Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: Current Events, Continued...

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July 1, 2010 - 11:30am

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marye

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When our previous topic hit the 1,000-response mark, sleazy behavior by politicians was eliciting a certain amount of non-astonishment.

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September 10, 2010 - 4:12am

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ripple70

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picking up on what tigerlily said

A fifty stone bale of hay crashing into your van is a freaky thing apparently the elo cellist had just battled with cancer and depression and came out on top. Very sad. My the four winds blow you safely home
September 10, 2010 - 4:08am

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ripple70

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about these monkeys johnman

How comes they only fly to iowa or spain whats the connection ? i can find no evidence of these little fuckers anywhere.I did misplace a cold one the other night ahhhhh thats where it went.
September 9, 2010 - 3:21pm

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on the domestic Muslim lunacy front...

... the preacher now decides he won't burn the korans and Trump wants to buy out the owners of the Islamic community center in NYC. this week has been way to screwy for me. i think it's time to take a break, for me anyway, till things get back to their usual level of insanity...
September 9, 2010 - 3:18pm

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Yikes! Now 'All recent posts' is down

Looks like Dead.net is descending in to chaos.
September 9, 2010 - 5:08am

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JackstrawfromC…

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I have not heard of any deaths

But word on the street is that someone backed into a propane tank that exploded. It certainly was not lightning since it hasn't rained much lately, so this was a human error. I don't know if I agree with mandatory evacuations, I think people can make their own decisions whether to leave or not, hell it's your home, it's hard to leave that behind and may vey well be worth risking your life for. I do agree that if you live in the mountains or on a river bank or on a beach it is a good idea to be prepared for disasters. "The dire wolf collects his due while the boys sing round the fire"
September 9, 2010 - 4:54am

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Even worse fires burning in Moscow, Russia

An above average season in terms of fires is predicted this year. It is due to global warming. It is an effect that feeds on itself. The less trees, the more pronounced the effect becomes. They said on the news that a lot of the fatalities from the CO fire came from people who would not abandon their homes. Maybe insurance is a good idea as well as having your valuables packed in portable boxes for a quick getaway.
September 9, 2010 - 4:47am

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There is a homeless encampment...

...under the Interstate highway bridge near the railroad tracks in the area where I live. We have the best employment scene in this locality in three N. New England states (unemployment at4%) so I wondered why this could possibly be there, and growing. I went to the local homeless shelter and asked what was up. They said that the people of that camp were former residents of the shelter that had used up the maximum number of nights allowed per year. They weren't crazy, lazy or drug addicted. They just didn't have good enough credit to even get into section 8 housing where only half the units are occupied. There is a movement among small local banks in this country to to give away $100 to 100 people in the area where they do business. I applaud that and am calling a small local bank with a shiny 5 story headquarters about a mile from this encampment today to ask if they are willing to give away $100 to each resident there. Maybe it won't make a difference in getting these people indoors before the first really hard frosts hit but I know having money in the pocket means a great deal in terms of comfort and hope. All I know is "There but for the grace of God go I".
September 9, 2010 - 4:36am

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Boulder County Fire

The most destructive fire in CO history is burning down Fourmile and Lefthand canyons. At least 135 homes are burned to the ground and the fire is only 10% contained assuming these nasty winds do not come back. Not to mention the other 3000 some evacuees. The smoke is so thick in the air that it is wreaking havoc on eyes throats and lungs. I don't think there have been any fatalities but I know of a couple of friends who have evacuated and have not heard from others. "The dire wolf collects his due while the boys sing round the fire"
September 8, 2010 - 11:17am

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johnman

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The Sadness Monkey

is sitting on my shoulder doing something strange to my ear and laughing at my inability to access the chatroom...............sigh!..............this is a little known species, related to the Flying Monkeys...who are, of course, famous for their finesse at stealing beer and flying it to Iowa, and sometimes Spain.
September 8, 2010 - 10:54am

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johnman

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What a shame.....

and on Pig's birthday, too.....

John Perry Barlow

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When our previous topic hit the 1,000-response mark, sleazy behavior by politicians was eliciting a certain amount of non-astonishment.

man, that trouble seems to be happening even faster these days!

I'll relaunch.

Make yourself at home. (There are numerous versions of this thread, and they've all been pretty dormant for a while, so let's just revive this one and see how it goes.) If this takes on a life of its own I'll make it a new thread. Thanks!

Marye

Our two posts have not come up on "Recent Posts" which is what I was trying to do posting here at all to make it easier to find. Not that I don't have opinions, lol.
Cheers

Edit: Now it's working. Thank you

This is a strange place

Lots of unfamiliar names from the past. I wonder what happened to them all?

Some of them, sadly

have passed away in the intervening years. Some of them can be found on FB. Others, I don't know!

Passage of time

That's a sobering thought Marye - but a truthful one. I wonder what the board will look like in `15 years time ?

I can't seem to find the current "Trouble ahead.." page. Simon and Oro put some thoughts down on it. I can only access access it after someone else has made a comment, and it is noted on the homepage. It's the same as with Daves Picks 52. Neither of which is a big problem, I have to say

look for

"The New, New Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: Current Events"

Dave

Both those are showing up fine for me in Recent Posts; where would you like them to be showing up?

Marye

Thanks for looking into this for me. They show up in Recent Posts for me too, but I can't find a heading labelled "Current Events". I look at the page under the top heading of "Community". Under "Store Products" is where I go to find the Daves Picks pages - although the one for 52 isn't there at the moment.

So I can access both the Daves Picks 52 page and the Trouble Ahead page, if there are Recent posts. But if there aren't any recent posts, then I can't seem to access them. This doesn't matter with the Daves Picks page, as there is usually a Recent Post on that one. But the "Trouble Ahead..." one isn't as popular, so I have to wait a while for a Recent Post before I can put a comment on.

My general low level of online skills doesn't help !

DEAD 60th

Had a sighting of the GD 60 Year Anniversary logo I must say it is sweeeeeet. Now it just so happens that come this September I'll turn 60 myself. So all I want for my 60th is an official release of 12/1/79.

found under

(Community) then (News and talk)
I think.

Perfect

Thanks Colin. Why couldn't I work that out?
1st show - thanks also, but I couldn't seem to get what I was looking for doing that. I do find life difficult sometimes!

well done 1stShow

Yeah, we kinda are working within a structure that was set up many years ago so thanks for persevering. Dave, yup, the original thread in the Store is missing because, uh, I blew it up by mistake, but the second edition is rocking right along and when Dave's 53 comes along this will all right itself, I think.

Marye

It's all looking good to me. Here's to another great year in the world of The Dead.