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Hilariously, i *just this second* got an email from my SIL with her baby registry info and checking on dates for her shower. - Andie Nov 19, 09:51
*lights the MDH signal* NYC's Roseland Ballroom to close with series of Gaga concerts -- (link) - ty97 Nov 19, 09:49 1
- That is a great venue. Sucks it's closing and with her as the final performer. -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 09:54
Your High-Speed Photographs of Ink Dropped into Water gallery of the day -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 19, 09:43
Louis CK and Seinfeld on the Gettysburg Address -- (link) - Remlik Nov 19, 09:40 1
- I've seen all of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and Jerry without his nineties mullet still looks weird to me -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 09:54
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- Wow. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:40
Katherine Harris' husband committed suicide. She was the FL Secretary of State that certified the 2000 election results. -- (link) - GregW Nov 19, 09:38 2
- Very sad -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:45
- Sad -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 09:44
@elonmusk: Tesla is also extending the Model S warranty to cover any fire damage even if due solely to a driver accident” -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 09:36 2
- It was announced this morning that Federal Regulators are reviewing the Model S to determine if a recall is waranted -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:37 1
  - That sounds like par for the course in a situation like this. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:46
I saw an Amazon grocery delivery truck this morning. Who wants to touch me? -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Nov 19, 09:36 2
- They are still in only a couple of cities, right? -- nm - GregW Nov 19, 09:39
- Yeah, I have see one or two -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 09:37
That news about 5Pointz is both depressing me and making me very angry. I'm so upset that they're tearing it down. But this was unnecessary. - Krusty Nov 19, 09:32
Oregon winery launches wine in a 12 oz. can -- (link) - con_carne Nov 19, 09:31 1
- I'd buy it if it comes with a cute little cork-tab. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 09:32
The Birth of the iPhone... (includes some interesting pics of some prototypes) -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 19, 09:28 1 1
- It's always stunning how far into the future they're planning. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Nov 19, 09:34
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- yup. Smoke Monster. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 09:29
- It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man! -- nm - Jim Carrey Nov 19, 09:26
For my part, my company had to change Insurance carriers company wide from Horizon Blue - Jovian Nov 19, 09:12 23
- Well, they didn't HAVE to. They chose to. (still, sucks) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:26
- I see your problem... you had an airline providing your insurance. That's probably against the ACA. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Nov 19, 09:25
- I am incredibly dubious of the "due to ACA" comments as applied to cost increases. Unless you had substandard insurance, there is little in the law - pmb Nov 19, 09:20 17
  - My HR guy said the ACA is putting new fees on insurance companies, and "allows" (his word) the insurer to pass on 100% of them (or some of them) to - mara Nov 19, 09:31 8
    - They're nowhere in the range of 45%. I'm not saying it's necessarily 100% neutral, I'm just saying that when people are giving figures like 45% - pmb Nov 19, 09:35 7
      - Oh, no, not at all. The cost increases he was specifically mentioning were actually tiny. I'm just saying, that's what's justified by the ACA. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 09:53
      - I am still waiting to hear the damages on my plan. - groiny Nov 19, 09:37 5
        
        It was completely neutral for us. Actually had 0% change. -- nm - pmb Nov 19, 09:40 1
        
        I am hoping that is the case, just freaked me out when my boss made a special trip to my desk - groiny Nov 19, 09:41
        
        odd you don't have the figures yet - most companies are having their enrollments now -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:38 2
        
        My companies enrollment closed over two weeks ago. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:40
        
        I blame our half assed HR department. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:39
  - to be fair, he was asked if it was due to Obamacare, - Jovian Nov 19, 09:24 7
    - Again, I think that's a simple answer that appeases people, but is mostly untrue. A sudden jump can occur based solely on claims history or, as I - pmb Nov 19, 09:28 5
      - I had an odd thought - and maybe someone knows the answer - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:39 4
        
        Yep. That's how it works. Of course if others have lower than usual claims history it might balance out. -- nm - pmb Nov 19, 09:41 1
        
        the average age of our employees is 60 - at least in this office. Thanks guys -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:44
        
