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Quote: AxelWolfBluegreen vacations
Has anyone had any experience with this racket?
They called me offering 4 nights free(pay the hotel taxes, not sure how they calculate that) at any of their 17 locations.
pay 250 now and get 250 back in Visa gift cards, a 2-hour timeshare/ vacation package tour, or something like that.
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It's a legit offer, but it's pretty weak as far as time-share offers go. There are much better ones out there.
Plan on spending a few hours touring the resort and an hour or so saying no. I've gotten a number of vacations from Wyndham and a couple other places.
They'll offer you a package for 20K, then reduce it to 15K, then offer a different package for about 10K.
They don't mention the total price, they tell you this will cost you $150 or $65 a month. You can buy the same stuff on ebay for under $100 plus the transfer fee. When I lived in NY, I bought three for under $300 and would meet people that paid $50,000 for the same thing.
If bought right, Blue/Green can be good.
this guy's system wasn't working
so he found another way to make the casino pay
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Quote: billryanQuote: AxelWolfBluegreen vacations
Has anyone had any experience with this racket?
They called me offering 4 nights free(pay the hotel taxes, not sure how they calculate that) at any of their 17 locations.
pay 250 now and get 250 back in Visa gift cards, a 2-hour timeshare/ vacation package tour, or something like that.
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It's a legit offer, but it's pretty weak as far as time-share offers go. There are much better ones out there.
Plan on spending a few hours touring the resort and an hour or so saying no. I've gotten a number of vacations from Wyndham and a couple other places.
They'll offer you a package for 20K, then reduce it to 15K, then offer a different package for about 10K.
They don't mention the total price, they tell you this will cost you $150 or $65 a month. You can buy the same stuff on ebay for under $100 plus the transfer fee. When I lived in NY, I bought three for under $300 and would meet people that paid $50,000 for the same thing.
If bought right, Blue/Green can be good.
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If Axel is okay dealing with pressure sales, sounds like.
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanQuote: AxelWolfBluegreen vacations
Has anyone had any experience with this racket?
They called me offering 4 nights free(pay the hotel taxes, not sure how they calculate that) at any of their 17 locations.
pay 250 now and get 250 back in Visa gift cards, a 2-hour timeshare/ vacation package tour, or something like that.
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It's a legit offer, but it's pretty weak as far as time-share offers go. There are much better ones out there.
Plan on spending a few hours touring the resort and an hour or so saying no. I've gotten a number of vacations from Wyndham and a couple other places.
They'll offer you a package for 20K, then reduce it to 15K, then offer a different package for about 10K.
They don't mention the total price, they tell you this will cost you $150 or $65 a month. You can buy the same stuff on ebay for under $100 plus the transfer fee. When I lived in NY, I bought three for under $300 and would meet people that paid $50,000 for the same thing.
If bought right, Blue/Green can be good.
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If Axel is okay dealing with pressure sales, sounds like.
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You can yes them to death, sign all the contracts and cancel within three days. My first timeshare presentation, when I was hesitant, the salesman said something that pissed me off, and I told him we should finish this outside. His manager came over and, instead of calming us down, asked the salesman if I was still a potential buyer.
I wanted to go back and sign for a few million points so the guy would be getting a big bonus and then cancel at the last minute.
my gambling system - not claiming it's a winning system - only that it's fun - for me anyway
it's a 3 stage marty plus patience kind of system
been playing it on the Wizard's Bacc game
I bet $5 on whatever result came last (excluding ties) until either Player or Bank has won 4 in a row
the I do a 3 stage marty betting that one of the next 3 decisions will be opposite betting $100, $200 and then $400 on the last bet if necessary
of course, my intellect knows that the probability of 3 more consecutive Players or Banks after 4 straight is no less than at any other time
but my intuition roots against my intellect - and says there is no way one decision will come 7 times in a row which is what has to happen for my patience marty to lose
so far, I'm way ahead - surely that will change - but lots of fun anyway
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/major-leap-bird-virus-threatens-095006148.html
The laser beam from that balloon had nothing to do with it…. (Teasing).
It's a great concept- 100 Korean fitness celebs from all walks of life compete until only one survives.
It's as if the top NFL, MLB,NBA, WWE stars competed against the top Rangers, Seals, and Marines, as well as a few youtube and tik tok stars, with a sprinkling of rappers and Olympic athletes thrown in. It's mostly one-on-one elimination events, some of which are highly entertaining.
Quote: billryanIs anyone watching Physical 100 on Netflex?
