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Wow 6 whole blocks at once? Even as a kid I didn't like taking buses and I choose to walk to school. 3-60 minute walking time depending on what grade and where we lived. 3-5 I lived across from the school. I would ride a Bike whenever I could, but my Bikes never lasted very long for whatever reason. Whatever the case, I made my own snow days and just skipped and went fishing or did whatever I wanted.Quote: EvenBobQuote: mcallister3200Quote: billryanGetting hit by the worst wind storm I've experienced. About twenty minutes ago, something big hit my trailer. It feels like I'm in a small plane stuck in turbulence right now. Just hoping the plane doesn't come apart.
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Suck it up.
When I was growing up we had to walk into that sort of wind going to school, and by the time we walked back the wind would change directions.
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I had to walk to school six blocks till I was in sixth grade in every kind of weather. We were in the city and schools never closed for snow days in the 50s so we walked to school no matter what it was doing outside. When we moved to the country in 1960 and had to take the bus that's when we started to experience snow days and it was super spectacular to hear on the radio that your school was closed, it was like Christmas morning, and my mother hated it.
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Greyhound sold off a bunch of buses during covid and some companies are converting them into some amazing land yachts. We are one of the few local RV parks that can fit them
Quote: AxelWolfWow 6 whole blocks at once?Quote: EvenBobQuote: mcallister3200Quote: billryanGetting hit by the worst wind storm I've experienced. About twenty minutes ago, something big hit my trailer. It feels like I'm in a small plane stuck in turbulence right now. Just hoping the plane doesn't come apart.
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Suck it up.
When I was growing up we had to walk into that sort of wind going to school, and by the time we walked back the wind would change directions.
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I had to walk to school six blocks till I was in sixth grade in every kind of weather. We were in the city and schools never closed for snow days in the 50s so we walked to school no matter what it was doing outside. When we moved to the country in 1960 and had to take the bus that's when we started to experience snow days and it was super spectacular to hear on the radio that your school was closed, it was like Christmas morning, and my mother hated it.
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Six blocks is almost a mile and doing it twice a day as a kid is a lot. Especially in the winter. Especially in the 1950s when you had a lot more bullies then you might think. Some days you had to take alternate routes home if you wanted to keep all your personal possessions. And this was a totally segregated neighborhood in those days black kids went to their own schools. So it was white kids picking on white kids and it got nasty,
Quote: EvenBobQuote: AxelWolfWow 6 whole blocks at once?Quote: EvenBobQuote: mcallister3200Quote: billryanGetting hit by the worst wind storm I've experienced. About twenty minutes ago, something big hit my trailer. It feels like I'm in a small plane stuck in turbulence right now. Just hoping the plane doesn't come apart.
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Suck it up.
When I was growing up we had to walk into that sort of wind going to school, and by the time we walked back the wind would change directions.
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I had to walk to school six blocks till I was in sixth grade in every kind of weather. We were in the city and schools never closed for snow days in the 50s so we walked to school no matter what it was doing outside. When we moved to the country in 1960 and had to take the bus that's when we started to experience snow days and it was super spectacular to hear on the radio that your school was closed, it was like Christmas morning, and my mother hated it.
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Six blocks is almost a mile and doing it twice a day as a kid is a lot. Especially in the winter. Especially in the 1950s when you had a lot more bullies then you might think. Some days you had to take alternate routes home if you wanted to keep all your personal possessions. And this was a totally segregated neighborhood in those days black kids went to their own schools. So it was white kids picking on white kids and it got nasty,
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Sounds pretty soft honestly.
Quote: mcallister3200Quote: EvenBobQuote: AxelWolfWow 6 whole blocks at once?Quote: EvenBobQuote: mcallister3200Quote: billryanGetting hit by the worst wind storm I've experienced. About twenty minutes ago, something big hit my trailer. It feels like I'm in a small plane stuck in turbulence right now. Just hoping the plane doesn't come apart.
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Suck it up.
When I was growing up we had to walk into that sort of wind going to school, and by the time we walked back the wind would change directions.
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I had to walk to school six blocks till I was in sixth grade in every kind of weather. We were in the city and schools never closed for snow days in the 50s so we walked to school no matter what it was doing outside. When we moved to the country in 1960 and had to take the bus that's when we started to experience snow days and it was super spectacular to hear on the radio that your school was closed, it was like Christmas morning, and my mother hated it.
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Six blocks is almost a mile and doing it twice a day as a kid is a lot. Especially in the winter. Especially in the 1950s when you had a lot more bullies then you might think. Some days you had to take alternate routes home if you wanted to keep all your personal possessions. And this was a totally segregated neighborhood in those days black kids went to their own schools. So it was white kids picking on white kids and it got nasty,
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Sounds pretty soft honestly.
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I'm sorry, getting the crap beat out of me at 7 years old didn't feel soft. Too bad we can't all be tough like you.. Living in constant fear of the walk to school didn't feel soft at all. Where did you grow up, in a war zone?
I've seen higher winds but not anything as sustained. We never lost power, even though the power company sent out repeated alerts to expect to.
Quote: billryanThe storm finally passed. Over thirty hours of high winds, several cells produced 50 miles plus gusts. My yard is a mess, with one of my statues broken. My neighbor had installed a permanent awning despite everyone warning him, and it got ripped to shreds.
I've seen higher winds but not anything as sustained. We never lost power, even though the power company sent out repeated alerts to expect to.
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I looked up the following because I was curious if there were any helpful suggestions.
“ Try using your RVs stabilizing jacks, wheel chocks, tire cradles, or even mobile home anchors. Some RVs have built-in stabilizing jacks that can be deployed in high-winds. If you don't have that option, several RV anchoring options are available on Amazon and other eCommerce sites.”
Having an older brother(he was a mean sob) and sister (both moved to my dads by the time I was in 3rd grade)Quote: EvenBobQuote: AxelWolfWow 6 whole blocks at once?Quote: EvenBobQuote: mcallister3200Quote: billryanGetting hit by the worst wind storm I've experienced. About twenty minutes ago, something big hit my trailer. It feels like I'm in a small plane stuck in turbulence right now. Just hoping the plane doesn't come apart.
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Suck it up.
When I was growing up we had to walk into that sort of wind going to school, and by the time we walked back the wind would change directions.
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I had to walk to school six blocks till I was in sixth grade in every kind of weather. We were in the city and schools never closed for snow days in the 50s so we walked to school no matter what it was doing outside. When we moved to the country in 1960 and had to take the bus that's when we started to experience snow days and it was super spectacular to hear on the radio that your school was closed, it was like Christmas morning, and my mother hated it.
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Six blocks is almost a mile and doing it twice a day as a kid is a lot. Especially in the winter. Especially in the 1950s when you had a lot more bullies then you might think. Some days you had to take alternate routes home if you wanted to keep all your personal possessions. And this was a totally segregated neighborhood in those days black kids went to their own schools. So it was white kids picking on white kids and it got nasty,
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My Mother was a good loving mom who always provided. However, she was on the strange crazy side. She had a temper that exploded whenever she absolutely had enough. She loved quoting what she thought was a scripture from the bible "spare the Rod spoil the child" Her weapon of choice was phone cords. She had a paddle that literally said, "the heck with physiology" on it(I guess they sold that in stores back then). They were kinda flimsy and ended up busted.
I was small for my age, but I was a fairly tough and rough kid like a pit bull. We(friends) sometimes played bloody knuckles and punched trees for fun and did all kinds of dumb and dangerous stuff.
Rarely did anyone F with me, not even the older kids. But, I wasn't a nerdy little queer (not a gay reference, so don't go getting your panties in a bunch, people). I think other kids can smell fear and oddness and they target that.
I didn't go looking for trouble, but if someone got out of line with me... it was on, and they got their ass beat, and not just once... if they came back around again.
