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[That Crusso Kid]

Ok, here is song I know NONE of you have heard. :) This is a friend of a friend's song (Out On the Salt), with a very close friend of mine (Skip Folse) singing the french part. A song about working offshore drilling rigs, dealing with storms and life in south Louisiana. Skip will be in for a little rough weather this weekend. A little Cajun music for you all this morning. :)

Dig this song! The singer sounds a bit like John Prine in his "80's" voice.

I started following Buckwheat Zydeco back in the mid-80's. He would perform on a semi-regular basis at a bar called Fitzgerald's in Berwyn, just outside of Chicago. They featured the not-so-usual bands and I loved going there. Through the years, they actually had a number of bands that made it mainstream. One thing I have yet to do is get to New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival. Speaking of jazz, I was cranking some of one of the best clarinetists ever just yesterday; Pete Fountain.

Some places expected to get up to 25" of rain! That ain't funny.

Man, that's not going to be something to take lightly. Are you going to head to higher ground?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Ok y'all, I got new coffee yesterday. I've bought from these guys before, but I ran out so I ordered more. Got home this morning and couldnt stand it I had top make a cup... normally, coffee is like drinking water to me. This stuff... yea, I regret doing that when I'm trying to go to sleep.

I opened the "Just Black"
smooth and dark. Not bitter, but definitely not your mild cup of store bought coffee.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

It's the pudding the legislators in California feed their colective heads with that is the biggest problem. I see they just signed a bill to let PG&E off the hook for killing 85 people and destroying close to 19000 homes. Leadership at its finest ...... a great example to the rest of the nation. Your fees are going up to pay for a new fund while PG&E gave out raises during its second bankruptcy! This is an example of how your legislature defends the little guy in your state! Remember them all in the next election cycle! Good luck with that. SMH

This type of thing has been "business as usual" in Chicago for, well, forever. The sad part is the same people just keep electing the same type of people over and over and over. The IL gas tax was doubled this week. Chicago implemented another $1 a pack on cigarettes. Chicago also "reassessed" a lot of home properties. Many are seeing tax jumps of between 35%-55%, some higher, in one fell swoop. These are some of the reasons why IL is the state with the most people leaving for 4 years running now. Chicago is quickly following in the footsteps of Detroit. My lady and I cannot get out of here fast enough. Now, just to find a job elsewhere!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Ok y'all, I got new coffee yesterday. I've bought from these guys before, but I ran out so I ordered more. Got home this morning and couldnt stand it I had top make a cup... normally, coffee is like drinking water to me. This stuff... yea, I regret doing that when I'm trying to go to sleep.

I opened the "Just Black"
smooth and dark. Not bitter, but definitely not your mild cup of store bought coffee.

Hope you're on the upswing with the "bottom of the skimmer cup" feeling.

Good coffee is The Nectar of The Gods!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Hope you're on the upswing with the "bottom of the skimmer cup" feeling.

Good coffee is The Nectar of The Gods!

I've just recently gotten into the coffee drinking. 'Nectar if the gods' I would reserve for sweet tea tho.

I am feeling a fair bit better today, thank you for asking.

 

[Katrina71]

Good morning y'all. @Fin I hope you stay safe. @Robin Haselden sorry about your fish.

 

[Katrina71]

Coffee...need some badly.

 

[Murica]

Coffee...need some badly.

There ya go

 

[Katrina71]

There ya go

That's a heck of a cup! Wow!

 

[Katrina71]

I'm working on a little discipline plan for hippie kid today. We had a mouth issue yesterday. Ever had that beyond furious moment?

 

[sfin52]

This type of thing has been "business as usual" in Chicago for, well, forever. The sad part is the same people just keep electing the same type of people over and over and over. The IL gas tax was doubled this week. Chicago implemented another $1 a pack on cigarettes. Chicago also "reassessed" a lot of home properties. Many are seeing tax jumps of between 35%-55%, some higher, in one fell swoop. These are some of the reasons why IL is the state with the most people leaving for 4 years running now. Chicago is quickly following in the footsteps of Detroit. My lady and I cannot get out of here fast enough. Now, just to find a job elsewhere!