It's a great concept- 100 Korean fitness celebs from all walks of life compete until only one survives.
It's as if the top NFL, MLB,NBA, WWE stars competed against the top Rangers, Seals, and Marines, as well as a few youtube and tik tok stars, with a sprinkling of rappers and Olympic athletes thrown in. It's mostly one-on-one elimination events, some of which are highly entertaining.
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Only one survives? I think it's called "Squid games".
"Law and Order" the TV show which has been running for a very long time - since 1990 - is my fave tv show of all time
the spinoff - "Law and Order SVU" - sex crime investigations - is also very good
the other spinoff - "Law and Order Organized Crime" is not so great imo
the legal arguments and the way the cops investigate are so very interesting and the criminals seem very true to life
I can watch reruns that I've already seen and still enjoy it
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"Law and Order" the TV show which has been running for a very long time - since 1990 - is my fave tv show of all time
the spinoff - "Law and Order SVU" - sex crime investigations - is also very good
the other spinoff - "Law and Order Organized Crime" is not so great imo
the legal arguments and the way the cops investigate are so very interesting and the criminals seem very true to life
I can watch reruns that I've already seen and still enjoy it
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BOASCH on Prime (7 seasons), for me, is the best cop, crime, homicide show ever produced. Binge watch the first season and you will be hooked.
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"Law and Order" the TV show which has been running for a very long time - since 1990 - is my fave tv show of all time
the spinoff - "Law and Order SVU" - sex crime investigations - is also very good
the other spinoff - "Law and Order Organized Crime" is not so great imo
the legal arguments and the way the cops investigate are so very interesting and the criminals seem very true to life
I can watch reruns that I've already seen and still enjoy it
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There's an older series of true crime shows I enjoyed because it's more about clever schemes rather than just brutal or bloody sensation crimes.
Quote:Masterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that brilliant criminals use to pull off seemingly impossible crimes. This new half-hour series combines the mystery of a "whodunit" with the thrill of a "howdunit," revealing the extraordinary world of elite bank robbers, escape artists, impersonators, kidnappers, murderers and frauds.
Quote: MrVAnother pandemic could soon be upon us; looks like bird flu might be the culprit.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/major-leap-bird-virus-threatens-095006148.html
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Cool, I was wondering what the next batch of conspiracy theories was going to be about...
At one point I had a roommate who was an aspiring actor. He'd head to the Chelsa Piers a few days a week for work as an extra and ended up in several episodes. He was a juror in one, a hot dog vendor in another. He claimed to have a scene as a bartender but that it got cut from the episode. He did a few small roles in Woody Allen movies and fulfilled his lifelong dream of getting a SAG card.
the ASPCA runs tv ads showing abused dogs
dogs chained up and left out in freezing snow and rain - malnourished dogs
these ads really tear my heart out
what kind of human being would abuse a dog like that______?
hearts of darkness
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the ASPCA runs tv ads showing abused dogs
dogs chained up and left out in freezing snow and rain - malnourished dogs
these ads really tear my heart out
what kind of human being would abuse a dog like that______?
hearts of darkness
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I can't even watch those commercials. I change the channel as soon as they come on.
Quote: DRichQuote: lilredrooster_____________
the ASPCA runs tv ads showing abused dogs
dogs chained up and left out in freezing snow and rain - malnourished dogs
these ads really tear my heart out
what kind of human being would abuse a dog like that______?
hearts of darkness
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I can't even watch those commercials. I change the channel as soon as they come on.
Have you seen her new SB commercial? I was taken aback. I still can't decide if it is funny or evil.
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Man giving recipe- Heat the water until it reaches 100 and begins to boil
person who asked for the recipe: water doesn't boil at 100
First man- It does in Celsius
ignorant mf- I'm not in Celsius, wherever the fug that is.
Deepfake AI videos are being used to generate fake news
the image on the right of former UK PM Theresa May is fake
the link shows deepfakes of Putin and Obama
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/06/deepfake-videos-are-getting-impossibly-good/
https://www.popsci.com/technology/deepfake-news-china-ai/
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https://apple.news/AhZKCTdKmQOW6V6sOLcORrQ
His Wikipedia page doesn't mention it, but his father moved the family to Long Island during WW2 and lived there for between three and five years. It's kind of nebulous as he was born in Scranton in 1942 and lists his elementary schooling as taking place in the Electric City.
I used to volunteer at the Garden City Historical Society, as the town is famous for its architecture. GC was one of the first planned communities in the country and has some of the best-preserved Victorian and Tudor houses in the metro area.
