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MeatiestMeatus posted...

Update: wife is working tomorrow evening so I moved marsala up to tonight. Came out fabulous. Wife was stoked. Can't wait to disappoint her in bed later

@Sarcasthma @ Jen0125

Omg I wish her only the most mediocre of times

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slacker03150 posted...

When I remember it exists. I'm 200 points away from v10.

Nice. I like the graphics in Love Nikki better. I tried Shining Nikki but I can't get sucked into two games I want to buy shit for

I recently scored 8th place overall in one of the competitions.

Omg you play Shining Nikki? I play Love Nikki. I'm almost a V14

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yeah i hate metal but some of those drummers are absolutely insane

OhhhJa posted...

I'm not into ska but he is definitely a really good player

yeah it's not everyone's cup of tea but he is very talented

if you like drummers my dad was really impressed by the drummer from streetlight manifesto when i had him listen to some of their songs. his name is chris thatcher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPmXl-iKoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D2d4k8M_3I

edit - man these videos make me want to see this group live again. i've seen them twice and it's such a great show. they aren't touring rn tho ;-;

he did a gong number which i have seen before when i saw The Police back in the early 2000s. that drummer is also fucking nasty

adjl posted...

Also, talk to your therapist about your self-medication with alcohol. That's something they should absolutely know about (if nothing else, many psychiatric medications can have some very harmful interactions with alcohol and your drinking habits will therefore affect what you can be safely prescribed), and they can likely help you find better coping mechanisms and work yourself off of being so dependent on it.

yeah definitely always be honest with your medical professionals. it only hurts you when you lie.

OhhhJa posted...

Some of the best drummers in the world are in their 60s. Metal drummers too. That's why I hate when people make the age excuse for lars when he's always been ass anyway

this guy was CRAZY on drums. my dad is/was a drummer (i say is/was because he's disabled and can't play but i feel like always a drummer at heart for him) so i always pay attention to them because that's just the instrument i love and was exposed to from my dad and brothers also trying to play.

this guy has double bass kick drums AND a third bass drum that he hits with a mallet. and he can drum so fast it's insane

Garlands_Soul posted...

Russell Mael from Sparks is one of the most animated performers I've seen and he's nearing his mid 70s if he's not already there

i just saw the misfits last july and they're in their 70s. they were AWESOME and so energetic even though it was like 120F and an outdoor venue. it was a great show.

i guess the guy is from phoenix and he also has a winery here

They were selling a backpack for $500 tho

oh he yelled at this show. maybe he had vocal strain at yours? i was really surprised because he did the deep gravel screaming and that's when it had SUPER clarity. no strain at all.

i wish i would have known you wanted a poster - i could have snagged you one. they had a really cool holographic skeleton one.

Nade_Duck posted...

loves dem <3

the show was great

the lead singer's voice seems to have not diminished at all with age. it seems like he does a lot of work to keep his instrument well tuned. his vocal clarity was insane.

i dont really listen to TOOL i just know their most popular songs from the early 2000s and stuff

you sound like you have an alcohol problem so if you are anything like i was and don't care about the taste you should just buy plastic tumblers of prestige vodka. they're like $8-10 for 750ml and that should last you one to two binges.

GameReviews posted...

People can stay in shape as they get older, and a lot of it has to do with how physically active they are.

yeah no shit they can stay in shape it's just rare americans actually do it as they age

At one point the lead singer said he was going to be 60 this year?

He literally was so active in stage his knees seemed younger than mine

He was constantly moving in place like a NPC and at times literally looked like he was moving like an ape

It was wild

Sarcasthma posted...

No such thing

It absolutely is lmao

Blorfenburger posted...

Get him a buzz lightyear toy

I got him this little plush he wanted and a tshirt with my face and all our pets faces

MeatiestMeatus posted...

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Lmaoo he said thank you

Happy birthday to him!

I bought him tickets to see TOOL for Christmas and the concert happened to be on his birthday so that really makes it extra special

No my boyfriend and I don't care about valentines day

Omg cute. Why not get his own show? Any of them could have. Snoopy and the Peanuts are so adorable.

I'm desperately trying to avoid spoilers because I need to wait for exclusivity to run.

fettster777 posted...

Tell me about, especially when the wife wants to completely just redo a room for "something to do" every few months. Like paint it, install shelving, change the floors, etc.

We'd like to paint but we are very lazy so. We are just doing home improvement slowly. It's a new build and only 4 years old so it doesn't really need to be improved but it needs to become more our style.

Glob posted...

I have been a homeowner and will be one again.

Wish you luck in your endeavor!

OhhhJa posted...

I don't mind doing handy work so the maintenance isn't the issue for me. Cost is the real problem

I have a home warranty so luckily it covers a ton and I pay a $60 service charge. It's been a lifesaver.

