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djacq

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5. Had my Air Force training in Texas.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Jun 18, 2023, 05:24 AM

Jun 2023

Summer of 1988
Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX
Tech Training at Sheppard AFB, TX

That Texas heat is no joke.

Abbott is going to have blood on his hands.

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As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullifie [View all] douglas9 Jun 2023 OP

That's just evil Easterncedar Jun 2023 #1

In the summer, when I'm back in Dallas DFW Jun 2023 #2

This proves if you are not rich or polically connected Stargazer99 Jun 2023 #3

It may seem irrelevant, but I have never known a disabled person to have so much disregard hlthe2b Jun 2023 #4

Same thoughts! nt LittleGirl Jun 2023 #7

Had my Air Force training in Texas. djacq Jun 2023 #5

This is Abbott's way of saying "See! No Climate Change!" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #6

Get rid of that bum. Vote in huge numbers against him judesedit Jun 2023 #8

This is insane....come August people will die...if not before.... ashredux Jun 2023 #9

Kinda turns "the Heart of Texas" into sarcasm. marble falls Jun 2023 #10

There ya go Texas magats suck it up and git er dun Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #11

OSHA refs will still require "heat" breaks. 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #12

Abbott is such an evil, hateful person. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2023 #13

Fact is that dehydrated workers ain't gonna work very well in heat. Silent Type Jun 2023 #14

You would hope that any employer with a lick of sense would ensure cooling breaks for workers. Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #15