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baldona
| Favorite team: | Auburn  |
| Location: | Florida |
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re: Foreign Service Officer for State Dept. was reportedly the road rage stabber in D.C.
Posted by baldona on 3/3/26 at 6:53 am to Night Vision
Who hit who and what escalated it from an accident to a stabbing?
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He’s not avoiding taxes entirely just the heavy penalty of being paid at a higher rate while being a resident of CA.
Again, jock tax doesn’t matter where you live.
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Shohei is making 2mm of a 700mm contract this season for example because by the time 2034 rolls around and he’s owed the almost 98% of said 700mm contract he agreed to, he’ll be retired and out of CA.
I’m not a cpa but I don’t see how it’s that easy. If the dodgers are paying him and the Dodgers are in CA, whether or not he is living in CA he is being paid by a company in CA. So how does this help him? I’m assuming CA is hitting him by where he was paid. His state of residency could also hit him for being a resident
re: Smoked My First Brisket
Posted by baldona on 3/2/26 at 3:18 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
I have not cooked a ton of brisket, but I have not had great luck with small ones and that looks pretty small? Ive found you want a med to large one, cooked longer obviously, and is easier to get your bark and proper texture.
re: I was assured Gaspergou were trash and not something people actively eat.
Posted by baldona on 3/2/26 at 3:16 pm to Captain Rumbeard
The problem with a lot of game like them is that people don't take proper care of them because they are "trash". Similar to hogs, they shoot one at 6 am and let them sit all day and then wonder why it tastes like shite.
Most fish when properly killed, iced, and eaten in a timely manner can be cooked to be good.
I wouldn't eat squid that has sat all day, but fresh fried calamari is fantastic.
Most fish when properly killed, iced, and eaten in a timely manner can be cooked to be good.
I wouldn't eat squid that has sat all day, but fresh fried calamari is fantastic.
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But a young 20 something who is suffering depression and wants to check out - Canada is gladly killing them, too. That I don't support. And frankly, I don't think this should ever, EVER, be a function of government. Allow doctors to prescribe pills to their terminally ill patients but any government involvement beyond allowing doctors and patients to decide is a very scary slippery slope.
You don't have to do it though. We are suggesting the government is forcing them, they aren't. The government is offering it as a solution.
I guess I'm just dark and overly pragmatic here, but the purpose of government is to offer solutions to improve the bare needs of society. You are a consumer (drain) on society because you aren't able to be a net producer than I'm not sure its the worst idea ever to offer an end of life solution. If you were to play devil's advocate, why keep someone alive that's just a consuming expense? Just because we are liberal and it feels bad?
re: Canada is now euthanizing 2X more people per year than dogs
Posted by baldona on 3/2/26 at 2:14 pm to SallysHuman
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Also, medical care is a waiting game up there.
Its only a waiting game for the free government provided care. You can get private healthcare if you choose.
I understand the "free healthcare" in canada is a BS racket and offering MAID as much as they do is ridiculous.
But at the same time, is harboring the amount of people the USA does under welfare and Medicaid the perfect solution? Hell no. To some degree I really don't have an issue with offering MAID as a solution if you can't afford a better option on your own. Welfare is out of control.
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Go to Lowe's or HD and have them do it.
All they do is have preferred vendors, they take a cut and pay some crappy plumber that agreed to work for them to do the job.
Attic is probably going to be $2000+ OP. Its ridiculous and plumbers have gone to do it mostly be the piecework as said.
re: How much of what we're seeing now is directly because of F-35?
Posted by baldona on 3/1/26 at 6:18 am to Epaminondas
You can shite on the US MIC all you want, but compared to anybody else it’s not even close.
Yes, the F-35 is great.
But as said it really takes:
1.) great intel provided by Israel
2.) great technology provided by US
3.) great training provided by US
4.) fantastic operations, logistics, and execution by US and Israel
Even if another country like Russia or China has similar tech, they still have to have training, operations, logistics, and execution to carry it out. It’s clear they aren’t close in those regards
Yes, the F-35 is great.
But as said it really takes:
1.) great intel provided by Israel
2.) great technology provided by US
3.) great training provided by US
4.) fantastic operations, logistics, and execution by US and Israel
Even if another country like Russia or China has similar tech, they still have to have training, operations, logistics, and execution to carry it out. It’s clear they aren’t close in those regards
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Friends in a fancy new house had kitchen cabinets fall off the wall because installer missed the studs...does happen.
