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[Blarg]

For that kind of money you could probably pick up a hooker on Harbor Blvd and experience a true Mr Toad's wild ride.

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Blarg said:

For that kind of money you could probably pick up a hooker on Harbor Blvd and experience a true Mr Toad's wild ride.

@ten ocho recon scout ?

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

For that kind of money you could probably pick up a hooker on Harbor Blvd and experience a true Mr Toad's wild ride.

or buy a big chunk of land in wisconsin and remove yourself from all modern conveniences.

[Redondo]

 

The Chevrolet LUV is adorable, but its name isn’t exactly what it seems.

The economy pickup was a rebadged Isuzu compact launched in 1972 to help Chevy compete with the wave of small, affordable import trucks hitting the market.

According to Hemmings, the starting price was $2,200, or about 15 percent less than a full-size Chevrolet C-10 pickup. The tiny truck was powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with just 75 hp, but its efficiency helped build sales through the gas crises and Malaise Era, which peaked at over 100,000 in 1979. It's affordability and available 4x4 drivetrain made it popular among off-roaders.

The LUV was updated a year later and sold in the U.S. through 1982, when Chevy finally got around to building its own small truck, the S-10, to replace it.

As for the name, while it spawned plenty of plays on words about how much people LUVed their trucks, it was actually an acronym for Light Utility Vehicle, which is really about as cold and descriptive as names get.

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/valentine-chevrolet-luv-most-romantic-vehicle

[Blarg]

One of my friends in High School bought a bright yellow Luv pick-up. It was ok, reliable but nothing really noteworthy.

I just spotted a '76 Ford F250 rolling up the 15 freeway this morning. It was red with a white swoosh and for sale. I called the number and sure enough it was a Coca Cola paint scheme. Originally the pick-up was purchased by the Coca Cola company and painted with the swoosh. Ten years later it was sold, repainted and then 20 years ago the current owner bought it and restored to the original paint scheme. 

It's a a tempting buy except that old 390 Ford V-8 only produced about 160 horsepower and the truck gets about 9 miles to the gallon. Even with a dual tanks and about 40 gallons of gas the range isn't very far while the operating cost is astronomical. 

But it's in great shape, not concourse restored but would be a local car club star. Rebuilt motor, trans, differential and brakes. Even has factory air and the original AM/FM radio. 

[Redondo]

New Jersey man suffocates after getting caught in chairlift at Colorado resort, coroner says

A skier from New Jersey died last week at a Colorado resort after falling through an opening in a chairlift seat and becoming caught with his coat wrapped around his head and neck, according to officials.

Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis said that 46-year-old Jason Varnish of Short Hills died of positional asphyxia Thursday at Vail Mountain's Blue Sky Basin area.

“We are still investigating how this whole situation happened," Bettis told the Vail Daily.

According to Bettis, the death has been ruled an accident, but authorities are still investigating how it happened.

Witnesses reported the chairlift's folding seat was upright instead of in the down position, leaving a gap where one could fall through.

"According to our initial investigation, the deceased slipped through the seat of the chair lift and his ski coat got caught up in the chair," Bettis told the Vail Daily. "The coat ended up going up around his head and neck area putting his neck in a position that compromised his airway.”

After he was freed from the chair, fellow skiers attempted to perform CPR on Varnish but were unable to resuscitate him, KKTV reported.

Blue Sky Basin was closed about 24 hours after the accident and reopened around midday Friday.

“We take all incidents seriously and are conducting a full investigation,” Vail Resorts said in a statement. “The lift has been thoroughly inspected and is operating normally.”

The last fatal incident involving a chairlift in Colorado happened in December 2016, when a 40-year-old woman from Texas was thrown from a lift she was riding with her two daughters at Ski Granby Ranch, the Denver Post reported at the time. A state investigation revealed that fatal incident was caused due to recent changes to a control system and rapid speed changes made by an operator.

[Redondo]

Ice balls wash up on Lake Michigan beach in rare phenomenon

A bitter blast of Arctic air that brought dangerous wind chills across the Midwest last week also helped create the conditions for a rare phenomenon known as "ice balls" on a Lake Michigan beach.

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said Friday that it "took a while" but the conditions needed to form the balls finally got just right..

Officials from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shared photos of ice balls washing up on a beach at Holland State Park, about 30 miles west of Grand Rapids.

[Redondo]

NYC subway thief thanks Democrats after his 139th arrest, release: 'Bail reform, it’s lit!'

A New York City man who’s now been arrested 139 times thanked Democrats for guaranteeing his immediate release despite repeatedly swiping hundreds of dollars from unsuspecting subway commuters since the state’s new bail reform law went into effect Jan. 1.

