StormTiger
| Favorite team: | Houston Astros  |
| Location: | Norwich, England (from Texas) |
| Biography: | LSU Class of 2001 |
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| Number of Posts: | 4908 |
| Registered on: | 12/7/2003 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Brits closing their last steel plant
Posted by StormTiger on 3/30/25 at 8:07 am
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Yes. And there are many in the UK (populace & government ) very bitter about it still. They want to be governed and judged by their EU masters. They suffer some fetish and desire to be controlled. Its collective Western civilization guilt run amok.
Explain to me what has improved in the UK since Brexit? I've lived here since 2004, and can literally see no benefit from leaving the EU...Health service strained more than ever (partly do to lack of European workers who were helping to keep it running), and no more free movement for Brits around the EU. All the promised "we will govern ourselves" BS - yet the conservatives literally just replaced EU laws with the same stuff.
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re: DAT Official Offseason Thread...RIP the A. Bregman years
Posted by StormTiger on 3/16/25 at 12:38 pm
Damn Cam Smith…he really hates baseballs…
re: if you are Trump how much are willing to give Russia to end the war?
Posted by StormTiger on 3/3/25 at 7:10 am
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Doubt that happens, but again- not our monkey, not our circus.
when does it become our circus then?
re: if you are Trump how much are willing to give Russia to end the war?
Posted by StormTiger on 3/3/25 at 7:09 am
I should probably edit my original title...I realise the US isn't giving anything to Russia, the better way for me to have stated it is how much do you stand back and let Russia take...
re: if you are Trump how much are willing to give Russia to end the war?
Posted by StormTiger on 3/3/25 at 7:07 am
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Imagine being this clueless.
I'm just curious...how much do you let Russia take - let's say the US backs away from it all, Europe isn't strong enough, and Russia takes all of Ukraine...(because despite what some of yall think, I think that is exactly what Putin will do). My question, is where is the line...does it stop with Ukraine or does the US let Russia run back into Eastern Europe?
if you are Trump how much are willing to give Russia to end the war?
Posted by StormTiger on 3/3/25 at 6:49 am
It's clear reading the board what most here think of Ukraine. With Trump softening his position on Russia...what in your mind would be an acceptable outcome to end he war, ie, how much do you give to Russia - and what line do you draw in terms of further Russian advancement (either in Ukraine or other parts of Eastern Europe?)
re: Any OG memebers still around?
Posted by StormTiger on 2/24/25 at 12:35 am
2003 reg here! Don’t post much though
The one biggest change you hope to see in 5 years...
Posted by StormTiger on 2/13/25 at 12:57 am
I'm curious what the biggest change you hope to see in 5 years time for your own life (that politics could improve)?
I live in rural England, so pretty disconnected from day to day life in the US these days, I do travel back occasionally and still have friends and family across the south.
Life here in rural eastern England is pretty peaceful/quiet. Living expenses is probably the biggest change I've seen over the last 5 years and I'd like to see some movement on that (but not hopeful I will here). But for yall back in the south, if you had to pick one thing that affects your day to day life to be improved in 5 years, what would it be?
I live in rural England, so pretty disconnected from day to day life in the US these days, I do travel back occasionally and still have friends and family across the south.
Life here in rural eastern England is pretty peaceful/quiet. Living expenses is probably the biggest change I've seen over the last 5 years and I'd like to see some movement on that (but not hopeful I will here). But for yall back in the south, if you had to pick one thing that affects your day to day life to be improved in 5 years, what would it be?
re: Hey Divorced People.
Posted by StormTiger on 2/1/25 at 7:53 am
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As a parent this is wild to me. It’s “not healthy” for us bc we don’t want to frick like we used to, might as well ruin our kids lives forever and give up half our time with them bc maybe I can find someone I’d rather frick.
wasn't even about the sex, the kids never saw their parents touch...now they are both seeing their parents in healthier relationships, which is a much better model for what they should be looking for as they get older.
They've also seen both their parents remain supportive to each other and them, so they are fine. Life doesn't always have to tick some black and white box for everyone.
re: Hey Divorced People.
Posted by StormTiger on 2/1/25 at 5:47 am
19 years
joint filing (she left tho)
we met in college, had two kids, never fought, but both lost romantic interest in each other, so we were just coparenting, and decided that was not healthy for either of us. We still get along, both have found new partners, split the kids 50/50 and are helpful with each other's schedule. So it turned out well, but I realise that's not the normal. Never got any lawyers involved, split all our stuff like mature people.
joint filing (she left tho)
we met in college, had two kids, never fought, but both lost romantic interest in each other, so we were just coparenting, and decided that was not healthy for either of us. We still get along, both have found new partners, split the kids 50/50 and are helpful with each other's schedule. So it turned out well, but I realise that's not the normal. Never got any lawyers involved, split all our stuff like mature people.
re: 2024 US weather - radar time-lapse
Posted by StormTiger on 1/7/25 at 5:40 am
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Pretty neat. Weather gurus…what are those roundish bursts that start really kicking off around the end of April?
that is when radars are switched into 'clear air mode', it's a lower power mode, but can also detect smaller stuff nearer the radar. If no precip/storms are in the forecast they will conserve power and switch to these...often can see bats and insects etc when it's tuned to this mode.
re: What was your first and last athletic achievement?
Posted by StormTiger on 9/22/24 at 10:52 pm
home run in pinto league (over the fence) when I was about 7, and most recently either running a 10k or making tap-in eagle on a 500 yard par 5 (hit my second shot to about 2 feet), two old guys in front of me stayed near the green to give me an ovation. :lol:
re: Someone Familiar with England?
Posted by StormTiger on 7/8/24 at 11:44 pm
It’s more like a grocery store, not a guarantee they will have camping gear. See if there is a Go Outdoors nearby.
re: WWII bomb found near Frankfurt Airport.
Posted by StormTiger on 6/8/24 at 10:36 am
Happens pretty regularly around my area of eastern England too. They had one actually explode in Great Yarmouth last year - there is a cool video of somewhere
re: Smashing Pumpkins B-Sides
Posted by StormTiger on 6/1/24 at 10:04 am
Dross and Saturnine (from the Machina era B-sides are my fav)
Seeing them with Weezer in London next weekend, looking forward to that!
Seeing them with Weezer in London next weekend, looking forward to that!
re: What was your favorite board game growing up?
Posted by StormTiger on 5/28/24 at 12:15 am
anyone like tiddlywinks? 
re: Who were the announcers on ASTROS.COM network for the LSU-Texas game last night?
Posted by StormTiger on 3/2/24 at 7:51 am
Derek Bell (for a short time)
re: Went to Wendys
Posted by StormTiger on 2/15/24 at 11:00 am
You still pay with cash?
re: I feel like if I don't add a tip to my to-go order I placed on their site at a restaurant
Posted by StormTiger on 2/1/24 at 1:08 pm
One of many reasons I like living in England more than the US
re: What’s on your 2024 list?
Posted by StormTiger on 1/11/24 at 8:56 am
(live in England)
The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer in London
Barenaked Ladies in Cambridge
The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer in London
Barenaked Ladies in Cambridge
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