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Brother... I've watched the movie probably 100 times (literally) at this point, as if it were Hamlet. I can probably quote the movie back to you, and have a BA in English Lit (significance: had to spend four years just analyzing texts and writing essays on them). Believe me that I know the character better than you probably do. I'll do some more vids on the topic. He's a bad guy, but he's not that kind of bad guy (a Sosa). He's a narcissist who seems to refrain from direct violence against innocents, only being violent with other thugs and criminals.

Yes, He is violent and a narcissist. Explosive uncontrollable anger that he slapps his own sister that he loves and protects. He didn't flinch when he killed the cop. His clear red line is killing those that aren't deserving of his wrath. He cherishes innocence is his one true pillar for hope. That's why he couldn't kill the wife and kids. That's why he protected Gina's innocence. That's why he slapped her when he found her in the bathroom making out with the " nobody." He's kills Manny because Manny represents the corruption of innocence. That's why when you imply Tony has a soft spot, he doesn't.

@@rermn8292 Well, I certainly welcome your feedback, I think it will make a good follow-up episode for this. Because I do think you're right about everything, or almost everything, but if you watch closely, there's no innocent directly harmed by him, except maybe his sister (and that is arguable). Not even the guy who took his sister into the men's room -- can you imagine? Almost anyone else would have probably stomped the guy. But it wasn't about that, it was about his ego and her not doing what he told her to do. Let's also not forget that Mel isn't really a cop. He's a hardened criminal racketeer masquerading as the law. I'll do another spiel about this, the sequence where he and Frank eat it is one of my favorites in the movie. I'm by no means saying Tony is a good guy, a criminal with a heart of gold, etc. -- he's not. He's a Richard III, a MacBeth. I'll explore it further, I think you and I are on the same page, and I like your analysis.

@glennhighcoveexploresstuff I agree with your points, but I'm not seeing Sosa wanting to wack Tony. Sosa from lunch recognized early on that Tony wasn't a Frank stoog along for the ride. Sosa, after that lunch, knew he could do business with him. That Montana could be trusted. I think Tony has some rules in his criminal mastermind head, and killing innocence is one of his red lines. He's not a cold-blooded killer. He has rules. That is why I think he is revered in the gangster movie community. That's why he gets pissed when Frank accuses him of lying to him. He wants loyalty because he gives it. " i did what i could on the side, but i never turned you." This line in the movie is revealing. He rejects the accusation by Frank to the point of getting in Franks face just like with Sosa at lunch. " Make a move." He's a different kind of gangster. I equate him to a Samurai general at war. Anyway, I look forward to the next post. 👍

@@rermn8292 I love where this is going, and I'm gonna do the vid for sure now addressing this further, because there's a rich topic here. Think about it though -- Sosa needs suppliers, and the market has plenty. Some will probably give Sosa a harder bargain than Tony was, they're bigger, more overhead, etc. But they've also already dealt with the legal hurtles, and are more dependable at this point. Tony knows too much and now could potentially turn state's witness -- what does Sosa care about his "word is bond?" He betrays that same word/agreement in the topic of this video, that bond can be broken by anyone. Sosa meanwhile has the backing of the country he lives in, at the very top (he's basically a Kennedy, past an Escobar, at this point), and also has cooperation from the CIA, as the meeting indicated with the blond state department rep. This is Noriega-level and more. But the thing is, Tony doesn't seem happy at all coming back. Why? Surely this is simple, and while it may seem like garbage-handling, it supposedly is going to "solve" his tax problem. But that sounds a little too good to be true, no? And Tony presumably knows a lot about double-crosses, and this is what I'll go into -- his depressed mood going into the hit. He knows this is no solution, just another hurtle to deal with while he deals with the bigger, life-crisis existential ones, like not being able to have a kid with his wife. Remember all those scenes of him watching TV and commenting on news stories? That was there for a reason, not just filler to show his deteriorating relationship with Manny and Elvira. Tony is becoming upper-middle class and has new expectations for his life, and tries, without success, to fit that new role. This is good stuff. Keep it coming, this show is writing itself and I hope is interesting to others that think way too much about this movie like I do.

I agree -- the books make it more clear (at least the first one, which I read), but the movies still have that "spy" spin, and I don't see someone being Capt. Obvious like Bond being an actual spy.

@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff , no intelligence outfit likes to admit to employing killers and to this day they all deny it ( except for the Mossad )

@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff on an odd funny note im the only person who refers to the Fleming books as pulps = thin easy to read almost throw away thrillers

@@sonnysantana5454 It's a great description still -- I only this year started going down the pulp path (Parker and Quarry series) and found them surprisingly therapeutic. There's some amount of wisdom, reality, and room for thought (and for some positive and negative examples) in those books sometimes. They certainly have kept me happy these past few months. Bond, I started but with Parker books to read, I went for Parker, they just flow better for me at this stage in life.

They weren't ready to pour yet -- they were doing trenches in batches, covering them quickly so we could drive on them for the rest of the week or month, and then doing the pipes, and later concrete and asphalt, in batches. It was amazingly efficient, we were always able to get our cars in and out, even during the day. Probably the best city projects I ever saw, and I've seen them across the county (unfortunately, just tangential to commuting and where my workplaces were).

California -- Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley (north end of the city), Northridge community.

The 20th person there probably doesn't need to clog up 911 with duplicate calls though, correct? Especially if the fire department is already there? Ever call 911 in such an emergency? I have, plenty of times. Early callers (like the neighbors of this house, spraying their bushes and roofs) already got help. No need to call when the LAFD is already there. Not sure if that was very clear.

Yeah -- surprisingly, we didn't actually have a lot of people participating this year, but the few that did, went hard. I think this neighbor wasn't even home, it took a long time for the fire to get attention, and when I arrived, it was already burning, now out of control, for some time. That being said, those kinds of trees have burned in our area before, and it may be a hard type of tree to put out. But my impression was the home owner wasn't home and someone else's big fireworks set it off.

I do agree since they need be careful what ever could be in the way

Not everyone who lights off fireworks is this careless or senseless in my neighborhood growing up in California we set off fireworks every year on the fourth and nothing like this ever happened.

I agree, these guys did a great job in my neighborhood, and were a credit to their city agency.

Yeah, seems like people are big critics. As the person living next to this worksite, I will say they did an excellent job, always let me in and out of my driveway (even when it meant driving near a trench or heavy vehicle that was working), and were nice/friendly. And they got the job done quick. Also, I don't seem to have an excess water pressure issue anymore, so it was good they replaced the 1950s infrastructure (the reason for this project).

@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff ye if nothing was broken or they didn't scratch the pavement etc etc that's a good job done just fine

yup ..have a 59o sl..would fire him

Know it alls sure are good for a laugh.

estoy de acuerdo!

Sorry you don't like the shakiness, it was what it was, we didn't have a tripod and we used what cameras and camera operators we had. But glad you watched.

Yes, the guys on this project (multiple crews) were really good about safeguarding the trenches and covering stuff up asap before any people or animals could get in there. Also nice about letting me take photos on top of the trench later (from a safe place). I was really impressed with the system they had for covering these areas, very turn-key, and you can even attach/detach with your boots when they use the loaders to move them with chains.

True - but I don't use any!

Muy de acuerdo !!!,🔴🤫🫢

ALOOOOTT of practice

LADWP shouldnt be waisting money on extendahoes if they can’t be properly used 🤡🤡🤡

@@IUOE12mercado95 Hahahah I agree they never asked !!!!!🤫🔴🫢

Put your video up ,

Only waiting... I think they secretly patch it later. It worked fine a week later.

Yeah, me too still, I can't seem to do the harbor tour and after skipping ahead to try some other stuff, doing a turn in a current is also surprisingly hard. I'll try to get the next few vids out when I can.

It's a pretty awesome game, the closest I've seen someone attempt to make a sim around just this. It's a hobby team making it, so they don't put out updates often, but the forward progress is good and I hope my clip on the channel captures the audio. It has a lot of promise.

Thanks! Sorry it got so shaky. Could have had this in 4k if I had rushed the light and gotten there with the phone instead, but wanted to be safe. Also, LAPD motor units hang around there all the time giving out tickets, so better safe than sorry. Looks like you guys got better footage up the line. My normal closer vantage point is Northridge station, hopefully some footage soon.

A great question - so what I don't have footage of (maybe I do, I need to look) is that a few weeks ahead of time, and sometimes again same-week if they had to go back and revise things, they had a special cutting machine go up and down the exact painted parts of the trench. My impression (I'm no expert) is that by the time the backhoe gets there, it's totally compromised on the side of the part they are pushing down on. That being said, some days I did hear what sounded like jackhammering, maybe where the main is at that intersection. In fact, that part is still open right now because they still need to get it pressurized downstream for the new pipes. I'm on the new pipes already :P I have a vid coming of them doing the chlorination.

Ah -- yep, another commenter (Christine) had mentioned this as well. So looks like a fairly modern (cough, 1990s, I'm a little old) engine replacement? It sent me down the rabbit hole further. Maybe a follow-up post to this where I further display my pig ignorance ;)

Thank you! For the ignorant like me, was the manifold (is that the thing at the bottom) the giveaway? Also, what's missing from the engine in it's current config, some kind of cover, or is that thing good to go like how it is there, once the whole other cover (the thing in the back apparently was the old one and won't go over this one, per the guy I was talking to in the muted audio) goes back on?

Me too! And my big regret is while I did manage to get a lot of good photos of it outside my house over the months, I never really got close footage of it in action, and it is a great weathered piece of equipment with a lot of nice handy features a layman like me wouldn't know were standard features.

@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff can u please get a video of it in action or try to get video of the crane in action????

@@avontaprice2 I will try. I do at least have some photos from close up from before, I can at least make a video with those and what I can find or capture.

@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff ok then. Thanks.👌👌👍👍

I know, right? I had a fun time watching this, awesome that it was right there in front of where I live. Nice crew too, these videos are only meant to highlight their good and efficient (and I mean it, it was amazing how much they got done every day) work. Good attitudes too.