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Post by athn64 on Aug 30, 2023 10:29:40 GMT -6
My aunt and uncle are on their way back home to FL starting tomorrow. And of course, the storm is now projected to come back and hit near their house on Monday.
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Post by mrsweasley on Aug 30, 2023 10:30:29 GMT -6
I'm sorry. My kid missed last year's drill because she was out sick. It's awful to think of our children carrying the trauma for having to rehearse for these horrible events. This year her classroom is away from the rest of the school (it's the former music room, I guess they ran out of space? In any case I really hate that my first thought was that her class would be.much harder to find in the event of a shooting. How fucked up is it that that's where my brain first went. my concern this year is the light up Minnie Mouse sneakers that my 6 yo is wearing. After I bought them and she fell in love with them, I read how light up shoes could be a problem during a lockdown. I’m still trying to figure out how to tell them to bloody themselves and play dead without scarring them My 5yo has light up shoes too and it's been on my mind also. What a fucked up world we live in
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Post by mrsweasley on Aug 30, 2023 10:35:35 GMT -6
A group of local parents created a non-profit in 2018 to install Anchorman door locks in all the schools because the schools wouldn't (couldn't?). They also bought keys for the first responder agencies so they would be equipped if necessary. It cost about $130k and took 18 months. A local fencing company "donated" the installation labor Their "next phase" is to purchase 3M safety and security film for windows and "stop the bleed" bags. It's great but also devastating at the same time Christ. Apparently some schools provide a 5 gallon bucket to every classroom too. The idea is that if you're locked down for extended amounts of time you have somewhere to pee, in front of your entire class. Stop the bleed bags. Oh my gosh. Are they even training the kids how to use them? Why should children be on the hook for saving their fellow classmates life? The priorities are so fucked. I'm not sure what the plan is once the bleed bags are purchased, but I believe the district requested them and this group is trying to continue doing something/anything to help. They've been pretty quiet in the 2 years since the door locks were all installed but obviously gun violence hasn't stopped
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Post by cakewench on Aug 30, 2023 10:52:59 GMT -6
my concern this year is the light up Minnie Mouse sneakers that my 6 yo is wearing. After I bought them and she fell in love with them, I read how light up shoes could be a problem during a lockdown. I’m still trying to figure out how to tell them to bloody themselves and play dead without scarring them My 5yo has light up shoes too and it's been on my mind also. What a fucked up world we live in I never even thought about this and now I feel sick. N insists on light up shoes. Every time. I hate this is the world our kids are going to school in. WTAF.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Aug 30, 2023 10:56:13 GMT -6
My 5yo has light up shoes too and it's been on my mind also. What a fucked up world we live in I never even thought about this and now I feel sick. N insists on light up shoes. Every time. I hate this is the world our kids are going to school in. WTAF. Same I never thought about it before. But I did last night after this conversation when I plopped DS’s down and they lit up.
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Post by byjove on Aug 30, 2023 11:13:48 GMT -6
Please release the light up shoe guilt. Kids are still allowed to be kids! If something like that were to actually happen, there would be much bigger problems than light up shoes. Let them have this joy.
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Post by PandaWatch on Aug 30, 2023 11:52:10 GMT -6
Mitch McConnell had another “freezing” episode today during a speech in KY. An aide had to escort him away. I don’t like the man, but this is really sad. Like Feinstein, he should step down and take care of his health.
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Post by downwarddog on Aug 30, 2023 11:54:10 GMT -6
Mitch McConnell had another “freezing” episode today during a speech in KY. An aide had to escort him away. I don’t like the man, but this is really sad. Like Feinstein, he should step down and take care of his health. I came to talk about this. They gotta give it up. These people are not well.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 30, 2023 11:54:33 GMT -6
Mitch McConnell had another “freezing” episode today during a speech in KY. An aide had to escort him away. I don’t like the man, but this is really sad. Like Feinstein, he should step down and take care of his health. My like was agreement, not actually liking that this is happening.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 30, 2023 11:55:37 GMT -6
I hope everyone in the storm path comes through safely. Those videos are so scary.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 30, 2023 12:02:57 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Aug 30, 2023 12:07:54 GMT -6
Idk maybe I'm going to hell but I feel absolutely zero amount of bad for Mitch. The depths of his evil override any sympathy I may have had.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 30, 2023 12:10:01 GMT -6
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Post by downwarddog on Aug 30, 2023 12:15:14 GMT -6
Also, if Mitch has had two of these obvious episodes publicly, how many is he having privately??
