mrservon

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His views were no different than mine. His views were no different than probably yours. He wasn’t a “crazy conspiracy” dude. He was a normal guy who loves his country. He loves his family. He loves his community. He loves God. The saddest part in all this to me is that his views and principles are no different than mine. The left hates us. There are no other words to put it.

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Extremely well said. I have been struggling to put it in words, so thank you. I feel the exact same way.

I will only add that we have 2 young girls that we are raising in this crazy world. Charlie was only 31 years old & was going to be a strong voice & leader for them to look up to. He gave me hope for them. Like Trump said, he truly was the best of America. And they stole him from us. They stole him from my girls & the rest of the youth of America.

RIP Charlie Kirk

JLewis@fctechusa.com

I deal with HF all the time within petro-refining & refrigerant manufacturing. Very nasty shite.

But i am genuinely curious as well, why exactly would this event result in a massive HF release? What are they using the HF acid for in lithuim battery manufacturing?

We did it about a month ago one Sunday. I have a 3 year old & an 11 month old. I put the 11 month old on my back in a carrier & the 3 year old "hiked" everything but the last climb back up to the parking lot. We packed some fruit & beef jerky for them to snack on & a few bottles of water. We were just fine. You only need a few hours out there.

It was dry so mud wasn't an issue. We hiked to the 2nd waterfall & let them play around a bit & they had a blast.

Both kids were sound asleep before I could put the truck in gear.

On a side note, I did have to yell at some little shithead 10 year old who was hurling huge chunks of hardened clay from off the top of the waterfall where my little girl was playing. Huge one missed her by about 6 feet & I went fricking ballistic. His parents tried to tell me that he didn't mean to do it & that it was an accident. I watched the little shite pick it up with the intent to throw it off all the while I was telling him not to. Sorry to hijack. But this thread just reminded me about it & made my blood boil again at the kid & his shitty travel ball parents.

I have to think that repealing Obama's Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 would create a huge problem for their future frickery. I'll admit, I am not exactly sure that simply an EO by Trump would take care of that.

"The U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly called the Smith–Mundt Act, was first introduced by Congressman Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) in January 1945 in the 79th Congress. It was subsequently passed by the 80th Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on January 27, 1948.

The Act was developed to regulate broadcasting of programs for foreign audiences produced under the guidance by the State Department, and it prohibited domestic dissemination of materials produced by such programs as one of its provisions. The original version of the Act was amended by the Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 which allowed for materials produced by the State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to be made available within the United States."

Also, I think there was another one that quietly passed during the GWB/Dick Cheney administration after 9/11 that gave the MSM more latitude with their reporting. But I could be mistaken.

I am more excited about Obama's light fading into darkness where it belongs.

After all, him & his ilk have been running this country in the dirt for the past 12 years. I say 12 because of the sabotage they inflicted on Trump's first term. If they would have quit with all the impeachment distractions, Trump probably would have accomplished even more.

This victory is more over him than Kamala in my opinion.

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You nor anybody will ever have any evidence the mother was in on sexually assaulting her children.

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Exactly. The defense attorneys knew that.

Their two main evidential arguments to prove sexual abuse were:

A.) testimony from an aunt that claimed when Eric was 9 or 10 years old, he allegedly told her he was sexually abused by his father. The Aunt then claimed that she confronted the mom about it, to which she denied. Then the Aunt admits that it was never mentioned again. She never talked to Eric about it, nor the parents.

B.) naked photos of the boys when they were young that were found in the house. the claim that the dad, being the sexual predator that he was, took these photos & kept them because he was a pedophile.

None of the above can be definitively proven to be true. The jury also saw through all that BS.

TONS of helpful advice in this thread for you & your son.

I started in kitchens at 16 yo as a prep cook, dishwasher, line cook, etc.

Fell in love with it for many reasons at the time. I loved to cook & I was certain that is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. It was fast paced & exciting. It wasn't as glorified of a profession was it is today back then. But the thrill of putting thought into & creating something that people enjoyed brought to a young me an indescribable feeling of instant gratification.

Toyed with the notion of culinary school but had colleagues tell me that it was unnecessary for me, personally. Not to mention, I didn't have the $$ for it & was somehow wise enough not to go into debt.

I was learning from guys that went to culinary schools all over the world, all the way down to seasoned line cooks with 40 years of experience & no formal training, that I would put up against the best of the best. I did it all the way through graduating LSU. Managed BOTH at handful of fine dining restaurants. Started a successful catering business. etc.

I can tell you this from my experience. Some of which echoes throughout this thread. Around 25-26 years old, I looked around my industry & saw that almost all of my peers were batting drug & alcohol addiction. My own drug & alcohol intake was crossing the line from recreational to just stopping short of full on abuse. Some died from it. Some lost their families over it or had no families at all because of it. Almost none had any acumen in running a successful business or accounting backgrounds. Those were the ones that were taken advantage of & tossed aside when investors started pulling their money out of various establishments.

I chose to get out of that life mainly because I wanted a family & I knew my personality & that following that career path any further would not allow me a successful family like I had envisioned. So I was fortunate enough to get out into an entirely different career path. I now have a wife & two kids that adore their Daddy & I don't regret the decision one bit. (especially after seeing what Covid did to the industry - my goodness)

The high-stress, hours & workload take a serious toll on your personal life & you both have to be willing to face that fact. I say "you both" because he will likely not be home to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Father's Day, Mother's Day, etc. And when you do finally get to see or talk to him on those days, he will probably be coming off of a 12 hour shift & the holiday cheer will be sucked right outta him. The work/life balance is almost always going to tilt in favor of work.

Avoid the temptation of drugs & alcohol. It's rampant in the industry.

Be prepared to not make very much money, out the gate. Most restaurants can't afford to have a lotta folks making 70-80K per year in the kitchen. If you are making that much, then the expectation is you are working your arse off.

Someone mentioned The Bear earlier & I cannot agree more that the show is an incredible depiction of the high stress, day to day shite that goes on at restaurants.

Don't want to scare your son off from chasing a dream. Coming from someone that seems was in his shoes at one point, I was just hoping to shed some light on the reality of it & to the fact that being a professional chef is not as glamorous as the Food Network makes it seem.

I suggest that he go stage a few places to see with his own eyes, exactly what he is getting himself into. But I would also suggest making a plan in doing that as well for him to experience all ends of the spectrum. Try to stage at a major hotel/resort or where it's more of a professional setting (high end & high volume). A local, well established successful "mom & pop" operation to see their struggles & how they manage staff/food cost. Even a corporate kitchen of a high-end chain restaurant, like Ruth's Chris or Pappa's restaurant in Houston to see that aspect of it. All of them operate differently.

Good Luck to your son. He will find his way. Keep us posted.

I promise you won’t be disappointed if you watch the movie referenced.

Quite the opposite of woke & progressive. And absolutely hysterical.

Can’t believe no mention of Leander Perez yet.

He had as much to do with the corruption in this state, if not more, than any of the Long’s did.

All that local history from that era is both fascinating & depressing to me. Especially Perez. He sort of flys under the radar as far as pieces of shite that sold this state down the river, goes. People all wanna shove it on Long but i would argue him & his buddies were the ones who ultimately held full swing over Long & LA’s greatest natural resources during such a pivotal era.