bigjoe1

re: Planet Fitness having to raise prices to offset losses due to woke policies?

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/10/24 at 9:36 am

My PF had a revolt last June. They sent a box of gay pride shirts for the employees to wear and everyone of them refused and threanted to quit. The franchise owner backed down. :dude:...

re: Checking in on Surrogacy in the USA

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/9/24 at 7:22 am

[quote]FFS!![/quote] You beat me to it. ...

re: What happens to homes when occupant passes?

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 3:34 pm

[quote]I see estate sales in future for that.[/quote] That's what we did. Didn't bring in much money but it got the house emptied....

re: What happens to homes when occupant passes?

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 3:14 pm

[quote]There is a “stepped up basis” upon their death. It’s the value the day they died.[/quote] This is correct. We sold mothers house a few years ago. We didn't use a real estate agent. There was a 3 month difference between when we went under contract and closing. Kept it insured and utlities ...

re: High school reunion

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 9:20 am

Had a great time at my 50th in 2021. Only 168 in our graduating class and 44 had died over the years. That was a little hard to accept. Had a nice turnout. With spouses over 120 showed up....

re: Stuart Varney

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 9:05 am

A Fox Business News morning host....

re: Dutch police raze Hamas supporters' camp at Amsterdam University and educate them.

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 7:12 am

[quote]I’m a firm believer sometimes violence is the answer[/quote] Sometimes the conversation just drys up. Looks like the cops had the real shield this time....

re: Any of you Louisiana baws have 23andMe?

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/30/24 at 6:53 pm

[quote]. Although i'm sure one of my stupid arse relatives will and essentially have it.[/quote] That happened in my family. A cousin and one of her kids live on Ancestry.com and they both submitted samples....

re: Kirby needs to offer this trooper a scholarship

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/28/24 at 9:08 am

Whistle hadn't blown. Should have got up and gotten another one. :rotflmao:...

re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/28/24 at 8:50 am

This country can't absorb these illegals that come by the hundreds of thousands. The vast majority are on public assistance that we all are paying for. Commiting crimes and then being released without bail. It's a damn national disgrace. There is no crisis on the border. It's a disaster. It has to i...

-1

re: Nice form tackle

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/26/24 at 1:45 pm

Head up back straight. Good as it gets. How find somebody else to hit. :dude:...

re: Robotic dog equipped with a flamethrower is now available for purchase in the USA

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/24/24 at 7:09 pm

Could have used it during the ice storm in Jan....

re: TN passes law to arm teachers. Democrats of course do what they do

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/24/24 at 4:50 am

The one concern I have is that 6 ft. 200 pounder just takes a gun away from a teacher. I mean their back is turned and they get ambushed....

re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/23/24 at 8:49 pm

Senate just passed the Ukraine aid bill-along with the others....

re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/23/24 at 2:52 pm

Just saw a scroll on cnbc {no link} that all the aid bills passed aprocedural vote....

re: Letter Sent Out by School Principal About Testing

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/23/24 at 7:01 am

[quote]He should be saying “if your kids can’t pass these tests, here’s our plan to get them up to speed to where they should be and we need your help.”[/quote] This is kinda where I am. I get it in asking parents not to freak out over a bad score but, you have to have some way of evaluating a st...

re: Kansas HS baseball team forced to suspend season over animal abuse accusations

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/23/24 at 6:36 am

[quote]Who underrates Bull Durham?[/quote] Hadn't thought about Bull Durham in years until I opened this thread. Absolutly one of the funniest sports movies of all time. :rotflmao:...

re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/22/24 at 3:39 pm

[quote]Zelenskyy and Biden agree on ATACMS delivery to Ukraine.[/quote] Are these the really long range ones? As reach out and really touch Russia....

re: Tucker Carlson has divided conservative social media with his take on the atomic bomb

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/22/24 at 2:15 pm

[quote]The A-Bomb stopped that. 7M Japanese, who would otherwise have died, probably reckoned that to be more humane.[/quote] One other thing to consider. There were millions of Japanese troops stationed in China and Indo-China still fighting an aggressive war. There would have been more miltary ...