I’m posting this to thank the nurses, techs, doctors, and staff at Baptist Downtown ER in Jacksonville. It’s been one hell of a ride for me from August 2024 through May 20th, 2026, and my ER visit on the night of May 19th into the early hours of May 20th was another chapter in it.

I went in because the swelling in my legs—especially my left foot—had gotten bad enough that I could barely get a shoe on. With my history—PEs in both lungs in 2008, more clots in 2013, 2014, 2017, and multiple DVT/SVT events throughout 2025 (Jan 10th, March 1st, April 22nd, Sept 16th, and Dec 31st)—I don’t take swelling lightly. I’ve survived 17 years of clot episodes by getting checked before things turn dangerous.

I sent photos to one of my specialist doctors through MyChart and tried to move up my vein‑clinic appointment, but didn’t hear back in time. So I did what I’ve learned to do: I went to Baptist Downtown ER. Parked in P3, grabbed my cane, took a quick photo of the new ER, and checked in.

The wait was long—about 2½ hours before I got a room—but once inside, the care was solid. Blood work, two ultrasounds, and a full evaluation. My veins are pretty beat up after all these years, and I have Post‑Thrombotic Syndrome, so swelling can come from a lot of things. Thankfully, the tests showed no new DVT—just the same chronic 13‑inch clot in my right leg that’s been there for a while.

I was discharged around 2 a.m. on May 20th, took one last pano shot of the new ER and the helipad, and headed home grateful. I’ve had some rough experiences over the years, but I keep coming back to Baptist because I’m still here—and my doctors are here. People complain about wait times, but the sickest go first. The rest of us wait our turn.

To the Baptist Downtown ER team: thank you. You helped me through another long night, and I’m grateful. A native of Jacksonville, Florida. FYI I go Bond and Italic because i can and reddit lets me.

Your hate says nothing about me and everything about you.

Crime maps show Riverside, Avondale, and Ortega aren’t crime‑free. Some incidents are from years ago, some from this month. Yet they still have zero Flock LPRs. That’s not safety — that’s entitlement.

And let’s not forget that not every crime gets reported to JSO; plenty of victims stay silent out of fear or because of what actually happened.

Drive down San Jose all the way into Mandarin off 13 and you still won’t see a single Flock device. But go into the middle‑class neighborhoods and the poorer areas of Duval County and suddenly the Flock LPRs are everywhere.

I used to hit the early showings at the Amelia Island Concours when it was still affordable. Good event, solid cars, but it’s not Monterey. You’ll still see real hardware there — including multiple Ferrari GTOs and plenty of other fine automobiles.

These GTOs and other fine automobiles were at a pre‑show before the main show on Sundays. These images I took were shot on 3/9/2012.

There is no handicap symbol on the Georgia license plate, and the window tint is way too dark to see if there is a placard hanging inside. If a cop can’t see it, it doesn’t count.

I guess they spent so much money on the Urus that shopping at the main Nordstrom store was too expensive, so they had to stop at the Rack instead to find a discount!

Meanwhile, people with actual, severe physical pain or in a wheelchair are once again screwed.

Walked out of Nordstrom Rack and spotted this 2021 Urus taking up a handicap space with zero visible permits.

To be fair, I could be wrong—maybe they do have a legal placard buried behind that pitch-black window tint. But I could also be completely right.

I know the Reddit know-it-alls can’t handle that kind of gray area, and the karma hunters are just here to farm points by starting arguments, but the facts are simple: the plates are obscured, the windows are blacked out, and the accessibility space is blocked. Believe whatever makes you feel better.

Besides, let's be real—this Urus is nothing but a Volkswagen with more horsepower anyway.

Honda North America’s 2026 slump isn’t just about EV policy or global pressure. It’s the long‑term fallout from eliminating the affordable cars people could actually buy. Dropping the Fit and the rest of the small‑car lineup was a strategic misstep. Honda N/A keeps insisting they’re “following consumer demand,” but that’s corporate spin. They simply don’t want a Honda on the lot under $30,000 once taxes and fees are added. That’s the real story.

