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Felix

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  1. From what I've heard it's mostly supply disruptions due to various factors. Lumber is out of control. Steel isn't as bad but it's going up steadily.
  2. I'll give you real world example. My grandmother is 96 and lives with us. She lived with my parents when she got to the point she couldn't live on her own, but they are in their 70s and my Mom is in bad health herself with my Dad basically being her full time care giver. My Grandmothers money ran out a little while back and the $700 a month she gets in social security basically pays for one week a month of part time home health. Fortunately she doesn't need full time care yet, but it's coming. My family, cousins, siblings, etc is footing the bill for the other 3 weeks a month because we want to keep her here as long as possible instead of having to go into a home. She's medicare-pending which means we've applied and are waiting for approval, but since she's destitute that's just a matter of time. It would be nice if we could get a little help with home health. We're lucky we can afford to do it ourselves, barely, but most can't. Thus Grandma ends up in a shitty medicare nursing home and wastes away, basically alone.
  3. My temper has gotten me in trouble a couple of times. Coaching an 8th grade girls parochial school basketball team. Qualified for national tournament in Valparaiso IN. Driving to get dinner in van with team and a couple of team Moms. Bitch almost hits us in the parking lot running a stop sign and cutting the corner too close. Scared me a little and I scream "Learn to drive you fucking cunt!". I look back in the rear view mirror and everyone is studiously looking anywhere but at me. My wife was in the passenger seat and I thought she was going to die. It's quiet for a minute and for some reason I think it would be a good idea to say. "Well did y'all see what she did?". The other time was watching Texas v Tech at a sports bar in Brownwood with some friends while camping at Lake Brownwood. We were getting hosed by the refs as usual, and I scream at Cooper Castleberry, "You're a god damned retard!" I don't say that any more but this was a long time ago. My friends are all silent and I look over and the only other occupied table in the place is from the local home for the menally challenged. That one was tough. I felt about 2 inches tall. I still get well deserved shit for that one.
  4. If you know the world record is 172 feet. Why wouldn't you just jump from 173? Why TIE the record? That doesn't make sense.
  5. You're fucking up the moguls, newb!
  6. ...and then it exploded.
  7. Man, fuck this virus. The Alamo movie pass was the best damned thing going. I got to enjoy it for like 6 months before it all went to hell. I hope they can reinstate it soon as it was one hell of a deal and got me to the theater at least twice a week and I'd say I bought food 80% of the time even if just appetizers. I miss going.
  8. Felix

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    I've been trying to time my shits for when the power is on during the rolling blackouts. I missed my window a few days ago and the shock from sitting on a cold toilet seat on my biobidet stopped it in it's tracks and I was able to avoid the indignity of wiping as the power came on a few minutes later.
  9. My wife's family has 600 acres outside Springfield MO and run a few hundred head of cattle. Her cousin's husband got in the doghouse for shooting a nice 8 point buck out the front door of their house at 6 am while the rest of the family was sleeping. He said it was too cold to go all the way outside in his underwear. Beds were peed and voices were raised. The rule now is you have to be OUTSIDE the house when you fire.
  10. My daughter works for Austin Energy and said it's up to 30,000. Gonna be a long shift for her.
  11. I've been at least 6 times and I still don't feel like I've given enough of my time. I haven't been since my 40th birthday Central Texas Museum Tour so it's time to go back.
  12. I'm a contract killer. Oh, well, it's a growth industry.
  13. There should be a jerking off rep for posts like this.
  14. My FIL is full of crazy dietary bullshit, that I could go on and on about, but my personal favorite is his contention that "regular" salt like Morton's actually doesn't provide any dietary benefit. According to him the salt in that salt isn't really salt because it's "processed". So I guess most of the population isn't getting enough salt in their diet because they are eating fake salt.
  15. The Bobiverse is great.
  16. Man that sucks all around, but I'd be having a little discussion with the vet about communication and wondering if he/she was more interested in my money than my dogs well being.
  17. None whatsoever. They already know everything about me. If you carry a smartphone then you basically have given up any privacy argument.
  18. I just got the google one and it was ridiculously easy to set up and my speed and signal have been outstanding all over the house including the back porch and garage area. Costco had it on sale with 4 access points. Took me maybe 30 minutes to set it all up using the app. Not terribly configurable but I don't care about that. I just want it to work. I did a side by side comparison on my old router with my laptop and saw significant improvement in ping and downloads. Uploads was about the same.
  19. As someone who lives in an unincorporated area surrounded by Austin, there's nothing stopping them from incorporating us. I wonder why they don't? Maybe it's cheaper for them not to. Hmmmmm.
  20. My favorite scene is when the PM is looking for plumpy and the little girls ask him to sing a carol and he breaks into Good King Wencaslas and his body guard joins with this incredible baritone and he turns and looks at him in complete shock. I LMAO every time.
  21. Last update from me. I'm off quarantine today per my doctor I'm no longer contagious and I feel great. In my case the isolation was worse than the illness but I know that makes me lucky and I say if you can avoid getting it, do it. My wife still isn't 100% a month after getting it. She still have a cough and low energy but she's functioning and getting better each day. She lost her sweet tooth so that's probably good, but sucks for her.
  22. A very talented individual and Bat 21 doesn't get the credit it deserves in general. Jerry was fantastic.
  23. I agree about the time jumps. I know that's the cool thing these days, but it's a better story when told in a linear fashion and letting the story unfold naturally. The production is good and I mostly like the casting but the director made a bad choice to start half way through the story.
  24. Not true in any sense when I was in. They didn't give a fuck whether you voted or not.
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