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(DIR) Post #9lrsqHJSfAlIixU5Zo by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:15:26Z
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ThreadHere's what happens when you don't check your facts."Shirley Skipper-Scott, a graduate from Alabama State, was warden of the Metro Correctional Center in New York City."She was reassigned today following the death of the most important inmate of this century, Jeffrey Epstein."https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/warden-shirley-skipper-scott-sued-holder-for-racism-then-got-promoted-to-ny-citys-mcc-where-she-let-epstein-die/
(DIR) Post #9lrt623z81tm3sl1ay by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:18:17Z
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The most important inmate of this century?That kind of overstatement goes with GETTING THE WARDEN'S NAME WRONG."The move to reassign the warden, Lamine N'Diaye, came three days after Epstein was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan."https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/warden-reassigned-manhattan-jail-where-jeffrey-epstein-died-2-guards-n1041951
(DIR) Post #9lrt9XgS1Mbb01QJBA by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:18:56Z
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Hysteria is the new normal."CORRECTION (Aug. 13, 2019, 4:14 p.m. ET) An earlier version of this article misidentified the warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center. It is Lamine N'Diaye, not Shirley Skipper-Scott."
(DIR) Post #9lru5EGaN6J3ZdpeyW by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:29:21Z
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Imagine being Shirley Skipper-Scott at this moment.How many raving lunatics are after her?"YOU KILLED THE MOST IMPORTANT INMATE OF THIS CENTURY! AND THE COMPUTER IS MISSING!"You know, we couldn't win a world war anymore.There used to be an idea that hysteria was bad for morale and made people do crazy things.In World War II, the Japanese bombed Oregon.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-bomb-u-s-mainland
(DIR) Post #9lru95V2uMsnXhR5CC by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:30:03Z
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They used a submarine that carried a bomber loaded with incendiary munitions.
(DIR) Post #9lruQjwVnMt9tghStM by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:33:14Z
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If an enemy bombed us today, we'd fall apart.We couldn't handle another 9/11.It's so bizarre how this happened.We were a different culture in 2001. Now we're a nation of screeching children.My guess is that this is a period of transition, but it sure is disgusting to me.I'm not sympathetic to panic at all. My mother and sister were on a Lufthansa airliner over the North Pole when the pilot asked everyone to listen carefully.
(DIR) Post #9lrucdSZixRtGYMygq by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:35:24Z
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They'd gotten a bomb threat for that specific aircraft, so they needed to search, and they needed everyone to stay calm.People immediately got up and began running through the aircraft, screaming, "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"Those people are lucky I wasn't there.The crew searched the plane and found nothing.But how would hysteria have helped if there HAD been a bomb?
(DIR) Post #9lruwLFN9IykZTaglc by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:38:57Z
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In the movie Force 10 From Navarone, Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford are on a mission to destroy a dam.They're supposed to plant a bomb, but they end up being so late that they have only five minutes.So they set the bomb for five minutes and then stroll away, talking about how nice it would've been to live.They shake hands, telling each other that it was a pleasure to work together.The bomb goes off...and you have to see the movie for yourself to find out what happens.
(DIR) Post #9lrv22GecukbRfuCH2 by Kambeii@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:39:59Z
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@ThomasWic You know that one part in every movie involving a disaster and a government entity where there's the following exchange?:"We have to tell the People!" "We can't tell the people, we'll cause a panic!"I never liked that. It's probably correct in the sense that most fuckwits will lose their shit and start rioting, but that just mean non-hysterical people have to suffer for their hypothetical stupidity.
(DIR) Post #9lrv3vQz0JX2padb7I by Kambeii@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:40:20Z
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@ThomasWic You know that one part in every movie involving a disaster and a government entity where there's the following exchange?:"We have to tell the People!" "We can't tell the people, we'll cause a panic!"I never liked that. It's probably correct in the sense that most fuckwits will lose their shit and start rioting, but that just means non-hysterical people have to suffer for their hypothetical stupidity.
(DIR) Post #9lrvAChlhl608ITzmq by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:41:27Z
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I always wanted to be those guys.Or in the novel Down to a Sunless Sea.We've had a nuclear war, and the only survivors are the people who were flying at the time.The airliner contacts a US Air Force Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post. Since there are no countries left, the air force crew has decided that they no longer have to worry about their duties.
