Dominikk85 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I have an off topic question since I'm from europe: Are sox fans on average more liberal than Cubs fans? I occasionally lurked at the old mlb.com forums and the Cubs forum was really super right wing with many outrageous comments regarding migrants, muslims, gays and other. Here people seem to be much more liberal. Is that a difference across chicago or is this forum here just moderated better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Dominikk85 said: I have an off topic question since I'm from europe: Are sox fans on average more liberal than Cubs fans? I occasionally lurked at the old mlb.com forums and the Cubs forum was really super right wing with many outrageous comments regarding migrants, muslims, gays and other. Here people seem to be much more liberal. Is that a difference across chicago or is this forum here just moderated better? It's really hard to have actual data to back these discussions up, aside from looking at where the teams play and where their fanbases are. But yes, in my experience, Cubs fans are more likely than Sox fans to be right-wing. Which is not to say that there aren't right-wing Sox fans, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Do we have anyone here in Houston? Pack now. Won’t say it that bluntly on my twitter feed but Anyone in Houston should be prepping to leave today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Tropical storms? Godzilla? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: Do we have anyone here in Houston? Pack now. Won’t say it that bluntly on my twitter feed but Anyone in Houston should be prepping to leave today. Yeah, I know during Ike and Rita, they reversed I45 and it still turned into a parking lot, frontage included. Especially if you are anywhere near Bolivar, Galveston, or any of the low lying towns east of Houston, GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Yeah, I know during Ike and Rita, they reversed I45 and it still turned into a parking lot, frontage included. Especially if you are anywhere near Bolivar, Galveston, or any of the low lying towns east of Houston, GTFO. It’s physically impossible to evacuate Houston so they know they can’t order it after Rita. More than 100 people died on the roads and the storm went East. 2 hours ago, StrangeSox said: Tropical storms? Godzilla? Hurricane Laura. The current forecast puts it East of Houston but the European model is putting it right on track to nail the city as a category 2-3. When Ike did that in 2008 it did $30 billion in damage and knocked out power for a month, and it’s track wasn’t a worst case path. In Houston, it’s better to anticipate and not be in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: It’s physically impossible to evacuate Houston so they know they can’t order it after Rita. More than 100 people died on the roads and the storm went East. Hurricane Laura. The current forecast puts it East of Houston but the European model is putting it right on track to nail the city as a category 2-3. When Ike did that in 2008 it did $30 billion in damage and knocked out power for a month, and it’s track wasn’t a worst case path. In Houston, it’s better to anticipate and not be in the way. TWC said this morning that the changes in the models are trending more westerly, which puts Houston more and more into the bullseye. Currently the focal point centers around the TX/LA line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: TWC said this morning that the changes in the models are trending more westerly, which puts Houston more and more into the bullseye. Currently the focal point centers around the TX/LA line. Right now we are playing the game of Euro mode versus everyone else and history has taught me to trust the Euro in this case. If it’s right I might get some hurricane force gusts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Anybody have relatives in Kenosha? If you are religious pray it calms down. If not, hope it calms down. It's a nice town. I have relatives near there. A couple more nights like last night may really, truly dismantle that city. https://www.fox6now.com/news/broke-his-jaw-man-in-his-70s-attacked-while-trying-to-protect-burning-kenosha-mattress-store?fbclid=IwAR1PqaFD3j5wBKnfLb0nRj7JAAba6MCYncYv32bDlLVE2eyk_iKibEwAVms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Anybody have relatives in Kenosha? If you are religious pray it calms down. If not, hope it calms down. It's a nice town. I have relatives near there. A couple more nights like last night may really, truly dismantle that city. https://www.fox6now.com/news/broke-his-jaw-man-in-his-70s-attacked-while-trying-to-protect-burning-kenosha-mattress-store?fbclid=IwAR1PqaFD3j5wBKnfLb0nRj7JAAba6MCYncYv32bDlLVE2eyk_iKibEwAVms Personally I hope fewer black men get shot there. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 5:19 AM, Dominikk85 said: I have an off topic question since I'm from europe: Are sox fans on average more liberal than Cubs fans? I occasionally lurked at the old mlb.com forums and the Cubs forum was really super right wing with many outrageous comments regarding migrants, muslims, gays and other. Here people seem to be much more liberal. Is that a difference across chicago or is this forum here just moderated better? Minorities and immigrants make up a larger percentage of the White Sox fanbase. They tend to be more liberal than the Cubs fanbase, which is far more white and conservative. This is, of course, a generalization, but the whole Cubs thing is so national at this point their fanbase is mostly white people who have been in the US for 2-3 generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I've been gone for twenty years now but hasn't every mayor been a Sox fan for the past 70 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Ex-Bears coach Lovie Smith’s son Mikal indicted on sex-trafficking charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 One hour from now there is going to be a press conference on astrobiology on Venus suggesting they’ve found a chemical that may be a signature of life in its atmosphere. Tune in here, 10 central time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 6 hours ago, Balta1701 said: One hour from now there is going to be a press conference on astrobiology on Venus suggesting they’ve found a chemical that may be a signature of life in its atmosphere. Tune in here, 10 central time. Very cool. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, ptatc said: Very cool. Thanks for the heads up. If anyone wants to chat with a planetary scientist about Venus’s atmosphere you’ve got one here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 injury may also have just been caused by running unshoed on pavement. I sure hope that horse isn’t permanently hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Any UFC/MMA fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Anyone have a robot vacuum? We borrowed one to see if we liked it and it seems like a good concept but this one is a cheaper model and seems to have issues getting stuck and not charging very well. Our cleaning person retired until it would be safer to travel to people's homes and now that my wife and I are both back working full time this cleaning thing needs some automated help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 2:04 PM, Texsox said: Anyone have a robot vacuum? We borrowed one to see if we liked it and it seems like a good concept but this one is a cheaper model and seems to have issues getting stuck and not charging very well. Our cleaning person retired until it would be safer to travel to people's homes and now that my wife and I are both back working full time this cleaning thing needs some automated help. We’ve had the same roomba since 2013 and it still works good so I’d recommend that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 This is so incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 This guy. Courtesy the MSN tab on my work computer - http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/atlanta-rapper-silento-charged-with-driving-143-mph/ar-BB1apse7?ocid=ientp Quote The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper said he was at a club promoting his new song and that he could go 143 mph because he's not “a regular person," the report said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper said he was at a club promoting his new song and that he could go 143 mph because he's not “a regular person," the report said.
Big Hurtin Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, greasywheels121 said: This guy. Courtesy the MSN tab on my work computer - http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/atlanta-rapper-silento-charged-with-driving-143-mph/ar-BB1apse7?ocid=ientp The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper said he was at a club promoting his new song and that he could go 143 mph because he's not “a regular person," the report said. Not gonna lie, I wouldn't be regular either if I drove 143 mph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: This is so incredible Is that earth sweat on the moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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