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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 22:08:35 GMT
Oh forget all that scientific stuff. Here they say the cicadas sing because it's going to rain. Seems to be true! If that's the case, I wonder why they suddenly stopped at about 3pm? The sky is blue and there are giant white cumulus clouds and a wonderful breeze.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 4, 2018 22:36:24 GMT
They realized it wasn't going to rain after all. Never underestimate cicadas.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 2:47:13 GMT
Gotcha!!!
Not a "lick" of rain.
I just put out the Tuesday evening trash.
If anything infrastructure wise still works in NOLA, it's the Sanitation "trash" guys.
My heroes!!!
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 5, 2018 4:18:43 GMT
New Orleans garbage men are the best in the whole world. ❤️
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 4:39:58 GMT
France now holds the European record for unmarried parents -- 60% of births. The European average is 42.6%.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 5, 2018 6:34:33 GMT
Maybe an explanation is how backwards french justice is : it cos the man an arm and a leg when he divorces. Get two good friends who recently divorced (the guys eating pizza with me yesterday) and they both pay 1000 eur a month for the kids and one wants to settle for 100 k as a 'compensation' to his ex. Both women do have jobs, one us even a gynaecologist. Since when do docs need to be supported
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Post by bjd on Sept 5, 2018 8:42:47 GMT
I think it's fair if the man contributes to child support if it's the woman who has custody of the children. But indeed if the woman has a well-paid job and there are no children involved, I'm not convinced that alimony should be paid.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 11:21:20 GMT
Child support is always paid. Alimony is an aberration. None of the divorced couples I have known ever wanted or requested it.
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Post by rikita on Sept 5, 2018 12:13:48 GMT
i suppose alimony dates back to a time when it was uncommon for married women to work at all. in most cases today it seems weird to pay, of course ... in families that function in a more old fashioned way, with one person (usually the woman) not pursuing their education and career anymore when they get kids, doing most of the house work instead, so when they divorce that person will never have a chance to get as good a job as they might have otherwise, it makes sense though. like, if you haven't worked for 15 or 20 years, it's very hard to get a job that pays more than minimum wage. even if you worked part time some of that time, it is difficult to get out of part time work. personally though, i much prefer it anyway, if both parents cut back on work time and career and share house work and taking care of the children ...
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 5, 2018 12:58:22 GMT
In my own generation, I have always known working couples, so there was never the situation of the unqualified housewife stuck without a job or the skill to get one.
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Post by bjd on Sept 5, 2018 14:05:42 GMT
In my own generation, I have always known working couples, so there was never the situation of the unqualified housewife stuck without a job or the skill to get one. Oh, I still know some. One friend, whose husband left her, had to confess at the bank that she had no idea how a bank account worked. Her husband had always said, "Don't worry, I'll deal with it, you take care of the house and kids."
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Post by whatagain on Sept 7, 2018 20:59:25 GMT
In some cases the woman has the real job and the man is the one who would get an alimony. Like in my case. Non mais.
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Post by rikita on Sept 10, 2018 7:56:50 GMT
i don't know many couples where the wife doesn't work either (or any i can think of right now) - but i know a lot of families where the wife switched to part time once the kids were born (including me - though by now, mr. r. is working part time, too, which as i said i think is best, so we can both share responsibilities), which of course means lower pensions and less opportunities for a promotion. these days, i think there are laws making it easier to go back to full time after a few years, but it used to be that if you work part time, you often are stuck in that ... not saying this always means alimony is in order, but sometimes then, in case of a divorce, the part time working partner is in a really bad situation afterwards ...
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 10, 2018 19:26:31 GMT
two good friends who recently divorced (the guys eating pizza with me yesterday) and they both pay 1000 eur a month for the kids and one wants to settle for 100 k as a 'compensation' to his ex. If I am reading that correctly, you're talking about child support, not alimony. As Bjd said, it's fair if the man contributes to child support if it's the woman who has custody of the children.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 12, 2018 17:09:03 GMT
Nope. They both pay for their kids and one has to give 100 k on top of it to his wife. The one who us a doctor. And works full time. The second pays nothing to his wife.
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Post by mich64 on Sept 12, 2018 20:49:24 GMT
I do not know of any friends or family who have divorced that received actual alimony.
There are laws and guidelines for child support payments and it seems if one did not work, the support payment would be higher for a period for the individual to attend school or find a full-time position. Most I know of came to agreements without involving lawyers but there have been a few that were very nasty.
When I got married (1983), most couples I knew both worked and continued to work full-time after they had children. I was raised to expect that you should be able to look after yourself, not to count on someone else. I remember my mom insisting I understand the importance of having my own credit rating, that when I married to make sure utility bills and loans were in both our names and to get a credit card with my own name and number to establish my rating. I remember having an argument with Sears because when I sent in an application for a credit card, it came to me with my husbands name on it. It was their policy at the time that the "head of the household" was named on the card. It was infuriating. Thank goodness those policies have changed.
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Post by patricklondon on Sept 18, 2018 6:58:56 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 18, 2018 10:43:46 GMT
That is interesting! Not only are dragonflies beautiful, but changes in their numbers are undoubtedly indicators of general environmental changes.
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Post by questa on Sept 18, 2018 10:54:07 GMT
Do you have St George flies to keep the dragon fly numbers in check?
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 25, 2018 19:19:58 GMT
1 in 5 British adults thinks parsnips grow on trees.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 25, 2018 19:34:43 GMT
They must have seen you snipping them off.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 25, 2018 19:40:07 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 25, 2018 21:00:25 GMT
Only 3% of those infected with Spanish flu actually died.
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Post by questa on Sept 26, 2018 0:15:09 GMT
Only 3% of those infected with Spanish flu actually died But...but...but... BY TOBY SAUL 16 FEBRUARY 2018
INSIDE THE SWIFT, DEADLY HISTORY OF THE SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC
Exact data in the number of deaths is elusive, but global mortality figures are estimated to have been between 10 and 20 percent of those who were infected. National Geographic
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Post by questa on Sept 26, 2018 8:55:39 GMT
[input type="checkbox" class="ui-manager-checkbox"] Post by mickthecactus 1 in 5 British adults thinks parsnips grow on trees. So...where do your lot grow parsnips? Here we have plantations of fine parsnip trees.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 26, 2018 9:50:50 GMT
Today I leant to pay more attention when I book a hotel. I checked and realized I have a reservation in the 18th (great) in .. a dorm. Ouch. Dormitory of ... 12 adults. Gosh ! and hotels in Paris are in short supply in september, and especially this year.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 26, 2018 9:55:44 GMT
Mixed dormitory they say Maybe I should stay after all : women ? Black ? Asian ? could be fun... Nah, my last dorm was at the army. Had enough of snoring.
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Post by patricklondon on Sept 27, 2018 6:19:10 GMT
[input type="checkbox" class="ui-manager-checkbox"] Post by mickthecactus 1 in 5 British adults thinks parsnips grow on trees. So...where do your lot grow parsnips? Here we have plantations of fine parsnip trees. Well you would, wouldn't you? What with everything being upside down, and all.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 27, 2018 17:27:19 GMT
The Supreme Court of India decided today that adultery is no longer a crime. Until today, men could be sentenced to 5 years in prison for having sex with another woman without the consent of her husband. Women could not file a complaint for adultery nor be considered guilty of adultery because it was considered something completely under the control of men.
The law was voided because the court decided that it deprived women of their dignity and the right to individual choice.
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Post by questa on Sept 28, 2018 0:33:28 GMT
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Now they have to recognize that it is not civilised to set your wife on fire if her dowry is not to your liking.
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