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RTDNTOTO 🐻 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 19 (2024)

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For those not on Facebook and wondering how retirement is going.

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JNA said:
I have done my civic duty today - early voted.
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I was going to mail mine in this morning, but then I realized I'll be at the courthouse tonight for the PC meeting, so I'll just drop it in the slot up there.

Jim
 
Received this mailing -

Invitation to be a member of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to Support National Museum of the Marine Corps

And I was never a Marine.
 
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Has anybody tasted this ?
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I have the impression that it will be some time before consumers are in the mood to buy anything with the Boar's Head brand name on it.
www.latimes.com

Listeria recall expands to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry sold at Trader Joe's, Target and others

Meat producer BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products sold at Trader Joe’s, Target, Kroger and other retailers because they might be contaminated with listeria.
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I really do appreciate when sign contractors attempt to decipher a sign ordinance prior to asking questions.
 
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why do outdoor seating permits have to be so crazy - take your 19' and be happy - why you gotta push it to 24', huh?

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Due to a lighting issue in the main courtroom, we had our Planning Commission meeting in the old jail in the basement instead. It's creepy down there, but we got the job done.

(Now used as a museum and for storage, but the cells are still in there. Clank!)

Jim
 
jumbach said:
Due to a lighting issue in the main courtroom, we had our Planning Commission meeting in the old jail in the basement instead. It's creepy down there, but we got the job done.

(Now used as a museum and for storage, but the cells are still in there. Clank!)

Jim
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That remark is out of order - go to cell #3 for the duration of the public hearing.
 
Found a picture of it online. It was used as an actual jail all the way until 1986!! This is pretty much how it looked for us last night.


The main courtroom--seldom used for trials in our county of 4,000--is directly above this room. The rest of the courthouse holds the DMV, the county clerk, planning, and assessor's offices.
 
jumbach said:
Found a picture of it online. It was used as an actual jail all the way until 1986!! This is pretty much how it looked for us last night.


The main courtroom--seldom used for trials in our county of 4,000--is directly above this room. The rest of the courthouse holds the DMV, the county clerk, planning, and assessor's offices.
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You win the Coolest Alternative Meeting Space award for the month. :trophy:

All meetings should be in that space from now on to instill the proper level of deference from applicants.

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Planit said:
Lokos like they've turned a couple cells into workspaces. Which cell is your office?
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Those are museum exhibits LOL. I work in Reno City Hall, down the hill, a boring-looking building that can be in any city USA. Since I live in a different jurisdiction, there is no conflict between full-time planning job and my chairing the PC.

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Maister said:
I have the impression that it will be some time before consumers are in the mood to buy anything with the Boar's Head brand name on it.
www.latimes.com

Listeria recall expands to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry sold at Trader Joe's, Target and others

Meat producer BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products sold at Trader Joe’s, Target, Kroger and other retailers because they might be contaminated with listeria.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
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Thanks to my current reluctance to buy any Boar's Head products I tried a different brand of sliced ham at the delic a couple weeks ago and found it to be the best sliced ham I've ever had (Cedar Hollow brand "cherry wood smoked ham" for those interested in case its available in your area).

Our local grocery store has a pretty great deli counter and I used to buy a lot of Boar's Head products there but I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future, even though a) none of the products we generally got came from the affected factory and b) the factory has been shutdown permanently. I'm just not gonna risk it. That said, when I was there this past weekend it was pretty busy and it seemed like a 50/50 mix of people buying Boar's Head stuff and a couple of the people buying non-Boar's Head stuff made a point of noting why they weren't buying it. One old guy was trying to decide on a different ham to buy and I convinced him to try the Cedar Hollow brand ham and he loved it. I told the lady working the counter that I'll wait for my commission. No money came my way but she did throw a few extra slices on my pile of ham after she weighed it so I guess I'll accept that.
 
luckless pedestrian said:
Wednesday - fascinating choice

It's like opening the milk carton on the other side
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I figure that since I'm already home Mondays and Fridays, and now I'll be home on Wednesdays, that it will be a bunch of really short weeks left in the office. It's looking like I will never be there two days in a row for the next few months.

