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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by Vilepagan « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
New <embed> Plug-in

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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Renaming John Wayne Airport

Last post by Wabash « Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:37 am
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by Wabash » Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:43 pm

I say rename it.

If it is going to be named after an old racist white guy pick one that actually did something for the County.

Walt Disney
James...

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Last post by Wabash
Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:37 am
The Demise of the OC Weekly

Last post by Hanna « Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:47 pm
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by Hanna » Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:49 am

Yes, just found out about it. One more nail in the demise of the print media, even before the virus.

(snip)

The newsweekly, which was founded in...

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Last post by Hanna
Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:47 pm
OC Fair cancelled

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu May 14, 2020 6:09 pm
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by cruiser » Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:06 pm

Man, you know it's getting ugly out there now.

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Last post by John Q. Public
Thu May 14, 2020 6:09 pm
Whale swims under surfers

Last post by crayegg « Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:13 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:38 pm

Looks like Doheny. Dolphins I've seen, whales, no.

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Last post by crayegg
Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:13 am
Your advise on areas to live

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:49 pm
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by socalocj » Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:20 pm

Hello,
I am considering moving to Orange County from Wisconsin. The primary motivation being weather, in spite of several wildfires a year in SoCal....

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:49 pm
Yes, even in La Habra

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:19 pm

by Omar Bongo » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:19 pm

On another thread shock was expressed that something like this could happen in La Habra. Wondering if we should indeed be surprised or not, and what...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:19 pm
Brown Widow spiders

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:08 am
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by shreader » Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:14 pm
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My neighbor told me he has been seeing many Black Widow spiders & has been spraying them around 9 PM at night.
I took a look 2 weeks ago & all I've...
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Last post by John Q. Public
Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:08 am
OC Legislator Accused by OC Supervisor of Harrassment

Last post by Wabash « Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:18 am
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by Wabash » Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:29 am

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For several years, there had been rumors about the personal conduct of Bill Brough. He is reputed to be a heavy drinker with loose...

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Last post by Wabash
Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:18 am
Placentia to leave OCFA

Last post by OCNathan « Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:47 pm

by OCNathan » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:47 pm

This is not good! Lots of misinformation by Placentia including straight out lies. For example, OCFA has NOT increased the cost to the city every...

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Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:47 pm
Save the Fullerton Arboretum

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed May 08, 2019 8:28 am
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by RandomPerson1 » Tue May 07, 2019 10:26 pm

Hello everyone, a few weeks ago there were rumors that the Fullerton Arboretum might be demolished.

There have been forums held at the Fullerton...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed May 08, 2019 8:28 am
Don Wagner got elected to OC Supervisor position... Thoughts?

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:10 pm
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by neronero » Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:01 pm

Wagner resigned as Irvine mayor to replace Todd Spitzer, who resigned for DA, and Christine Shea is going to have to replace him for Irvine Mayor......

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:10 pm
Those fine students of Newport Harbor HS

Last post by aberamsey « Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:20 pm
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by RPW » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:47 am

Well this is interesting

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Last post by aberamsey
Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:20 pm
Weather Overload

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:20 pm
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by crayegg » Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:15 pm

Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but I was actually looking forward to the NFL skills competition today. Unfortunately it rained here, so Channel...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:20 pm
Rohrabacker Loses.

Last post by Wabash « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:26 pm
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by Fordama » Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:43 am

An OC institution--whether you liked him or not. At 71 I wonder if he'll try a comeback, or will he just spend his days sipping margaritas with B-1...

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Last post by Wabash
Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:26 pm
We have been saying this for 10 years.

Last post by broman « Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:22 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:02 am

Are drug rehab centers fueling homelessness in Southern California?

Thirteen-hundred miles from his rural Arkansas home, Tyler McCollough paces...

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Last post by broman
Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:22 pm
Mountain lion spotted in Tustin

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:50 pm

And no, not up in the hills, but way down by the Stater Bros on Redhill south of the freeway. I'd more expect to see a chupacabra there than a...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:00 am
Some OC police call scanners for you

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:15 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:26 am

Thanks to Twitter, what was once a pretty geeky hobby has become a fairly useful tool for finding out what kind of criminal activity is going on in...

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Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:15 am
Volunteer Observers Needed

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:19 pm

by ShiftyMutt » Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:19 pm

Volunteers needed to serve as observers at the OC Registrar's office starting this Tuesday! This race may very well be decided by provisional...

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Last post by ShiftyMutt
Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:19 pm
Anyone remembers the Long Beach horder?

Last post by Reconquista Primero « Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:21 am
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by Hanna » Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:01 am

(Yea, I know Long Beach is not technically OC, but still..)

This was a woman who was a faculty member at a local college whose yard was really a...

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Last post by Reconquista Primero
Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:21 am
Wedge vs. Jet Ski

Last post by Fordama « Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:11 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:42 pm

No idea what this guy was thinking. Or more likely not thinking.

The riders survived, the Death Ski didn't.

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Last post by Fordama
Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:11 am
Which LA Register of Orange County will it be?

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:05 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:49 am

Tribune Publishing won the bankruptcy auction Wednesday for the Register and the Riverside Press-Enterprise with a bid of $56 million. The second...

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Last post by John Q. Public
Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:05 am
The War on Christmas strikes South Coast Plaza

Last post by Omar Bongo « Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:11 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:03 am

COSTA MESA – With just over a week until Christmas, South Coast Plaza officials are scrambling to find a new Christmas tree after their 96-foot,...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:11 am
Too much regulation at HB dump?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:59 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:45 am

Is this more of what some of our posters contend is too much government regulation, or do you support this kind of mandate in Huntington Beach?...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:59 pm
SA Considers Permanently Flying The Pride Flag @ City Hall

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:41 am
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by RoadRunner » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:17 am

“Let’s wave that banner of love and acceptance every day of the year,” he said.

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Last post by Troglodyte
Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:41 am
OC Register sucking wind

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:11 am
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Seven weeks after launching a new Los Angeles newspaper amid great fanfare, the Orange County Register's parent company, Freedom Communications Inc.,...
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Last post by John Q. Public
Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:11 am
"In God we trust" seen in more OC city council chambers

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:10 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:19 pm
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Is something such as this discussable? Personally, I'm not in favor of it...I don't see how this is separation of church and state. Someone needs to...
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Last post by Parrotpaul
Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:10 pm
The state beach shut off the showers :(

Last post by afan95 « Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:52 am
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by shreader » Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:40 pm

What are they thinking, if the beachgoer's cant shower at the beach they will have to shower the sand & salt water off at home, probably run the...

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Last post by afan95
Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:52 am
Carpet bombing Newport Beach

Last post by Omar Bongo « Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:56 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:49 am

No, it's not wishful thinking by South County residents. It's something the Chairman of the AQMD said about Newport's fire rings at a recent...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:56 pm
Great Park Veterans Cemetery

Last post by MDDad « Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:52 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sat Jun 06, 2015 2:50 pm

Here's another dicey situation happening in Irvine. Since the MCAS El Toro closed in 1999 a group has pushed hard for a vet's cemetery within the...

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Last post by MDDad
Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:52 am
Orange County Picture Post

Last post by shreader « Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:00 am
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by John Q. Public » Fri May 15, 2015 4:33 pm

A couple pictures from the '50s I ran across. Anybody got any more?

Trog's hood? I wonder what they go for now. And if they're still one minute from...

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Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:00 am

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