April 5, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, vikas83 said: It does feel like some of the insanity has slowed down as things have reopened, but I still think Gascon has got to go. Santa Monica and Venice are really disasters at this point, and you're even seeing more incidents in places like Beverly Hills. We bought in Bel-Air to be up in the hills with private security patrols. I’m working all over Venice and Santa Monica lately. Also palos verdes and pacific palisades. After working in Inglewood for 30 years I love what I do now I grew up just off rose and Lincoln (ozone st sm) went to all sm schools. So I remember when Venice was crack infested.
April 5, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, lynched1 said: You may be able to carry that financial burden at a level acceptable to your lifestyle but you're paying for it nonetheless. Those federal funds could go to infrastructure, education, defense, energy. Instead it's spent on an ever expanding welfare state that will require more and more of your slice of the pie to maintain. Yeah. Plus Russia invaded Ukraine. FYI
April 5, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, lynched1 said: You may be able to carry that financial burden at a level acceptable to your lifestyle but you're paying for it nonetheless. Those federal funds could go to infrastructure, education, defense, energy. Instead it's spent on an ever expanding welfare state that will require more and more of your slice of the pie to maintain. We all paid Trump's golf trips and Moronia's vacations too. We've subsidized rich guys larks to outer space. You guys are very selective in your outrage over wasted tax dollars.
April 5, 20224 yr 12 minutes ago, Gannan said: Rent is my wife's favorite musical. I took her to see it for her birthday one year. When she asked me what I thought, my first reaction was "Why is that Benny fellow supposed to be the bad guy?" Saw Rent once. Watched the two movie versions. I can see why people thought it was good, and I understand how it helped change and modernize America theater. Just didn't do much for me. 4 minutes ago, paco said: I think he is confusing San Fran with LA. I actually enjoyed my time in LA when I visited my buddy. Then again, we stuck to west Hollywood I think he's just confused in general.
April 5, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, Boogyman said: Yeah. Plus Russia invaded Ukraine. FYI We've covered that sport. Whole thread committed to it no less. Thanks for the briefing though.
April 5, 20224 yr Just now, lynched1 said: We've covered that sport. Whole thread committed to it no less. Thanks for the briefing though. Yeah. I mean we are in that thread right now. I think we are. Are we?
April 5, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, Gannan said: We all paid Trump's golf trips and Moronia's vacations too. We've subsidized rich guys larks to outer space. You guys are very selective in your outrage over wasted tax dollars. No I'm not. I have an issue with all welfare regardless of the 0's in front of the decimal point. The concept has become an entitlement instead of a leg up. Interesting that your response has nothing to do with my actual statement though. 3 minutes ago, Boogyman said: Yeah. I mean we are in that thread right now. I think we are. Are we? Very good.
April 5, 20224 yr 6 minutes ago, SNOORDA said: I’m working all over Venice and Santa Monica lately. Also palos verdes and pacific palisades. After working in Inglewood for 30 years I love what I do now I grew up just off rose and Lincoln (ozone st sm) went to all sm schools. So I remember when Venice was crack infested. We moved back here in 2016 (lived in LA from 2000-2004 when I first graduated from college). After 2 years in Malibu (wife went to Pepperdine), we moved to Venice for a year and lived on the canals. It was brutal -- routinely found homeless people sleeping in our backyard. Then spent ~1.5 years in Marina Del Rey (Silver Strand) before settling down and buying our house in Bel Air. We liked MDR, but Venice issues were creeping across Washington. 2 of my 3 favorite restaurants are on Washington in Venice -- Scopa and Charcoal.
April 5, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, lynched1 said: No I'm not. I have an issue with all welfare regardless of the 0's in front of the decimal point. The concept has become an entitlement instead of a leg up. Interesting that your response has nothing to do with my actual statement though. Very good. I agree with you, but I accept it as unavoidable. Rich people and poor people work the system for free stuff. People who work for a living pay for it. It doesn't have anything to do with the threat from Russia. It isn't something a game show host can fix by building a wall. Procus' point was a ridiculous red herring, which makes it on par with just about everything else he posts.
April 5, 20224 yr 17 minutes ago, vikas83 said: We moved back here in 2016 (lived in LA from 2000-2004 when I first graduated from college). After 2 years in Malibu (wife went to Pepperdine), we moved to Venice for a year and lived on the canals. It was brutal -- routinely found homeless people sleeping in our backyard. Then spent ~1.5 years in Marina Del Rey (Silver Strand) before settling down and buying our house in Bel Air. We liked MDR, but Venice issues were creeping across Washington. 2 of my 3 favorite restaurants are on Washington in Venice -- Scopa and Charcoal. Did you ever go to kifuni (across from islands on Washington) when you lived in the canals. They closed down now but it will always be my all time favorite restaurant I’ve worked on a bunch of houses in the canals over the years. Used to take my kids there all the time when they were little. Josiah is a friend of mine I went to school with. He is kinda full of himself but I guess can be he is one of the top chefs in the country. I did the electrical for charcoal when he renovated it. He also owns melisse in Santa Monica which is like 6stars or whatever. If you haven’t tried melisse it’s a must never been to scopa have to check it out. I’m at Gilbert’s/El Indio on pico eating lunch is I type My favorite Mexican restaurant in la anyways, if someone comes for out of state to Cali for vacation and leaves early because it’s a "sheete hole” they are doing it all wrong.
April 5, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, vikas83 said: We moved back here in 2016 (lived in LA from 2000-2004 when I first graduated from college). After 2 years in Malibu (wife went to Pepperdine), we moved to Venice for a year and lived on the canals. It was brutal -- routinely found homeless people sleeping in our backyard. Then spent ~1.5 years in Marina Del Rey (Silver Strand) before settling down and buying our house in Bel Air. We liked MDR, but Venice issues were creeping across Washington. 2 of my 3 favorite restaurants are on Washington in Venice -- Scopa and Charcoal. Some of my best meals were in Venice. Shame to hear about its decline.
April 5, 20224 yr Just now, SNOORDA said: Did you ever go to kifuni (across from islands on Washington) when you lived in the canals I’ve worked on a bunch of houses in the canals over the years. Used to take my kids there all the time when they were little. Always saw that place but never went. We loved Wabi before it burned down.
April 5, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, vikas83 said: We moved back here in 2016 (lived in LA from 2000-2004 when I first graduated from college). After 2 years in Malibu (wife went to Pepperdine), we moved to Venice for a year and lived on the canals. It was brutal -- routinely found homeless people sleeping in our backyard. Then spent ~1.5 years in Marina Del Rey (Silver Strand) before settling down and buying our house in Bel Air. We liked MDR, but Venice issues were creeping across Washington. 2 of my 3 favorite restaurants are on Washington in Venice -- Scopa and Charcoal. Damn. I remember walking around the canals and thinking what a cool place it would be to live. Guess not.
April 5, 20224 yr Just now, Shepard Wong said: Damn. I remember walking around the canals and thinking what a cool place it would be to live. Guess not. It was...interesting. You have to get used to a constant stream of people, especially on the weekends. They generally did an OK job of keeping the canals clean and tidy, but the surrounding areas were going to hell. Also, for some reason people started thinking it was really funny to throw Bird scooters into the canal ALL THE TIME. It's just the homelessness that really was too much. I'd leave for work before 6am, and I'm worried about my wife being home alone while some vagrant tries to sleep on our deck.
April 5, 20224 yr Hey hey, stick out your can, here comes the pravda man Yeah yeah, stick out your can, here comes the pravda man
April 5, 20224 yr 9 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: Savage Brutality of Ukraine Military Towards Civilians
April 5, 20224 yr 2 minutes ago, Toastrel said: Hey hey, stick out your can, here comes the pravda man Yeah yeah, stick out your can, here comes the pravda man That video is recorded by the Ukrainians, themselves. You brain processes that as propaganda because you'd otherwise have to come to terms with the evil you support. This kind of brutality is being repeated all over eastern Ukraine, much of it is then blamed on Russia. This is what you support. This is what your government has wrought.
April 5, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, Gannan said: If you're livelihood is threatened by illegals because an unskilled laborer can do your job, you should rethink your life. My life isn't affected by illegals at all. So no it's not related. Try again. Not my livelihood I'm concerned with. The world has become a much more dangerous place in the past few months.
April 5, 20224 yr 14 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: That video is recorded by the Ukrainians, themselves. You brain processes that as propaganda because you'd otherwise have to come to terms with the evil you support. This kind of brutality is being repeated all over eastern Ukraine, much of it is then blamed on Russia. This is what you support. This is what your government has wrought.
April 5, 20224 yr 28 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: That video is recorded by the Ukrainians, themselves. You brain processes that as propaganda because you'd otherwise have to come to terms with the evil you support. This kind of brutality is being repeated all over eastern Ukraine, much of it is then blamed on Russia. This is what you support. This is what your government has wrought. You know the people who recorded it? Really? If you post it, it is to be mocked. You are a joke of an American. You are a poor excuse for a human being. Frankly, I suspect you may be a Dallas fan.
April 5, 20224 yr 13 minutes ago, Toastrel said: You know the people who recorded it? Really? If you post it, it is to be mocked. You are a joke of an American. You are a poor excuse for a human being. Frankly, I suspect you may be a Dallas fan. I know Dallas fans that would punch you for that. He is far lower than even them 39 minutes ago, Procus said: Not my livelihood I'm concerned with. The world has become a much more dangerous place in the past few months.
April 5, 20224 yr Just now, Boogyman said: I know Dallas fans that would punch you for that. He is far lower than even them Commanders' fan?
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