(DIR) Post #9lrvYQTABFsJlxCXYG by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:45:49Z
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The air force pilot tells the commercial pilot, "We're almost out of fuel, so I'm going to use what's left to see how fast we can go in a vertical dive. I've got a bet with the general that we can get it up to Mach 2 before we hit. Wish us luck!"That's how I'd want to be."WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"We are. You bet.And?What a period we're in."It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times."END
(DIR) Post #9lrw9dmPeh3HliwzLc by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:52:33Z
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@Kambeii There's a brilliant Simpsons episode where they get the news that a nuke is on the way, and the bomb shelter will hold everyone except a single person.So Homer gives up his place and goes out to sit on a hill to wait for the nuke.Then his neighbor appears next to him so he won't be alone. Then another person and another and another.Soon the whole town is there, waiting to die together.But the nuke never arrives.It was a false alarm.
(DIR) Post #9lrwCXEcRiyOL2WXfE by Wendy@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:53:05Z
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@ThomasWic Putting your all into life, or death. Facing it.
(DIR) Post #9lrwFAUtRLqIgiOLA0 by MEMA@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T06:53:33Z
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@ThomasWic Great thread Thomas, I really enjoyed it..👏 thank you
(DIR) Post #9ls0jNadj4UdnYjzNY by BigDog@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T07:43:50Z
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@ThomasWic Worked with a funny guy who used to say, "When in doubt run in circles and scream and shout." One of my favorites to this day. Lol
(DIR) Post #9ls4ecXZ73tsXEHyr2 by Kambeii@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T08:27:48Z
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@ThomasWic I could see people giving up their place in the modern day, because heroes exist in every disaster situation. https://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/wabc/images/cms/082817-ktrk-harvey-evac2-image.jpgWhen I try to picture a typical Leftist going out to sit on that hill, though, it simply doesn't compute. I can't fathom it.
(DIR) Post #9lsB51T1eqAf698ddY by seeker@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T09:39:48Z
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@ThomasWic Think its the transition time. We have to learn very fast. I was very freaky the last days in my job. Realized its the emotions of my late grandmother and worked on it. Now feel very calm. Thanks for your re-assurance.
(DIR) Post #9lsFZ6R29RsV0fnzgO by Mark624@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T10:30:03Z
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@ThomasWic Period of transition, well said Thomas. I fear that my grandchildren will come to a realization (TOO LATE) that the leftist crap we're seeing today isn't the USA their parents and grandparents talked about. We have a generation behind us that don't know that sacrifice and hard work and a good government makes a family and thus a countey excel. This is why this is the greatest country in the world. Democracys (historically) have a lifespan of 200 yrs. We may just be at the end.
(DIR) Post #9lsJZGFg3IszGypB5s by moistlotus@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T11:14:54Z
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@ThomasWic I was on a scary flight to Halifax one year to play a gig. The turbulence was crazy but I was not bothered because they seem to know how to land these beasts. When the flight attendants started to panic I thought maybe this is it. I watched the others panic and thought well this should be quite the show if this is it.Surprise ending. We did not crash!
(DIR) Post #9lsRsBlPlKY6UMCoMa by billdavis@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T12:47:57Z
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@ThomasWic People have lost the will/ability to fight for something. Now, they just dial up increasing levels of whining. Not a useful tool in combat.
(DIR) Post #9lsTutoDAsgTZzvyPQ by MrHobbit@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T13:10:52Z
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@ThomasWic @Kambeii Correction:It was actually a meteor.It burns up in the atmosphere to be no bigger than a Chihuahua's head.But yes, what a fantastic episode!
(DIR) Post #9lsYU8zl6VMMdBOezA by janis@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:00:20Z
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@billdavis @ThomasWic An example of that are all the people who whine on Twitter that they miss Thomas, Rex, Saul, etc., but who then whine even more when reminded they can all be found at QV "It's not the saammme", "It's too difficult to navigate", etc.It's like a collection of baby birds sitting here with their mouths open, just waiting for someone to shove stuff in. Too damned lazy to put any effort into what they are whining for.
(DIR) Post #9lsZ0mlCnELNEA9cIq by Torchbearer@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:07:57Z
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@ThomasWic Loved that movie from day one....I also liked Flying Leathernecks and Big Red One.....go figure....
