I know SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics and that is the real name of the show, but after watching the first episode, I had to rename it.

Based in the 1970’s series which I was a fan, the new version is as unreal and even insulting to not only the viewers but to LAPD in general. The department’s demographics is portrayed as mostly white male with a tendency if not being a member of the KKK, pretty close to White Supremacist. And if we want to follow the LAPD’s demographics, half the cast should be Latino, but it is not so they are failing already in their SJWAT.

One of the negative things the old series had was that about half the bad guys were returning Vietnam Veterans. The Liberal consensus back in the day was that all Vietnam Vets were either crazy or about to snap and take a bus full of handicapped children if a meeting with the President was not forthcoming or a plane with a million dollars was ready for them to retire in Cuba.  I am sad to say that SJWAT went back to the old scripts and offer us in the first show a band of Veterans ready to create mayhem and revolution.

There are a boatload of things so out of touch with reality, it is not even funny: A cop gets fired without following procedure in less than four hours, SJWAT is not only a door kicking organization, but an investigative one plus this new one will now do full on community relations.  And this particular team must have Star Trek’s Transporter Room available because when they call for them, they are on scene within 30 seconds and even ahead of the bad guys no matter if they are across town. But the one that took the cake? The weapon’s blue laser. Not a red laser, not the green laser but blue laser, Holy shit! They are super advanced!. I was informed by a hardcore follower of G.I. Joe that only Cobra minions use the blue laser in their weapons, so I expect this SJWAT to go “Hail Cobra!” in the next two episodes.

I usually give a new show two or three episodes before I render a decision. No need with SJWAT as I rather use my DVR space to record reruns of Parking Wars.

PS: I suspect there is a lot (and I mean a lot) wrong with the tactics part of the show, but I will rather concede the floor to people who know rather than be as bad as the writers, producers and director and come u with bullshit because it looks pretty.

At least in one type of animal: The Possum.

No, I don’t care how many ticks and crap they eat. They carry fleas and all kinds of sick shit.

And they are aggressive and ugly. Nuke from orbit…

If you see one movie today….

If you are old enough, you will remember the Miami Vice scenes filmed in Miami Beach. It was a worn out locale with low-rent hotels filled with old people and others less than honest characters.

After Miami Vice and then Scarface, amazingly Miami Beach had a rebuild and became not only a quality tourist attraction of international fame, but a renowned Gay Area with what was supposed to be a safe neighborhood for LGQTB people.

About 5 years ago (more or less) something has happened to Miami Beach. Violence and debauchery is the law of the land and nobody with two functional brain cells would dare to go there, specially at night.

Here is a compilation video from a long-time resident of the place.

It kinda reminds me of a tropical Mad Max movie.

Local residents cite a number of reasons, but the one that lately has been the most talked about is that the City Council extended the sale of booze to five in the morning.  I don’t think that alone is the sole reason, but I don’t live there so I can’t comment.

But sure as hell I am not gonna retract from my self-imposed ban on visiting Stupid Places so I do not win Stupid Prizes.

I am just gonna speak for the male side of the equation: Dear guys, if you don’t have her saying “yes” at different volume levels (hopefully increasing) every 10 seconds or less, you are doing something wrong.

A black market for Spam in Hawaii is forcing retailers to store the canned meat product behind lock and key to stop a string of thefts. The rash of heists of the mystery meat – a processed blend of pork known for its incredibly long shelf life – has prompted some proprietors to treat it like a pricey luxury item, putting the cans behind plastic cases to stop shoplifters looking to flip the island “staple” for quick cash, the Washington Post reports.

Source: Hawaii’s Spam black market blamed for spate of crime | New York Post

I knew Hawaiians love Spam, but a black market on a non-restricted non-addictive item? Am I missing something here?

This is not a good indicator for the legalization of drugs. Just my two cents.

I am just going to copy/paste directly from The Silicon Graybeard:

I’m not sure everyone has heard about the massive Kidde fire extinguisher recall, but Kidde is the giant in the field and more than 40 million fire extinguishers are affected.  There are two lines of fire extinguishers affected: plastic-handled, and push button.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 40 million Kidde disposable fire extinguishers Thursday, saying they may malfunction during an emergency.

The faulty extinguishers are equipped with plastic handles and push-buttons and can become clogged. Their nozzles also may detach with enough force “to pose an impact hazard,” the CPSC said.

The recall covers 134 models of Kidde plastic-handle fire extinguishers manufactured between 1973 and August 15, 2017, including models that were recalled in 2009 and 2015. It also includes eight push-button models manufactured between 1995 and September 22, 2017.

The company has set up a web page with a couple of pages to help you determine if your fire extinguishers are included – Kidde labels their products for dozens of companies.  We just spent the evening inspecting the four we have in various places around the house, and all but one are affected.

Replacements can be applied for online.

If Kidde determines that you have an affected model, the company says it will send you a replacement within 10 to 15 business days. The new extinguishers contain metal parts instead of plastic.

I just checked the two we have and both are on the list. The push-button type is already reported, but the plastic handle page is not processing, so I’ll keep at it till it croaks or somebody fixes it.

This is not something to disregard, check your extinguishers ASAP.