        I believe that to be correct. Especially if you have a small company. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:40 1
        
        its small-ish -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:44
    - just means Horizon is using ACA as an excuse to raise some rates -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:26
- We left Horizon a few years back - they are very expensive -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:14
- ew, I did not care for Cigna when I had it for a little while. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:13 1
  - yep. not happy from going Horizon Blue (which was awesome imo) to Cigna -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:15
Have we seen this? A non-official way to see what you might get on the ACA exchanges. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 19, 09:12 1 1
- That's pretty ducking cool. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Nov 19, 09:29
Let's play a list poll! The Feds ranked the Top 100 US airports from 1-100 based average cost of domestic flights. Guess the 10 most and least costly - ty97 Nov 19, 09:08 36
- Spoilers - ty97 Nov 19, 09:28
- Hint: The cheaper ones tend to be where a lot of the low-cost airlines fly -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:19 8
  - ft lauderdale, baltimore, atlanta. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 09:25 1
    - FLL 96, BWI 86, ATL 52 -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:27
  - Orlando. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:23
  - And to an extent vice versa. Some of the most expensive have limited (or even no) LCC competition -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:20
  - Denver -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:20 1
    - Relatively cheap, #84 -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:21
  - Least: Vegas -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:20 1
    - #97. Fourth least expensive. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:21
- Most = Bangor! -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:18 7
  - Not enough flying to make the list -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:19 6
    - I hate this poll -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:20 5
      - Who flies to/from Bangor?! -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:20 4
        
        people who live in Maine? -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:21 3
        
        All 17 of them! -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:21 2
        
        yeah, but they do a lot of traveling! -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:22 1
        
        haha. I was actually surprised that it did not make the Top 100 -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:22
- Most expensive: Anchorage -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:15 4
  - OK. Most expensive - Billings, Helena, Boise, Pierre, Bismarck -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:16 1
    - Boise is the only one of these on the Top 100 traveled list. It's #36 for cost. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:17
  - unless the bush planes count. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:16 1
    - I'm guessing there wouldn't be a lot of competition to fly there. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:17
- Dallas - most -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:15 1
  - DFW is #24 most. Dallas Love is one of the ten cheapest at #92 - ty97 Nov 19, 09:16
- Hmm... Least: Burlington, Eugene. Most: Miami, Seattle. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 19, 09:13 1
  - *buzzer (20, not top 100 traveled, 63, 53) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:16
- I bet Guam doesn't count, but it would win. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:12
- Cincinnati :most -- nm - Ender Nov 19, 09:12 1
  - #2 most expensive -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:15
- Hawaii -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:11 5
  - has a lot of airports -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:12 4
    - However, either 1) none of them are in the Top 100 domestic enplanements or B) they ignored HI/AK - ty97 Nov 19, 09:14 1
      - I think they just hate our 2 baby states. -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:15
    - not everyone flies all over the world like some people Ty. uh, how about Honolulu = most? -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:13 1
      - I would assume the outliers would be cheaper because of short hops, while Honolulu would be expensive because of the long haul. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 19, 09:14
Does Best Buy typically match Black Friday deals on their website. - spamlet Nov 19, 09:06 6
- as long as you can bring it up on your phone and show them they should. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 09:29
- Sorry, *their* BF deals on their website. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 09:13
- How would that even work... - con_carne Nov 19, 09:08 2
  - It has an online code for shopping online. Just didn't know if an item in their circular would be matched online. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 09:12
  - You just send them whatever you want to pay and say you saw an ad somewhere. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:12
- wait for cyber monday -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:07
dear Prudence - My Sister and Infertility - Diva Nov 19, 09:03 53
- I think her sister is right to go a little nuts with euphoria. -- nm - David Nov 19, 09:09 28
  - little nuts with euphoria =/ giving her a list of party demands. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:11 21
    - yeah that's a little much. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:14
    - well, I would have to see the list of demands to know for sure. - groiny Nov 19, 09:12 19
      - I don't get that at all from the letter. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:15 18
        
        on top of that it seems like family members were very in tuned to her sensitivities while they were pregnant and played things down on her behalf when - Diva Nov 19, 09:16 9
        
