When You Come To The Fork In The Road, Take It

At the moment of decision the NY Times editors boldly endorse not one but TWO Democrats for President.

OK, who cares? In 2008 the Times editors backed their hometown honey Hillary over the young Barack Obama,which alienated a big part of their newsroom. In 2016 they may have experienced a similar dynamic by backing Hillary over the darling of young socialists everywhere, Bernie. So in this moment of tension and fraught decision making the Times sends out the punting team on third and long.

Comments

[Melinda]

Good morning!

[Jim Eagle]

Yogi was correct in that his house was inside a oval, you could go left or right at the fork and end up there. It was in Montclair, NJ.

[Comanche Voter]

Hometown honey? It's a little early to be hitting the Scotch Tom. Now hometown harridan, I could go with.

[Captain Hate]

Thank God for Triple A. When I drove Teddy to the park in all the snow when I pulled into a parking place I heard a sickening crunch that didn't sound like fluffy snow. Went to back out, no movement. Tried to rock it and nada. Seems like the idiot snow plow guy shoved a huge rock right in the middle of the spot on which the front of my car was suspended. I tried calling Triple A and it went right to voicemail with a message to email the guy which put me in an even worse mood. To skip some very irritating intermediate points, particularly phone calls from my wife, I ended up at home on Triple A's website and very expeditiously scheduled someone to come out in an hour.

I got back there early and Ty was right on time and figured out how to lift up the front in very cramped quarters (very rarely are my screwups easily resolved) and back it off the rock, which was even more out in the middle of where it wasn't supposed to be than I originally thought. There was no sign that the damn rock screwed anything like the oil pan or worse up so all should be well. I just wish I'd have had more cash in my wallet to tip Ty with.

[MissMarple2]

Repeat of no importance from the end of the last thread:

I have to run out to the store because I am out of dish soap.

What a pain! It's cold as heck outside but I have to be able to wash dishes! I am mad I forgot it when I went to the store the other day.

[Another Bob]

For those interested in Tesla problems, check out
@TeslaCharts
@montana_skeptic

Ig, yes Tesla does seem to be having production quality and fit/finish issues others don’t have. In addition to serious issues supplying warranty service and other types of customer support.

[henry]

what if its a spork?

[Another Bob]

The Richmond thing seems to be going well?

[Buckeye]

Dog walking is fraught with risk CH.

Yesterday the temps dropped to 15 here. Of course, those are the days Poogan wants to take loooong walks.

So after all the puddles froze, we got half inch of snow.

During the last walk of the evening, when it was 0 dark thirty, I forgot about the ice now hidden under the snow.

Slipped and fell, next thing I know Poogan is standing over me like "is this a new game?"

No injuries, in fact today nothing even aches. Fingers crossed that is the story tomorrow.

[Gentlejim]

Buckeye,
Any loss of consciousness that you’re aware of? Asking due to your “next thing I know” comment.

[Old Lurker]

Buckeye, I need you on the Ledge so be careful.

[Buckeye]

I hear Rush on Mrs. Buckeye's radio.

Anybody know what he was up to last week?

[Rocco]

A few months ago I renewed my drivers license at a Triple A office. First time I didn't have to wait for hours at a DMV office.

[Captain Hate]

Buckeye,

The good news was that Mrs H got me some full length Muck boots for the Alaska trip, which were totally unnecessary but that's another story, which I wore for the first time and they kept me very warm, over and beyond the heat involved in compiling a list of future severe corporal punishment victims.

Btw I somehow dialed the wrong 800 number. Multiple redials.

[clarice]

I was wondering why CH was not his cheery self this morning, AAA is terrific.

[Buckeye]

Any loss of consciousness that you’re aware of? Asking due to your “next thing I know” comment.

No, I have a distinct recollection of every second I was laying there, 1) wondering if all my parts were functional, and 2) feeling like an idiot.

[rich]

buckeye-

flu was what steyn said when he was filling in?

Posted by: JM Hanes | January 20, 2020 at 11:41 AM

last thread: seven hills antifa denied it and put out a press release saying the Vice article (the basis of the nr article) was incorrect.

[jimmyk]

I thought Tesla was losing its subsidies this, at least the federal ones. There may be a bunch of blue states that still offer taxpayer money, but I'm pretty sure the big federal subsidy is gone.

[jimmyk]

this *year*

[rich]

Scoldilocks made her way to Davos too ... bother.

we're living in the dark ages, we just don't realize it.

[JM Hanes]

Sorry to hear that rich! I had hoped that they might blunt the effect of any Antifa "counter protesters."

[henry]

These vehicle tax credits are available for 2019 Tax Returns:

Alternative Motor Vehicle Tax Credit
Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Tax Credit

https://www.efile.com/tax-credit/hybrid-car-tax-credit/

[Buckeye]

Rocco

In Ahia, all vehicle title (taxing) activities must occur in a State BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicle) office.

There aren't many in most counties so the lines are long. Usually you get behind a "runner" from a car dealership that is doing a dozen vehicles at a time:-(

License plates and driver's licenses are done at BMV contractor agencies. Lots of evidence that many palms get greased before you get a contract. Some are pretty efficient, but the lines still tend to be long.

[rich]

i saw a chart once the showed the interconnections among solar city, tesla, and space x ... the theory being that wall street is using tesla as a tracking stock for space x.

(did that make any sense ... need more coffee and gotta motivate myself for my shift in the salt mines)

[KevlarKid]

from the previous thread:

Simply ask mouthy Dem politicians and ak-tuh-vists to define their terms "racist" and "racism."

That simple ask will divert attention onto their epithetic misuse of terms they're unable to define.

Instead direct bright stage lights upon their pathetic, recurrent, and media-dominant misuses of language which they justify as means to "bring about change" (brainwash).

The impact makes them freeze like a stunned bat. The simple ask is as reliable as gravity: they will tangle themselves in their nets intended for trapping their usual victims.

Agitation does wonders inside a washing machine but little to enlighten human beings likely to clean up their habitual behaviors.

I'm offering this as "evidenced-based" knowledge from experience dealing with those posterior portal denizens for over 40 years " out there."

Posted by: KevlarKid | January 20, 2020 at 12:48 PM

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[henry]

In fact, the subsidy is a major reason why we’re starting to see more Tesla’s tooling around the Twin Cities, but there’s a catch: the subsidy begins to disappear after a manufacturer has sold 200,000 units, and Tesla has hit this threshold, meaning the growth of Elon’s EV’s could slow moving forward.

https://www.americanexperiment.org/2019/09/as-7500-federal-subsidies-expire-electric-vehicles-are-about-to-get-more-expensive/

[Captain Hate]

For whatever reason, the DMV close to me is very efficient and reasonably pleasant (I've overheard some of the dolts they've dealt with).

[Captain Hate]

Excuse me, BMV.

[rich]

Posted by: JM Hanes | January 20, 2020 at 12:49 PM

so far it looks like the 2A groups are keeping their open carry well outside the ring of steel and the professional lobbyists are complying with the weapons ban on the grounds. antifa might not have wanted to stir up trouble because of all the cameras they couldn't control.

the day is still young though.

[Gentlejim]

Buckeye,
Good to hear that you were aware not that you felt like an idiot. Did you remember to look around to check for witnesses? Especially those laughing and videotaping.

😁

[KevlarKid]

CH....the finely tuned ear hears that sickening crunch amidst all the many noises of snow driving. College Man knew NADA about such things before spending 4 winters in Minnesota.
He paid cash for a few hard lessons. But his lighter wallet quickly tuned his awareness and ability to anticipate STOOPUD drivers.

[JM Hanes]

rich:

I'm keeping my fingers crossed! From the photo over at Instapundit, it looks like there's not a lot of maneuvering room for getaways. Do you know what time the demonstration is scheduled to end?

[Buckeye]

Scoldilocks made her way to Davos too

She's gonna have to at least grow a set of hooters before I pay the least bit of attention to her.

[Captain Hate]

Kev,

I immediately knew I was screwed. That nothing got broken was an absolute gift from the car gods of Japan.

[Buckeye]

Did you remember to look around to check for witnesses? Especially those laughing and videotaping.

Gentlejim

Our patio home neighborhood is all retirees and I think Mrs. Buckeye and I are the youngest at 66 and 65.

This was about 10:30 last night. Since most of my neighbors are 80 or so, I suspect they were already sound asleep. Once Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are over....

Good thing Poogan is big enough to drag me home before I would freeze to death:)

[Old Lurker]

Rich "we're living in the dark ages, we just don't realize it."

Correction: We are entering the next Dark Age but are not yet in it.

[MissMarple2]

Home!

Buckeye,

Once when I had a huge coon hound rescue I took her out at night in weather like this.

She saw a rabbit, bayed, and gave chase across the back yard, pulling me onto my stomach and DRAGGING me across the inch of snow over frozen grass. I bet she dragged me almost 100 feet. I was afraid to let go of the leash because I was afraid she would take off and jump over the chain link fence.

She finally came to a stop and curiosity caused her to come back and sniff at me, to see why I was not walking behind her. LOL! I finally got myself up and got her back in the house. On THAT escapade, I was pretty sore!

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by the President.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
Jan 18
“Nancy Pelosi said, it’s not a question of proof, it’s a question of allegations! Oh really?” @JudgeJeanine
@FoxNews
What a disgrace this Impeachment Scam is for our great Country!

[Threadkiller]

Impeachment leads to the death oof the Democratic Party.

Conviction leads to the death of the Republican party, too.

And the treasury draining continues unabated.

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by the President.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
Jan 18
If you listened to the flawed advice of @paulkrugman
at the @nytimes, a newspaper that was going broke until I came along, you would have entirely missed the RECORD BREAKING Stock Market (and other) numbers produced since Election Day, 2016. Sorry, those are the FACTS.....

....BUT THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

[Rocco]

Buckeye,

Not that I plan on flying anywhere but this Oct. 2020 will require a federal "Real ID", or passport, greencard, etc,to board a plane. My wife talked me into it, maybe she has plans? I had to bring my birth certificate, social security card, one current utility bill,bank statement or similar piece of mail addressed to me (two if your license is expired.) But there was only one person in front of me.

https://www.mintz.com/insights-center/viewpoints/2806/2018-04-massachusetts-new-real-id-compliant-drivers-license

[MissMarple2]

Threadkiller,

I wonder how much money is siphoned off by deals like the Planned Parenthood/ Political Donation scam, the foreign aid/elected official foundation scam, the overpaying for supplies racket, and the theft of aid supplies like were discovered in that huge warehouse in Puerto Rico?

The President knows, because he asks the press all the tie why WE are the only ones who give aid?

What if all those thieves and grifters had to pay their booty back? What if the budget was reduced drastically because we didn't have to support all of the dishonest people?

[Threadkiller]

What if someone went to jail?

[MissMarple2]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Trial-Memorandum-of-President-Donald-J.-Trump.pdf

[MissMarple2]

TK,

And what will you say if someone does?

[Threadkiller]

I am more inclined to believe that 3rd world incompetence led to the warehouse full of unused FEMA crap. Ever watch a news story of these clowns helping out at a car wreck or a building collapse? 10 people pulling at one injured body then they all run in different directions once they free the victim. Everyone screaming at each other, to boot.

If that warehouse was part of a greater scheme, the people that knew about it would have looted it by now. They simply forgot it was there, IMO. Puerto Rico fires one person when there has to be a list of names on separate manifests along the path of those shipments. Probably 20+ people need to lose their jobs due to incompetence.

[henry]

Oh boy. Faced with peach mint fail, the left is turning to climate butt hurt.

CNBC @CNBC
15m

'How can he face himself?': Architect of Paris Agreement slams Trump's approach to climate crisis

https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1219326035998711808

[Threadkiller]

TK,

And what will you say if someone does?

“Finally.”

[MissMarple2]

Stephen Gutowski
@StephenGutowski

People are begining to clear out as the rally comes to an end. The attendence was massive. There was no violence, disturbance, or really any consternation from what I witnessed. I did not see any racist displays whatsoever. Everyone in attendance was focused on gun rights.
==========================================
Reporter from the Free Beacon. The media is quite disappointed, I am sure.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

· Jan 18
Another Fake Book by two third rate Washington Post reporters, has already proven to be inaccurately reported, to their great embarrassment, all for the purpose of demeaning and belittling a President who is getting great things done for our Country, at a record clip. Thank you!
==========================================

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
2m
Two stone cold losers from Amazon WP. Almost every story is a made up lie, just like corrupt pol Shifty Schiff, who fraudulently made up my call with Ukraine. Fiction!

[MissMarple2]

I am so darn cold! Going to lie down and list to a pod cast for a bit.

[Rocco]

Those white supremacists are chanting, hey hey, ho ho, racist Ralph has got to go."

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1219286445942284290

[Jim Eagle]

I thought I read somewhere that a European country discontinued tax breaks for EV's including Tesla and when they did sales fell to zero. Does anyone remember that? Was it Denmark?

[Buckeye]

MM

Poogan has done that with Mrs. Buckeye and Buckeyette across grass in the summer. More than once.

They always threw in the towel before long and let go of the leash.

[Buckeye]

Rocco

I went through all that with last driver's license renewal. Was even a bit worse because we had moved.

[Captain Hate]

TK,

Are you aware of whom the loon prosecutor is mourning the passing because it's someone in your neck of the woods. Since he calls him a "friend of the blog" my dimwit red flags got put on full alert, but I don't want to malign a possible normal type who just grew exasperated by the chief monkey.

[KevlarKid]

Buckeye--- i love your doggie's name!

[Gentlejim]

I had to bring my birth certificate, social security card, one current utility bill,bank statement or similar piece of mail addressed to me (two if your license is expired.
All that for a stupid star (at least in IN) on your license to engage in the useless theater at the airport.

Happy your good, buckeye.

[KevlarKid]

Anya, our wunder pup, is following cat movements closely from an elevated position while waiting for a slice of Black Forest ham.

[John S]

Buckeye, I feel your pain when reading about your fall. I had a right hip replacement in August. Three days later I was walking with a cane. I opened the back door to let the dog out, and the cat ran out before i could stop him. I stepped outside, leaned my cane against the house, and stooped to pick up the cat. Trying to stand up holding the cat, i lost my balance and fell backward. The two seconds it took for me to hit the concrete was the longest of my life. As I fell I had time to recriminate and yell at myself for being so stupid. For days I waited to find out that I had messed up the hip implant. But I am fine now, even playing tennis. Good luck to you.

[Rocco]

Buckeye,

I had no idea until my wife reminded me that I needed to renew. In any case it was a pleasant experience for me, compared to the old RMV clerks.

[Buckeye]

KK

There is a restaurant in downtown Charleston, SC like many, in a restored home.

Mrs. Buckeye and I stayed at the Mills House hotel for a couple days on our honeymoon, it's right across the street.

At that time it was recently opened and we heard the story of the former owner's dog, who wouldn't leave. He hung out on the front porch and begged food from the construction guys.

So all things considered, makes perfect sense that the restaurant is named "Poogan's Porch".

Poogan is buried in the front yard with a headstone and everything.

A picture of Poogan hands on the wall and when my dog was a pup, other than coloring, looked just like him.

All things considered, no choice in naming my dog:)

[Buckeye]

BTW, somebody told me Poogan was a Geechee name, no idea if that is true or not.

[peter]

Powerline blog's Scott Johnson gets a case of the vapors due to some questionable "errors of usage" and harshness of tone. CH, get off your non-profanity jag, and let loose some good ones. I'm as much of a grammarian as the next guy, but really, let's have some priorities.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/01/trumps-harsh-brief.php

[Buckeye]

JohnS

The area we moved to is dominated by golf courses. I haven't played any yet, but I think my spinal fusion back surgery (6 months ago) is behind me and I will be able to this year.