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Post by enchanted on Aug 30, 2023 12:27:51 GMT -6
Idk maybe I'm going to hell but I feel absolutely zero amount of bad for Mitch. The depths of his evil override any sympathy I may have had. My concerns are complicated. This guy still holds a lot of power and if he isn't capable, that means someone else is pulling strings. I can't stand the guy and I won't be shedding tears when he finally kicks it. It still feels gross that elders are being used to maintain power instead of being cared for in a place where they are safe. That applies to him and DiFi. ETA: I'm not saying your feelings are wrong. They are absolutely valid. Just trying to explain my point of view.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Aug 30, 2023 12:38:24 GMT -6
Please release the light up shoe guilt. Kids are still allowed to be kids! If something like that were to actually happen, there would be much bigger problems than light up shoes. Let them have this joy. I’m not going to change his shoes because of it, but it is just one of those heart sinking realizations of the world we are raising our kids in. It’s just heartbreaking that we even have to think about that scenario.
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Post by fatpony on Aug 30, 2023 13:12:15 GMT -6
I probably should have known this, but my school district doesn't do active shooter drills. I'm relieved.
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Post by nelzie on Aug 30, 2023 13:14:08 GMT -6
Idk maybe I'm going to hell but I feel absolutely zero amount of bad for Mitch. The depths of his evil override any sympathy I may have had. My concerns are complicated. This guy still holds a lot of power and if he isn't capable, that means someone else is pulling strings. I can't stand the guy and I won't be shedding tears when he finally kicks it. It still feels gross that elders are being used to maintain power instead of being cared for in a place where they are safe. That applies to him and DiFi. ETA: I'm not saying your feelings are wrong. They are absolutely valid. Just trying to explain my point of view. This is how I feel as well. I don't like the man but this feels like elder abuse to me at this point. How long are they going to "weekend at bernie's" him (and also DiFi) to keep their power. It makes me really uncomfortable.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 30, 2023 14:33:50 GMT -6
That video is so disturbing. And it feels like borderline gaslighting the way that lady is like “we’re going to need a moment” and then when he comes to just takes the next question. Like hello - can we acknowledge this?
I mean, I have no love lost for that man. But it’s really hard to see a human being obviously have a medical episode and every one just acts like he is fine. Like what are we doing here?
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Post by mrsweasley on Aug 30, 2023 15:08:07 GMT -6
Please release the light up shoe guilt. Kids are still allowed to be kids! If something like that were to actually happen, there would be much bigger problems than light up shoes. Let them have this joy. I am releasing it the best I can, I am a worrier. He gets so much joy from them! His require a bit of effort to light up so when he wears them he does a hilarious wide-stanced stomp walk
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Post by byjove on Aug 30, 2023 15:33:55 GMT -6
Daily dose of Kamala
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Post by elle on Aug 30, 2023 15:41:02 GMT -6
I just love her so much.
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Post by mrsweasley on Aug 30, 2023 16:05:52 GMT -6
Mitch McConnell had another “freezing” episode today during a speech in KY. An aide had to escort him away. I don’t like the man, but this is really sad. Like Feinstein, he should step down and take care of his health. The irony of it being when he was asked about running in 2026 😬😬😬 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8Y99LJM/
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Post by elle on Aug 30, 2023 17:41:14 GMT -6
This is ultimately where I land. I will not mourn when he dies but I want him to live long enough to see that his decades long plans have been undone.
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Post by AmyG on Aug 30, 2023 18:10:40 GMT -6
This is ultimately where I land. I will not mourn when he dies but I want him to live long enough to see that his decades long plans have been undone. Oh I don't care about him enough to want him to live long enough to see anything undone
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Post by kbw on Aug 30, 2023 19:40:07 GMT -6
My ILs fared okay. Lots of water around their camper but none got in.
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Post by Minerva on Aug 30, 2023 20:03:46 GMT -6
My ILs are safe and still have power, but their condo building did get some flooding on the ground level and the pier and pool area are going to need a lot of work. Their carport was also damaged and likely did some damage to their car, but they haven’t been able to fully assess.
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Post by elle on Aug 31, 2023 5:47:05 GMT -6
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Post by downwarddog on Aug 31, 2023 6:36:42 GMT -6
Poor tree.
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Post by mrsweasley on Aug 31, 2023 7:08:43 GMT -6
I just got my request from the League of Women Voters for their Voter Guide, things are getting real!
There are 5 questions, I think the bullying one might be the most challenging to answer. The district has some good policies, at least on paper, but I hear way too many anecdotal stories of issues in the local mom groups
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