Heather and I where just talking about this. I read where a family is considering selling their home that has been in the family since 1890. The reason the $12,000 property tax went up to $22,000. The sad part is most of IL property tax is going to fund state pensions.
19¢ gas tax is trying to fill the gap of mismanagement of road funds because the state has been using the fuel tax to fund other things.
1$ cigarette tax increase and raised the age to buy smokes to 21. Sickening.

Its hard to sell a house when we have a deficient in migration.

 

[sfin52]

I'm working on a little discipline plan for hippie kid today. We had a mouth issue yesterday. Ever had that beyond furious moment?

All kids go to there room before they die. Alexia got in trouble running her mouth. I told her to quiet and she said what difference does it make I'm already in trouble. She found out there is trouble and there is a whole different level.

 

[sfin52]

There ya go

Oh my. Post a pic like that details are a must. Come on give them up

 

[Katrina71]

I shake my head at lots of decisions about how tax money is spent and how it becomes the consumer's responsibility to fill the gap for planned repairs on utilities.

 

[Katrina71]

All kids go to there room before they die. Alexia got in trouble running her mouth. I told her to quiet and she said what difference does it make I'm already in trouble. She found out there is trouble and there is a whole different level.

That's why I needed to wait before punishment...

 

[Why-Me]

Get to high ground, we got 25" back in the 1000 year flood. Wasn't pretty and we're 260 some feet above sea level... low areas were under a foot or two, and roads completely washed out in other areas.

Eastern North Carolina almost washed out to sea when Florence came thru last year.

Stay high and dry @Fin.

an hour and a half south of me they've had 100 year flood 8 of the past 10 years....

 

[Katrina71]

I got almost 4" of rain yesterday in less than an hour.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Heather and I where just talking about this. I read where a family is considering selling their home that has been in the family since 1890. The reason the $12,000 property tax went up to $22,000. The sad part is most of IL property tax is going to fund state pensions.
19¢ gas tax is trying to fill the gap of mismanagement of road funds because the state has been using the fuel tax to fund other things.
1$ cigarette tax increase and raised the age to buy smokes to 21. Sickening.

Its hard to sell a house when we have a deficient in migration.

Pensions have broken the system and state. Every day the deficit and debt grows. It literally is growing by the day.

Just a matter of time before a real drop in property values is seen. I suspect we will start seeing drops at the end of this quarter. They are going to be major in the northern and northwestern part of Chicago.

Not only is it a deficiency in migration, many of the people leaving are taking their jobs with them as remotely/home based jobs are becoming more prevalent. These jobs are higher income jobs which, in turn, provide more tax money to the state and municipalities. They are not being replaced or, if replaced, are replaced by much lesser paying jobs. This is creating an even bigger loss in money for the state. Not much coverage on these facts.

If you're planning a move, you may want to speed things up.

 

[Murica]

Oh my. Post a pic like that details are a must. Come on give them up

Well that's a Hampton Beach mug filled with New England Coffee French Vanilla... That's what you're talking about right? Haha

That's my 240 gallon. It was a reef, but after realizing that I needed to get better equipment, I traded my corals for fish. It'll stay a fowlr when I do my next build where I'll be getting a 700 gallon reef tank. Both will be in wall builds with a rear fish room. Wicked excited but it's not going to happen for a year (maybe a little more)!! Killing me!!

I have a build thread going, any suggestions in it will be greatly appreciated!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Well that's a Hampton Beach mug filled with New England Coffee French Vanilla... That's what you're talking about right? Haha

That's my 240 gallon. It was a reef, but after realizing that I needed to get better equipment, I traded my corals for fish. It'll stay a fowlr when I do my next build where I'll be getting a 700 gallon reef tank. Both will be in wall builds with a rear fish room. Wicked excited but it's not going to happen for a year (maybe a little more)!! Killing me!!

I have a build thread going, any suggestions in it will be greatly appreciated!

I've been following your thread for your new tank, Jeff. Now that I know it's going to be over a year before it really starts, I'm going to stop following. Thanks for the heads-up! Lol

It's going to be a wicked pissah! (Appealing to your eastern seaboard side!)