OT - NO POLITICS Happy Holidays and the end of 2020

[Bruinaura]

 

[Bruinaura]

That explosion is causing communication issues across middle Tennessee. 911 in my county, northeast of Nashville, is disrupted, as well as communication at Nashville airport which is causing flight delays.

The RV was parked not far from the AT&T building (the Batman building).

 

[Fenway]

The Santa Tracker tradition started with this Sears ad, which instructed children to call Santa on what turned out to be a secret military hotline. Kids today can call 1-877 HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to talk to NORAD staff about Santa's exact location.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Randomly popped up on my YT



one of my favorite scenes in any sort of film in a long time. 2 dying friends consoling each other during one of their final conversations

 

[Fenway]

 

[Troublesome 85]

Damn I need to find my TV remote so I can watch the game LMAO havent seen it in days

 

[Ladyfan]

We have water in our basement too. Furnace is up on lifts tho. But still wet vac for hours now. Sucks.

That sucks. I hope it is easy to clean up.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

The Santa Tracker tradition started with this Sears ad, which instructed children to call Santa on what turned out to be a secret military hotline. Kids today can call 1-877 HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to talk to NORAD staff about Santa's exact location.

Looked at through modern eyes this poster is deeply uncomfortable and almost defies belief. It could never be published today. While on the one hand it's probably sad that we've had to have a loss of innocence around how we interact with children, on the other it's certainly much better that we're more aware of the dangers they face and how to mitigate them.

 

[Alicat]

Water seemed to have stopped at mom's before I left which is good. Her pump should be able to handle it. It wouldn't be Christmas without something going a bit sideways

 

[LSCII]

That sucks. I hope it is easy to clean up.

I've sucked up over 200 gallons of water so far and it's still seeping in. Good thing is that by proactively emptying it out, no damage or stuff wrecked.

 

[Fenway]

Starting next year, a visit from the cable guy will cost you more. Comcast Corp. has raised its charges for house calls.

The giant cable company, which serves 1.9 million users in Greater Boston, New Hampshire and Maine, will charge $100 to install cable service, effective Jan. 1. That’s up from a current price of $79. In addition, Comcast will charge $70 for in-house service calls, up from $40.

In an e-mailed statement, the company said that “rising programming costs — most notably for broadcast TV and sports — continue to be the biggest factors driving price increases for all content distributors and their customers, not just Comcast.”

A spokesman added that the majority of new Comcast subscribers install the cable equipment themselves and therefore don’t pay for installation. In addition, the company doesn’t charge for in-house service calls to repair defective equipment. But a customer would be charged for a visit to install additional features — for instance, adding a new cable jack to a bedroom.

Comcast will charge more for house calls - The Boston Globe

 

[Fenway]

Forget the suddenly mediocre football team in Foxborough. Or the latest failed bid for the White House by a Massachusetts pol.
The region has quietly suffered an even bigger dent to its standing. For the first time in decades, if not all of US history, Greater Boston has lost its perch among the top 10 largest US metro areas. Knocked aside by the booming Phoenix metro area.

So much for Hub of the Universe.

According to US Census Bureau data released earlier this year, Boston was the 11th largest metro area in 2019 with nearly 4.9 million people living in a region that includes five counties in Eastern Massachusetts and a swath of southeastern New Hampshire. Boston had been the 10th largest metro area in recent years.

While the region’s population has grown by 7 percent since 2010, it hasn’t kept pace with hotter metro areas, like Phoenix, which grew by 18 percent during the same period.

 

[BMC]

The crew working the Celtics game was just informed the crew meal will be from 7-Eleven on Causeway St

There has to be a Chinese place open somewhere in Boston....

 

[Fenway]

There has to be a Chinese place open somewhere in Boston....

 

[BMC]

Very lucky here- high winds all night (no sleep for me & Patrice), lots of rain but that's all. Some areas in CT were hit much harder, many people w/o power.

