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SweetasSoda said:
Oh, no....you keep them there.
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I want them to stay in CA where they belong. Just like all the movement from the Northeast to the South.

State income tax was actually on the ballot in a recent election...what morons. Neither Tennessee nor Texas has state income tax and that’s why business wants to move to our states...

One of the big investment firms is moving near me from San Francisco. It’s driving up property prices and therefore taxes. Developers are destroying farms and ranches to build enough houses for them. It absolutely sucks.

I would much rather build a wall between TX and CA than Mexico. At least the immigrants from Mexico are hard workers. People from CA, not so much...
 
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UTProf said:
Where on Earth did your family live? Most of the people that lived in the country and even many in cities had gardens (victory gardens were added even in places like inner cities) and had food enough to eat although the choices were sparse. Supplies, otoh, were far scarcer as so much went to the war effort. If they lived in Europe during the war that's another story but as bad as the war and Great Depression were here in the US, what you're describing would've been an incredibly rare experience. And just to clarify, I don't doubt your story and I agree with your overall point, I just find it shocking and am curious as to where conditions like that happened. Both sides of my family (three if you count my step-side) lived in rural areas and so never experienced anything like that. They had massive hardships but nothing like violence over food at the dump.
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My Mother was little during the Great Depression, but distinctly remembered that my Granddaddy would take his rifle and one bullet to hunt in order to put meat on the table. He never came home without something big enough to feed his family. Considering that everyone else in middle Tennessee was also hunting, I have always thought that was very impressive.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
Yep, it's a big mess with no easy answers. My husband is a tool & die maker in a factory. There is no social distancing and few masks because that is highly uncomfortable on the line. He is able to keep some distance, but for some it's not practical. As a librarian I was told to wear a mask to protect those that come in and to ask them to but not enforce it. There are other rules, but they're for the protection of patrons. So your saying that employees will be able to file for worker's compensation for COVID? That would be hard to prove seems like.... From comments I saw on Twitter I don't think the players think their best interest are what is being considered but the millions in losses (without them being paid). When I saw those comments I thought there was no way they would play.
TY for having a conversation.
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I am a Tool & Die Maker as well. Actually I teach Machine Shop currently.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
Yep, it's a big mess with no easy answers. My husband is a tool & die maker in a factory. There is no social distancing and few masks because that is highly uncomfortable on the line. He is able to keep some distance, but for some it's not practical. As a librarian I was told to wear a mask to protect those that come in and to ask them to but not enforce it. There are other rules, but they're for the protection of patrons. So your saying that employees will be able to file for worker's compensation for COVID? That would be hard to prove seems like.... From comments I saw on Twitter I don't think the players think their best interest are what is being considered but the millions in losses (without them being paid). When I saw those comments I thought there was no way they would play.
TY for having a conversation.
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That's kind of harsh IMO
 
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Orangeredblooded said:
Not being a homer, Bituli’s hit was not a clear cut targeting.
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I still think that if the ball carrier puts his helmet below lets say his waist in a diving motion and the defender does the same in an attempt to stop the ball carrier, then targeting should be waived for both players IMO...
 
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UTProf said:
Where on Earth did your family live? Most of the people that lived in the country and even many in cities had gardens (victory gardens were added even in places like inner cities) and had food enough to eat although the choices were sparse. Supplies, otoh, were far scarcer as so much went to the war effort. If they lived in Europe during the war that's another story but as bad as the war and Great Depression were here in the US, what you're describing would've been an incredibly rare experience. And just to clarify, I don't doubt your story and I agree with your overall point, I just find it shocking and am curious as to where conditions like that happened. Both sides of my family (three if you count my step-side) lived in rural areas and so never experienced anything like that. They had massive hardships but nothing like violence over food at the dump.
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I can remember my granny telling me stories of there being very little food along with no jobs so that grandpa would spend the whole day hunting and not find even a squirrel because there were so many doing the same thing day after day. This was in the hills of Tennessee. They usually went to bed hungry having shared the little food that had.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
I can remember my granny telling me stories of there being very little food along with no jobs so that grandpa would spend the whole day hunting and not find even a squirrel because there were so many doing the same thing day after day. This was in the hills of Tennessee. They usually went to bed hungry having shared the little food that had.
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Yep, my grandpa was born around 1897 lived through the depression. Game became scarce. They killed the seed out. Hard times for those folks.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
I want them to stay in CA where they belong. Just like all the movement from the Northeast to the South.

State income tax was actually on the ballot in a recent election...what morons. Neither Tennessee nor Texas has state income tax and that’s why business wants to move to our states...

One of the big investment firms is moving near me from San Francisco. It’s driving up property prices and therefore taxes. Developers are destroying farms and ranches to build enough houses for them. It absolutely sucks.

I would much rather build a wall between TX and CA than Mexico. At least the immigrants from Mexico are hard workers. People from CA, not so much...
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I'm so sorry!
 
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SweetasSoda said:
Mine was born in 1898.
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Please 9.5 lb baby, help us to get through this mess - and 2020. Can you pass along a message to the big man who created Heaven and Earth?

People are really hurting, and to a much lesser degree of importance. We are talking about our relatives in 1800's. We are running out of things to do.
 
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VolsDoc81TX said:
I want them to stay in CA where they belong. Just like all the movement from the Northeast to the South.

State income tax was actually on the ballot in a recent election...what morons. Neither Tennessee nor Texas has state income tax and that’s why business wants to move to our states...

One of the big investment firms is moving near me from San Francisco. It’s driving up property prices and therefore taxes. Developers are destroying farms and ranches to build enough houses for them. It absolutely sucks.

I would much rather build a wall between TX and CA than Mexico. At least the immigrants from Mexico are hard workers. People from CA, not so much...
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That state income tax referendum was also worded so weirdly, I was honestly afraid we’d vote it in.
 
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