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Post by mathlete on Mar 24, 2021 20:07:20 GMT -6
I just discovered this Suez Canal situation and am fascinated. And also worried about implications if they really can't get out soon
Here's a good thread:
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 24, 2021 20:19:54 GMT -6
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Post by oreobitsy on Mar 24, 2021 21:06:49 GMT -6
I just discovered this Suez Canal situation and am fascinated. And also worried about implications if they really can't get out soon Here's a good thread: Oh my. I hope this tweet post works because it is amazing to see the pic. Shopping containers are so big and they’re stacked like legos.
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mathlete
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Post by mathlete on Mar 24, 2021 21:13:04 GMT -6
We've moved on from CTC.
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Post by clucky on Mar 24, 2021 21:13:09 GMT -6
mathlete fascinating and horrific. I’ve sent that to my sister who used to work for a company that is in that industry. Wondering her take and if she has spoken to any past coworkers about it yet.
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mathlete
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Post by mathlete on Mar 24, 2021 21:13:56 GMT -6
I just discovered this Suez Canal situation and am fascinated. And also worried about implications if they really can't get out soon Here's a good thread: Oh my. I hope this tweet post works because it is amazing to see the pic. Shopping containers are so big and they’re stacked like legos. So big. Some comments say it's bigger than allowed in the canal, but I don't know if that's true.
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Post by athn64 on Mar 24, 2021 21:19:22 GMT -6
Oh my. I hope this tweet post works because it is amazing to see the pic. Shopping containers are so big and they’re stacked like legos. So big. Some comments say it's bigger than allowed in the canal, but I don't know if that's true. I should not be laughing at that. And yet, I can't help it.
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Post by oreobitsy on Mar 24, 2021 21:27:29 GMT -6
I feel really bad for the captain of that boat. I can’t handle people watching me back out of parking spots.
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2021 5:19:25 GMT -6
And a palate cleanser of Ossoff. Amy was definitely thinking that pretzel is Rokita's head at the end there
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Post by starbuck on Mar 25, 2021 5:44:07 GMT -6
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Post by greykitty on Mar 25, 2021 6:14:10 GMT -6
I admit, that stuck ship made me laugh. But the whole global supply chain and cargo shipping has been an issue, thanks to COVID. My grocery bill seems higher every week, supplies are skimpy sometimes, and I'm just telling all my major appliances to live long and prosper, since apparently it's tough to buy new ones and get timely delivery. link
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2021 6:23:05 GMT -6
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 25, 2021 6:48:35 GMT -6
cnf, and cmb, thank you for educating me on the nuances of NY PFL. I was not aware that teachers and union members were left out. When I pushed for PFL in my state one of my big arguments that the olds listened to was that our surrounding states MA, RI, NY, NJ all had PFL and if we didn't want even more people to leave our very small state we need to have a comparable benefit. I'm surprised/not surpised that once again teachers and those in vulnerable careers that have unions are left out. Why do we always have to find a way to ruin fucking everything?
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 25, 2021 6:51:30 GMT -6
Container shipment fuckery is not new. It's just so exacerbated by Covid that this just makes it even worse. I have stories from the dock workers strike of 2015 working as a customer service manager at a company who's entire product line came on container ships. Fun fucking times.
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2021 6:59:52 GMT -6
Let's do this
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2021 7:12:27 GMT -6
I can't remember if we discussed this yet but Virginia became the first southern state to officially abolish the death penalty yesterday.
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Post by richard on Mar 25, 2021 7:23:09 GMT -6
I admit, that stuck ship made me laugh. But the whole global supply chain and cargo shipping has been an issue, thanks to COVID. My grocery bill seems higher every week, supplies are skimpy sometimes, and I'm just telling all my major appliances to live long and prosper, since apparently it's tough to buy new ones and get timely delivery. linkI laughed at this one. Thought you'd enjoy it too.
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Post by lemondrop on Mar 25, 2021 7:24:45 GMT -6
Last weekend, my H and I were discussing when we were going to start family errands again. In the before times, we used to go grocery shopping as a family on Saturdays, stopping at Target or Home Goods, and then grabbing Publix subs for lunch. Never fucking mind.
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Post by greykitty on Mar 25, 2021 7:31:20 GMT -6
richard, I laughed so hard at that my lap sitting kitty got scared. That's really a perfect description.
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 25, 2021 7:52:53 GMT -6
I am so confused by the CTC thing. If it's a publicity stunt, he's a fucking idiot for taking on GM and Costco at once. I see lawyers in this man's future.
