Probably just as warm and wet as usual. I’m writing this last night, so I can be sure and get everyone out the door with a good breakfast this morning. It’s been tight doing it the way I did it last school year.
I’m hoping to get some more work done this week to get another couple of loads to auction. I have some volunteer work wrt my non-prepping hobby on Thur and Fri, and my ham radio lunch on Wed, so it’s gonna be a busy week in any case.
One of the things I’ve been looking at is what food and tools people took with them when they came to the US or emigrated west. I’ve got some lists from the cattle drives, and from Plimoth Colony. If I can get a couple more, I think there is a good article in it.
To be honest, I’m thinking of how I could enter the article contest at survivalblog.com. Those prizes look sweet, and some of the articles are not great. I could do better, I think. It couldn’t be anything I’ve previously written for here. I feel like I’m cheating a bit whenever I consider it though.
Well, it’s something to think about anyway.
I better get some sleep so I can get up and start this day…
n
The trick is to use something already written, about which you have some passion and some knowledge, and build on that. Take the core 500 words of the earlier post and turn it into 2500 for the new article.
I’d place a LOT more weight on the lists from the pioneers than from the pilgrims. Mainly because the pilgrims didn’t really know what environment they were going into. Bad planning, poor equipment, and just plain bad luck killed over half the original colonists. The pioneers were better equipped and had a much better appreciation for the environment and geography they were going into. Still bad planning and bad luck, as well as bad advice, took a large toll, vis-a-vie the Donners.
Had an interesting prepper related incident this weekend. Sunday afternoon, heavy storms moved into our area. The wife and I were in the living room talking and listening to music from Pandora on the TV. Suddenly the TV went dark as did the living room lamp. “Oh great”, I thought, “a power outage” but when I looked into the kitchen I saw it was still brightly lit by the overhead lights. “Hmm … better check the breakers” so out to the power panel to find all the breakers still closed. Walking through the house confirmed that nothing had mains power. “What’s wrong with this picture” I asked myself. Then a light bulb went off, figuratively, in my head. I remembered that over a year ago I had purchased some “Rechargeable Emergency LED Bulb JackonLux Multi-Function Battery Backup Emergency Light Bulbs” from Amazon to try them out and put them in the kitchen fixtures. So while the power was indeed out, the kitchen had remained brightly lit without even a flicker. I was impressed. Luckily the power was restored in less than 2 hours but I am ordering a dozen more of these “emergency” bulbs. Their only downside is that with them installed, it’s hard to realize you have a true outage.
@harold, you nailed it. The docent at Plimoth pointed out that the provision list wasn’t published until AFTER several failed parties. He said 40 years, but the wiki said less than that… the Plimoth settlers had no particular skills, knowledge, or preparation- they were clerks, tailors, etc and were thrust into their new lives and they didn’t even get to ply the trades they were trained for, they had to survive first.
I had some discussion with the docent about the differences between them and the (much) later settlers and ‘frontiersmen’ of the push west. COMPLETELY different mindset and preparation.
n
Hmmm, so now a couple of guns is “a stunning arsenal.”
“When authorities searched Wagshol’s home, they discovered he was trying to build his own rifle and had a stunning arsenal of weapons including a handgun, a rifle, a rifle scope with a laser, multiple rounds of ammunition, body armor, a ballistic helmet and tactical gear. Some of those weapons were registered to his father, authorities said. ”
It looks like a righteous bust, the guy was looking for the fame without actually pulling the trigger, but TWO actual guns is an arsenal? and some (or all) doesn’t belong to him?
n
I’m terrified of the possible consequences of “multiple” rounds of ammunition. Think of the children!
well, as I read always about boks, kindle etc, but back to basics
hammers and nails Nick
@Lynn – I took a break from my 12 hour shift yesterday (Sunday — light work day) to see the Tarantino flick.
I understand why so many critics are conflicted with that one.
