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11 hours ago, Sandman said:

Pulling out the first 1 or 2 tissues from a new box, they just get shredded because they're packed in too tight.

 

5 hours ago, 52-80 said:

or when you just need 1 and it comes out as a daisy chain of multiple

Try to limit your time in the IPIHB forum. 

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This one time I needed to buy a spare laptop charger and it was about $150 from amazon delivered next day, but through our corporate procurement process it took 2 months, and when the item was finally shipped out, total cost was $300, $100 of which went into “expedited shipping & handling”

 

Ive always felt overpaid but holy hell is there just so much more corporate waste in this organization 

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1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Anyone who spits a Skoal Bandit into a urinal with a mat (such that it is plainly obvious that the pouch will not flush without human intervention) should have their lips removed by that urinal's janitor using the tools of the janitor's choice.

yeah, that's one lazy motherfucker...

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3 hours ago, 52-80 said:

This one time I needed to buy a spare laptop charger and it was about $150 from amazon delivered next day, but through our corporate procurement process it took 2 months, and when the item was finally shipped out, total cost was $300, $100 of which went into “expedited shipping & handling”

 

Ive always felt overpaid but holy hell is there just so much more corporate waste in this organization 

What company do I can avoid buying that stock. 

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This one time I needed to buy a spare laptop charger and it was about $150 from amazon delivered next day, but through our corporate procurement process it took 2 months, and when the item was finally shipped out, total cost was $300, $100 of which went into “expedited shipping & handling”
 
Ive always felt overpaid but holy hell is there just so much more corporate waste in this organization 
I know what you all need. Consultants.
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On 8/10/2023 at 5:04 AM, 52-80 said:

I've spent now 3 Kafka'esque months spiraling through Dante's circus of corporate hell trying to get.... a purchase of $50 software installed on my work laptop using the 'official procedures'. 

It involves traipsing through how ever many countless procedures and processes and different internal 'applications' and emailing different teams and people.  This has been a goddamn nightmare.

I've experienced it before.  So I'm not surprised... just disappointed.

 

IT stands for Internal Terrorists.  Change my mind.

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Following some clown car going down 360 yesterday, every five seconds ashing her cigarette out the window. Right about the time we get to 2222 and 360, cigarette butt gets tossed out the window.  Bitch then flips me off for flashing my lights at her.  Like listen here, cunt, this place is one spark away from another 100 acre brush fire before the fire department even gets a call.  Luckily, she looks beyond the age that would allow her to procreate any further.

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My daughter (no pix) lives in a cheap starter apartment in a small Texas town where she works.  She got a warning notice on the windshield of her car that the inspection sticker was expired and that her car may be towed. We paid the registration, had the inspection and everything, just hadn’t had an opportunity to put the sticker on, and it’s been a few months.  Could have sent it to her, but really just forgot about it. 
 

Now, I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I’ve never heard of any government agency towing cars due to expired inspection stickers.  What is this new bullshit?  Is it a scam (this is my thought), or some new revenue stream for small municipalities?

 

Help me Surly, you’re my only hope. 

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22 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

My daughter (no pix) lives in a cheap starter apartment in a small Texas town where she works.  She got a warning notice on the windshield of her car that the inspection sticker was expired and that her car may be towed. We paid the registration, had the inspection and everything, just hadn’t had an opportunity to put the sticker on, and it’s been a few months.  Could have sent it to her, but really just forgot about it. 
 

Now, I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I’ve never heard of any government agency towing cars due to expired inspection stickers.  What is this new bullshit?  Is it a scam (this is my thought), or some new revenue stream for small municipalities?

 

Help me Surly, you’re my only hope. 

Almost certainly it’s a private wrecker service working for the apartment complex. There’s probably something in the lease about only parking cars that are operable and up to date on inspections or some such nonsense. 

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17 minutes ago, nnm said:

Almost certainly it’s a private wrecker service working for the apartment complex. There’s probably something in the lease about only parking cars that are operable and up to date on inspections or some such nonsense. 

Probably something like this. Has she talked to the apartment management? They are probably looking to get rid of abandoned junk more than pissing off residents so she might get a reprieve if it is inspected and just needs the sticker.

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11 hours ago, CycleTex87 said:

My daughter (no pix) lives in a cheap starter apartment in a small Texas town where she works.  She got a warning notice on the windshield of her car that the inspection sticker was expired and that her car may be towed. We paid the registration, had the inspection and everything, just hadn’t had an opportunity to put the sticker on, and it’s been a few months.  Could have sent it to her, but really just forgot about it. 
 