I did get manhandled by some older D__ (I can't say the word here) chick. I was leery of manly chicks for some time after that. I think I'm still leery of them to this day (-;
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanThe storm finally passed. Over thirty hours of high winds, several cells produced 50 miles plus gusts. My yard is a mess, with one of my statues broken. My neighbor had installed a permanent awning despite everyone warning him, and it got ripped to shreds.
I've seen higher winds but not anything as sustained. We never lost power, even though the power company sent out repeated alerts to expect to.
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I looked up the following because I was curious if there were any helpful suggestions.
“ Try using your RVs stabilizing jacks, wheel chocks, tire cradles, or even mobile home anchors. Some RVs have built-in stabilizing jacks that can be deployed in high-winds. If you don't have that option, several RV anchoring options are available on Amazon and other eCommerce sites.”
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Thanks for the help. I have extra stabilizers and some self-adjusting ones, but they didn't help much. What my neighbors did, and I will do in the future was to pull in the slides to make a lower profile and bungee cord the various vents and hatches. They also said to fill the freshwater tanks to add some weight to the center mass.
This was a once every few years type of storm so there isn't much I can do.
When it was icy we wrapped barbed wire around our bare feet, and we liked it.
Back in my day...
Quote: ChumpChangeI really wish there was more frostbite awareness back in my younger days. I usually had to run my hands under cold water for 5 minutes just to get the feeling back in my hands, and it was soooo painful!
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We would sit with our feet over the furnace great and squirm in pain. Nobody ever mentioned frostbite.
Quote: MrVBack in my day we walked to school, rain or shine.
When it was icy we wrapped barbed wire around our bare feet, and we liked it.
Back in my day...
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I really hope my wife decides to stop driving the youngest to school next year.
It is currently a 5 minute walk, 1 block away. (We walk when I'm home. The 5 minute figure does not include snowball fight related delays. We now have an agreement only to engage in horseplay after school.)
Next year, she should change to a different school, directly across the street.
I Am not buying it.
My Wife was watching this show and explained what the deal was. I stayed tuned for the rest of the episode.
I just didn't believe Jazz was actually born a male.
Are they actually claiming that, I don't know, but certainly most people think that's the case, and it's the narrative they want you to believe. SHE, Acts, talks, and looks like a female, even at a young age. I believe she was born a female and is a female.
I watched some older clips and did some googling.
I noticed she uses this wording whenever talking about it. "assigned male at birth" Whatever that actually means? I haven't seen anything where she or her parents says she WAS born a MALE at birth(I didn't take much time looking so it's possible)
I could be totally wrong, but Im very skeptical.
could be all kinds of things. Some people are born with two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome, for instance.Quote: AxelWolfReality TV show "I Am Jazz."
I Am not buying it.
My Wife was watching this show and explained what the deal was. I stayed tuned for the rest of the episode.
I just didn't believe Jazz was actually born a male.
Are they actually claiming that, I don't know, but certainly most people think that's the case, and it's the narrative they want you to believe. SHE, Acts, talks, and looks like a female, even at a young age. I believe she was born a female and is a female.
I watched some older clips and did some googling.
I noticed she uses this wording whenever talking about it. "assigned male at birth" Whatever that actually means? I haven't seen anything where she or her parents says she WAS born a MALE at birth(I didn't take much time looking so it's possible)
I could be totally wrong, but Im very skeptical.
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Of course what we have to be aware of today is that the show is being produced with an agenda
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I noticed she uses this wording whenever talking about it. "assigned male at birth" Whatever that actually means? I haven't seen anything where she or her parents says she WAS born a MALE at birth(I didn't take much time looking so it's possible)
I could be totally wrong, but Im very skeptical.
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"Assigned male at birth" is just a fancy way of saying "this baby has a penis." Jazz was born a male, but has been living as a girl/woman for many, many years. I don't know what surgeries she's had (if any) because I don't care about her that much; I'm just vaguely aware of her as a person.
at the bottom of the WOV page are some ads
one is from Diamond Reels advertising a $5K bonus
one is from Las Vegas USA advertising a $11K bonus
what do you have to do to earn those big bonuses_______?
anybody know - thanks - I don't feel like going to the site and tooling around
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at the bottom of the WOV page are some ads
one is from Diamond Reels advertising a $5K bonus
one is from Las Vegas USA advertising a $11K bonus
what do you have to do to earn those big bonuses_______?
anybody know - thanks - I don't feel like going to the site and tooling around
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Diamond Reels
250% match bonus on a first deposit up to $1,000
200% match bonus on a second deposit up to $500
300% match bonus on a third deposit up to $500
40 times (Deposit + Bonus) playthrough 3500x40 = 140,000
Assuming the slot games hold 10% and that's -14,000 you are supposed to lose if you were to actually always complete the wagering requirements. Obviously, if you lose all you're money you don't have to complete the WRs, so it's actually less than the -14k expected loss.
The maximum bet is $10, I don't know what kind of slots they have so it's hard to know how often you'll go broke vs hitting something significant where you can easily finish the WRs(That's the key to all this, and knowing if you have +EV or not)
Concerns I always have related to this stuff.
1.) Do they have separate slot payback percentages during bonus mode? They could be holding 20%+.
2.) Is there a take-down mode once you complete x amount of your wagering requirements?
It seems to happen far too often that when you're on course to easily complete your wagering requirements suddenly you start losing at an unprecedented rate.
Quote: AxelWolfConcerns I always have related to this stuff.
1.) Do they have separate slot payback percentages during bonus mode? They could be holding 20%+.
2.) Is there a take-down mode once you complete x amount of your wagering requirements?
It seems to happen far too often that when you're on course to easily complete your wagering requirements suddenly you start losing at an unprecedented rate.
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I think I saw something about wins capped at $100 per spin while satisfying WR for bonus.
Can you paste it here, I have yet to see that rule.Quote: DieterQuote: AxelWolfConcerns I always have related to this stuff.
1.) Do they have separate slot payback percentages during bonus mode? They could be holding 20%+.
2.) Is there a take-down mode once you complete x amount of your wagering requirements?
It seems to happen far too often that when you're on course to easily complete your wagering requirements suddenly you start losing at an unprecedented rate.
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I think I saw something about wins capped at $100 per spin while satisfying WR for bonus.
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Quote: AxelWolfCan you paste it here, I have yet to see that rule.Quote: DieterQuote: AxelWolfConcerns I always have related to this stuff.
1.) Do they have separate slot payback percentages during bonus mode? They could be holding 20%+.
2.) Is there a take-down mode once you complete x amount of your wagering requirements?
It seems to happen far too often that when you're on course to easily complete your wagering requirements suddenly you start losing at an unprecedented rate.
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I think I saw something about wins capped at $100 per spin while satisfying WR for bonus.
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Any bonus claimed that is higher in value to the current live balance of the account, at the time of redeeming the free bonus, will be subject to a max cashout of :
Loyalty Points - 1 times the value of the loyalty point redemption or $100, whichever is the higher value
Free Spins - $100 unless otherwise stated
Complimentary Bonuses - $100 unless otherwise stated
https://diamondreels.com/casino-terms#collapse3
I may have misinterpreted or misremembered the text, but they do seem to mention a $100 limit rather often.
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Quote: 22Progressive jackpot wins that have generated from any form of free bonus or spins will result in wins being forfeited and only a maximum of $100 will be cashable.
Also - 30x playthrough.
this is the brand new one dollar bill - the first American currency ever to feature a female Treasury Secretary - Janet Yellen's signature -
it also carries the signature of the female Treasurer of the U.S. - Lynn Malerba
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Quote: ChumpChangeMy Windows 98 scanner can scan dollar bills, but no scanners I have since can scan dollar bills. Makes me want to keep the old scanner for no other reason than to scan dollar bills.
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Have you ever tried scanning one in small pieces. You wouldn't have to cut it up, just lay blank paper over it, or paper with a small cut out squares. Then stitch the image together.
Even if that works, it's possibly illegal. I disclaim all responsibility for that suggestion.
Quote: ChumpChangeMy Windows 98 scanner can scan dollar bills, but no scanners I have since can scan dollar bills. Makes me want to keep the old scanner for no other reason than to scan dollar bills.
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Got a camera? How's that work out?
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Even if that works, it's possibly illegal. I disclaim all responsibility for that suggestion.
I doubt it is illegal unless you try to pass it off as real.
The key is to use older bills, older scanners, and older printers. I think it was around 2004 they started printing things on bills that scanners and printers recognize and are programmed to fail on.
Quote: rxwineI just scanned and printed part of a 5 dollar bill. Even on my cheap printer it looks pretty good. Don't think the feel of the paper would fool anyone though.
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It is not linen but I have heard it feels good.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Custom-specialty-visa-certificate-security-thread_62440994631.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.4d285e76rSibv5
Quote: TankoQuote: rxwineDon't think the feel of the paper would fool anyone though
Easy fix.
'Money Counterfeiting Duo Printed Over $4 Million in Bleached Bills'
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Not that easy anymore, that was many years ago. The strips also have the denom on them.
Quote: DRichNot that easy anymore, that was many years ago. The strips also have the denom on them.
They're still doing it.
'Keep an eye out for counterfeit money: Seymour Police see rise in 'bleached' bills'
'New Jersey man sentenced for making counterfeit cash with bleached $1 bills, officials say'
Ohio-Area Turtles Develop Sudden Interest In Pizza, Martial Arts
Quote: TankoQuote: DRichNot that easy anymore, that was many years ago. The strips also have the denom on them.
They're still doing it.
'Keep an eye out for counterfeit money: Seymour Police see rise in 'bleached' bills'
'New Jersey man sentenced for making counterfeit cash with bleached $1 bills, officials say'
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My friend Bobby was sentenced to seven years in jail when he was 19. In prison, he learned the printing trade. He was out about three months when he was arrested for document fraud. I don't know all the details, but he conspired with a used car salesman to defraud people and did a few more years. He was released and came back to town, living with his parents. During a routine home check, his parole officer found hundreds of dollars bills in various degrees of bleaching. He got an extra 5 years added to his sentence and died in prison.
He was a bit of a wild kid, but I never considered him a career criminal. He found a running car in someone's driveway and took it for a joy ride.
the IRS has a nice benefit for older, retired persons who have experienced market gains and now want to do something else with their money
long term capital gains (an asset held for more than one year) are not subject to Federal taxation if the individual selling has income less than $41,675 or a married couple filing jointly has income less than $83,350
for tax year 2023 the max income to pay zero tax on long term gains has been increased to $44,625 for singles and $89,250 for joint filers
even wealthy, younger people pay much less tax on long term gains - the max is 20% - short term capital gains are generally taxed the same as ordinary income - so high income people generally have to pay a high % tax on short term gains
I believe how the States handle this differs from state to state - I only know what my State does
https://www.bankrate.com/investing/long-term-capital-gains-tax/
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I've heard some rumors that some pro wrestlers were using steroids - but I'm not really sure if the rumors are true____________________(-:\
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Quote:Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper that he had it removed from his PC and would go into other people's offices to play it.
Melinda French, who would later marry Gates, asked workers at the company to not tell Gates about new Minesweeper records.
Instead, then product manager Ryan Fitzgerald decided to have a program set an unbreakable record
Much of last year, often if I woke up at night I would play Minesweeper until I fell back asleep. I would probably still do that, but found something else to do.
Quote: rxwineI can relate. Though maybe not to this degree.
Quote:Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper that he had it removed from his PC and would go into other people's offices to play it.
Melinda French, who would later marry Gates, asked workers at the company to not tell Gates about new Minesweeper records.
Instead, then product manager Ryan Fitzgerald decided to have a program set an unbreakable record
Much of last year, often if I woke up at night I would play Minesweeper until I fell back asleep. I would probably still do that, but found something else to do.
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some gamers have died from lack of sleep
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12541769
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: rxwineI can relate. Though maybe not to this degree.
Quote:Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper that he had it removed from his PC and would go into other people's offices to play it.
Melinda French, who would later marry Gates, asked workers at the company to not tell Gates about new Minesweeper records.