Charles Barry, 56, has been arrested six times since the start of this year. He’s been released each time without having to post bail under New York’s new bail reform law since his alleged offenses were nonviolent, the New York Daily News reported. In the past, Barry’s served several stints in state prison and has a lengthy record, including six felonies, 87 misdemeanors and 21 missed court hearings, the newspaper reported, citing court records.

“Bail reform, it’s lit!” Barry yelled to reporters Thursday outside the NYPD Transit District 1 headquarters in the Columbus Circle station before officers transported him to Manhattan Central Booking. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!”

After his most recent arrest Thursday, Barry was held in custody for about 36 hours until his Saturday morning arraignment hearing in his Manhattan Criminal Court. He was then released before trial without paying bail. He had two warrants out for his arrest for missing court dates related to past alleged subway theft, including one instance in January when he allegedly snatched a $50 bill out of a woman’s hand while she was trying to buy a Metro card at a Bryant Park station machine.

Officers arrested him Thursday after he was spotted jumping a subway turnstile in Penn Station. Barry, a career criminal, has repeatedly duped subway-goers by dressing as MTA officials and robbing people after offering to help them buy their tickets, police said.

“I’m famous! I take $200, $300 a day of your money, cr****r! You can’t stop me!” Barry shouted to reporters.  “It’s a great thing. It’s a beautiful thing. They punk’ed people out for bull***t crimes.”

A high-ranking official in the New York City Police Department said because of the new bail reform law, offenders like Barry are released and then repeat the same crimes because judges cannot order them to be held in jail before trial. Sometimes, what begins as a nonviolent crime often turns violent if a robbery goes awry, he added.

“At least before, he’d be remanded and be behind bars for a couple of days. He wouldn’t be able to victimize people,” Assistant Chief Gerald Dieckmann, the No. 2 officer in the NYPD’s Transit Bureau, told the New York Daily News. “When someone doesn’t pay them or give them the money, it’ll turn into a robbery, a slashing an assault.”

But Legal Aid Society, which represents Barry, argued the NYPD is using a few cases to spread fear over the new bail reform law.

“Mr. Barry’s case underscores the need for economic stability and meaningful social services, not a need to roll back bail reform,” the society said in a statement. “Locking up Mr. Barry on unaffordable bail or worse, remanding without bail, ultimately does nothing to protect the public and fails entirely to address his actual needs.”

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-bail-reform-law-nyc-subway-thief-thanks-democrats-139th-arrest

[Redondo]

SEE IT: Landslide sends 2 large homes tumbling into rain-swollen river

 

[Tank]

Bummer.

[Redondo]

Wisconsin man charged with shooting kids who tossed snowballs at car

A Milwaukee man was charged Sunday with shooting two kids who threw snowballs at his car last month.

William Carson, 24, faces two counts of first-degree reckless injury and five counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, all felonies.

Several children were playing in the snow on Jan. 4 when they began lobbing snowballs at passing cars, prosecutors said. The driver of one vehicle that was struck got out and began firing a handgun as the kids ran away.

A 13-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were hit in the thigh and forearm, authorities said. A third child was grazed by a bullet.

Investigators found nine spent shell casings from a 9 mm gun at the scene, along with two fired brass bullet rounds.

Carson was arrested by Oak Creek police on Jan. 12 after he fled from officers and was found to allegedly driving under the influence. The gun used in the shooting was found in the glove compartment of his vehicle and test-fired by investigators.

[Redondo]

 

[Redondo]

New York man arrested 3 times in 1 day; police say bail-reform law to blame

The union the represents rank-and-file police officers in a New York town said its members played a game of catch and release with a suspect this week after he was arrested three times in one day and let go because of the state's new bail reform law.

Scott Nolan was first arrested on Monday at 9 a.m. in Troy on suspicion of shoplifting and given a court appearance ticket, WRBG-TV in Albany reported. At 2:30 p.m., he was arrested again for an alleged assault and again released.

Two hours later, police said Nolan hit someone with a brick. He was arrested yet again and given a third ticket for a court appearance.

"They just basically become a reactive instead of a proactive police department," said Nicholas Laviano, president of Troy's police union.

Nolan is known to Troy police, Laviano said, adding that he has a criminal history 50 pages long.

He had been arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief in January and released soon after. Hours later, he was caught allegedly committing the same crime, according to the news outlet.

"It's a morale killer," Laviano said. "They know that they're not out there doing the real police work that they want to be doing."

