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Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Papa Was A Video Toaster posted:

IDK if I can call them eshays here in Canada but all the drug dealers younger than 30 wear fanny packs across their chests.

no thats an urban tactical satchel

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euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

I don�t know how Tito�s became so popular. I think it�s the label

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:23

a strange fowl: Oct 27, 2022

anonumos posted:

Beer and burgers are the closest thing we have to a homegrown product. Everything else comes from the periphery. Although we do get the phosphorus for all them corn and hop plants from the periphery...Goddammit, it's like there's NO ethical consumption under capitalism.

that's actually a good point

sometimes i think about how the only modern american festival that really honestly feels like a sacred ceremony is hallowe'en, and a lot of that is due to the pumpkins, which are a native fruit

a strange fowl has issued a correction as of 13:31 on Aug 5, 2023

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:29

a strange fowl: Oct 27, 2022

e: quote is not edit, phone's haunted

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:29

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1687806911306231808?t=JKI3f_yc8eRUViD08z8ZRQ&s=19

Lol

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:51

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Nothus posted:

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1687806911306231808?t=JKI3f_yc8eRUViD08z8ZRQ&s=19

Lol

computer show me states where people buy 80k trucks to drive to commute

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:53

Scrub-Niggurath: Nov 27, 2007

euphronius posted:

I don�t know how Tito�s became so popular. I think it�s the label

they successfully convinced morons that they were the first gluten free vodka

# ? Aug 5, 2023 13:55

Jon Irenicus: Apr 23, 2008; YO ASSHOLE

giving my name, email and phone number to a few dealerships as part of test driving a car is going down as one of the worst trade offs I've done recently.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:00

post COVID: Mar 5, 2007; free college, free healthcare, free Shmurda

feel like WV and CT have different reasons for being forest green on that map

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:01

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069; Clapping Larry

euphronius posted:

I don�t know how Tito�s became so popular. I think it�s the label

the guy's name is Tito Beveridge it�s the most kojima thing possible and therefore it shall be

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is pepsi ok: Oct 23, 2002

Wonder if he's friends with Vodka Drunkinski

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:11

Koirhor: Jan 14, 2008; by Fluffdaddy

Jon Irenicus posted:

giving my name, email and phone number to a few dealerships as part of test driving a car is going down as one of the worst trade offs I've done recently.

oh ya you got to give the form a fake phone number and insist all communication will be done over email

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:16

ANIME AKBAR: Jan 25, 2007; afu~

Nothus posted:

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1687806911306231808?t=JKI3f_yc8eRUViD08z8ZRQ&s=19

Lol

I live in CT and there's no way this is true. Everybody has cars. While there's probably less luxury trucks than Texas, there are way more sports cars and imports.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:17

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069; Clapping Larry

ANIME AKBAR posted:

I live in CT and there's no way this is true. Everybody has cars. While there's probably less luxury trucks than Texas, there are way more sports cars and imports.

those are paid for in cash, it�s Connecticut lol

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:20

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

Yes CT and WV are green for opposite reasons

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:21

Jon Irenicus: Apr 23, 2008; YO ASSHOLE

ANIME AKBAR posted:

I live in CT and there's no way this is true. Everybody has cars. While there's probably less luxury trucks than Texas, there are way more sports cars and imports.

all the beemers I see weaving in and out of traffic on 95 were never financed.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:25

Paradoxish: Dec 19, 2003; Will you stop going crazy in there?

ANIME AKBAR posted:

I live in CT and there's no way this is true. Everybody has cars. While there's probably less luxury trucks than Texas, there are way more sports cars and imports.

I live in CT too and you're underestimating the cost of trucks kitted out to be mega luxury vehicles. The 3-series and A4s and poo poo you see everywhere are poverty haulers by comparison, and a lot of the people buying them are either paying in cash or with much larger down payments.

like there's a dude down the road from me with a grand wagoneer and it's probably the most expensive vehicle on a street filled with german luxury cars

# ? Aug 5, 2023 14:47

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ANIME AKBAR posted:

I live in CT and there's no way this is true. Everybody has cars. While there's probably less luxury trucks than Texas, there are way more sports cars and imports.

The BMW 3 series and Mercedes C class are cheaper than the average new car sold.

poo poo, you can buy a Mustang GT with 480 horsepower and it's cheaper than the average new car.

Edit: said Mustang will also be slower to 60mph than a similarly priced Tesla, I'm not a Tesla fan but their cars are stupid fast.

Twerk from Home has issued a correction as of 15:09 on Aug 5, 2023

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:03

Paradoxish: Dec 19, 2003; Will you stop going crazy in there?

If you still associate expensive cars with being fast, sleek, well-built, luxurious, from prestigious brands, or literally anything other than "as big as legally possible" then you have an extremely outdated view of the automotive industry

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:07

Nothus: Feb 22, 2001; Buglord

You can get a mid-tier luxury sedan or crossover for just over $50k. A Ford raptor is over $100k.