Sepucher posted...

I'm not looking forward to the hidden fees when I finally (hopefully) get my own home. >_<

What hidden fees? Maintenance?

Monopoman posted...

You could put a car in the driveway to make it more obvious, or just make it more obvious someone is home some other way.

Unless you prefer this as a way to "trap" thieves, but even in that case video evidence that someone might have trespassed is not as clear cut as some think that it proves she had ill intentions or did something. Even in the case you have something more than that you better be able to know exactly who it is and not just some rando that lives nearby.

My neighbor says people come into his property to look at his car parked outside so I'd rather not do that either lol

Glob posted...

I never found that owning a home was more work than renting. That said, I bought a brand new house and the company that built had to come and sort out anything that went wrong with it for the first ten years, and I only lived there for three.

Yeah mine is a new build too so I just have random things here and there for now that fail. But it's still more work than renting because I'm responsible for managing the repairs and paying for them personally.

Dikitain posted...

That said, despite all of that, I still would never rent again.

I also won't if I can help it.

Glob posted...

I pretty much did, yeah.

Technically Im in a rented property now, but I get paid to live there, so living the dream.

So you AREN'T a homeowner. Why bother replying to a topic about being a homeowner lol

For the pokemon designs alone I selected gen 1.

because excessive amounts of artificial sweetener can be harmful for your health.. but like obscene amounts. people just capitalize on that.

VR headsets are impossible for me to use with my glasses.

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah I just think he was exaggerating a little bit. The point is that buying a home isn't an average persons game anymore

That wasn't the point. You're moving the goalpost of his comment for no reason. He didn't say what you said and what your point was. He said he's not a millionaire implying you have to be one to buy a house. You can say I'm taking it too literally and that's fine, but you're not making the same point he did.

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah because most homeowners were fortunate enough to buy before 2021 lol. But really, yeah you don't have to be a millionaire but you better either have two decent incomes or one really good one. Either that or you have to move somewhere that absolutely nobody wants to live far as hell away from any halfway big city

That doesn't negate what I said. Most homeowners are not millionaires. I'm certainly not.

It really bothers me because I get abuse from customers all the time at my job because people don't know how insurance works, they don't understand what's actually covered, and they're a layperson being denied money. People already hate insurance companies and have driven a reputation that nothing is covered because they just assume that nothing is covered because they got a denied claim.

These people are doing nothing to dispel the idea that we are actually regular people with empathy and compassion trying to help them understand their claim and do what is right by their contract. It just makes us look like the pieces of shit they think we are. I try really hard to make sure upset customers end a call with an understanding, even if they don't like the outcome going on. These people just look like assholes.

Zora_Prince posted...

Side by side, I believe. Second floor. Plus, within waking distance of work, which is great.

Luckily, I dont love in a HCOL area, so I got this for a good price. Minnesota is still affordable thankfully, while still have a strong economy. I genuinely think our weather will keep us from ever being gentrified the way some other states have.

I just always caution people to NEVER BUY BOTTOM FLOOR CONDOS in a stacked property. All the water intrusions in the building will come into your unit and flood causing damage. 9 times out of 10 you will need to file on your own insurance policy because there is no negligence. You will be filing constant water loss claims and paying deductibles without recovery.

VincentVega posted...

Canada, yes. A one bedroom apartment is minimum $1500 a month here. Minimum wage is something like $1800 a month. I make well above minimum wage but after taxes and so on there isn't enough left st the end of the month to put away for a rainy day fund and a deposit on a house. In my town a $400k home wod be a fixer uper.

Yeah, housing costs here are about that much. It's like $1200 for a studio, $1800 for a one bedroom mostly. You can find a range of $1500 - $4,500 for a one bedroom depending where you're at. Minimum wage here just went to $14.35 on January 1st of this year. But, that's a struggle amount to even rent anymore. Rent is constantly rising.

I kinda saw I was getting phased out of my preferred rental area in 2019 and rushed to buy a house. It is really lucky I was shopping at that time. I also got a grant for $18,500 from the state government to go towards my down payment and closing costs. If I didn't have that, I would never have been able to buy a house.

VincentVega posted...

I'm not a millionaire so I'll never know.

Most homeowners aren't millionaires. Do you live in one of those super HCOL areas?

Zora_Prince posted...

This was a big reason I was I insistent on either a Condo (which I ended up buying) or a townhouse. Yeah, HOA fees are annoying, but it is comforting knowing the emergencies are covered. Dont care about the yard or anything of that sort.

