Monday Overnight Open Thread (8/28/23) - Early Bird Special

Quote I

“I’m 55 years clean and sober today by the grace of God!”

“I’ve done this one day at a time, and for anyone out there struggling, YOU CAN TOO!” Actor Danny Trejo

Quote II

“The world is realigning at high speed, and turning against the United States. But the Biden Administration is spending its time harassing one of our last sincere allies in Europe, Hungary, for the crime of being too Christian,” Tucker Carlson

Quote III

"That means objecting, even when you're the so-called turd in the punchbowl, and it's unpopular. I want to be the voice that is willing to stand up and be remembered for trying to preserve America, because I think that the constitutional framework that we have is greatly threatened by the left." Scott Parkinson, GOP Candidate Sen. VA

The FAA is really serious about the issuance of pilot licenses. Or not.

The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into nearly 5,000 pilots who may have falsified their medical records, the Washington Post reported.

The pilots, who are all military veterans, are accused of claiming they were healthy enough to operate a commercial aircraft while claiming veterans benefits for disabilities or health conditions that would disqualify them from flying.

While the investigation was launched two years ago after the Department of Veterans Affairs discovered issues while cross-checking federal databases, most of the pilots continue to fly.

FAA spokesman Matthew Lehner told the Post that they have reviewed about half of the total cases and suspended 60 pilots who "posed a clear danger to aviation safety."

"The FAA used a risk-based approach to identify veterans whose medical conditions posed the greatest risk to safety and instructed them to cease flying while the agency reviews their cases," Lehner said in a statement. "The vast majority of these pilots may continue to operate safely while we complete the reconciliation process."

After reading the following story I have several questions which should have been asked and answered. My Give-A-Shit-Meter for these folks does not exist.

After nearly three decades of repayment, Ron and Marcia Rizzardi are finally done paying off their student loans.

When Insider first spoke with the Rizzardis in 2021, they were managing a $130,000 student-debt load — and that was after making $140,000 worth of payments on an original balance of $54,000. That's because of interest capitalization, an issue many borrowers are familiar with in which unpaid interest builds onto a borrower's principal balance, which makes it difficult to stay on top of the original amount borrowed.

The couple got married in 1992 and decided that consolidating their separate debt loads would be the best financial option for them, allowing them to pay off a single balance with one interest rate. However, once they started repayment, a series of layoffs and medical issues caused them to put their loans on deferment — meaning that they weren't making monthly payments, but their debt continued to grow because of interest.

Some serious Mother/Son issues here I'm afraid.

Spanish FA creep’s mum locks herself in church and goes on hunger strike to support son
Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales has been suspended from all football activity by FIFA after he kissed Spain star Jenni Hermoso in the aftermath of their World Cup final victory

Yes, it is true. John Kerry's shit doesn't stink. You and I on the other hand should be ashamed of ourselves.

I HEART NY

It’s long been said that New York City is a rat race, but now tourists are coming not to see the Empire State Building, Broadway, or the Statue of Liberty—but instead to witness the rat hordes. While the Big Apple has always been home to these nasty thick-tailed rodents, their population has exploded in the last several years.

I'll check it out when it is legal to carry a loaded shotgun with a Rat Hunting License issued by the appropriate authorities. Until then. Fvck no way.

That didn't work out to well. Back to the drawing board.

A driverless shuttle bus in Florida got into a minor crash this week, just two days after the service began running.

Last Sunday, the city of Orlando launched the SWAN Shuttle to much fanfare. Short for Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation and powered by Beep technologies, the SWAN Shuttle was designed to offer residents an alternative form of public transportation along a one-mile loop in the Creative Village area, free of charge.

When you think of Big Tobacco do you think of Cigars? Cigars are the King of the Hill.

Cigarettes and vapes are banned on Pinellas beaches. Why not cigars?
In 2022, a change to state law allowed local governments to ban smoking on beaches and in parks. It also created an exception for unfiltered cigars.

Earlier this summer, The ONT covered the new massive search for the Loch Ness Monster. Here is the latest update. And it isn't pretty.

The mystery of the fabled Loch Ness monster endures despite a weekend of mass-participation Nessie hunting.

About 200 volunteers kept a lookout for mysterious events from the shoreline, but spotted nothing unusual.

Observers on a boat using acoustic equipment reported four unidentified "gloops" but then realised their recording device wasn't plugged in.

Organisers said visitors from around the world joined the hunt despite appalling weather.

Too early for submarine jokes?

Barney Fife wanna be is tonight's Genius Award winner

ASpotsylvania deputy was arrested and fired after wrecking his vehicle Thursday while allegedly driving intoxicated in the county, police said.

William Nathaniel Campbell, 30, is charged with DUI and refusing to take a breath test. He was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail before being released on a personal recognizance bond.

According to Sheriff’s Maj. Liz Scott, a resident called the Sheriff’s Office about 8 p.m. to report a single-vehicle accident on Leavells Road in the area of Battlefield Elementary School. Scott said the driver hit the median several times, disabling his vehicle.

An interesting story. It has elements of a Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day. Yet, it is overshadowed by Genius Award incompetence.

Missing treasure found? Arizona man says he has cowboy sculpture listed by FBI as stolen

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A bronze sculpture listed in the FBI’s National Stolen Art File may have been found among the items in an Arizona man’s estate.

The shocking revelation has the man’s relatives working to return the possible treasure.

“It’s a beautiful piece,” said Arlin Cook.

He and his family inherited the two-foot-tall sculpture of a cowboy when his brother-in-law died last year in Scottsdale. The piece was on the mantle of his brother-in-law’s fireplace for more than 30 years, he said.

The unsuspecting work of art is now in Cook’s Gilbert home.

This young man will always be considered an honest fisherman. No fishing stories here except for Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Teen Fisherman Reels In Wallet Containing $2,000 And Finds The Owner

In a remarkable stroke of luck, a teenage fisherman in Minnesota reeled in a lost wallet containing $2,000 in cash and then managed to reunite it with its grateful owner.

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