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I might make it over there. My older brother did 26 years in the Navy and lives in Richmond. I am sure that he will take part. I wish the Battleship Texas was back open to the public but it still has a few months before the final berth is ready in Galveston.

He’s Putin’s puppet, he’s a bully, Israeli is calling the shots, he’s racist…..whatever they can make up

Back in those days, to load the grain ship, she had to be maneuvered back and forth to level out the grain. The bow and stern mooring lines had to be loosened and tightened to move the ship to and fro. I had nothing to do with their mooring as Continental Grain Elevator was separate from Mobil, but they were next door and we were able to watch. They probably have better loading procedures today, but that’s how it was done in the olden days. Lol. Some of the smaller tankers that were not Mobil owned, had much smaller mooring lines. Their ropes were about 2” diameter and we called them “kite stringers”. Some ships had bow thrusters and were able to dock using just one tug. Bow thruster was a propeller located in the bow that moved the ship port or starboard. Only dealt with one of those. Mobil ships had 4” ropes for mooring. On the bow and stern, the ropes were accompanied with 1” cables. Had a special hook for the cables called pelican hooks. The ropes went in a simple hook because we were able to lift the rope out of the hook to sail. The pelican hook was specially designed to handle the weight of the cable and a release that would allow disengagement. All mobil ships coming in to dock had to pass up the docks and enter the turning basin where the tugs would turn the ship around before mooring so that she was heading out after loading. All ship traffic was not necessarily hauling in crude. Some were sailing in to load heating oil for up north. That was a regular trip. Had a ship named the Grigerosa which brought in Mexican crude. You could smell her before she rounded the bend……high sulphur content. I could go on but I’m sure this is boring to some. I think you have a great knowledge of the refining part. I picked up a little along the way. I was in my 20s when this took place.

They didn’t specifically mention the presidency but Sauer in his arguments stated that by 2015 there were like 200 or 500 (I don’t remember the numbers) companies in China whose business it is to send women to the US to have babies and then bring them back to China to be raised by their laws and culture. Then they could return later as they were US citizens at birth. One is the follow up questions for his was something like, is there any evidence of that happening or any numbers of people returning or something to that effect. My follow up might have been, it’s only 11 years since 2015. No one born around then is an adult yet.

Y’all should start a separate Scripture/Beliefs discussion thread.

Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell demanded in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel that the bureau refrain from releasing decade-old investigative files involving the congressman’s purported ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. He was pushing for the Epstein files screaming transparency, he changed his tune pretty quick…..lol [Hidden Content]

We like to call those the "Good ole days".

Well, of course there's the dying and the injured - the casualties.

Nice first start of the year for McCullers. 7 IP, 1 run, 4 hits, 9 K's, BB on 95 pitches.

I take no joy in anyone’s death, nor do I ever wish for anyone’s death. If you’re right, and a majority of people are Christians, is it any wonder church attendance is falling in this country? Jesus teaches forgiveness and compassion, two things I can’t find in one plank of the Republican platform. You think we’re not going to pay for electing a blasphemer to lead us? Read your Bible.

Now dat’s funny right there!😂 I knew you had it in you Baddog!

Liberal women don’t want men in their lives, and the liberal men want to lay each other. I wouldn’t brag about that.

Lol - and the DOJ under 3 administrations just let that slide. You state your hate as fact, no wonder you get mad and say things to get removed from the forum. It appears you believe the things you post.

I thought Purdue made a big boo boo fouling on Texas’ layup that ended up tying it. With 11 seconds left and a 3 point lead, give up the 2, but that’s just me.

Nederland never released a list but i know some here wanted Aaron Babino who was the defensive coordinator at DeSoto he took the job in Cameron Yoe he's 6-15 in 2 years there

OPENING DAY!!!!!! Brown strikes out the side with a walk to Trout. I love some of the first game stats.