I just find it strange that I've never heard him or any GC resident mention it. I have an email in to the Historical Society to see if they know his address. I'd think a plaque denoting his childhood home would be a nice addition to the many plaques already in place honoring past residents.
Quote: billryanAt the end of his speech last night, President Biden was introduced to a new Congressman from Long Island. To my utter surprise, the President mentioned he used to live in Garden City, the town just south of what I consider my hometown Mineola. I'd never heard him mention this before as he always talks of his childhood in Scranton. Pa.
His Wikipedia page doesn't mention it, but his father moved the family to Long Island during WW2 and lived there for between three and five years. It's kind of nebulous as he was born in Scranton in 1942 and lists his elementary schooling as taking place in the Electric City.
I used to volunteer at the Garden City Historical Society, as the town is famous for its architecture. GC was one of the first planned communities in the country and has some of the best-preserved Victorian and Tudor houses in the metro area.
I just find it strange that I've never heard him or any GC resident mention it. I have an email in to the Historical Society to see if they know his address. I'd think a plaque denoting his childhood home would be a nice addition to the many plaques already in place honoring past residents.
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I suppose for a well- known person that’s unusual. There’s two place I lived less than 6 months that I usually forget to mention, unless someone mentions it in a conversation.
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well, about 80,000 Marylanders served in the Union Army
and about 178,000 of those in the Union Army were black
they suffered especially severe treatment if and when they were captured by the Rebs
anybody know what the insignia on the Union Caps means___?____ I googled but could not find the answer - I guess the "E" designates the regiment - but I don't know what it is under the "E"
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I think there's an infantry number in the center of the bugle.
Quote: DoubleGoldInfantry number and regiment letter.
I think there's an infantry number in the center of the bugle.
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great answer - thanks - somehow I missed that being a bugle - the curves threw me
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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: DoubleGoldInfantry number and regiment letter.
I think there's an infantry number in the center of the bugle.
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great answer - thanks - somehow I missed that being a bugle - the curves threw me
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On second thought, I think that E represents an Engineer regiment.
Quote: EvenBobA dozen eggs at Walmart was under $3 today so I splurged him about two dozen. I haven't seen them under $4 in a year
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Wow, I didn't realize that eggs were that expensive a year ago. I rarely buy eggs but have just heard people complaining about the price in the last few months.
Quote: rxwineThe US shot down another object the size of a car over Alaska. Unfortunately, it wasn't China. The Bullamikans from planet Zpton have given us 1 hour to surrender or be turned into pasta sauce.
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I, for one...
Quote: billryanOn my comic board, a poster was thrilled that his Avengers 1 had nearly doubled in two years while complaining eggs have gone up 30%.
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I hope you offered him two dozen eggs for his comic book.
Quote: DoubleGoldQuote: lilredroosterQuote: DoubleGoldInfantry number and regiment letter.
I think there's an infantry number in the center of the bugle.
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great answer - thanks - somehow I missed that being a bugle - the curves threw me
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On second thought, I think that E represents an Engineer regiment.
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The bugle was the Infantry symbol during the Civil War (nowadays it's the crossed rifles). The "E" would be the Company, and the number is the battalion. So, these guys are E company of an Infantry battalion.
Someone much more versed in Civil War history might correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm like 90% positive that's how it breaks down. That's at least how it worked during the early 1900's, and I don't think the 1800's was much different. Modern Army doesn't put Company or Battalion letters and numbers on uniform insignia anymore.
A brigade might have three full-strength regiments but by mid-war, it would have five or six regiments, each at 35% strength.
It went Company- Regiment-Brigade-Division-Corp. Some specialty branches- Artillery, Calvary, Medical, Engineers, etc used Battalions but not the Infantry. Sometimes a regiment would split into two groups for an attack and a formation that size was referred to as a battalion, but it wasn't a formal designation.
For the most part, you joined a local company,
which then merged with other locals to form a regiment. Most regiments were made up of men from a single state and sometimes even one city.
The times we live in.
Nevada governor declares state of emergency after leak in Long Beach pipeline shutdown deliveries - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAGGWkUWgHs
Las Vegas residents panic buy fuel after pipeline break - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_D6s7DsJ90
Quote: ChumpChangeGas leak triggers panic buying, long lines in parts of Las Vegas valley amid state of emergency declaration - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyG6LuIo5VY
Nevada governor declares state of emergency after leak in Long Beach pipeline shutdown deliveries - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAGGWkUWgHs
Las Vegas residents panic buy fuel after pipeline break - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_D6s7DsJ90
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I guess I don’t consider filling my gas tank ‘panicking’.