I refuse to live under an HOA after handling claims involving them at work and seeing what they do. I was lucky enough to get a house in a non-HOA neighborhood so that was great. It would be nice to have my neighborhood have more cohesive greenery all over and stuff to look nicer but I'd rather live on a street with a guy who has 18 broken down cars parked around his house then deal with an HOA.

Did you at least buy a top floor condo? Or is it side by side?

I was able to make use of a first time homebuyer's program to get into my home. I paid maybe $2,500 out of pocket to buy a house lol. Then I got a month of financial break because you don't pay your mortgage for the first month. Then it was like paying rent again except towards my own home. I couldn't believe how lucky I got.

Dikitain posted...

Seems to be a trend with a lot of people in customer service jobs.

Like, the stories of "You wouldn't believe this crazy call I got today.." that is fine. I like those. But recording calls and posting them on the internet just feels a bit wrong, even if it is funny. I don't think anyone would be laughing if I showed someone's W2 and said "Hey, look how little this VP gets payed!" even though it is fully possible for me to do that.

I agree with what you said about verbal recall vs recording and posting for internet scrutiny. It just feels very very very slimy especially in my profession. Insurance is so highly regulated. I wouldn't be surprised if the DOI or companies start to address a trend like this. It's not a good look.

As a customer, would you love knowing you were on the phone with a claim specialist and they recorded themselves eyerolling at everything you were saying or posting them sternly explaining things to you for internet points? I'd be mortified even if no one knew it was me on the other side and I'd lose a lot of faith in my insurance company and switch immediately.

There are so many creators doing this. All anyone needs to do is find out what state they live in and file a department of insurance complaint and likely their job is GONE

EclairReturns posted...

Would that not conflict with company protocol? You know, client-expert confidentiality and all that? What about that vocalized disclaimer about calls being recorded for QA purposes? Surely, their videos would be enough to get them the figurative axe?

I would hope so. I almost want to find where these people live and send the videos to the departments of insurance in their state because I just find this so egregious. I don't really care if you don't know as a viewer who they're talking to. It's a private business conversation. We only record calls ourselves for quality assurance so why are they broadcasting?

And are they telling people they're recording the call for other than quality assurance purposes or does it not matter because you can only hear one party?

It's just all unethical.

Insurance claim reps recording themselves talking to difficult customers and posting it on tiktok.

I find it so unethical and violating for the customers. I hope they all get found out and fired.

I just saw this one:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3jrb2k/

This should be a 100% private conversation. I don't care if there's no SPI or PII in the video. An examination under oath (not examination of oath as this woman keeps saying) is a serious legal proceeding where you testify under penalty of perjury and is completed by a licensed attorney. You are also allowed to have your own representation. If someone is under SIU investigation and need to sit for an EUO that is extremely stressful. This type of conversation should never be broadcast out to the general public. It's an extremely private matter.

I just don't like how things always break staggered lmao. But I have a home warranty so that really helps with my repair expenses. I only pay $60 for a service call fee and most things are covered.

DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...

Get you one of those joke signs

POSTED - NO TRESPASSING

TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT

SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN

Unfortunately with my Casualty insurance background I know a sign like that would land me in trouble if I ever did have to use my firearm against someone on my property. A sign like that shows intent and desire to murder. It doesn't just show you're defending your property. That's my professional opinion.

teddy241 posted...

This world is gone to hell. Why cant people just let others be. My damn neighbor has their ring camera pointed to our front door so they can always see whos coming/going from our house. Feels very suspect

Right? I just want quiet, peaceful enjoyment of my property. That belongs to me. That I pay for. It's not for general public consumption. Unfortunately, I'm the only house on the street that doesn't have a front fence so people always use my driveway to backup. We just put cones and a chain across the driveway with a sign now so people leave us tf alone.

Literally trying to steal DIRT

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Females don't pee Dikitain don't be ridiculous

Not out of my wiener at least

Yellow posted...

Are those NPCs with broken pathfinding?

They're annoying creeps who think I want their religion in my life

Nice all the signs already deterred a group of solicitors

rjsilverthorn posted...

As a fellow homeowner and lazy person, I concur. I will say however, having had a number of renter friends get shafted recently, I still do not regret buying a house.

No I love owning a house. I would never want to rent again. And I love the freedom to do my own repairs. It's just a lot of work lol

Plus someone is casing my house for theft this week and just got caught so I filed a police report for a paper trail

This woman came to my house yesterday, trespassed onto my yard and touched my property

https://imgur.com/a/9Eg7cPw

So we go buy no trespassing signs to put up and my boyfriend was out putting them up at the same time this morning that lady showed up and this happened

https://imgur.com/a/Nwkp7n7

We literally work from home and just because our garage is closed with the car inside doesn't mean no one is home you fucking losers

Like a lot of maintenance

And I'm very lazy so it's a challenge

Lol