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^^^ I laughed If the media covered every...
^^^ I laughed
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03-17-2024, 02:39 PM
Thread: View right now
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Don't often see the Olympics from B'ham 490816...
Don't often see the Olympics from B'ham
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03-17-2024, 02:37 PM
Thread: View right now
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My mom once said her friend blew Chihuly. We got...
My mom once said her friend blew Chihuly. We got a lot of milage out that joke.
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03-16-2024, 08:24 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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The same ones who predicted a major downturn for...
The same ones who predicted a major downturn for 2023, and/or failed to predict the 2008 financial crisis? Yeah, I'm ok with that.
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03-16-2024, 02:11 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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I gave a little explanation of how the flight...
I gave a little explanation of how the flight controls work in pitch earlier in this thread. The key thing is recognizing it early and acting quickly. LINK
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03-16-2024, 12:06 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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For smart buyers, yeah totally. Others are gonna...
For smart buyers, yeah totally. Others are gonna get fleeced. Which I admit is what happens now as well. My only real point here is that this isn't the gift to buyers people think it is.
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03-15-2024, 03:32 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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The harm for me? None. Actually, this will...
The harm for me? None. Actually, this will benefit me. The harm for first time buyers? They either just lost their representation, or will pay for it on top of whatever the market is on the property....
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03-15-2024, 03:25 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Yes.
Yes.
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03-15-2024, 03:21 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Let's say your house is worth 3 mil today. You...
Let's say your house is worth 3 mil today. You want to sell it, so you grind the listing agent down to 1%, and offer selling agent zero. House sells for asking, and you pocket that minus your costs +...
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03-15-2024, 02:39 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Bingo The property will always sell for...
Bingo
The property will always sell for market, regardless of the ask, but the split has been moved in favor of the sellers (which is exactly what the original lawsuit contended). -
03-15-2024, 01:31 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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The seat theory is strange. Don't know about the...
The seat theory is strange. Don't know about the 78, but on other jets the seat moves pretty slowly.
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03-15-2024, 01:19 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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And when this shakes out, the sellers will be...
And when this shakes out, the sellers will be able to put it in their own pockets.
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03-15-2024, 12:48 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Agree. In the Seattle-to-the-Canadian border...
Agree. In the Seattle-to-the-Canadian border market, 2.5/2.5% has been pretty much the norm for a while now.
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03-15-2024, 12:24 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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That's baked into the original design. Even...
That's baked into the original design. Even without MCAS, hydraulic / flight control issues can be a real handful.
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03-15-2024, 12:11 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Massive gift to the owner class.
Massive gift to the owner class.
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03-14-2024, 03:07 PM
Thread: Bobby's used car lot and Free Carfax
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You know, we do have an 80 series thread "Lug...
You know, we do have an 80 series thread
"Lug nuts are missing from the wheels."
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03-14-2024, 01:03 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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RE: the FAA Having designates in industry is...
RE: the FAA
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03-14-2024, 10:20 AM
Thread: 737 MAX
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re: babylon bee piece 1. I (and I'm assuming...
re: babylon bee piece
1. I (and I'm assuming thousands of others) made that joke the day the news broke. By the time BB arrived at the party everyone had already left.
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Poll: Misspelling genius is not a good look.
Misspelling genius is not a good look.
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03-11-2024, 08:25 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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When I was a kid, we had a quicksand box. I was...
When I was a kid, we had a quicksand box. I was an only child …eventually.
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03-11-2024, 06:44 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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"suicide"
"suicide"
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03-11-2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: 737 MAX
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Jon Oliver should do a bit titled "How is...
Jon Oliver should do a bit titled "How is comedian so much better at journalism than actual journalists?" He really nailed it. I know I came off as angry online back when this happened, but this is...
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03-11-2024, 01:27 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Two for Subarus. One for burning; one for leaking.
Two for Subarus. One for burning; one for leaking.
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03-11-2024, 11:00 AM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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I was talking with someone yesterday about...
I was talking with someone yesterday about permanent DST (which is a fairly popular idea here in the NW corner) and we came up with Chairlift Standard Time. Clocks set back one hour the Friday night...
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03-08-2024, 08:46 PM
Thread: Bobby's used car lot and Free Carfax
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69 Type 3 VW Not this actual one, but close...
69 Type 3 VW
Not this actual one, but close
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03-08-2024, 05:44 PM
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Poll: This is something non-Americans don't really get...
This is something non-Americans don't really get (probably) because the USA advertises itself as this shining beacon of democracy, complete with Martin Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland delivering...
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03-08-2024, 04:43 PM
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Poll: It's not his reading...
