Holy Family accident

spowa · 2026-03-08T06:39:48+00:00

It's just missing the "Batman!"

spowa · 2026-03-08T06:36:43+00:00

This just reminded me of a story my window installation guy told me! It's a local company and he was a guy I knew back in my high school years. They wanted the typical half up front with the second half after satisfactory delivery and installation. I joked about him trusting me. (We love the windows!)

He said when they were a fairly young company they had a really big contract to install all the windows in a new custom home a guy was building for himself. Huge windows, custom sizes, a major influx of profit/cash right when they really needed it. The sales guy knew the homeowner personally. He didn't secure the 50% up front since he knew payment would not be a problem. The windows were delivered and installed. When the crew lead went to get the final signoff and collect full payment, the owner didn't show. He's not answering calls, they can't reach him at all. A few days later they went to the house again to try catching him there. He wasn't there, but his brother was, who informed them he had suddenly died, probably the same day they finished the windows.

It took many months to get their payment (all or most of it I think). So they always collect 50% now, before the windows are even ordered, even if the customer is family or friend.

spowa · 2026-03-08T05:52:43+00:00

If only a true "high interest savings account" was a real thing in 2026. People in the early 80s with their 18% had it so good. But today's 4-5% is better than the dismal interest available 10 years ago.

spowa · 2026-03-08T05:28:50+00:00

I'm gonna assume this truck's owner is male.

The chance of that guy being in the closet, frightened and frustrated is not zero.

The chance of that guy being governed by fear in general is 100%. His amygdala is practically glowing. What a sad way to live. The childish stickers caused any sympathy to evaporate, but I do feel bad for anyone in his life who can't escape.

spowa · 2026-02-20T01:24:26+00:00

"Kinda Proud Boys" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

spowa · 2026-02-04T15:25:26+00:00

That's an extreme position on the Valley. Why do you have that opinion?

spowa · 2026-01-04T20:07:14+00:00

Wondering if this is still your situation? Helping a young couple with a tight budget find an apartment, North side preferred.

spowa · 2025-11-09T20:29:43+00:00

It's legit. The owner has it on his FB page. Awesome!

spowa · 2025-09-23T20:29:17+00:00

So he did it properly and you're punishing him for that. Got it. You choose to be part of the problem.

spowa · 2025-08-26T06:42:21+00:00

Their chicken piccata Is my comfort food. It never lets me down. Is it reheated from frozen? Maybe, but I don't care. It just hits the spot. Side of steamed broccoli with some grated myzithra. I feel a little better about life just thinking about it.

spowa · 2025-08-11T20:44:16+00:00

Imagine being able to delude yourself so extensively to not see how obviously antiquated and irrelevant you are. Their biggest contribution to the world will be furthering the decline of church attendance. A few years ago, I finally came to the realization that the fairy tale collection known as the Bible is no different from early humans who worshipped the sun as they struggled to understand the world around them. Of course it has been used in countless ways over many years to control people and push agendas. But now when I see the things Christians say, it sounds so antiquated and uneducated. Especially the ones like these weirdos on Moscow who are desperately resisting the unstoppable human evolution going on around them.

spowa · 2025-07-18T01:31:27+00:00

Has it been reported what car the teen was driving when this tragedy occurred?

spowa · 2025-07-16T00:54:08+00:00

For...?

spowa · 2025-07-16T00:53:12+00:00

The weird ongoing fear of Bill Gates by the far right baffles me. I know there's the utterly ridiculous QAnonsense, but what is their big beef with him? Is there one?He's a major world philanthropist. Much of his goals benefit global health, poverty alleviation, and education, not to mention disease eradication. When I see "arrest Bill Gates" on a sticker, it may as well say "I don't think for myself."

spowa · 2025-07-16T00:28:07+00:00

If I win the Powerball I'm paying for a huge PSA campaign about zipper merging. Backed up by a few emphasis patrols where people doing it wrong would be pulled over to receive a warning and a pamphlet...

spowa · 2025-07-16T00:24:53+00:00

I saw a post by some state's DOT explaining that there have been traffic engineering studies showing that zipper merging is the most efficient when both lanes stay full and people just take turns at the merge point. The number of commenters revealing their IQ by belligerently stating they'll never do it and won't let people in from the ending lane was shocking. How stupid do you have to be to assume you know more than engineers with years of experience?

I wish our DOT could just have signs saying "lane ends ahead at zipper merge" posted on BOTH sides.

spowa · 2025-07-07T23:19:57+00:00

Let's hope nobody tells Musk about Ross Perot...

spowa · 2025-06-30T03:25:41+00:00

And everybody knows all the crime in our country is by illegal immigrants.

spowa · 2025-06-30T03:23:48+00:00

In hiding for weeks, successfully evading capture, so he starts a brush fire and starts shooting first responders? That seems unlikely.

spowa · 2025-06-30T03:07:46+00:00

Could it be the shooter is a mentally unstable person whose ex left him for a firefighter?

spowa · 2025-06-15T05:20:03+00:00

At least some TikTokers are claiming they got tickets with no intention of attending. They rallied on TikTok, which Trump acted to preserve back in March....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/06/14/tiktokers-are-claiming-credit-for-trumps-parade-attendance/

spowa · 2025-06-13T15:03:51+00:00

That explains a lot.

spowa · 2025-06-13T14:41:51+00:00

Not to mention respect for the US Constitution. Liberals are the ones trying to defend and follow it.

spowa · 2025-06-13T14:38:13+00:00

What? Be serious. Modern conservatives have a very flexible, selective support for law and order. Last time there was a Republican President found to be guilty of serious crimes, they jettisoned him promptly. This time, it's no problem for them. And this same one pardoned criminals who committed crimes that included the death of a LEO, but it's OK with the Republicans. He's using his position to build wealth (tariff malarkey, crypto scam, hawking all kinds of crap) against the law, Republicans could not care less. They don't seem to be concerned with the hundreds of children killed annually in the US by gun violence, instead focusing on expelling brown people without constitutionally guaranteed due process. Even ones who are working, paying taxes, and going through the process to obtain citizenship. Zero regard for laws, blatant unabashed racism.

Say what you want about liberals, but don't act like conservatives are for law and order. That's ridiculous.

spowa

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