Brad Pitt was awesome. And his little dog too.
Brad Pitt was awesome. And his little dog too.
And I have to give a credit to the flamethrower also. I am ashamed to admit that I enjoyed that part.
“Brad Pitt was awesome. And his little dog too.”
And I have to give a credit to the flamethrower also. I am ashamed to admit that I enjoyed that part.
Private citizens cannot possess flamethrowers in two states, IIRC, Maryland and California. Otherwise, feel free to Google the XL15 and you can have a flamethrower of your very own.
Thanks to age and way too much media consumption over a lifetime, I knew a lot of the fun in jokes like Pitt’s character’s wife’s demise flashback and “Squeaky”, the girl who fled from the scene before the bad stuff went down.
70s TV’s Spiderman Nicholas Hammond as Sam Wannamaker (producer of the TV pilot) was a nice touch. After “Spiderman” I think “Magnum PI” beat the cr*p out of him followed in a figurative sense by JR Ewing and even Jessica Fletcher.
You know your career as an action hero was over if you were cast to lose to Larry “Sir Osis of Liver” Hagman and Angela Lansbury.
Burt Reynolds was supposed to have one last hurrah as the owner of Spahn Ranch, but he died before filming his part could commence. He still went out decently with “The Last Movie Star” — uneven but recommended if you are a fan.
@Harold
Thanks – I just ordered 10 bulbs.
Wouldn’t ship to Alaska so I had them shipped to mom’s. We will be down there again soon enough.
@nick
Go write, man. Enter the contest. Have fun doing it. Maybe win fame and fabulous prizes.
High winds blasting across Alaska last couple days. Whipped the wildfires up into an awesome fury resulting in loss of houses way north and closed highways. There are really only 4 or 5 highways in the whole state so that was kind of a big deal. The annual AKC Tracking Trial was in Fairbanks and half a dozen folks were stranded on the wrong side of the road closure. A few forward thinking folks went home the ‘long way’ and made it home to sleep in their own beds. There are two roads headed southish from Fairbanks. The long way entails an eastward drift. It looks long on the map but is truly only a couple hours longer. Less congested less popular road.
Rolling blackouts in Anchirage over the weekend. Wind blowing trees into power lines. We didn’t lose power. The streets were covered with tree detritus. A couple smaller cottonwoods came down. Shallow roots and brittle wood. Spiral fractures up the trunks. Shattered when they impacted the asphalt. Messy but not obstructive.
Mom is hanging in there. Oldest sister has relented and is accepting pro help caring for mom. This is good. Everyone is being exceptionally well behaved and loving. I’m glad to be home. I do regret I don’t have the luxury of helping mom thru her last days. My first duty is to my spouse and child. With the distance I cannot serve them and my mom. I’m ok with that but half expect repercussions after mom dies. That’s ok too.
94% and 88% in my Databases and Web Programming classes. Mid 90’s on the finals which pleases me greatly. They weren’t guessable questions so really happy with my information retention.
“Johnny Manziel calls himself an ‘ex-pro football player’ in commercial for car insurance”
https://www.chron.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Johnny-Manziel-calls-himself-an-ex-pro-14341641.php
Wow, what a flameout.
Thanks to age and way too much media consumption over a lifetime, I knew a lot of the fun in jokes like Pitt’s character’s wife’s demise flashback and “Squeaky”, the girl who fled from the scene before the bad stuff went down.
I do not have a clue who Brad Pitt’s character’s wife demise was about.
And didn’t Squeaky just get out of jail ? Yup, in 2009 after trying to assassinate Gerald Ford. Man, are we are we great country or not ? We do not execute people for trying to assassinate our leaders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynette_Fromme
94% and 88% in my Databases and Web Programming classes. Mid 90’s on the finals which pleases me greatly. They weren’t guessable questions so really happy with my information retention.
Excellent ! You are inspiring me. I should take a couple of classes also to update myself but I am too busy and too lazy.
