God didn't Dam it the beavers did

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Who Farted ???


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It was me, sorry.

 

Decent reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Sixteen_Crucified_Saviors

Bottom line, dying and coming back to life is not exclusive to Christianity.

I will have to agree with Bruce on this one. The practice of crucifixion was invented only a few hundred years before Christ.

Alexander the Great brought it from there to the eastern Mediterranean countries in the 4th century BC, and the Phoenicians introduced it to Rome in the 3rd century BC. It was virtually never used in pre-Hellenic Greece. The Romans perfected crucifion for 500 years until it was abolished by Constantine I in the 4th century AD. Crucifixion in Roman times was applied mostly to slaves, disgraced soldiers, Christians and foreigners--only very rarely to Roman citizens.

Jesus was not a Roman god. He was a Jew and you are right in saying that He didn't write the bible. It was written by man. It was translated from the original manuscripts by scribes from Greek and Hebrew to Latin then to English.

You bring up all these other religions and mythical beings, which they are. If other religions are right about life and death and where you go when you die, then all other religions would have to be wrong including Christianity. You see they can't all be right. Only one can be the right one. If Christianity is true, then all other religions have to be false.

Withholding comments to let this thread get back to general discussions.

 

Since the train derailment in Ohio there have been three more across the country. This can't be a coincidence.

 

Wow, this has been a mild winter. No snow on the ground, no ice on the lake. Time to get the lawn chairs back out.

 

Since the train derailment in Ohio there have been three more across the country. This can't be a coincidence.

In the past 30 years there have been an average of about 1700 a year. You only hear about the big ones like in Ohio, or the local ones like this morning in Van Buren Township.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics records 54,539 train derailments between 1990 to 2021, an average of 1,704 per year.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-train-derailments-us-2023-172556874.html

Train derails in Van Buren Township; police say 'no evidence of exposed hazardous materials'

The Van Buren Township Fire Department confirms that a train derailed near Huron River Drive this morning.

www.wxyz.com

 

Wow, this has been a mild winter. No snow on the ground, no ice on the lake. Time to get the lawn chairs back out.

You jinxed it.

Weather Underground

 

In the past 30 years there have been an average of about 1700 a year. You only hear about the big ones like in Ohio, or the local ones like this morning in Van Buren Township.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-train-derailments-us-2023-172556874.html

Train derails in Van Buren Township; police say 'no evidence of exposed hazardous materials'

The Van Buren Township Fire Department confirms that a train derailed near Huron River Drive this morning.

www.wxyz.com

In the past 30 years there have been an average of about 1700 a year. You only hear about the big ones like in Ohio, or the local ones like this morning in Van Buren Township.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-train-derailments-us-2023-172556874.html

Train derails in Van Buren Township; police say 'no evidence of exposed hazardous materials'

The Van Buren Township Fire Department confirms that a train derailed near Huron River Drive this morning.

www.wxyz.com

I just went through there 6am this morning. Luckily I missed it


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Well, I was all gung-ho to get the new Samsung Galaxy S23+ when it came out, so I signed up for the pre-order Feb 1 and received my new phone Feb 14.... While it is a very nice phone, I really don't think this was a huge upgrade from my Samsung Galaxy S20FE.... I mean yeah, on paper the specs look better, and loading webpages and apps is a little faster, but if Verizon wouldn't have given me $800 to trade in my old phone, I would not have been very happy about this "upgrade".

So for anyone who has a S20 series or newer phone, I would consider keeping it unless there is something physically wrong with it, or you get a smokin' good deal like I did...

 

Well, I was all gung-ho to get the new Samsung Galaxy S23+ when it came out, so I signed up for the pre-order Feb 1 and received my new phone Feb 14.... While it is a very nice phone, I really don't think this was a huge upgrade from my Samsung Galaxy S20FE.... I mean yeah, on paper the specs look better, and loading webpages and apps is a little faster, but if Verizon wouldn't have given me $800 to trade in my old phone, I would not have been very happy about this "upgrade".

So for anyone who has a S20 series or newer phone, I would consider keeping it unless there is something physically wrong with it, or you get a smokin' good deal like I did...

Myself I have always been an IPhone guy. My BIL he has the Galaxy. I do like the camera and the pics his phone takes.
It's light years better than the IPhone. His touch screen is not as precise as the IPhone. I have thought about jumping ship but the next time I'm due for an upgrade.

 

Myself I have always been an IPhone guy. My BIL he has the Galaxy. I do like the camera and the pics his phone takes.
It's light years better than the IPhone. His touch screen is not as precise as the IPhone. I have thought about jumping ship but the next time I'm due for an upgrade.

I had an iPhone years ago, it was just ok IMO.... Way back in the day I came from a BlackBerry, transitioned to Droid when BB went by the wayside, and had an iPhone for a while as well. I thought the Android system did a better job of more closely matching a computer (way back in the day) so I stuck with them. Now, iPhone and Android operate much similar than they used to, but Android far and away has more flexibility for customization. If you aren't one to customize, then iPhone or Android, both are fine and easy enough to operate. I can't leave shit stock, so the Android system works better for me.

EDIT: I will say the camera on the phone is amazing. My wife has an iPhone 13 pro, and the camera on my phone is nicer than hers. (she even admits it.....lol)

 

Wow, this has been a mild winter. No snow on the ground, no ice on the lake. Time to get the lawn chairs back out.

Spent a few hours last weekend soaking up the sun in my camp chair and playing yard games with the kids 😁

 

Grandson loves the ar


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What's not to love about an AR? They are awesome to shoot. That's a great age to teach them to. Good job grandpa!!

 

It's Fat Tuesday!!!!! Tomorrow.

 

^^^^ Today!

Happy Paczki Day!

 

^^^^ Today!

Happy Paczki Day!

Going to get mine. A dozen should be good and I'll grab a dozen for my BIL since he's out of town till tomorrow.

 

I got 2.... One for the wife, and one for the oldest kiddo..... I don't eat that stuff.....

 

I got 2.... One for the wife, and one for the oldest kiddo..... I don't eat that stuff.....

I already had two and I feel full. Uhhhhh, custard and raspberry.

 

Gladstone man drowns after side by side goes through ice on Escanaba River

The driver of the side by side, 65-year-old Joe Demeuse, and a passenger likely hit a pressure crack on the ice or encountered open ice that refroze thin.

www.uppermichiganssource.com

Speaking of warm weather, this happened last weekend. Its worth noting that this time of year they typically have ice racing on the same stretch of river with trucks and trailers parked on the ice.