Yes always has the advantage on referendums as many people just check yes without even reading. And clearly the postcards made the difference!
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Aug 03, 2022 2:11:03 pm PDT #16656 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sheryl - Aug 03, 2022 3:53:27 pm PDT #16657 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Mr. S didn't get to sleep until 10 last night, and he just had a major meltdown so I'm not sure tonight's going to go any better.
aurelia - Aug 03, 2022 4:46:31 pm PDT #16658 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I am cynically wondering if the confusing wording and messaging confused the "wrong" voters.
I think it was more that old-school conservatives don't want the government in their personal business.
Scrappy - Aug 03, 2022 5:25:37 pm PDT #16659 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I agree with Aurelia.
shrift - Aug 03, 2022 5:32:24 pm PDT #16660 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Also there was a huge spike in voter registration in Kansas after the SCOTUS decision and something like 70% of new voter registrations were women.
Also, hi! I just caught up on many weeks of Natter.
Laura - Aug 03, 2022 6:04:38 pm PDT #16661 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Hiya, shrift!
Yes, I'm hoping there is a similar spike in voter registration in other states to tip the balance.
JenP - Aug 04, 2022 4:50:54 am PDT #16662 of 30000
Also there was a huge spike in voter registration in Kansas after the SCOTUS decision and something like 70% of new voter registrations were women.
Excellent. And, hi.
Water aerobics this morning, yay!
Laura - Aug 04, 2022 6:25:17 am PDT #16663 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
My son's lease ends in October so I have been poking around at houses in his area. I found this place 1/3 of a mile from where his girlfriend works (or will when they rebuild after the fire). She doesn't drive so walking distance would be cool. Anyway, to give an example of the extreme difference in RE prices, this little 2/2 house would be so cute for them listed at $139,000. [link] Clearly easier to find something for him than for me!
Steph L. - Aug 04, 2022 6:59:55 am PDT #16664 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Tim and his brothers are going through the process of selling their dad's house, and the first option was a private sale to a neighbor's relative. (They're still using a realtor, who's a friend of a friend and really knows his shit. We got super lucky there.) Anyway, the buyer's bid lowballed the asking price by $120K (that zero is not a typo). That's crazy.
Tim and his brothers probably would have accepted a bid that was $12K under asking, just to have the sale over and done with. But this guy's massive underbid means the next step is to give a letter to all the neighbors offering them the opportunity to buy it, and if that doesn't pan out, then they list it.
I feel bad even complaining about it, because the house is part of the estate and therefore its sale directly affects me, through Tim. I do get that. Still, stuff can be 2 things -- it can be a financial opportunity that makes our retirement more secure *and* a giant pain in the ass to get cleaned out and sold.
Laura - Aug 04, 2022 7:01:36 am PDT #16665 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Selling a house is a giant pain in the ass, as is buying one!