It's not his reading...
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03-05-2024, 12:07 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a...
re: parking lot lines, a former coworker owned a pavement painting company. He said that as vehicles got bigger, owners wanted more stalls, not fewer. He'd tell them that would create problems...
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02-29-2024, 02:28 PM
Thread: Bobby's used car lot and Free Carfax
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I've done it with Toyota dealers, but in person....
I've done it with Toyota dealers, but in person. Found the (seemingly) least douchey salesperson, and contacted them via email. If they replied, I said I had a list of must haves, that I probably...
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02-28-2024, 02:27 PM
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My dad died from cancer. I was an adult. Just...
My dad died from cancer. I was an adult. Just because he no longer supported me financially didn't mean I didn't need him. Hang in there.
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02-28-2024, 11:12 AM
Thread: Bobby's used car lot and Free Carfax
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From savagegeese Altima review: "Mark, you and...
From savagegeese Altima review:
"Mark, you and I both know there's nothing faster than a Nissan with expired tags
Obviously, the transmission aside, this engine is really impressive
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02-28-2024, 09:44 AM
Thread: Leroy's Walls of Words
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Fly Air Icarus, with daily* non-stops to Sicily ...
Fly Air Icarus, with daily* non-stops to Sicily
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02-27-2024, 12:07 PM
Thread: Leroy's Walls of Words
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I used to know someone who named their company...
I used to know someone who named their company Icarus. As far as I could tell the irony was lost on him.
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02-27-2024, 12:00 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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I had a friend who was actually turned away from...
I had a friend who was actually turned away from a drive thru for being on his bike.
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02-26-2024, 07:39 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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20 something me drove through McD's in reverse...
20 something me drove through McD's in reverse numerous times. (if you're curious as to why, google vw golf/gti electric windows). Almost every time the staff was amused. Other customers, not so much.
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02-25-2024, 01:40 PM
Thread: Leroy's Walls of Words
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"You won't legislate the world into being safe" ...
"You won't legislate the world into being safe"
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02-23-2024, 03:28 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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Ha! I'm super lame. cBWYYKvg-2g
Ha! I'm super lame.
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02-23-2024, 03:17 PM
Thread: Leroy's Walls of Words
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Yeah I told him I would've voted for him too if I...
Yeah I told him I would've voted for him too if I lived in ID. His platform was pretty reasonable.
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02-22-2024, 02:31 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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^^^ this
^^^ this
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02-19-2024, 07:49 PM
Thread: Mullet Talk.
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The bike might be a fad that's two minutes to...
The bike might be a fad that's two minutes to midnight, but the haircut is in full force here.
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02-19-2024, 12:56 PM
Thread: Travel hacks and advice
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That's a deep cut. (3 actually)
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02-19-2024, 12:51 PM
Thread: Lamest personalized license plates
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No chance to get a pic, but I just saw COASTE.
No chance to get a pic, but I just saw COASTE.
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02-19-2024, 12:48 PM
Thread: Lamest personalized license plates
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I've seen that guy in Bellingham (pre-lid-loss)
I've seen that guy in Bellingham (pre-lid-loss)
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02-14-2024, 02:04 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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Hmmm...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240214/3...
Hmmm...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240214/38982985bbb5c026ee666a9fa491efe3.jpg
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02-13-2024, 10:58 AM
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That was a local guy, and I've seen it IRL. The...
That was a local guy, and I've seen it IRL. The lift and front bumper are the only major mods, the rest is stock. It's a 5.7 V8 (probably makes low/mid 200s for hp, and maybe low 300 torque). Four...
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02-12-2024, 03:00 PM
Thread: Random Unthreadworthy Questions
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Granny Smith. As sour as Benny's disposition.
Granny Smith.
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01-18-2024, 03:24 PM
Thread: Electric car thread
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That article missed the point. Today's drivers...
That article missed the point. Today's drivers suck. For the most part they can't drive a stick, can't brake effectively without abs, can't even steer without gross corrections, have no idea that...
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There's a deal pending already. Pants are...
There's a deal pending already.
Pants are not used. I bought them from a mag a few years ago as backups (plus my significant other was complaining about me always wearing black on the hill)... -
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Bright colors: Stio Jacket and Arcteryx Pants - both new, medium, $299 each
EDIT: Both are sold
Stio Environ XT, medium - but fits like a freeride systems medium. It's definitely bigger than my arcteryx med. $299
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We had a low of 3 and a high of 10. So not too...
We had a low of 3 and a high of 10. So not too bad until you factor in the 38% relative humidity and wind gusts to 54 mph.
Today is a balmy 20.
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