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Hellbound Hellhound

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23. Definitely a different animal than anything in the North.

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 10:04 PM

Jan 3

I was the designated "Northern white boy" because I could just hang out in the station's fridge for hours stocking drinks and frozen food without issue, but ask me to step outside out of the AC? Notsomuch. XD

Obviously climate has a huge part of it; in the fall, winter and some spring seasons, parties would ramp the second 2 AM rolled around. Super-tricked-out, Grand Theft Auto-style vehicles rolling in (Full paint jobs and hydraulics and speaker systems), normally in crews of six to ten, often smoking cigs or weed at the pump. We loved the business but we hated the conflict that inevitably came. Unfortunately, I've seen a few people get deleted at my station, but that's why we forced a closure from 2-4 AM even though we were "Technically" a 24/7 operation.

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What are we to make of all of the scenes of Venezuelans celebrating last night's SMO? [View all] Seeking Serenity Jan 3 OP

Enjoy your trip back to Venezuela. Raven123 Jan 3 #1

I hope they do go back to work to rebuild their country. Seeking Serenity Jan 3 #4

Absolutely. Raven123 Jan 3 #15

In Doral - yeah. YEAH! underpants Jan 3 #2

see: Iraq invasion bigtree Jan 3 #3

These sound like Venezuelans outside of Venezuela Vogon_Glory Jan 3 #5

Quite a large fraction as 8 million of them have fled to other countries EX500rider Jan 3 #10

I'm not saying that I'm bothered by Maduro being out of power Vogon_Glory Jan 3 #14

My sister in law is Venezuelan. One of my wife's cachukis Jan 3 #20

They hate their dictator as much as we hate our dictator, but yaesu Jan 3 #6

Kinda like Muslims celebrating after 9/11? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #7

I beg your pardon. Abolishinist Jan 3 #12

I didn't watch either video MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #24

Yes, I watched that second video, too ... rog Jan 4 #28

The vast majority of Venezuelans in Florida at those rallies are from the upper class. markodochartaigh Jan 3 #8

People celebrate Greg_In_SF Jan 3 #9

Celebrating at a Chevron gas station. Solly Mack Jan 3 #11

As a brief aside, gas stations are often places of celebration or partying. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #13

Probably. Solly Mack Jan 3 #16

Never spent any time "Poor"-level in Miami? I'll tell ya, you see some stuff. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #18

Poor in Miami, no. Poor, yes. Solly Mack Jan 3 #22

Definitely a different animal than anything in the North. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #23

A Milieu To Which I Am Thankful I Do Not Belong! Jeez Louise! ColoringFool Jan 4 #36

Oh, mercy. That's beyond my experiences. Seeking Serenity Jan 4 #37

Why am I suddenly thinking of Zoolander lol fujiyamasan Jan 4 #32

Wake me up before you go-go. Solly Mack Jan 4 #34

Oh the irony. Nt AloeVera Jan 3 #21

Stinks of a CIA operation to me. For a history of similar operations see L. Fletcher Prouty's book on the JFK LT Barclay Jan 3 #17

What are we to make of the inconsistency by this administration Raven123 Jan 3 #19

Chevron Gas station is the place to hold the rally. Why there? Don Spikers Jan 3 #25

Just because people are happy that a dictator is no longer in power choie Jan 3 #26

Protest enid602 Jan 3 #27

What would YOU say to them, Seeking Serenity? SunSeeker Jan 4 #29

Valid question. H2O Man Jan 4 #30

Clearly they're happy. I might ask about the principle behind what was done. Seeking Serenity Jan 4 #38

They're clearly NOT happy about Trump bashing Maria Corina Machado. They all support her. SunSeeker Jan 4 #39

Why do you need to say anything to them ? What will happen will happen JI7 Jan 4 #31

They're welcome to go back and fix the country fujiyamasan Jan 4 #33

Yeah but JustAnotherGen Jan 4 #35