Divemedic

I was going through my bookshelves and saw that I have a hardcover copy of John Ross’ Unintended Consequences. It is a fifth printing, First Edition copy in hardback. The dust jacket is missing, but it is in otherwise great condition. The only real flaw is where the used bookstore I bought it from wrote the price of $26.00 on the inside of the front cover in pencil. I must have bought this book at least 10 years ago, although I don’t remember when.

I am not sure what it is worth, but the cheapest ones that Amazon has are over $200 each. I would like to read it again, but I don’t want to devalue it by damaging it. I had no idea they were so collectible.

So Maryland clams that a computer failure is preventing them from doing background checks, and have instructed all firearms dealers to stop selling firearms until they fix the problem. I’m sure that this is only temporary and totally not an excuse to ban guns.

Health officials announced last week residents must wear face coverings in public settings where they may come within six feet of another individual who is not from the same household.

But people of color do not have to follow the new rule because of black men fitting the description of a suspect who has a face covering on.

Renault and Ford have joined forces to create the perfect small car for women.

Mixing the best features of the Renault ‘Clio’ and the Ford ‘Taurus,’ they have designed the ‘Clitaurus’. It comes in pink, and the average male car thief won’t be able to find it – let alone turn it on – even if someone tells him where it is and how to do it.

Rumor has it though, that it leaks transmission fluid once a month, and can be a real bitch to start in the morning! Some have reported that on cold winter mornings, when you really need it, you can’t get it to turn over.

New models are initially fun to own, but very costly to maintain, and horribly expensive to get rid of. Used models may initially appear to have curb appeal and a low price, but eventually have an increased appetite for fuel, and the curb weight typically increases with age.

Manufacturers are baffled as to how the size of the trunk increases as the vehicle ages, but say that the paint may just make it LOOK bigger.

This model is not expected to reach collector status. Most owners find it is best to lease one and replace it each year.

There are three ways to lie:

1 Tell a story that is 100% fabricated. This is the easiest way to get caught, because such lies and the people who tell them get tripped up by easily debunked parts of their tale, often when the story itself becomes contradictory. The only way for the liar to get away with this one is to keep the story short and impossible to verify or debunk by virtue of having few specific details.

2 Tell a story that is based upon a true story, or that has elements of the truth within it, but portions of the story that cannot be proved to be true or false. The true portions bolster the falsehoods. This is the most common type of lie. 

3 Tell a story that is 100% true, but tell it in such a way that the listener doesn’t believe a word you are saying. This is the most difficult lie to tell because you ARE telling the truth. You just have to get the listener to tell the lie to himself.

With COVID, we are being sold a bill of goods. The powers that be have used all three of the methods above.

In North Charlotte, North Carolina, there was a ‘Juneteenth’ party consisting of over 400 attendees on Sunday night. A pedestrian was hit by a car that fled the scene. Shots rang out while EMS crews were treating the injured victim, and this soon blossomed into a firefight between multiple attendees. Over 100 cases of multiple calibers were recovered at the scene by police. Two people were killed and 12 injured.

While EMS was attempting to treat the victims, they were attacked by the crowd. This is the reason why EMS wouldn’t enter the scene in CHOP without the police securing it. 

There were over 400 people there, and no one saw a thing. Not one single witness will admit to seeing anything.

Protests? Not a one. Black Lives only matter if they can be used to advance a political cause.

This shopper wouldn’t let six black men cut in front of him in line, so they waited for him outside. How is this not a hate crime? Because it is open season on white people.