I haven't looked at the calendar yet, but each year around the middle of November, because of holidays and conferences and our policy that lets most of us take basically as much of December off as we would like I end up only working maybe 10 days until the end of the year. Now with all the Wednesdays off I'll be in there even less.

Oh... and I also have 3 floating holidays that I have to use or lose before December 31.

Our raises may suck but they're generous with the time off!
 
WSU MUP Student said:
Thanks to my current reluctance to buy any Boar's Head products I tried a different brand of sliced ham at the delic a couple weeks ago and found it to be the best sliced ham I've ever had (Cedar Hollow brand "cherry wood smoked ham" for those interested in case its available in your area).

Our local grocery store has a pretty great deli counter and I used to buy a lot of Boar's Head products there but I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future, even though a) none of the products we generally got came from the affected factory and b) the factory has been shutdown permanently. I'm just not gonna risk it. That said, when I was there this past weekend it was pretty busy and it seemed like a 50/50 mix of people buying Boar's Head stuff and a couple of the people buying non-Boar's Head stuff made a point of noting why they weren't buying it. One old guy was trying to decide on a different ham to buy and I convinced him to try the Cedar Hollow brand ham and he loved it. I told the lady working the counter that I'll wait for my commission. No money came my way but she did throw a few extra slices on my pile of ham after she weighed it so I guess I'll accept that.
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Out local Safeway still has the Boar's Head umbrella and other assorted BH branding up all over. I won't be eating BH myself any time soon.

JIm
 
serious question for you folks that are taking lots of time off for the end of the year - do you shelve your projects, or delegate to others, how do you make this work?
 
luckless pedestrian said:
serious question for you folks that are taking lots of time off for the end of the year - do you shelve your projects, or delegate to others, how do you make this work?
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Well look at the calendar - with both holidays being on Wednesdays how much work is going to be done?
Also how much work will be done those Tuesday afternoons (the Eve's) ?
Who in their right mind would schedule any meetings those 2 weeks ?
 
jumbach said:
Found a picture of it online. It was used as an actual jail all the way until 1986!! This is pretty much how it looked for us last night.


The main courtroom--seldom used for trials in our county of 4,000--is directly above this room. The rest of the courthouse holds the DMV, the county clerk, planning, and assessor's offices.
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We have a nice restaurant downtown that used to be the City Police Station/Jail...

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The Harland Bartholomew webinar was interesting about him & segregation & redevelopment.
It was good because I got my AICP Equity CM credit.

Only need 5 more CM credits that includes the Ethic requirement before 12/25.
 
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jumbach said:
Out local Safeway still has the Boar's Head umbrella and other assorted BH branding up all over. I won't be eating BH myself any time soon.

JIm
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Yeah, I don't know that my store is going to be bragging that they're a Boar's Head establishment anytime soon!

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luckless pedestrian said:
serious question for you folks that are taking lots of time off for the end of the year - do you shelve your projects, or delegate to others, how do you make this work?
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I work primarily with large developers and RFPs from site selectors. They basically shut down completely for all of December. I also support our team that goes on foreign trade missions and to trade shows and stuff and that stuff basically stops around now too. The other big chunk of my work is assisting on grant applications and that's another area of work that stops this time of year.

I am fortunate that my position does not deal with "the public" at all so it's easier to take time off and not need to worry about coverage or availability.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
I work primarily with large developers and RFPs from site selectors. They basically shut down completely for all of December. I also support our team that goes on foreign trade missions and to trade shows and stuff and that stuff basically stops around now too. The other big chunk of my work is assisting on grant applications and that's another area of work that stops this time of year.
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can I be you
 
Busy time here- all the developers trying to get their entitlements so they can break ground in the spring.
 
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