Perhaps bumps are there to prevent people from using rear spots because cars there get blocked in, causing problems. Bur far more important is this horror:
Did you ever realize that “parasol” with it’s anglicized pronunciation
"it's"? "IT'S"? Is that garbled possessive a test of whether your readers completed elementary school? I demand a refund on this month's subscription fee. Further offenses will reap enhanced penalties.
With regard to the first poll, I would feel misled and disgusted (by FTC advertising standards), and it wouldn't bother me at all (because, of course).
The parking works like this: they give you a beeper-key, and to access your parking space, given that there is no other car parked in front of it, you point it at the bollard, and it sinks into the floor. Of course, if a car, meanwhile, parks behind you - you have a problem.
18 U.S. Code § 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government says not more than 20 years for attempting to overthrow the government. So these sentences seem about right.
I can park my truck in a space like that. I have driven over many curbs to get where I am going - when someone in front of me leaves twenty car lengths in front of them at a red light, blocking me from using the left turn lane, I honk and do the 'what are you doing?' hand gesture, then when they do not inch forward enough for another car to squeeze past, I head over he curb to make the turn. It is one of the benefits of driving a truck. That and telling countless people that, even though I own a truck, I will not spend my entire weekend helping them relocate to a new apartment.
You started with asking us to scrutinize the photo carefully -- so I did. I did not notice the parking issue but did notice the yellow puddle at bottom right that might have been caused by a Friend of Fuchsl.
To the member of the Pool crowd (in the Q&A) who admitted (somewhat sheepishly ?) that they voted for Trump --- twice --- you would not be a persona non grata here as you suggest for having done so. An object of derision perhaps, or pity, but you would almost certainly be welcomed with folded arms. Anyway, like the rest of us, your political choice is entirely up to you (so far), but Nosey Parker that I am, can't help wondering how you rationalized voting for him the second time ? I graciously, if grudgingly, am willing to allow that you and millions of others might not have known (as did those of us who daily lived with him for years) what you were really letting yourselves in for the first time around. But by 2020, despite what Ronna McDaniel had printed on her business cards, there was no longer a Republican Party --- there was only the party of Trump and a few, very few, rational voices in the conservative wilderness. The same Trump you believe is, to quote you, a"jackass." Quite frankly, I'm intrigued that you can simultaneously hold two presumably opposing views: that he actually represents the worthiness of the "Republican Party" you apparently support without reservation --- and that he is a "jackass."
I’m disappointed since “jackass” is far too mild a term for Trump. Like he’s merely the guy who talks too much and too loud at parties. His term in office confirmed for me that he’s a monster.
I'm surprised that you're surprised by the average age of matinee attendees. About 10 years ago, we discontinued a longtime theatre subscription. Traveling downtown at night had lost its charm (for a number of years I worked downtown and it was nice to meet the Beloved for supper and a show.) Age and health issues then conspired to make even a matinee of an exceptional show (with an available adult child) a truly rare event. The Folger "Macbeth", the Round House "Tempest" (last winter), Building Museum "Midsummer Night's Dream" (last summer) -- I miss the being there, but there's no help for it. Get it while you can!
Re: sentences of the January 6 insurrectionists? Too severe? Not by a long shot. Yes, people who assault or kill other people in other contexts often get lighter sentences, especially if there are extenuating circumstances. This was NOT such a case. There were NO extenuating circumstances to an intentional, malicious "hit" that was planned and executed at multiple conspiratorial levels well in advance, like a Mafia execution. And they were not just trying to "hang Mike Pence" or kidnap Nancy Pelosi, they were trying to kill our democratically elected GOVERNMENT and turn us into a banana-republic autocracy. In some countries, that's a death-penalty offense. A few years in prison? Pffft.
Thank you for this. It helped put it all into perspective for me. My original answer was MAYBE, but you have convinced me that these sentences are appropriate.
True - they won't be reformed in 100 years, so keep 'em there. The dudes and ladies who have actually regretted their actions, as one gentleman testified to the Jan. 6 Committee, fell away before they started trying to kill people. These folks getting the long sentences are the ones who are truly dangerous.
Re: fake testimonials on commercials? I'm not at all miffed if they are voice actors paid to recite verbatim what an actual customer WROTE in a different medium, to adapt it to the medium of the ad. I'm slightly miffed if they paraphrased and/or combined cherry-picked phrases from a number of different comments to artificially make the product sound more awesome. And I'm highly miffed if it turns out they are just making stuff up which nobody who was a genuine customer ever said or wrote about their product.
If they clearly made the claim in the commercial that it was verbatim from a customer, then I agree with you. I would have to see the commercial first to give a proper answer. I expect commercials to be paid actors reading a script written by members of the company's Marketing Department.
