Posts by neonfalcon16

According to the numbers provided by San Diego Sanitation, the average take-home pay for a driver was $1,285 in October, which climbed to $1,740 in November, before settling at $1,675 in December. You have to look at the base pay plus all those extra layers—seniority bumps, holiday pay, Sunday shifts, overtime, and all the other perks guaranteed under the current collective bargaining agreement. For the sanitation workers, the average net pay sat at $1,220 in October, went up to $1,313 in November, and hit $1,500 in December. On top of that, everyone gets their meal stipends covered—about $60 a month—plus transportation costs. The base salary starts at roughly $720 gross, with a steady monthly tax-free supplement of about $72. This whole "guaranteed" thing is just a fantasy if you're out on sick leave; the full payroll list doesn't show the complete picture.

No, this strike isn't some accidental political stunt either. Just toss it in with the rest of those fairy tales told to adults.

Who knows? Maybe we’ll actually get a beautiful ending to this whole holiday season story. It is honestly quite touching to see the opposing sides finally unite for something truly noble, where club loyalty and personal egos become completely irrelevant. 😍

Adam King6 said:Are you kidding me?

🤣

How visionary. 🙂

Oh, please. It’s obviously staged. They stepped onto that stage and used biting satire to deliver those insults; if they had just framed it as parody, there wouldn't be this massive outcry.
Finally, we have something actually worth discussing at the Oscars besides their usual, abysmal selection of films.

Thomas Hayes said:Seriously, comparing a guy who basically held the entire American soccer scene in his pocket to some random internet clown is just ridiculous. 🤦

I’m honestly starting to worry that this clown's little antics have long since jumped the fence of the internet and moved right into the real world.

Jessica Gonzalez said:Does anyone know who actually blew the whistle on Kamber and how they did it? I'm curious about what exactly was uncovered.

I truly believe there’s a direct connection here. It all stems back to that period when he was busy defending Lukic and launching those sharp criticisms against the Orjuna crowd. It’s all linked. 🤔
He eventually pivoted into a career as a vlogger, where he spends his days peddling those relentless life coaching platitudes. It’s like watching a guy try to sell you a map to a destination that doesn't even exist.

Honestly, he’s been completely played and left out in the cold. It’s like watching a bad hand at a Vegas blackjack table where the house just takes everything you've got. He’d be much better off sticking to Hershey’s.

Jesse Sullivan5 said:From Iraq to Sudan—now we're talking about swimming in sub-zero temperatures!

Wait, is Joseph Clark37 actually in the French Foreign Legion? 🤷

And he’s got a damn fine grasp of weaponry, too. Truly impressive stuff.

What if we're actually looking at some covert intelligence operative? You know, the kind specifically trained in electronic warfare. It’s entirely possible. 🤔

coastalheron12 said:I’ve got a pretty specific situation here—let's call it that. My wife and I actually bring in way more than we need, so money isn't really the driver for me. And just to be clear, we aren't talking about being loaded—we're actually making a bit less than the average person around here nowadays.
But because of some "new processes and shifting norms" at the company lately, I started feeling like an idiot. I lost that sense of peace I always had at this job—it used to be my perfect workplace. So, I tried using inflation as a reason for a raise, adding a subtle little hint from the "other stuff" drawer.
Since they didn't bite on that, I would've had to go much more direct—maybe even confrontational. But if eleven years of dealing with these people taught me anything, it's that locals around here just don't know how to have a straight conversation to your face.
So yeah, I'm stuck with this crap. I just deal with it every five or six years when they start giving me grief. 😁

Man, it's freezing out here. You've turned into a complete pushover. I honestly wonder how someone who's lived through so many streets, stadiums, clubs, and late nights could end up as such a stiff office drone... a conformist, even. 🤔

Nancy Sanchez31 As if to say:
Let’s hope Rocco finally gets his act together and finds the right path, unlike what we saw with Jane. ☕

What’s the deal with Rocco?

Terry Howard7 said:Right, because all Ukrainians are just totally irrational—they should probably just launch offensive strikes without any air support so they can get absolutely massacred by fighter jets in broad daylight. That makes perfect sense.

They’re doing exactly what they need to do. Meanwhile, you’ve got this "great patriot" Putin sending his own kids off like sheep to the slaughter. Literally. He just doesn't care. It's disgusting. Americans might be one way or another, but at least they look out for their own. Take the Gulf War, for example—they lost maybe 300 people. The Russians are already up in the thousands. This guy treats his own people like stray dogs; he doesn't even bother bringing his dead home. It's bottom of the barrel stuff.

It’s clear you're 100% convinced they aren't even bringing them home. You're acting like there are thousands of them that nobody has ever seen, yet somehow, we just "know" the numbers are that high. 🤔

Anthony Jackson2 said:Who cares—let the Kremlin decide which independent nations get to join which alliances. Honestly, I doubt anyone would let them lay a finger on the Finns.

Larry Fox5 said:If they decide to hit Finland, all of Europe is going to be at war with Russia automatically—regardless of any nuclear arsenals. It becomes this whole "to be or not to be" situation, totally independent of the US... At the end of the day, this is happening on their own continent, after all.

The modern EU, drowning in decadence, green agendas, and whatever this "woke" activism is? I seriously have my doubts.
They desperately need a massive overhaul. On second thought, maybe a total reset back to the Cold War era would have been better; at least then, everyone understood where the lines were drawn.

Larry Fox5 said:Russia has been bordering NATO—meaning the US—since the moment NATO was even a thing. Why wasn't that an issue before? And why is it suddenly such a problem now that Finland, which shares the longest border with Russia, is joining NATO? They weren't even close to joining back in the day compared to where we are now.
He basically shoved Finland straight into the arms of NATO—but honestly, he did way more than that. He's the reason Europe is gearing up for massive rearmament, and we're talking about scales at least 15 times larger than anything the Russians are doing...

