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Why Gary, Why?


Michael Jackson was from Gary.

Just thought that tied in somehow.....
During Hurricanes or even the 2016 floods we have wondered how the rest of the country just misses the story despite it being a generational event here.

Half of Gary, Indiana has been without power for +10 days. Northwest Indiana in general is wrecked.

cbs news

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Beginning Aug. 11, several days of powerful storms walloped northwest Indiana, killing at least seven people and displacing about 1,000. The storms brought record rainfall that flooded several communities.


Not really SHOCKING!! or UNBELIEVABLE!!

Just more that something like this is happening and almost 2 weeks in very few know about it.
Miami and Monaco were both televised on ABC last year.

I don't doubt that viewership is down. Viewership only matters if you are selling ads though. AppleTV gets direct dollars and F1 seems fine with capturing committed fans rather than casual fans.
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A big reason why we have ended up here as a society. Idiots like her need to be called out


I'm sure you have changed your controversial strongly held belief many times because someone made a very good point to you while you were staunchly defending your opinion.
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Or, stick with me here, the city should tighten its belt / eliminate some waste and allow citizens to stand on a public street / watch a parade without being taxed


:lol:

Give me free stuff government!!!
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I'd just tell her that I fear for her kids' safety and then walk away.

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that is also acceptable.
Forget the woman ranting. Why the frick would that guy even try to argue against someone. There is zero chance of her changing her mind.

Just nod and go about your day.
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I don’t see how the parade benefits the krewe other than member recruitment and creating an excuse for a giant party


Pretty much. The amount of people who would be part of a social club without some sort of task is pretty low.

Even Comus and Momus still parade just under a different name.
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saw Austin Powers before I went back and watched old Bond movies. Once I saw the old movies the character Alotta Fagina made more sense


Old Bond movies were great because they weren't all dark and brooding. Apparently Austin Powers made the Bond franchise move to the darker movies to distance themselves.
I can't wait until one of the current drivers retires and gives their true thoughts on sprints.

They all seem so bored and have no passion in these races.
1-5; not sure this was the order though.
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Want to nickel and dime the krewes but they sure will waste money on those Gallier hall parties. DJs , food , etc.


Didn't everyone get mad that they cut the compensation last year for Gallier Hall and slashed the funding to almost nothing?

Proof that people with bitch about anything.
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They will support anything that benefits themselves or price fixes wage rates and excludes merit shops.


If I worked for a union this is 100% what I would want them to do.
Alpha Gal had been around for decades before they isolated and named it in 2002.
I don't want to get into a whole tights vs leggings saga....


But a tank isn't a wife beater.

Might see a tank at a few places. Not seeing a wife beater.
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Speaking of hot. 139 but doesn’t taste a bit over 125


Opened mine a few weeks ago and have no idea what to think.

It is more enjoyable that I figured it would be....not rhat I had high hopes for it.
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What I’m still searching my head over is how is St. John able to build a flood wall across the whole parish just about to block surge from the lake by diverting it elsewhere. I get wanting to protect your area but how do you have the right to just Chanel it up the road. The water has to go somewhere.


Think it was St Tammany that walled up first and flooded St John.

At this point it might actually be cheaper to have pooled the money and built a wall across the rigolets.
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The weir was designed to send water down the Amite River but it failed and 80% of the water goes down the diversion canal instead.


Never knew why that was installed. Cool.

How does dredging work on a river that doesn't really flow? Just a long arse hose out into the lake? Or some other low area?
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The ranchers raising cattle are going away or switching to something else and the processing plants are shutting down and being liquidated. Once they are gone, you can’t just flip a switch and build a new one


Not sure cheap imported beef is the best for the domestic industry