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SPG commented on Tornadoes are Common in Oklahoma City, Basements Aren't....

@1, You don't need to build an entire basement for every house. All you need is a small underground shelter that will fit a small family. Those cost $3,000-$5,000 fully installed and less if you're willing to do some work yourself.
Even that amount can be prohibitive unless you just add it to the cost of the house at the time of purchase and finance it all together. That's why so many safety and environmental features are in the building codes of more progressive areas, as too many people will roll the dice if given the option.

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SPG commented on Usually When I'm Sent a Photoshopped Image of a Gun Pointed At Me....

Idiots come in all flavors.

2:44 PM yesterday

SPG commented on Oregon Woman Raped by Ex (but at Least Her Property Taxes Are the Lowest in the State!).

Josephine County isn't even an extremely rural hours from anywhere place. Grants Pass is right in the middle of it, and though small by Seattle standards, it's actually a city.

May 21

SPG commented on Wicked Clown Countdown: Juggalo Army to Invade Seattle (Do You Have a Date Yet?).

Say what you will about ICP's music, but that's some brilliant marketing on their part to get people to identify and join them like this as the juggalos. They've taken a page from the Grateful Dead and created a movement that keeps their music relevant long past it's deserved lifetime. These people have bought in to the movement and now feel vested to it like no other fan normally would, or should. Who would even be talking about ICP now if it weren't for these ridiculous juggalos. well played...well played.

May 21

SPG commented on Puggle: Love It or Shove It.

I'm sure Vinny and the dog pictured are very nice, but they aren't a "breed" or "designer dog". They're mutts which is fine, but they are mutts no matter what you call them. If you insist on naming them puggles or pugglywugglysnickerdoodlebabypoo, then everyone with a mutt should be allowed to invent a breed name and declare it, then get pissy about it when challenged.

May 9

SPG commented on Your Dog Sucks.

That dog sucks, but mine is perfect in every way.

May 5

SPG commented on Boycott the NBA Playoffs!.

I for one have been boycotting the NBA since the Sonics left. Haven't been to any game in any city I've been in, haven't even watched any games unless someone else in the room insisted, haven't bought any NBA merchandise, haven't given a shit and won't give a shit unless we get a team here...then I will go to games, buy stuff, watch it, and generally enjoy it. Right now it's just no fun for me.

May 3

SPG commented on May Day Anarchists Will Compensate Small Businesses Whose Windows Were Smashed.

re: The undercover cops at protests. Duh, no kidding there's going to be a few. But to assume that they're "agents provocateur" is silly. They're there to ID the idiots who throw shit and to find out what the plans are. Did you know that the cops also monitor walkie talkies during these things? It's a lot harder to tap phones, but they're definitely doing whatever they can to try to figure out what's about to go down.

May 3

SPG commented on May Day Anarchists Will Compensate Small Businesses Whose Windows Were Smashed.

@27, Where's the fun in being constructive?

May 2

SPG commented on Late-Night May Day Wrap-Up.

Agent Provacateur? You are kidding right? I have no doubt that there were a whole bunch of people in that crowd who have no connection to any kind of movement and were there to stir shit up, but I really doubt that any of them were cops. Fratboys/meatheads/douchebags would love to get the chance to smash shit and so they'll happily try to make an "anarchist" costume and come out to play for the occasion. Once there they obviously don't fit in and they don't have any political agenda, but that doesn't mean that they're part of a state sponsored conspiracy to make the peace loving black bloc look like a bunch of destructive meanies. Get a clue!
Were there cops in the middle of those "anarchist" crowds? Maybe, probably, but not to stir up shit and break the law. They'd be there to spot for the uniform cops who is doing the serious shit and point them out for arrest. There is no need for the cops to stir things up as the idiots will do that on their own.