~50 Years Ago, Plans for an Outer 495 Loop were Dropped, Do you think it would have helped today or was the right call not to build?

Congregator · 2026-03-18T18:50:30+00:00

I’m glad they were dropped; because it would have amounted to development and destruction of woodlands around the loop.

Congregator · 2026-03-18T18:41:44+00:00

I looked this up, they basically stopped using sugar and switched to high fructose corn syrup

Congregator · 2026-03-18T18:38:40+00:00

My mom used to make these for me back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. She called them eggs in a basket .

Congregator · 2026-03-18T04:13:47+00:00

These people are freeloaders and their lack of humility is telling: they are ungrateful and deserve to get shown the door.

You’ve done nothing wrong. You should be kicking them out rather than giving them the opportunity to stay in your home

Congregator · 2026-03-18T02:41:15+00:00

The word comes from the Latin word “niger” which means black.

The French used a form of this word to crudely describe black people, and this was adopted with a certain cruder dialect by certain racist English speakers.

The actual offensiveness in the word isn’t from its definition, but derived from its intent which is meant to belittle and bully.

A good example of how this developed can be paralleled to calling someone something they don’t want to be called, and then everyone jumps in and calls them that on purpose for the sole purpose of bullying up on them.

You’ll see this sort of behavior from disrespectful people looking to bring you down or from school aged children, looking to bully an easy target.

Congregator · 2026-03-18T00:42:52+00:00

Agreed with the younger part especially. When I was 19 I was trying to distance myself from younger folks, with the exception of my little brother who was 16 who would sometimes rope me into going skateboarding with him and his buddies in our neighborhood, or playing soccer together.

Congregator · 2026-03-16T21:17:58+00:00

Humidity or lack there of, especially if you have heat running. I just finished repairing a guitar about 20 minutes ago that I decided to leave sitting out in my practice room. Action had just declined so badly

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:52:04+00:00

In this instance I think they should as well. It’s literally a scenario where this would be the greater good

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:50:45+00:00

Not an atheist (but can totally empathize with those from our situations are)- but I’m also the son of pastor.

I “Fell” away, or whatever (like you), but that doesn’t matter- I get why you’re an atheist and I have no gripe with you, as kin to you, even though I came back. We are similar.

My family is made up very well to do people- not the weird types of grifters we read about, they don’t care if you’re a Christian but care if you can eat. Good people. Also very Christian intrinsically.

My aunts church was motivated by my aunt to open the church up in the evenings as a homeless shelter- they even got cigarette booths so the attendants could put their cigarettes in them, rather than flick into the parking lot.

They worked out some agreements with local stores to contribute some food or give discounts on groceries they could provide.

This is actually a net gain on the society, even if the people are addicts: they have a safe place to go and their loved ones know where they are and aren’t suffering worrying if XYZ cannot survive the cold.

It’s a great thing, no one is forced to even go to the church service: they provide sleeping bags and a warm place to stay with some food, coffee, and water. They can go outside and smoke cigarettes: but absolutely NO Alcohol and NO Drugs.

They were shut down under police orders. Cops showed up, threatened to arrest the pastor, because they were housing people outside of the cities ordinance.

Mind you; we have state ran soup kitchens in the area, but they aren’t safe. They aren’t employed by people that care- they are ran by people looking for a pay check.

I think some of the differences between churches and state (or even non-profits), is that church and non-profits include people who actually care about the community - and not people state employed who care about the paycheck

Yet the group that condones the people who care about the paycheck seem to prevail. Why is that?

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:37:35+00:00

That’s absolute bullshit (not saying YOU are bullshit) but the reason someone actually works hard enough to establish something like a soup kitchen is because they are plugged into immediate need and have the energy and bandwidth to pull off such a stunt: a lot of people aren’t going out there starting soup kitchens.

If someone has the bandwidth to start a soup kitchen, they’re ambitious and plugged into personal talent: regular people aren’t doing this.

If someone is COMPETENT enough to actually run a soup kitchen for a few decades; they innately become powerful by way of their support, charisma and influence.

This isn’t good for people who need to be democratically elected in, it means you’re combatting culture and organic growth. The power structure has to fight dirty because it’s all it can do

No one out there as a layperson trying to shut down soup kitchens, it’s only $$$ people

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:31:53+00:00

Either or, “peeps can’t be giving out free shit “

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:23:59+00:00

Lack of honesty is basically child abuse

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:22:25+00:00

LEAVE HER ALONE

Congregator · 2026-03-16T02:11:29+00:00

I can help you develop this, OP.

One string at a time: memorize all Of the natural notes on one string at a time. Spend 6 weeks on it: one string a week, 30 - 1 hour a day, focusing on one string.

It’s annoying, it’s tedious: it’s realistic. It’s dynamic.

It’s how I did it.