 

[CDJ]

what you end up with? I would’ve done beef jerky, doritos, Milanos, and a body armor. Dinner of champions. Clean eating.

 

[BMC]

Exactly what I was thinking of when I posted

 

[Fenway]

All the hockey parents can relate to this

 

[Bruinaura]

This has been a long day, for several reasons. And my brother just messaged me and said the wifi is out at their hotel because of the bombing.

I am zonked.

So I am now cuddled up on the couch with my big squishy blanket, watching hockey.

And the Russians just scored again.

 

[UConn126]

Holy cow. They were announcing evacuations before the explosion.

Edit: The announcement was coming from the RV that had the bomb in it. This gives me chills.

Amazing that no one was killed.

Man, I'd read about this footage but hadn't seen it yet. Very creepy.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Holy cow. They were announcing evacuations before the explosion.

Edit: The announcement was coming from the RV that had the bomb in it. This gives me chills.

Amazing that no one was killed.

At first blush, I'd say it was intentional that no-one was killed, thankfully. The timing of the explosion in conjunction with the warning message the RV was playing would suggest a deliberate attempt to reduce the chances of someone being badly injured by the blast. Perhaps someone had it in for AT&T and the primary purpose was property damage.

 

[GabeTravels]

Randomly popped up on my YT



one of my favorite scenes in any sort of film in a long time. 2 dying friends consoling each other during one of their final conversations

A nearly perfect show. The companion podcast is also top notch.

Visiting Pripyat was probably my coolest travel experience ever. Ironic, considering it was during a brutal heat wave and we had to wear long sleeve shirts and pants.

 

[Bruinaura]

At first blush, I'd say it was intentional that no-one was killed, thankfully. The timing of the explosion in conjunction with the warning message the RV was playing would suggest a deliberate attempt to reduce the chances of someone being badly injured by the blast. Perhaps someone had it in for AT&T and the primary purpose was property damage.

Well, they definitely did communications damage. It affected flights out of BNA, caused 911 disruptions and cellular and wifi outages. Was this a test run in a "smaller market" to see what could be accomplished before making similar attempts in other cities? I hope not. But I can't help but wonder.

I'm not convinced they were trying to reduce the number of injuries though. Maybe they were trying to draw people out, including first responders. I've heard reports that it encouraged people to evacuate and then started a countdown, but in that video there was no countdown before the explosion. (And I'm going to trust the word of someone who claims to have made a bomb, and then proves it? "Oh okay, the voice said we have ten minu-----"*boom*)

Then again, they did pick a time when not a lot of people would be around. Who knows. But you don't make a bomb capable of the damage this caused without realizing that you are likely to kill someone. Tonight they said they found tissue likely to be human remains. If so, was it the bomber, or a bystander?

So much unknown right now.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Well, they definitely did communications damage. It affected flights out of BNA, caused 911 disruptions and cellular and wifi outages. Was this a test run in a "smaller market" to see what could be accomplished before making similar attempts in other cities? I hope not. But I can't help but wonder.

I'm not convinced they were trying to reduce the number of injuries though. Maybe they were trying to draw people out, including first responders. I've heard reports that it encouraged people to evacuate and then started a countdown, but in that video there was no countdown before the explosion. (And I'm going to trust the word of someone who claims to have made a bomb, and then proves it? "Oh okay, the voice said we have ten minu-----"*boom*)

Then again, they did pick a time when not a lot of people would be around. Who knows. But you don't make a bomb capable of the damage this caused without realizing that you are likely to kill someone. Tonight they said they found tissue likely to be human remains. If so, was it the bomber, or a bystander?

So much unknown right now.

You may be right. Just a very odd event, even in this modern world and with all the terrible things we've seen in recent times. Have to wait and see what further can be determined about it I suppose. As you alluded to, hopefully it is at least just an isolated act.

 

[Bruinaura]

I want to hug them all.