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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

I am involved with my son in the program. While it isn't perfect, by being an adult leader I can control what my son has to deal with. They are a boy only troop, and we pray in the name of Jesus Christ at our meetings. No LGBT, no woke, etc. That said, there was talk about removing God from the program nationally. At a regionally meeting over half the people there(myself included) said that would be the final straw and they would leave the program. These are your most active volunteers. People have had enough. National jamboree had an LGBT tent. The new parents don't give me much hope. Its going downhill fast.

Its a dying program. It saddens me greatly the left destroyed something else that was truly good. Currently 700k members left, down from 2.5m pre covid. This is combined boys and girls. In the 70's there were over 4.5 million boys at a much smaller US population. Anecdotally my son's troops of over 4 decades will likely not make it through for recharter next year.

Boy Scouts is desperate for money at the moment. 1/2 their camps sold for the lawsuits. They are charging fees for everything. We are getting nickel and dimed just to volunteer. I am looking at trail life, but no troops nearby and I simply don't have the time to start one.

Not condoning the actions resulting the lawsuits, but 18000 out of 100million is a much smaller percentage than the church or schools. Their safety program is fairly good at the moment, but they will have future lawsuits. Put 15 year old boys and girls 15 feet apart and don't be surprised the outcome.

A small ramble, but I have some insight in a program that was really good in my youth, but going downhill fast for my youth.

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energygrunt 6 points ago +6 / -0

My old man use to say that every spring when Greeley thawed. Smells like money. Sadly lots of money moving into weld to escape high prices of Larimer and Boulder counties. This is a developer land grab 100%.

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energygrunt 2 points ago +4 / -2

I lost count of how many folks passed out while standing in formation. It happens. While it could be the vax, my money is on locked knees.

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energygrunt 1 point ago +1 / -0

Its not open yet. Kemmerer Wyoming. SW Wyoming, just north of Evanston. A coworker just left to work for them. Terra Power. Looks like most jobs are remote at this point.

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energygrunt 5 points ago +5 / -0

I like the message, but I have to agree that I am watching this guy with an abundance of caution. I'd like to believe its all legit, but I trust very few people these days.

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energygrunt 3 points ago +3 / -0

Purkiss...the article talked about fighting back. Can you tell us what's working? How you are staying safe? God Bless and I hope yall take your country back.

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energygrunt 3 points ago +3 / -0

In my opinion it was a cash infusion into a troubled company. What better way to get away with it legally. Why would any company settle so easily for such a high amount on such a flimsy accusation.

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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

It sits right next to Boulder. That's all you need to know. Shame though, both cities use to be nice 40 years ago.

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energygrunt 4 points ago +4 / -0

Purkiss, I apologize in advance for my ignorance. Are the English and Dutch (Afrikaners) heritage groups working together? My understanding is they don't always get along. Also, don't they Afrikaners already have separate autonomy zones or cities setup?

I pray for you. My sister in law fled Rhodesia with her family due to very similar circumstances.

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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

Your point on offline due to breakdowns is important. Continued neglect ("managed decline" according to my VP) , will result in much more offline than need be. These facilities are quite literally falling apart around us. Its gotten much worse in my time here.

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energygrunt 5 points ago +5 / -0

This will be the reality here in the states in a few years. I live in a formally red state, now blue. I have seen the forecasts for the next few years for my company in this state. We will be 2000 MW in the hole within 5 years. The transmission lines aren't large enough to bring that amount of power from out of state, plus every other state will be having the same issues. On top of that we will be retiring "aka shutting down permanently" nearly 1000mw of older units in my company alone. Upper management is scrambling to setup dozens of simple cycle units (40mw each) to try and compensate for the shortfall. Last i heard, they haven't even made the purchase yet. My memory is a bit foggy, but they are calling these gas units supplemental renewable units.

These rolling blackouts will be easier to manage due to smart meters. Kinda like they knew what was in store.

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energygrunt 13 points ago +13 / -0

I would lose 60% of my family. I fear that I am right, but pray that I am wrong.

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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

Good luck with your job search. If your thinking about a change in career, think about the trades. Power company jobs start in the mid to high 30's per hour. Many operators cleared 160 last year with 600ish hours of overtime. Mechanics. electricians, and instrument techs are higher. Its rotating shifts but these guys only work 14 days a month. Salaried folks are right around 80-100 unless you jump into management.

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energygrunt 3 points ago +3 / -0

nice to see people can now talk freely about their distrust of pharma and the vaccine.

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energygrunt 11 points ago +11 / -0

I wish some the local district attorney would go after them for murder. This is not negligence or malpractice.

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energygrunt 5 points ago +5 / -0

James promised to expose child trafficking in the govt. Please keep him safe, many before have died after investigating the trafficking of children. https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/project-veritas-still-not-reinstated/

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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

My thoughts too. Why kill the golden goose?

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energygrunt 2 points ago +2 / -0

Been wondering about this as well. The timing of the crash is not good for the dems. FTX was a golden goose for them. It has terrible optics when even normies are asking why billions are being sent to Ukraine. I also think we would have seen more pimping of the CBDC if it was the bad guys causing the crash.

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energygrunt 8 points ago +8 / -0

Where is the best place to compare exit polls with actual results?

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