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Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

I hope some day just for the laughs some independent group audits the project to see where the money ends up.  14 years after enough idiots approved it and it's been scaled back while the cost is 2.6x the original estimate and growing. 

Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

Caught up with a family member over Easter who is a swat member in LA.  He said it's always been bad but over the last few years it's gotten to the point where so many more officers have just said fuck it and retired because they can't do their jobs anymore.  I've heard the same thing out of a few guys out of Long Beach who said it's not like cops don't want to hold people accountable or like letting them walk but it's the DAs who won't prosecute.   

Been to Hawaii about 8 times now to 3 of the 4 main islands and spent a few days on Lanai as I mentioned earlier in the thread.  Never had an issue but I know there's locals who don't like mainlanders and tourists which I get because sooner or later you've got people visiting who disrespect the area and crowds which are never fun.  Last year when we were headed to Maui with travel picking back up there were articles talking about how locals were angry with tourists clogging up local beaches in Wailea and Kihei.  Spoke to a few people when we were there and they said the issue was the hotels that were taking up space on the sand with chairs/umbrellas.  They're only supposed to put them out when people are using them yet they had them up early morning when no one was using them which reduced the space available to people who walked or drove to the beach.  Hope to be back later this year and like every other visit we'll be respectful of the area and the locals and not ruin it for anyone else.     

Been to Hawaii about 8 times now to 3 of the 4 main islands and spent a few days on Lanai as I mentioned earlier in the thread.  Never had an issue but I know there's locals who don't like mainlanders and tourists which I get because sooner or later you've got people visiting who disrespect the area and crowds which are never fun.  Last year when we were headed to Maui with travel picking back up there were articles talking about how locals were angry with tourists clogging up local beaches in Wailea and Kihei.  Spoke to a few people when we were there and they said the issue was the hotels that were taking up space on the sand with chairs/umbrellas.  They're only supposed to put them out when people are using them yet they had them up early morning when no one was using them which reduced the space available to people who walked or drove to the beach.  Hope to be back later this year and like every other visit we'll be respectful of the area and the locals and not ruin it for anyone else.     

Been to Hawaii about 8 times now to 3 of the 4 main islands and spent a few days on Lanai as I mentioned earlier in the thread.  Never had an issue but I know there's locals who don't like mainlanders and tourists which I get because sooner or later you've got people visiting who disrespect the area and crowds which are never fun.  Last year when we were headed to Maui with travel picking back up there were articles talking about how locals were angry with tourists clogging up local beaches in Wailea and Kihei.  Spoke to a few people when we were there and they said the issue was the hotels that were taking up space on the sand with chairs/umbrellas.  They're only supposed to put them out when people are using them yet they had them up early morning when no one was using them which reduced the space available to people who walked or drove to the beach.  Hope to be back later this year and like every other visit we'll be respectful of the area and the locals and not ruin it for anyone else.     

The cat sanctuary serves a few purposes one of which was to protect the bird and small critter population on the island as feral cats were wiping various species on the island out.  Yes we did go and I'm cool with it.  

We spent two nights in Hotel Lanai on Lanai in 2019 on one of our Maui trips.  Really enjoyed it but it's definitely super laid back while the only other hotel option we came across was the four seasons which at the time was running $1K+ a night.  When we arrived our cab driver warned us if we rented a car to watch out for the deer at night and driving back one night from dinner at the Four Seasons out of the corner of my eye I saw a herd of them bolt across the road so I slowed to a stop.  One of the days we drove to the other side of the island and spent time there while checking out shipwreck beach.  Our cab driver and a few other locals implied that Ellison allowed Hawaiians who own property to continue owning it but it sounded like when he bought the island their rights more or less turned into land lease rights that revert to him if they sell.  Still seems crazy to me that someone was allowed to buy a Hawaiian island.  That said I know his goal is self sustainability for the island and it sounds like he's done the island well but I'm sure plenty of Hawaiians aren't happy a rich Haole bought it.

The cat sanctuary serves a few purposes one of which was to protect the bird and small critter population on the island as feral cats were wiping various species on the island out.  Yes we did go and I'm cool with it.  

I stopped getting frustrated with or disappointed in the Angels years ago.  It's made it a lot easier to go with the flow of whatever happens over a 162 game regular season.  They'll have plenty of hot and cold streaks while hopefully towards the end of the regular season they've had more of the former and are playing meaningful games. 

I stopped getting frustrated with or disappointed in the Angels years ago.  It's made it a lot easier to go with the flow of whatever happens over a 162 game regular season.  They'll have plenty of hot and cold streaks while hopefully towards the end of the regular season they've had more of the former and are playing meaningful games. 

The worst is the triple threat - the old Asian female driver. 

The worst is the triple threat - the old Asian female driver. 

I agree with others who said this was likely done as a favor.  He wasn't going to be getting regular playing time and I hadn't heard about him pouting like Pujols before he got DFA'd last year but I'm sure he wants a chance to start.  Considering they're still paying him I'd rather have him as an option off the bench or when someone gets injured but I can't fault him for wanting regular playing time or for the Angels DFA'ing him.  Looking forward to seeing what Adell and Marsh do this season.

Clearly real men slap other grown men on awards shows.  There was nothing manly about what Will Smith did when he hiked up his skirt to go on stage and slap Chris Rock.  If he had an issue with it he should have taken it up with him after.  If he's so concerned about people commenting on him and his family perhaps he and his wife could stop oversharing every little detail about their marriage and their kids with the public.

Clearly real men slap other grown men on awards shows.  There was nothing manly about what Will Smith did when he hiked up his skirt to go on stage and slap Chris Rock.  If he had an issue with it he should have taken it up with him after.  If he's so concerned about people commenting on him and his family perhaps he and his wife could stop oversharing every little detail about their marriage and their kids with the public.

Clearly real men slap other grown men on awards shows.  There was nothing manly about what Will Smith did when he hiked up his skirt to go on stage and slap Chris Rock.  If he had an issue with it he should have taken it up with him after.  If he's so concerned about people commenting on him and his family perhaps he and his wife could stop oversharing every little detail about their marriage and their kids with the public.

Clearly real men slap other grown men on awards shows.  There was nothing manly about what Will Smith did when he hiked up his skirt to go on stage and slap Chris Rock.  If he had an issue with it he should have taken it up with him after.  If he's so concerned about people commenting on him and his family perhaps he and his wife could stop oversharing every little detail about their marriage and their kids with the public.

Clearly real men slap other grown men on awards shows.  There was nothing manly about what Will Smith did when he hiked up his skirt to go on stage and slap Chris Rock.  If he had an issue with it he should have taken it up with him after.  If he's so concerned about people commenting on him and his family perhaps he and his wife could stop oversharing every little detail about their marriage and their kids with the public.