Granted I do have a family so I can find more reasons to use Costco to save money, but at the very least my $110 membership has put $200 in gasoline savings into my pocket, and you don't even get rebates on that (unless you're using the Amex card, which I don't have). Bacon is another $110, OTC drugs has saved me…

Say you eat a pack off bacon once a week. $2/lb x 52 weeks = $110 saved, which is exactly the cost of the Executive membership, of which you'll get a rebate of $2.20. So, Costco is actually paying you to eat bacon that you'd normally eat for free.

Police need warrants to conduct their own recordings in secret on citizens. Private individuals communicating amongst themselves in Oklahoma (and most states) do not need to have either warrants or let others know they are secretly recording. The police will be able to use the evidence. It will be up to a jury to…

Her reaction at the time is rooted in her own conceived perception of what consensual sex should be like. She is now discussing this after her own rape and having to confront the ugly truth

"Hysteria" is not a made-up illness. Rather, it's a classical medical "catch all" diagnosis that, as medicine and psychiatry has advanced, has been narrowed down. Today much of what hasn't been reclassified of "hysteria" is now split between dissociative disorders (those affecting only the mind and personality -…

"Upscale" here doesn't mean high-end neighborhoods per-se, but more like upper middle class. And this has been my experience, there are a few thrift stores in areas where families are making $60k+/year, they often have clothes that are much more trendy and nicer than in lower class neighborhoods or small rural towns,…

It doesn't matter who your TV provider is, they all rank near the bottom of customer service, and actual TV service varies wildly from area to area. But if you can put up with the 48-month hassle, you can typically find good deals and save.

Unfortunate that they didn't include Simple. I've been 110% satisfied since I opened my account earlier this year. No issues, no fees, no hassles.

Sure that stuff looks cool when NASCAR drivers get out of their car and make a fuss, but keep in mind that NASCAR drivers have more protective gear, and they're on solid asphalt surfaces instead of dirt, and it's either bright daylight or tons of overhead lighting. Dirt tracks offer almost NO safety. And getting out…

When I was a tech in the field, I had a simple solution: "I'm sorry, but I was only allotted a certain amount of time to perform the work that was scheduled, and my schedule today doesn't permit me any time to perform this additional work, which must be billed. I will be more than happy to either reschedule today's…

After seeing the article of PM released from Android, I decided to give the Windows client a try. I essentially had to start a new profile since my FF profile is from FF 29/30 and not from FF 24, all my extensions failed to load. It's got a lot of quirks, for sure, but I found all the old versions of my add-ons. It…

Internet with a subscription to JustAsk! I've amazed some "seasoned" auto mechanics with my well-honed Google skills. Too bad it didn't get me a discount on my repairs.

Great article. I have never been a Mayweather fan for this reason. I will not ever pay a single penny to watch a Mayweather fight, I will never let him profit from his abusiveness. I will not shed a tear when he either retires or is thrown in jail for a year.

Rarely have I felt doubt like I felt, and still feel, about my thermal paste. Please don't talk to me about my thermal paste. I'm serious.

I stopped wearing grounding straps in 1997, after getting tired of dealing with the cord I said forget it. A dozen PC builds later, all of them survived me wearing wool socks on carpet while building.

Thank you!

I don't think I came across any hippies. My first hotel job, though, definitely some shady people came along. And, yeah, it was pretty much put them on the same floor together, and pray you don't have to call the cops. Although sometimes the cops just came to you. I remember one night and entire SWAT team came into…

For the most part, hotel rooms are pretty easy sells, but there is still a selling component, especially if you're in an area with other hotels that offer similar price points and amenities as yours. Why should a guest stay with you when hotel next door has the same amenities for $10/night less? How does your lounge…

As a mystery shopper, I've never had a hotel chain ask me to do this. Mystery shoppers don't present odd scenarios, just the opposite. We want to appear as typical a guest as possible because we don't want to tip our hand that we are performing a mystery shop. We may ask some questions about various services, but…

Interesting side discussion on this. My first gig as a hotel night auditor, I trained a new weekend person, was very happy because I would finally get weekends off. A month later, she was fired and I was back on. Turns out she was doing exactly this, renting out rooms off the books and pocketing the cash. This was a…