... Honestly, I’ve never had issue when it came to vendor disputes. Maybe you’ve just been using bad banks. Fwiw, I know you’re saying “minimum legal obligations,” but you’re also waving off that maybe the banks available to you just suck and don’t offer good service.

Likewise; I use a credit union and a regular bank; only my regular bank debit card got pinged but they called me up, told me there was a suspicious charge and to call the number on the back of my card (much appreciated way of indicating it wasn’t a scam). When I called the bank’s number (found on my card so, duh,…

Not only do some have those seals, but also there are a a lot of modern skimmers don’t even require opening the pump; they’re just overlays that are modeled to look identical to what you might expect and some include cameras to catch pin numbers that way. HOWEVER, there are also skimmers that’ve been found that fully…

You’re my new favorite person (Sorry, KIREEK, wherever you comment these days!).

32k in Washington, D.C.; about 1230 pre-tax each bi-weekly paycheck. Source: I lived it for three years.

That sounds about right, so I was informed properly... And I think the problem is that it’s such a massive headache, you know? There’s a reason I work with technology and not finances. I can budget, but I can’t wrap my head around the ever-changing tax laws.

that always got me confused; I remember when I was younger trying to get my dad to explain that to me and just couldn’t get my head around it. Ultimately the advice boiled down to, I think,“If you claim 0, then” something something something (paraphrase) it’s easier come tax time? I could also be entirely…

Was thinking this from the moment I saw the title of the article: “Gee, maybe if we could afford stuff, we’d buy stuff.”

They’re SUPPOSED to make up the difference, but that doesn’t always happen. It’s likely more costly to hire a lawyer and go to court than it’s worth. I never had to do that when I was a server, but I’ve known a few people that were screwed over in my younger days.

Yes it does. I’m one of those people that hasn’t been able to log in without immediately getting shot or lasso’d and dragged to death.

With the prevalence of the “here’s a gift card, get what you want” mentality when it comes to gifts, it wouldn’t be that difficult, when you think about it.

Out of curiosity, where does SnapDragon apples fall on your list? If you’re not familiar, it’s a NY sourced apple first bred at Cornell. I’d definitely recommend trying it out if you haven’t. Supposedly RubyFrost apples are also supposed to be good.

Even those that get through and DON’T have crippling student loan debt usually don’t end up with a good paying job.

Do y’all need any IT/Network people? Haha

Exactly that; I’ve got evidence (in the form of multiple personal experiences) that shows the rice thing works. It depends on how deep the water got, how long it stayed there, and how you handle it after it dries. If you do it right, you’ve got no problems and the electronic can go on to outlive its supported updates.

I think the only time I’ve not tipped per drink was at a wedding where the bartender was a former coworker of mine (wedding was at the place I catered at over 4 years). Went up early, realized it was him, chatted for a few minutes, and dropped a 20 in for the night. Granted, I only went up 4 times but still. He made…

My first and only experience was someone stealing my horse before lassoing and dragging me to death, then hunting me down to kill me again using a rifle, then again only to die (thought that would be the end of it), but his buddies joined him and also started tracking and killing me, too. It didn’t stop so I quit and…

As far as Isabelle’s fishing line, you can also cancel it and actually snag the enemy if the lure hits them on the way back. Pretty dang handy.

That’s true, I’d forgotten about that (like you, I stopped caring about the place long before... except that time I delivered for Domino’s and two people at a Superbowl party ordered the same thing from both companies.... Then tried to stiff me. Also, those drivers were vicious; they’d actually slit your tires!).

I mean as far as Papa Johns goes, they dropped him like a bad habit within like a week; he gets no benefits/profits from the company’s business, iirc, and the company’s board has successfully fought tooth and nail to keep him out. (more than happy to learn whether I’m wrong or not, by the way!)