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12 minutes ago, Fireballsocal said:

Recently? Again, that is what I was expecting.

It's what makes sense. These crews have so much work that they can throw out quotes like this and someone must be accepting them. 

Current estimate, should be out next month to execute

1 hour ago, LegitDuner said:

Just saw Biden on the news saying that it's self evident that Trump was an insurrectionist. That's rich coming from a guy that allows our country to be invaded day in and day out.

Trump needs to be reelected to finish what he started. It will cause the complete and utter meltdown of the left and we need that. I'm willing to bet there will be riots in every major city in the country, and I hope that the Trump administration presses charges against every single one of them.

That's if the election even happens. I seriously have my doubts. (If Trump's on the ticket) 

Not that I disagree with you, but we're rapidly headed towards the danger zone on all of this.  There are very powerful people and entities that want this experiment called America to be over, and this would go a long way down that road.

So, he's being barred via the 16th Amendment due to the media accusing of committing an "insurrection"?  Has he been charged?  Found guilty?

I would honestly prefer him to not be in this election, but because no one voted for him, not because of Kangaroos in a court...

Right tool for the job. Some days are SUV days, some hatchback days, some sedan days. All 3 would do nicely. 

6 minutes ago, SLIM said:

How does everyone feel about the Chinese Lanterns ?  

LOL!  I was mostly fine with them...

Until a "neighbor" kept crashing them into my toyhauler.  Nothing quite like a pile of tissue paper with a candle in it to help a toyhauler really light up the night.

1 minute ago, Realbadlarry said:

That is funny....I bet the rangers were freaking out trying to figure out who to ticket first.....Um Everyone in Wash 10 gets a ticket........

Este es Wash Seis carnal. 

1 hour ago, funco4lizzle said:

fireworks were cool when I was 10. grow up

They were cool when I was 15 as well...

Which is about when I (and most of us) stopped mentally maturing.

In-laws roof: $15k, tearoff included.  1400sq ft of regular roof area, plus another 400' of torch-down for patios, etc.  

Last year was pretty cool:

On 12/16/2023 at 11:58 AM, TheSPAINishLover said:

The Atlanta guys and South Carolina shops seem to have a way of getting what they want.  I say that based on what they've built.

They stealing it from a preproduction mule?

47 minutes ago, Sandkist said:

Flooring put in after dishwasher was in place?

This

Or they used both the sides and top mount. 

6 hours ago, Kraut_n_Rice said:

Hot dogs?  How does that work?  Is it just a distraction?

In our neighborhood fireworks will go off for HOURS.  Give them each a Tramadol, everybody is Fonzy.

Your dogs will sit through anything for meat humans will eat right? Make them sit through loud ass fireworks noises giving them treats only when they’re calm and sitting. Start with the stereo at full tilt, then move on to other similar sounding items until they give zero Fs about it. Once they start pawing at your leg for treats, job done. Congratulate them/reinforce it every now and again, but should be good. 

Some dogs will never do it, but worth a shot and better than getting them stoned, unless you want to analyze the back of a $1 bill together…?

Kinda like this, except hot dog chunks instead of bumpers:

21 minutes ago, BaBaBouy said:

My dog Kegogi is well behaved, hardly moves at all during fireworks, she’s not fond of the crockpot though…

Lol, mine is the pressure cooker. Same deal: make them sit while it’s making noise and feed them hotdogs…

Now she knows it’s full of beef stew, lol

In-laws just got a quote for $14k here in San Diego. I’ll find out details. 

Prices are fully insane right now. 

2 hours ago, Kraut_n_Rice said:

My dogs get sedated.  Just ask the vet.  It's easier on all of us.  I don't need 400lbs of Rottweilers loosing their chit over fireworks.

Tried that (wife’s in the vet field, all her friends are vets). Hot dogs worked better long term, other than she starts begging every time there are fireworks… 

6 minutes ago, KLC said:

For those that live near me who always shoot off the big rockets during holidays and scare my dogs into siezures, I hope you blow your hands off this year!

Had a dog that lost her chit during fireworks. Started making her sit and gave her super favorite treats like hot dogs, spam, something that she’ll sit still for. 

Doesn’t like them now, but they don’t really bother her either. Better than shivering and pissing herself in a corner though.

https://www.rover.com/blog/why-are-dogs-afraid-of-fireworks/#:~:text=Research shows at least 40,ring in at 190 decibels.

Bunch of other ideas here, but the above worked best for her. 

14 minutes ago, Kraut_n_Rice said:

Wrong answers only...

He hit hard, but no worse than mom's minivan  JKUR hitting the speed bumps at the mall.

FIFY

6 minutes ago, dbart said:

How the heck that guy drove that Raptor 7 hours home is beyond me!!!!

Ford.

I may/may not have done almost exactly that in my XJ in some whoops at Ocotillo.  Minus the flop part.

Spent the entire week prior driving the buggy and didn't even think about the whoops being a problem...  Until they were. LOL

90s, but close enough

10 minutes ago, Orange_R said:

Indi 4, The Dial of Destiny was pretty good too, just watched that again the other night

Definitely, but not good enough to be amongst my favorites.

Tombstone
The Big Lebowski
Every Guy Ritchie movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Office Space
Fight Club
Indiana Jones 1, 3
Empire Strikes Back
Spaceballs
Blazing Saddles
Terminator 2
Three Amigos
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan

And a bunch more.  Nothing in the last 10 years has been very good.

10 hours ago, FOG said:

I’ll bet that there were more collect calls made from that pay phone than any other in the country back in those days. 

No need to accept the charges.

19 minutes ago, Mac said:

One thing I forgot to mention, if you think you need "X" amount of money to retire, you'd be wise to increase that significantly.   You may live longer, don't forget unexpected expenses, upkeep, inflation,  etc...  Medical is a big one most overlook.  Regardless of what the government says or you think you know about Medicare,  you will be paying more than you think.

I've never understood the "save a million for retirement..."  I have WAY over that and I'm not rich by any means.  

Maximizing passive income alleviates a lot of this.  Pensions, home rentals, or other things that give you an income without touching the nest egg help a lot.  Parents bought houses, Dad manages them, but has used property management companies as well if it makes sense.  Still work, still not fully retired, but they're also not looking at a dwindling nest egg and it doesn't take up much time for them.  Dad spent a similar amount on rentals homes and with SS (BIG MONEY! LOL) and AF money is making more than he did as a software engineer.  

That being said, its not without stress, and you have to be an arsehole sometimes when people start abusing things.  Not for everyone.