OT: Bullshitting at the Barbershop part deux

[sbb122]

By the looks of that water those kids will wind up looking like the fish from the Simpsons

 

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By the looks of that water those kids will wind up looking like the fish from the Simpsons

If our good friend @Comeds swam in water like that as a kid, it also explains quite a bit

 

[jstewismybastardson]

anyone know the backstory on this? Why are (many?) pools closed in Baltimore?

We used to have a pool in our neighborhood that we would always jump the fence on when we were kids. When the city permanently closed it (budget reasons they said) there was a 2 week window when they still had water in it and when it got dark, we had it to ourselves. And then they drained it and the skateboarders took over ... and finally they filled it and I get sad when I drive by it now and see the pool foundation which still remains

 

[forty_three]

By the looks of that water those kids will wind up looking like the fish from the Simpsons

Still cleaner than the harbor and bay.

anyone know the backstory on this? Why are (many?) pools closed in Baltimore?

Going way back, not sure if still the situation but Baltimore spends very little on making things habitable in much of the city. The neighborhoods where the rich white people still are probably get proper maintenance, but everything else... not so much. Used to be a huge problem in the heat because just about every street had an fire hydrant someone opened for people to cool off in but it caused massive water pressure drops city wide which made fighting fires harder. Plus I imagine they have a hard time finding people to work at the pools.

There was a rec center near where my mom lived in the city that had part of the roof collapse. They just boarded up the room when the roof came down and left the rest open for a few months before the condemned and leveled it.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Going way back, not sure if still the situation but Baltimore spends very little on making things habitable in much of the city. The neighborhoods where the rich white people still are probably get proper maintenance, but everything else... not so much. Used to be a huge problem in the heat because just about every street had an fire hydrant someone opened for people to cool off in but it caused massive water pressure drops city wide which made fighting fires harder. Plus I imagine they have a hard time finding people to work at the pools.

There was a rec center near where my mom lived in the city that had part of the roof collapse. They just boarded up the room when the roof came down and left the rest open for a few months before the condemned and leveled it.

Several Baltimore pools remain closed during 'dog days of summer' leaving residents in the heat

The summer heat is scorching, and for many in Baltimore, there is not much of an option to beat the heat.

www.cbsnews.com

Recs and Parks' goal is to reopen the Lake Clifton pool this summer. Cherry Hill and Patterson Park pools are undergoing renovations and will not reopen until Summer 2024.

1) "Recs and Parks"? Fucking hipster ass government.

2) Not sure if those are considered poor areas but on Street View I didn't see Comeds nearby so..

 

[forty_three]

Several Baltimore pools remain closed during 'dog days of summer' leaving residents in the heat

The summer heat is scorching, and for many in Baltimore, there is not much of an option to beat the heat.

www.cbsnews.com

Recs and Parks' goal is to reopen the Lake Clifton pool this summer. Cherry Hill and Patterson Park pools are undergoing renovations and will not reopen until Summer 2024.

1) "Recs and Parks"? Fucking hipster ass government.

2) Not sure if those are considered poor areas but on Street View I didn't see Comeds nearby so..

Cherry hill is not a place you want to go. Ever.

Patterson Park isn't all that great, and used to be filled with old school racists who used to work at the docks. There was a major gentrification effort around the time I left MD. But the yuppies chose Fells Point and Federal Hill instead. There was a rink in Patterson Park. I played roller hockey there one summer.

 

[forty_three]

Universal Studios denies trimming trees to expose strikers to heatwave

NBC Universal claims it is not trying to make conditions uncomfortable for writers and actors who will be picketing with no shade as temperatures soar

www.theguardian.com

Wow. They really have no idea what to do without their writers.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[Comeds]

Wow, what a news story! Super hot and humid day and city kids go pool hopping. Thank goodness they had the helicopter ready!

 

[Comeds]

By the looks of that water those kids will wind up looking like the fish from the Simpsons

Umm, thats what water looks like, blue-green. Looks just like tap water.

 

[forty_three]

Thank goodness they had the helicopter ready!

Detour Dave is ALWAYS watching

 

[Comeds]

2) Not sure if those are considered poor areas but on Street View I didn't see Comeds nearby so..

The ban lasts until 2025. After that, the ankle bracelet comes off, and look out!

 

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[dare2be]

They can just go cluck off. Olive working at Popeye's better anyway.

 

[forty_three]

How much of a fuckup do you have to be to get rejected by KFC and why on earth would you share this fact with the world?

 

[dash]

How much of a fuckup do you have to be to get rejected by KFC and why on earth would you share this fact with the world?

Maybe she shouldn't have crossed the road to put in an application

 

[puckhead]

oops MSN

Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research​

 

[Comeds]

Apparently I did not act up enough on location to get out of my on location assignments this week. So here I am sitting in a lobby wearing a full Thor* costume. Waiting for a call to see where to report to tomorrow.


*I was going to wear my Greatest American Hero costume but it's a little tight "downstairs" and I did not want Becca from corporate compliance to see me like that. Not until I am ready.

 

[puckhead]

Believe it or not Comeds is on the job,
the uniform is not to ti-ii--iiight
the Thor costume sufficiently hides his knob
until Becca is in the right liiiiiight

what can she seee??
"believe it or not, that's all me"

 

[puckhead]

in Mandarin, the word for "annoying" is "tai"
the word for "wife" is "tai tai"