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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Washington, Oregon, California
Date: 09/06/25 12:01 PM
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You have my attention on this one. Can you post the link. I am not sure how he would have wakeboarded without a driver. Would be interesting to see.

I meant paddleboarding, clearly.

latimes.com - Paddle boarder arrested in malibu after flouting coronavirus closures

A paddle boarder was arrested Thursday after ignoring lifeguards’ orders to get out of the ocean near the Malibu Pier despite beach closures amid the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.
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The man, who was not identified by authorities, eventually made his way to the beach, where he was arrested on suspicion of disobeying a lifeguard and violating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, a misdemeanor. Photographs from the scene show the man in handcuffs being led down the beach by two deputies.

He was booked at a sheriff’s station in Calabasas and released on a promise to appear in court, sheriff’s officials said. The man faces a fine of $1,000 or six months in jail, or both, if convicted of violating the state order.


And here's some other nonsense from the same kind of genius:
cbs8.com - Deputies ticket people found violating stay at home order in encinitas

My favorite was this one:
seattletimes.com - Seattle king county and several other cities close all playgrounds and courts to try to slow coronavirus

They wouldn't even allow people to play freaking tennis. I'm proud to say that 5 minutes after the padlock went on the tennis courts in my neighborhood, somebody went out there with bolt cutters and dealt with it. And it wasn't even me! Glad to see there at least a couple of non-sheep in the city of Seattle.

Then there's counting deaths, which was also fraught with all kinds of stupid.

I'll assume you've read this far. If a dude codes out in the ER because he was riding a motorcycle and was hit by a truck, but he had COVID present in his system, what would you put down his death as?

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