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I think the piston rings on these ones are fried and they may need a new Motec Systems exhaust.

Sorry that your grandmother got talked into getting a great phone.

The Longest You Should Ever Stay at Your Job, According to Career Experts

11th year with my company.

I’m glad everyone got out of the plane so we can make jokes about it.

Ugh, as much as I hate to say so with the brand, I’d say the Tesla Roadster. Almost single-handedly made EVs desirable and set us on our current course of electrification (as opposed to the toaster Prius course of electrification that preceded it).

Yes, good. Let the leftist self-cannibalizing and purity tests begin! 

Sadfacerealsadfaced is a “both sides” moron who dismisses replies. So here’s a reply.

It just takes way less people to do the work. As a small example, a rig in the Marcellus/Utica fields where I work has:

Bullshit you do. Or you are the most bleeding heart to ever live.

<shrug> You can always move somewhere cheaper.

No one wishes to rent.

I bought a house, got married and had a kid all within 12 months on a total income of $32k a year. This was not too long ago mind you. I saved a ton of money to afford a nonpayment, which meant no fancy dinners, vacations, and new cars. I went with a 15 year loan on a $32k salary! That ate up pretty much all of our

I’d like to have a conversation with someone to help me square the statements “being a landlord isn’t a real job, they don’t do anything to earn their income” and “the landlord needs to come fix this thing that broke asap”.

JFC, did I really just read this?

Close. The right way is to burn your dirty clothes and buy new clothes at the local Nordstrom’s, then expense it to the company.

I just made an inferior version of the same comment before realizing yours was in the gray. You’re right, TOH is a fantastic show, plus being on PBS there are no commercials in the middle. 

I always thought This Old House was a faaaaar more accurate home renovation show. It takes an entire season to finish one house. The people involved have a budget, but also spend more due to delays, price changes, etc. than planned. There are multiple contractors involved in every step of the process. One episode even

OH MY GOD I HOPE EVERYONE'S OK!!

Actually home ownership is a fun challenge if you want to get in there and maintain. Fixing the wire mesh on a screen door that the cat picks at to alert you when he wants in, removing a satellite dish and filling in the anchor holes in your roof, or (when you're out of your depth) hiring an electrician to fix the