Now, I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I’ve never heard of any government agency towing cars due to expired inspection stickers.  What is this new bullshit?  Is it a scam (this is my thought), or some new revenue stream for small municipalities?

 

Help me Surly, you’re my only hope. 

If you look at the Austin subreddit, there are stories occasionally about cars being towed in Austin only because their registration is expired.  Like nnm said, probably some BS in her lease about this, so I would make sure she gets the new-ish sticker on her vehicle before she gets towed.

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Hell, not BS, and I wish it happened more often.  Too many people operating unregistered / uninsured vehicles on Texas roadways, and if you're going to live at an apartment complex, they don't want liabilities sitting around their property.  

 

I'm not saying there's a direct correlation between those that don't pay registration fees and those that operate their cars uninsured, but I'd bet if there was a Venn diagram, it'd have a large overlap.

 

(Expired registration is right up there with expired paper plates in my book.)

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1 hour ago, CycleTex87 said:

In my defense the car is both insured and registered.  She since got the sticker from the local office and it’s good now. Just pisses me off that the apt complex is in cahoots with a wrecker company to split the tow/recovery fees. 

My daughter used to live in FW in a gated complex. I parked there one night. They towed me because I didn’t have the apartment sticker or a permit.  
What really pissed me off about it is that they constantly had tow trucks in there after hours. Despite being a gated community with strong assurances of security. But they let in Joe Felon tow truck driver 24/7 because they made a few bucks off of the tows. 

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49 minutes ago, nnm said:

My daughter used to live in FW in a gated complex. I parked there one night. They towed me because I didn’t have the apartment sticker or a permit.  
What really pissed me off about it is that they constantly had tow trucks in there after hours. Despite being a gated community with strong assurances of security. But they let in Joe Felon tow truck driver 24/7 because they made a few bucks off of the tows. 

I saw this on the news a few months back, was wondering if TxTow was out on parole...

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/residents-mueller-apartments-lack-of-security-aggressive-towing

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My daughter used to live in FW in a gated complex. I parked there one night. They towed me because I didn’t have the apartment sticker or a permit.  
What really pissed me off about it is that they constantly had tow trucks in there after hours. Despite being a gated community with strong assurances of security. But they let in Joe Felon tow truck driver 24/7 because they made a few bucks off of the tows. 
Tow truck drivers are human vultures.
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Pallet of candy corn at WalMart.  Went to Lowes and they had about a 15' tall reaper in the lobby area for $398.

Can't you feel the hint of Fall in the air?   It's right there with the hint of rain.

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Pallet of candy corn at WalMart.  Went to Lowes and they had about a 15' tall reaper in the lobby area for $398.
Can't you feel the hint of Fall in the air?   It's right there with the hint of rain.
They've had that shit out at Lowe's since the third week in July. Absolutely ridiculous.
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18 hours ago, Brothahorn said:
On 8/15/2023 at 11:52 AM, nnm said:
My daughter used to live in FW in a gated complex. I parked there one night. They towed me because I didn’t have the apartment sticker or a permit.  
What really pissed me off about it is that they constantly had tow trucks in there after hours. Despite being a gated community with strong assurances of security. But they let in Joe Felon tow truck driver 24/7 because they made a few bucks off of the tows. 

Tow truck drivers are human vultures.

TxTow sock identified!  How'd you get a phone in the clink?

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22 hours ago, Brothahorn said:
On 8/15/2023 at 1:52 PM, nnm said:
My daughter used to live in FW in a gated complex. I parked there one night. They towed me because I didn’t have the apartment sticker or a permit.  
What really pissed me off about it is that they constantly had tow trucks in there after hours. Despite being a gated community with strong assurances of security. But they let in Joe Felon tow truck driver 24/7 because they made a few bucks off of the tows. 

Tow truck drivers are human vultures.

Its a living.  Had this one asshole ditch me after promising me cash if I didn't tow his car.  

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Well, fuck me.  Back story: the boy lives in Scotland these days, where he's in college (he's home for the summer, but just another coupla weeks).  Last night, he comes upstairs and says "so....I want to try some scotch.  I can't afford it on my own, but we have a lot here.  Can I try a glass?"

Sure, dude.  I pull out a few bottles, explain what different ones offer, etc.  I recommend the Macallen 12 Gold as a good starter (still a $100 bottle, but a good starter).  Pour a couple of fingers over 2 ice cubes.  

Sonofabitch loved it.  Poured another glass.  I'm convinced the bastard is gonna kill the bottle before he flies back home.  Goddammit.