(DIR) Post #9lsZLGv2NEouYQWOwq by masterblaster@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:11:39Z
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@ThomasWic C'mon, it's NBC. Maybe they have some rocket motors to boost the story
(DIR) Post #9lsabejjghVV0kc04O by Linnie@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:25:49Z
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@ThomasWic Ok, I'm nuts but here was my thought while reading this thread:If I'm EVER in a life or death situation on an airplane, I sure hope Thomas is my seatmate. We would have the most interesting conversation crammed into 3 minutes as the plane's nose is pointed towards earth.I never tire of your *isms.*Thank you!
(DIR) Post #9lsbBa3wXjuowKC5Fg by RobertRickly@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:32:18Z
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@ThomasWic"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."Frank Herbert, Dune
(DIR) Post #9lsbYDBZlUeueHYUQy by janis@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:36:24Z
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@ThomasWic It's a steady diet of "Fight or Flight" hand in hand with "Be still and know that I am God."They can only drown out the "Be still" part if we allow it. My personal instances of the panic response have dropped to near zero finally. Not just about politics and current events, but personally as well. It's not that I'm so well sorted out, but pointing and laughing is much more enjoyable than wailing and shrieking.
(DIR) Post #9lscKaZM82dN4UkKMi by hnijohnmiller@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:45:08Z
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@ThomasWic Why is it that movie keeps getting brought up? 😂
(DIR) Post #9lsehD5vlxoGppth9E by Lemonhead@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T15:11:39Z
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@ThomasWic thanks for the history. ☺👏
(DIR) Post #9lsh2LhHBU8XVKZZaq by akelm88@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T15:37:53Z
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@ThomasWic fabulous ending
(DIR) Post #9lskrXJK431Y9eT5xg by luvmycountry1@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T16:20:45Z
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@ThomasWic One of my Favorites. They found out they could still run fast.
(DIR) Post #9lsoHL6cMdfLh3WNKy by drawandstrike@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T16:59:01Z
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@ThomasWic Gateway Pundit is the smelly, sweaty lice infested armpit of the Right blogosphere.
(DIR) Post #9lss8EYNktJOaBQBOa by Pearl_Mae@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T17:42:08Z
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@ThomasWic Great movie, just watched it again a couple weeks ago. That's the way to go, no fear or panic, just total acceptance of the end.
(DIR) Post #9lstYiwVUYIKJetue8 by BennettVarsho@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T17:58:09Z
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@ThomasWic I imagine a pendulum, where opinions and behaviors swing back and forth. However, it is hard to imagine such fecklessness in our past.
(DIR) Post #9lsvRxUQhT3h3eUZCS by Lemonhead@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T18:19:20Z
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@hnijohnmiller @ThomasWic 😂😂👏
(DIR) Post #9lswHiQrYYw8d3DYIq by StarLasswell@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T18:28:42Z
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@drawandstrike @ThomasWic Yeah - and they probably have ads showing something exactly like armpit lice along with the squirming worm ads, infected nails and God knows what else you'll find there.I quit going there a while ago, not just for the disgusting ads, which I'm pretty sure are not the result of my browsing behavior (I hope), but that would have been enough.
(DIR) Post #9lsyTAikv8qa7lMM5I by Cyn_de_Vita@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T18:53:08Z
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@ThomasWic Christmas December 2011, we visited daughter who was studying one yr at London School Economics. We didn't know Underwear Bomber had unsuccessfully tried to ignite a bomb en route to Detroit. Our flight was early next morning, air marshalls checked, rechecked us 3 times prior to boarding. No stewards, no stewardesses ..air marshalls stared at us, patrolled aisles. 1 hour prior to return landing Mpls, had to put down all papers, books, have empty laps, show hands. 🙏 Safe. Calm.
(DIR) Post #9lt9bV2fscOk7AQgC0 by Linnie@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T19:23:14Z
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@janis @billdavis @ThomasWic Well said!
(DIR) Post #9lt9e4lA3PSTTBSx6m by RangerJohn@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T20:58:26Z
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@ThomasWic My late Father was a physicist for the old Atomic Energy Commission (on every bomb test from '52 on). In the mid 1960's I asked him if we should dig a bomb shelter in the back yard (we lived in a Boston suburb). He said no because we would all be vaporized instantly. I ask him what we will do. He said we would all go out in the driveway and sit in lawn chairs and watch. He would have a martini and us kids could have all the ice cream we wanted. Lots more fun than digging a hole.