I've advocated to facilities upgrades for forever on this site (since I created an account). I used to catch a lot of ridicule from the old school mentality of, "it was good enough for my grandparents.. it's good enough now".. when in reality, if you're not providing top notch facilities, then your kids will go somewhere that has them. It's recruiting without recruiting. Plus, knowing that these tax rate increases are so small in the grand scheme of things.. it's beyond my level of comprehension why communities wouldn't want a school they're proud to show off. There's an enormous sense of pride associated with knowing that other schools are potentially jealous of what you have when they come to visit. Just pass the bond. Upgraded facilities will have a positive impact on your students' experiences for long after you've died.

It's all good, I didn't mean to come across mad about it that's my fault. Dropping will help all sports. It's a great place to work and I love the kids here, I honestly feel like the arrow is pointing up for all sports, and we will have a turnaround in some of the sports that struggled. I know nothing about the process of the AD hiring, but looking forward to whoever we bring in and hoping for a positive impact on all sports.

Softball is just like the other sports. They will split into divisions after district play.

They came very close to hitting Pena in the ribs also

But but biden! 🤣

I paid 3.29 today in Silsbee.

This is unacceptable. It causes you to look at the positive side of things.

Coach was ejected from the game but wasn't escorted off the field by police.

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Enjoyed the game tonight. LJM was on fire. I like B. Matthews. He's got game. GO ASTROS! Good guys win!

Simple solution. Don’t feed the troll.

He'll be forever taken as a joke by me when said "I trust trump" lol! 🤣

I guess Buna made the right choice not picking Hillin. Buna beat Kountze twice and Hillin had to be escorted off the field by the police.......

Is this the one you are talking about? Looks like cheating may have taken place!

I’ll take a split most anytime. Abreu is such a great pitcher, but when he gets 2 outs and 2 strikes, he has trouble with that last killer strike. Toughest pitch in baseball.

Yep

Just keeping this up close to the top because oral arguments are this Wednesday. Thought we could continue using this thread. I still think this is going to be one of the most fascinating oral arguments in a long time, and it will have possibly the greatest impact on America as any case in the last 100 years or more. It will be interesting to see how things fall out in questioning. I see the 3 liberal Justices just going with the status quo. I see 4 Justices going more with the originalism/textualism viewpoint. I see 2 Justices being open to the original intent of the 14th, but wanting to make sure their ruling only applies going forward, and how best to address it if they rule for original intent. The arguments for original intent are stronger than many think. Getting over the hurdle of history is still a tall task. But, this SCOTUS has shown a willingness to break with bad precedents in previous rulings. So, we'll see.

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Good dodge CB. You are the King of dodge. Oops, NO KINGS!!!! Thank Soros for the paid protesters. Have you no dignity?

You mean… like trump celebrated Mueller dying earlier this week? I don’t remember your outrage then, but your knickers are certainly in a twist this morning over something one of those mean ol’ Democrats said dat hurt your feelings. “B-b-b-but…Mueller DESERVED it… he investigated an allegation of criminal activity!”

You included my "are you calling me an idiot?" post that was directed at Boyz. Had nothing to do with you. That is why I asked why were you quoting me with your post. Wasn't about disrespect. Just didn't understand why you included my comment with your post.

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How can one disagree? We already have 1 loss.

It’s like trying to teach a dog a card trick.

Thanks you. All in all, I’d say that constitutes duress, and I don’t have a law degree.

Absolutely true! There’s a much better chance of being competitive since we’ve dropped but there is little to no willingness to make our district appealing from this administration. Frustrating!

No outrage here his actions either hurt or help his cause. I just posted what was current. By the way Trump voted mail in ballot. He cheated! 😂

i finished the edit about 4 minutes after the original post, and everyone else liked it after i finished it.

I believe you need to use some of that compassion and forgiveness that your faith teaches that you were talking about earlier today. You are currently failing your test.

I get it. Don't have to miss him. Not asking him to. But can also not say a single word. Pretty easy to do if you ask me. I also agree with you about all our leaders. But he is the ultimate leader so lead by example is what I say. Politics is so ugly these days. Case in point this forum. I hate that it is this way.

I stand by that a POTUS should not be making these kind of comments. Should be held to a higher standard. Us every day Joes, not so much. I want my President to show a little class in these type situations. Just completely unnecessary to make those comments.