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corn in the fridge posted:Hey man, I really tried to give deadpool a chance, I really wanted it to be good. It's not my fault it was so bad! You've got some misfiring synapses if you didnt find at least ONE part of DeadPool Good...
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Jun 9, 2016 12:29
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slidebite posted:Likes: Beaches, relative quiet (not super crowded), decent food, landscape sightseeing and some poo poo to do... maybe short hikes and a bit of snorkelling. Things like a pineapple plantation tour might be kind of neat too. Nightlife isn't a biggie as we're now both at or over 40 and other than the odd show, nightclubs don't do anything for us anymore. For reasons which I won't go deeply in to, we sort of want to stay away from the Caribbean. First class round trip for 1k more, I'd splurge and do it or at least get economy comfort if you're flying Delta. Food and booze is expensive. Kitchenette is a really good idea, stock up at Costco for breakfast/lunch then do dinner out. Scheduled a Pensacola trip with the girlfriend for next month. 8 hour drive and a week together in a small condo on the beach should be a good test. Fab shop that did unsatisfactory work on the E21 has offered to take it back and fix the things I wasn't happy with everything I had them do. Meanwhile it's been at the main shop since February with various issues. At this point I'm not even sure I want them to take it back since getting things done in a reasonable time frame doesn't seem to be possible for anyone. I'd be in more of a hurry to get it back but I'm actually enjoying having one less car at the moment from a garage space point of view.
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Jun 9, 2016 12:53
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Ferremit posted:You've got some misfiring synapses if you didnt find at least ONE part of DeadPool Good... Not to cast my lot with those two, but I can't remember anything from watching deadpool beyond his costume and that he had some snappy zingers. Oh and he broke the 4th wall a lot.
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Jun 9, 2016 12:57
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fyodor posted:Not to cast my lot with those two, but I can't remember anything from watching deadpool beyond his costume and that he had some snappy zingers. Oh and he broke the 4th wall a lot. Anal.
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Jun 9, 2016 13:08
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So... is this we're we begin to have combat via keyboard again? Yeesh. Annnyway..... I think I am having some very bad thoughts about a new car. A very powerful, a very fast and obnoxious one that will cost me a godawful amount. Maybe just once I'll be ridiculously irresponsible or maybe I'll save some pennies and turn the Forester into a sleeper. I dunno - the cost would be murder and it's a seriously unwise financial idea. But... 600hp and the drat thing is a hoot to drive. Doubt I'll do it i the end.
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Jun 9, 2016 13:09
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Ferremit posted:You've got some misfiring synapses if you didnt find at least ONE part of DeadPool Good... deadpool was alright but i didnt find it super funny and the action scenes were pretty subpar so for me it was stuck in an awkward middle ground between superhero film and comedy.
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slidebite posted:The travel forum seems pretty quiet and I think a lot of you guys can probably answer my questions/give advice so figured I'd ask here if you don't mind JAC Mauna Kea, specifically: Fly into Hilo, rent a Jeep from big name rental place. Access road is off HI 200 (Saddle Road) directly South of the mountain. Visitor's Center is at 9,000' elevation and it owns. Awesome views of the East and South, and at night they have some 12" and 16" telescopes to look at poo poo through. They have tours starting at the Visitor's Center, but they're infrequent and you have a Jeep. Drive carefully, watch engine temp on the way up, pulse brakes on the way down. You want to go up in the daytime, as it's pretty restricted at night and you have to cut your lights off if they do allow you up. The telescopes are at 13,800' elevation. NASA Infrared is awesome. Knock on the door, hopefully a maintenance guy named Maurice answers. He toured us around. Subaru is the biggest and newest and looks really neat but when I knocked on their door I only heard very tense Japanese firing back and forth so I left. Album with me in a required Hawaiian shirt, cheesing at all the telescopes e: oh also it's like 50°F up there in the summer. Adiabatic fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Jun 9, 2016 |
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Jun 9, 2016 13:24
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My wife rang me earlier in a panic, said the cats been shot and she was taking it to the vet then hung up. She rang me again a few minutes ago, apparently kitty had an abscess burst so at least it's not malicious and the vet dealt with it easily. I bet she'll be feeling sorry for herself right now, poor girl's 14 years old now. That was a tense wait for a phonecall though.