New York's newly enacted bail reform law has come under heavy criticism from law enforcement and victims' advocates, as it allows criminal suspects to be released back onto the streets while they await their court cases. Under the new law, courts are prohibited from setting any monetary bail or keeping defendants in custody before trial in almost every type of misdemeanor case, and for a long list of felonies, as well.

[Tank]

well done, new york, well done.

maybe you can also give them jobs as couriers for brinks while they await their court appearance dates.

[Tank]

https://www.goodshomedesign.com/british-parrot-went-missing-for-four-years-returns-speaking-spanish/?fbclid=IwAR1jRY2C5tJmKlElT5itdeqb8dcWcetqPP80QZ42TaCpcP3BxspY891_LL4

This next story of a grey African parrot called Nigel will surely leave you in awe, as he returned to his owner after 4 years of wandering around the world. But the most stunning part is the fact that he also learned to speak Spanish while traveling. Nigel flew away in 2010 from his home in California, and once he returned to his owner, Darren Chicks his British accent was gone and had been replaced by a Spanish one.

See more at: https://www.goodshomedesign.com/british-parrot-went-missing-for-four-years-returns-speaking-spanish/?fbclid=IwAR1jRY2C5tJmKlElT5itdeqb8dcWcetqPP80QZ42TaCpcP3BxspY891_LL4

[Redondo]

Ousted police chief walks home in underwear after turning in uniform

 

 

[Redondo]

Alaska airman receives discipline for urinating in coffee maker: report

An Alaska-based airman was punished last week for reportedly peeing in an office coffee maker, according to a report.

The incident was reported in a newsletter written by the legal office of the Anchorage Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Feb. 13, although many of the details remained a mystery.

According to the newsletter, the Airman First Class violated two articles -- one being Article 92, dereliction of duty, "for failure to refrain from urinating in the office coffee maker."

The airman also allegedly violated Article 86, absence without leave, for five days away from duty.

Due to his actions, the airman received a reduction to Airman Basic -- the lowest enlisted rank in the United States Air Force (USAF). The airman also received a reprimand, although it was not clear what that entailed, according to Task & Purpose, a military-focused website.

Five letters of reprimand were previously given to the airman, according to part of the newsletter, which was posted to the Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page.

The newsletter didn't say if the previous reprimands were due to a lack of bladder control or poor judgment, although users replying to the post still had some fun making light of the alleged act.

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AIR FORCE TO ALLOW UNIFORMED MEMBERS TO WEAR TURBANS, HIJABS, BEARDS IN NEW DRESS CODE UPDATE, OFFICIALS SAY

[Tank]

8 hours ago, Redondo said:

An Alaska-based airman was punished last week for reportedly peeing in an office coffee maker, according to a report.

the punishment should have been for him to drink his own special brew.

[Tank]

8 hours ago, Redondo said:

Ousted police chief walks home in underwear after turning in uniform

 

 

i had no idea @tdawg87 was a police chief.

[Redondo]

Baltimore Ravens' Bradley Bozeman crushes food challenge at Texas restaurant

Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman crushed a food challenge at a Texas steakhouse Wednesday night.

Bozeman, a 317-pound lineman who is about to enter his third season with the Ravens, participated in the challenge at The Big Texans Steak Ranch in Amarillo.

The challenge included eating a 72-ounce steak, shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad and a buttered roll in under an hour. Bozeman completed the mission with 10 minutes to spare and received a free T-shirt from the event, which read: “I Ate It All!”

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Baltimore Ravens' Bradley Bozeman crushes food challenge at Texas restaurant

Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman crushed a food challenge at a Texas steakhouse Wednesday night.

Bozeman, a 317-pound lineman who is about to enter his third season with the Ravens, participated in the challenge at The Big Texans Steak Ranch in Amarillo.

The challenge included eating a 72-ounce steak, shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad and a buttered roll in under an hour. Bozeman completed the mission with 10 minutes to spare and received a free T-shirt from the event, which read: “I Ate It All!”

 

amateur. frank pastore, a relief pitcher with the reds in the 80s, finished the whole thing in 19 minutes.

[Lou]

28 minutes ago, Tank said:

amateur. frank pastore, a relief pitcher with the reds in the 80s, finished the whole thing in 19 minutes.

He was mostly a starter.

Oh, and he went to my high school.

[Tank]

27 minutes ago, Lou said:

He was mostly a starter.

Oh, and he went to my high school.

cool. did you two hang out together?

[Tank]

27 minutes ago, Lou said:

He was mostly a starter.

sorry. got a bit distracted because tomorrow is 2/21.

[Lou]

11 minutes ago, Tank said:

sorry. got a bit distracted because tomorrow is 2/21.

I almost forgot! 

Alan Rickman's birthday.