WEDNESDAY FACT CHECKED OPEN COMMENTS

In todays cynical world it is important that we check, check and double check everything that is presented to us as fact.  Ain’t nuttin personal but I never take on face value anything that is said to me as truth.  Yesterday our fearless leader made a statement and I wondered if Texpat was being truthful or just blustering beating his chest.  (See disclaimer below)

News has broken that Elon Musk is indeed going to buy Twitter

Twitter confirms it intends to close deal with Elon Musk
Twitter has again agreed to let Elon Musk buy the company.

Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

We all know that Twitter is full of bots that lie and tell stories all the time.  So I cannot verify the veracity of the Twitter claim that Musk is going through with the purchase.  So I mark this part of the story as
who knows Maybe, maybe not - Disaster Girl | Make a Meme
but Texpat made his claim that he knew the deal would go through.
Texpat says:

I knew it. I said it. I can’t remember when.

I always thought Musk would do the Twitter deal, no matter what.  All the genius chattering heads said he was backing out.

Well there was just no way I was going to let that go.  Texpat is our fearless leader could it be that all the corruption on the interwebs had sullied his once pristine character.  Could it be for hollow recognition he blurted out an unverifiable claim?  Well I had to know.

I waded deep into the bowels of Hamous V3.0 blog commentary comments searching for the evidence that would either vindicate  or condemn him.  It took a lot of work wading through many Covid and Coffee comments, a plethora non related comments, not to mention my own inane contributions to burning volumes of cyber paper.  And would you look at that.

Musk said from the beginning he wouldn’t negotiate.  His $54.20 offer was final.  All the smart people on Wall Street said Twitter would beat him up for a lot more money before they accept.

Twitter accepts offer at $54.20.  Enough said.

The dude is a real stud.  No doubt about it.

By golly he did say it.  It does not renew my faith in humanity but it does allow me to proudly afix the Good to Go graphic on this whole commenting affair.

 

DISCLAIMER:  Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist… I AM KIDDING


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Shannon
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October 5, 2022 11:18 pm

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 11:13 pm

If I had my druthers I’d be floating around in a 1976 El Dorado.

Battleship on wheels.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 11:10 pm

Truthfully, I don’t miss driving a pickup one damn bit.

My son showed up in his new Four Runner last weekend.

Beautiful vehicle. Rough riding as hell.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 10:34 pm

We had our eyes opened to a lot of things having our aunt in an assisted living home, one was we were pretty certain no matter the drugs she was supposed to be given were not and they basically “shared” many of them amongst all patients. It is a mess. We were surprised at her passing all the nurses that… Read more »

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 10:26 pm

I’ve driven a company truck for my entire adult life. Getting one of my own has not been in the cards yet.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 10:24 pm

And, oh yeah, I’m driving my aunt’s 2001 Toyota Avalon.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 10:23 pm

Ego? What’s that?

I’m driving a frkkin minivan and paying someone else to swing my hammers and weedeat.

I literally LMAO. That’s one for the ages Buddy!

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 10:16 pm

Over the last few years I figured out that, if you’re very lucky, 50% of nursing home/ rehab facility employees give a damn about the residents.

It’s a very touchy situation. If you complain, retaliation is a real possibility.

El Gordo
October 5, 2022 10:11 pm

Nite all.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 10:11 pm

Tonight I learned from KHOU that Texas state law allows you to put a monitor camera in your loved one’s nursing home room.

Elder abuse is a real problem in some of these facilities.

 

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 10:02 pm

I didn’t get to dedicate any time to Latin earlier, and I have class tomorrow night…so off to do some homework.

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 10:02 pm

I had two sisters with severe pain from statins, and a friend whom it dang near killed.  It screwed up her circulation something terrible, and she had edema and other related problems.  Once she stopped taking it, everything cleared up. My old doc gave me the full court press on taking them, and I insisted I wouldn’t.  I’ve never regretted… Read more »

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:59 pm

But for slices, you MUST use the parchment paper.  I’ve seen a coupla different methods, but the purpose is the same: to keep the slices separate.

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:58 pm

Bsue – I’ve watched multiple videos – most precook.  Alaska prepper didn’t.   I did mine uncooked tonight, but tomorrow I may precook, and then see what the difference is, which way I prefer.  Either way, it’d get crisped up in a pan before eating.  One lady did bits and pieces raw in the jar, which meant they clumped together, but… Read more »

bsue54
October 5, 2022 9:47 pm

Tedtam – if I understood the video, you have to use the precooked bacon?

bsue54
October 5, 2022 9:46 pm

Had to check to see which statin I’ve been on forever… Simvastatin – generic for Zocor. Have not had any side effects that I was aware of…

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:42 pm

Ego? What’s that?

I’m driving a frkkin minivan and paying someone else to swing my hammers and weedeat.

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:40 pm

I dried 3 cartons of mushrooms and canned about 3 pounds+ of bacon today.  I have more bacon for tomorrow.

Because if the SHTF, I would miss bacon.

TexMo
TexMo
October 5, 2022 9:39 pm

I tried not to let it bruise my ego.