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Jun 9, 2016 14:02
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Getting my project car back yesssssss.
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Jun 9, 2016 14:05
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Adiabatic posted:JAC Mauna Kea, specifically: I know what I'm doing next time I go to Hawaii. I just did a week on Oahu last year. Touristy, yes, but also fun. Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, a couple of boat tours out to swim with sea turtles (can't touch em but they will literally swim right up to you), a shark cage swim, and Pearl Harbor. Depending on how wide ranging your geekiness is, they do an in depth tour of the Missouri that is very worth it. It's an interesting mix since much of the ship is still as it was at the end of WWII, including mechanical firing computers and manual loading of the big guns, but you've also got Gulf War era radar and missiles.
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Jun 9, 2016 14:15
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For vacations I haunt junkyards.
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Jun 9, 2016 14:17
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I wanted to post last night but didn't want to do it on an ipad. Also wanted to look back at some of my pictures for reference. I can't speak for big island, but I LOVED Kauai - definitely go there, some nice relaxation/beach spots and the various micro-climes are really interesting. One of the best moments I had was getting away from the people I was with (ex-gf and her family, a story in and of itself), and driving to mount Wai'ale'ale (roads were fun) and watching the sunset and the mist roll in. Oahu was, as mentioned, touristy, but ok as there are ways to get away from the tourist traps and do other things like hike some trails and enjoy some of the nature of the island. Bah, I could ramble on, but you get the picture.
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Jun 9, 2016 14:47
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Cakefool posted:My wife rang me earlier in a panic, said the cats been shot and she was taking it to the vet then hung up. I wish someone would shoot my cat. He's a 20 year old rear end in a top hat that shits and pisses on everything. Two decades of this bullshit, when will the fucker die?
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Jun 9, 2016 15:25
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trouser chili posted:I wish someone would shoot my cat. He's a 20 year old rear end in a top hat that shits and pisses on everything. Two decades of this bullshit, when will the fucker die? Another good thing about dogs... they know when to bow out.
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Jun 9, 2016 15:27
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trouser chili posted:I wish someone would shoot my cat. He's a 20 year old rear end in a top hat that shits and pisses on everything. Two decades of this bullshit, when will the fucker die? I'll shoot your cat for the itr, i foster cats so i feel my cat karma is good enough. also if cats had an itr im sure they would shoot me for one.
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Jun 9, 2016 15:48
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trouser chili posted:I wish someone would shoot my cat. He's a 20 year old rear end in a top hat that shits and pisses on everything. Two decades of this bullshit, when will the fucker die?
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Jun 9, 2016 15:49
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slidebite posted:tl/dr Tell me about Hawaii Everybody already mentioned what I would have said except a few things. I thought the food on Maui was poo poo, but I don't eat seafood so take it with a large grain of salt. Look into AirBnB, it was so much cheaper than any hotel and we had a decent condo on the beach in Kihei with a kitchen so we could cook. Would definitely do the road to hana if your wife doesn't get carsick (mine did, in a Mazda SUV at about 2/10ths  ) and see the sunrise at haleakala. We went to bunch of different beaches, I think the ones up north near the giant hotels were clearer but more crowded. If you want to try surfing I think the waves up north are larger. We were in Maui for 10 days, which was too long IMO. Wish we would have traveled to the big island during that time but I didn't know before the trip if we would get to do everything in Maui in one trip.
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Jun 9, 2016 15:56
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Wrar posted:Getting my project car back yesssssss. The FM46DE swap?
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Jun 9, 2016 15:59
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My hawaii suggestion: kauaii is great but i'd suggest no more than one week per island.
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Jun 9, 2016 16:03
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May I suggest going to "locals" beaches, particularly if you are white. They love white people. Love 'em.
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Jun 9, 2016 16:40
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fyodor posted:May I suggest going to "locals" beaches, particularly if you are white. They love white people. Love 'em. As someone with family on Maui and Oahu, I can confirm this. Helps keep costs down and they always know where the best plate lunch and shave ice are, too. Also, wear velcro strapped sandals to really fit in.
