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  1. Borzak

    Death and... Taxes.

    Here they have an appraisal district and they keep on file a pic (used to be a polaroid, now it'd digital) of all improvements like a new fence, building, roof, square footage of buildings etc... and how much it appraised for). Not a surprise it's a highly political office and a number of them...
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    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/dick-rutan-dies-at-85/?MailingID=FLY240505003&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter&oly_enc_id=1249F1887412H4V Legendary pilot, educator and adventurer Dick Rutan died Friday, according to a press release issued on behalf of the family. (Full text...
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    Helldivers II

    Do people actually judge games based on their steam reviews? I see that come up at times about people crashing the reviews. Does it matter? Seems like a bad way to get an idea about a game.
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    Home buying thread

    Take a photography class (assuming they still offer that with all the camera phone stuff). It used to be a real good place to meet women.
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    General Gaming News and Discussion

    CCP still sells shoes and people buy them in Eve Online after they removed the station deal where you could actually see your feet. It's there, must buy is all I can think of.
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    Death and... Taxes.

    Another check from the IRS today for <$100, well United States Treasury. Instills confidence.
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    The medical community knows me by first name. Not a clue.
  8. Borzak

    On becoming an electrician

    Pretty simple. If you don't personally feel safe don't do it. If that means walking off and finding a new job that's the way it is. Your safety in most situations is up to you. If you don't know enough about the job or situation to know if it's safe or not that's an entire other issue. The...
  9. Borzak

    Death and... Taxes.

    I never have witholdings and haven't since high school.
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    Death and... Taxes.

    It's more than I paid in taxes this year. Thus the twilight zone.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Sure they do. Cars provided to them at no expense to them, plane tickets provided, charge gas on a credit card they don't pay the bills on.
  12. Borzak

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Kill a few companions along the way you really don't have to worry about it.
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    On becoming an electrician

    Company I worked at when I started in this line of work got shut down after some heavy fines from OSHA about what they were doing with their paint. Now all shops just send it out to a full time paint/coatings company. Much less hassle. Word spreads like wildfire.
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    EVE Online

    Did find one thing about event. Alt got use out of the battle heron with everyone out hacking.
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    Death and... Taxes.

    The twilight zone continues. Got a check from the IRS today. No note or explanation. My CPA doesn't know either and is looking into it. Not deposited until I hear back.
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    EVE Online

    Capsuleer event started today and goes for a month. I looked in. Biggest nothing burger, almost as much nothing as the events they skipped a while back. I was already subbed for a year at a time through plex. No way I would pay anything to come back for it if not already subbed/training. More...
  17. Borzak

    Favorite albums of all time?

    Few names on that list I haven't heard in quite a while. Pat Benatar being one that stands out.
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    About to replace the tuners on my two Gretsch which were not that great and not locking. Thiking of Grover, any experience?
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    Dating

    Get sick. Apparently it's a big turn on for some women. Of course a female friend of mine that is a nurse says they are all moving in on me to fulfill that misery movie scene. Personally I think my friend is getting back at me when I told her the reason I never asked her out is there is only...
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    Favorite albums of all time?

    Spent many a night with the girlfriend listening to this album over the last 35 years. Best listened to on a hot night with the doors and windows open and lights off and girlfriend of your choice or wife, or both if they know each other.
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    Weather

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    Weather

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    Weather

    Looks like OK is getting it bad today. When I was about 10 was in OK and the radio was talking about lots of tornados and places we really didn't know where they were. We pulled over and stopped at a lake in a hilly area. All the other people stopping had got out of the car and we could see 3...
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    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    The commander at the nautiloid you start in and have to leave to start the game has it. You don't have to kill him, a lot of people use command to make him drop it. Then pick it up and gtfo. Did see a video of a guy killing everything there to start on honor mode without anyone else in the...
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    Weather

    One of the tornados today in NE derailed two trains. We get small ones, but never anyting like they do in big tornado country. One touched down a few miles from my house once and took out several commercial chicken houses. Giant mess to clean up. I was out of town. Pretty big hit to the...
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    Weather

    Nebraska hit pretty hard and more still going on apparenty. Worst supercell outbreak in a decade is what I first read house ago. Just saw they had another bad one. Multiple tornados all day. They predict it for the area all next week now. At least hurricanes you get a warning you can run from...
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    Investing General Discussion

    The lithium buble is or has deflated at least in my part of the world. Last summer big money thrown around buying and leasing mineral rights in the hopes of hitting lithium. By start of year that disappeared like someone turned off the light switch. I did like the one comment on copper. Nobody...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Copper beat it's 2 year high and is accelerating. No idea what is driving copper demand.
  29. Borzak

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Tactician mode has a lot more to do with learning the quirks of the fight and the game than knowing DND ahead of it.
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    Investing General Discussion

    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-problems-lead-southwest-drop-141723660.html7432.html Southwest said it lost $231 million. CEO Robert Jordan said the airline was reacting quickly “to address our financial underperformance," including by slowing down hiring and asking employees to take...
  31. Borzak

    Home buying thread

    I don't know how some people do it either. I've always worked at home in the office behind the house on the same meter. Kept the house cool all the time since I was in and out. 2,300 sq. ft. house which is not that large, but built in 1960. Always hearing from people how their power bill is more...
  32. Borzak

    Home Improvement

    I have no desire to buy an electric mower, but I do wonder how well they would cut for people that buy them during the times of the year in the south when you might need to mow your yard twice a week when it rains a bunch in the summer, most people stretch it out and instead end up cutting much...
  33. Borzak

    On becoming an electrician

    Weigh how much the company fears getting a larger fine from OSHA compared to how much they pay you. I have seen it a lot. FYI don't use the term blackmail. "Bringing it to their attention" and maybe throw in how you aren't happy about it. Not me of course, just saying.
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    Interesting, Non Political News

    They have a recording "tell them I love them, I love them" as the plane went down.
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    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I thought the mechanics were done okay. I didn't know anything about DND 5. The first half of the story was acceptable. Past that when it became clear the end boss was a brain and the entire mindflayer thing was a huge turn off to me.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Wait till someone explains inflation to them and they need to ask for more allowance . Like early on I got the talk about taxes and was very surprised people at their first high school job were shocked they took out taxes.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Even gold, silver, oil and bitcoin and down. The GDP numbers :( Edit - gold and silver almost even now. The rest not so much.