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canetoad

(17,154 posts)
10. This is purely anecdotal
Fri Aug 28, 2020, 05:15 AM
Aug 2020

But complements the mob connections to the concrete industry.

A very dear friend, and a good decent man, has a 40 yo son who has had a string of convictions for drug use, traffic offences etc. My friend mortgaged his house to pay for rehab for his son. The son was jailed again shortly after rehab.

The son is a concreter. I've met him and on the surface, he is a good guy. I heard him describe how the company he worked for sold the workers ice (meth). This is apparently quite normal in concreting companies. It makes them strong and tireless; increases productivity and prevents delays. Win-win.

Yes, it's possible that my friend's son is making up stories to excuse himself, but I've heard the same story from another source.

In the 80s it wouldn't have been meth, but speed, purple hearts etc. I believe there is much more to be investigated besides pouring slabs.

I never made the connection while watching it Roland99 Aug 2020 #1
Oops! malaise Aug 2020 #3
Daaaaaamn Roland99 Aug 2020 #4
K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2
Full unrolled thread Roland99 Aug 2020 #5
Anyone who knows about construction in NYC musette_sf Aug 2020 #6
This is also a good read from Lincoln/s Bible with more detail. GemDigger Aug 2020 #7
Thanks...came across this, too (with citations) Roland99 Aug 2020 #9
Trump's name was mentioned on the tapes in episode 3 about 19 million dollars. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #8
This is purely anecdotal canetoad Aug 2020 #10
I could see that from the trump side Roland99 Aug 2020 #11
Kick. lunatica Aug 2020 #12
Kick and Rec suegeo Aug 2020 #13
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