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So, getting back to the St. Francis Dam.
The fictional Argentinian dam featured in the Temptress is being engineered by the male lead, played by Antonio Moreno. At the end of the second act, the dam is dynamited by an oily villain with the curious name āManos Duras,ā leading to a major flood.
All this is spooky because: a, the St. Francis Dam did fail a couple years later causing a major floor, and b, there was a lot of dynamiting going on around the LA waterworks at that time.
Make of it what you will.
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HA! My boss, an Navy weapons guy from a US cruiser of the 80s, gets right indignant about the technology export restrictions being abandoned.
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Nostalgia for Lost Futures
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I went to Wrigley once. Did not know about the trough urinals until I stepped into the menās room, but personally, I was like āYESā. Thereās no waiting involved at all. The instant there is an open space, you get to peeāand unless itās the 7th inning stretch or something, that time is basically the moment you set foot in the door.
One of the best dives in Knoxville, the Longbranch Saloon on the campus strip, had a similar philosophy. along one wall of the menās room, there was a bathtub mounted at waist height. I always appreciated that.
As an Atlantan, I may end up going to Mercedes Benz stadium one of these days, but havenāt yet, so no comment there.
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The best bathrooms in a sports facility were at Milwaukee County Stadium.
They were not luxurious. My memory of them is that they were grey and industrial. But they were huge. With plenty of air. They were two stories high with plenty of natural light streaming in.
Imagine any mid-century factory. Like that. Bare-bones but able to do its necessary function without a lot trouble.
The worst bathrooms I ever saw were at the King Dome. They were small windowless rooms with a trough against the wall. It was kind of like being in prison, but with more drunk people.
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I saw a sink like that in a restaurant bathroom, and wondered how many guys used that by mistake.
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Canāt comment on the menās room at MB stadium, but the ladies bathroom was nice. Itās worth plopping down $20 or so per ticket to see ATL United sometime this seasonā¦ although, bring a credit or debit card if you usually use cash, as they apparently are going all card or mobile payments now at the stadiumā¦
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My youngest is 17, and she just doesnāt understand the concept of carrying cash. The kids even pay each other back with Venmo, etc., so who needs it?
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Yeah, kids todayā¦ personally, Iām not a fan of having to go with cards or digital, because I feel like itās putting an extra corporation between me and whoever Iām trying to pay. But clearly, thatās the direction weāre heading in, eventually going cashless, I guess. Not too happy about that, but thatās just me!
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Of the 4 deaths in my life in the past few months, all have been cremated. My mother too has expressed that she would like to be cremated, which is remarkable because her father was a funeral director and the (small) townās coroner.
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I feel the same way.
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There are only three places where I use cash anymoreā¦ my dealer, for obvious reasons; my barber, who inexplicably only accepts cash, and is a bit of an inconvenience; and parking meters, and even they are accepting cc/debit or cellphone payment around here.
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Iāve never understood the reason for public (or even private) viewing of the dead. I prefer to remember people (and pets) as they were in life.
We recently went to a memorial at the funeral home for a neighbor. It was open casket. I did not go to look.
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