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I love the ocean but could never understand those who what to spend time packed on a cruise ship with thousands of strangers. If I won a berth on one, i'd give it away as never been interested.

fyI: "The average cruise ship can hold around 3,000 passengers. However, this number can vary significantly depending on the size and type of ship, with some mega-ships accommodating over 6,000 passengers."

FYI: "NPR receives approximately 1% of its total funding directly from the U.S. federal government. While this direct funding is a small percentage, NPR's member stations receive an additional 8% to 10% of their funding indirectly from the federal government through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)."

If they want to keep in business, I'm sure they will manage.

#26 | POSTED BY IDEPENDANT97 AT 2025-07-19 07:17 AM | REPLY | FLAG:

FYI:
"The term "Bandersnatch" originates from Lewis Carroll's works, specifically his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. In the book, it refers to a fierce, mythical creature known for its speed and ferocity. The word itself is a combination of "frumious," meaning "fuming and furious"

Incorrect as liberals like to listen to liberals as they are constantly 'preaching to their choir'.

FYI: Trump banned Epstein from Mar-A-Largo in about 2007 after he hit on an underage teen daughter of one of the club members.

Operative words like 'could' always suspect.

Come at me, bro. I'd rip off your head and ---- down your neck.

#21 | POSTED BY LEGALLYYOURDEAD AT 2025-07-19 02:40 PM | FLAG: Tickles me when a wussie libbie 'talks' like they are a badass : )

They were there to back up the local police who were under attack by illegals and leftist nutzoids - not to arrest people.

Funny, most consumers pay RETAIL prices

He is a picker of cherries.

#13 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2025-07-17 11:31 AM | FLAG: The PPI is what influences the retail costs, as if it goes up very much, so then does the retail.

Just allowing the owners of their 401k, more choices. My wife's 401k has a varsity of mutual fund choices and the ones we picked have done decently with a high yield bond fund, utilities fund, large cap, medium cap and small cap funds, as well as emerging markets funds, etc. No problem with additional individual companies being offered as still up to the owners of the 401k.

You mean like those costs surged under biden&company's [his handlers]?

GOOGLE AI OVERVIEW: In recent years, particularly since 2021, the average residential electricity bill in the United States has seen a notable increase.
Here's a summary of the trends and factors involved:
Rising Electricity Prices: The average residential electricity rate in the US has accelerated its upward trend since 2021, after remaining relatively modest for the previous decade.
Significant Increase in 2022: In 2022 alone, the average residential electricity bill increased by 13% nominally, rising from $121 to $137 monthly. Adjusting for inflation, this represents a 5% increase.
Factors Contributing to the Rise:
Inflation: High inflation during this period has been a significant contributing factor to rising electricity prices.
Increased Demand: Extreme temperatures (both hot and cold) have led to increased demand for heating and cooling, thereby driving up electricity consumption and prices.
Fuel Costs: Higher fuel costs for power plants, particularly natural gas, have also played a role in pushing up electricity prices.
Grid Modernization: Investment in upgrading and maintaining the aging electricity grid infrastructure contributes to higher transmission and distribution costs, which are reflected in electricity bills.
Policy Shifts: The shift toward renewable energy sources and away from fossil fuels, while having long-term environmental benefits, can create short-term cost pressures and require investments in grid modernization and backup generation capacity.
Economic Recovery & Growth: Post-pandemic economic recovery and growth, combined with the increasing electricity demand from sectors like data centers, are also impacting electricity prices.
Forecasted Continued Increases: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects retail electricity prices to continue increasing through 2026, and to outpace overall inflation during this period.
In essence, while various factors are at play, including inflation and increased demand due to weather and economic activity, the average electricity bill in the US has demonstrably increased in the years coinciding with the Biden administration.

Willing to bet that those missing minutes came to you courtesy of the biden administration.

Still wondering why biden&company didn't release the files during the four years they had them.....

Most likely video was modified a few years ago, you know, when the dems were in charge...

