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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...

Last post by Tank - Today at 11:44:47 AM

It does not bear thinking about really.

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by Tank - Today at 11:42:17 AM

Nice sunny morning today. Walked over to Costa for a coffee. Read my book. Went shopping. Back home by 7:45. Now what to with the rest of my day?

That sounds lovely. I should try to follow your example now and then; I never seem to be at a loose end and the days are too short.

I live just 15 minutes from the Costa and pass the supermarket to get there so it gets me out the house.

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by Tank - Today at 11:40:32 AM

I am just recovering from a seriously snot drenched cold. Unfortunately I appear to have passed it on to my other half. 

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by Tank - Today at 11:37:20 AM

you should purchase a motorcycle. days such as what you describe are what motorcycles were built for.

I have been tempted I can assure you. But my wife would have me committed to an asylum!

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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...

Last post by billy rubin - Today at 11:20:55 AM

when reagan proposed tax cuts and trickle-down, he was accused of "voodoo economics."

all his rosy predictions failed, and all the alarming predictions of his opponents turned out to be accurate.

yet here we go again, as if we never saw it all before. this time its trickle down and tax cuts, with an extra helping of tariffs.

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by billy rubin - Today at 11:12:15 AM

you should purchase a motorcycle. days such as what you describe are what motorcycles were built for.

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by hermes2015 - Today at 10:33:08 AM

Nice sunny morning today. Walked over to Costa for a coffee. Read my book. Went shopping. Back home by 7:45. Now what to with the rest of my day?

That sounds lovely. I should try to follow your example now and then; I never seem to be at a loose end and the days are too short.

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Science / Re: Neanderthals in the News

Last post by Tank - Today at 09:12:00 AM

28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.

The skeleton of a child with both Neanderthal and modern-human features has been dated to around 28,000 years ago, according to new research that used a new chemical method to pull off the feat.

The new dates, which range from 25,830 to 26,600 B.C., change what archaeologists initially thought about the burial rituals surrounding the "Lapedo child" in what is now Portugal.

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Politics / Re: Duke of Bullshit: "The" Do...

Last post by Tank - Today at 08:53:38 AM

Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US

Tariffs are taxes charged on goods imported from other countries.

The companies that bring the foreign goods into the country pay the tax to the government. Firms may choose to pass on some or all of the cost of tariffs to customers.

Trump's plan for car tariffs is his latest in his wider drive to protect American businesses and boost manufacturing within the US.

But while the measures can protect domestic businesses, they also raise costs for businesses reliant on parts from abroad.

Analysts have estimated that the cost of a car made using parts from Mexico and Canada alone could add $4,000-$10,000 to its cost depending on the vehicle, according to the Anderson Economic Group.

Trump told reporters the tariffs would be "permanent" and reiterated his reasoning that: "If you build your car in the United States there is no tariff."

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Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?

Last post by Tank - Today at 08:19:17 AM

Nice sunny morning today. Walked over to Costa for a coffee. Read my book. Went shopping. Back home by 7:45. Now what to with the rest of my day?