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[noblepa]

That link doesn't work for me. But:...

Thanks. (works for me )

Works for me too.

[Foggy]

Yeah, are we sure that wasn't one a them space lasers?

I reckon we need to show that to Marjorie.

Yesterday I joined a meeting - the County Convention of the Wake County Democratic Party - at 10:30 a.m.

In the morning.

We finished the meeting and wrapped it up at 11:55 p.m.

You're reading that correctly. The meeting lasted thirteen hours and twenty five minutes.

When we started, there were 900 people in the Zoom.

Eleventy seben of them had never Zoomed before.

Chair: At this time we are accepting nominations for chair [it was her last day, we were voting for her replacement]. If you would like to nominate someone, please raise your hand. OK, I see a moron who has his hand raised.

Moron: I have been trying for 3 hours to find out if I am credentialed. Am I credentialed?

Chair: You are, but that's out of order at this point. We're just doing nominations for chair now. Only nominations for chair. I see another moron with her hand raised.

Second moron: I didn't mean to raise my hand. I don't want to nominate anybody. Never mind.

Chair: OK, but does anyone have a name of someone they'd like to nominate? I see a third moron.

Third moron: I can't see any names on my online ballot. How do I vote for anybody if I can't see any names?

Chair: That's because WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS. They're going to add the names when we know who's running!

And in the chat, lots of people saying "How do you use this Zoom thing anyway?"

So, umm ... yeah. Tons of fun. But I agreed to do the job, and we had resolutions that were long and numerous, and we finally elected all the positions by about 7:30 and got started on the resolutions, and right before I signed out at five minutes before midnight, I heard one of the officers in the background say, "Can you believe there are still 200 people here?"

And I was one of the 200.

Did I miss anything?

[MN-Skeptic]

I'm excited. I actually have EVENTS on my calendar. For the past year, about the only event on my calendar was a reminder about the Fogbow Zoom meetings.

I had Easter at my brother's. No masks. Tomorrow night I'm attending a college film festival (socially distanced) with my brother's family. My nephew is coming up Thursday to help me recycle some heavy objects. I'm having lunch with a friend IN A RESTAURANT in a week. Ironically, the last time I ate out in a restaurant was with her in March 2020 as things were shutting down. In May my Seattle sister and her wife are coming for a week or two to help me with organizing my house. And on, and on. Just life resuming. Slowly, maybe, but surely.

[Danraft]

Onomatopoeia
Shouldn’t that be spelled more like it sounds?

[RVInit]

Onomatopoeia
Shouldn’t that be spelled more like it sounds?

That has to be one of the greatest words ever invented. I don't remember the actual moment that I first was introduced to that word, but I remember that I thought it was a great and cool word. Onomatopoeia, what a happy word.

[bill_g]

Onomatopoeia
Shouldn’t that be spelled more like it sounds?

That has to be one of the greatest words ever invented. I don't remember the actual moment that I first was introduced to that word, but I remember that I thought it was a great and cool word. Onomatopoeia, what a happy word.

That was 8th grade or so for me.

[bill_g]

Not to make the last name pronunciation off topic continue in the Antimasker thread, I got one for ya's -

Skryzpk

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two syllables, skri-peck, with long I and short E sound, the Z is silent

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

I'm excited. I actually have EVENTS on my calendar. For the past year, about the only event on my calendar was a reminder about the Fogbow Zoom meetings.

I had Easter at my brother's. No masks. Tomorrow night I'm attending a college film festival (socially distanced) with my brother's family. My nephew is coming up Thursday to help me recycle some heavy objects. I'm having lunch with a friend IN A RESTAURANT in a week. Ironically, the last time I ate out in a restaurant was with her in March 2020 as things were shutting down. In May my Seattle sister and her wife are coming for a week or two to help me with organizing my house. And on, and on. Just life resuming. Slowly, maybe, but surely.

We are visiting grandkids!!!!!!!! First time since July 4.

[RVInit]

Not to make the last name pronunciation off topic continue in the Antimasker thread, I got one for ya's -

Skryzpk

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two syllables, skri-peck, with long I and short E sound, the Z is silent

Off Topic

I'd like to buy a vowel, please!

[MN-Skeptic]

Not to make the last name pronunciation off topic continue in the Antimasker thread, I got one for ya's -

Skryzpk

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two syllables, skri-peck, with long I and short E sound, the Z is silent

Off Topic

I'd like to buy a vowel, please!

