AndyCBR
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| Registered on: | 11/25/2012 |
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As someone that has been a part of contract negotiations for over 20 years I can tell you I have seen plenty of "preliminary framework" type of set ups go up in flames when all parties are sitting at the table. There is nothing binding with them and sometimes the other party is acting in bad faith when signing them..
Salient point.
I’ll add that any agreement signed by the IRGC is not worth very much in reality.
That doesn’t make me a warmonger, but the time for talk seems like it has passed and once we stirred up the hornet’s nest there are only so many ways to finish this conflict.
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I don't know that there is much you can do if nothing is acting up at the moment.
I would check the oil regularly and if it is burning a lot then take it in for a visit to have that documented.
Hope you have better luck than some, Kia/Hyundai have not have good records with long term engine reliability as of late. But then again it seems like all manufacturers are having trouble there (even Toyota on some models).
I would check the oil regularly and if it is burning a lot then take it in for a visit to have that documented.
Hope you have better luck than some, Kia/Hyundai have not have good records with long term engine reliability as of late. But then again it seems like all manufacturers are having trouble there (even Toyota on some models).
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/8/26 at 12:43 pm to BayouBengal51
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WHAT. ARE. THE. CHANCES.
That Iran’s government has one supplier for conference room microphones?
Pretty good I’d say.
Those guys can rebuild an engine outside with a few hand tools, a bottle of gasoline, and a tube of RTV.
It may only run for a few months after but it will run.
It may only run for a few months after but it will run.
re: City of Alabaster to remove fluoride from drinking water
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/5/26 at 10:41 pm to notsince98
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I haven’t drank fluoride water in decades and don’t get cavities. You are an idiot.
Each person's mouth chemistry, eating habits, diet, genetics, and dental care are different.
But the causal positive effect on a population's dental health is well-established with fluoridated municipal water. It's a success story of modern industrialized society.
Not everything that is part of modern science is a conspiracy waiting to be unraveled...
re: City of Alabaster to remove fluoride from drinking water
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/5/26 at 8:58 pm to Aubie Spr96
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The efficacy might be debatable. However, forcibly medicating everyone without their consent is the issue. As stated previously, if you want to put fluoride in your mouth, virtually every tooth care product has it in there.
On a side note, I switched to NOBS dental tablets three 5 yrs ago. It’s a Xylitol based product, no fluoride for me. Zero issues since I’ve switched.
You have a choice not to ingest the water from the municipal water system if you feel that strongly.
Your supposed "right" to choose non-fluoridated water doesn't negate the obvious health benefits for the broader population.
This is akin to the anti-vaxxers wanting to bring back measles, mumps, or rhubella over their "freedom of choice'.
This isn't being done as some type of "healthy choice" by the city.
It's because they don't feel like doing it as it takes time, effort, and money.
How much you wanna bet the water bills will stay the same?
As far as the health benefits and possible risks, there is wide debate on both sides but to say fluoridated water does not reduce tooth decay is not true.
We gonna remove the iodine from table salt too?
It's because they don't feel like doing it as it takes time, effort, and money.
How much you wanna bet the water bills will stay the same?
As far as the health benefits and possible risks, there is wide debate on both sides but to say fluoridated water does not reduce tooth decay is not true.
We gonna remove the iodine from table salt too?
re: Free movies on Youtube, if you agree to watch the ads
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/4/26 at 12:55 pm to Summer of Jimbo
The ad frequency seems to be way less than the regular youtube videos (and cable TV for comparison) for the movies I've tried.
I still hate the ad frequency for the traditional youtube content.
I still hate the ad frequency for the traditional youtube content.
re: Statues removed in 2020 going back up in 2026
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/4/26 at 9:11 am to Wildcat1996
Yeah the statue removal in New Orleans really straightened things out there.
2020 still seems like some kind of fictional movie script that we all lived through.
2020 still seems like some kind of fictional movie script that we all lived through.
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ranging from the banishment of Muslims from America to repealing the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
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but uh not, and you know, not very strongly.
I bet Kuwait would disagree.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/3/26 at 12:28 pm to BayouBengal51
This is the problem with this "ceasefire".
Iran has some military capability left, that is obvious.
