Ilunga Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Vladdy the taxi driver https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-13/vladimir-putin-says-he-moonlighted-as-a-taxi-driver-in-the-1990s/100697218 You talkin to me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Ilunga said: Vladdy the taxi driver https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-13/vladimir-putin-says-he-moonlighted-as-a-taxi-driver-in-the-1990s/100697218 You talkin to me ? Fun fact: when he got the passenger to their destination, he used to throw them out the passenger window..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 5 children dead, 4 injured when "bouncy castle" is picked up by wind in Australia. Hoping it doesn't involve our aussie posters https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/5-children-dead-after-horrific-bouncy-castle-incident-in-australia/ar-AART1v7?ocid=msedgntp Five children have died and four others are injured after a bouncy castle they were playing in was picked up by a gust of wind in Australia, police say. The accident happened at a school fun day on Thursday in Devonport, Tasmania. Hillcrest Primary School was holding its annual tradition to mark the end of the school year. The children were in the fifth and sixth grade, meaning they were likely 10 or 11 years old. Two girls and two boys were among the victims. A fifth child later died in hospital. Four more children remain in hospital in critical condition. "A wind gust had reportedly caused the jumping castle and inflatable balls to lift into the air," Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine said, adding that the children likely fell from about 10 metres in the air. "Our hearts are breaking for the families and the loved ones, schoolmates, teachers of these young people who were taken too soon," he continued. Community members have begun a small memorial for the lost children, placing stuffed animals at the base of the school's sign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 9:24 AM, gurn said: Confession time: On Chess.com my poster name is BCchessnut You joined fairly recently, it appears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: You joined fairly recently, it appears? I've been there for awhile, but had to re join, under a different name after a computer problem. Might have been able to figure it out, but I had accidentally joined a tournament and when I tried to exit, I took a 20 game loss streak to do it. Meh, start again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 minute ago, gurn said: I've been there for awhile, but had to re join, under a different name after a computer problem. Might have been able to figure it out, but I had accidentally joined a tournament and when I tried to exit, I took a 20 game loss streak to do it. Meh, start again. Ditto for me(next month is a decade)..got a thing for LIVE 960 chess - I'm too lazy to study/memorize openings, so prefer 960 chess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Ditto for me(next month is a decade)..got a thing for LIVE 960 chess - I'm too lazy to study/memorize openings, so prefer 960 chess. Studying and memorization are exactly the reasons I'm not better than I am. I got too wrapped up in "Am I even playing, or am I just repeating moves that occurred in a game between GM's from years past.?" I gave it up for some time, never wanted to play the first 9 moves of any opening, by some one else's book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 5:26 PM, gurn said: I've been there for awhile, but had to re join, under a different name after a computer problem. Might have been able to figure it out, but I had accidentally joined a tournament and when I tried to exit, I took a 20 game loss streak to do it. Meh, start again. Always prudent to have a separate machine for porn....that way you don't mess up any other accounts.... ....or so I'm told.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Always prudent to have a separate machine for porn....that way you don't mess up any other accounts.... ....or so I'm told.... No worries, the situation is, well in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Just now, gurn said: No worries, the situation is, well in hand. Good to hear. Sounds like you took a real spanking in that match.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, gurn said: No worries, the situation is, well in hand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kurgom Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) https://www.newsweek.com/united-nations-giving-names-uyghur-dissidents-china-opinion-1649060?s=09 This is why people hate the UN now. This is why no one trusts the WHO. It's a broken organization that is only used by authoritarian regimes as a propaganda arm now. Edited December 31, 2021 by Kurgom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 It's somewhat of a holiday miracle that no deaths have been reported due to the Colorado wildfires. 500 homes destroyed, 35,000 people evacuated, but nobody killed.... Here's hoping it stays that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: It's somewhat of a holiday miracle that no deaths have been reported due to the Colorado wildfires. 500 homes destroyed, 35,000 people evacuated, but nobody killed.... Here's hoping it stays that way. Was going to post this article about those fires in this thread yesterday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-31/colorado-wildfires-denver-evacuations/100733646 Middle of winter almost. The state that is home to some of the "premier" ski destinations for the rich and famous,Vail and Aspen. Climate Change ? Pfffft ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 @$$hole https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-04/tesla-elon-musk-criticised-after-opening-china-showroom-xinjiang/100738192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 2:57 PM, Ilunga said: Was going to post this article about those fires in this thread yesterday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-31/colorado-wildfires-denver-evacuations/100733646 Middle of winter almost. The state that is home to some of the "premier" ski destinations for the rich and famous,Vail and Aspen. Climate Change ? Pfffft ! Vail can go &^@# themselves. They have absolutely ruined Whistler & Blackcomb. Hope the place burns down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Two off-duty cops from Austria take care of an unruly passenger on a flight to Canada: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/off-duty-police-officers-flying-to-canada-on-vacation-restrain-passenger-who-uttered-threats/ar-AASqIXy?li=AAggNb9 Quote Two off-duty police officers who were heading on vacation to Canada stepped in to restrain a passenger who was "endangering the safety of the plane." Austria’s Interior Ministry said the couple was on a Lufthansa flight to Vancouver International Airport from Frankfurt, Germany when the incident unfolded two hours into the flight. A passenger is alleged to have started uttering threats. The police officers had a discreet conversation with the pilot and crew before subduing the man with "techniques that have been tried and tested by the Austrian Federal Police." Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said, "Every disruptive passenger can seriously endanger the safety of a flight. I am proud of our two servants — their intervention was bold, intelligent and courageous. "This intervention shows once again how professional and committed the police officers are in Austria, even when they are off duty and on vacation." The passenger was handed over to Canadian authorities after the plane landed, the ministry said. Gotta hand it to them....they didn't even hold a grudge after the beat down we gave them at the World Juniors.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 It happened again, but not in Australia, but rather in Spain. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/girl-dies-8-children-injured-after-wind-gust-lifts-bouncy-castle-in-spain/ar-AASt78b?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 "A young girl has died and eight other children were injured after a strong wind picked up a bouncy castle at a fair in eastern Spain. The accident took place Tuesday night at the fairgrounds in Mislata, a city on the outskirts of Valencia. Nearby fairgoers watched in horror as the structure was lifted up into the air and several children fell to the ground. All of a sudden I saw it rise into the air,” one witness told the Guardian. “I saw the kids that were in the air, I think they fell onto another inflatable structure. There was a young girl on the floor, unconscious.” Video posted by the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Valencia shows firefighters checking under the deflated structure to make sure no more children were trapped. mmediately following the incident, nine children were rushed to La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital in Valencia. An eight-year-old girl died about 12 hours after she arrived, reports ABC News. Another four-year-old girl remains hospitalized. The town hall of Mislata said it was holding a minute of silence to honour the victim of the accident. It also announced it would cancel all remaining holiday celebrations, including Wednesday's Three Kings parade. The mayor of Mislata, Carlos Fernandez Bielsa, tweeted his condolences. "There are no words of comfort, a real drama. A very sad day for Mislata. All the support and encouragement to the families," he wrote. The tragedy comes less than a month after several children were killed in a similar incident in Australia. The school-age kids had been celebrating the final day of school when a gust of wind lifted a bouncy castle 10 metres into the air. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well past time that laws are passed requiring these 'castles' to be anchored to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Things are heating up in Kazakhstan, I wonder what will Vlad do? https://www.rt.com/russia/545259-kazakh-fuel-riots-videos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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