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In 2021 a 20% down payment and a monthly payment of $2500 got you a $759K house. Today it's $476K -- (link) - decline Sep 29, 07:41
Ian: Center of the storm passing over Kennedy Space Center, splitting the uprights between Launch Complex 39A and Launch Complex 39B -- (link) - znufrii Sep 29, 07:40 2
- good thing they put Artemis away -- nm - decline Sep 29, 07:42
- (Bet NASA is glad they rolled SLS back) -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 07:41
If it weren't for averaged billing when it came to my power bill, I'd be in real trouble this year. Deferred Balance of $174.17. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 07:36
“What I meant when I said ‘I don’t understand the question,’ is that I don’t understand *why* this is a question.” -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 07:33
Bros 96% (53/2), Smile 83% (34/7), The Greatest Beer Run Ever 42% (18/25), Spirit Halloween The Movie 50% (4/4), The Munsters 36% (8/14) -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 07:20 8
- God's Country 94% (29/2), The Good House 74% (26/9), Vesper 88% (22/3), Masking Threshold 100% (8/0), Dio: Dreamers Never Die 100% (8/0) -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 07:23 7
  - only one of the ten that interests me is Vesper -- nm - mud Sep 29, 07:30 6
    - *Smiles* -- nm - Spawn Sep 29, 07:33 5
      - [shudders] -- nm - mud Sep 29, 07:33 4
        
        *Smiles* -- nm - Spawn Sep 29, 07:34 3
        
        [pokes your eye] -- nm - mud Sep 29, 07:35 2
        
        I can't tell if he's promoting Smile or Bros. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 07:37 1
        
        (the remix we all want to see) -- nm - Spawn Sep 29, 07:38
Heardle 1/6 -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 07:20 4
- Yup. - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 07:43
- Oh yeah, super distinctive and good. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 07:37
- 4 for me. Should have known it in 3 - prayformojo Sep 29, 07:23 1
  - Also got Gimmie Shelter from a day or two ago in 1. -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 07:26
24 hour estimated rainfall in Florida -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 29, 07:10 [Attachment]
Hey, baron, congrats on the Final 4! - spamlet Sep 29, 06:43 1
- Indeed! Bring home a trophy -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 07:32
FL: I-4 Express westbound lanes flooded near Universal -- (link) - budice Sep 29, 06:38 2
- For 7:45am, that's the emptiest that intersection has ever been -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 06:45
- 20 inches of rain will do that. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 06:43
Remember my boss who is at Disney for vacation? Yeah they apparently decided to stay. Like, WTH?! -- nm - sycor Sep 29, 06:14 12
- Did they drive? If not, they probably couldn't have left if they wanted to. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:41 1
  - Yes they drove. -- nm - sycor Sep 29, 06:56
- Are they at a hotel? Orlando is pretty far inland, so they're likely safe, though lots of power outages. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 06:25 3
  - I couldn't imagine being stuck in FL with no power and two small kids because I chose to stay on vacation during a hurricane. - sycor Sep 29, 06:29 2
    - Yeah, I guess I'm just used to it. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 06:38 1
      - Like I said, you live in FL, I get it. You do what you can and you make the best of it. You evacuate and make due. - sycor Sep 29, 06:59
- I remember I was in Disney World when Hurricane Floyd in '99 was set to hit. -- (edited) - Jovian Sep 29, 06:25
- I think disney is offering free exension and rain checks on tickets/reservations -- nm - budice Sep 29, 06:17 3
  - Pretty both she and her husband have to back to work on Monday. So, not sure that will help. Also, will park even be open in the next day or two? -- nm - sycor Sep 29, 06:20 2
    - Not today. Tomorrow not yet announced. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:43
    - *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 06:30
- probably have the run of the place now, though -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:15
Well, they may not be very communicative, but at least my solar company does do stuff. I emailed them in early September about getting per panel stats - oblique Sep 29, 06:10 [Attachment] 1
- Maybe the NA one is dirty - or has a bird nest covering it. Just climb up there and see -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:13
Just got word that my parents are okay. Thank God. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 06:05 23
- Wonderful news! -- nm - Meg Sep 29, 07:23
- Yay! -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 07:18
- awesome! -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 29, 06:44
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 06:36
- (I might be crying a little) -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 06:23 1
  - It’s okay to be more than a little. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 06:36
- Good news, was it carrier pigeon? -- nm - LMS Sep 29, 06:20 6
  - Some stranger had a phone that was working and let them borrow it. Not sure who the guy was or why his phone was working but am thankful to him! -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 06:22 5
    - That's really decent. Maybe you can get them a satellite phone for Xmas if those worked? -- nm - LMS Sep 29, 06:27 4
      - Serious answer: spot gps. They’re cheap and you can program them to send messages. Like turn it on, hit a button, and ty gets a “we’re ok” message. - mafic Sep 29, 06:45 2
        
