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wryter2000

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30. Oaktown!

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 01:52 PM

Apr 2022

OMG, I love my home city. Rockridge is a rather wealthy area. This looks like College Avenue, a fairly narrow street with heavy traffic and trendy restaurants and shops.

These folks were obviously prepared. So many flats of eggs.

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The Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy Made One Crucial Error in Messing With Oakland [View all] Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 OP

Jus' how we roll in the biggety-O baby! Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #1

They were in Rockridge?? OMG. What were they thinking? vanlassie Apr 2022 #9

+1 Auggie Apr 2022 #16

Yeah, that convoy made a wrong turn in going to the Bay Area. brush Apr 2022 #2

That's been their strategy for a while now gratuitous Apr 2022 #8

They left town with multigraincracker Apr 2022 #3

LOL!!!! CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #14

Good one. wnylib Apr 2022 #19

OUCH!!! calimary Apr 2022 #20

The arms get way better as the video goes on. bottomofthehill Apr 2022 #4

Who in the hell is paying those truckers and their supporters?? niyad Apr 2022 #5

Exactly. This is not concerned citizens spontaneously protesting injustice. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #18

An event that basically failed. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2022 #40

The truckers got off LIGHT with just getting flipped off and egged jmowreader Apr 2022 #6

Well Rockridge is well-known as a wealthy liberal enclave Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #11

These truckers and their supporters are pretty clueless, whining about freedom PA Democrat Apr 2022 #7

Watching that video gave me great satisfaction - wish I'd been there to toss a few myself :) chia Apr 2022 #10

Me too! That was great! love_katz Apr 2022 #13

Here's the video in all it's glory RainCaster Apr 2022 #12

I Delphinus Apr 2022 #27

I was thinking the same. But rotten vegetables are a bit messy to handle. niyad Apr 2022 #38

Must see wryter2000 Apr 2022 #31

Funniest part Alien Life Form Apr 2022 #15

Poor trip planning on part of these "truckers". mwooldri Apr 2022 #17

Seriously, Oakland probably has the highest per capita of experienced protesters NullTuples Apr 2022 #21

Deciding to take their convoy to Oakland was as dumb as it gets. The most radical... keep_left Apr 2022 #22

Barbara Lee is our congresswoman wryter2000 Apr 2022 #32

rebels without a cause. barbtries Apr 2022 #23

After that video, Habibi Apr 2022 #24

I nasty trick to play on someone is to get egg down their cabin air intake - it rots erronis Apr 2022 #25

Eggs cause lasting damage screamcheese Apr 2022 #26

You are correct , eggs will damage paint, I've seen it. KS Toronado Apr 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #29

Oaktown! wryter2000 Apr 2022 #30

There's kind of this image that Rockridge is more conservative Sympthsical Apr 2022 #33

The hubby and I used to live in Montclair wryter2000 Apr 2022 #34

That's so funny Sympthsical Apr 2022 #35

My dentist is across the street from Fenton's wryter2000 Apr 2022 #37

What's really funny is they thjink they are saving people, but then they add, maybe they FSogol Apr 2022 #36

E-g-g-g-cellent!!! Blue Owl Apr 2022 #39

Batman's Egghead? Jimbo S Apr 2022 #41

You think tomatoes would have left a bigger mark? Jimbo S Apr 2022 #42

Only if still in the can. Which would be my recommendation. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2022 #43

Why just rely on eggs? Wednesdays Apr 2022 #44

Are these truckers worried their moms would have aborted them? IronLionZion Apr 2022 #45

Spousal unit said Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #46