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How will they rule ??!

  • YES - Qualified

    Votes: 41 82.0%
  • NO - Disqualified

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
Went up to Sante Fe a couple of times - thought it was wildly overrated. Many ABQ folks told me how beautiful and quaint, etc. it was. It's pretty, way up in the mountains. But, I've been in 15 similar towns in Colorado that are just as beautiful, just as quaint, just as amazing scenery. I guess for New Mexico it's unusual and stunning. It's very average compared to Steamboat, Breck, Vail, Aspen, et al.
I think otherwise, but OK.
 
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This is a second hand story that was shared with me and I cannot validate the authenticity. Supposedly an aircraft carrier had some gang type personnel make a weight training room their personal crib and did not allow outsiders to use the facility when they were present. The captain was unable to maintain control with his MAA staff. He used personal contacts to obtain assistance from UDT Seals in San Diego to come aboard and rectify the situation. This was supposedly done while keeping it under wraps from going up the chain of command. Someone with carrier experience may be able to explain this as total bs, but I can see the rationalization for a cover up if this were true.
Zero chance that story is true.
ZERO
 
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I traveled on business to ABQ 4+ times a year for 5 years or so. Can't believe >750k people live in that city. Consistently one of the worst crime-ridden cities in America. Brutally hot in the summer and very, very dry. If you like brown desert landscapes, have at it - I don't. One person I worked with in ABQ asked me early on if my car had been broken into and I said, 'No'. She said, 'Then you really haven't been in ABQ very long.' Surprisingly, I didn't find many good Mexican restaurants even after multiple referrals from locals. I eventually ended up eating at chain restaurants most of the time rather than locally owned ones.

Went up to Sante Fe a couple of times - thought it was wildly overrated. Many ABQ folks told me how beautiful and quaint, etc. it was. It's pretty, way up in the mountains. But, I've been in 15 similar towns in Colorado that are just as beautiful, just as quaint, just as amazing scenery. I guess for New Mexico it's unusual and stunning. It's very average compared to Steamboat, Breck, Vail, Aspen, et al.

At one point, my company floated the possibility of relocating me to ABQ to open a branch office, pay raise, etc. I quickly nixxed that thought. I had no intention of living there and the Denver area has a ton of problems (which is why I moved away last year) but it's miles ahead of Albuquerque, imo.
What a shame. My dad's best friend owned a restaurant in the 80s called Rutilio's. Best food ever. I was around 12 years old. We used to go there and hang out, and they would give us chips, salsa, and free soda from the fountain. Best sopapillas I ever had in my life. Local restaurants were so good in ABQ that they actually ran Chi-Chi's out of town.
 
I got my READ ID about 7 yrs ago....I've already had to Renew it....but honestly it was easier to get my Passport than the Read ID....crazy about of info they ask for. But no excuse for those who waited this long
I got mine about 4-5 years when I needed to renew my license. Personally I’m not sure what the big deal about REAL ID is all about.

I’m currently on the tarmac in Evansville for a business trip to Houston. One new thing I encountered checking in at TSA earlier this morning was a request to take my photo after presenting my ID. My last time flying was last October.

Anyway, I politely challenged the guy on this, and he told me I had the right to decline being photographed, which I did.

If a small regional airport in Evansville is doing this, I’m sure larger airports are as well. Will be interesting to see what happens on my return trip Wednesday evening.
 
This is a second hand story that was shared with me and I cannot validate the authenticity. Supposedly an aircraft carrier had some gang type personnel make a weight training room their personal crib and did not allow outsiders to use the facility when they were present. The captain was unable to maintain control with his MAA staff. He used personal contacts to obtain assistance from UDT Seals in San Diego to come aboard and rectify the situation. This was supposedly done while keeping it under wraps from going up the chain of command. Someone with carrier experience may be able to explain this as total bs, but I can see the rationalization for a cover up if this were true.
I've known a few Marines who said serving in Cali you learned who were gang bangers and who wasn't. They didn't even really hide it.
 


Did someone say they were going to Spain this summer? Good luck.



Globalist will blame global warming and keep doing things to weaken the power grid. It's not even hot yet. Ho Lee hell once the heat hits... Med countries are going to have rolling blackouts all summer.
 
I think many of the schools that went defunct got in trouble for fraud, mostly regarding federal student loans.
Yes, ITT's shareholders' undying need to become accredited so that they could become Federal loan eligible is what did them in. The accreditation curriculum watered down a 2-year streamlined tech degree to being nothing short of useless. Hence, the lawsuits.

ITT jumped accreditation twice in about 10 years to achieve this. They were nothing if not determined.
 
In 1972, I enrolled at the Ohio Institute of Technology in Columbus OH which offered an Associate and Bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.

At orientation, the speaker said the statistics show only 1 of 3 will complete the program. The training was all in one brand new building and each class went from room to room much like high school. That fall there were 4 day classes and 2 night classes enrolled. When I graduated 3 years later with an AEET the 6 classes had been reduced to 1 day class. 1 out of 6 made it.

During my time at this school I had a friend attending Ohio State. It was interesting to discover we were using the same technical books, but his curriculum included more non-technical classes.

I know for-profits have earned a bad reputation, but OIT required you to earn the grade. There were no free passes and that is why only 1 of 6 enrollees graduated with my class.

OIT was later purchased by DeVry and things apparently went downhill from that point.
In the beginning at ITT, prior to at least 1998 (first accreditation), ITT allowed 3 missed days/quarter, then they'd kick you out, no questions asked. No tennis shoes or sandals. No hats, no cut-offs. You were to dress professionally and carry a briefcase, no backpacks or bags. If you failed a class, you had to wait until that class was offered again, maybe a year from now.

In the end (2016), money took over and you could no longer fail anybody. Tests reviews were basically giving test questions away, instructors were expected to bend over backward for students (paying customers), up to and including showing up on a Sat to proctor an exam somebody missed. The halls were suddenly filled with fresh teacher grads for the new accreditation curriculum. We watched it burn in real time.
 
I got mine about 4-5 years when I needed to renew my license. Personally I’m not sure what the big deal about REAL ID is all about.

I’m currently on the tarmac in Evansville for a business trip to Houston. One new thing I encountered checking in at TSA earlier this morning was a request to take my photo after presenting my ID. My last time flying was last October.

Anyway, I politely challenged the guy on this, and he told me I had the right to decline being photographed, which I did.

If a small regional airport in Evansville is doing this, I’m sure larger airports are as well. Will be interesting to see what happens on my return trip Wednesday evening.
I think I'm worried that they're planning to use Real ID to verify voters.

And I have no issue with that, but if that's the actual plan, if that's the reason they're falling out of trees over RID, then we shouldn't have been given any other option. Make it one thing or the other, but not both. 'Both' is always more confusing.
 
I traveled on business to ABQ 4+ times a year for 5 years or so. Can't believe >750k people live in that city. Consistently one of the worst crime-ridden cities in America. Brutally hot in the summer and very, very dry. If you like brown desert landscapes, have at it - I don't. One person I worked with in ABQ asked me early on if my car had been broken into and I said, 'No'. She said, 'Then you really haven't been in ABQ very long.' Surprisingly, I didn't find many good Mexican restaurants even after multiple referrals from locals. I eventually ended up eating at chain restaurants most of the time rather than locally owned ones.

Went up to Sante Fe a couple of times - thought it was wildly overrated. Many ABQ folks told me how beautiful and quaint, etc. it was. It's pretty, way up in the mountains. But, I've been in 15 similar towns in Colorado that are just as beautiful, just as quaint, just as amazing scenery. I guess for New Mexico it's unusual and stunning. It's very average compared to Steamboat, Breck, Vail, Aspen, et al.

At one point, my company floated the possibility of relocating me to ABQ to open a branch office, pay raise, etc. I quickly nixxed that thought. I had no intention of living there and the Denver area has a ton of problems (which is why I moved away last year) but it's miles ahead of Albuquerque, imo.
I know I joke about it, but I'm actually looking forward to going out there, mainly because it's a place I've never been so a new experience. Now I may hate it and not look forward to going out there in the future, but I'll at least give it a chance.

I just got so used to going to Florida every year. It started way back in my previous marriage about 25 years ago when the ex-in laws bought a place in Fort Myers Beach. We went down there every year. Then I started a new job in 2016 that took me down to the Gulf Coast quite often as well. I had been down there so much before that I almost didn't need GPS to get around for work. After I divorced I was still getting down there for work, and then I met my current wife whose Brother lived down in Clearwater, So We would get down there every year to visit him. Unfortunately the Company I work for sold our Florida Market a few years ago so I don't get down there for work anymore and now that my BIL bolted for Albuquerque, I no longer have any Florida connections and free or work funded accommodations.
 
I got mine about 4-5 years when I needed to renew my license. Personally I’m not sure what the big deal about REAL ID is all about.

I’m currently on the tarmac in Evansville for a business trip to Houston. One new thing I encountered checking in at TSA earlier this morning was a request to take my photo after presenting my ID. My last time flying was last October.

Anyway, I politely challenged the guy on this, and he told me I had the right to decline being photographed, which I did.

If a small regional airport in Evansville is doing this, I’m sure larger airports are as well. Will be interesting to see what happens on my return trip Wednesday evening.
Most all airports are doing this now. They have the facial recognition. since my ID has me without glasses, sometimes I have to take my glasses off for the facial recognition to work.
 
I worked there for a summer and really enjoyed it. This was 2009-ish. I didn't do the nightlife / food scene, but spent a lot of time hiking and running.
  1. Drinking and driving is a HUGE problem there. Probably tied to the native population.
  2. The reservations are a disaster.
  3. Meth was a BIG problem
I think it's a beautiful area. I like the western look. Santa Fe is for old hippies.
I had several people ask me if I'd driven by Walter White's house in ABQ (Breaking Bad). I mean, when that's a tourist stop, what do you expect? FTR, I didn't go by it. Locals said it looks just like any other house on that street. Nothing really to see, according to them.

I tried several restaurants in Old Town (kind of pricy and food was pretty bland) and normally stayed within walking distance of Uptown where I ate several times. Never really found a really good restaurant, unfortunately. They weren't awful but not nearly as good as I'd eaten in San Antonio, for instance. Maybe just bad luck.

Did eat at The Frontier near UNM. Food was pretty good and the honey buns were enormous. Fun atmosphere.
 
At this point:

if you believe ANYTHING the MSM reports, you're an idiot.

If you believe anything from a Democrat, you're an idiot.

No intelligent person can have "I believe it" as their default, when dealing with those entities.
Try my adopted go to when dealing with dims. FALSE In every instance with the leftist media reporting or leftist posting here, there is always "The Boy who Cried Wolf" approach. Scare tactics because they have no solutions or ideas to make things better.
 
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