        Is that a device? Or a sat phone brand? -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 07:12 1
        
        device -- nm - decline Sep 29, 07:13
      - Maybe I can get them to move out of Florida for Christmas haha. - ty97 Sep 29, 06:40
- very glad to hear this. -- nm - Andie Sep 29, 06:16
- Excellent news. Glad to hear it. -- nm - sycor Sep 29, 06:15
- Thank goodness! -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:12
- Yay! I'm sure that is a relief -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 06:12
- that is great news -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 06:11
- great -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:10
- Great! -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 06:09
- 👍🏼👍🏼 -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 06:08
- nice! -- nm - mud Sep 29, 06:06
- awesome! -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 06:05
UFC closes off Saturday's card at Apex facility to media, public (rumour is Zuckerberg rented out the whole thing) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 29, 06:04
Jeremy MacKenzie, leader of online group 'Diagolon,' arrested in Nova Scotia -- (link) - Beaker Sep 29, 05:55 2
- he seems like a nice guy -- nm - decline Sep 29, 05:57
- good! -- nm - mud Sep 29, 05:56
Framed: 1/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: 1/8. - Marlowe Sep 29, 05:49
Oh man, the Sanibel causeway (only way on/off Sanibel) is destroyed -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 05:41 9
- I thought I heard that. Hopefully they have ferry capabilities. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 06:38 1
  - I don't know if they do but I fear the damage on the island is going to be catastrophic -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 07:12
- The entrance to the Double Tree by Hilton hotel at Universal Studios (isn't this really far inland?) -- (link) - decline Sep 29, 05:56 6
  - It is, but the center of the storm went over Orlando I think. And the storm moved slow so it dumped lots of rain in certain areas. - ty97 Sep 29, 06:10 3
    - That's still odd, even for Orlando. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 06:13 2
      - Some parts of Charlotte County got over 20 inches of rain in 24 hours and that part of the storm headed toward Orlando - ty97 Sep 29, 06:25 1
        