Hellacious Acres by Kris Kirstofferson

#25 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER AT 2025-07-10 02:17 PM | REPLY | FLAG::
Ref turntables, before departing the Philippines we put together a top end stereo system, and the turntable was a Pioneer PL200A Linear tracking turntable: [where the arm tracke staight across instead of pivoting. A Yamaha main amp and control amp, Nakamichi dual cassette deck, and ADC equalizer. FOr the finalle I designed and had a built a multi shelf solid Philippine mahogany stand, with ball castors and smiled glass inserts in the two front doors, that cost me 400 dollars to be made. Four Acoustic Research speakers, two of which used as end tables on our peeled rattan living room set [also had made while over there].

Gifted that entire system to family when moved aboard my sloop in about '90/91, and considering it was worth about 4k in the states back in the day [not as costly buying through the military AAFES system] they did appreciate. Missed it, and though it is pass nowadays, it was a fantastic system.

Nowadays I have two Bose 500 Bluetooth Home speakers linked for stereo whihc play from my massive iTunes library [currently 17,466 songs 166.7GB!] Also can link to my Nakamichi Shockwave 9.s home theater system.
Guess you can tell that my wife and I are very into music and have pretty much ave every genre covered : )

#24 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER AT 2025-07-10 02:09 PM | FLAG: Actually do have mountains, as I misspelled Mile high where Bagio is. Because of that down in the lowlands the restaurants were able to have produce like tomatoes, which did not grow in the hot, lush equatorial climate of the majority of the islands. The cabins there that we rented at Camp John Heys [a military R&R center back then] actually had fireplaces, as cold in the evenings.

The small property we rented while there had papaya, mango and banana trees on it : ) Wild orchids were growing on the four foot high cinder block walls surrounding the property.

The people were so pleasant and friendly that I prefer them to most Americans as neighbors. Als loved having a full time maid to do the cooking and housework etc., as my wife and I back them were both active duty and she also tended out young son from 11 month when we arrived, to 4 years old. It was a godsend for working parents and inextremely inexpensive. We kept in contact with her for years after we left for Rome NY assignment.

BTW, sucked to go from years on the equator to central NY state in winter when the dayeime high was zero [not wind chill] when we arrived! : (

Still wondering why the biden administration never released it, don't YOU?..after all, they had all that for years.

Just trimming down a very bloated bureaucracy, i.e. eliminating unnecessary manning positions.

During President Joe Biden's term, the federal civilian workforce increased by about 4.8%, which translates to roughly 130,000 employees. This is the largest increase in any single presidential term since the 1980s.

Now, ask yourself this, with the exception of those hirings making the US employment stats [i.e. the economy] look better-- were those new bodies, and the millions in costs [salaries and benefits] ready necessary?

FYI: The average salary for a federal government employee in the United States is around $106,000 per year. This figure includes various levels of employees, from entry-level to high-level positions. However, the actual salary can vary significantly based on factors such as position, experience, location, and agency

You want a war? You got it, suckers.

#1 | POSTED BY LEGALLYYOURDEAD AT 2025-07-08 10:43 AM | FLAG: Too bad you do not go out and join them ae but you're make for a great mug shot ; 0

Ten libbie/progs arrested in TX after attempted attack on ICE facility personnel. Pretty sure that they will be incarcerated, and rightly so, BTW, were any of then Retort libbies, I wonder.

Disloyal = Deep State dems.

#16 | POSTED BY ZARNON AT 2025-07-09 10:27 AM | FLAG: Was stationed at Clark AB back in'80 '83. Best assignment of my career. Our favorite hangout on weekends was The Last resort at 100 Islands where we spent each day on our own private islands snorkeling, frolicking, etc. : ) Up a hile high in Bagio, Camp John Hays for cool weather and even fireplace lit in cabin. favorite restaurant was Fernandez {sp?} a traditional French restaurant. Did the boat tour up the river to Pagsanjan Falls where we picnicked, and of course was rafted over to the falls to get that 'water massage'. Partied in Manila frequently.

While there, got our PADI Advanced Open Water dive cert. and dove a number of beautiful reef locations, including off Cebu.

Lived off base in Carmenville, all great times and good memories.

Lived in The Keys from '91 to '02 and have a Conch Republic T-Shirt, and wife has a Conch republic front license plate on her SUV: