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R.I.P. Charlie Watt, talented drummer for the Rolling Stones has passed
the Stones were a very special group no doubt
the vid is their first appearance in the U.S.
doing the Chuck Berry tune "Reeling and Rocking"_________________Chuck Berry and several blues artists were inspirational to them
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OMG, relentless show!!Quote: lilredrooster_____________
R.I.P. Charlie Watt, talented drummer for the Rolling Stones has passed
the Stones were a very special group no doubt
the vid is their first appearance in the U.S.
doing the Chuck Berry tune "Reeling and Rocking"_________________Chuck Berry and several blues artists were inspirational to them
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I guess until EB returns
Quote: darkozI think for the first time I am in the top contributers list.
I guess until EB returns
Axel comes back first, I think, and will be the one to bump you back off.
EDIT: Never mind, he is back.
Quote: Mission146Axel comes back first, I think, and will be the one to bump you back off.
EDIT: Never mind, he is back.
That's fine. It means I am just one or two pegs below the current list participants
Quote:It is believed "craps" was invented as a spinoff of the French word “crapaud,” meaning " toad" in reference to the original style of play by people crouched over a floor or sidewalk
Game of Toads. I've heard that was a popular series.
The flames are getting closer and evacuation orders have been issued, e.g.for nearby towns and for a hospital located in South Lake Tahoe.
Caldor fire news.
I don't tend to be of the belief that one can, 'Hijack,' one's own thread, but there are four Administrators, so I'm going to err on the side of caution.
There was a discussion in my articles thread and I made a comparison to furniture sales (also in my article) because it was relevant to the topic being discussed. I have a completely unrelated story (that I think is funny, but I have an odd sense of humor) that I want to share.
Unrelated and Probably Unnecessarily Verbose Story
Okay, so I mainly hung out and tried to poach mattress customers because they offered a strong commission percentage, were as expensive as anything else (except some wood items) and had a very low return/damage rate.
This is about a time that a mattress did arrive damaged.
I don't know what the situation was vis-a-vis deliveries and the mattress companies, but we had nothing to do with that. All of the mattresses were manufactured, to order (supposedly, but I have no reason not to believe it), in the United States so each of the companies handled it however they handled it.
On one occasion, a lady had purchased a Queen-Sized bed frame and mattress from us, so the mattress company was tasked with delivering it. The bed frames were fairly generic (as bed frames pretty much always are), so the mattress companies would also handle that and we would just sell them as generic. We had no clue where the mattress companies got them from, but a bed frame is a bed frame, so it doesn't matter.
Anyway, the mattress guys come while the lady is not home and deliver her new mattress, box springs, bed frame and take her old stuff away. That's how that usually goes, except most people don't need a bed frame because most people do not change sizes...she upgraded from a full to a queen. Normally, a customer would be home, but she got called into work whilst the mattress was already in transit.
I'm at work minding my own business when the following phone call ensues:
MISSION146: (Omitted) Furniture Department, Brandon speaking, may I help you?
Customer: Hey, is Dane working tonight?
MISSION146: No, he's not scheduled until Friday morning. If you want to come in, I can call and see if he's available. If not and you still want to come browse, I promise he'll get credit for the sale if you want to order anything.
Customer: I DON'T HAVE A BED!!!!
MISSION146: Okay, well, we can certainly take care of that. We have headboards, footboards, beds, mattresses...you name it.
Customer: YOU took my bed away.
MISSION146: I'm sorry? What do you mean?
Customer: The delivery guys came and delivered a mattress and took the old one away. I left the door unlocked because I couldn't be here, but there's almost nothing in here anyway because I just moved from out of state. I also bought living room furniture from a different store, but it hasn't arrived yet. I had to blow out my credit card to even get furniture because I moved for a new job...and I can't afford a hotel...and I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO EVEN SIT DOWN!!!
MISSION146: Okay, don't worry. I'm sure we can figure something out. Now, what happened to your bed?
Customer: I brought my bed when I moved because my dad drove me out in his pickup truck. Of course, you guys take the old bed away when you deliver...I asked for that. But, the new bed has a big rip in it and I only have five days to ask for a return. Well, they came and got it...I was here...but they didn't bring back my old bed.
MISSION146: Well, they wouldn't have. I don't know what they do with them, but I doubt they keep them.
Customer: Yeah, but (starts to sob) now I can't even sit anywhere in my house and I have to sleep on the floor!!!
MISSION146: We're not going to let that happen. Hold on, let me call Dane, and we'll figure something out.
Anyway---I called up Dane and we figured out that we would just take her a floor model mattress and box spring to use until the delivery guys showed up with her new mattress. We had to make it VERY clear that she knew to tell the delivery guys NOT to take the other mattress with them, or that would have been a whole mess.
Dane came in and we talked to our boss who then sat in with us and the store manager.
The short result of that interaction was Dane and I quit right now, that day, if we are not allowed to go there and make this poor woman sleep on the floor. We hadn't exactly gotten approval on this idea before Dane showed up at the store with us both ready to roll out with a floor model mattress and box springs...
The compromise was that we had to both clock out for liability reasons so that we would both be doing this on our own time. Of course, when the customer called the store manager a few days later to just, "Thank him so much," and said she was buying everything department store wise from us until the end of forever...he found a way to slip us each $100 cash that came from---I don't ask questions when someone hands me $100.
We also had to go together and, under no circumstances, were either of us to be alone in a room with the customer.
Anyway, it went well-enough, except we got there and the delivery guys hadn't even left the frame for the new bed!!!
MISSION146: Where's the queen frame?
Customer: You're asking me?
MISSION146: What was wrong with the frame? What could possibly be wrong with a frame?
Customer: Nothing was wrong with it.
Anyway, the customer said she didn't mind the box spring and mattress just being on the floor for a few nights as long as the delivery guys made sure to bring her a bed frame when they brought the new mattress. Good thing, too. Not that we wouldn't have went and got a frame...we had one sitting on our showroom floor with nothing on it, anyway.
His oldest son was always a bad seed. In high school, he bought hundred dollar copies of original paintings his uncle had, swapped them out for the originals and then sold them to a shady art dealer. It caused a local scandal but no arrests were made. About ten years ago, as a thirty year old, he bought a copy of a painting for $500, stole the paperwork for the original and tried to sell it in Florida for a million dollars. He got a slap on the wrist, made a donation to the right charity and paid a fine. He also signed an agreement to never sell art again. Now he is in trouble again, acting as a go-between in a deal where a group invested 2.6 million dollars for art appraised at 6.2 million. Receipts indicate he paid less than $50,000 for the copies he passed off as originals.
It was part of a bigger scam where rich people buy art, supposedly leave it in transit because sales taxes are due on delivery and by not receiving a $100 million painting, you save nine million in sales tax. They buy high quality repros and leave them in the duty free storage zones where they are considered in transit. He took it a step further and gave them two sets of fakes. He's out on $50,000 bond.
Quote: billryanMy friends Grand-father inherited his family business sometime in the 1960s. It was mostly a jobber , producing games for other companies although it owned a couple of big time games. In the 1980s, they obtained the rights to a new game that shook up the industry and for the next few years it was like printing money. The company sold, his grandfather walked away with about forty million, and my friend was gifted a financial vehicle that gave him $20,000 a month for life, plus money to buy a house and educate his kids. Each of my friends kids got $5,000 a month for life and money to buy a house. I think the kids got more money when they graduated.
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His oldest son was always a bad seed. In high school, he bought hundred dollar copies of original paintings his uncle had, swapped them out for the originals and then sold them to a shady art dealer. It caused a local scandal but no arrests were made. About ten years ago, as a thirty year old, he bought a copy of a painting for $500, stole the paperwork for the original and tried to sell it in Florida for a million dollars. He got a slap on the wrist, made a donation to the right charity and paid a fine. He also signed an agreement to never sell art again. Now he is in trouble again, acting as a go-between in a deal where a group invested 2.6 million dollars for art appraised at 6.2 million. Receipts indicate he paid less than $50,000 for the copies he passed off as originals.
It was part of a bigger scam where rich people buy art, supposedly leave it in transit because sales taxes are due on delivery and by not receiving a $100 million painting, you save nine million in sales tax. They buy high quality repros and leave them in the duty free storage zones where they are considered in transit. He took it a step further and gave them two sets of fakes. He's out on $50,000 bond.
I actually think Billryan could publish a book* which was a collection of his anecdotes that have been posted in this forum. His anecdotes are always well-written, brisk and usually reveal some practical aspects of negotiating life that don't get much attention.
*I can't guarantee that anyone would buy it, though. I don't have sense on the publishing market.
Quote: Mission146I don't ask questions when someone hands me $100.
A fine policy.
Not always.Quote: DieterQuote: Mission146I don't ask questions when someone hands me $100.
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Quote: AxelWolfNot always.Quote: DieterQuote: Mission146I don't ask questions when someone hands me $100.
