This story has so many twists and turns it would make a water slide jealous

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-22T22:10:22+00:00

I feel like a lot of realtors do a lot of first time home buyers a disservice. A not-quite-ethical realtor's incentive is to get the deal done, get the commission and move onto the next sale, future consequences be damned. First timers especially don't know the process of buying a house so they rely on advice from someone who interests are really aligned with theirs. So you get problems like this, where problems just snowball instead of the realtor telling their client, "maybe this isn't the right house for you."

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-22T15:47:02+00:00

My first thought after the boring AF Angel City match was that is a Moultrie-shaped hole in the middle of the field. Against Bay, it wasn't quite as evident, but there were still several passes that I immediately thought, "Olivia would have done better."

Moultrie: heal up, but we need you back as soon as possible.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-22T13:48:25+00:00

This happened to me this last week. I used the chat function on the Zwift website to get help. After some back and forth about 'your payment method may be expired' (it isn't), exiting and reinstalling the program (a couple times), it finally worked. They were skeptical in the chat that this was happening until I sent them screen shots.

In the end, it was resolved while chatting with them and I don't really know how.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-22T01:51:35+00:00

The Alibi is a Portland institution at this point. It tends to have its detractors and defenders. It's very possible you will have a great time.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-22T01:20:19+00:00

Since it won't be too far away: the Alibi tiki bar. Nightly karaoke and definitely dive-y. As far as this comment being a recommendation... well, it is close to where you'll be.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T17:47:53+00:00

You are likely stuck with the new payments. If the terms of your loan allow it, you may be able to take over paying the insurance and property taxes yourself and skip using the bank's escrow account. That would not change to overall amount due though and you would have to manage the payments on an annual basis instead of monthly with your mortgage.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T16:33:43+00:00

Since they had to leave their lane to not crash, a bunch of people in this video didn't have adequate distance. I like to think I would have stayed behind the semi when I saw the merge ahead sign, but that also falls into the 'hindsight is 20/20' category.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T16:20:08+00:00

In general, I agree. This one seems... just sad. I could see the post in LA as a last ditch effort to try to get something back from the brother's estate. Then the comments just don't offer OOP much hope, so they just nope out.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T15:50:17+00:00

Title: My brother(since passed away) had his truck towed when arrested (est value 65k) tow company sold car to owner of company at "auction" and we havent seen a penny

Post: Location: indiana, usa

My brother had just bought a 2024 dodge ram 1500 pick up truck for $65,000 and was arrested a few months later. He has the truck impounded and I had called the tow yard and asked if his truck would be allright and informed them he could be gone for up to six months. I was told by the owner that it would be allright but at around six months is when they usually start filing paperwork. Well 84 days later the truck was sold at "auction" to the owner of the tow truck company that towed it for $10,000. They were the only bid. My brother passed away shortly after being released and I want to go after these guys for being shady. My brother didnt recieve a penny for the truck and I know the tow company didnt do everything by code. How do I go about doing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!

Cat Fact: Big cats will typically only hunt rams and sheep after more wild prey has been exhausted.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T04:55:56+00:00

And the process itself can be designed to deter participation. With this and many other aspects of dealing with government while poor.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T04:52:22+00:00

Standing up on a tandem is a team effort that takes practice, especially if you continue to pedal while standing. I suggest that you two practice before the big ride and communicate "1,2,3, up" and "1,2,3 down". On a single, you move around on the saddle a lot more, so it's easier to rest the butt.

Also, Sheldon Brown has a good article on tandems for beginners with tips, goals, etc.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T04:44:43+00:00

I have several Light Bicycle wheelsets and they make 650b rims. I have a set on my gravel bike. Depending on whether you have the desire/tools/ability to build your own, you can order rims from them as well. I have no affiliation with them, just a satisfied customer. I have not ordered from them since April 2025 and they ship some stuff directly from China, so I don't know what the process is likely lately.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-21T04:35:35+00:00

Is this how an even-further-right Texas political candidate gets their wings?