Finland actually has neutrality regarding military alliances baked right into its Constitution. They would essentially have to overhaul their entire constitutional framework and state structure to make this happen. Honestly, I find it hard to believe the brains in the Kremlin would just sit idly by while Peter becomes within missile range on both sides of the gulf.

Larry Fox5 said:Why on earth would you think that's what he wanted? I honestly don't see any real added value in that logic...

Political absolutism was already his bread and butter. He literally changed the Constitution just so he could rule the country for life. Any actual political opposition in Russia was basically non-existent anyway. Between the wars in Syria and Libya, he positioned himself as a major player on the world stage. He even built direct pipelines to Western Europe so he could line his pockets for the next decade while playing god with everyone else's wishes.
And don't even get me started on how much leverage he gained over those European populists and their parties.

Now, he’s gone and thrown all of that away with this war. If he actually planned this attack out like you're claiming, then why the hell would he spend the last 15 years pouring resources into everything I just mentioned? It makes zero sense, right?

He was explicitly against NATO having a presence on his own borders. He might have been able to swallow up the small Baltic states or that one enclave surrounded by them, but he simply couldn't handle such a massive frontier. That is precisely why he was willing to pay any price. And now, we are watching him pay it. He was fully aware of what this meant—of the chaos it would trigger on the global stage and the fallout that would follow. This isn't some tiny nation, and they aren't some group of naive amateurs in high positions trading favors for clout. They have a script, and they are sticking to it. Fine, let him go trade energy deals with China.

Larry Fox5 said:He didn't win a damn thing. History is going to remember him as nothing more than a bully and a tyrant—and all he's left the Russian people is a pile of ruins where a legacy used to be.
And the whole thing was just completely pointless.

The invasion of Ukraine is hands down one of the most senseless political moves in the history of running a modern state. I don't even know if it was based on bad intel or just his own warped perception—maybe some illness we don't know about, who knows...
Maybe he overestimated the Russian military or how the West would react, but this is a straight-up absolute meltdown. Everything he spent over 20 years building just collapsed like a house of cards in fifteen days.

I disagree; this was clearly premeditated. A man like that doesn't jump into a war without running the numbers at least fifty times and, more importantly, planning out every single detail.
All this talk about him miscalculating his own strength or underestimating their army is just media spin to manage the chaos. He wanted total isolation. He wanted sanctions; he even wanted his entire nation canceled. That was the goal. There’s no reason to feel sorry for him, nor even for the common people, since they generally support the invasion... One thing is certain: we are witnessing a radical shift on the world stage.

I'll leave you with this: Am I the only one here who thinks the Russian occupiers will rebuild all those destroyed cities before our own folks even fix up Petrinja and the surrounding areas?

Carl Hernandez3 said:I honestly don't get what chance Putin actually missed here.
To hell with the Kyiv-based Russian regime,
Crimea, Donbas
Russia was steadily building up its reputation
Let's be real—we were all pretty thrilled when they stepped into Syria and started crushing the opposition and the leadership.
Everyone wanted them as guests in their hotels.
We loved those snarky, contrarian comments aimed at the West.
Deep down, once we moved past the British influence in the EU, we hoped Angela would bring us even closer to Russia and their resources—so we could just enjoy cheap energy without a care in the world. It felt like a win-win: the EU gets energy security, while Russia gets cash, prestige, and a seat at the table in the West.
Not to mention his takes on gender ideology and how he’d poke fun at Western achievements.
He had supporters in every single European country.
Because he’s simply a man who gets things done.
Who hasn't heard about the terrorists in the theater or how Grozny was handled—just leveling the place and installing a puppet?
Even small things, like how they organized the 2018 World Cup.
Or remember the French and their totally useless police during Euro 2016.
People gravitate toward leaders who take action, and now he's really stepped in it.
He could have achieved all of this without ever needing the tanks.
It's heavy psychology.
If he had been half as smart as his own interests required, he would have won this without firing a shot.

Well, they're getting her anyway.
The other half of them are coming in with tanks and armored vehicles.

Larry Fox5 said:The absolute worst part? He played it like he was some deep-cover American agent or something...
God knows how many movies and series are gonna be churned out about this war in the future. I can already see Homeland and Carrie riding through Kyiv, chasing down intel to save the world.

Haha, you’ve got that one episode of JAG where they send their tall, muscular agent into Grozny to stop an assassination attempt on the newly elected Putin, just because he's an American ally who's going to help bring democracy to Russia.

bluebison47 said:I guess I'm in roughly the same boat here... I didn't even have my headphones on, though I was wide awake—so, yeah, heard absolutely nothing either 🙏 🙏

So much constructive feedback, yet you can't even hear the projectile coming. 🙏

Ashley Hernandez29 said:In principle, this whole situation is a win for America. They aren't the ones suffering, the media machine is running at full throttle, and they've spun everything to their advantage. Their goal is just to destabilize Russia, and honestly, they couldn't care less about what happens to the poor folks in Ukraine. After this, Russia won't be a functional country for the next hundred years, and Ukraine will be just as screwed—all for the sake of their own economic bottom line. It always comes back to the money.

In a twisted sort of way, it actually makes me feel like they really are suffering. 🤔

Jacob Price95 said:Oh look, there's Mr. Chipmunk himself... we've all truly missed him. 😍

You couldn't find a better face for a main villain in a movie, say, a sci-fi flick.

It’s always the exact same setup.
Always looking dead serious, hair perfectly combed, wearing one of those sharp suits, sitting in front of a neatly framed picture in a spotless little apartment.
Because, hey, he’s the "expert," right? We just have to take his word for it.