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jaxexpat

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46. No kidding, eh? If the boards in the photo are them then the 11.9" is wrong, too.

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 04:08 PM

Apr 2021

Reporters these days don't seem to understand a thing about what the world really is. The fact that there are finite quantifications for literally everything in existence just passes, unscathed, right over their little journalist major heads. That inaccuracy is a form of fraud doesn't have any cerebral hang time with them either.

Grumpy me.

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Nice. Turbineguy Apr 2021 #1

See! MyOwnPeace Apr 2021 #2

In my view they should assess every rioter to pay for these damages bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #3

Yes! FailureToCommunicate Apr 2021 #5

Absolutely agree with you. The estimated cost of the physical damage is over 30 million. niyad Apr 2021 #6

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Totally agree! They tore it up they can pay to fix it. blueinredohio Apr 2021 #10

After all, it's "their house" too! fierywoman Apr 2021 #49

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #15

This 👆🏼 UpInArms Apr 2021 #18

Yes. They did it, they should pay for it. CaptainTruth Apr 2021 #22

Start with the "billionaire" provocateur exboyfil Apr 2021 #25

Only problem is he's a pretend billionaire, actually broke & in debt. KS Toronado Apr 2021 #30

It should be combined with mandatory prison time pandr32 Apr 2021 #34

Agreed! At a bare minimum they should be held financially responsible in part for damages to... spudspud Apr 2021 #45

Here here Hestia Apr 2021 #65

Damn onions!! niyad Apr 2021 #4

The variety of talent in this country is unimaginable. Wonderful! n/t SheilaAnn Apr 2021 #7

We have a 100+-year old mahogany church bench MineralMan Apr 2021 #8

You are lucky to have it! Wow secondwind Apr 2021 #14

A picture please, MM. AZ8theist Apr 2021 #19

That's awesome. I love antique furnature, if only it could talk. CaptainTruth Apr 2021 #23

$5???!!!! GAaak! paleotn Apr 2021 #28

Boards measuring 11.9 inches by 12 feet... lostnfound Apr 2021 #9

Good catch! robbob Apr 2021 #13

But just think how many could be stored in a very, very thin drawer! MLAA Apr 2021 #21

i was just going to ask certainot Apr 2021 #31

No kidding, eh? If the boards in the photo are them then the 11.9" is wrong, too. jaxexpat Apr 2021 #46

No, you aren't grumpy. Many Journalists today can be told words that are a total lie. Blue_true Apr 2021 #50

LOL, my grandmother's dining room table suite w/6 leaves, Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #11

Back in the '60s my eldest brother had an aircraft engine rebuilding service and AndyS Apr 2021 #12

There's a good chance those pallets were made from a lesser wood that.... Brother Buzz Apr 2021 #43

Good episode idea for "Ask This Old House" Auggie Apr 2021 #16

Or an in-depth documentary. crickets Apr 2021 #40

YES! "What is it, Norm." "I can't tell, Tommy, you're standing on it." jaxexpat Apr 2021 #47

So glad they can restore the damage UpInArms Apr 2021 #17

Not only has our President stepped out of history at the right time, pazzyanne Apr 2021 #20

Your Civil Service At Work! COL Mustard Apr 2021 #24

Wow! I'd just like to touch it. Just once. paleotn Apr 2021 #26

the honor of working with that onethatcares Apr 2021 #37

Wow! I can imagine! paleotn Apr 2021 #41

This lumber has a cool provenance, but there rally isn't much history connected with it...yet Brother Buzz Apr 2021 #39

Agreed. paleotn Apr 2021 #42

Oh, my! soldierant Apr 2021 #56

Should leave one patch unrepaired exboyfil Apr 2021 #27

Madison does it again!!! AllyCat Apr 2021 #29

They tried to scar our country but hopefully nothing will remain scarytomcat Apr 2021 #32

Still the person who... Snackshack Apr 2021 #33

When will the Rally Insurer pay up ? rickford66 Apr 2021 #35

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Holy Bob Vila! peppertree Apr 2021 #44

they are dianaredwing Apr 2021 #51

+1 peppertree Apr 2021 #53

They bought wet-rot (tRump himself), why not dry? n/t lastlib Apr 2021 #62

It's a wonder that Jabba the Trump is still alive peppertree Apr 2021 #63

Wonderful. Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2021 #60

I'm a wood nerd... WarGamer Apr 2021 #38

Here's a link to the Forest Service's webpage about this project BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #48

I wonder if the driver knew what he/she was hauling. liberaltrucker Apr 2021 #58

Priceless wood to repair our priceless capitol dlk Apr 2021 #52

I can't help but fantasize what sweet-sounding guitars could be made from that wood DFW Apr 2021 #54

I'd never considered this aspect of the carnage. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #55

We have an 1830s house the entire frame is mahogany timbers Historic NY Apr 2021 #57

great story Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #59

There is so much wood already processed why cut more? Marthe48 Apr 2021 #64