Yes. This. A thousand times this.

Wow... talk about timing: Exactly four years ago today was my mom-in-law’s last day alive. She died on 12/6 tragically and unexpectedly.

Don’t forget that procedures also come in different levels, and upping the level is one of the easiest ways to pad a bill. For example, straightforward Gyn exam? That’s a level 3. Mention anything that requires any further exam or discussion? That’s probably going to be billed at a level 4.

The S&P 500, during Obama’s eight years, was up 176%. Not sure where you were invested, but if the S&P 500 is any kind of a market benchmark, that’s hardly stagnant.

No, really, it’s illegal. You’re representing yourself as someone who has access or a right to something that you don’t actually have access or a right to. There are people with the legitimate ability to do what you describe. If you don’t actually have those credentials and you pretend you do, it’s misrepresentation. I…

Nope.

Read through these replies. Then step back and realize that 1.) it’s a gd chicken sandwich; 2.) people with actual lives probably wouldn’t stand in line for two hours to see the second coming of Christ, much less eat a gd chicken sandwich; 3.) by January, they’ll be in abundance.

Yeah... exactly. So instead of using the design of the airport and the check-in desk as it was intended, the airlines have “taught” you to save $25 and shlep your bag to the gate--where it’s actually far less efficient. And the resulting customer experience nightmares in the cabin are becoming more and more awful. It’s…

I blame the airlines that this situation even exists. Through fees and the horror stories of lost bags, they’ve done a terrific job of ensuring you don’t check a bag unless it’s a last resort. The truth is that lost bags are now far less common and the fees are just a game.

How did someone at Glenlivet NOT say this: “Um, my dudes, great idea, but terribly off-brand.”

I learned this concept from a craps dealer at Binions in Vegas in the mid 90s. I was a total newb at the game, but respected its flow and slew of crusty veterans around the table. I knew the rules, but not the etiquette. After a come out roll, a few times I’d ask, “Place the 6 and the 8, please” and got a somewhat…

From any number of viewpoints, you honestly see no problem with that?

Start with a full backup to an actual computer running iTunes. There’s never any downside to doing that, and it could potentially save your ass. It also brings a much more positive and productive interaction at the Apple Store if you begin with, “First, I do have a full backup.”

Come on, man. You’re better than that.

Sadly, the gate is now the luggage counter and the jetway is the new baggage claim.

Agreed. But just be careful in the Madison, Wisconsin airport (MSN) where a tiny 10-ounce pour of a regional beer (to say nothing of LOCAL) is $9.50.

Pro tip: If you’re still on Facebook, you’re a gd idiot.

“But my rewards points! My rewards points!”

How about for the simple reason you don’t need to give Visa or Mastercard another 1.5%-2.5% of every damn thing you buy.

“Rental properties don’t hold the same risk of withdrawing the principal.”