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11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Well, fuck me.  Back story: the boy lives in Scotland these days, where he's in college (he's home for the summer, but just another coupla weeks).  Last night, he comes upstairs and says "so....I want to try some scotch.  I can't afford it on my own, but we have a lot here.  Can I try a glass?"

Sure, dude.  I pull out a few bottles, explain what different ones offer, etc.  I recommend the Macallen 12 Gold as a good starter (still a $100 bottle, but a good starter).  Pour a couple of fingers over 2 ice cubes.  

Sonofabitch loved it.  Poured another glass.  I'm convinced the bastard is gonna kill the bottle before he flies back home.  Goddammit.

I ain’t buying that he spent a school year in Scotland and never tried scotch.

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12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Well, fuck me.  Back story: the boy lives in Scotland these days, where he's in college (he's home for the summer, but just another coupla weeks).  Last night, he comes upstairs and says "so....I want to try some scotch.  I can't afford it on my own, but we have a lot here.  Can I try a glass?"

Sure, dude.  I pull out a few bottles, explain what different ones offer, etc.  I recommend the Macallen 12 Gold as a good starter (still a $100 bottle, but a good starter).  Pour a couple of fingers over 2 ice cubes.  

Sonofabitch loved it.  Poured another glass.  I'm convinced the bastard is gonna kill the bottle before he flies back home.  Goddammit.

You should be proud, not mad. The boy has taste. 
I never understood whisky until I was on a work trip to Edinburgh. Sitting outside under cover at a pub on the golden mile, dank, cool weather, with pours from various whiskys, with that warmth from the whisky. Ah. Then I understood. 

I have a decent collection now.

Unfortunately, I can hardly drink anymore. I sleep so poorly anyway, any alcohol at all wrecks my sleep. But man, a nice highlands 18 year sure does hit the spot. 

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28 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

I ain’t buying that he spent a school year in Scotland and never tried scotch.

He is wisely on the "poor student, cheap food and drink" budget.  He keeps Tennents in his fridge, and drinks the cheapest pint available at bars.  Then goes out drunk for chippy (£5 fish and chips, their version of late night Taco Bell).  He bitched about taking a girl out and she ordered two £10 cocktails ("twenty fucking pounds, I can't afford that shit, that's like my whole night's drinking budget").

Maybe I'll buy him a bottle next time we visit, as a gift.

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

He is wisely on the "poor student, cheap food and drink" budget.  He keeps Tennents in his fridge, and drinks the cheapest pint available at bars.  Then goes out drunk for chippy (£5 fish and chips, their version of late night Taco Bell).  He bitched about taking a girl out and she ordered two £10 cocktails ("twenty fucking pounds, I can't afford that shit, that's like my whole night's drinking budget").

Maybe I'll buy him a bottle next time we visit, as a gift.

I’m not speculating that he has a habit, but there is no possible chance that he spent a school year over there and didn’t give it a try.  That would be like saying I abstained from Keystone Light my freshman year.

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Well, fuck me.  Back story: the boy lives in Scotland these days, where he's in college (he's home for the summer, but just another coupla weeks).  Last night, he comes upstairs and says "so....I want to try some scotch.  I can't afford it on my own, but we have a lot here.  Can I try a glass?"

Sure, dude.  I pull out a few bottles, explain what different ones offer, etc.  I recommend the Macallen 12 Gold as a good starter (still a $100 bottle, but a good starter).  Pour a couple of fingers over 2 ice cubes.  

Sonofabitch loved it.  Poured another glass.  I'm convinced the bastard is gonna kill the bottle before he flies back home.  Goddammit.

Next is golf.

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Credit card commercials.

Credit karma or something will give you $50 if you aren’t approved. I can’t imagine the rates on somebody that has to go that route. Not sure what the max is in texas but I think it is in the 20+% interest rate?
No credit card agreement is governed by Texas law
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8 hours ago, elfenix said:
10 hours ago, markstanco said:
Credit card commercials.

Credit karma or something will give you $50 if you aren’t approved. I can’t imagine the rates on somebody that has to go that route. Not sure what the max is in texas but I think it is in the 20+% interest rate?

No credit card agreement is governed by Texas law

That is interesting, I guess I was misinformed.  I thought there was a cap on the max APR.  

And speaking of payday loans, I have a friend who has a slew of them in East Dallas all the way over to Commerce.  If you ask him what he does for a living he tells you "I provide money for people who cant do math". 

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13 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I’m not speculating that he has a habit, but there is no possible chance that he spent a school year over there and didn’t give it a try.  That would be like saying I abstained from Keystone Light my freshman year.

Idk. I don't think Scottish teenagers are hitting the McCallan 12 that hard. 

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