Mandatory masks. Smh

[toddnjoyce]

You are right. I realized that when double checking my info that they did preside over some judicial cases as well. I edited my post but got caught.

No worries. Not all county judges exercise all powers, by choice or by law. It’s a strange beast we have.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Taiwan is not China lmao. Taiwan is a democracy.

That neither here nor there. Taiwan was a British colony first and carried much of that cultural baggage into their independence.

 

[SQLGeek]

Is Taiwan really comparable to the United States in both terms of culture and demographics?

South Korea did a good job too but what they had to do to get there is a little terrifying in terms of curtailing personal freedoms.

 

[toddnjoyce]

No, and neither is South Korea. For the love of god, that country is worse than Sam Francisco when it comes to public sewage.

 

[Coiled]

You are right. I realized that when double checking my info that they did preside over some judicial cases as well. I edited my post but got caught.

I get caught all the time but only one over night jail stint. 1st & only offense, DWI @ '85.

Glad you're back, don't bitch slap peeps, mkay?

 

[SQLGeek]

I couldn't just let @toddnjoyce have all the fun around here.

 

[toddnjoyce]

It’s been arduous, to say the least.

Ever figure out that AR-15 style gun thing?

 

[easy rider]

Taiwan has one of the fewest number of cases in the world, along with one of the fewest number of deaths. There’s a reason for this - they were prepared.

Everyone wears masks there, they have thermal screening of everyone entering the country and they have a nationalized healthcare system that is fine tuned for responses against pandemics.

Why we don’t learn from them is beyond me.

Many factors make up the differences between Taiwan and the U.S. Take the population density, Taiwan has approx. 1,680 people per square mile, while the hardest hit city in the U.S. (New York) has 26,403 people per square mile.

Another factor is the location. Heat and humidity is said to help fight this virus, and Taiwan being in the tropics has an advantage in that respect.

 

[diesel1959]

That's what he wrote, he was eluding to a LOT more than that.

Dude. The HPOU doesn't work for Lina Hidalgo. The union is absolutely free to tell her to pound sand.

 

[diesel1959]

Excuse my ignorance on how Texas does things - but why the hell is a judge giving orders to an entire county and making policy? Judges are supposed to rule on individual cases before them, not acting as chief executives of the jurisdiction in which they preside. Do Texas counties not have county commissions / commissioners? My pops lives in Tomball and has nothing good to say about Hidalgo. The nicest thing he's said about her is that she's an anchor baby to a couple illegals. I'm trying to wrap my head around how she can be handing out executive orders like she has the constitutional authority, or the title to do so? Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary are all supposed to be distinct branches of government...

Every county in Texas is run by the County Judge and the four County Commissioners who, together for the Commissioners Court. They are the county executives.

 

[Coiled]

Dude. The HPOU doesn't work for Lina Hidalgo. The union is absolutely free to tell her to pound sand.

I never said they did; I never said they shouldn't. Was I wrong that Gamaldi was eluding to more than his written statement?

 

[diesel1959]

No worries. Not all county judges exercise all powers, by choice or by law. It’s a strange beast we have.

A lot can depend upon whether the County Judge is or is not and attorney and further, whether the County is more urban or rural. The more rural counties tend not to have the plethora of dedicated courts for juvenile, probate, family law type stuff.

 

[diesel1959]

I never said they did; I never said they shouldn't. Was I wrong that Gamaldi was eluding to more than his written statement?

Of course he was alluding to more . . . but you also asked something like "how can he get away with this" or "he'll get called out about [this] by his own" or somesuch. He's speaking on behalf of the union when he makes such statements and even his own HPD bosses leave him alone (for the most part) when he's speaking as the union rep. But no matter how Lina might feel about it, it makes no difference whatsoever, as she has NO authority over him or any of the HPD officers.

 

[Coiled]

diesel1959, chill out; read my posts more carefully, I don't support tyranny and do support LEO.

 

[SQLGeek]

It’s been arduous, to say the least.

Ever figure out that AR-15 style gun thing?

Still flummoxed by the shoulder thing that goes up sadly.

I think I'm close actually. Contemplating doing a build with either a BRN-180 or BRN-180s upper. Because I just have to be different.

https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...plete-upper-receiver-assembly-prod122861.aspx

https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...iver-assembly-sku078000537-127762-233815.aspx

 

[diesel1959]

diesel1959, chill out; read my posts more carefully, I don't support tyranny and do support LEO.

Of course. No question. However, there will be no repercussions to the HPOA rep over this letter. That's all I'm saying. Cheers!

 

[Big Green]

No, and neither is South Korea. For the love of god, that country is worse than Sam Francisco when it comes to public sewage.

Got lodging off base one time at Osan in 07-08 timeframe. I remember waking up and being disgusted by the smell of that place. I think it smells worse than Thailand.

 

[Old_Inspector]

I have limited my mask usage to those situations that demand them. I've ordered some reusable masks & filters but my Chinese-made masks are on back-order until late June. The locally-available Chinese-made masks are going for about $20 for $3 masks. I will not pay scalpers prices for the same junk masks. The few single use masks are cost at least twice what they did last month.

 

[jordanmills]

I have limited my mask usage to those situations that demand them. I've ordered some reusable masks & filters but my Chinese-made masks are on back-order until late June. The locally-available Chinese-made masks are going for about $20 for $3 masks. I will not pay scalpers prices for the same junk masks. The few single use masks are cost at least twice what they did last month.

sounds like the kind of thing the AG should be interested in.

 

[Markbo]

I made my own mask out of a blue shop towel. Cost $0. Read that these are the best of all the home made masks. And I live in Harris county. **** 'em. I go out with one in my pocket just in case Krogers or Wal-Mart demand it. So far so good.