billvon 2,406 #1 Posted July 17, 2019 Hopefully on a positive note - Last week's Pride parade in San Diego went off with almost no hitches. The one hitch was . . . our float which broke down just after the parade started. We had so many people in our group (400+) that the front of the group didn't see that the float had broken down and at one point we had about 1/4 mile of separation. A golf cart was dispatched to stop them until the float (now being pushed by a dozen people) caught up to us. It was cool to see the trans active-duty military out in force (even had a re-enlistment ceremony at the start of the parade) and even cooler to see a flight of F-15's that made a low pass over the parade route. No protesters this year (a first!) and the police presence was strong just in case. The weather cooperated - it didn't rain on us like it did three years ago and it wasn't 102F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #2 July 17, 2019 Meh, where are the tanks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,635 #3 July 17, 2019 Related indirectly: We just returned from 3 weeks in Norway and the UK, doing the tourist thing. We met people working there from all over the world: Australia, NZ, Hong Kong, PRC, Malasia, Thailand, Moldova, Khazakstan, India, Nepal, France, Portugal, Italy. . . even the USA. I think Chicago is pretty diverse, but London easily has it beat and even the Scottish Highlands have people from around the world there. I thought it was great to meet and talk to these folks, all of whom are in the UK by choice. No doubt Boris J. will try to ruin it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #4 July 18, 2019 13 hours ago, kallend said: No doubt Boris J. will try to ruin it. The UK seems determined to deliberately out-stupid everyone. Like it’s a comedy competition but they’re the only person who doesn’t get it so is trying REALLY hard to win... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 256 #5 July 18, 2019 14 hours ago, yoink said: The UK seems determined to deliberately out-stupid everyone. Like it’s a comedy competition but they’re the only person who doesn’t get it so is trying REALLY hard to win... And they are succeeding, except for the fact the USA has them well beaten on the stupid front. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #6 July 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Stumpy said: And they are succeeding, except for the fact the USA has them well beaten on the stupid front. With Brexit and Boris Johnson? I'm not sure about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,346 #7 July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, yoink said: With Brexit and Boris Johnson? I'm not sure about that. Well, Trump's tax cuts and trade war are going to be very damaging to the economy (and Trump has stated he 'doesn't care' because he won't be in office by then). And Alex Jones and his ilk, while not as overtly racist as Johnson, are just as despicable. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #8 July 22, 2019 Nice VW bus! Glad it went well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElenaG 0 #9 July 25, 2019 The UK seems determined to deliberately out-stupid everyone. Like it’s a comedy competition but I think it's very good for the community in general Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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