I must admit that on the countdown to 60 in ten months that I am wondering about information retention in my “old age”. There is some truth to that adage that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
Wow, what a flameout.
I give Jimbo a 50-50 shot at laying an egg in College Station.
The news out of Tallahassee this summer is that the known long-term damage to the FSU program from the Jimbo tenure is even more serious than when Fisher dragged his Christmas tree to the curb in Tallahassee shortly after Thanksgiving 2017.
Heck, Willie Taggert never took his FL plates off his car while cooling his heels in Oregon. The Boosters knew in 2016 that Jimbo was done, bowl game or not.
And didn’t Squeaky just get out of jail ? Yup, in 2009 after trying to assassinate Gerald Ford. Man, are we are we great country or not ? We do not execute people for trying to assassinate our leaders.
Hinkley got out, but Mark David Chapman is still in jail, denied parole 10 times in the last 20 years.
Brad Pitt’s character’s backstory with the death of his wife is a two layer joke: (1) The end of “Thunderball” and (2) a reference to Natalie Wood’s mysterious death with Robert Wagner never totally cleared of wrongdoing but never indicted either.
Stories always surface about the DA taking another look at”RJ” with regard to his wife’s demise whenever Wagner pops up on “NCIS” during sweeps. I’m guessing CBS publicity people have an “in” at the DA’s office.
Last week saw the release of the ebook and paperback of my new “The Forgotten Winchester” book, an old west tale of how a Winchester Model 1873 was left standing against a tree in the Great Basin National Park area of Baker NV (central part of eastern Nevada). It was discovered by a national park crew in 2014 – and was determined to have been in that same spot, leaning against a Utah juniper pine tree, since the 1880’s.
Even after research, there was no indication of who left it there. There was one cartridge in the rifle. The bullet was made between 1880’s and 1901, and the serial number of the rifle showed that it was sold in 1888. The rifle was stabilized and now on display at the visitor center of the Great Basin National Park, and I saw it there last month.
The whole thing caught my interest several months ago, so I wrote a story about how it might have been left there. And released it on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VKDB74G?tag=ttgnet-20 .
And, because it’s what I do in my spare time (I have lots, being retired), I made a web site for the book: https://www.TheForgottenWinchester.com . There’s pictures of the actual rifle there, as it was discovered, and restored, and put on display. Also an excerpt.
Enjoyed writing the book. Hoping that people will actually read it (I did get a few pre-orders for it via some FB advertising.) The printed copy came out nice; I’m going to send some to the folks at the Great Basin National Park visitor center as promised for them to read, or even sell in their little gift shop.
As for preps – a look at the weather forecast shows that there will be an increase in wind this week. Nothing like Jenny reported up in Alaska, but the first few wind storms around here usually result in some downed trees and power lines – and the resultant power outages.
So, I have all my FLASHLIGHTS ready, the emergency power-outage lights ready, and the generator is ready with the manual bypass switch that will power the fridge, freezer, TV (in the den with DirectTV) and bedroom (including the wife’s 24/7 oxygen concentrator she has to use). The generator’s gas tank is full, there is a spare 5 gallons of gas, plus another empty 5 gallon can that needs a new spout (and a refill). A test last year of that load showed only about 2500W on the generator, about 60% of the gennie’s max load.
The gas has been sitting there for about a year, but there is stabilizer in it, so not worried about it’s condition. Still, I will recycle the gas from the containers into the cars this week, and get some fresh gas.
So, prepped and ready for any power outages here – which usually last under 8 hours.
And, working on the next fiction book – which looks to be another Western. While promoting “The Forgotten Winchester” and my other books. (If anyone reads them, reviews are helpful, or even just a note here; both are appreciated.)
“Elon Musk Floats ‘Nuke Mars’ Idea Again (He Has T-Shirts)”
https://www.space.com/elon-musk-nuke-mars-terraforming.html
Oh man, I am tempted to get a tshirt !
