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ILurkThereforeIAm
| Favorite team: | LSU |
| Location: | In the Shadows, Behind Hedges |
| Biography: | Lurking Since Saban Left Miami for Bama |
| Interests: | #350, Knucklechecks, Sonic, Being a Bawette (no pics), Travel Ball |
| Occupation: | Soaking It All In |
| Number of Posts: | 864 |
| Registered on: | 8/19/2020 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Turning to the OT for some helpful advice as a 15 year poster
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 7/1/26 at 8:53 pm to SloaneRanger
quote:
You need to see an elder law attorney before you try to navigate this on your own.
^ This.
re: 1400 dollar water bill: Anybody ever dealt with JP water department?
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/30/26 at 3:02 pm to MasterAbe1
Try with the water department first. If they don’t assist or if you don’t get a response, go straight to your JP council person.
re: Are there any effective mosquito controls-this summer is madness.
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/30/26 at 7:44 am to VanRIch
We live next to a floodplain forest so I’ve given up on prevention. But we use Thermacell repellers when we sit on our back porch and they keep the mosquitoes out of the immediate area so we can enjoy being outside. They’re portable, so bring them with you if you’ll be in one spot for a while.
Thermacell
Thermacell
re: Karen Read murder trial - Not guilty on main - guilty of OUI(DUI) only
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/29/26 at 11:11 am to civiltiger07
I haven't been following much since the trial ended, so I had to look it up. WOW. That's some disturbing shite.
CBS News Article on Proctor Texts
CBS News Article on Proctor Texts
re: St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith preparing to resign following plea deal
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/24/26 at 11:20 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:
That’s it, Nanette Krentel was victim, husband chief at fire department.
Randy had a press conference back then at the beginning of the investigation and told everyone that Steven Krentel was cleared. He even let him back on the property before the coroner realized Nanette had been shot. So dumb.
A lot of what Steven did and said should have lead to him being a suspect.
*He offered a theory of how the fire started at the house. He said it may have been lightening. (guilty people do this shite all the time.)
*Of all of the security cameras at the house, none were working the day of the fire.
*He was having an affair with a colleague.
*He told everyone Nanette knew about the affair and was fine with it. (Her family and friends said she absolutely would not have been ok with it.)
*Some of his most sentimental posessions were moved from the house to a separate shed (that did not burn) before the fire.
Hopefully the new sheriff will take a look at this investigation and solve it.
Anyone know when the next sheriff's election is supposed to be held? I tried to look online but couldn't find a clear answer. Do they have to schedule a special election or will the interim be in charge until the next regular election?
re: STPSO Chief Deputy resigns with no notice
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/23/26 at 11:35 am to jbgleason
Maybe he thinks Randy should resign and doesn't want to go down with a sinking ship? Or maybe there's bad stuff going to come out about him too? Or is he resigning now so he can distance himself and run for sheriff? I don't know anything about him so I'm just throwing out theories.
re: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith - Update: ARRESTED
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/23/26 at 11:09 am to Tigerbait1998
Fox 8 - STPSO Chief Deputy Resigns
quote:
COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - The second in command with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has stepped down.
Chief Deputy Jeff Boehm submitted his resignation, which became effective Monday (June 22).
A spokesperson says that Bret Ibert will be the new chief deputy. He was previously head of Enforcement Operations, according to the office’s website.
Boehm said he determined that stepping aside at this time is in the best interest of the agency and the deputies who serve the citizens of St. Tammany Parish each day.
quote:
“It has been an honor to serve alongside the dedicated men and women of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office,” Boehm said. “This decision was not made lightly, but I believe it is the right one for the agency at this time. My priority has always been the success of this organization and the deputies who serve our community every day. I am confident they will continue to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and service, and I wish the agency nothing but success moving forward.”
The sheriff’s spokesperson said that the sheriff did not request that Boehm resign and that he made the decision on his own.
re: Appropriate amount of toys for kids to have in church?
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/22/26 at 3:35 pm to Cosmo
Up unti my son was about 5, I would let him bring one quiet toy into church.
That stopped when I saw his spiderman action figure putting the envelope in the collections basket.
That stopped when I saw his spiderman action figure putting the envelope in the collections basket.
re: Maternal Instinct-Dark Documentary on Netflix
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/19/26 at 12:23 pm to LSUMaverick
Just finished it.
Women who have a habit of making a new female friend their "best friend" in a short amount of time are always batshit crazy. Always. (I don't mean that it happens once, I mean that it happens over and over again with multiple friends.)
There's a podcast called Love Trapped about a woman who has accused multiple men of getting her pregnant (when she never was pregnant) and she (Laura Owens) and Taylor have many similar characteristics. They're smart enough to fabricate documents, signatures, phone calls, emails, etc. to back up their bullshite stories, but they also choose targets who are conflict-avoidant and want to be the "good guy" and won't dig too deep or ask too many questions.
No one deserves the blame besides Taylor. Everyone felt she was a pathological liar, but if they really thought she was capable of what she did I believe they would have taken more direct action.
ETA: I read some more about it, and she convinced Wade to take out loans for his new truck, etc. by convincing him that she would get wire transfers from her inheritance to pay them all back.
Also, she went to a doctor's office one day to get an ultrasound, but freaked out when she got there and started crying telling them that her husband was in the military but had recently died in the line of duty. She said her mom was supposed to meet her there but didn't show up. She said she was too emotional to have the ultrasound and was going to reschedule the appointment. She left the office, but they later saw her on a bench outside watching pregnant women go in and out of the clinic.