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Fair enough. I think I can recall an instance where I declined a $200 tip... but that wasn't $100, so it's an apples to apple comparison.
it's a brave new world
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I used to watch a lot of the true crime stories on TV - but I became tired of them and stopped
but this is maybe the most bizarre one I've ever heard about
high powered S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh hired an ex client to kill him so his son could collect a $10 million dollar insurance policy
incredible - to me anyway
https://www.counton2.com/the-murdaugh-investigation/sources-arrest-made-in-connection-to-shooting-of-alex-murdaugh/
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A week ago he saw I had some candy bars. I had a Snicker's bar and told him he will love this, as I opened the wrapper and gave it to him.
He agreed he loves Snicker's.
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The problem is he can't say his damn s'.
Snakes? He is scared of 'Nakes.
School? He wants to go to 'cool.
Snicker's? He is telling everyone he loves . Oh hell, I can't.
And no, this isn't a joke. He really is doing this. The more his mom and I yell at him, the more he laughs and screams out loud he loves...
Yeah, me too, but I still watch some selectively. From the beginning, I had to avoid the ones that were mostly tear-jerking sob stories. But the rest of them are largely such sordid stories you just wind up feeling soiled after a time. I seldom watch the ones where young people or women get killed, which really eliminates a huge chunk. If it's about a crime that's hard to solve, that can be a good one.Quote: lilredrooster___________
I used to watch a lot of the true crime stories on TV - but I became tired of them and stopped
big takeaway today: if you are going to murder someone, get rid of your cellphone long before. Just trust absolutely nothing about it.
yeah, this one has gotta be an episode soon on the ID channel! The guy is supposed to kill him but keeps missing? this story is going to change I think.Quote:but this is maybe the most bizarre one I've ever heard about
high powered S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh hired an ex client to kill him so his son could collect a $10 million dollar insurance policy
incredible - to me anyway
https://www.counton2.com/the-murdaugh-investigation/sources-arrest-made-in-connection-to-shooting-of-alex-murdaugh/
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Quote: darkozMy three year old is getting me in hot water everywhere we go now.
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A week ago he saw I had some candy bars. I had a Snicker's bar and told him he will love this, as I opened the wrapper and gave it to him.
He agreed he loves Snicker's.
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The problem is he can't say his damn s'.
Snakes? He is scared of 'Nakes.
School? He wants to go to 'cool.
Snicker's? He is telling everyone he loves . Oh hell, I can't.
And no, this isn't a joke. He really is doing this. The more his mom and I yell at him, the more he laughs and screams out loud he loves...
darkoz,
Suggestion: when you tell this story of his impertinence to others while your son is within earshot, do NOT say, "Well, you gotta admire his sass!", because then your son will start proclaiming, "You gotta admire my..." ;-)
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Quote: DogHandQuote: darkozMy three year old is getting me in hot water everywhere we go now.
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A week ago he saw I had some candy bars. I had a Snicker's bar and told him he will love this, as I opened the wrapper and gave it to him.
He agreed he loves Snicker's.
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The problem is he can't say his damn s'.
Snakes? He is scared of 'Nakes.
School? He wants to go to 'cool.
Snicker's? He is telling everyone he loves . Oh hell, I can't.
And no, this isn't a joke. He really is doing this. The more his mom and I yell at him, the more he laughs and screams out loud he loves...
darkoz,
Suggestion: when you tell this story of his impertinence to others while your son is within earshot, do NOT say, "Well, you gotta admire his sass!", because then your son will start proclaiming, "You gotta admire my..." ;-)
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That was funny.
He actually can say the "s" sounds but not in combination with multi-lip movement.
He can say silly, soda, soup no problem.
But slither, squeal, scoop, etc no go.
Although he has no problem saying snacks. He will beg for snacks. So it's not a speech impediment but his brain not catching the nuance of certain combos.
CA has moved close to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs - magic mushrooms - Oregon has already done it
this surprises me quite a bit
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-moves-closer-decriminalizing-psychedelic-drugs-n1279509
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CA has moved close to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs - magic mushrooms - Oregon has already done it
this surprises me quite a bit
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-moves-closer-decriminalizing-psychedelic-drugs-n1279509
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What are they on? J/k
He was given a choice of accepting an annuity that would pay him $25,000 before taxes for the next forty years or $300,000 in cash.
This season, it was way more than the winner deserved, as he seemingly won simply by telling of his family struggles, but you'd think a major network could pony up more than $25,000 a year since it's the only prize given for a show that runs for months.
proof that we live in a sick society
new viral trend on Tik Tok
kids stealing stuff from schools - like ceiling tiles, fire alarms, paper towel dispensers, etc. - some real expensive stuff too
then they get famous on Tik Tok
they call it devious licks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjS4gnPTzZo
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/transcontinental-railroad-chinese-immigrants
The railroad was built in two directions. From the East ,you had mostly Irish and black s needing work and finding it on the railroad. There was a labor shortage in California as many of the immigrants from Europe were no longer making the year long trip since they could find work and farms along the railroad.
