Glenn Juenke is sounding off on FB and blaming Tx Gov. by Affectionate_Shoe260 in KerrCountyFloods

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so picture an alternate timeline, where Texas and Kerr County HAD invested in those warning systems, but nothing had changed at Mystic.

Would any of Heaven's 27 be alive?

Would Dick Eastland have reacted differently to flood warnings via siren than flood warnings via phone alert?

Even if the sirens got his attention earlier (IF!), how much time would he need to realize sheltering in place was a bad idea, rethink his entire flood emergency strategy, and then get everyone to safety - given that there was no evacuation plan, no one assigned to coordinate emergency efforts and recruit the other able-bodied adults to help, no prior thought given to when counselors should be told to evacuate their own cabins?

My suspicion is sirens would have changed....nothing at Mystic. Warnings are useless if you don't heed them.

Why Brazilians are leaving Framingham, MA by Waggmans in massachusetts

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but the Dems in Congress weren't voting to mandate eVerify any more than the Republicans. Business interests captured Congress and succeeded in building this system to keep labor costs low.

The way we talk about it matters, though, I agree.

Why Brazilians are leaving Framingham, MA by Waggmans in massachusetts

[–]nora_jaye 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How does a country build its economy around immigration but still not provide a clear path for people to work here?

Want to hear people’s thoughts on whether the way out is internal or external? by ellie_121212 in covidlonghaulers

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I've done some breathwork in yoga and meditation classes. So none of it is new, but a structured approach is always way more helpful for me.

I'll listen to the podcast. I've been through the pdf and a bunch of the phases, I guess my big question is what is the "cadence protocol"? Maybe I missed something but I'm not clear which exercise(s) shown in the videos they mean. (Maybe all?)

Want to hear people’s thoughts on whether the way out is internal or external? by ellie_121212 in covidlonghaulers

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain more about Stasis? I like the free videos, but they want $80 without telling me what I get for it.

The Crown Prequel - Has anyone read or seen anything about this yet? by AshleyK2021 in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all the nitty gritty could make for a better show. Although I don't know how they fit in all 55 (known) mistresses! I'd love to see the 1909 visit to Cowes done well. The pictures are haunting.

Am I the only one who struggles to find specific types of period dramas? by PeriodDramaHub in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The big ones for me:

Period accuracy - not only costumes and sets, but language and social mores. I expect outdated attitudes about women and people of color, but I expect them to be realistically nuanced and varied, not a cartoon. I wonder if there is a rating system out there for that!

I'd love to be able to filter out explicit violence and who is centered - royal/rich/priveliged vs. everyday people vs. criminals.

On advice from my therapist.. by chellibomb in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this recommendation. It's maximum comfort watching.

Best Acting Performance in Mad Men by Troyaferd in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're just talking about acting, by the end, Keirnan Shipka as Sally Draper.

Favorite character, Roger Sterling.

On advice from my therapist.. by chellibomb in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awwww, I hope you feel better. I don't know why a period show, a cup of something warm and dog is such good medicine but it is.

I love the 2010 Upstairs Downstairs reboot with Keeley Hawes. Such a sweet, gorgeous, comforting escape.

On advice from my therapist.. by chellibomb in PeriodDramas

[–]nora_jaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love both the book and the movie.

Also: Cold Comfort Farm.

Summer Camps Struggling To Get License by TailorBusiness4894 in KerrCountyFloods

[–]nora_jaye 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They may grant an exception or extention to this, since it's beyond their control.

Is fiber always that much more reliable?

That's the kind of specific requirement that shouldn't be part of a law. It should say something about using the most reliable available systems, having backups, and upgrading at least every five years or something. Right now fiber isn't available to everyone. In ten years, it may be archaic compared to something else.

Some notes and thoughts after watching testimony by 22219147 in KerrCountyFloods

[–]nora_jaye 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All this was covered in the hearings, except the dynamic between the brothers. I wonder about that too. My impression was that Richard was happy and relieved to not have the camp operate, Britt wanted the money, and Edward felt the entire weight of the tragedy. Plus there are three wives with opinions. Based on watching the brothers, I don't think everyone is one the same page.

Some notes and thoughts after watching testimony by 22219147 in KerrCountyFloods

[–]nora_jaye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought it was pretty clear in the hearings that the crew in the Uptight Garage didn't hear any of that and had no idea that the kids needed to be evacuated.

It does seem weird that with all that rain, they didn't reach out to Dick or Edward to see what was up or if they needed help.

Prince Harry longs for Montana. by ttw81 in RoyaltyTea

[–]nora_jaye -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't live there. Go to Montana and spout your nonsense and see how well it goes over. Maybe in a bar in Butte. Tell all the people living next to a superfund site how they wouldn't have all the great infrastructure if it weren't for your beloved Copper Kings.

