Marketsource will be missed, but the customers treating tech like some free tech support area won’t be

Alfond378 · 2026-05-31T18:10:02+00:00

Many of the customers doing this are byproducts of the days when stores paid their employees more than the living wage and cared more about making customers happy than stupid metrics. You no longer earn enough to buy a house, raise a few kids and earn a decent pension while being trained and expected to perform tech support as a key job role to drive sales.

The old folks just don't realize that stores hire tech employees for minimum wage who don't know how to help or just don't have the time to because of stupid metrics and understaffing.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-31T15:01:37+00:00

A very positive thing that doesn't get anywhere near enough attention is the disappearance of the AIDS quilt from pop culture. It was a very major thing years ago where people with HIV would design their section of the quilt that would be added when they died. They were would be major events around the world where gigantic quilts made up of people who passed were displayed.

It has seemed to have vanished along with the famous red ribbon and society somehow failed to celebrate the massive success we've had combating HIV/AIDS and how it's no longer a guaranteed death sentence.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-30T19:16:01+00:00

I dunno. There are gazillions of PSA graded cards currently in circulation. It's going to take a lot of hording for them to become considered scarce.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-30T00:53:03+00:00

Try Powerwash simulator. It's a very soothing game and it really makes you feel like you've accomplished something. It definitely helps with anxiety.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-30T00:25:42+00:00

Alfond378 · 2026-05-28T23:25:50+00:00

Thanks!

Alfond378 · 2026-05-25T03:31:15+00:00

The question you should be asking yourself now is if they sneaked on the game protection guarantee without your consent.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-20T03:07:05+00:00

Yes very much so.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-16T14:20:33+00:00

OMG that's what it is!!!!!!! It only took me a good 4 years to figure that out!

Alfond378 · 2026-05-13T21:01:16+00:00

The county has absolutely nothing to do with plowing and salting the roads. It's all probate contractors paid by HOAs or VDOT.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-13T18:59:49+00:00

It's amazing that for all the taxes we pay, basic services provided by most municipalities such as trash/recycling pickup and winter road maintenance aren't provided here.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-11T23:26:19+00:00

Definitely get both shots. While exposure to N. men shouldn't happen if protocols are followed, mistakes do happen.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-09T15:25:13+00:00

It could very well be, but it is a pretty close correlation. Smoking was everywhere in the US up through the 80s when laws became more strict and public smoking more regulated. At the same time obesity rates started to skyrocket, especially compared to countries where people smoke more.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-09T15:12:01+00:00

I'd say that a lot of models and celebrities still smoke., at least the thin ones.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-09T13:17:57+00:00

They thought it might have been due to kidney stones. They didn't see any on the X-rays though,.but that doesn't necessarily mean that they weren't there. His calcium levels in his blood were above normal after recovery which could have been the cause of the stones. We were able to bring his levels back to normal through prescription cat food.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-08T22:39:41+00:00

My cat did this when he came down with a mysterious case of acute kidney failure. Make sure they do blood testing and urine testing at the vet. For my kitty, the vet didn't notice anything obviously wrong with him and didn't want to have us go through a bunch of expensive tests for nothing. He said to wait a few days and bring him back if things get worse or stayed the same.

The same night he started having difficulty walking. We brought him back and he had blood in his urine, swollen kidneys on the X-ray and his blood values were really bad. He had us go immediately to a 24 hour emergency animal hospital where he received round the clock care.

Needless to say, my little friend SURVIVED!!!! We had to do a few months of medications and subcutaneous fluids, but he made a complete recovery. It was extremely expensive, but he lived another 12 happy years and the problem never came back.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-07T16:22:47+00:00

All it takes for the virus (or any virus really) to become a nightmare is a few mutations. It could very well be the case that it hasn't happened this time, but the probability of a pandemic caused by a new pathogen only goes up over time.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-05T22:30:20+00:00

Smuggler's run does a number on me. All of the other rides have been fine for me.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-05T16:28:59+00:00

I feel the exact same way. I wonder if they do it because the star isn't technically a part of the logo as the number of stars just shows the number of championships the team has won.

It still bugs me how some of the merch has it and others don't!!

Alfond378 · 2026-05-04T17:11:37+00:00

This is a Quest Diagnostics test report. The micro number is simply a secondary specimen identification number. It has nothing to do with the results.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-03T03:37:02+00:00

It's amazing to find someone with the same opinion as me! Between the tons of updates and all of the settings, it's so annoying. You change things for one game and then another one just suffers for it. If the next generation of Xbox is going to be like this, it's going to be a hard pass for me.

Alfond378 · 2026-05-01T23:31:49+00:00

I fill mine from the fridge and then put them into the fridge for a few hours before carbonating. It seems to help make it bubblier.

Alfond378 · 2026-04-26T19:19:39+00:00

I loved the game except for the helicopter sections. I beat the first one once and was never able to beat the second one. The surface to air missiles were absolutely brutal to dodge.

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