My husband who grew up in Iowa but learned Czech as a child taught me a number of Czech words. Krk is neck. Prst is finger. It turns out that r can be a vowel in Czech.

[filly]

When I was a young lawyer a client contact had a Czech last name with lots of consonants in a row. His name would appear in my time sheets/billing records. Every month I'd get a phone call from our firm's Managing Partner questioning whether this was a typo.

[Kendra]

So...I'm having a nice Monday off, only thing I needed to do was make a run to Fred Meyer for grocery pickup. I have two options from the Redondo location, take a right hand turn and head down the hill on Kent Des Moines Road or take a left and head down an smaller arterial. Six of one, half dozen of the other to get home in the same time.

Damn, but I took the arterial and out of nowhere an oncoming vehicle veers into my lane and shows no sign of stopping. I tried to stop and honked and tried to get as far right as I could, but no go. I suspect it's totaled. I couldn't even get out of the front door until they moved some of the twisted metal. I might have some sore muscles in a while, but nothing's broken or bleeding except my car...

The other driver though - minutes before she hit me, she'd hit another driver nearby and left the scene, so lots of confusion over who was who, and who was hurt the worst - which was the driver at fault. They took her away in an ambulance and the lady at the house nearby did get a look at the perp and she'd smashed her head pretty good on the driver wheel.

So, likely a totaled car and will have to shop for a new one, plus a rental in the meantime. The other driver is getting a whole bunch of criminal charges.

[MN-Skeptic]

Damn, but I took the arterial and out of nowhere an oncoming vehicle veers into my lane and shows no sign of stopping. I tried to stop and honked and tried to get as far right as I could, but no go. I suspect it's totaled. I couldn't even get out of the front door until they moved some of the twisted metal. I might have some sore muscles in a while, but nothing's broken or bleeding except my car...

Well... dang! That’ll put a damper on your day. I’m glad that nothing major happened to your body.

[Kendra]

Damn, but I took the arterial and out of nowhere an oncoming vehicle veers into my lane and shows no sign of stopping. I tried to stop and honked and tried to get as far right as I could, but no go. I suspect it's totaled. I couldn't even get out of the front door until they moved some of the twisted metal. I might have some sore muscles in a while, but nothing's broken or bleeding except my car...

Well... dang! That’ll put a damper on your day. I’m glad that nothing major happened to your body.

Thanks. Now I don't have to ignore the oil change light, but I did pop for a deluxe car wash right before.

[Uninformed]

...Thanks. Now I don't have to ignore the oil change light, but I did pop for a deluxe car wash right before.

The car equivalent of clean underwear?

Good that you are relatively unscathed.

[AndyinPA]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

[Kendra]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

TY. Trying to think positive thoughts. It just occurred to me the tabs were due this month and I'd ignored taking care of that to, as well as the oil change.

I'm glad I was trapped in my car and didn't see the driver of the other vehicle. The lady who lived at the spot did, and she said something was hanging (eek!) off her face and was going to need plastic surgery maybe. I did hear a lot of screaming from her direction immediately afterwards.

[Sunrise]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

and

[Lani]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

and

[bill_g]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

and

I think I told the story already of how I went through three trucks in three months. Good times. Glad you're okay Kendra.

[RVInit]

Glad to see that you seem to be mostly okay.

and

I was rear ended on April 15, 2005 while I was at a traffic light waiting for the light to turn green. Totaled my car. The guy had all kinds of tickets, accidents, traffic infractions going back for years. I'm so sorry this happened to you, I know how inconvenient it is, and also can put a big hole in whatever plans you may have for how long you could keep the car without making payments. I'm so glad you are not hurt aside from some possible soreness.

[Foggy]

Whoa.

So glad you seem to be OK, Kendra.

[Volkonski]

Whoa.

So glad you seem to be OK, Kendra.

Ditto that.

[roadscholar]

Whoa.

So glad you seem to be OK, Kendra.

Ditto that.

Indeed.

[AndyinPA]

https://www.wtrf.com/news/west-virginia ... ee-passes/

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP/WTRF) — West Virginia is joining the growing list of places recruiting remote workers — with a thrill-seeking twist.

A program launched Monday will try to lure outdoor enthusiasts to live in the rural state with enticements of cash and free passes for recreational destinations.

The goal is to leverage one of West Virginia’s most appealing assets, its natural beauty, to stem a population loss in the only state that has fewer residents now than in 1950.

Program participants will receive $12,000 cash.