Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Oh look the concussion protocol is whack
Posted on December 27, 2022 by Bitchin' Dave with No comments
Tua got hit "at some point" on Sunday. No one knows when, precisely, but he was not evaluated or taken out of the game for even a single play. Somehow the spotters - whose job it is to watch the game looking for signs of a concussion, especially for who the player the nfl enhanced rules were made for - missed it entirely.
But now he's in the concussion protocol. Having suffered his 3rd (officially his second because of the "neck injury") concussion. Have there been more they've missed as well? Probably.
The nfl, the doctors, the team...they just go about their business. "Yeah he had a concussion, but we can't rule him out next week."
Right.
Which just means the rules are meaningless and the nfl has no clue what it's doing.
But now he's in the concussion protocol. Having suffered his 3rd (officially his second because of the "neck injury") concussion. Have there been more they've missed as well? Probably.
The nfl, the doctors, the team...they just go about their business. "Yeah he had a concussion, but we can't rule him out next week."
Right.
Which just means the rules are meaningless and the nfl has no clue what it's doing.
Friday, December 16, 2022
On insurance.
Posted on December 16, 2022 by Bitchin' Dave with No comments
"We've told consumers don't expect to see release relief within two years. The legislature needed to take strong action to save the Florida property insurance market. To tell Florida your price is going to go down, is that realistic? It's not going to happen this year, next year, if ever. Rarely do we see the price of home insurance go down anywhere in the U.S. There's too many factors."
— Mark Friedlander with the Insurance Information Institute
If ever. All it does is protect "the industry" … the companies that make money. Not you or me. Good luck to us all.
Well Florida, you’re getting what you wanted
Posted on December 16, 2022 by Bitchin' Dave with No comments
We're a month removed from the election, and things continue to go exactly as you would expect. But there are always consequences.
The governor has already taken issue with a few school boards who have (in his opinion) violated the absurdity that is "don't say gay" and because he has a political axe to grind with these counties over other things, he'll surely go hard after them. But the thing is he hasn't said HOW they violated it. It's just his opinion on a poorly written piece of legislation. And don't miss that law suits are ongoing because the law is vague… as always.
Meanwhile, his "anti woke" legislation had its day in court. At the heart of it was the judge asking lawyers to define "woke"…their answer was, essentially, "anything we don't agree with" … which isn't much of a legal argument, and again underscores these poorly written things that are all about bluster.
He continues to harass and harangue companies about their politics, including Disney in spite of the change in leadership.
And then there's this nugget. He wants to sue the manufacturers of covid drugs because…reasons! I think he said something about side effects that impact Floridians. Which is inane. And don't worry he's going to put together a grand jury to investigate … or perhaps to essentially make things up to support his position. Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gents!
Let's not forget the mortgage crisis we have in the state. Insurance rates are high. Insurers leave the state regularly. It's been an ongoing problem for many years.
But the legislature "fixed it" in a one-week special session! And the governor is all in.
What does it do? It raises rates. Takes away many deductions you get for storm proofing. Limits what the public adjustors can do. Changes how the rules work for contractors and what they can bill. And eliminates our ability to sue if the insurer decides not to pay out enough, or at all.
In the end it means homeowners will find insurance unaffordable in addition to the housing already being unaffordable. It can't end well.
So we're getting exactly what you would think … and don't worry, it will get worse.
The governor has already taken issue with a few school boards who have (in his opinion) violated the absurdity that is "don't say gay" and because he has a political axe to grind with these counties over other things, he'll surely go hard after them. But the thing is he hasn't said HOW they violated it. It's just his opinion on a poorly written piece of legislation. And don't miss that law suits are ongoing because the law is vague… as always.
Meanwhile, his "anti woke" legislation had its day in court. At the heart of it was the judge asking lawyers to define "woke"…their answer was, essentially, "anything we don't agree with" … which isn't much of a legal argument, and again underscores these poorly written things that are all about bluster.
He continues to harass and harangue companies about their politics, including Disney in spite of the change in leadership.
