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goofball
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| Biography: | Long time animated film star |
| Interests: | LSU Football, goofing around |
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| Registered on: | 3/12/2015 |
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Woodside reaches $17.5B investment decision on Lake Charles LNG facility
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 12:00 pm
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Australia-based Woodside Energy Group has reached a $17.5 billion final investment decision on its liquefied natural gas production and export facility in Lake Charles.
Officials announced the news on Monday. The facility, called Louisiana LNG, is the largest foreign direct investment in Louisiana history.
“Woodside’s decision to invest in Louisiana is an unmistakable signal to the world that we have what it takes to continue our legacy of powering the globe,” a statement from Gov. Jeff Landry reads.
Once operational in 2029, Louisiana LNG will produce up to 16.5 million metric tons of LNG per year. The project is expected to support “thousands” of construction jobs during the development phase and thousands more direct new jobs once the facility is up and running, according to Louisiana Economic Development.
Woodside’s final investment decision comes on the heels of two other major project announcements in Louisiana: Meta’s $10 billion AI data center in Richland Parish and Hyundai’s $5.8 billion steel plant in Ascension Parish.
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re: Mississippi and Louisiana 4th and 8th grade scores ahead of NY and CA
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 9:09 am
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Its interesting how liberals love to make fun of southern states, particularly alabama, mississippi, and louisiana, but they never address the fact that those states have a much higher percentage of black people than the rest of the country. If you removed all the poor black people, these states would likely all shoot up in the rankings for education, health, crime, etc.
IMO the new GATOR bill has potential to really move the needle for overall education in the state. It would help the specific areas where the public schools are not competitive but there is enough of a population to support decent private schools already. It would help boost the state's overall scores because there are so many districts that fit that description. And it would do this without really threatening the better public school districts - since those parents would not bother switching to a private school unless it was a truly excellent alternative.
I'm watching GATOR with cautious optimism. The problem with the GATOR bill is that it will NEVER be implemented properly and any future governor that the teacher unions own will just nuke it. Landry left it entirely to BESE, who will just cave to whatever the governor wants at the time. If GATOR ever actually does expand to all kids regardless of income, the next Democrat to take office will just reapply income restrictions or add new race restrictions on it for the sole purpose of protecting the network of failed public schools.
You can see the irrational hatred for the intent of the bill on this board. Teacher unions and Democrats hate the GATOR bill because of what it seeks to achieve. These people are always against school choice and undermine any effort to throw away the failed status quo. They are using words like "vouchers" (another thing they undermined intentionally) or suddenly become fiscal conservatives when it's time for people who pay taxes to see the benefits of those taxes. Ignore people like that.
re: Mississippi and Louisiana 4th and 8th grade scores ahead of NY and CA
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 9:03 am
What is NAEP mean?
Good for Louisiana and Mississippi....but if that means they are not counting all the failed schools, it's not really meaningful.
That said - we all knew that better public school districts and the private schools offer a solid experience in Louisiana. California and New York have a lot of suburban districts whose demographics lift their overall scores too.
It's the poorly run, crappy urban districts rural districts that are huge failures in Louisiana because they can't overcome the burden of being driven by special interests.
Good for Louisiana and Mississippi....but if that means they are not counting all the failed schools, it's not really meaningful.
That said - we all knew that better public school districts and the private schools offer a solid experience in Louisiana. California and New York have a lot of suburban districts whose demographics lift their overall scores too.
It's the poorly run, crappy urban districts rural districts that are huge failures in Louisiana because they can't overcome the burden of being driven by special interests.
re: China waives tariffs on US ethane imports
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 9:02 am
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Not a fan of these exceptions. It waters down the whole point.
It's an unfortunate part of the process.
I hate having to keep track of these for some of my company's business. It changes so quickly and it's difficult to predict costs and budgeting in the future. But it's short term pain for hopefully a more logical long term solution.
re: Car and Driver: 2025 4Runner TrailHunter Test
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 9:00 am
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The 4Runner has always been endearing to 4Runner enthusiast because of it's simplicity. We, any many others, bought a 4Runner knowing it's not the fastest, not the most fuel efficient, not the most overloaded with tech and massive screens, but you can count on the 5th Gen getting you there and back for many trouble-free miles/years at a modest price. We currently intend to keep ours for the long haul. They took all of those qualities that people loved and threw them in the trash. Now it's just another over-teched, overcomplicated, overpriced SUV that still doesn't get that great of mileage with crappy packaging for the hybrid/turbo crap.
I'm sure that the 4th gen and 5th gen 4Runners will eventually wear out one day.......by then the 6th gen will have been updated and the 7th gen may be on its way.
Toyota has some time to figure out the packaging and styling oddities with the new one. Most 4Runner owners aren't the type to rush out and buy something because it's more stylish or offers better tech.
re: Car and Driver: 2025 4Runner TrailHunter Test
Posted by goofball on 4/29/25 at 8:52 am
The fenders being an unfinished plastic makes it look cheap.
Not sure how much it costs, but this trim level looks a lot better. It clear that it is a truck-based SUV that can do some real SUV things. But it is still tasteful and doesn't have all the weird black plastic stuff all over it.
Not sure how much it costs, but this trim level looks a lot better. It clear that it is a truck-based SUV that can do some real SUV things. But it is still tasteful and doesn't have all the weird black plastic stuff all over it.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 5:20 pm
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Colorado ZR2.