(DIR) Post #9ltE4bqK4cARQBmulE by amerika@freespeechextremist.com
2019-08-14T21:48:04.838947Z
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@ThomasWic Either that, or we are in the moment just before everything reverses.
(DIR) Post #9ltQPbOy6kMXaHln3g by Victoria99654@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T00:06:14Z
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@ThomasWic Don’t you think this is a planned objective? That we are scattered? Separated? We cannot trust the media to tell the truth. We cannot trust FBI DOJ except Barr, and only President Trump and Admin in rest of Gov. Dangerous times. We need to be guarded, I guess, and really pay attention. I also think the stock market drop was orchestrated. We have the best economy right now & economic gurus are using outdated parameters, talking heads pound it into the ground to scare people.
(DIR) Post #9ltR3Q6vVTy29JJkDg by ThomasWic@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T00:13:28Z
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@Victoria99654 Trump faced this on election night.Give him a few days.
(DIR) Post #9ltUJzpqkdEvRVvSMq by LiveFree@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T00:50:03Z
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@ThomasWic I think, or would like to think, that the calmer more rational people would simply beat the snot out of the whiners to stop the sky is falling wailing and get to business to address the problem. It would be calm down and meet the challenges, or the whiners get sent first to the firing lines to get them out of the system. A good way to cull the herd.
(DIR) Post #9ltcBRqs15RJMSq0p6 by Cdubois@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:18:12Z
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@janis Forget about navigating a war, or even a crisis. They can't even switch to a different social media site.Good Lord. @billdavis @ThomasWic
(DIR) Post #9ltcR209tWqjp0c4Po by janis@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:21:02Z
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@Cdubois @billdavis @ThomasWicI know, right? I run across them almost daily in Brian's Twitter threads, certainly every time he mentions Thomas.They sound so pathetic that I'd like to just slap them.
(DIR) Post #9ltcWM8kRnnhjDAacS by Mcmoore73@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T14:28:14Z
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@MrHobbit @ThomasWic @Kambeii & it destroyed the bomb shelter they were all in!
(DIR) Post #9ltcWMyVLNCWJjNvI8 by hejoural@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-14T18:46:24Z
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@Mcmoore73 I remember being very aware as a child that there was a nuclear threat hanging over our heads at all times. Movies and TV shows depicting life after a nuclear war always piqued my interest. I must have expressed my anxiety to my mother because I remember her telling me about apparitions at Fatima and what the children saw in the vision of hell. She told me to pray the rosary when I felt afraid, and she told me about this:https://www.tfp.org/the-amazing-story-of-the-hiroshima-eight/@MrHobbit @ThomasWic @Kambeii
(DIR) Post #9ltcWOCMnJsq70sVXM by Cdubois@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:21:58Z
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@hejoural "Duck and cover" was a real exercise in gradeschool. As if our little desks could protect us.@Mcmoore73 @MrHobbit @ThomasWic @Kambeii
(DIR) Post #9ltctevEmYaSdkxhg0 by Cdubois@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:26:11Z
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@RangerJohn Your father sounds like a great man. And what a message of comfort to his children. Changed the whole dynamic with that idea, didn't he??@ThomasWic
(DIR) Post #9ltcyTJJNiuW4iW8Zc by Cdubois@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:27:05Z
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@janis 😂👍I hear you!! @billdavis @ThomasWic
(DIR) Post #9ltdKBruuWMSLp3mNs by deighs@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:31:00Z
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@Cdubois terrified us just like they’re doing to kids today with their climate change hysteria
(DIR) Post #9ltdnt03d1lMWC1mAS by haithabu@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:36:21Z
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@ThomasWic Can’t say I identify with that. My EOTW fantasies tend to revolve around survival.
(DIR) Post #9lte5ZVUqE8RH5AMKm by Torchbearer@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T02:39:33Z
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@ThomasWic Feeling oddly familiar!!!!!
(DIR) Post #9luUT01RFful1EWuJ6 by SJG@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T03:22:50Z
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@janis @billdavis @ThomasWic We refer to them as "Thirsty Horses" (Can lead a horse to water, but they stand there looking at it)
(DIR) Post #9luUT0HOIMftohzeAi by WarriorPoet@social.quodverum.com
2019-08-15T12:26:27Z
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@SJG You can lead a gift horse to water but you can't look in his mouth 😜@janis @billdavis @ThomasWic