swordfish

Congratulations.......

Constant improvement, eh?

Maybe he should consider banning cars......Supposedly kinda even with gun deaths.....

Somebody must have googled Lean Manufacturing........

A tweet from the New York Times on 9/11: “18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center. Today families will once again gather and grieve at the site where more than 2000 people died.” This was quickly deleted and re-worded, (“18 years after nearly 3,000 people were lost, families of those killed in the terror attacks will gather at the 9/11 memorial. There will be a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., then the names of the dead — one by one — will be recited.”) but SF thinks this same mindset applies to the anti-gun crowd who continually blame guns for mass shootings instead of the person actually pulling the trigger.....

Calm down little boy...... SF sees this week as being a very telling week for the NLC teams.....No predictions, but wait and see how the dust settles Friday night.....

Remember Harry Reid?

https://www.kcci.com/article/more-deaths-reported-as-number-of-lung-disease-cases-possibly-connected-to-to-vaping-rises/28941557 U.S. health officials announced Friday that they are now aware of at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping. These cases, which have occurred in 33 states, include some cases that are still under investigation by state health officials. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday revealed the third and fourth confirmed vaping-related deaths in Minnesota and Indiana. Two deaths, one in Illinois and one in Oregon, had been previously reported. Doesn't the act of inserting liquid (nevermind if it is infused with chemicals or not) into your lungs invite the occurrence of pneumonia-like symptoms that could potentially become deadly? The State of New York stopped short of an outright ban, unlike Michigan simply "urging" a halt to people using vaping products......https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-governor-urges-halt-all-vaping-amid-lung-disease-n1051196

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-bend-cops-warn-of-wild-west-after-spate-of-shootings-amid-rift-with-buttigieg The story linked is almost a month old, but over 100 shots were fired in South Bend over the weekend. A bunch were simply fired into some homes.....It really is bad in South Bend

Right wing, meet the "most tolerant among us" left wing......

https://www.newsfeed.tv/michigan-becomes-first-state-to-ban-e-cigarettes/?fbclid=IwAR0IT2jVKP7IhTmIy_Blg5Gv9Ru8oGTQtJhWuHBXMhC0JqLn7QtGogH9OAU In response to increased concerns about the growing popularity of vaping and E-cigs, some states are considering laws to prevent the sale of these products to minors or ban them entirely. Michigan has become the first state in the US to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, with the intent of making it less appealing to minors. Emergency Order Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the state’s health department to issue an emergency ban on nicotine vaping products in stores and even online. A notice from the governor’s office also said that the government will be seeking to prevent e-cig companies from marking or advertising in the state. Whitmer’s executive authority as governor allowed her to implement a six-month ban on the sale of flavored e-cig products. While the length of the ban is limited due to procedural law, it will be possible for the ban to be renewed for another six months once the current order is expired. In the meantime, she will be urging lawmakers in the state to write an official and permanent ban into law. Whitmer told MSNBC that she would continue to impose the ban “unilaterally” until the state’s legislature passes a similar law. Photo Credit: kellysthoughtsonthings.com Other jurisdictions and cities throughout the country have implemented similar bans, but this is the first statewide ban of its kind. Earlier this year, the city of San Francisco announced a new law that would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes. A similar measure was passed this August in Boulder, Colorado. Mysterious Illness E-cigarettes have become extremely popular in recent years because they are a safer alternative to cigarette smoke. In fact, many people have been able to quit smoking, and have experienced a noticeable improvement in health since switching to e-cigs. However, vaping is not entirely without risk. The New York Times reported that there is a mystery illness related to vaping, which experts are now considering an epidemic. According to Dr. Melodi Pirzada, chief pediatric pulmonologist at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, N.Y, the symptoms of this mysterious illness include severe shortness of breath, vomiting, fever, and fatigue. In extreme cases, it could even lead to death. At least 205 cases of the mysterious illness have been reported in the US. Photo Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Unintended Consequences This mysterious illness was one of the reasons cited for the recent e-cig ban in the state of Michigan. However, representatives of the vaping industry believe that this could have the unintended consequence of sending people back to the more harmful traditional cigarettes that will still be readily available. American Vaping Association President Gregory Conley suggests that the ban could send tens of thousands of ex-smokers back to combustible tobacco. Conley said that his organization is considering lawsuits to fight back against the ban. However, some places are banning tobacco outright as well. Earlier this year, the sale of most tobacco products were banned in the affluent city of Beverly Hills, California. The Beverly Hills ban, which is the first of its kind in the United States, includes cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and electronic cigarettes. SF doesn't smoke cigs, (can't handle inhaling smoke directly into my lungs) and certainly have never used e-cigs, only the occasional (good) cigar but I am going to toss a couple of thoughts out there to stimulate the GID's reaction...... Can she really do this? I guess the answer is yes and she can unilaterally keep this ban in place by renewing it every 6 months......But why? SF isn't buying the "intent to make it less appealing to minors" reason. I think something else is at play here, but I really haven't followed the latest stories out of the vaping community who is now on death's door because of this, so I really don't have an opinion as to what that reason could be nor do I even know. Why is it that there is such a fervor against this (seemingly) safer alternative to smoking yet, an apparent, almost advertised embrace of smoking marijuana? Wouldn't there be the same health issues smoking and inhaling smoke from weed and isn't weed addictive? Is it because you can tax weed sales? But aren't the e-cigs and supplies subject to taxes? Maybe the vaping companies aren't donating to the Democrat party? Dunno.......Anyone have any ideas or comments?

https://100percentfedup.com/video-muslim-7-eleven-employee-washes-feet-in-store-sink-at-prayer-time-5-times-a-day/ A shocking video was posted on social media showing a man washing his feet in the sink right next to the coffee machine at a Roseville, Michigan 7-11. This sink is right in the middle of the store and is meant for washing hands, according to WXYZ News. The crazy thing is the man is an employee at the 7-eleven on Gratiot and 13 Mile Road in Roseville. The sink is across from a grill station and right next to the coffee machine. According to WXYZ, there is debate on whether this is ok to do in the store…A debate??? Some people even came to the defense of this 7-Eleven employee! Emily Divel recorded the video and posted it to social media: “As I walked in I could hear him loudly spitting in the sink.” Divel said he then put his foot in the sink.WXYZ News confronted the employee who said it was a religious practice: The employee said he’s Muslim and it’s mandatory he clean his feet, arms, and face at least five times a day. -Eleven released a statement: “We take the cleanliness of 7-Eleven stores very seriously so thank you for making us aware of this incident and allowing us to investigate this matter.” State health inspectors are investigating. OK - SF is really ok with freedom of religion and would normally empathize and maybe even assist with a person's desire to worship or otherwise recognize their deity or observe a custom........But I would HAVE to draw the line here.......Thank god I don't eat 7-11 food......I have had their coffee however.......

Wait....I thought ONLY the US, and the US ONLY was the one and only racist place on the planet and now being led by the bigoted devil himself - Donald Trump.....Certainly not the DUTCH.....or the English......must be fake news.....

Snowflakes...... Just another chapter in the "Degradation of society" book.........

From the Chicago Mayor......“60 percent of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation,” she tweeted. OK, then.......Why isn't there the same level of shootings or more in those Republican areas outside of Chicago where the guns are coming from??