If they are left alone and given weeks, or months, to dig out and hatch a plan then they are still capable of doing quite a bit of damage in. a targeted offensive attack. The Kuwait airport is a prime example.
If they are running around dodging strikes with constantly interrupted communications and wondering which military leader is going to get bombed next, they are much less dangerous.
Foot on the gas and don't let up until they surrender is the only battle plan I can see.
Iran has some military capability left, that is obvious.
If they are left alone and given weeks, or months, to dig out and hatch a plan then they are still capable of doing quite a bit of damage in. a targeted offensive attack. The Kuwait airport is a prime example.
If they are running around dodging strikes with constantly interrupted communications and wondering which military leader is going to get bombed next, they are much less dangerous.
Foot on the gas and don't let up until they surrender is the only battle plan I can see.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/2/26 at 6:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Win the war
I think that is the whole problem. What is considered winning?
Is what we did in Iraq/Afghanistan considered a "win"? I would hope not.
But I'll agree with many that what we are doing now doesn't seem to be the follow through that many expected from Trump.
I hope there is a bigger plan and that changes.
re: Obsession (Curry Barker)
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/2/26 at 1:51 pm to The Ostrich
I finally went and saw this, first time setting foot in a theater in 5 years or more.
It was a good movie for sure:
-Outstanding acting by both lead characters
-Unnerving throughout the movie
-Some small comedic moments kept it interesting
-Great use of lighting and score
I'm not sure it lived up to all the hype but I definitely enjoyed it. I said in another thread that I think the bar is so low for new movies, that any really good movie is a standout.
I think this movie also benefitted from being seen in a theater versus the small screen.
It was a good movie for sure:
-Outstanding acting by both lead characters
-Unnerving throughout the movie
-Some small comedic moments kept it interesting
-Great use of lighting and score
I'm not sure it lived up to all the hype but I definitely enjoyed it. I said in another thread that I think the bar is so low for new movies, that any really good movie is a standout.
I think this movie also benefitted from being seen in a theater versus the small screen.
re: Obsession surpassed Star Wars at the daily box office on Wednesday…
Posted by AndyCBR on 6/2/26 at 12:24 am to RollTide1987
I finally went and saw Obsession due to all the hype.
It's a good horror movie. And very few movies can be as unnerving as it was. Amazing acting by the two lead characters.
With that said I have been inside a movie theater less than 5 times in the last decade.
I don't know that Obsession was worth the hype, maybe the bar for new movies is just so low that any reasonably good movie is a standout.
It's a good horror movie. And very few movies can be as unnerving as it was. Amazing acting by the two lead characters.
With that said I have been inside a movie theater less than 5 times in the last decade.
I don't know that Obsession was worth the hype, maybe the bar for new movies is just so low that any reasonably good movie is a standout.
There was an awesome Chappelle’s show sketch on this.
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I liked it better when we weren’t striking anything and gas prices were below $3.
Agreed, but unfortunately that genie is out of the bottle.
I liked it much better when we were striking targets full time.
If Iran truly has as much hardware still left as some state, it seems to me there are plenty of targets left, not to mention fresh replacements for all military positions that were previously eliminated.
If Iran truly has as much hardware still left as some state, it seems to me there are plenty of targets left, not to mention fresh replacements for all military positions that were previously eliminated.
re: What possessed TJ Ribs to change their sign to that hideous one?
Posted by AndyCBR on 5/31/26 at 12:22 pm to financetiger
Dunno, but I have no idea how the Siegen lane location didn't pan out. Ditto that on the Prairieville location.
Both were busy whenever we went.
Both were busy whenever we went.
re: Kennedy (MTV, Fox News) Has Choice Words For Democrats Karen Bass & Hanoi Jane Fonda
Posted by AndyCBR on 5/30/26 at 9:15 pm to LemmyLives
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But was she though? Most of us didn't understand what a libertarian was back when she was on MTV, and likely mistook it for being a leftie.
Well during one of the awards shows she hurled an insult about someone giving Rush Limbaugh a hummer.
While I don’t subscribe to know every one of her views she was decidedly anti-conservative in her younger years.
Pretty common for people in their 20’s…
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I have a lot of respect for that woman. Certainly one of the few sensible people to ever work for MTV.
She was a leftist liberal in her younger years on MTV.
Like many people, she became conservative as she got older.
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