I give Jimbo a 50-50 shot at laying an egg in College Station.
Hey, that is as good or even better than any other available head football coach out there.
“Opinion: Nearly 2 years into early retirement, here’s all that I’ve gotten wrong”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-2-years-into-early-retirement-heres-all-that-ive-gotten-wrong-2019-08-19
“We bought lumber to build garden boxes and had a couple tons of dirt hauled in before buying plants and seeds and then spending the summer watering them. Our “free” vegetables cost us well over $1,000.”
There is no such thing as “free”.
“As I approach two years since leaving my career, I would advise others contemplating the retirement decision to be humble. Retirement planning comes with a lot of uncertainty.”
Man does it ever. I am thinking about retirement in the back of my mind if certain things come to pass over the next couple of years. My chief reaction is fear of the unknown.
Hat tip to:
https://finance.yahoo.com/
Hey, that is as good or even better than any other available head football coach out there.
Yes, but that’s not what the salary implies.
Jimbo got lucky at FSU. He was simply supposed to keep the seat warm after the Boosters put Bobby Bowden out to pasture.
If the Yucs part ways with Jameis Winston in December, the damage control in One Buc Place will put Jimbo in the crosshairs, and the vault doors will creak open. The stuff I’ve already seen in the Florida papers is probably laying the ground work.
Hey, that is as good or even better than any other available head football coach out there.
Yes, but that’s not what the salary implies.
There are two billionaires among the TAMU faithful. They are personally paying Jimbo’s salary.
@lynn
You only have 10 years on me. I’m a strong believer in use it or lose it when it comes to the brain. I don’t think it matters much WHAT you learn, just so long as you are challenging your synapses to fire. Excellent free resources are
edX.org
Codecademy.com
w3schools.com
openlearning.mit.edu
Or pick up a new instrument (bagpipes are challenging)
dojouniversity.com
Start with something you know or have a passing familiarity with. Plug away at it a few minutes a day.
My recently deceased Bing would disagree with the old dog adage. He was 14 1/2 and still earning titles. From trick training.
My dying alcoholic mother can still knock out a WSJ crossword, in pen, nearly as fast as I can read the clues. She’s been doing them for decades and it has kept her brain sharp even thru the pickling.
Keeping your brain learning is a prep. Sharp brains are better at navigating this changing landscape.
Sign up for a class and join me in torturing the rest of the ttgnet crew with our educational exploits.
“The Hugo Awards 2019”
http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/08/2019-hugo-awards-announced/
Most of the winners are women. Surprise !
I retired 3 years ago. Scary because of the change and unknowns.
Find something to do. I have two part time jobs for something to pass time and not for the money. (I am a millionaire, one of my life goals.)
You will be surprised at how sleep deprived you were. I do find myself sleeping better and a full 8 or 9 hours a night, good quality sleep.
Spend money on enjoyment rather than things. Don’t over do it but don’t be afraid to spend if you need something.
In the ongoing cats and dogs living together at our home, I do have an update. Lily has been with us for around three months now. She turned six months on August first and we think that she is a combination Miniature Pinscher and Schnauzer. Maybe some dachshund and about ten other varieties in there too. She came to us via the Sugar Land animal shelter.
Anyway, Lily is about 20 lbs now and wants to be friends with Remy, the 10 year old 12 lb white long hair Siamese. Remy is a typical middle aged grumpy guy and is not interested in being friends with anyone, much less a dog. He does enjoy stalking Lily though which Lily thinks is great fun as long as she can run away real, real fast. I would estimate that Remy runs at 10 mph. Lily can hit 30 mph easy and does so for fun while running around the pool, backyard, house, game room, bedroom, etc, etc, etc.
