What Are You Doing Right Now? (166 Viewers)

[AFL_ITALIA]

Speaking of that, has Texas done anything to fix their power grid since last winter?

 

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[.zero]

It’s working fine the last time I checked

 

[Hust]

The meteorologists did their job, but people probably didn't pay attention because of the holidays and the fact air temps were in the 50's the day before. The traffic folks in VA apparently couldn't pre-treat the roads with their mixture of chemicals because of the rain before the snow, but who knows if that was actually the case.

The local news had a poll on whether the governor, VDOT, or the drivers were to blame. Like 70% blamed VDOT, 20 the drivers, 10 the governor. So two government entities and the dumbo general public who can't drive even without snow. They're probably all to blame.

the weather man that told Northam to shut up, did you see that?

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477...goes-off-on-gov-northam-during-live-broadcast

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[Fr3sh]

We cannot discuss some nice big asses without my boys, the absolute connoisseurs @Fr3sh and @Lion.

where them cheeks at?

 

[swag]

In that instance shouldn't be on VDOT to just close the road before the problem gets this big?

Theoretically, yes. As Enron pointed out, I-80 does this all the time in Wyo/Utah.

I would assume that would be an option. Although it might be difficult to do that considering it's I-95.

And therein lies the rub. Closing the freeways would be shutting down the country a la Covid. Politically unpopular. Better to have people stuck in hours of traffic on the odd chance -- plus a few highway deaths -- than to closer the doors to freedom,. You'd risk the barbarians coming to the doors of VDOT officials with torches.

 

[Bjerknes]

the weather man that told Northam to shut up, did you see that?

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477...goes-off-on-gov-northam-during-live-broadcast

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Thanks, that was good. Blackface Northam has always been full of shit, typical scumbag politician.

He just declared a state of emergency for the next storm arriving tomorrow, which will probably yield 3-5 inches. Lots of folks still out of power and roads not cleared west of Richmond. But some of these comments under this tweet are great.

 

[.zero]

My Dominican has been lacking team

 

[Bjerknes]

Theoretically, yes. As Enron pointed out, I-80 does this all the time in Wyo/Utah.

And therein lies the rub. Closing the freeways would be shutting down the country a la Covid. Politically unpopular. Better to have people stuck in hours of traffic on the odd chance -- plus a few highway deaths -- than to closer the doors to freedom,. You'd risk the barbarians coming to the doors of VDOT officials with torches.

I think I-80 is a different beast than I-95, mostly since the former runs through a bunch of massive mountains and valleys. The latter is three lanes of flat highway in VA where 99% of the time the problems are caused by idiots, not nature. VDOT probably got fucked because some of those bands had 2-inch per hour snowfall rates, so they couldn't keep up. Plus 90% of the people on the road probably can't drive in snow, so stupid shit happens.

 

[.zero]

Big snow storm said to be coming tonight

Meaning it will be wind and rain by the time it hits Manhattan.

Waste of everyone’s time

 

[Bjerknes]

Big snow storm said to be coming tonight

Meaning it will be wind and rain by the time it hits Manhattan.

Waste of everyone’s time

Don't be a Debbie Downer Drubie, it looks like it will be all snow there, too.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/ana...ion=neus&pkg=ref_frzn&runtime=2022010612&fh=1

 

[swag]

I think I-80 is a different beast than I-95, mostly since the former runs through a bunch of massive mountains and valleys. The latter is three lanes of flat highway in VA where 99% of the time the problems are caused by idiots, not nature. VDOT probably got fucked because some of those bands had 2-inch per hour snowfall rates, so they couldn't keep up. Plus 90% of the people on the road probably can't drive in snow, so stupid shit happens.

But that's a cop-out though. I know how bad drivers in Virginia are in snow, because I saw that when I lived in DC in the late 80s. Agonizingly slow traffic and 4" of snow on the Beltway, and some yutz with Virginia plates would stop their car two lanes from the shoulder, park it, get out, and walk down the freeway to go home.

