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They have chipotle ranch flamin hot cheetos in my region now and they're delicious! --posted from my porcelain hot-tamale maker
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1) My GF and I went on a long weekend that ended up being pretty stressful. We decided to leave early so we could have one day at home together to decompress and play games. As we are leaving, we narrowly avoided this: http://katu.com/news/local/two-killed-in-5-vehicle-crash-near-black-butte-ranch Cue sitting completely still on a road we couldn't turn back from for about two hours. Hell, on our way up we were almost hit twice by huge trucks going 80+ on twisting country roads. Assholes, all of them. 2) I come back to work and my boss is furious at basically everyone for things that are out of their control and not even worse than normal. Every summer he flips out and makes people want to quit.
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Jun 27, 2017 22:31
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The girlfriend had a poo poo day at work and I want to comfort her but she is in an extremely foul mood so I gotta play my cards right to not make her night rougher.
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Jun 28, 2017 01:02
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I try to be better with recycling and being less wasteful. I have a glass bottle at work to fill my water in and even bought reusable baggies for fruits instead using the free plastic ones in the shop. We sort our paper and carton at home. But my issue is how anal my girlfriend is with what she puts into the carton box. Even the really, really small cartons of let's say toothpaste and the empty rolls of toiletpaper. We need to bundle it up and bind it with string so everytime it's loving mission impossible to somehow make these small pieces not just fall out again every time. But I can't actually be mad as they still make a big part of the waste we have.
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Jun 28, 2017 08:59
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You all don't have those blue recycle bags?
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Jun 28, 2017 14:10
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Nah doesn't work like that here. The city comes and picks it up every 2 weeks if you place it in front of your house. But it needs to be bundled nicely with twine like this.  Otherwise they don't take it. Some houses/complexes have containers where you can just dump it in, but alas I do not live at such a place.
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Jun 28, 2017 14:22
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Helios Grime posted:I try to be better with recycling and being less wasteful. I have a glass bottle at work to fill my water in and even bought reusable baggies for fruits instead using the free plastic ones in the shop. We sort our paper and carton at home. You need to basically do layers man where you squish the small ones between larger ones.
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Jun 28, 2017 14:25
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EmmyOk posted:You need to basically do layers man where you squish the small ones between larger ones. Well Duh. That's why it's my FWP, I don't want to do so many steps.
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Jun 28, 2017 14:29
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I have way too many podcasts and not enough portable games that would be good to replace the music with whoever. This means my train rides to work are host to the most inane and useless decision ever - video games, or white people talking about video games on the internet?
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Jun 28, 2017 14:48
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Helios Grime posted:Nah doesn't work like that here. The city comes and picks it up every 2 weeks if you place it in front of your house.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:01
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Helios Grime posted:Nah doesn't work like that here. The city comes and picks it up every 2 weeks if you place it in front of your house.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:12
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My favorite panties have been discontinued for years and I just cut the tags off my last stored new ones. This time next year I'll have even more FWP.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:14
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Flipperwaldt posted:You can't put all of it in another cardboard box? A paper bag? Nope. They'll gladly put a sticker on it saying to go suck a bag of dicks and do it their way.
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Jun 28, 2017 15:18
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Helios Grime posted:Nope. They'll gladly put a sticker on it saying to go suck a bag of dicks and do it their way. See that's bizarre, I have to separate plastic/glass and paper/cardboard, but I stuff all the paper into a Blue Apron box or whatever Amazon box I have handy. They seem to like it since instead of picking up a container and dumping it out into the truck they can just huck the whole box in and move on. I've seen them get my paper recycling without even stopping/fully getting off the truck which is pretty impressive tbh
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Jun 28, 2017 15:23
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YeahTubaMike posted:I'm pretty sure the rolls are locked on there, but I'll see what I can do. buying stuff from amazon is apparently bougie, uh ok
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Jun 28, 2017 15:46
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It's my only day off so I had been planning on going to Six Flags. Well, I went, and it's raining and all the rides are closed 
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Jun 28, 2017 17:47
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bradzilla posted:buying stuff from amazon is apparently bougie, uh ok I'm just not really ready to make the leap to buying groceries online. For one, I have a perfectly good grocery store very near to my apartment. Secondly, I love brick-and-mortar grocery shopping. As far as Amazon goes, I buy basically every non-grocery non-clothing item I can from them, although I also prefer clothes-shopping in person because I apparently have a non-Euclidean body.
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Jun 28, 2017 20:08
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YeahTubaMike posted:I'm just not really ready to make the leap to buying groceries online. For one, I have a perfectly good grocery store very near to my apartment. Secondly, I love brick-and-mortar grocery shopping. I enjoy grocery shopping but I haven't set foot in a Walgreens/CVS/Rite-Aid in forever. Anything not food-related like contact lens solution or cleaning supplies or whatever ends up being a good chunk cheaper through Amazon.
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Jun 28, 2017 20:10
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We just get a standard delivery of cleaning products, pantry staples and misc (toilet paper, trash bags toothpaste, blah blah) once a fortnight and it's real good going to the supermarket and just buying that nights dinner or whatever and not having to remember a bunch of random bits and bobs.
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Jun 29, 2017 00:53
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We got the new Galaxy Active for work phones, but the speakerphones suck if you call anyone. Everything is static and echoes.
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Jun 29, 2017 02:57
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I'm always tired, my brain hurts in one spot and I'm afraid that if I go to the doctor I will become bankrupt. Maybe I have brain cancer and maybe it will kill me but America is a garbage country that will destroy you even if you have insurance.
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Jun 29, 2017 03:17
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Cowslips Warren posted:Everything is static and echoes. Isn't that true generally?