Women who have a habit of making a new female friend their "best friend" in a short amount of time are always batshit crazy. Always. (I don't mean that it happens once, I mean that it happens over and over again with multiple friends.)
There's a podcast called Love Trapped about a woman who has accused multiple men of getting her pregnant (when she never was pregnant) and she (Laura Owens) and Taylor have many similar characteristics. They're smart enough to fabricate documents, signatures, phone calls, emails, etc. to back up their bullshite stories, but they also choose targets who are conflict-avoidant and want to be the "good guy" and won't dig too deep or ask too many questions.
No one deserves the blame besides Taylor. Everyone felt she was a pathological liar, but if they really thought she was capable of what she did I believe they would have taken more direct action.
ETA: I read some more about it, and she convinced Wade to take out loans for his new truck, etc. by convincing him that she would get wire transfers from her inheritance to pay them all back.
Also, she went to a doctor's office one day to get an ultrasound, but freaked out when she got there and started crying telling them that her husband was in the military but had recently died in the line of duty. She said her mom was supposed to meet her there but didn't show up. She said she was too emotional to have the ultrasound and was going to reschedule the appointment. She left the office, but they later saw her on a bench outside watching pregnant women go in and out of the clinic.
re: Remnants of Arthur - Historic Avoyelles Parish Flash Flood Emergency
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/18/26 at 9:21 am to fr33manator
quote:
It's a beautiful day. I don't think it rained all night
I wish. I was woken up at 5am with a tornado warning and am now watching river water creep toward my house.
re: Remnants of Arthur - Historic Avoyelles Parish Flash Flood Emergency
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/18/26 at 8:56 am to NorthEndZone
It's odd that there have been no press conferences so far. Where's our fearless state leader and his bad weather visor?
ETA from Facebook:
He must be out of town. And I think his people read this board.
ETA from Facebook:
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Governor Jeff Landry
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I’ll be joining WWL Radio at 9:15 AM to discuss the impacts from Arthur. Tune in!
He must be out of town. And I think his people read this board.
re: Remnants of Arthur - Historic Avoyelles Parish Flash Flood Emergency
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/18/26 at 5:54 am to biglosdaddy
Watching him and Bruce say “tower camera” over and over was like watching a Will Ferrell SNL skit.
Lots of power outages in the city right now.
Lots of power outages in the city right now.
re: Remnants of Arthur - Historic Avoyelles Parish Flash Flood Emergency
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/17/26 at 2:42 pm to DVinBR
quote:
whoever gets a training rain band is going to get fricked
Northshore River levels are already up, and it happended fairly quickly this morning. If we get a lot of rain tonight it's going to be an issue.
Site with links to River gauges:
Northshore River Watch
re: Tchefuncte river flooding from Folsom to Covington
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/17/26 at 1:20 pm to TDsngumbo
Yep. Abita River at Hwy 36 was at 10ft at this time yesterday and now it's at 17.4ft.
If we get a lot of rain tonight things could get dicey.
If we get a lot of rain tonight things could get dicey.
re: Widow’s Bay (AppleTV) Discussion *Renewed for S2, all S1 episodes now streaming*
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/17/26 at 7:02 am to Esquire
quote:
I expected the reveal, but I was also expecting her to turn scary at any moment and fight Tom with some kind of supernatural strength
I watched that whole scene with a hand over one eye because I’m chicken shite and was preparing for a jump scare.
re: Widow’s Bay (AppleTV) Discussion *Renewed for S2, all S1 episodes now streaming*
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/16/26 at 9:01 pm to ColonelAngus
When she jogged up the stairs I thought we were about to get another clown scene.
re: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith - Update: ARRESTED
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/14/26 at 12:36 pm to sabbertooth
There’s a ton of waste in that office, for sure. He is clearly prone to make bad decisions (which I thought before the recent incident), so I automatically question any of his professional initiatives. I currently intend to vote “no” on the tax, but if our sheriffs office was run by a competent individual I would maybe vote differently.
re: Richland Parish teachers getting upwards of $50k bonus checks thanks to META
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/11/26 at 3:48 pm to SoggyCerealClub
Rayville Walmart finna’ be lit.


re: Who didn't see this coming - New Orleans Six Flags redevelopment in jeopardy
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/11/26 at 11:25 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:
Bayou Phoenix, the consortium led by New Orleans business owner Troy Henry,
The same Troy Henry that owns Henry Consulting that Latoya kept trying to hand over a $73M sanitation contract to?
Interesting. Now that she's gone, NORA probably isn't being told to give him any leeway.
Whether this agreement is cancelled or not, there's NO CHANCE this redevelopment happens. The only difference is how much more money they waste before it all goes to hell in a handbasket.
re: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith - Update: ARRESTED
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/9/26 at 10:55 am to jbgleason
If I remember correctly from ethics training back when I was a government employee, there is a state rule. The lobbyist or contractor or whomever has to share the meal with the government employee in person, and there is a cap as to how much you can spend per government employee who is present.
Now is any of that enforced? Probably not. Unless someone goes to the ethics board with proof of a violation or something.
Now is any of that enforced? Probably not. Unless someone goes to the ethics board with proof of a violation or something.
re: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith - Update: ARRESTED
Posted by ILurkThereforeIAm on 6/9/26 at 7:47 am to tigerskin
The morning news reported that they have Saurage on video signaling to Randy to punch Bobby (punching his fist against his palm or something like that). Then Saurage drove Randy home in Randy’s departmental vehicle.
Good to know the Sheriff gets hammered and drives around in his police car.
Good to know the Sheriff gets hammered and drives around in his police car.
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