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re: Helene - Devastating Flash Flooding in Western NC and Eastern TN
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 4:04 pm
[quote]An FYI for folks wanting to head.to WNC to help.
My cousin works in the Greensboro city clerk's office and shared this on Facebook from the city clerk of Boone.
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The Town is so grateful for the outpour of donations and volunteers that have come together to support them. At this t...
re: Hospitals Brace for Major IV Fluid Shortage
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 3:56 pm
[quote]I’m out of piston syringes at my hospital currently so I can’t give certain meds to a patient. This is unheard of.
Has inventory just been kept at a minimum since covid?
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Basically. Reimbursements from insurances have not kept up with inflation. Hospital administrators have t...
re: Fix the roads first-He's right on this one
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 2:33 pm
[quote]Fix the actual existing roads and infrastructure - yes. Adding lanes - no.
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What about lanes on other roads which would allow traffic apps to reroute traffic around congested areas?
Louisiana should get to work on the BR loop today. First step call AECOM back and tell them to ...
re: Helene - Devastating Flash Flooding in Western NC and Eastern TN
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 2:27 pm
[quote]But once run out of juice now what? In middle of sticks.
Solar comes in handy[/quote]
Are you talking about small solar panels to recharge things like cell phones, rechargeable batteries for flashlights, etc, or are you talking about solar panels large enough to provide significant po...
re: Elon: SpaceX Engineer: FEMA Actively Blocking Citizens Trying to Help
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 2:12 pm
[quote]Elon: SpaceX Engineer: FEMA Actively Blocking Citizens Trying to Help[/quote]
Let's look on the positive side. FEMA response to Hurricane Katrina is no longer the biggest US government f**k of the 21st century....
re: Looking like Color Rush/Black Helmets for MNF
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 12:59 pm
[quote]So why did we make a helmet that completely clashes with the only uniform we can wear it with, again?[/quote]
Because we have people that are more autistic than Sir Winston designing our uniforms. ...
re: Federal government booking up hotels while victims are left outside and SOL
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 12:55 pm
[quote]This happened during Katrina My mom owned a business that rented out corporate furnished apartments. FEMA came in, took over the corporate apartments and never paid her a dime. She tried to keep it float for about a year and then finally had to file For bankruptcy.
Every story you ever h...
re: Joe Biden takes credit for Elon's Starlink
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 12:33 pm
[quote]His mental decline is not that bad.[/quote]
As far as dementia goes. Dementia gets way worse. He supposedly still remembers his wife and kids. His dementia is no where close to causing him to have a life expectancy of days....
re: Can any of you AC guys explain the upcoming changes with Freon to propane?
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 11:04 am
I have a 40 year old Trane air conditioner in the house I recently moved into. It makes a loud noise but it is cold enough to had meat in there. I bet that thing is not compatible with the new coolant. Even more expense. This old house is turning into a money pit. :banghead:...
Federal government booking up hotels while victims are left outside and SOL
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 11:00 am
[embed]https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1842189327616352761[/embed]
Sorry if Germans, but has this been discussed yet?
Also a local group of pilots from my area is flying supplies to North Carolina next week. As a result of the guy in this video mentioning that him and the other rescue worker...
re: Helene - Devastating Flash Flooding in Western NC and Eastern TN
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:54 am
A local group of pilots is flying supplies to North Carolina next week. I saw some videos online of people saying they have no way to shower or bathe. I am planning on going to Wal-Mart and Bass Pro this weekend buy some camping showers to send the people up there to use. The pilots say they can't c...
re: Joe Biden takes credit for Elon's Starlink
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:32 am
[quote]He is about to die any moment[/quote]
His mental decline is not that bad. However, I hope they have installed a gate a across the top of the staircase that goes to the residence level of the White House. It would be a shame if POTUS fell down the stairs during one of his early morning deme...
re: How to get sewer gas out of my house faster?
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:29 am
[quote]f it still stinks tomorrow after airing out all night then I will get one Buy one today, use it tonight, return it in a couple of days.
Airing out the house overnight worked.[/quote]
I do not know if the pipe started leaking again or if my nose just got unused to it, but the smell wok...
re: Joe Biden takes credit for Elon's Starlink
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:26 am
[quote]Joe Biden takes credit for Elon's Starlink[/quote]
Didn't Biden ban Starlink for the rural broadband program?...
re: FEMA publishes hurricane rumor response page.
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:23 am
[quote]FEMA is the absolute first agency Trump needs to evaluate.[/quote]
This is very true but even the worst offenders deserve a proper defense. In FEMA's defense if the Biden-Harris White House tells them to use disaster relief money and other resources to help illegal immigrants than there is...
re: For Those Blaming Lack of FEMA Funds on Ukraine, A Reminder of How U.S. Fiscal Law Works
Posted by WeeWee on 10/4/24 at 10:20 am
[quote]Current Ukraine aid mostly comes from drawdown authority and legislation already programmed for Ukraine (through bi-partisan legislation, remember).
You can't just "move it over to Ukraine" like your personal bank account. In other words, whether we are funding Ukraine or not, the problem ...
re: FEMA publishes hurricane rumor response page.
Posted by WeeWee on 10/3/24 at 9:56 pm
[quote]FEMA publishes hurricane rumor response page.[/quote]
Does it include the contact information for the guys who were using their own bulldozers and trac hoes and other machinery to fix roads?...
re: Ukraine just launched 4 missiles at Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Posted by WeeWee on 10/3/24 at 9:54 pm
They launched missiles at targets near the Kursk NPP. They did not launch missiles at the Kursk NPP. That is why the radiation levels are unchanged. ...
re: I'm in the midst of a 24-year sexless relationship
Posted by WeeWee on 10/3/24 at 9:48 pm
I bet the man and the wife have partners on the side....
re: Can any of you AC guys explain the upcoming changes with Freon to propane?
Posted by WeeWee on 10/3/24 at 9:46 pm
[quote]Can a trump admin just take us back to the cheap stuff? Where is the chevron ruling on this? That’s another element to this…. What if Trump does win the election and eliminates these regulations?[/quote]
Then the ozone layer will disappear and you will have to wear sunscreen on Christmas....
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