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Jun 29, 2017 03:53
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Inzombiac posted:I'm always tired, my brain hurts in one spot and I'm afraid that if I go to the doctor I will become bankrupt. I think I've said this before, but American health care problems are not first world problems.
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Jun 29, 2017 07:51
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Outrail posted:I think I've said this before, but American health care problems are not first world problems. It needs to be repeated. The United States is a developed country in many ways, but also one of the most undeveloped at the same time.
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Jun 29, 2017 08:58
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It amazes that in TYOOL 2017 there are first world countries that don't do mandatory recycling. Here in Italy each house has a bin for plastic/cans, a bin for paper/cardboard, a bin for glass, a bin for organic waste, and a bin for unrecyclables; the trash collectors come around and pick up organic waste twice weekly and the other stuff bi-weekly. In theory you could just dump everything into the unrecyclables bin, in practice if you have that bin emptied more than x times per year you pay an extra on your bill. It's seriously not that hard 
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Jun 29, 2017 09:55
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I live in southeast Michigan. We have an in ground pool. There's one great pool guy in the area, but he's a bitch to get a hold of. We'll get told he'll be there tomorrow for weeks at a time, and we have to put up with it because he's the only game in town. This year it was worse because Dad wanted to replace the coping and some tiles, which involves draining it. So we got it opened mid-May, they removed the tiles, and then nothing for a while. So a job that we wanted done before Memorial Day got done mid-June, and our backyard is an eyesore all the while. So once we finally get it filled back up, it gets unseasonably mild, barely getting over 70 for two weeks. I want my summer pool fun!
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Jun 29, 2017 09:56
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Outrail posted:I think I've said this before, but American health care problems are not first world problems. Aw, I was going to come complain about how my insurance coverage is apparently "on hold" and HR is looking into it but they don't have an answer yet. Does it become a first world problem if I can afford the prescription I was trying to get without the insurance, it's just like 95% cheaper with?
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Jun 29, 2017 21:49
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Mikl posted:It amazes that in TYOOL 2017 there are first world countries that don't do mandatory recycling. Here in Italy each house has a bin for plastic/cans, a bin for paper/cardboard, a bin for glass, a bin for organic waste, and a bin for unrecyclables; the trash collectors come around and pick up organic waste twice weekly and the other stuff bi-weekly. In theory you could just dump everything into the unrecyclables bin, in practice if you have that bin emptied more than x times per year you pay an extra on your bill. Probably because recycling hasn't really helped. According to the NYT it's a waste of time. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opinion/sunday/the-reign-of-recycling.html
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Jun 29, 2017 22:09
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meiram posted:Aw, I was going to come complain about how my insurance coverage is apparently "on hold" and HR is looking into it but they don't have an answer yet. Does it become a first world problem if I can afford the prescription I was trying to get without the insurance, it's just like 95% cheaper with? To piggyback: My dentist is doing a great job about fighting my insurance company because they refuse to cover things that they said they would cover. However I'm still getting bills and one threatening phone call. The dentist told me to hold off until they win (they have a strong reputation for making insurance companies bend) but it's making me really nervous. Recycling: In my state, we throw all potential recyclables into one bin and the city hires a bunch of people to sort it at one of the big facilities. Makes it easier on the people and promotes a little job growth. (Plus we vote by mail and will soon automatically register everyone on their 18th birthday.) Oregon rules. America blows. Edit: ^^^ That's a very interesting read.
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Jun 29, 2017 22:14
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That article's argument seems to be "it costs more to recycle than to put it in landfill"
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Jun 30, 2017 02:31
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starkebn posted:That article's argument seems to be "it costs more to recycle than to put it in landfill" That's a real common argument against recycling and it is, in fact, true in the short term. However the external costs of not recycling are a whole other matter. That's especially true when you look at how much trash just gets unceremoniously dumped into the ocean. Recycling takes more effort and humans are lazy.
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Jun 30, 2017 02:39
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My open-back headphones have a better soundstage and are more comfortable but my closed-back headphones have better bass and detachable cables.
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Jun 30, 2017 03:25
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ToxicSlurpee posted:That's a real common argument against recycling and it is, in fact, true in the short term. However the external costs of not recycling are a whole other matter. That's especially true when you look at how much trash just gets unceremoniously dumped into the ocean. I'm personally fine with the idea of spending a bit more money to conserve resources, not rip up more landscape, not expand landfills, not pollute the environment, not rely as heavily on foreign resources, create jobs in the recycling industry, etc etc etc. Unfortunately a LOT of people only see the literal dollar value in the short term and absolutely nothing else, which is why we're still so reluctant to change for the better. Use it up really fast and throw it all away.
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Jun 30, 2017 03:42
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My friend lived in an apartment complex where all you needed to do was put recyclables in a separate bag and then into a bin next to the trash chute, but that was "too hard" so they just dumped everything in the trash. Apparently it is too hard to have one trash bin and one recycle bin in the apartment.
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Jun 30, 2017 05:40
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I immediately blew almost all of my larger paycheck on video games 
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Jun 30, 2017 05:42
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Even ignoring my PS4 and PC backlogs, I still have regular Wii games to finish and haven't even touched the WiiU catalog so why am I considering buying a Switch???
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Jun 30, 2017 12:52
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stop spending money hoping it will make you feel better you idiots
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Jun 30, 2017 13:16
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But how do I fill the void that is my existence?
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Jun 30, 2017 15:53
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starkebn posted:stop spending money hoping it will make you feel better you idiots But it does for a little while. Then the ennui returns and the cycle repeats. Helios Grime posted:But how do I fill the void that is my existence? According to thread title, masturbation.
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Helios Grime posted:But how do I fill the void that is my existence? you don't, you learn that life is pain and go the rest of your days a bitter husk
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