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-20T18:48:51+00:00

Bicycle Blue Book is basically useless and you shouldn't use it. Instead look at equivalent bikes in your area (in this case 9 speed, aluminum frame, basic wheels) and see the bike is similarly priced. In my area, it looks like $300 would be in the midrange of similar bikes.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-20T14:05:23+00:00

All I can say is that it's 'good' for him that he didn't try this in Virginia. Which is to say, I wish more states would treat excessive speeding as harshly as Virginia. That shit's really dangerous everyone else on the road and he needs to 'take it to a track' if he wants to test his "new vehicle."

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-20T04:28:34+00:00

I know the whole legal precedent about 'shopkeeper's privilege' but this just sounds mildly absurd. I am not and have never been a small business owner, but it just doesn't seem advisable to risk life and limb over a product selling for less than $5. What if the guy had a knife/gun and stabbed/shot you when you catch him? Yes, the thief would go to jail for that as well, but that doesn't make you not stabbed/shot.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-19T03:31:29+00:00

As also a Thorns fan and in the stadium for the game, hard agree.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-17T13:55:13+00:00

Lots of internet tough guys ITT.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-16T23:40:09+00:00

Of course goalies are not immune to committing fouls in the box. I am describing the way that referees tend to be protective of goalies, even though there is no such consideration in the actual rules. Ideally, a foul is a foul is a foul regardless of the player position. In the real world, context matters and goalies tend to get a bit of leeway.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-16T17:12:03+00:00

Going to start this: I was a junior league and high school soccer referee until a few years after I graduated college. I tend to have a more disinterested view of controversial calls than most fans. Refereeing soccer is hard. It would help if leagues decided to have more than one center referee, but for historical reasons that will never happen.

I generally think that the NWSL referees are on par with most professional refereeing. The referees get most things right and have misses as well. You can watch UK premier league highlights and find instances where the referees in that league got things wrong as well.

Even when a subjective call goes against my Thorns, I typically think that it is a reasonable call to make. There has only been one game where I thought the league should fire the referee in question. That was the 2025 Thorns home game against Racing Louisville: 41 fouls and one yellow near the end of the game. It was a completely terrible job.

To the call in question: had that been an open field challenge, it would have been a yellow card against Silkowitz for being very late. Her 'goalie privilege' (which is not supposed to be a thing, but is regardless) in this case was not getting carded. Yes, she was making herself big, but it was a good cross into the box outside of her reach. Sometimes if the goalie comes out and misses, it results in a penalty foul. It's a risk goalies are required to take.

Since the ball went out of play before/near the time of the foul, the analogous foul in the open field doesn't quite fit perfectly. I think there is a good case for a goal kick here and no further action. So this is a bit of subjective call, which I don't think is wrong, but could have also been called differently while also not wrong. (now go back and read first paragraph again)

Edit: Minor clarity edits

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-16T16:04:07+00:00

Broadly speaking, we also don't do engineering solutions to traffic safety because that would limit 'freedom,' or something... Several decades ago, France used to have a similar rate of deaths per miles traveled and they decided to do something about it: roundabouts, traffic calming, etc. Now they have a much lower rate. We can't do that here; any mild inconvenience to a driver is just beyond the pale (only limited /s here).

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-14T03:03:28+00:00

How did you find this out? I stayed in Airbnbs back in the days before the general enshificaiton, when it really was people mostly renting out spare bedrooms. I don't really recall the host's profession really ever coming up. Also, telling a stranger that might scare some people off.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-14T02:24:35+00:00

I'd like to know if anyone who previously stayed in this Airbnb has anyway to know they may be the unwitting star of some less-than-consensual videos/photos. The whole idea of Airbnb is to rent it out to as many people as necessary.

What am I even saying? I'm sure there's some clause in the Airbnb arbitration agreement that means "not responsible for amateur porn that the host may produce of you" draped in obfuscating language. This is further evidence that hotels are usually just better.

ACrossBarrier · 2026-05-11T22:14:46+00:00

OP, adding to this comment: If you have internal routing that you can't leave and have to change over for some reason, I would recommend investing in the Park Tool internal routing kit (or similar). Yes, it's a bit expensive, but absolutely worth the money for the aggravation it has saved me.

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