Anyway again, we are still keeping them apart unless we are hanging around. Remy gets upset easily, arches his back, and hisses very loudly. The other day, Lily was outside the doggie door to the backyard and all of a sudden, a white arm with claws comes through. Remy missed but Lily jumped. The next day, Lily jumped through the doggie door at 30 mph. Remy was standing on the inside, contemplating going outside. Lily ran right through him, he did not even have time to get upset. She then laid down about five feet away from him laughing. In fact, I was wondering if Remy had a concussion there for a while as Lily hit him hard. Payback sucks and she is not going to put up with his crap.
Well…. what Ray says about sleep is true.
Er, I replaced the kitchen faucet. Oh, I already told y’all that. Anyway, my cold water line was a toilet line. Whatever, it all fits. But the plastic fitting split. No leaks but any day….
I went to Lowes. $6 for a 24″ line. Oh, and while I’m sure there is a slight model number change, they sell my $49 from Home Depot faucet for $56.
It’s all installed and working and all cleaned up. So…. hey, I have a five stage reverse osmosis unit sitting in the feed shed. Let’s get it working or throw it away.
No leaks so far. But it’s still burping air.
If it sucks, one patch to the drain line and turn off a valve. Easier to get rid off than installing.
102F. Not as humid today.
Most of the winners are women. Surprise !
And only one name that I recognize, male or female: Gardner Dozois; The Le Guin art book doesn’t count. Not that I read much fiction these days, SF or otherwise.
Related: Paging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a Rewrite
Methinks anyone interested in reading the classics of whatever genre should probably stick to the dead-tree versions printed prior to 2000.
Methinks anyone interested in reading the classics of whatever genre should probably stick to the dead-tree versions printed prior to 2000.
I read a lot of independents and old school authors with new books.
https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Legion-Bob-Bobiverse/dp/1680680587/?tag=ttgnet-20
and
https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-David-Crawford/dp/0615427359/
and
https://www.amazon.com/Relic-Alan-Dean-Foster/dp/110196765X/
You only have 10 years on me. I’m a strong believer in use it or lose it when it comes to the brain. I don’t think it matters much WHAT you learn, just so long as you are challenging your synapses to fire. Excellent free resources are …
Add aduni.org to the list. The video format is a challenge, but the collection of courses is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in picking what an undergrad CS student learns (or used to learn) in a short amount of time. Taken seriously, the lectures, assignments, and tests do a very good job in their respective subjects.
@Jenny — If you’re considering grad school, most programs still expect the undergraduate to have seen the first three chapters of Sipser’s “Theory of Computation”. If you haven’t been exposed the material, Shai Simonson’s aduni.org lecturers are the best I’ve seen on the subject and use the Sipser text.
Yes, it is an insanely expensive little book. That used to be solved with an order to samebooks.com, but PDFs float around the Internet. Fortunately, Sipser only produced three editions to date, and the Second Ed., active when aduni.or staged their classes, is the most common version to find used or for free.
I have a PDF of the Third Ed.
Computation theory doesn’t have a lot of practical application beyond understanding regular expressions, but it is the “science” in Computer Science. IMHO, a Masters grad in CS shouldn’t leave school without an opinion in P != NP vs. P= NP and the ability to explain their stand.
(Mine is P != NP.)
You only have 10 years on me. I’m a strong believer in use it or lose it when it comes to the brain. I don’t think it matters much WHAT you learn, just so long as you are challenging your synapses to fire.
The transition from 49 to 59 has been rough on me. I am really having a tough time going into the programming zone nowadays due to lack of ability to concentrate for long periods. I have written somewhere between 20,000 to 30,000 lines of Fortran and C++ in the last 12 to 24 months but, it is not the best code that I have written.
I know that I have said this before, but one may need a Monk’s Cell (see Jerry Pournelle writings) in order to get brain work done after the age of 50. The temptation to read email or pop an internet browser gets worse year by year.
I know that I have said this before, but one may need a Monk’s Cell (see Jerry Pournelle writings) in order to get brain work done after the age of 50. The temptation to read email or pop an internet browser gets worse year by year.