If you are running around on the court, sounds like the hip is working:)

[peter]

It's difficult to write a brief when your adversary's case is so weak. 126 pages of Nancy and Adam are liars doesn't fly.
I haven't read all of it, but I think the President's lawyers have done a decent job.

[John S]

Buckeye, I'm glad your spinal fusion worked. I'm sure you had a lot of pain to make that necessary. My hip is great, I just have a ways to go to regain the strength in my legs.

[hoyden]

The nice folks at Smith & Wesson are sending me a replacement screw at no charge. I dodged that awkward trip to Ace Hardware.I got 30 years service out of it.

[KevlarKid]

and now i know another great dog naming story, Buckeye!

[jimmyk]

The latest fake news running around the internet is a quote by Alan Dershowitz from 1998 saying that impeachment does not require a crime. I hesitate to link it, both because it's CNN and when I opened it I had to sit through a lengthy ad. In any case, the quote conveniently cuts off Dershowitz, so it's not clear what his full statement was, but more important, he doesn't say you can (much less should) impeach a President for anything or nothing. He talks about a significant level of corruption that genuinely endangers the country. But I'd like to hear the rest of what he said at the time, as I suspect it doesn't help the Democrats' case.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/01/20/alan-dershowitz-1998-doesnt-have-to-be-crime-to-impeach.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

[jimmyk]

And sure enough, here's a longer excerpt showing that Dershowitz said in 1998 pretty much the same thing he's saying now. CNN cut off before that part.

https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1219058380431642624

[Jane]

Henry,

I disagree with your impeachment prediction. More likely 10 democrats will vote against it. We’ll see.

[Captain Hate]

Heh, how you knojw its not a leftist protest:

Demonstrators picked up trash off the streets of downtown Richmond as they left a pro-Second Amendment rally in the Virginia capital.

Footage posted on social media shows gun rights activists and other attendees doing their part to clean up after the Monday rally in protest of several pieces of gun control legislation being considered in the state.

https://preview.tinyurl.com/urecnhj
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
___________

Picked up their own trash after their protest rally?

Just like the damned racist Tea Partiers.

Posted by: Furious George at January 20, 2020 03:12 PM (9vQJW)

[JimNorCal]

Carpe Donktum predicts MSM coverage on the VA gun rights rally tonight.
Half a minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikaxcyZwtHA&feature=emb_logo

[Buckeye]

Hoyden

I had to replace a screw in an old pump shotgun that had belonged my dad.

Even though the manufacturer was long gone, I was luckily able to figure out what I needed without dragging it to the hardware store.

[MissMarple2]

After I listened to my podcast, I read a chapter in the Wead book about election night.

Things I learned:

1. The networks knew he had won much earlier in the evening. CNN (of course) held out calling Pennsylvania until after 3AM, so Trump's acceptance speech wasn't seen by many (including me, because I believed the Fox people, who believed the bad polling).

2. Hillary had rented several floors pf a hotel which faced Trump Tower, so she could see it when "it came crumbling down." In other words, she wanted to GLOAT. I have NO compassion for her.

3. Brad Parscale was positive they would win a week earlier, and his numbers were verified by AP around midnight on election night. THAT guy is a genius.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
1h
It was exactly three years ago today, January 20, 2017, that I was sworn into office. So appropriate that today is also MLK jr DAY. African-American Unemployment is the LOWEST in the history of our Country, by far. Also, best Poverty, Youth, and Employment numbers, ever. Great!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
58m
I will NEVER allow our great Second Amendment to go unprotected, not even a little bit!

[hoyden]

Buckeye, glad you were able to find a replacement. I can appreciate it could be quite a challenge. I've never seen a screw with such fine threads.

I am grateful for Trump and his vocal and direct support for our 2A rights.

[Captain Hate]

Still wonder why the fashion mags won't feature Melania?

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=385376

[jimmyk]

Meanwhile, the real flip-flop from 1998 is from the MSM, who were collectively aghast at the idea of the Senate calling witnesses.

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1219288582818582529?s=20

[Captain Hate]

Eleanor Clift and Albert Hunt are like rewatching old horror movies.