I’m guessing you can still bet the hard 6 at any casino so not really a crisis.
Quote: GialmereI see that the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, making Vegas appearances for the Super Bowl weekend, had its catalytic converter stolen...
The times we live in.
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They used to park this in the Terribles parking lot quite often.
Quote: GialmereI see that the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, making Vegas appearances for the Super Bowl weekend, had its catalytic converter stolen...
The times we live in.
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Why does it need a catalytic converter? It is a giant sausage car and I don't think anybody expects it to be healthy.
I bet the bottom yellow part would make an interesting convertible to drive around.
Quote:The US general in charge of NORAD said he hasn’t ruled out any possibilities on the source of three objects shot from the skies over the US and Canada — including that they might be of extraterrestrial origins.
Quote: rxwineGood grief.
Quote:The US general in charge of NORAD said he hasn’t ruled out any possibilities on the source of three objects shot from the skies over the US and Canada — including that they might be of extraterrestrial origins.
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I spent a few minutes watching the press conference and could not believe the sophomoric questions from the reporters as well as the inane answers from the podium.
It seems that the Pentagon is clueless as to what they shot down. If I were asking questions:
1. Does the Air Force have the ability to take pictures (close-up) of the "objects"?
2. Does the intelligence apparatus have the ability to develop and interpret such photos?
3. Was it not possible to use a slow fixed winged aircraft to surveil the "objects" close up to determine what the f--k they were prior to shooting them down?
4. Is there any intelligent life at the Pentagon?
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raise your hand if you believe the U.S. Government is going to disclose to the media all it knows about this
Officials will reveal as little as possible about this - info will come out in dribs and drabs as details are leaked to the media and then they will be put in the position of having to confirm those details - or tell outright lies - or continuing to say basically nothing which will not really be feasible with all the pressure the media will apply
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Quote: SOOPOOQuote: ChumpChangeGas leak triggers panic buying, long lines in parts of Las Vegas valley amid state of emergency declaration - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyG6LuIo5VY
Nevada governor declares state of emergency after leak in Long Beach pipeline shutdown deliveries - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAGGWkUWgHs
Las Vegas residents panic buy fuel after pipeline break - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_D6s7DsJ90
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I guess I don’t consider filling my gas tank ‘panicking’.
I’m guessing you can still bet the hard 6 at any casino so not really a crisis.
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Cancel my car deposit.
Rochester, NY mayor calls on Kia, Hyundai to fix security flaws - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwYuEGbAK8
Quote: tuttigymQuote: rxwineGood grief.
Quote:The US general in charge of NORAD said he hasn’t ruled out any possibilities on the source of three objects shot from the skies over the US and Canada — including that they might be of extraterrestrial origins.
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I spent a few minutes watching the press conference and could not believe the sophomoric questions from the reporters as well as the inane answers from the podium.
It seems that the Pentagon is clueless as to what they shot down. If I were asking questions:
1. Does the Air Force have the ability to take pictures (close-up) of the "objects"?
2. Does the intelligence apparatus have the ability to develop and interpret such photos?
3. Was it not possible to use a slow fixed winged aircraft to surveil the "objects" close up to determine what the f--k they were prior to shooting them down?
4. Is there any intelligent life at the Pentagon?
tuttigym
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I worked in intelligence for 5 years towards the end of my career.
A primary rule of classification is to not inform your enemies of your capabilities and procedures for handling certain kinds of threats. That information would be invaluable to adversaries when evaluating how to threaten you again sometime in the future. So, you can't play the "What did you know and when did you know it? game in press conferences.
The balloon was about 200 feet in diameter, the payload was as large as a bus but would not be visible from overhead (i.e., satellites) because it was obscured by the balloon. Can our military look upward? No comment.
Why didn't they send a plane to accompany the balloon? I imagine its because they didn't know if the balloon's payload had an explosive self-destruct capability that might be triggered by giving it an escort aircraft - and because they obviously wanted to recover the equipment on the payload and study it.
The community has been aware of these surveillance balloons and their previous flights over other countries. I imagine that lots of people in multiple intel agencies have been analyzing this and doing what intel people do. However, you're simply not going to hear about it on television. Because our enemies have TV sets.
Also, pretty sure we can come up with a low tech remote control mini dirigible with some propulsion designed to rise to the height of these things and capture them. A lot cheaper and useful option.
