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October 13, 2023

Restaurant Impossible Or Kitchen Nightmares?....

Which chef does a better job at rescuing a restaurant? Which one is more believable? Why?

October 10, 2023

Any New News On The Repug Speakership In The House?.....

All MSM is talking about is Israel & Hamas.

October 8, 2023

Prior To This Hamas Attack....

what was the support by the Israeli People of Benjamin Netanyahu?

October 7, 2023

We All Know That Tr**p Will Endorse The Worst Possible Candidate For Speaker.....

that will cause the most chaos for the Country and the House.

The Repugs need to - at all costs - avoid anyone that Tr**p endorses if they know whats good for the Party.

October 5, 2023

Is Anyone Else Here Worried About The Arrogance Of Tr**p & The Repugs RE:.....

the 2024 elections?

Tr**p really thinks he's going to win the presidency. The Repugs seem to be pretty sure that they will win back the House and perhaps the Senate too.

It's almost like they know the fix is in and they have it in the bag.

They maybe made some mistakes in the 2020 election and that's why Tr**p was so surprised he lost. He thought he had it in the bag - but he didn't.

Are they more ready to cheat and steal the 2024 election?

October 4, 2023

I Often Pondered - What If The Mob Infiltrated One Of The Political Party's And.....

got out of the numbers racket; selling drugs; the garbage business (ala Soprano's); etc - and went - so called - legit?

What if the mob infiltrated our government?

Today we look at the Repug Party and can get a very real feel as to what that would look and feel like.

I always thought that such a story would be good fodder for a fiction novel.

Now I'm wondering if that novel can reside in the non-fiction bookshelf.

October 4, 2023

Last Sunday's NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt - Had 46 Pics/Images Of Tr**p In.....

within approximately the first 7 minutes of the broadcast.

Why is that necessary?

We all know what this criminal looks like. Why do they have to keep on showing a picture or video or image of him every time they mention his name?

Is this some sort of subliminal messaging/conditioning that they are doing to us viewers?

If they must insist on showing this criminal's pic - then instead of the pics that they use - then - every time they mention his name and insist on showing his picture - the picture should be his 'criminal mugshot'.

Using his 'mugshot' will remind us every time that he is first and foremost - an indicted and hopefully soon to be incarcerated criminal.


September 25, 2023

One Of The Talking Heads On MSNBC Just Posed This Question About Tr**p....

How do you deal with a person that lies so frequently and voluably and poses such a threat for democratic norms.

Here's what I suggest:
1) you expose his lies as much and as often as you can and provide reasons why what he said is a lie; and

2) you don't give him the stage where he can tell those lies and further nurture his lies through his continuous repetitive spewing of these same lies

Instead it seems that any chance they get - the media airs his lies. They don't fact check. They let him get away with continually repeating them

Also - every time they utter his name - they have to show a picture of his ugly mug. We all know what the guy looks like. Don't keep bombarding us with his image.

Don't give him a forum to lie and repeat his lies. And when you catch him lying - fact check and expose his lies.

Ignore the guy already. That will do more damage to him and his ego than anything.

September 22, 2023

I Just Learned Of This Menendez Incident And I Can't Get Over.....

how dumb he is.

Wasn't he in trouble before a couple of years ago? Didn't he come out of that previous incident ok?

Now why when he knew that eyes might still be on him - did he continue to allegedly break the law?

In my opinion - that is really dumb on his part.

September 21, 2023

I'm Tired Of Big Companies Promoting And Selling A Product Then Abandoning Customer Service.....

for same product.

I've now run into this situation twice. Once with Microsoft and the second time with Nest Thermostat/Now Google.

With Microsoft - I purchased a Surface Pro tablet computer and to make sure I learned how to use all its features I also purchased a learning support package where you had live teaching by one of their support persons as their Microsoft stores.

I attended two sessions and then the Pandemic hit. Because of the sequestering - during the pandemic I was unable to use this support service. When the pandemic threat seemed to end - Microsoft shut down their brick and mortar stores and that ended my personal support service that I purchased. I was unable to talk to any Microsoft personnel in person - and was told that all support was on the Internet. I wouldn't have paid for in-person teaching - if I didn't think I needed it. Internet support never answers the questions one may have. I was just out the money that I paid - which was around $150.00. Now down the drain.

With respect to the Nest Thermostat - when I first purchased one when they were introduced - their telephone support was excellent. I had one that functioned well for many years before it crapped out. I tried to reach someone by telephone to provide me with some product support and was told Google now owns Nest. I wound up purchasing a brand new Nest/Google thermostat. Installed it and it was functioning well. I recently had to purchase a whole new furnace and A/C unit for my house. When the Nest was hooked up to this new system - it didn't function. The installers did some troubleshooting and then just to check hooked up an conventional old-style thermostat and it worked perfectly. They told me my new Nest was defective. Today I tried to talk to someone at Google/Nest support and when called - their phone went immediately to a busy signal. I learned later that all support was again through internet - which didn't satisfy the questions I had or how to maybe make good on their warranty. I'm out $275.00 now on the new Nest - that will probably have to be replaced.

These big companies get you to buy their product then - don't follow through with support for the people that buy their product.

They get too big for their britches and feel that you'll just have to cope on your own. Once they get your money - they abandon their customers. Because their big they feel that they can get away with it.

Customer service in general - sucks.

Does anyone else have similar complaints or is it just me?

Thank you for letting me rant!!!

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