[jimmyk]

Yikes, CH, those "fashion" pics merit a trigger warning.

Which reminds me of the three things I became aware of here in NYC. First two are Shakespeare productions ("Hamlet" and "Timon of Athens") where, natch, the lead roles are being played by women. How original. And then I see that the NYC ID now allows applicants to "pick their own gender marker":

the gender marker can be issued with three options: male, female, or no gender listed. You just mark on the application your desired gender designation and that’s your gender on the ID!

Apparently in NYC you can also change the gender on your birth certificate to either male, female, or X.

[Jim Eagle]

CH,

My French niece the fashionista has picked up several important labels by designing clothes James Bond would wear. The ivy kid goes to the cotillion look. Barney’s and Lord & Taylor want more. Real clothes are where the bucks are.

[MissMarple2]

Dan Bongino
@dbongino
·
32m
You want witnesses? Here’s the witness list we should demand:
-Hunter Biden
-Nellie Ohr
-Alexandra Chalupa

[JM Hanes]

I'm talking to someone who claims that there are 3,000 lawsuits pending against Trump as a New York business man.

I know such suits are a dime a dozen when you're in the construction business, esp in NY, but can anyone tell me where I might find out what the average number of lawsuits a big construction project in NY might be expcted to generate? Also, where could I find out if there are, in fact, 3,000 suits pending (looking for a source a liberal would accept, if there are not that many.) Any pointers would be appreciated!

[Buckeye]

Buckeye, glad you were able to find a replacement. I can appreciate it could be quite a challenge. I've never seen a screw with such fine threads.

The one I needed was a 5-40 thread (obscure) with a shoulder (even more obscure).

I had to scour a few online fastener suppliers to find it.

[MissMarple2]

I’m F’N 😂😂😂 💀 pic.twitter.com/RGjERmvd3g

— Matt Couch 🎙 (@RealMattCouch) January 20, 2020

Video at link of Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer making fools of themselves dancing.

[Old Lurker]

Buckeye, how did you know it was 5-40?

[henry]

Jane, that was more in the “setting the range of the possible” than a prediction. We won’t know the score until they vote.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Three sources for obscure gun parts; ebay, Brownell's and Gun Parts Corp, AKA Numrich Arms.
The last has an immense stock of every sort.

[Buckeye]

I'm talking to someone.....

a liberal

Likely won't end well:)

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Are Tesla's QC problems worse than Toyota's or Fiat-Chrysler's?
Even if the latter they've had over 100 years to get it right. Tesla less than a decade.
It is a money losing company with problems but that even exists and is still growing is a pretty remarkable achievement.

[Melinda]

Kev-

Local news, UC Berkeley Exec Dir of Financial Planning & Analysis busted for CP:

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/01/17/uc-berkeley-executive-arrested-possessing-child-porn/#.XiQWWXr9BJs.twitter

[Buckeye]

Buckeye, how did you know it was 5-40?

I have a set of machinist's taps that date to the dark ages.

I tried them until I found one that matched the threads.

[JM Hanes]

OK, I found this article in USA Today, which says that over 30 years Trump has been involved in 4,095 lawsuits. Looks like a useful roujnd-up. A far cry from 3,000 pending suits. I got out my handy dandy calculator and it turns out that he was the plaintiff in over half of them (2121), not the defendant. Still looking for construction litigation numbers.

Yeah, Buckeye, I'm talking to a liberal who will never vote for Trump, but I consider it much needed practice in pushing back, whenever the opportunity arises. :-)

[Buckeye]

30 years Trump has been involved in 4,095 lawsuits.

No wonder he needed a sleazy fixer like Michael Cohen.

[Dave (in MA)]

A few months ago I renewed my drivers license at a Triple A office. First time I didn't have to wait for hours at a DMV office.

The what, Rocco?

[Old Lurker]

Buckeye, exactly what I thought you'd say. At our ages, nobody can do that by sight!

[Buckeye]

OL, I couldn't get a 6-32 screw started and a 4-40 was loose as a goose.

It was then that I got the tap set out and remembered that a 5-40 thread even exists:)