My history with Honda goes back decades.
My first Honda was a 1984 Civic hatchback, 4‑speed, which I kept until 1992. Then came a 1992 Civic sedan, 5‑speed, which I drove until 2000. When Honda no longer offered anything that fit what I needed, I went with a German 5‑speed TDI hatchback.

Then Honda did something smart: they brought the Fit to America.

The first‑generation Fit (2007–2008) was built in Japan and imported into the U.S. by Honda North America. The chain was simple: Honda Japan built it. Honda North America brought it here. And I bought it.

On March 27, 2007, I drove home in a brand‑new Honda Fit Sport.
I bought my 2007 Honda Fit Sport for $18,200 with tax.
Nineteen years later, I still drive it. Same engine. One transmission replacement at 306,000 miles. Today it sits at 457,560 miles and still gets serviced at the same local Honda dealership it always has.

This car has carried me through years that weren’t easy.
A fall at home in 2024.
Four deep‑vein thrombus clots and an SVT clot in 2025.
Kidney stone surgery and four days in the hospital from bleeding.
A forced new diet because my gallbladder has a zero ejection fraction.
Chronic vein issues, swelling, PTS, and a right knee that needs replacing — but major surgery is high‑risk because of my 17‑year clot history.
Physical therapy is the safest path for now.

Why mention all of this?
Because without my 19‑year‑old Fit, transportation would be a problem all by itself. That car has been the one constant through every medical detour, every recovery, every appointment, every mile.

So yes — Honda of Japan, thank you for building a car that has outlived expectations.
And Honda North America, thank you for having the sense to import the best Honda I could afford.

British Petroleum aka BP the only one showing guts — gas under $4.59 on 5/6/2026 in Jacksonville, Fl. I saw at 12:40pm, 12:44pm and 4:09pm.

I used to think this was an intelligent group, a place where people shared real information about Flock cameras, their locations, and how these systems actually operate.

Now it feels like the purpose has been diluted. People post false information, present it as fact, and only after being confronted do they suddenly claim it was a joke.

The moment you point out the misinformation, the same people who insist they are here to educate turn into the most defensive voices in the room.

And the irony is that Flock Safety benefits from this shift.

A group that once helped the public understand what these devices are doing has turned into a playground for karma hunters and know‑it‑alls.

Who are slowly eroding the value this space used to have.

If this is what some of you want FlockSurveillance to become, then it’s fair to wonder whether a few of you are more interested in protecting Flock’s narrative than challenging it.

And for the people who think it’s funny to finger a Flock pole or shake it for attention, you’re part of the problem too — and what you did is illegal.

Photo above was taken in St. Augustine, Florida — St. Johns County, a place packed with Flock LPRs, drones, and more public surveillance than most people realize.

Big Brother isn’t theoretical here; it’s already woven into daily life.

And none of that changes unless people stop arguing in comment threads and start showing up in the places where decisions are actually made.

Surveillance is always marketed as protection, but every system built to watch the public eventually raises the same question: who is watching the watchers.

PS: Human, not a bot. I’m here because I don’t want this group to die.

Visible erosion in a water-filled pit off 16A—land sacrificed to feed the 23A toll road. St. Johns County: where "progress" means stripping the earth bare. 30.016399, -81.585833 8960 County Rd 16A, St. Augustine, FL 32092 Link

Old Jacksonville commercial MLS pages found at an estate sale years ago. Original black‑and‑white listings showing what MLS commercial properties looked like in the 1960s or 1970s.

Posting the full seven‑page set for documentation. Sharing something I thought was cool — not for karma. I could’ve kept it to myself, but I’m putting it out so the record is visible, not sitting in a box.

I used to drive anywhere in Florida and other states before my blood‑clot issues and the right knee that now needs to be replaced. On 10/27/2021 I was at Dames Point Park under the bridge.

I’m not a fisherman anymore, but I was there taking photos. I photographed a tug at 1:11 PM, then noticed an odd video camera with a small solar panel mounted on a City pole.

This wasn’t an early Flock device — it was a Reolink. I photographed the unit at 1:15 PM and then moved on.