BFC General/Daily discussion thread. Don't eat out today.

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Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

General question: I ran into someone at a party and they gave me a business card from this company.

https://www.gvi-corp.com/

What does the company actually do?

# ¿ Jan 5, 2019 19:59

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 21:03

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

a boat in every driveway, a horse in every pot

# ¿ Feb 3, 2019 00:17

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

Imagine spending the rest of your life trying to keep her from giving money to things like this.

:sever:

# ¿ May 1, 2019 04:29

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

super sweet best pal posted:

So what should I do if I suspect someone tried to phish my identity through ziprecruiter? Went to look up the company on the application and noticed their name was different from the one I'd applied to on the site. Kind of odd so I did a quick google search of the address on the form, it turned out to be the house of some registered child molester in the Nevada desert, same with his phone number. The name he was using appeared to be his first name and the last name of someone living with him. Forwarded the email to the report emails on the FTC's website, but can I do anything else?

bring this to the legal questions thread too, perhaps.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2019 02:50

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

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https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb

# ¿ Aug 30, 2019 15:11

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

Thursday Next posted:

Is there a thread somewhere about rental questions?

I live in a large apartment building in a large city, and my rental company has not provided hot water for the past two months. The water is "lukewarm" at max heat. We have filed multiple requests for fixing and each time the maintenance staff shows up, replaces a part, and leaves. They're lovely folks, but this isn't our apartment, and it's way above their paygrade - other people in our huge building are experiencing the same issue.

I looked up the laws in my state and it seems lack of hot water is considered an emergency and must be fixed within 24 hours. But the remedy is to "call a specialist and get your heater fixed yourself and take that out of your rent". We don't have that option because it's a huge apartment complex - we don't even have access to the boiler.

I'm considering withholding rent, will of course talk to an attorney first, etc, but wondering if there's a rental thread that can answer some more specific questions.

There's a legal questions thread in A/T. Ask there.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2021 19:40

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

Jows posted:

My grandmother (Dad's mom) recently passed away. My dad died 10 years ago so my sister and I "get" to settle her estate. We're meeting with the lawyer next week, but is there anything in particular I should ask about? Stuff that gets easily missed?
My grandma left us a house in a trust, (filled with stuff - I guess there's services that manage estate sales and stuff, right?), a car (with a note still on it), and a couple insurance policies. Should be fairly straight forward, especially with the lawyer's help, but I don't want to miss something obvious that my sister and I need to do.

Is there a thread for this type of thing? I didn't really see one that seemed appropriate.

There�s a legal question thread in general ask/tell.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2021 14:19

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

Can someone link the specific reddit action in question?

# ¿ Jun 12, 2023 06:40

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 21:03

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

You may want to ask the taxthread.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2024 00:42

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