So to say that VDOT could not anticipate snow is one thing. To say that they could not anticipate bad drivers is another untruth. Because, as we know, there will be bad drivers and there will be accidents with people doing stupid sh*t. This would not be news in the Virginia snow ... this would be news if that didn't happen.

So you have to use some serious selective memory mojo as VDOT to claim, "Well, we had no idea accidents would happen and would logjam the whole thing."

 

[ALC]

Don't be a Debbie Downer Drubie, it looks like it will be all snow there, too.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/ana...ion=neus&pkg=ref_frzn&runtime=2022010612&fh=1

i had no clue, looks like thankfully it’s moving quickly but it’ll still dump some snow on us

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

Big snow storm said to be coming tonight

Meaning it will be wind and rain by the time it hits Manhattan.

Waste of everyone’s time

We never get to have any fun

 

[Fab Fragment]

We never get to have any fun

Where are you?

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The women in my office are freezing me to death. All their hormones acting up and I'm freezing

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[AFL_ITALIA]

Where are you?

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The women in my office are freezing me to death. All their hormones acting up and I'm freezing

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New York

 

[.zero]

https://bleacherreport.com/post/cfb-sportsbook/cddf5933-d9cc-4b09-b100-40a93f9c4b30

LFG

@AFL_ITALIA

 

[Siamak]

@Bianconero81
As i remember, you stated that you are an english teacher in one of your posts. I intend to take some english lessons with an english teacher online. Italki is a platform which able you to contact with teachers and book lesson with them. I do not know if you have ever heard the name of this site or are you familiar with it but you get to choose the country your teacher is from which is important if you are keen on a particular accent.
Is a teacher from an English speaking country a good option for improve fluency in english?
What do you think about this style of learning English that classes are online?

 

[Bianconero81]

@Bianconero81
As i remember, you stated that you are an english teacher in one of your posts. I intend to take some english lessons with an english teacher online. Italki is a platform which able you to contact with teachers and book lesson with them. I do not know if you have ever heard the name of this site or are you familiar with it but you get to choose the country your teacher is from which is important if you are keen on a particular accent.
Is a teacher from an English speaking country a good option for improve fluency in english?
What do you think about this style of learning English that classes are online?

I have heard positive things about ITalki, but I have personally never used the platform.

If your focus is on fluency, then I would choose a teacher from the country you wish to pursue your studies/a career in. This is invaluable because it will not only enable you to understand specific language nuances, but it may also allow the teacher to share some cultural traits and attributes of the country in question.

I believe the most important aspect of learning or improving your language skills is to find an English teacher/tutor you are comfortable and compatible with. It's a commitment, so you want to ensure the classes are fun and engaging, as that will boost your capacity to learn and allow you to derive the greatest benefit, especially since the lessons are going to be online.

Online learning can be both incredibly rewarding and an absolute nightmare. It depends on your approach to learning and the teacher/tutor you choose/are assigned to.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

https://bleacherreport.com/post/cfb-sportsbook/cddf5933-d9cc-4b09-b100-40a93f9c4b30

LFG

@AFL_ITALIA

Now I KNOW we're gonna bet a couple g's on the next Juve match, right?

 

[Siamak]

I have heard positive things about ITalki, but I have personally never used the platform.

If your focus is on fluency, then I would choose a teacher from the country you wish to pursue your studies/a career in. This is invaluable because it will not only enable you to understand specific language nuances, but it may also allow the teacher to share some cultural traits and attributes of the country in question.

I believe the most important aspect of learning or improving your language skills is to find an English teacher/tutor you are comfortable and compatible with. It's a commitment, so you want to ensure the classes are fun and engaging, as that will boost your capacity to learn and allow you to derive the greatest benefit, especially since the lessons are going to be online.

Online learning can be both incredibly rewarding and an absolute nightmare. It depends on your approach to learning and the teacher/tutor you choose/are assigned to.

I talked to her before i decided that she is right for me. Trial lessons serve that purpose.