Unfortunately I discovered the blades only after a couple of different crews had been in (flooring, paint, and the remodelers), some had already been paid, and nobody was fessing up. It was pretty annoying because the workers would just not tell me of any problems or unusual things. I assume they didn't want to make me think they were responsible for the problem, but actually silence made me far more suspicious. We had a strong wind one day that blew something over and damaged it, and nobody said anything.

You're lucky they were magnetic. Some remodelers I hired left a bunch of carbon steel blades in 2 or 3 spots on the lawn. Fortunately they were about 1"x.5" so pretty easy to see, and I don't have kids. I tried to magnet them up at first and found they were not.

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What she's doing somewhat parallels protesters who block the freeway. Sure, it creates awareness, but drivers are just trying to get home, get to work, pick up kids, etc. I don't think it would endear any commuter to their cause.

I like self checkout because i can generally get finished and out of the store sooner than if I go through the cashier. But some grocery checkouts do seem to often have hypersensitive scales and the worst nagging if you're 2 ms slow to get your item into your bag, or God forbid you take a moment to rearrange things and mess up the calibration. I imagine they have a terrible urge to prevent people from stealing a grape.

Fool me once, shame on you etc

Yeah, well, Ukraine made a deal before, and Putin broke it, so Zelensky would be an idiot to make a deal with him.

Lyndon B. Johnson: “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

Nonwhite, trans, gay, feminist, non-Christian, furry, etc -- substitute at will for the latest boogeyman.

What I don't get is how earlier makeup coverage on his hand(s) was so badly done. I would think his vanity would do better but it was not even close to his natural skin color. It's closer now -- I wonder if he was doing it himself before and now it's Natalie (or someone else).

Alas I'm just a poor slob in the former colony called the United States, presently run by an idiot wannabe dictator.

Damn cool. Which bank, if you don't mind me asking?