I used to work in the office building that you park in for Roundhouse and recognized it immediately They at least used to rent out what they called tandem spaces for less than the regular spaces and they did not have the dividers there that I remember. I gather that the people who rented tandem spots had to coordinate their comings and goings. There was never an attendant who parked for you (at least not between 2004 and 2018), just one to take your money if you didn’t have a transponder to open the gate. I can only guess they put in the dividers in tandem spots that aren’t rented so that one of the spots could be used without people stupidly parking there and getting boxed in by someone else who isn’t thinking very hard. I never rented a particular spot but payed less to park anywhere and it could have happened, I guess. BTW that garage was a PITA because of the smallish spaces and numerous, seemingly randomly placed posts. I cursed it every day for nearly 15 years.
with regard to The Post using "X, formerly known as twitter", and "The artist formerly known as Prince". Once I heard the back story of Prince's actions I gained a lot of respect for him. When I first heard of it I thought it was just another weird celebrity playing games. But the facts are the Prince was his name not a stage name. It was on his birth certificate but due to a contract dispute he was told that he couldn't use it. Couldn't use his own name! By changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol he forces all who referred to him to use his name in the description. A brilliant strategy to get around an absurd situation.
My theory is that the parking is for a residential complex. An apartment or condo building. Residents get one or two parking spaces but have to pay more for two. If you pay for two, they remove the bollard. If you don't they leave it in place so one space is unusable.
Maybe, but the signs do say they are parking spots for visitors, not residents. So I think they are just trying to make sure that nobody parks in the front spot and gets blocked in by somebody parking behind them.
Re: FCC commercial advertising rules. The only "rule" is that the Commission says it expects broadcasters to ensure ads are not false or misleading. But it is the FTC that has statutory responsibility for determining if an ad is false or misleading and taking legal action against the offending sponsor, if it finds it is.
speaking of aptonyms, I am surprised nobody has mentioned the name of the former congressman once married to a top aide of Hillary Clinton's when she was seeking to become POTUS. He was convicted of sending photos of his penis to young women, and his name was Anthony Weiner.
true, and that would be the correct German pronounciation of the "ei" combination., but maybe his family preferred the less German sounding pronounciation, not knowing what he was going to be doing in the future to call attention to himself.
Perhaps bumps are there to prevent people from using rear spots because cars there get blocked in, causing problems. Bur far more important is this horror:
Did you ever realize that “parasol” with it’s anglicized pronunciation
"it's"? "IT'S"? Is that garbled possessive a test of whether your readers completed elementary school? I demand a refund on this month's subscription fee. Further offenses will reap enhanced penalties.
With regard to the first poll, I would feel misled and disgusted (by FTC advertising standards), and it wouldn't bother me at all (because, of course).
The parking works like this: they give you a beeper-key, and to access your parking space, given that there is no other car parked in front of it, you point it at the bollard, and it sinks into the floor. Of course, if a car, meanwhile, parks behind you - you have a problem.
18 U.S. Code § 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government says not more than 20 years for attempting to overthrow the government. So these sentences seem about right.
I can park my truck in a space like that. I have driven over many curbs to get where I am going - when someone in front of me leaves twenty car lengths in front of them at a red light, blocking me from using the left turn lane, I honk and do the 'what are you doing?' hand gesture, then when they do not inch forward enough for another car to squeeze past, I head over he curb to make the turn. It is one of the benefits of driving a truck. That and telling countless people that, even though I own a truck, I will not spend my entire weekend helping them relocate to a new apartment.
You started with asking us to scrutinize the photo carefully -- so I did. I did not notice the parking issue but did notice the yellow puddle at bottom right that might have been caused by a Friend of Fuchsl.
To the member of the Pool crowd (in the Q&A) who admitted (somewhat sheepishly ?) that they voted for Trump --- twice --- you would not be a persona non grata here as you suggest for having done so. An object of derision perhaps, or pity, but you would almost certainly be welcomed with folded arms. Anyway, like the rest of us, your political choice is entirely up to you (so far), but Nosey Parker that I am, can't help wondering how you rationalized voting for him the second time ? I graciously, if grudgingly, am willing to allow that you and millions of others might not have known (as did those of us who daily lived with him for years) what you were really letting yourselves in for the first time around. But by 2020, despite what Ronna McDaniel had printed on her business cards, there was no longer a Republican Party --- there was only the party of Trump and a few, very few, rational voices in the conservative wilderness. The same Trump you believe is, to quote you, a"jackass." Quite frankly, I'm intrigued that you can simultaneously hold two presumably opposing views: that he actually represents the worthiness of the "Republican Party" you apparently support without reservation --- and that he is a "jackass."
I’m disappointed since “jackass” is far too mild a term for Trump. Like he’s merely the guy who talks too much and too loud at parties. His term in office confirmed for me that he’s a monster.