The Monk’s Cell didn’t have Internet access or a fast computer IIRC. Dr. Pournelle wasn’t able to get up there after his stroke, however.
The main problem I have with my C++ job (well, beyond the death marches) is the lack of working in … C++. I do a lot more Python at work as of late, and one of my quick fix Tcl scripts looks like it will become permanent.
The gators are loose. We’re all going to die!
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/18/us/alligators-florida-trnd/index.html
Deciding when to retire is the most difficult part in my opinion. Lot of factors to consider. I was going to work until 70. I liked my work, not so much the job, but I wanted maximum SS. If I had stayed on that course I would have 19 months left to work.
But events changed my mind. My best friend of 28 years died suddenly of a massive heart attack while scuba diving in the Cayman Islands. After he died his wife found papers from his doctor that showed significant heart problems that he kept hidden. Severe enough that he would not be able to keep his diving certificate. He knew, but told no one.
Anyway, he was two months older than me and his death really affected me. He had yet to retire. I decided I was going to enjoy life, do things I wanted, watch my health, and no longer work. Money was not the issue. If I run out in 10 years so what. I will just go on welfare and will probably be too frail to care.
I sleep better as I no longer think about work. I can now sleep six hours at a stretch most nights, get up once to relieve myself, then back to sleep for another three or four hours. Many nights I sleep all the way through eight hours and never move. Never was able to that when I was working even though the job was not stressful. The dreams are move vivid, fun and enjoyable, and more frequent.
Retirement is a personal choice. What works for one will not work for another. Each person’s environment, needs and abilities are different. But one thing I would advocate is make the decision and do it. Don’t waiver. Also for those employed by a company try to make the last day the end of the calendar year. Tax purposes and insurance purposes will be cheaper and easier. Don’t make my mistake of retiring halfway through the year. I chose that time for all the wrong reasons it turns out.
WRT the Hugos, no surprises at the top, still the same toxic circle jerk.
Did they change the rules again? I thought the estrogen Dr would be a shoe in. No Good Omens?
Nothing in that list was anything I want to read.
n
Currently in Pearland south of Houston on the west side of 288. Lot of construction on 288 with one really huge interchange that is being built. Hot, humid, thankful for A/C. Drove from San Antonio to this location today with a stop at Buc-EE’s for some food, drink, go juice for the vehicle, and a vehicle wash. Did buy a T-Shirt at Buc-EE’s with Buc-EE on the front. Butt ugly color but something no one in TN will have. Will probably be a shirt I wear while mowing.
Tomorrow is a short drive, about two hours, to a nephew’s house. Will have to acquire another night in a hotel as they have no place for us to sleep. Then on to Bridge City for a visit with another nephew and another night in a hotel.
Tomorrow we will have enough time to visit the Houston Space Center.
Thursday we head back towards Atlanta but will only drive part way and stop for the night. We don’t need to be in Atlanta until Saturday but will arrive on Friday instead and spend an extra night in the hotel we already have booked for Saturday.
Saturday is the wedding of the daughter of some good friends and attendance is mandatory. Kid has been like a daughter to us and I really don’t want to miss the event. I will not be taking any pictures, big change. For once I get to enjoy. May take some videos with the GoPro just because.
Then head home on Sunday after about 3,000 miles of driving. Nine nights in hotels, five different hotels. I don’t sleep well in strange beds so am showing signs of fatigue. Spousal unit may have to do some of the driving. Part of the reason for the break in the trip from Houston to Atlanta when it could be driven in a day. Not as young as I used to be. I am beginning to recognize my limits.
Did they change the rules again? I thought the estrogen Dr would be a shoe in. No Good Omens?
The big problem with the “estrogen Dr” is that the writing is awful.
I’ve always believed that Jodie Whitaker wasn’t the best actress for the part as much as the actress who would keep her mouth shut about what really happened out of loyalty to the showrunner.