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Jun 9, 2016 16:57
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This is some video I shot on my last vacation to Oahu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7nqgQIZKgw
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Jun 9, 2016 17:02
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Cross posting this from the tool thread because it's a great deal and it's one day only. Home Depot has the FLIR One for Apple/Android on sale today for $199. That's a great buy for a great tool/toy. This is the second generation with improved resolution. I have the first generation and it's fantastically useful and fun. http://www.homedepot.com/SpecialBuy...1210757&cj=true
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meatpimp posted:Cross posting this from the tool thread because it's a great deal and it's one day only.
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meatpimp posted:Cross posting this from the tool thread because it's a great deal and it's one day only. I never knew I wanted one of these until you posted this. Thanks, jackass, I'm 200 bucks poorer.
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Jun 9, 2016 19:57
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Jesus loving christ, hospitals are so loving lovely. We took my wife in for blinding pain and vommitting that turned out to be a kidney blockage. The Hospital ER was in network. The doctor they contract out to in the ER was not in network. We had given them our insurance first thing, and yet somehow their lovely system couldn't match us with a doctor we could actually be seen by via our insurance. How the gently caress. The LAST thing you should have to worry about going to the ER is if the doctor is covered by insurance or not.
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Jun 9, 2016 19:58
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meatpimp posted:Another good thing about dogs... they know when to bow out. One of my dogs is 17. Half blind, deaf, and occasionally paralyzed in the rear. He lives off spite.
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CommieGIR posted:Jesus loving christ, hospitals are so loving lovely. That's pretty loving absurd. So let me make sure I got this right... The hospital is in network. The doctor, however, is not?
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Jun 9, 2016 20:10
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Tide posted:That's pretty loving absurd. So let me make sure I got this right...
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Jun 9, 2016 20:14
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Thanks for the Hawaii suggestions, really appreciate it. So, maybe instead of big island and Maui, maybe big island and Kaui? fyodor posted:This is some video I shot on my last vacation to Oahu:
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Tide posted:That's pretty loving absurd. So let me make sure I got this right... This is common as doctors are not employees of the hospital. Also your surgeon may be in network, but his ansetheologist (i know I mispelled that) may not be. Also, they won't tell you and you get a bill for $50k! The US healthcare system is a joke unless you're a billionaire.
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nm posted:This is common as doctors are not employees of the hospital. Yeah, and now I'm loving scared because she had to get the stone surgically removed. gently caress.
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Jun 9, 2016 20:24
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CommieGIR posted:Yeah, and now I'm loving scared because she had to get the stone surgically removed. Are you in CA? Kaiser has its issues, but it does solve all these problems. I've been pretty happy. It is basically a private single payer.
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CommieGIR posted:Jesus loving christ, hospitals are so loving lovely. There was some legislation I read about a while back, but now I can't remember if it was a state thing or national, where it would require all services provided by a hospital (and any contracted doctors) to be considered in-network if the hospital was in-network, just to prevent that sort of bullshit. Even without the legislation, you can typically negotiate after the fact for the doctor to bill and accept payment at an in-network rate, but you still have to deal with the bullshit that shouldn't be necessary to get it all fixed.
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Jun 9, 2016 20:30
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For those of us that aren't  - what does this "in network" mean?
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slidebite posted:For those of us that aren't Insurance plans have 'in network' and 'out of network' providers. Typically the in-network are where you want to go as the cost is less. Out of network usually means there is a lower percentage of the cost covered by the insurance, and there may not be a negotiated and set price for the service.
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To expand on that a bit, "in network" providers are those who have entered an agreement with your insurance company on prices of various services. So instead of what the doctor/hospital (etc.) would like to charge your insurer they accept a lower payment in exchange for more patients being funneled their way
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Just found out while her surgeon was in network, her anesthesiologist was not....... ....gently caress. That's like a $50,000 medical bill.
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Just when you think you have a handle on how utterly hosed up the US medical system is, another fact comes along to prove that there's more and it's always a gently caress load worse. .... how the flying gently caress is being gassed and monitored worth 50 grand anyway????
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