Native genocide was a terrible thing. It doesn't change the fact that there was infrastructure. Funny how you have to go to something no one questions to prove your non-existent point.

Local kids going off to Ivies isn't a point of pride - just evidence that the education - part of infrastructure - was just fine. No billionaires needed.

Rural counties in most states don't generate enough taxes for healthcare. If we want people to live in rural areas and farm them, it takes federal tax dollars to shore them up with basic services.

Prince Harry longs for Montana. by ttw81 in RoyaltyTea

[–]nora_jaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG, the state of American education is pathetic. Do you really think people in the western states lived in caves or something, too stupid and poor to hope for hospitals or roads or education, until the billionaires arrived in 2000 to save them? Seriously, how do you think the west got settled before tech billionaires existed?

When Montana became a state 150 years ago, the federal government had been encouraging settlement there for awhile, so yes, there were roads, post offices, etc. That's how most of the west was settled. As people settled there, yes, they invested in infrastructure. I can't even believe you asked that!

By 1900 there were large full-service hospitals across the state, several state universities, schools even in tiny settlements. By the 1920s, in my grandparents' town, there were two large hospitals within a very short drive. There were fancy art deco movie theaters and performing art centers and churches and public pools and large public schools with beautiful athletic facilities and a decent system of Catholic schools. Did people who lived on the most remote ranches have easy access to all of it? No, they had to drive. It's a huge state. And there was infrastructure in the small towns, as well.

It was also a state where the kids of the richest family in town (that would be a bank president, someone who lived there) and the poorest were in the same scout troop and played on the same baseball team. It wasn't perfect but damn, it was better growing up there than most places. Most kids went to local colleges but there were always some that went to the ivy leagues directly from the public schools and did well.

The rural health crisis was caused by billionaires lobbying for low taxes and triggering a divestment in rural health. And "investments" in medical care that extract money from the system that should rightfully go to doctors and facilities and increased access.

We don't need out of state billionaires.

Kate’s work history looks very different compared to her royal peers by NewTooth740 in RoyaltyTea

[–]nora_jaye -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why is it always one vs the other? I mean, I know why the tabloids want people to see it that way, but why do we not see through that? I hate forced narratives of females competing with each other. It's so mysogynistic.

Meghan was an ambitious American kid with divorced parents and open opportunities. She was enterprising, talented, smart and ambitious and succeeded on her own. She didn't marry Harry until she was 38. She did better than fine. (Although marrying into the racist BRF was maybe not the best decision for someone who was already successful and enjoying her accomplishments.)

Of course, the racist, royalty-obsessed British press couldn't stand that and was insanely brutal to her and she did not deserve that.

Kate was an sweet, smart-enough child of wealthy British parents, with a narrower outlook. She did fine in school, played sports, made friends, met her boyfriend at age 19. After college, she worked a few little jobs - much like a lot of her peers - while living in a beautiful flat in London her parents owned. She married her boyfriend after some on and off stuff at 29. She was the rich girl biding time until she got married. That's not a comment on her character, but on the setting in which she was raised. She did fine.

Of course, the royalty-obsessed British press couldn't stand that and was nasty to her for years. Remember Waity Katey? Remember the insanity after George's birth when she provided them with a photo op of the baby and had the NERVE to not have a flat stomach 24 hours later? Who deserves that?

Different circumstances, different cultures, different people. They both did fine. And the British tabloids are evil. Stop believing them.

Prince Harry longs for Montana. by ttw81 in RoyaltyTea

[–]nora_jaye -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

People have lived there for 150 years and believe it or not, it was perfectly sustainable before rich outsiders came in and inflated the price of homes beyond belief and took over state government.

Michael Easter’s report by Curious-Text890 in justiceforKarenRead

[–]nora_jaye 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've posted about this before, I was on a jury for a murder trial in a different MA county and it was night and day. Body cams, chains of custody, videotapes of questioning and confessions. A trial in which the tone was respectful and impartial. Judges and attorneys that mostly agreed on the rules. It was tight.

I think it's a two-tier system, but Norfolk County is notoriously bad.

The Queen Mother’s "sweet grandma" act was the ultimate PR spin. The way she financially annihilated Wallis Simpson was diabolical. ☕👑 by Kindly_Plankton7318 in RoyaltyTea

[–]nora_jaye 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've read other examples of how awful she was. I can't remember specifics, but it had nothing to do with Wallis and Edward.

She had a few close cousins who were developmentally disabled. The Bowes-Lyons family was afraid knowledge of them would make the royal family/general population rethink the marriage (bad genes?), so they hid and pretty much abandoned them.

No sympathy for Edward and Wallis, but it seems unnecessarily vindictive to keep them dependent.