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[Local Solution] Months after paying $55,000 to engineering firm CPH Corp. to create a master plan for The Fills, the Village Council tossed their recommendations in the bin and proposed its own management solution: install guardrails and limit parking with meters. The Fills, a man-made causeway between Upper and Lower Matecumbe keys, are approximately 7.38 acres of roadside land that include the Indian Key boat ramp, which is owned by the state of Florida and leased to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks and the Florida Department of Transportation. |
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Ukrainians are selling used Russian tanks on eBay. |
[Noisy Choppers] I always wonder if the choppers that spray for mosquitos are really just shaking our houses so the local contractors can get work fixing the cracks? |
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[IKEA] Putin has misread this so badly that now Sweden is sending Ukraine thousands Of missile launchers. Sweden. The IKEA guys! |
[Germs] Do you ever go to the store and try and undo the plastic bags to put your groceries into? You’re forced to wet your fingers and pry them apart. It’s a conspiracy! |
![]() “Origin of Left & Right…I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the “right” and Liberals are called the “left”. By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV) – “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.” It surely can’t get any simpler than that. |
[Ukraine] How tech companies are pushing back against Russia. Major tech and media platforms like Apple, YouTube, and TikTok move to block Russian state news. Link |
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[Death Sentence] Convicted Orlando cop killer scum sentenced to death. Now to see how many years he’s given free room and board before the deed is done. I’m on the list to witness a Florida execution, hope they let me sit in on this one. |
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[Friday Joke] As I walked out to get the mail a friendly large dog calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for a couple of weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: ‘I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful, sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.’ The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: ‘He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3. He’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow? |
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Michael Meyers’ mask is a William Shatner Halloween mask painted whitish. The movie guys tried everything but Shatner’s mask was the creepiest. |
[Ukraine] It’s an absolute disgrace occurring in Ukraine while the world sits idle. Townspeople with pitchforks, AK rifles, Molotov cocktails. Singing the National anthem while sweeping glass from their bombed-out apartments. Nazi Germany revisited front and center |
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[State gives Rowell’s Park $3 Million] Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded Monroe County a nearly $3 million Community Development Block Grant to enhance Rowell’s Waterfront Park improvement. |
![]() Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a sufficient time. The U.S. Government’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the following permissible Noise level exposure. Duration per Day in hours/ Sound Level dBA, slow response8 hours/90 dBA 6 hours /92 dBA 4 hours /95 dBA 3 hours /97 dBA 2 hours /100 dBA 1 ½ hours /102 dBA 1 hours /105 dBA ½ hours /110 dBA 1/4 hours or less/115 dBA According to OSHA, any exposure in excess of the above permissible limits could result in some hearing loss. Ear plugs or protectors in the ear canals or over the ears must be worn when operating this amplification system in order to prevent a permanent hearing loss if exposure exceeds the limits set forth above. To ensure against potentially dangerous exposure to high sound pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons exposed to equipment capable of producing high sound pressure levels, such as this amplification system, be protected by hearing protectors while this unit is in operation. |
[Damned Russians] Putin’s approval rating has gone up to 71%. Don’t believe western news sources who don’t know what’s going on in Russia. |
![]() A convention was afterwards signed between Spain and Portugal removing the line seventy leagues further westward. Martin V had made a similar grant to the Portuguese in the East Indies in 1420, which was afterwards confirmed by Nicholas V. and Calixtus Ill. |
![]() [Aliens] If we continue to beam light and sound waves into outer space, do you think aliens will someday be able to travel along those beams? |
[Friday Joke] After a prolonged drought when the rain came, all the animals in the forest were happy except the Kangaroo. When the others asked him what the reason was for such sadness, the Kangaroo revealed that the rain meant that all its kids would now be playing inside. |
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I need to believe in make believe. |