Sure it happens but if a cabinet guy misses that many studs he sucks.
As said I wouldn't consider this a small cost, ordering all doors custom is going to be expensive too. Its also going to take extra time.
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I’m guessing learning how to code people need to shovel coal for energy used for their AI powered plants
I doubt these were coders. More likely middle management roles of bullshite. As said, this was getting rid of their bloat of over hiring when money was cheap and they were trending up. Revenue is stagnant and they need to cut payroll costs from non revenue producing positions.
re: Kon Knueppel is better than any of these beloved freshmen
Posted by baldona on 2/27/26 at 6:30 am to SECSolomonGrundy
What the hell does 3PM stand for OP? Nobody says 3PM. 3pts, 3s, etc is the normal verbage
What is that measurement? 35.01 inches for Garrett and 30.07 inches for Bain? Why is it listed like that?
Everyone thinks these big dogs can hold the fort down themselves, but the reality is they rarely can unless you are talking $10bil plus net worth. Cody Campbell knows it and he was trying to foot the bill early to jump ahead but the reality is he can’t keep up with massive school fundraising and revenue sharing that’s $50+ mil, long term. He knows it so he is trying to get ahead and stop it
He literally invited the women and they said ‘they were too busy’, aka politely turned him down for bullshite reasons.
Tons of lesbians on the team.
The women’s team refused to go due to politics, end of story .
How about both sides are idiots here?
Tons of lesbians on the team.
The women’s team refused to go due to politics, end of story .
How about both sides are idiots here?
This thread brings me back to HS and college when I’d show up late to the party and everyone else was already drunk and high in a deep convo
First of all OP, I’d go talk to your local permitting office and see how it goes. As said, there’s plenty of good people in those local offices that will more often than not help you out. Absolutely knowing people and knowing how to grease the wheels goes a long way, but just being nice and polite does also.
By all builders? That’s a ridiculous statement. So many what ifs.
Lot of truths here though OP, as said don’t expect it to go fast.
Generally speaking to do this well, you want guys that don’t work for the big builders. Because otherwise they will absolutely toss you to the side weekly if not daily. But at the same time, those guys won’t have as much experience with larger new builds either.
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And he would have got a better house.
By all builders? That’s a ridiculous statement. So many what ifs.
Lot of truths here though OP, as said don’t expect it to go fast.
Generally speaking to do this well, you want guys that don’t work for the big builders. Because otherwise they will absolutely toss you to the side weekly if not daily. But at the same time, those guys won’t have as much experience with larger new builds either.
F-35 pilot and he’s 65? What was he a test pilot? Google says f35 came into service in 2015 which puts him at 55
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Most shops will do it for free.
Not in my area…
I think what he meant is if you buy your tires from there, they will patch it for free. That's the deal they gave me on my last tires I purchased.
Not that any joe blow shop will patch for free.
re: Etiquette; Texting your boss on a Sunday evening saying you won’t be at work Monday
Posted by baldona on 2/23/26 at 5:32 am to Gee Grenouille
If it’s a salaried role and non critical for the day, why would you text your boss on a Sunday? Why not send an email?
If it’s urgent enough to send on a Sunday then it is critical enough and should be considered.
If someone has kids and never misses work due to them, that great, but that’s a flag to me also they are a shite parent
If it’s urgent enough to send on a Sunday then it is critical enough and should be considered.
If someone has kids and never misses work due to them, that great, but that’s a flag to me also they are a shite parent
re: I honestly thought this was a fake statistic, but it isn’t. Tokyo budget vs NYC budget
Posted by baldona on 2/22/26 at 5:27 pm to RedlandsTiger
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Uhh, they don't put up with any Open Society bull*hit. AS my son says, it's a high confidence society. You can walk the streets at 1am and not fear for your life.
Absolutely and blaming it on local blacks in NYC is ignorant as hell. It’s immigrants in general that are an big issue and there’s an enormous cultural and immigration difference between NYC and anywhere in Japan. When I was there last spring there was a ton of Hispanics and middle easterners working street jobs.
NYC has Chinatown, little Italy, etc. Is that popular in Tokyo?
Mass immigration is generally going to involve a lot of crime as they are desperate to survive.
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