And then there's this nugget. He wants to sue the manufacturers of covid drugs because…reasons! I think he said something about side effects that impact Floridians. Which is inane. And don't worry he's going to put together a grand jury to investigate … or perhaps to essentially make things up to support his position. Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gents!
Let's not forget the mortgage crisis we have in the state. Insurance rates are high. Insurers leave the state regularly. It's been an ongoing problem for many years.
But the legislature "fixed it" in a one-week special session! And the governor is all in.
What does it do? It raises rates. Takes away many deductions you get for storm proofing. Limits what the public adjustors can do. Changes how the rules work for contractors and what they can bill. And eliminates our ability to sue if the insurer decides not to pay out enough, or at all.
In the end it means homeowners will find insurance unaffordable in addition to the housing already being unaffordable. It can't end well.
So we're getting exactly what you would think … and don't worry, it will get worse.
And eventually impact you directly.
Florida is…screwed.
Posted on December 16, 2022 by Bitchin' Dave with No comments
In the floridas gubernatorial race, you had a former Republican 2x governor in charlie crist running as a democrat against Desantis. What an awful thing. Republicans hated him because he was a "turncoat" (and Republican messaging was especially harsh), and dems hated him because he wasn't an effective governor and never much represented us.
desantis has his cult…so they turned out and voted for him and rubio. And they picked up votes for each other among everyone else. And here we are.
People say Florida is "getting" red. I say it's pretty much the same as it's always been. The first time governor races are typically closely contested. But the incumbents always win. And we've had a Republican in the office for 28, now going on 32, years.
So this is not new or news. Someone needs to organize in Florida and provide a candidate more people can believe in and then help them reach actual voters.
As a complete aside, I know a lot of Venezuelans. While they can't all vote (not being citizens) you hear the talk about how the dems are socialists, like they see back home. And so they supported trump because he talked tough about Venezuela, even though he was much more like the guy back home than Biden.
And then Biden turned around and gave them tps status. But they still think he's the devil.
Desantis dupes mostly Venezuelan migrants with his (illegal and immoral) migrant flights … and yet they still supported him. And got people who hate what's happening in Venezuela on their side.
Those are the kinds of issues this state has to overcome. But there are many of them. Cuban Americans will never vote dem, because they were brought up hating on kennedy. Central Americans can't see that reps want to keep them down. And so on.
No one has managed to crack that nut. And as a result, we're screwed.
BTW, in Florida the incumbent governor has to vacate the office if s/he wants to run for higher office. The reps love desantis and want him to run for prez, so they want to change the law this term to allow him to remain gov while he runs.
The reason they have the law in the first place is because you can't serve two masters, and be an effective absentee gov. Which he kind of already is. 🤷🏼♂️
desantis has his cult…so they turned out and voted for him and rubio. And they picked up votes for each other among everyone else. And here we are.
People say Florida is "getting" red. I say it's pretty much the same as it's always been. The first time governor races are typically closely contested. But the incumbents always win. And we've had a Republican in the office for 28, now going on 32, years.
So this is not new or news. Someone needs to organize in Florida and provide a candidate more people can believe in and then help them reach actual voters.
As a complete aside, I know a lot of Venezuelans. While they can't all vote (not being citizens) you hear the talk about how the dems are socialists, like they see back home. And so they supported trump because he talked tough about Venezuela, even though he was much more like the guy back home than Biden.
And then Biden turned around and gave them tps status. But they still think he's the devil.
Desantis dupes mostly Venezuelan migrants with his (illegal and immoral) migrant flights … and yet they still supported him. And got people who hate what's happening in Venezuela on their side.
Those are the kinds of issues this state has to overcome. But there are many of them. Cuban Americans will never vote dem, because they were brought up hating on kennedy. Central Americans can't see that reps want to keep them down. And so on.
No one has managed to crack that nut. And as a result, we're screwed.
BTW, in Florida the incumbent governor has to vacate the office if s/he wants to run for higher office. The reps love desantis and want him to run for prez, so they want to change the law this term to allow him to remain gov while he runs.
The reason they have the law in the first place is because you can't serve two masters, and be an effective absentee gov. Which he kind of already is. 🤷🏼♂️
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