Lmao

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:13

text editor: Jan 8, 2007

Nothus posted:

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1687806911306231808?t=JKI3f_yc8eRUViD08z8ZRQ&s=19

Lol

just imagine the shame of being the only insurance salesman in Fort Worth who doesn't roll into the company parking lot in a pristine Ford F-450 with a never used bed

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:15

Nice and hot piss: Feb 1, 2004

Nothus posted:

You can get a mid-tier luxury sedan or crossover for just over $50k. A Ford raptor is over $100k.

Lmao

Yeah but have you ever seen truck nutz on a luxury sedan? Looks gawdy...

On a ford Raptor? :discourse:

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:16

Beached Whale: Jun 27, 2009; The world as will and idea

text editor posted:

just imagine the shame of being the only insurance salesman in Fort Worth who doesn't roll into the company parking lot in a pristine Ford F-450 with a never used bed

I swear it's always short dudes with pudgy cop bods who drive those giant rear end trucks around here. I biked by one this morning and yelled "isn't that a little big for ya" and he looked like he was about to murder me.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:24

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

Shear Modulus posted:

the next iphone will probably finally have a usbc port so don't buy the current one

I haven�t plugged in my phone in years, the port type is extraneous at this point

The number of people on this forum who refuse to buy a product they plug in once a month because the plug is the wrong type is mind boggling

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:31

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

Beached Whale posted:

I swear it's always short dudes with pudgy cop bods who drive those giant rear end trucks around here. I biked by one this morning and yelled "isn't that a little big for ya" and he looked like he was about to murder me.

A few years back on Washington Blvd some guy yelled at a truck driver and the truck driver turned around and ran him over.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:32

Rhesus Pieces: Jun 27, 2005

Beached Whale posted:

I swear it's always short dudes with pudgy cop bods who drive those giant rear end trucks around here. I biked by one this morning and yelled "isn't that a little big for ya" and he looked like he was about to murder me.

there's a nonzero chance a guy like that has a handgun in the center console that he's just dying to use

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:46

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

Have a truck gun,

# ? Aug 5, 2023 15:49

LonsomeSon: Nov 22, 2009; A fishperson in an intimidating hat!

screaming at my passenger to hold on as I floor the accelerator and magdump the dashboard gun to activate the speed boost

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:14

Jel Shaker: Apr 19, 2003

slave to my cravings posted:

I posted about it in the IYG iPhone thread but my 12 mini was doing the same even after I got the battery replaced by apple. I backed up my phone and ended up doing a factory reset and setting up as a new phone and battery/temp problems have disappeared. works like a brand new phone again. I�m keeping location services off for everything as well and haven�t had a problem for like 2 weeks.

thank you for this, seemed to have worked so far

nice try tim apple, your poison pill update didn�t work this time

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:17

slave to my cravings: Mar 1, 2007; Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.

Jel Shaker posted:

thank you for this, seemed to have worked so far

nice try tim apple, your poison pill update didn�t work this time

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:33

Turtle Sandbox: Dec 31, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Gunshow Poophole posted:

i'm in the middle of taking over our small liquor store from my boss. Markup on wine is 50% and liquor is 25% (incredibly challenging to sell spirits competitively), so my gross margin works out at like 27-28%, and there's no overhead to speak of, just my aging and decrepit body.

restaurant booze markups are INSANE especially on wine, and especially in the big USA cities like NY/SF/LA/Miami. A restaurant in NYC might mark up a wine 400-450% lmao

And your last point is why it's going to take the state mmmm 6 months to process my license even though the premises is already licensed lol

It gets even crazier when you get into full on clubs with bottle service and a 400% markup on cocktails.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:39

Turtle Sandbox: Dec 31, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Consummate Professional posted:

magic the gathering

Drinking is the far far far far cheaper hobby.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:43

Centrist Committee: Aug 6, 2019

Zodium posted:

i think you are not understanding world systems theory

yes that�s the boat man�s gimmick. knows a lot a ton of useful stuff about logistics, doesn�t understand what any of it means systemically

# ? Aug 5, 2023 16:51

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

lol owned
FAA puts �hold� on return-to-office plans after union pushback

federalnewsnetwork.com posted:

The Federal Aviation Administration is rethinking its return-to-office plans, following pushback from its unions.

The FAA announced in an all-staff email on July 20 that its employees would come into the office at least three days per week � or six days per pay period � starting on Oct. 9.

FAA�s decision to bring more employees into the office falls in line with a directive from the Biden administration to have the entire federal workforce increase �meaningful� in-person work this fall � especially within the D.C. metro area.

But the FAA is putting a temporary pause on its return-to-office plans, after unions claimed the announcement was made unilaterally, and in violation of their collective bargaining agreements.

