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Thank you. Like they say, it's all about who you know - and I know some really great people, lol. ;)

It's a website for expediting, yes, but it's more than that: it's a community. Unlike most websites, we meet each other in person, often quite unexpectedly, which keeps the BS quotient down, lol. And it's a better website if we can keep it down online, too. You'll never find a 'flame war' here...

Exactly. It's such a tiny, inconsequential thing, easier to give them what they want, than suffer the hassle of insisting on your rights. But as Rollincoal notes, we get 'conditioned' to submit, and that should worry us.

Same here. But what's even worse is the relaying of malicious secondhand gossip, repeating private conversations and comments, and describing events that may or may not have actually happened as "brutal truths".

If offered pain meds, take them! Sorry to hear it, if there's anything I can do, you've got my number, don't hesitate to ask.

I thought he ought to come to that conclusion too, if he did the work to figure it out. Killjoy. ;)

My philosophy is to park it when it's not safe, but that presupposes one can see an exit ramp, lol. What's scariest is the possibility that extreme weather is becoming more frequent - or does it just seem that way? Regardless, I think a good battery powered weather radio is my next...

Wow. Just: wow. That is just insane, IMO.

Pilgrim: your response proves that Turtle's "arrogance" is as baseless as your assumptions about what's happening in Ferguson. Your black acquaintances live in a whole different world than those who are protesting, just as you live in a different world from poor white folks. It's understandable...

It may be "all politics" to you, but your choice of adjectives shows that black people absolutely have legitimate reason to be fed up with the way they are treated in the media, the courts, and even on the streets of their hometowns. I cannot imagine being black, but I've seen enough of the...

If fast food places raise prices by 1-2% to offset a hike in minimum wage, it should not have any effect on anyone else - we [consumers] are quite accustomed to regular price increases, expect them, even, and so what? If management uses it as a reason for layoffs or not hiring, they're not being...

Excellent post, Andy, and great photos, guys. In all the years I've been driving, I have never been as white knuckle terrified [even when I had to parallel park a semi on the CDL test!] as last winter, in a whiteout blizzard. Couldn't see anything but snow coming straight at me, making me dizzy...

I do feel bad for them - they had to change a perfectly good name, because: stupid people. I hate it when they get their way, like toddlers throwing a tantrum. If I'd known, I'd have tried to get to Isis every blessed day, to keep them going, because they earned it, and they deserve support.

I for one wish they hadn't - it was their name first, and there wasn't anything wrong with it. Screw people who gave them grief over it! They probably never set foot in the place to begin with, and never would have, either.

Do you have any real evidence that this is how it's done in schools today? I know it's a 'given' among some circles, but the teachers and students I know say that's bs. I hope they're correct, because education is too important to screw up. Speaking of which, I just read that Texas was getting...

Condolences. I know how it hurts to lose your best furball friend.

Xantrex is a respected name, pure sine is cleaner power, but the question is what are the startup and running [voltage] needs of your appliances?

The fast food industry is predicting price increases of 1-1.5%, I doubt that's a deal breaker for anyone. Even the Cheesecake Factory's 2% increase is inconsequential, considering they don't count low income folks among their regulars, lol. And as mentioned, the price of almost everything on...

Where in the article does it say Obamacare is the reason for the increase? What I read was this: The increase comes after a period in which the weak economy kept insurance costs from rising too much. But with the job market now improving, employees are spending more on health care and other...

That's pure poetic justice - and BTW, using any kind of 'slave labor' is never a good idea. ;)