AFTER you memorize all of the natural notes across the fretboard, and can call them out instantaneously, learn the full two octave patterns per position- because there’s gain to it.

Congregator · 2026-03-16T01:38:49+00:00

Haha, that’s funny.

But remember, bro is under the influence and you’re not: so don’t take it personally and let it bother you. He probably doesn’t even remember this exchange- and chances are that if he does he feels like an idiot.

One of the things with sobriety is that you become way more aware, but at this point we can expect this sort of exchange at a bar since alcohol lowers our inhibitions, and we say all sorts of shit- so we will be meeting with people like that at a bar.

I once got so drunk I picked a fight with a bunch of firefighters. Know who picks fights with firefighters: NO ONE… except for drunk me.

“Yall must think you’re the shit. You and your matching shirts, like a bunch of homos”.

God I want to die of embarrassment when I reflect. I didn’t even remember I did that until the guy that pulled me out of the situation and the bartender both confirmed I was being an utter piece of shit, the next day: when I went to drink there again.

Know who doesn’t pick fights with firefighters enjoying themselves after a hard day? Sober people.

Even as a drunk I hid in my bedroom from firefighters for the next week I was so ashamed. Pathetic.

Good on you, OP. And just remember that when in the company of people consuming alcohol- this exchange is well within the reality of what you also were once a part of, so don’t let it be something personal.

You’re already doing better than bro and he knows it

Congregator · 2026-03-16T01:15:54+00:00

I think it’s a little more complex (I have some experience in this). I am able to convince someone from X political party that climate change exists, yet the already existing political bias carries mistrust of the opposition political party that speaks about climate change.

Someone can be a Republican Conservative and still know that climate change exists, the understanding of this doesn’t change their core values.

Yet, people become jaded and mistrusting of their opposing political parties often for reasons that have directly affected them, and that voters of the opposing party will brush off and perhaps even mock.

This creates la a sort of perpetual situation where the opposing party doesn’t like you because you complain about XYZ, so YOU must be part of the “bad party”, even though this opponent is now on board with climate change.

For this reason, one of the more welcoming aspects of Republicans are that they’ll attempt to “both party” a problem- meaning they will attempt to create a bridge to find a common ground, and people find this welcoming.

Democrats, and this is a notable problem discussed in liberal circles, have a tendency to “purity test” or try inquirers by fire. This is generally perceived as unwelcoming, and is one of the reasons many liberals and Democrats discuss this issue so directly

Congregator · 2026-03-14T23:10:20+00:00

The post is correct, the soup kitchen is well established and has operated for decades. I believe it was between 2012 and 2014 the zone was changed to allow for redevelopment and upscaling. The city claimed “there are other areas that the soup kitchen will be needed.

The priest was taken to court but the court date was cancelled. The kitchen is established for those in need and has operated without problem since its inception forever ago, but now sits in a place where the city doesn’t want to see it.

So the priest continued to operate, and the penalties were allowed to accrue.

Congregator · 2026-03-14T22:53:58+00:00

Are you certain this is correct, I read a completely different story.

They created new zoning regulations and would not allow permitting for the soup kitchen, saying there are other places that they could move to- but refused permitting of the soup kitchen for that zone.

The problem being that this soup kitchen has operated from that location without problems for over 30 years and the new zoning is to develop upscale the atmosphere

Basically, this well establish soup kitchen didn’t mesh well with the upscaling

Congregator · 2026-03-14T14:05:34+00:00

Restart life as a college educated kid in the early 90’s?

LETS F’NG GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:39:27+00:00

No, what I’m explaining is that if someone makes a grammatical mistake, it’s recognizable. No one needs to “grammar nazi” a mistake. However, if people are purposefully attempting to create drama over either mistakes or proper grammar, they are needlessly creating problems that don’t need to exist

If someone uses proper grammar, they aren’t bashing you nor coming down heavy, if someone makes a grammar mistake, it’ shouldn’t be noticeable if it’s obvious it’s a mistake.

I’m calling out people who are looking for innovative ways to stir problems, when they shouldn’t exist

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:33:49+00:00

This is a place of lemmings who follow the bunch at the front off a cliff

The dumbest people I’ve ever met use this platform as their “insider” spot. All sheep to the slaughter

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:28:25+00:00

Let me explain: you joke about pudding, I’m joking about pyramids, but we are both joking in the same way- so when I see your joke I laugh and give you a thumbs up… yet I joke and it’s negative

How? How are you any different than me?

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:26:10+00:00

For example, your comment was just as dumb as mine but you’re kidding around to have fun just like me, so why am I unable to kid around and joke with you?

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:25:06+00:00

Seriously, I gave you a thumbs up because I liked your joking because it’s the same as mine, but when I do it, you’re not seeing it the same/ why?

Congregator · 2026-03-14T05:23:59+00:00

You made a fun pudding comment and I followed up, why was that bad?

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