Acting FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg and the agency�s management board, in a message to employees sent Thursday, said the FAA �will immediately increase our collaboration across the agency and with our labor partners as we gather input on the business guidance for managers to use when updating telework agreements.�

�Until more work is done, we will hold on revising any current telework agreements, except where driven by immediate business needs, and in accordance with collective bargaining agreements,� the email states.

FAA management in their latest all-staff email said this business guidance will answer questions about future workplace flexibilities � including remote work and management of geographically dispersed teams.

The FAA, will also work to provide information to address work environment needs � including office space, hybrid technology and facilities amenities.

�We realize increasing in-office presence can be a challenge. Every federal agency is grappling with how best to implement OMB�s direction while meeting their organization�s mission. Our safety mission and the demands of the growing and diversifying aviation and aerospace industry will continue to guide our decisions. It will require greater collaboration and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.�

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists immediately filed a national grievance after the FAA made its return-to-office announcement in July. The union also submitted several information requests and participated in several high-level discussions with FAA leadership.

PASS represents 11,000 FAA employees who install, maintain, support, and certify air traffic control equipment, as well as employees who inspect and oversee the aviation industry. Its members include administrative safety professionals and logistics personnel.

PASS National President Dave Spero told members in an email Friday that the July 20 decision was a �blatant violation of our collective bargaining agreements.�

In an interview Friday, Spero said FAA managers, under the collective bargaining agreement, must modify telework arrangements on a case-by-case basis, and cannot deny telework based on �arbitrary standards� that are not specified in the agreement.

�And that�s exactly what the agency was doing at the national level � across all lines of business with their policy. They were making arbitrary decisions,� Spero said.

While FAA said it is collaborating with union officials, Spero said it remains unclear what a compromise would look like, since the union is advocating for current telework flexibilities to remain in place, �unless they identify some sort of problem.�

�If that were the case, and they were to show it using empirical data � which they haven�t done � I�m certainly not going to stand by and have someone tell us, hair on fire, �We have to get back to work.� I�m not going to accept that. They�re going to have to prove to us that there�s a problem,� Spero said.

Spero said many PASS members hold jobs that are conducive to telework, because these employees often work in teams that are scattered across the country, and aren�t centralized in one particular location.

�To expect them to show up in a workplace where their coworkers aren�t doesn�t make any sense to begin with. But when they do need to show up in an office, there�s not an issue with it,� he said, adding that employees may need to appear in person for training, for example.

Spero said FAA�s earlier decision prescribed a one-size-fits-all plan for in-person work that doesn�t work best for many employees.

FAA, for example, planned to make each Wednesday an �established core day,� or mandatory in-person work day. However, Spero said many FAA employees have shifting schedules, and may not work every Wednesday.

�The assumption is that everybody sits in an office in Washington, DC, and nothing could be further from the case,� he said.

Jamil Kabbara, president of AFSCME International Local 1653, which represents 2,000 FAA employees, applauded FAA for deciding to work more closely with its unions on return-to-office plans.

He said bargaining unit employees have seen a higher level of productivity with telework flexibilities.

�I have not seen any data to show that the productivity of the FAA employees and the mission � have suffered in the last three years. To the contrary,� Kabbara said.

The FAA is looping its unions more closely into its return-to-office plans, but isn�t backing down from its decision to increase in-person work.

An FAA spokesperson told Federal News Network in a statement Friday that �the agency will increase its in-office presence.�

�We are collaborating across the agency with labor partners and managers to get input on the path forward,� the spokesperson added.

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Zodium: Jun 19, 2004

Centrist Committee posted:

yes that�s the boat man�s gimmick. knows a lot a ton of useful stuff about logistics, doesn�t understand what any of it means systemically

boat man is under my protection

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Shear Modulus: Jun 9, 2010

half man half boat, he's boat man

# ? Aug 5, 2023 17:15

LeeMajors: Jan 20, 2005; I've gotta stop fantasizing about Lee Majors...
Ah, one more!

Paradoxish posted:

like there's a dude down the road from me with a grand wagoneer and it's probably the most expensive vehicle on a street filled with german luxury cars

my neighbor just bought a brand new Grand Wagoneer and the side mirror just loving fell out without any prompting lol

imagine paying 100k for a goddamned Chrysler. it�s a crime against humanity.

# ? Aug 5, 2023 17:16

Acelerion: May 3, 2005

I have this internal picture of what a 100k car and a million dollar house look like that need serious updating

# ? Aug 5, 2023 17:19

FlapYoJacks: Feb 12, 2009

My parents bought a 1,200sqft house in foreclosure in 2010 for $80,000. They have put around $30,000 into it over the years and it was recently appraised at $300,000. Boise is insane.

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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

LeeMajors posted:

my neighbor just bought a brand new Grand Wagoneer and the side mirror just loving fell out without any prompting lol

imagine paying 100k for a goddamned Chrysler. it�s a crime against humanity.

Lol that rules

# ? Aug 5, 2023 17:21

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