2:46 am

    Stellars…don’t worry, be happy…

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  3. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    August 5, 2019 at 2:51 am

    C-5M Super Galaxy Swallows A Satellite
    Gung Ho Vids

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  4. lovely's avatar lovely says:
    August 5, 2019 at 4:13 am

    Have a beautiful day folks:) !

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  6. nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:
    August 5, 2019 at 7:46 am

    Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
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    Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
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    Mornin’ whiners and complainers! 😛 (No drink for you!)
    Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
    Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕

    Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance! :mrgreen:

    Breakfast!

    NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!

    Pastries for coffee!

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    • sandandsea2015's avatar sandandsea2015 says:
      August 5, 2019 at 10:25 am

      Thank you, Nyet! Morning and happy Monday!

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    • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
      August 5, 2019 at 10:32 am

      Ah, I have been wanting biscuits and gravy. Thanks. Mornin’ Nyet, everyone. 🙂

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      • sandandsea2015's avatar sandandsea2015 says:
        August 5, 2019 at 11:33 am

        Morning auscitizenmom! Any updates on the doggie?

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        • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
          August 5, 2019 at 12:42 pm

          Well, we left it that I would check back in when I got back from my trip and see if he was still available. She said he would have a problem being put in a kennel when I left. I need to know more about that, but, truth be told, my other doggie had the same kind of problem and did just fine when I left her at the vet’s kennel. But, she had had time to get used to them before that happened.

          I am actually very sensitive to his problem because a couple of years ago, I had to leave my Foxy in a big kennel, which had very good referrals, and she nearly went completely nuts. She peed her bed, lost 2 lbs (she only weighed 16), just sat and stared at the wall or ceiling, and tried to run away from me when I took her to the vet to see what was wrong with her. The vet had just read something on sudden onset dementia brought on by trauma and thought that might be the problem. Anyway, I got her back by being patient, giving her an herbal calming treat so she felt less stressed, and letting her heal. Someone at the vets’ told me not to ever take her anywhere else and wrote on her chart that they were always to find space for her when I called to board her. So, I know what can happen.

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          • sandandsea2015's avatar sandandsea2015 says:
            August 5, 2019 at 1:06 pm

            Well, I hope it all works out and the little guy is available when you return. 🙏🏻

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          • JTR's avatar JTR says:
            August 5, 2019 at 1:53 pm

            My Grand Girl has a job at a full service “Doggie Daycare” center! She will also home-sit for a little extra money. She’s been there for a couple of years now, part-time, and she loves her job.
            She’s 17, but she knows a lot about animals, and even training them. Maybe check and see if there are any good places like that near you.

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            • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
              August 5, 2019 at 2:01 pm

              I have actually heard of a couple, who seemed to be very good. But, then, it would turn out that they would hire someone who wasn’t so good, so then somebody had a bad experience. But, I will be having to look into something later on.

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            • Stella's avatar stella says:
              August 5, 2019 at 2:33 pm

              I had a dog walker when my last dog was a young pup. She came every day, took her out to pee, fed her and walked her.

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              • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
                August 5, 2019 at 2:59 pm

                It would have to be a very special situation because I am really uncomfortable with strangers coming into my home.

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                • JTR's avatar JTR says:
                  August 5, 2019 at 3:21 pm

                  Ooh, me too! The place she works for actually has her bonded. They can’t take a chance on losing their business because of a bad employee. People love their critters like family!

                  The only pets she has had, is a poo-huahua that’s older than she is, a Tarantula that kind of scared me, and she grew up around horses. I was amazed at how those horses acted around her at 3 yo. She could actually go underneath them, and they took such care not to hurt the baby!

                  The sitting she does is on her own, not with her company. The customers get to know her, and beg for help. She’s such a good sweet gal! And very trustworthy. It is hard to find someone you can trust, but they are out there!

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                • Stella's avatar stella says:
                  August 5, 2019 at 3:26 pm

                  I can understand that, but I had very little choice at the time because I was working, and she was too young to be alone all day without a bathroom break or food.

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    • Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:
      August 5, 2019 at 10:33 am

      Nye!!!!! Late breakfast………my Liver Doctors want a full stomach……thank you…

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    • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
      August 5, 2019 at 2:52 pm

      Ah, Nyet, the bounty from your larder is incomparable! Send the plateful with extra bacon out here to the wilds of Loutro, Crete, Greece….

      …OK, so it’s pretty domesticated, and not wild except for the tourists…

      …no beach, but look at that water!…

      …and nighttime is beautiful…

      Eυχαριστώ!

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  7. just stevie's avatar just stevie says:
    August 5, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    Monday greetings! Have a great week…

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  8. litenmaus's avatar litenmaus says:
    August 5, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    Afternoon. It is a balmy 95 degrees this afternoon and today was another example of “oh so close, and yet sooooo far away”

    I waited eagerly for the contractors to show up this morning..this was it, today the siding would begin to go up. 1/2 the crew showed up at seven to finish the prep work so that everything would be ready to start siding when the materials trailer showed up.

    Nine o’clock the other 1/2 of the crew showed up, but, no trailer, no materials, NO siding. Yep, seems the supplier…… wait for it……..the supplier forgot to order the siding…(sigh)….Hopefully the siding will be here by Wednesday.

    In the meantime….the maze of railings on the front of the building came down today and the side of the building doesn’t look quite like the entrance to a crazy funhouse.

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  9. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:
    August 5, 2019 at 7:56 pm

    TRUMP SUPPORTERS Led by Scott Presler Hold Massive Clean-Up Day in Rat-Infested Baltimore
    by Jim Hoft August 5, 2019
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/trump-supporters-led-by-scott-presler-hold-massive-clean-up-day-in-rat-infested-baltimore/

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  10. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    August 5, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    lilbirdee12’s prayer:

    Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

    Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

    Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.

    Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
    Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

    We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
    Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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  11. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    August 5, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Gen. Flynn:

    Prayer to St. Michael

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
    be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
    and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
    by the power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
    who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

    In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

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