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The Roundtable / Re: Bed Top Sheets Are For Boomers
« Last post by MechAg94 on March 27, 2024, 10:56:45 AM »
Good sheets can be expensive.

I have noticed that the fitted sheets last longer if I keep them clean.  If they stay on, they tend to get stretched in the middle and develop tears.  Could be because I sweat sometimes. 

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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by dogmush on March 27, 2024, 10:53:25 AM »
One comment I saw yesterday was paraphrased:  "I was today years old when I learned bridges could be knocked down so easily." 

 I was thinking bridges like that had pylons of some sort around the supports, but this one didn't have much.  Not sure what would be necessary to resist impact from ships that size.

Like anything else Bridge design changes.  Newer bridges that span major shipping channels often do incorporate pylons to shove ships away from bridge supports.  Below is a picture of the pylons in front of the Sunshine Skyway bridge over Tampa Bay. The pylons are about 70ft in diameter concrete and steel.  The current Sunshine Skyway was opened in 1987 after the previous bridge collapsed due to being hit by a cargo ship.

Wiki tells me that construction began on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 1972, so it may predate the common use iof anti-ship pylons.  I'll bet the replacement span has them though.

 
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Politics / Re: A Prelude to Taxing Unrealized Income?
« Last post by sumpnz on March 27, 2024, 10:44:13 AM »
I'm waiting for them to bring back the idea of "imputed income" on your home - you see, by living in the home you own, you're not paying monthly rent . . . which for most homes in most parts of the county will be north (well north) of $1000/month.

Don't confuse this with real estate taxes, living rent-free is basically unrealized income according to some. And there are those who would LOVE to tax it.

I remember this abomination being floated over 20 years ago.

That would be equivalent to taxing 401ks and IRAs in terms of firing up the people.
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Politics / Re: A Prelude to Taxing Unrealized Income?
« Last post by HankB on March 27, 2024, 10:12:51 AM »
I'm waiting for them to bring back the idea of "imputed income" on your home - you see, by living in the home you own, you're not paying monthly rent . . . which for most homes in most parts of the county will be north (well north) of $1000/month.

Don't confuse this with real estate taxes, living rent-free is basically unrealized income according to some. And there are those who would LOVE to tax it.

I remember this abomination being floated over 20 years ago.
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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by HankB on March 27, 2024, 10:07:09 AM »
https://www.foxnews.com/us/safety-investigators-probe-whether-dirty-fuel-contributed-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse

Bet rebuild will cost well north of $1b and it wouldn't shock me $2b
How much for the actual rebuild and how much for the graft, kickbacks, and other mordida?
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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by WLJ on March 27, 2024, 09:53:49 AM »
Maybe they could open bids for naming rights.  It could be the Truth Social bridge.   =)

Right after I saw it was the F.S.Key bridge and knowing how the left loves to paint F.S.K. as a racist who wrote a racist poem which was then turned into a racist nation anthem I was thinking the new bridge will be the BLM Bridge or the George Floyd Bridge.

Although naming it the George Floyd Bridge opens the door to sick The "I can't breath" Bridge jokes if you catch my drift.
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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by MechAg94 on March 27, 2024, 09:43:45 AM »
Maybe they could open bids for naming rights.  It could be the Truth Social bridge.   =)
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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by WLJ on March 27, 2024, 09:43:15 AM »
Some video footage of the ship after the collision:

https://twitter.com/Dragonsoul9Fire/status/1772678704935620923

Probably best to ignore most of the comments.  Lots of [tinfoil]
The twitter post implies there is something there to see.  All I see is an anchor chain on one side and a hole in the ship on the other.  The community notes imply there is some marking to be seen, but I don't know what they are talking about.

Down in the comments
The bow thruster symbols are iron crosses :facepalm:
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The Roundtable / Re: Bed Top Sheets Are For Boomers
« Last post by Ben on March 27, 2024, 09:35:06 AM »
It doesn't surprise me that everyone does their own thing.

Same. I just thought it was interesting in a generational disconnect kind of way that from the comments, "no sheets" is apparently the majority norm for GenZ (which I only now learned), and I'm pretty sure that "with sheets" is the norm for my generation. Makes you wonder if it was a gradual generational change or a switch flip.
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The Roundtable / Re: Bridge collapse in Baltimore
« Last post by MechAg94 on March 27, 2024, 09:34:39 AM »
Some video footage of the ship after the collision:

https://twitter.com/Dragonsoul9Fire/status/1772678704935620923

Probably best to ignore most of the comments.  Lots of [tinfoil]
The twitter post implies there is something there to see.  All I see is an anchor chain on one side and a hole in the ship on the other.  The community notes imply there is some marking to be seen, but I don't know what they are talking about.
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