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October 24, 2021

Check out the "sewer monster" Richmond VA pulled out

https://twitter.com/jenkinsrva/status/1451644547331731462?s=21

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-sewer-monster

Department of Public Utilities crews pulled the massive blob from the Shockoe Retention Basin, which holds 50 million gallons of combined sewer water from Northside before it is sent to the wastewater treatment plant, on Tuesday morning.

Utilities officials urged people to be mindful of what they flush down their toilets or dump into the James because they said the collection was alarming.

"Oh my God -- that’s all I can say,” DPU Plant Operation Superintendent Barbara Jackson said. “In the 45 years I've been here, I've never seen that much come out."

The tangle was composed mostly of wipes, towels, bottles, rocks, cigarettes and fur, according to workers.
October 24, 2021

Braves Manager Brian Snitker - 1971 Macon Ill. baseball takes almost "Hoosiers" story. Very cool.

Atlanta Braves manger Brian Snitker is from Macon Illinois (pop. 1,200) that in 1971 was still living in a pre-Beatles America existence. The high school principle hires Lynn Sweet - in and out of college Army brat turned hippie-ish - from Chicago to teach English. Never coached baseball before. The team goes on an incredible run reaching the state high school championship.
They lost 4-2 to Waukegan High (4,250 students) with Snitker grounding out to end the game.

Sports Illustrated article by Chris’s Ballard author of the book “One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season”
https://vault.si.com/vault/2010/06/28/the-magical-season-of-the-macon-ironmen


Check out the 3 different uniforms and the hats










Brian Snitker wasn't kidding when he said he resembled the Ernie Douglas character on "My Three Sons." The Snitker of 1971 also wore horned-rimmed glasses while he played. Photo courtesy of Brian Snitker.



From 2013

October 24, 2021

Baseball SPOILER

BRAVES WIN!!
BRAVES WIN!!

On to the World Series.

October 23, 2021

🌲 Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas started LAST NIGHT!!! New movie list here 🌲

My highlights
11/14 A Holiday in Harlem
12/3 Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
Okay diversity checked off ✅

Thanksgiving night The Nine Kittens of Christmas - this is like a Delilah radio snow wrapped in loneliness

12/10 A Dickens of a Christmas

The 12/12 Sister Swap and 12/17 Sugar Plum Twist harkens back to the “back room” at video stores...a friend told me

There are no titles using the letters J, Q, X, or Z.




October 22, 2021

Alec Baldwin - prop gun accident. One person dead. One injured.

Alec Baldwin shoots prop gun, killing 1, injuring another on set of 'Rust,' officials say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-shoots-prop-gun-killing-1-injuring-another-set-n1282126

Producer and actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a woman and injured a man on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico on Thursday, Santa Fe County sheriff's office said.

The film's director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed, and director Joel Souza, 48, was injured when Baldwin, 63, discharged a prop firearm, the sheriff's office said in a statement Thursday evening.

"There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of Rust involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks," a spokesperson for Baldwin said in a statement. "Production has been halted for the time being. The safety of our cast and crew remains our top priority."

October 22, 2021

"shitlibs" - your Whackadoodle Word of the Day

Yo Mama Been Loggin thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15971492

Reading this is like watching “Hoarders” you come away with a “Hey I’m doing pretty good” kinda feeling.



Witzke claimed she was "recovering from this insane bio-weapon called Covid."

"I've lost all of my senses and struggle with constant indifference, brain fog, and I've lost my joy."

"and yes I know I need a good husband in my life to keep me from making bad decisions."

she had decided not to tell anyone earlier so as not to alert "the shitlibs in the media."

October 22, 2021

The United States Postal Service has a tool that lets you view any mail route in the US.

Link to the site
https://eddm.usps.com/eddm/select-routes.htm

I’m not sure how long this has been around, but the USPS has a tool where you can see the mail route in any geographic area. Just search for an address and you can see where they go. It’s meant for businesses interested in direct mail, so it also shows average income, number of houses, and how much it’d cost to send mail on that route.

https://flowingdata.com/2021/10/20/search-every-usps-mail-route/

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