        Yeah, my Orlando person says her boat and dock are destroyed. (Lives on a lake.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:37
  - Florida’s like really really flat. -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 06:02
  - there is a band where it rained more than a foot across the state, part of which goes over/near Orlando, so thats not really surprising. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 29, 06:00
GOP conman Majewski, “combat veteran” lied about why he was barred from re-enlisting. Apparently DUI on a base is a no-no. - Will Hunting Sep 29, 05:39 2
- Kaptur was finally vulnerable because of redistricting. But they nominated this clown. -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 07:19
- Maybe he’s like the Bloodsport guy and the army is lying to discredit him. I bet he won the kumite as well. -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 05:46
Ian’s future path looks like he’s afraid to get Mastriano-taint on him. “I’ve killed hundreds, cost billions, but ewww, PA!” *hard turn* -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 05:32
OTD 30 yrs ago, Stone Temple Pilots released their debut album 'Core', Alice In Chains their 2nd 'Dirt', and Peter Gabriel his 6th 'Us' -- (link) - mud Sep 29, 05:24 [youtube]
I'm pretty sure I have a tear in my rotator cuff. It won't be easy to rest it considering how much pulling the big dogs do during their walks. -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 05:20 5
- This is what happens when you let the dogs out. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 07:44
- Oh no. Hope it isn’t too serious. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 07:08
- I'm so sorry man, praying for your recovery -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 05:42
- :-( -- nm - mud Sep 29, 05:31 1
  - That's the face I make a lot right now. -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 05:42
"I definitely know the fatalities are in the hundreds." -- (link) - mud Sep 29, 05:11 8
- that's horrifying. -- nm - Andie Sep 29, 06:17
- I’m freaking out. Boss hasn’t responded to messages yet. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 05:14 6
  - I hope your boss is okay. Comms are basically fully down in the area from what I can tell. - ty97 Sep 29, 05:21 1
    - Yeah, I suspect he may live near to your parents in Estero. Thankfully he's okay. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 05:22
  - Oh, thank goodness. He's okay. No power, internet, or cell service. Lots of damage, he says, and expects to be out of power for some time. - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 05:19 3
    - Good to hear and hopefully the team lead is fine as well. -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 05:30 1
      - He just called. Hallelujah. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:37
    - 👍👍 -- nm - mud Sep 29, 05:25
TV PSA: NFL, Young Sheldon, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Hell's Kitchen, L&O x 3, Great Chocolate Showdown, So Help Me Todd, Call Me Kat, CSI Vegas, -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 04:39 3
- Bump x 2, Alone: Skills Challenge, The Empress, Good Fight, The Hype, Beavis & Butthead, Pantheon, She Hulk, Vampire Academy, Ghosts, Hostages, -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 04:42 2
  - Welcome to Flatch, Atlanta, Little Demon, NASCAR, College Football, NJPW, Reginald the Vampire, Daily Show, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 04:43 1
    - 4) She-Hulk, Ghosts, Atlanta and Little Demon -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 05:24
Jesus, take the wheel. Actual IM conversation today: - Will Hunting Sep 29, 04:27 9
- I have an annual meeting Saturday morning and am doing financials thru 9/30, that I will be handing out copies of. - Spawn Sep 29, 07:18
- Lord. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:49
- "you want actual figures, for a day that hasn't happened yet." -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 05:01 2
  - "Just curious, what did you actually eat tomorrow?" -- nm - Max Sep 29, 08:12
  - Lol -- nm - Epiphany Sep 29, 06:47
- (even Monday will likely be incorrect too as, depending on your month end schedule you wouldn't have any accruals posted) -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 05:00 1
  - We are all about the commitments… our idiots either are done by 9/30 11:59pm or it’s next year. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 05:19
- Nathanfillion.gif -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 04:53
- 🤦🏻‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 04:31
Happy birthday, Inigo! Happy birthday, MDH! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🥳 Have a great day, fellas! -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 04:21 5
- HBD X2 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 11:04
- Happy b, guys! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 29, 05:40
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - decline Sep 29, 05:37
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 04:36
- Happy birthday guys! -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 04:30
Cineplex makes pitch for Cineworld -- (link) - Reagen Sep 29, 04:14 2
- So will the new company be plexworld or cinecine? -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 05:36 1
  - Cine²plexworld -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 05:39
"Really anything past 3.14 is showing off." "I know half the digits of pi." "... How many digits does pi have?" "I know, I know, I heard it." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Sep 29, 03:20
F'ing Renters -- (link) - LMS Sep 29, 03:06 2
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 04:21 1
  - Although who wouldn't want to have a Roman bread oven given the chance. Seems like a great potential air b&b. -- nm - LMS Sep 29, 05:40
So much bad yodelling -- nm - .🎡 Sep 29, 02:34
Sure, drafting a thousand-word blog post before bed sounds like a fine idea. - Beryllium Sep 28, 23:55 1
- What I should have been doing: Figuring out how to deploy the recent framework updates for SlackerTalk. - Beryllium Sep 28, 23:57
I’m no fan of The Verge, but this is a comprehensive investigation rather than their usual throwaway junk. Twitter almost made an OnlyFans clone. -- (link) - Qale Sep 28, 22:05
You know that classic news clip of the anchor announcing his colleague's absence, followed by details of a violent death? - Max Sep 28, 21:44
Local fb group post, look out for someone selling an EV charging unit as theirs got stolen, they unplugged the car and took the 220 converter and cord -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 21:31 1
- The risk of not being able to charge in the garage. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 21:35
Framed #202 - 2/6 - prayformojo Sep 28, 21:11
Wordle 467 4/6 - prayformojo Sep 28, 21:08 8
- 3 - 467 - GregW Sep 29, 16:55
- 3/6 - Marlowe Sep 29, 06:30
- 5 - decline Sep 29, 05:40
- 4/6 - TWuG Sep 29, 05:40
- 2/6 - oblique Sep 29, 05:31
- 6, should have been 5 - rollo Sep 29, 05:15
- 3/6 - znufrii Sep 29, 04:35
- 5/6, thought I was going to pay for yesterday - spamlet Sep 29, 03:19
I'm liking the dialogue in Andor tonight. It's like the actionless version of Game of Thrones. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 20:56 2
- It was pretty great. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 21:12 1
  - word. This is a series that I quite easily will rewatch a few times. - Spawn Sep 29, 07:32
Tornado Watch in Orlando -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 20:38
the husband of Margorie Taylor Greene filed for divorce citing their marriage is irreversably broken -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 28, 20:01 5
- space lasers did it. -- nm - mafic Sep 28, 20:55
- It's sad to see a relationship break down -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 20:47 2
  - But was this the husband she cheated on or cheated with? -- nm - Max Sep 28, 20:55
  - I wish nothing but the worst for her in her future endeavours. -- nm - mafic Sep 28, 20:52
- So is his wife. -- nm - pmb Sep 28, 20:16
In 2003 Coolio graciously accepted an invite after a show to hang with students at their dorm, where he cooked them a meal and sang acoustic -- (link*) - budice Sep 28, 19:57 [youtube]

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