Damned AWA had to mess my Female Voice of the week and post “Feeling Good”, but I shan’t be stopped, and I bring you this song which I believe has nothing to do with sweetening.

When you see headlines like this:

Headline accompanied with commentary like this.

You cannot help but elicit this mental image:

And, of course, who wouldn’t be outraged about the violent death of such a peaceful human being? Why are you a doubting heartless asshole?

Maybe because journalists and the Media in general are now a bunch of lying provocateurs and propagandists?

That was a 5-foot-long garden hoe being swinged like an axe as the soon-to-be deceased rushed toward the responding officer.

The victim was Autistic which may have contributed to the issue, but that does not give him a free pass to murder anybody.

And certainly, does not forbid anybody from use deadly force to stop him.

I wonder why…

Surreal.

Police now tell you to keep your car keys by your door so criminals can safely take your car without having to attack your family.

Crime. Chaos. 8 years of Trudeau. pic.twitter.com/DaRppBvYC7

— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) March 14, 2024

What’s next? “Dear Canadian women, if attacked by a rapist, close your eyes and think of Ottawa?”

There is an opportunity here not to be wasted. Tell Illegal Aliens that Canada is now officially allowing and helping criminals and you will see them flocking northbound in a hurry.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Nashville International Airport employee was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence as she left work on Wednesday morning.

Mahealani Robert, 52, is charged with DUI.

On March 13 at about 10 a.m., officers were dispatched to BNA regarding a “possibly intoxicated employee,” according to an arrest report. Officers ran the employee’s information and found out which vehicle she was driving.
…
Roberts later agreed to the tests but failed, police said. Her blood alcohol content was .245, more than three times the legal limit to drive, according to the report. She was taken to jail without incident.

BNA employee arrested for DUI after leaving work, police say (wsmv.com)

If her blood alcohol level was that high, she did not get wasted between clocking out and getting on the road, she was soused on the job. I hope she was not in a high-security-sensitive position.

A small rant here. One of my many pet peeves (amazing how many of those you collect as you get older) is when people declare they have an emergency when they really do not. Once when I was working hospitality, I got called just as I had walked in the house in the wee hours and was advised there was it was an emergency call. When asked what it was (thougts of the hotel on fire crossed my mind) I was told that a coworker that I had given a ride home had left her purse in my car, wanted it back and the Manager On Duty told me to return it.

I was this close to utter a comment that would have me sent to have a nice chat with HR, but I held myself and just went back to the lady’s house, returned her purse and took myself out of the pool of helpful associates willing to assist other associates get home.

This has bothered me for years, and it was not till recently while driving around that I noticed these clinics all over the place here in TN.

If you check what they offer in manner of urgent care, the list is limited:

When you need more than a Band-Aid, but less than a call to 911.
Bites, Stings and Allergic Reactions
Burns
Cuts, Scrapes and Minor Lacerations
Eye Irritation and Injury
Respiratory Conditions
Muscular pain and injuries
Sprains and Strains
Broken Bones

Well shit, that is a damned good way to put it. So now I have my “own” definition of levels of priorities

Emergency, Urgency and Inconvenience.

I define Emergency any situation where you need life-saving devices and techniques. May it be going for the gun, calling 911 or breaking out the “Oh Shit!” Medical kit, we are talking about an event where lives are at risk of grievous injury or death.

Urgency is reflected on the list above. I have dealt on my own with everything there but broken bones (I don’t have what I consider real training with that) and it should be your responsibility to learn how to treat those injuries without having to pull the fire alarm, call 911 or bother somebody. And yes, you could help somebody with an urgency, but be mindful if you are legally protected in your state by a Good Samaritan Law, but even then, you can still be sued. Take that into account.

Inconvenience is pretty much anything else, especially if it is stupid shit you have done to yourself. You left your keys inside the locked car? Forgot to bring the charger of your smart phone? Broke a heel? Are late for work and need a babysitter? Inconveniences, not Urgencies or Emergencies and you should be even ashamed to bother a third-party requesting help.

I believe that pretty much covers it. Feel free to expound in the comments and give us your definitions.

I keep saying that I am amazed no more truckers get shot in this area because there is an abundance of assholes out in the highways. Like the 18-wheeler that brake-checked a loaded dump truck in the lane next to mine.

EV Mustang or as I call it Electro Eurotrash Hatchback by Ford. Apparently comes with matching passenger.

And the Redneck of the Day award goes to:

He just needs to tape a flashlight aiming down to the tailgate, so he does not get a ticket for driving without a tag light.

J. Kb. sent me this one and I had to both laugh and admire.

A FAFO from 1902