Looks awesome. Don’t need all that off road hardware.
I think the Nissan might be the best price. Going to need to look at that one more closely. The Nissan dealers around here really suck though.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 5:18 pm
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Tacoma’s had teething issues for sure (like every new platform) but I’d bet Toyota fixes those quickly,
I don’t think that’s Toyota anymore. But it could just be the Tundra/Sequoia being fundamentally flawed as pandemic lockdown-era designs. They nailed the Grand Highlander and the new Camry that came out a few years later.
Ford and GM have shoveled a lot of cash in that segment and it shows. I think they are better vehicles in the more popular configurations. The Tacoma Trailhunter and TRD pro look amazing but it’s not what I am looking for. I’m like 15 years too old for those.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 5:13 pm
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I have an 8 year old F150 with the 2.7. It's cost me almost exactly 1k in non-routine maintenance over those 8 years.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about the 2.7L turbo motors from GMC and Ford. Other than the weird turbo whistle sound the GM motor seems like a cherry. I haven’t driven the Ranger with the 2.7 but I imagine it is very fast.
Haven’t really heard any bad things about the Toyota 2.4L Turbo either but I know the bigger turbo motor in the Tundra has been a disaster - including for people that I know. It’s soured me on Toyota.
Nissan seems like a great option but all of the dealers around me seem sketchy and clueless. Like they are primarily Altima salesmen that sometimes sell trucks. I mean that in the worst way possible.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 5:07 pm
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You can even get one with decent bed length
This is a big selling point for the Frontier to me too. The GMC, Toyota, and Ford do ride better.
re: Is Pancho’s Mexican Buffet still around?
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 4:47 pm
There is one near Grand Prairie Texas.
Ate there last year. It was exactly as I remembered it. Which is both good and bad.
Ate there last year. It was exactly as I remembered it. Which is both good and bad.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 4:47 pm
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I have a Ranger FX4 XLT.
Did you get the 2.7L engine? What kind of gas mileage are you seeing?
I drove a 2.3L model Ford and a 2.7L GMC. Was blown away by the GMC’s power but I heard the 2.7L Ford is a great engine too.
re: New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 4:42 pm
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Tacoma is your only real option.
Got a Toyota now. I love it.
The new ones I drove aren’t really anything special. I’d be willing to put up with the cheap feeling interior and buzzy engine if reliability was there but it’s not anymore.
If I go with a Japanese truck it will probably be a Nissan.
New Ford Ranger or GMC Canyon
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 3:38 pm
Anyone have either one of these? I’m very impressed with both of them.
Think I may get a Ranger Lariat FX4 or Canyon AT4. Both seem powerful and the right size for me. Hearing good things about both.
If you’ve got one - do you have any regrets? Any features you wish you got or anything that you got but didn’t really need?
Think I may get a Ranger Lariat FX4 or Canyon AT4. Both seem powerful and the right size for me. Hearing good things about both.
If you’ve got one - do you have any regrets? Any features you wish you got or anything that you got but didn’t really need?
re: So where are the nicer areas to live now?
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 3:32 pm
Wal Mart is trash.
There are maybe 2 good ones in the Baton Rouge metro and that isn’t one of them.
There are maybe 2 good ones in the Baton Rouge metro and that isn’t one of them.
re: C-130 delivering a tank in a low altitude airdrop
Posted by goofball on 4/20/25 at 3:26 pm
The C-130s are beasts. But that was a hard touch and go.
re: If you want an inside track of the trade war impact on China follow China Observer on YT.
Posted by goofball on 4/18/25 at 1:09 pm
I’ll say this: As devastating as this is for China…if they can somehow rebound with a more balanced economy less reliant on deception, IP theft, and manufacturing of cheap goods for export….they will be on a better, more sustainable footing in the long run. They need to be at that place soon given their demographic problem.
Most likely scenario is that they blink with the trade war with the US and end up having to replicate those deals with other countries. They will concede some things to restart some production and fall back into the same old bad habits but with more enemies, less wealth, and less GDP growth than they had before. South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, US, and Europe will grow stronger.
Most likely scenario is that they blink with the trade war with the US and end up having to replicate those deals with other countries. They will concede some things to restart some production and fall back into the same old bad habits but with more enemies, less wealth, and less GDP growth than they had before. South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, US, and Europe will grow stronger.
re: Lexus GX-550...Anyone on the board own a Lexus GX550?
Posted by goofball on 4/16/25 at 9:44 pm
Rode in one and I really liked it. Very nice vehicle, but it drives like a truck based SUV. Smooth ride most of the time but not the best handling rig.
I’d wait a while for Toyota to figure out how to build that turbo V6. I might get the Sequoia instead after they fix the engines since we need a little more interior space.
The GX is my preference though.
I’d wait a while for Toyota to figure out how to build that turbo V6. I might get the Sequoia instead after they fix the engines since we need a little more interior space.
The GX is my preference though.
re: High end cars that are ugly…
Posted by goofball on 4/16/25 at 7:02 pm
The new BMW’s are hideous. They ruined the M5. They ruin every one they redesign.
re: Imports from China now face tariffs of up to 245%, White House says
Posted by goofball on 4/16/25 at 11:21 am
China could have come to the table. Now their access to American consumers has been crippled.
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