        Yeah, she feels like she made sacrifices for her sister's sake and now she feels she is expected to make further sacrifices. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:27 5
        
        IMO, the only sacrifice she made, is having adults only dinner parties. - groiny Nov 19, 09:31 4
        
        Her sister not being at the shower is a sacrifice. I expect her own feelings were hurt, but she sucked it up for her sister's sake. - Roger More Nov 19, 09:34 3
        
        it is not much different to me than a party where it is "no kids allowed" IMO - groiny Nov 19, 09:39 2
        
        Your IM: I understand this - but she needs to talk with her sister about what is possible in terms of money and effort. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:48 1
        
        oh, I agree entirely. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:49
        
        yup - znufrii Nov 19, 09:19 2
        
        lol, I swear, I must be living in an alternate universe today. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:29 1
        
        It's selfish, in that she wants to look out for her own interests. But we all deserve some degree of selfishness. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 09:32
        
        I am not a fan of comparing what they did to what they are looking for..... - groiny Nov 19, 09:16 7
        
        I just don't see a tipping point where being excited means it's okay to tell others what to do for you. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:23 6
        
        "Now... kiss her." -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:27
        
        I would not do it, but if it were my sister, I might look past it. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:24 4
        
        I probably would, too. To be fair to the letter writer, she's leaning towards doing the same. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:33 3
        
        right, and I am certain a simple "I can't afford to do all that" would likely be fine. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:35 2
        
        Possible, but not likely. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:47 1
        
        like I said, hard to know for sure without some real details to judge. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:49
  - and really, who cares what you did or did not do with any of your pregnancies! - groiny Nov 19, 09:10 5
    - Right. The situations are different. -- nm - David Nov 19, 09:27
    - I totally disagree. She's not only saying that they give her two separates parties, but she's telling them how to give them. -- nm - Inigo Nov 19, 09:13 3
      - well, I have no clue if a gender reveal party is a small thing, or a big thing. - groiny Nov 19, 09:15 2
        
        Let's even forget about the gender reveal party. She's telling her sister that she's gonna have a baby shower. - Inigo Nov 19, 09:19 1
        
        again, I do not know what exacty she is asking for. - groiny Nov 19, 09:20
- if you want to be there and see the stuff then go, otherwise don't - decline Nov 19, 09:06 20
  - nfn, but did you notice in the letter that the sister is e-mailing instructions for elaborate (expensive) showers? - Diva Nov 19, 09:10 2
    - I think that's what is really pissing her off here. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:15
    - didn't even notice that. She should just throw her a kegger for the shower then! -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:12
  - ditto on the gender reveal. god, showers are bad enough. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:09 16
    - this is the first time I've heard of a gender reveal party. -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 09:12 15
      - They're becoming more popular. - elf kelly Nov 19, 09:16 7
        
        heh, i find out on Thursday if i am getting a niece or a nephew. I'm excited to find out, but, yeah, no party. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 09:19 2
        
        We just had our immediate family for the reveal and then went out to dinner. Not a party, but a little bit of a celebration. -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 09:25 1
        
        yeah, that would be fine IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:26
        
        yeah, the couple I've heard about (but didn't attend) where big - with lots of family and friends -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:18
        
        ugh. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:17
        
        do people bring gifts? -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 09:17 1
        
        I'm not sure. I don't think so, but I could be wrong. - elf kelly Nov 19, 09:20
      - seems to be a younger generation thing *shrug* -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:14 5
        
        i'd be more inclined to attend a 'who's the babydaddy' reveal party especially if I have to give up my Saturday. -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 09:15 4
        
        And now we know why she was not getting knocked up before! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:23
        
        oh, that i would go to. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 09:21
        
        *giggling* oh my gawd! please market this! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 19, 09:17
        
        now that would be fun :) -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:16
      - YUP -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:12
- let her have her moment. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 09:06
- If you can afford it, yeah let her have her day. -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 09:06
- You never tell someone what kind of party they have to give you - regardless of prior loss. -- nm - Inigo Nov 19, 09:05
Four score and seven boards ago. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 09:02

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