A lot of Chinese immigrants also worked in the mines of Arizona. The Copper Queen in Bisbee was once one of the biggest mines in the world with thousands of employees . Most jobs were assigned by race, as was the company housing.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chinese-railroad-workers-memorial
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The 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st month (mod 12) of the 21st year of the 21st century.
I captured this moment by making a screen shot of time.gov.
How is that true, especially since the 21st century started 01/01/2001?
Quote: LoquaciousMoFWNote the hatching and special notation for Arizona
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I see the little side note but there is no reason it is in green. It's not as if a sliver of the state is different, or half the state is in one time zone, and the rest is different. It's the whole state.
Also, there is a bit in the northeast of the state that does follow DST (IIRC a Native American nation).
EDIT: I was mistaken about setting time zones. AFAICT, the US DOT sets time zones, while states have discretion as to observing DST or not. The relatively recent (2006) legislation in Indiana confused me.
Quote: LoquaciousMoFWOk, I'll bite.
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How is that true, especially since the 21st century started 01/01/2001?
So if 2001 was the first year of the 21st century, 20 years later in 2021 would be the 21st year of the 21st century. What am I missing?
Quote: teliotIn case you missed it, yesterday at 9:21:21 PM on September 21, 2021 was a very special moment, especially given that we live in the 21st century.
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The 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.
I captured this moment by making a screen shot of time.gov.
Are you missing a 21st week in there? The 21st day of the 21st year happened in January.
Fixed. Thanks. Definitely not the 21st week.Quote: unJonAre you missing a 21st week in there? The 21st day of the 21st year happened in January.
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How is that true, especially since the 21st century started 01/01/2001?
So if 2001 was the first year of the 21st century, 20 years later in 2021 would be the 21st year of the 21st century. What am I missing?link to original post
Actually wouldn't 2000 be the first year of the 21st century?
If year zero is the first year of the first century?
These days a lot of people call the BC period Before the Common era. I've yet to hear a good alternative of what AD is supposed to stand for besides Year of Our Lord.
Aside from that, the zero had yet to be invented when western calenders were started.
Quote:From and including: Monday, January 1, 2001
To, but not including Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Result: 7569 days
It is 7569 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date.
Or 20 years, 8 months, 21 days excluding the end date.
Or 248 months, 21 days excluding the end date.
So are we at the end of the 20th year, or 8+ months into the 21st year? [Honest question - I am currently leaning toward 20th year, but could be convinced otherwise; the 20th century encompassed 1/1/1901 to 12/31/2000 ]
EDIT 2: OK, I accept the 21st year of 21st century. Since the we are past the 20th year mark by 8+ months, that (20th) year is concluded and any later date (before 1/1/2022) must be in the 21st year. I was really wondering about the 21st day though,
I hate to be a wet blanket, but really... why was it so special? Just a series of predictable things lining up. I'm sure a number of people did somthing like getting 21 on blackjack at that exact time. Alan may have even seen 21 yo's in a row at that exact time.Quote: teliotIn case you missed it, yesterday at 9:21:21 PM on September 21, 2021 was a very special moment, especially given that we live in the 21st century.
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The 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st month (mod 12) of the 21st year of the 21st century.
I captured this moment by making a screen shot of time.gov.
Quote: AxelWolfI hate to be a wet blanket, but really... why was it so special? Just a series of predictable things lining up. I'm sure a number of people did somthing like getting 21 on blackjack at that exact time. Alan may have even seen 21 yo's in a row at that exact time.link to original postQuote: teliotIn case you missed it, yesterday at 9:21:21 PM on September 21, 2021 was a very special moment, especially given that we live in the 21st century.
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The 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st month (mod 12) of the 21st year of the 21st century.
I captured this moment by making a screen shot of time.gov.
I don't see the significance either, especially after the 21st day assertion was walked back. I thought there might be a clever trick involved with that. Now it brings to mind a Macbeth quote "...full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing."
Quote: billryanI truly believe mathematicians and scientists perceive things differently from your average person. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I wish I understood higher math better.
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Having met a few of each, I think you're probably right.
just imagine how exciting it's going to be 100 years from this past Tuesday when the year is 𝟮𝟭𝟮𝟭
I'm going to throw a party
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