I'm surprised that you're surprised by the average age of matinee attendees. About 10 years ago, we discontinued a longtime theatre subscription. Traveling downtown at night had lost its charm (for a number of years I worked downtown and it was nice to meet the Beloved for supper and a show.) Age and health issues then conspired to make even a matinee of an exceptional show (with an available adult child) a truly rare event. The Folger "Macbeth", the Round House "Tempest" (last winter), Building Museum "Midsummer Night's Dream" (last summer) -- I miss the being there, but there's no help for it. Get it while you can!
Re: sentences of the January 6 insurrectionists? Too severe? Not by a long shot. Yes, people who assault or kill other people in other contexts often get lighter sentences, especially if there are extenuating circumstances. This was NOT such a case. There were NO extenuating circumstances to an intentional, malicious "hit" that was planned and executed at multiple conspiratorial levels well in advance, like a Mafia execution. And they were not just trying to "hang Mike Pence" or kidnap Nancy Pelosi, they were trying to kill our democratically elected GOVERNMENT and turn us into a banana-republic autocracy. In some countries, that's a death-penalty offense. A few years in prison? Pffft.
Thank you for this. It helped put it all into perspective for me. My original answer was MAYBE, but you have convinced me that these sentences are appropriate.
I agree with you.
20 years is not "a few years" in prison!
True - they won't be reformed in 100 years, so keep 'em there. The dudes and ladies who have actually regretted their actions, as one gentleman testified to the Jan. 6 Committee, fell away before they started trying to kill people. These folks getting the long sentences are the ones who are truly dangerous.
Re: fake testimonials on commercials? I'm not at all miffed if they are voice actors paid to recite verbatim what an actual customer WROTE in a different medium, to adapt it to the medium of the ad. I'm slightly miffed if they paraphrased and/or combined cherry-picked phrases from a number of different comments to artificially make the product sound more awesome. And I'm highly miffed if it turns out they are just making stuff up which nobody who was a genuine customer ever said or wrote about their product.
If they clearly made the claim in the commercial that it was verbatim from a customer, then I agree with you. I would have to see the commercial first to give a proper answer. I expect commercials to be paid actors reading a script written by members of the company's Marketing Department.
I used to work in the office building that you park in for Roundhouse and recognized it immediately They at least used to rent out what they called tandem spaces for less than the regular spaces and they did not have the dividers there that I remember. I gather that the people who rented tandem spots had to coordinate their comings and goings. There was never an attendant who parked for you (at least not between 2004 and 2018), just one to take your money if you didn’t have a transponder to open the gate. I can only guess they put in the dividers in tandem spots that aren’t rented so that one of the spots could be used without people stupidly parking there and getting boxed in by someone else who isn’t thinking very hard. I never rented a particular spot but payed less to park anywhere and it could have happened, I guess. BTW that garage was a PITA because of the smallish spaces and numerous, seemingly randomly placed posts. I cursed it every day for nearly 15 years.
with regard to The Post using "X, formerly known as twitter", and "The artist formerly known as Prince". Once I heard the back story of Prince's actions I gained a lot of respect for him. When I first heard of it I thought it was just another weird celebrity playing games. But the facts are the Prince was his name not a stage name. It was on his birth certificate but due to a contract dispute he was told that he couldn't use it. Couldn't use his own name! By changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol he forces all who referred to him to use his name in the description. A brilliant strategy to get around an absurd situation.
My theory is that the parking is for a residential complex. An apartment or condo building. Residents get one or two parking spaces but have to pay more for two. If you pay for two, they remove the bollard. If you don't they leave it in place so one space is unusable.
Nope it is offices—see my long-winded comment
Maybe, but the signs do say they are parking spots for visitors, not residents. So I think they are just trying to make sure that nobody parks in the front spot and gets blocked in by somebody parking behind them.
I agree with Mike. They should also spend a few min and a couple of bucks and paint cross-hatched lines across those spaces against the wall.
Re: FCC commercial advertising rules. The only "rule" is that the Commission says it expects broadcasters to ensure ads are not false or misleading. But it is the FTC that has statutory responsibility for determining if an ad is false or misleading and taking legal action against the offending sponsor, if it finds it is.
I had learned that "parasol" comes from Latin and means "against the sun". M-W and Collins support this:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasol
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/para
I wish this software permitted italics.
speaking of aptonyms, I am surprised nobody has mentioned the name of the former congressman once married to a top aide of Hillary Clinton's when she was seeking to become POTUS. He was convicted of sending photos of his penis to young women, and his name was Anthony Weiner.
What I've never understood was why it was pronounced "weener" and not "winer." The latter pronunciation would have saved him a little bit of grief.
true, and that would be the correct German pronounciation of the "ei" combination., but maybe his family preferred the less German sounding pronounciation, not knowing what he was going to be doing in the future to call attention to himself.
There was plenty of discussion of it in Gene's chat at the time it happened.
that I can believe!!