TexMo
TexMo
October 5, 2022 9:38 pm

#76 Shannon

Amen to that. I finally had to hire a handyman this summer to take care of a bunch of little things that I just can’t physically do right now.

Shannon
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October 5, 2022 9:27 pm

GJT

In the top five of Things I Hate Most About Becoming Decrepit is having to pay someone else to do stuff you’ve done yourself all your life.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:25 pm

The contestants in Italy are now having to deal with full 88 lb. wheels of Parmagiano Regiano.

I can smell it from here. Just wonderful.

You can buy one online, right now, from Williams Sonoma for $3000. “No returns.”

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 9:17 pm

GJT

Who pays for an estimate for, anything!?

/meekly raises hand in the corner.

Not ripping, I rarely pay anyone to do work for me so I’m a bit sheltered. I had no idea it was a thing.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:16 pm

Atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) is indeed the one prescribed this time.

 

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:15 pm

Last time, I had to try three statins before I found one with an acceptable level of leg muscle pain.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 9:12 pm

The Amazing Race is actually pretty good television. This evening, the teams are in Italy. The ones who cannot operate the standard transmission vehicle provided are pretty funny. This one guy got a third of the way through a three-point U-turn and cannot figure out how to get it into Reverse. He’s letting his girlfriend push the car backwards while… Read more »

Texpat
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October 5, 2022 9:07 pm

The only side effect I’ve had from Atorvastatin is a difficulty sleeping.  It has helped to reduce my already low LDL level.

Texpat
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October 5, 2022 9:02 pm

I complained a couple of times when Shannon and I were riding around Austin County and I saw guys hauling round bales with no straps at all.  The only time I ever hauled round bales without straps or chains was on a trailer specially designed for round bales to sit in cradles.  I’ve never hauled hay on a truck or… Read more »

Shannon
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October 5, 2022 9:01 pm

65 Texmo

Yes. I’m still struggling with it. I may not do it.

I picked up the prescription today and got a feeling of foreboding.

 

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 8:57 pm

I was hoping to get this done before Thanksgiving

/insert here classic photo of laughing donkey

bsue54
October 5, 2022 8:55 pm

#65 TexMo… nope – not brave but chicken. Had early onset high BP, doc asked about family history… Knew the only grandfather I ever knew died of a heart attack at 63… Asked about grandmother – she died of complications of a stroke at 47. Blessedly, the 3 different BP meds and statin I take have kept me going so… Read more »

TexMo
TexMo
October 5, 2022 8:41 pm

You guys that are taking statins are brave. I’ve read too many horror stories of bad side effects.

TexMo
TexMo
October 5, 2022 8:39 pm

Large burning bales of hay: First World Country Living Problems.

TexMo
TexMo
October 5, 2022 8:35 pm

GJT Who pays for an estimate for, anything!? /meekly raises hand in the corner. For the first time in my life, I paid for an estimate for the wood burning stove installation. The other three bidders were free. I really want to go with the guy we paid for the estimate. I knew he would be high bidder. I thought… Read more »

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 8:28 pm

I won’t ask you to prove otherwise, okay?

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 8:10 pm

SMALL???

Tedtam
Admin
October 5, 2022 7:53 pm

Only when I’m outside. I normally keep my clothes on when I’m out there.

Thank goodness for small blessings.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 7:28 pm

Only when I’m outside. I normally keep my clothes on when I’m out there.

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 7:24 pm

Ring doorbell?

You do realize that every government agency in the country is now monitoring your every move?

 

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 7:07 pm

I got around to installing the Ring doorbell the boys got us three Christmas’s ago about three weeks ago. Thing is cool I can watch all the goings on. I like to scare the heck out of my wife by hollering into it when she goes out on the porch when I’m not here lol.

 

 

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 7:02 pm

Yippppeeeee

Theyre letting us thru!!!

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 6:51 pm

We are ready for the paint/ stain stage on the new front porch, we could do a lot of it but we have a ton of caulk work to do, and I just can’t do a nice caulk job. Nor can I stain. Anyway, every stage of this dang project getting bids from contractors their big deal is “free estimates!”… Read more »

Bonecrusher
October 5, 2022 6:44 pm

#53:  The platform makes for lots of choices, not necessarily those which he chose.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 6:30 pm

#52

Thats awesome. People do some crazy stuff.

Bonecrusher
October 5, 2022 6:15 pm

This is the ultimate rig for the zombie apocalypse.

Spoiler alert:  It is a converted Blue Bird school bus.  I also noted a distinct lack of air conditioning.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 6:14 pm

:thumbsup:

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 6:13 pm

There are probably a hundred permanent residences in the campground, like mine.

I bet the line of cars behind me is three miles long.

Everyone trying to get home from work.

GJT
GJT
October 5, 2022 6:12 pm

First night we were headed to Giddings to race last Thursday we were going thru Brenham at the circle exit to continue on 290 – right before the Dairy Queen – on the merging lane there was a big round hay bale right in the lane. Almost hit the dang thing as I was concentrating on the traffic to merge… Read more »

Shannon
Admin
October 5, 2022 6:11 pm

Actually a friend from the neighborhood is waiting in line, too, six vehicles behind me.

with Beer