Instead, then product manager Ryan Fitzgerald decided to have a program set an unbreakable record
Much of last year, often if I woke up at night I would play Minesweeper until I fell back asleep. I would probably still do that, but found something else to do.
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some gamers have died from lack of sleep
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Shouldn't that read some morons have died from lack of sleep?
Quote: rxwineEarly addictive games. Tetris was one. Also saw a lot of people playing a space invaders type game a lot. I played Pong and Wallbreaker, but never really felt like playing them that much though I suppose some people did.
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As a teenager I played the Atari 2600 games but once I started programming computers all I wanted to do was make the games. From my experiences, once you program a game you no longer have any interest in playing games,
You’re referring to federal tax law, so this applies to all Americans irrespective of what state, country or planet they live in/on.Quote: lilredrooster.
the IRS has a nice benefit for older, retired persons who have experienced market gains and now want to do something else with their money
long term capital gains (an asset held for more than one year) are not subject to Federal taxation if the individual selling has income less than $41,675 or a married couple filing jointly has income less than $83,350
for tax year 2023 the max income to pay zero tax on long term gains has been increased to $44,625 for singles and $89,250 for joint filers
even wealthy, younger people pay much less tax on long term gains - the max is 20% - short term capital gains are generally taxed the same as ordinary income - so high income people generally have to pay a high % tax on short term gains
I believe how the States handle this differs from state to state - I only know what my State does
https://www.bankrate.com/investing/long-term-capital-gains-tax/
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The USA differs from nearly all other countries in that :
1) capital gains are taxable (along with essentially every type of financial gain imaginable). Even in the case that you pay no capital gains tax due to low income bracket, you still must report all capital gains
2) as an American “person” (which means citizen, but can also mean former citizen, permanent resident and other things), you are taxed on all your worldwide income no matter where you live in the world. This of course includes gambling winnings!
Alex Murdaugh, a powerful South Carolina attorney from a notable family has just been convicted of murdering his wife and son
it's an amazing and very sad story that millions have followed
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/us/alex-murdaugh-guilty.html
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Quote: lilredroosterAlex Murdaugh, a powerful South Carolina attorney from a notable family has just been convicted of murdering his wife and son. it's an amazing and very sad story that millions have followed.]
I certainly didn't find it to be all that newsworthy, given the fact he was a "nolody" unlike OJ.
Interesting facts I suppose but there are myriad interesting fact patterns in other cases as well.
Why single that one out for attention?
Slow news day?
Quote: MrVQuote: lilredroosterAlex Murdaugh, a powerful South Carolina attorney from a notable family has just been convicted of murdering his wife and son. it's an amazing and very sad story that millions have followed.]
I certainly didn't find it to be all that newsworthy, given the fact he was a "nolody" unlike OJ.
Interesting facts I suppose but there are myriad interesting fact patterns in other cases as well.
Why single that one out for attention?
Slow news day?
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Are you serious?
Quote: mcallister3200Are you serious?
Am I "serious" about my personal opinion?
Is that REALLY what you are asking me, or as i expect are you casting aspersions on my opinion?
Please clarify your intent in asking such a loaded question.
Quote: MrVQuote: mcallister3200Are you serious?
Am I "serious" about my personal opinion?
Is that REALLY what you are asking me, or as i expect are you casting aspersions on my opinion?
Please clarify your intent in asking such a loaded question.
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The guy was a big fish in a small pond who generated a lot of his own publicity. People got interested in what stupid thing he'd do next, and he rarely disappointed.
Quote: billryanThe guy was a big fish in a small pond who generated a lot of his own publicity. People got interested in what stupid thing he'd do next, and he rarely disappointed.
I can certainly understand how that might be interesting to locals or people in the region who'd heard of him, but I'd never heard of the guy and cannot understand why it would be newsworthy on a national level.
People slaughter each other daily; what really sets this one apart?
Whatever, I simply thought it wasn't worth the coverage it got, e.g. live national TV broadcast of the trial.
The guy's no OJ, just a pill-popping scion with self-respect issues.