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Post by greykitty on Mar 25, 2021 8:20:26 GMT -6
This was a terrible experience for this woman, but so great to see these men step up and help her. An NFL player is being called a hero by police for helping to save a retired schoolteacher from an attempted sexual assault in Tempe, Arizona, last Saturday. link
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Post by starbuck on Mar 25, 2021 8:23:00 GMT -6
Last weekend, my H and I were discussing when we were going to start family errands again. In the before times, we used to go grocery shopping as a family on Saturdays, stopping at Target or Home Goods, and then grabbing Publix subs for lunch. Never fucking mind. I am very much of two minds. On the one hand, of course I don't want to get caught up in one of those situations. But on the other hand, we can't just stop living. Well, except we all just kind of did for the pandemic? But my gosh. This can't be forever.
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Post by lemondrop on Mar 25, 2021 8:39:06 GMT -6
Last weekend, my H and I were discussing when we were going to start family errands again. In the before times, we used to go grocery shopping as a family on Saturdays, stopping at Target or Home Goods, and then grabbing Publix subs for lunch. Never fucking mind. I am very much of two minds. On the one hand, of course I don't want to get caught up in one of those situations. But on the other hand, we can't just stop living. Well, except we all just kind of did for the pandemic? But my gosh. This can't be forever. That's fair. We probably aren't going to do big family outings anyway until the kid can get vaccinated. But I have already changed my behavior in response to these types of shootings/ incidents. After being at the Boston marathon bombings, I stopped going to big sporting events for the most part (I went to a few Sox games before we moved south, but only after picking seats close to exits and being an anxious mess the whole time). After Vegas, my H and I both agreed that we'd be hard pressed going to concerts. I don't go to mass anymore, but I started picturing my church at home and where I'd sit in case a nutjob came in and started shooting. We can't stop living, no, but I don't know how to stop the fear/ internally catastrophizing, especially living in a place where MUH GUNS ARE MUH RIGHT types of people are everywhere.
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Post by starbuck on Mar 25, 2021 8:41:35 GMT -6
I am very much of two minds. On the one hand, of course I don't want to get caught up in one of those situations. But on the other hand, we can't just stop living. Well, except we all just kind of did for the pandemic? But my gosh. This can't be forever. That's fair. We probably aren't going to do big family outings anyway until the kid can get vaccinated. But I have already changed my behavior in response to these types of shootings/ incidents. After being at the Boston marathon bombings, I stopped going to big sporting events for the most part (I went to a few Sox games before we moved south, but only after picking seats close to exits and being an anxious mess the whole time). After Vegas, my H and I both agreed that we'd be hard pressed going to concerts. I don't go to mass anymore, but I started picturing my church at home and where I'd sit in case a nutjob came in and started shooting. We can't stop living, no, but I don't know how to stop the fear/ internally catastrophizing, especially living in a place where MUH GUNS ARE MUH RIGHT types of people are everywhere. The last few times I was in a movie theater was very stressful. Church too. I feel you.
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Post by clucky on Mar 25, 2021 8:50:05 GMT -6
Meanwhile in a place that has compassion.
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 25, 2021 9:02:06 GMT -6
Meanwhile in a place that has compassion. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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Post by willow on Mar 25, 2021 9:44:15 GMT -6
That's fair. We probably aren't going to do big family outings anyway until the kid can get vaccinated. But I have already changed my behavior in response to these types of shootings/ incidents. After being at the Boston marathon bombings, I stopped going to big sporting events for the most part (I went to a few Sox games before we moved south, but only after picking seats close to exits and being an anxious mess the whole time). After Vegas, my H and I both agreed that we'd be hard pressed going to concerts. I don't go to mass anymore, but I started picturing my church at home and where I'd sit in case a nutjob came in and started shooting. We can't stop living, no, but I don't know how to stop the fear/ internally catastrophizing, especially living in a place where MUH GUNS ARE MUH RIGHT types of people are everywhere. The last few times I was in a movie theater was very stressful. Church too. I feel you. This is why the only movie theater I will go to is the one that has police at the entrance.
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Post by jaygee on Mar 25, 2021 10:11:26 GMT -6
I can't remember if we discussed this yet but Virginia became the first southern state to officially abolish the death penalty yesterday. Gosh, so much is happening so quickly that it’s hard to keep up. But this is amazing progress. I hope it’s the start of really change. I can’t believe we still have the death penalty in 2021.
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Post by cnf on Mar 25, 2021 11:07:55 GMT -6
Meanwhile in a place that has compassion. That's amazing. I went to work the day after my loss, started bawling, and went to find an administrator to tell them I wasn't going to stay. I was given a ton of shit for leaving and not working that day.
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Post by lagom on Mar 25, 2021 11:12:50 GMT -6
Meanwhile in a place that has compassion. That's amazing. I went to work the day after my loss, started bawling, and went to find an administrator to tell them I wasn't going to stay. I was given a ton of shit for leaving and not working that day. I’m so sorry. I took crap from my new grand-boss for cutting out of a meeting to go to the doc on Monday after I spent the weekend in the ER with a suspected ectopic. Thankfully my boss at the time was amazing, but it was a rough time. Without her, I would have definitely moved on from that company quickly.
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