“Good Omens” hasn’t officially aired in Britain yet, and the Hugos cover the previous year’s work.
The BBC will have a problem once “Good Omens” does air on BBC One with so many names in front of and behind the camera of the series being associated with “good” “Doctor Who”. The management left their options open with Ardal O’Hanlon’s return to “Death in Paradise” being nebulous, but I’m guessing no cast changes are happening in either Cardiff or Guadeloupe … this year.
My money is still on Ardal O’Hanlon being the next Doctor whenever it happens. “Doctor Who” also needs a new showrunner, however.
@ray, during my recent drives from, to, and from Chicago, I found that stopping at at least every other rest stop helped tremendously. Walk, stretch, pee, and get the butt out of the seat. It helps with the highway hypnosis too. Also knowing I was going to stop let me drink more water and avoid dehydration.
I’ve got no love for driving in the ATL area. It’s either terrifying or not moving at all.
And yes, age changes us in ways both subtle and strong.
n
Tomorrow we will have enough time to visit the Houston Space Center.
Go early and be sure to tell the person taking the tickets that you want to see the Apollo control room so you are directed to the right place to get a reservation for the bus ride. It is a separate tour than the normal bus excursion.
Sadly, the Galileo (yes, as in “Star Trek”) is not in the building this summer. It is a *very* nice exhibit, donated to the Space Center by the people who did the restoration.
Last time I was there I almost turned around and left. There was a guard with a hand written sign insisting I couldn’t bring my pocket knife into the building. When I challenged him on what authority, he said it’s always been that way. Then why the need for a new sign???
If the family hadn’t already gone ahead I’d have gotten my money back and left.
If you want to see the stuff, don’t have any visible knife clips.
YMMV and I haven’t been back, so sanity might have broken out.
n
Deciding when to retire is the most difficult part in my opinion. Lot of factors to consider. I was going to work until 70. I liked my work, not so much the job, but I wanted maximum SS. If I had stayed on that course I would have 19 months left to work.
I don’t want to work until I’m 70. That will mean working the Y2038 bug, and I thought Y2k was a clusterf*ck. Y2038 will be worse because, truth be told, we weren’t all that dependent on technology in the late 90s like we are now.
Y2k gave us the H1B/L1 visa trainwreck. Of course, the next Prog President will decriminalize illegal immigration, and a couple of hundred million Number One Sons will show up here from the Subcontinent and China.
A billion people living in North America by 2100? That estimate might be a bit low.
There is a great line in Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, about global prosperity being smeared out until it reaches the level a pakistani bricklayer might enjoy….
First worlders won’t enjoy it, except for the few at the top.
n
First worlders won’t enjoy it, except for the few at the top.
Americans don’t realize what they are going to be competing against. I’ve seen a taste of it with my Taiwanese in-laws.
The ~ 200 million Number One Sons who I expect will show up here will be decently education and driven, staked by families back home in order to establish places for the rest of the family to show up and live. The elbows will be *very* sharp, especially in desirable areas like California.
The people who vote Prog think they’re going to get Medicare on the level of their parents and reap the benefits of mass immigration in the form of $40/month maid, nanny, and gardener services.
The Progs have a plan for you, and, in a generation, the top 20% of income in the US will be completely replaced with a more pliant group of voters.
My in-laws see American politeness as a weakness. I made a mistake being polite in WA State during our sentence -er- tenure, but I woke up in time to get us the h*ll out.
I will probably be dead, or darn close rotting in a nursing home. If Y2038 bug kills me it will probably be a good thing.
That is the plan. Will probably get there about 9:00 AM as we have to leave my niece’s house early as they both go to work. He heads south so not fighting the Houston traffic. She heads north on 288 smack in the middle of the madness. Yesterday it took her 1.75 hours to get home, only about 15 minutes longer than normal. I don’t know the distance but seeing some of this Houston traffic it may only be 10 miles.