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Monday, June 1, 2020 11:39 PM
BRENDA
Monday, June 1, 2020 11:42 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Good for you, BRENDA! Mission accomplished. When do you get the results? ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 12:10 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hey SIX, let us know how the A/C works out for you! I hope you get to enjoy that cool, sweet breeze...!
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 12:12 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Not worried about being attacked outside my apartment SIX.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:10 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hey KIKI, how's the back? Weather's going to be unusually hot and oddly humid for the next couple of days. Stay cool! ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:40 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Not worried about being attacked outside my apartment SIX. Good. I think the news wants everybody to. At least here in the US. It's creepy. I live close to one of the most historically "dangerous" cities in the US and nothing is any different today than it was last week. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 4:48 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:11 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: We've discussed this in other threads. There is a lot more money to go around when you don't have to worry at all about military spending because your friendly with big-brother-to-the-south that spends more money than the rest of the world on military. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:50 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I don't know about now, but overall your government has a long history of caring about its citizens, what with universal healthcare, low-cost post-high-school education, well-supported public transport, and other public services. People up there don't have their backs to the wall quite like here. The well-off aren't quite so obscenely well-off, and the desperate aren't quite so hungry and desperate. Ain't 'Merica great! /sarcasm
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:51 PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:12 PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 5:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: I just want to point out that if you want to see homelessness, you should come here to SoCal. Canada isn't nirvana, but it sure isn't the US either! Los Angeles County has about 60,000 homeless people out of a population of about 10M. The greater Vancouver area has about 2,200 homeless people out of a population of 2.5M. So Los Angeles County has about 7X more homeless people on a per-person basis. And that's not counting the other counties is SoCal! I believe that Vancouver might have a lot more homeless people than elsewhere in Canada, because it has a mild climate (for Canada, that is ... nowhere in Canada is nearly as balmy as SoCal), astronomically expensive housing (and congratulations!! again on your new place), and sadly a drug problem as the port is a major drug import point. I'm sorry I can't help with your twitter question, as I've never been a twitter user.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:52 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: We've discussed this in other threads. There is a lot more money to go around when you don't have to worry at all about military spending because your friendly with big-brother-to-the-south that spends more money than the rest of the world on military. Do Right, Be Right. :) Yes, we have but big brother to the south has been late to help out through 2 world wars then tends to grab all the credit. Your military spending has also led to... I don't want to cause a row in here Jack. As I said before Canada's population and economy won't lend to big military spending. So we don't. You mentioned minorities to me the other day Jack and you forget technically I am a minority. In Canada I and my family going back to my dad's mother are Metis which means Indian and French blood. The only thing that stops us from claiming any sort of status in regard to that was the fact that my grandmother was an American.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 10:11 PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 10:40 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:06 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: We've discussed this in other threads. There is a lot more money to go around when you don't have to worry at all about military spending because your friendly with big-brother-to-the-south that spends more money than the rest of the world on military. Do Right, Be Right. :) Yes, we have but big brother to the south has been late to help out through 2 world wars then tends to grab all the credit. Your military spending has also led to... I don't want to cause a row in here Jack. As I said before Canada's population and economy won't lend to big military spending. So we don't. You mentioned minorities to me the other day Jack and you forget technically I am a minority. In Canada I and my family going back to my dad's mother are Metis which means Indian and French blood. The only thing that stops us from claiming any sort of status in regard to that was the fact that my grandmother was an American. I didn't forget that your a Native. I'm just not PC. You knew what I meant, and you're not stupid so you aren't getting your feelings hurt. The US Legacy Media is inciting race riots right now. Those who watch are getting really pissed off at each other. Those who don't aren't. It's fairly simple. It's also fairly simple to see that Canada has a lot more of its money freed up because it has the luxury of being on the US border and has no need to spend any money on military defenses. Great for Canada. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:09 PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: That's good news about the A/C, SIX! Just don't have a cow when you get your electric bill. I'm SOOO glad we sprung for solar panels. Our rates are prolly a lot higher than yurs, and we may as well make use of the infernal sunshine. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:50 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I am watching SIX. But I know there is nothing I can do about down there.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I am watching SIX. But I know there is nothing I can do about down there. Don't beat yourself up over it. There's literally nothing that any of us can do about it here either. But like anything else, it's never nearly as bad as the sensationalist Legacy Media is making it out to be. I just went grocery shopping at the store I usually go to (where I'm the minority) and nobody gave me any shitty looks. The Real World is usually MUCH different than anything you're going to find on the News. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:04 AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: 6:00AM by me and it's the same temp that it was last night before I went to sleep. 75 degrees. No fan necessary last night, very cool and dry and comfortable. Only a high of 81 today. I probably wouldn't need to use it at all today. I am going to do a little experiment though. It's only 70 out right now. I'm going back to sleep for a few, so I'm just putting it on now and I'll turn it off when I wake up. I want to see how well it does when it's not fighting the baking sun at the hottest point of the day when the sun isn't beating down on the roof. I'm guessing the cold will probably wake me up. The attic is very dry and comfortable right now too. I really should get a few dollar store thermometers to know exactly what my temps are around my house. It's probably 10 degrees warmer up here, but it must be pretty dry because it doesn't feel hot when you're up there and I don't get sweaty at all. Not bad considering how hot it got up there early in the day before the A/C was even on and it reached over 90 yesterday. Up until just 5 minutes ago the door to the attic wasn't open at all either. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:09 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:11 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:20 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:13 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:04 PM
Quote: Hehe... nice. I just noticed on that Amazon listing that it's selling for $100 more than I bought it for a few weeks back. That's 24 more days of running it like I did yesterday already paid for right there. Plus it's on a new card that I'm only about $300 away from getting a $200 statement credit. My A/C is basically free this summer. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:31 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote: Hehe... nice. I just noticed on that Amazon listing that it's selling for $100 more than I bought it for a few weeks back. That's 24 more days of running it like I did yesterday already paid for right there. Plus it's on a new card that I'm only about $300 away from getting a $200 statement credit. My A/C is basically free this summer. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 9:32 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: That's great Jack. I bought a fan over a month ago but so far I haven't been able to use it. Heading for more rain but at least the flood watches have stopped for the Interior.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:50 PM
Quote:I just noticed on that Amazon listing that it's selling for $100 more than I bought it for a few weeks back. Plus it's on a new card that I'm only about $300 away from getting a $200 statement credit. My A/C is basically free this summer. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Quote:Your accounting is laughable.
Quote:Prove me wrong. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: That's great Jack. I bought a fan over a month ago but so far I haven't been able to use it. Heading for more rain but at least the flood watches have stopped for the Interior. You haven't been able to use it yet? It hasn't gotten warm enough by you then? Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:20 PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:26 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:02 AM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:05 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I am so looking forward to some warm, dry weather Jack. You have no idea. I am tired of a couple of days dry then about a week of rain. It's the beginning of June for heaven's sake!
Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:09 AM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:23 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:I just noticed on that Amazon listing that it's selling for $100 more than I bought it for a few weeks back. Plus it's on a new card that I'm only about $300 away from getting a $200 statement credit. My A/C is basically free this summer. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:51 AM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:00 AM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: If you'd like Kiki to keep her trash talking out of this thread, I'd ask Sigs and Brenda to say as much. There's no need for it in here, and it's just as welcome now as it is when T brings it into the Garden. Thanks. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:55 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I am so looking forward to some warm, dry weather Jack. You have no idea. I am tired of a couple of days dry then about a week of rain. It's the beginning of June for heaven's sake!
Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:30 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:31 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 5:20 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 5:32 PM
Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: If you'd like Kiki to keep her trash talking out of this thread, I'd ask Sigs and Brenda to say as much. There's no need for it in here, and it's just as welcome now as it is when T brings it into the Garden. Thanks. Do Right, Be Right. :) SIX, I would hve said it differently, and out of concern for you, but I agree with KIKI's point. The money that you "don't spend" is NOT income. It's great to get rebates and points and shit, but spent money is just spent money. We used to have a joke where I worked... someone would find an ad for some really expensive luxury item .... HALF OFF ON TOP LINE CALLAWAY GOLF CLUB SET WITH FREE SET OF BALLS!... and we would laugh and say we couldn't afford to save like that, and toss the ad in the recycler. Or dd brings me a coupon $0.75 off on [some comparatively expensive meat] and I explain, again, that even if I use the coupon it will still cost more $6 more than if I threw the coupon out and bought a cheaper brand. I don't see you buying luxuries, and I'm glad you have an A/C, but to say that you didn't spend $100 [more] on the unit means that your A/C is basically "free" is the kind of contextual thinking that gets people in trouble. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake #WEARAMASK
Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:18 PM
Quote:The other 2/3rds is the $200 credit I get on my new card when I spend $1,000 in 3 months, and THAT IS income. I regularly get over $500 tax free every year doing this. I have zero debt and I pay the cards off every month. I've done so since August of 2005. So yes... My A/C is free this year. EDIT: I just realized I'm celebrating 15 years of debt independence in 2 months and 4 days. Do Right, Be Right. :)
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