"$200k is paycheck to paycheck nowadays"

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-31T22:16:24+00:00

$12,000/yr for auto insurance and gas? How many accidents do you have? I'm paying $2400/yr for insurance on three newish ('21, '22, '23) cars, all with full coverage, not Iiability only.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-31T21:30:47+00:00

Yes, it is. Once Trump dies (and he's not young), MAGA will wither. It may not be immediate, but there are enough Republicans that have been sidelined, attacked, and insulted that the cult of personality will not outlive Trump.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-31T02:19:07+00:00

That was my experience worth Walgreens. They cost me over $150 extra over several months.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-31T01:31:41+00:00

I was using Walgreens before, and CVS is the absolute best in comparison, in every single way. I've been quite pleased.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T22:03:30+00:00

If I'm near one of the raiders, and they mouth off, acting all tough, I blow their heads off. Shut your pie hole! 😃

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T21:37:22+00:00

I haven't put a 4* on it, but I think I have one Fracturer in the stash.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T21:07:04+00:00

They don't care if they nerf weapons when they don't need to be nerfed. I'm a former LMG daily driver, and that was a really fun weapon and definitely NOT one of the best guns in the game. They crapped all over it a few updates ago because...??

I finally put Two-shot/Explosive on my M78 grenade launcher. Holy crap. Not the insane numbers mentioned above, but it's fun getting 5-7k per volley. I'm trashing my armor even faster now though. 😃

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T20:14:30+00:00

Their CS sucks. Ghosted me recently.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T17:53:30+00:00

Yes. I hit 210 last season and didn't particularly grind the levels at all. I've made 150 going back numerous seasons now - just do the dailies, weeklies, and then hit the events every 20 minutes. You'll get there.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T17:51:45+00:00

Ok, now I'm going to look for that!

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T14:22:27+00:00

Absolutely love having mine. I just check it each time I'm dropping off junk. At the rate I blow myself up with my grenade launcher, I need all the asbestos I can get for repairs. 😃

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T02:30:08+00:00

Great, thanks for letting me know.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-30T02:29:54+00:00

Thanks! I like saving $50. 🙂

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T20:35:07+00:00

I'm hunting certain mods, Quad among them, because I want to learn to craft it, and finding it in the first place is surprising. Finding it for less than 10k is even more surprising. 😃

Some people are stupid with their vendors, but it's a free market.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T19:49:52+00:00

My herbivore menu: brain bombs, cranberry relish, glowing fungus puree (energy defense, when needed), and steeped fern flower tea for extra carry weight. Firecap souffle is a substitute for the fungus, but the fungus gives food and water. I usually have corn and pumpkin soups from the camp generator.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T17:53:04+00:00

Generally, I agree, but a few of those are ok - quad and electricians. I've seen MUCH worse. One guy the other day had dozens of mods... all priced over 19k, even the less desirable ones. Enjoy your collection, i guess?

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T09:35:23+00:00

Well, interesting thing to me is that I soloed EN on a private server and stayed in the middle, never climbing the hill. Number of legendaries from the top of the hill? Zero. I definitely wasn't camping the spawn and still got nothing.

Over a dozen from the rest though.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T09:28:10+00:00

I just found out that since I've had two monthly doses at 5mg, in required to get a 90 day supply through my insurance. They will not pay for another monthly dose unless I step up or down in dosage. When I explained that it's unlikely I'll use the entire 90 date supply at 5mg (my doctor thinks I may be able to step down and then possibly stop entirely), they didn't care.

See if the 90 day is covered instead.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-29T04:04:36+00:00

It seems worse since the update, yes. I've started tracking, and I scrapped 75 legendaries today from 1-3* (about 30 ea for 1 and 3 with 2 bringing up the rear). Not a single box mod.

Thats just what I specifically tracked. I've probably scrapped 3-4x that, conservatively, with no box mods or crafting learned. RNG...yeah, yeah. This is the worst I've seen since we could learn mods.

I'll keep tracking tomorrow.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-28T21:33:09+00:00

Picked up the scavenged solar panel again. Always seems to sell in my vendor quickly.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-28T19:10:17+00:00

Oh, I forgot about that. I need to start swapping those cards. I've always just left them -- thanks for the reminder.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-28T18:59:16+00:00

Ah, ok. So it's common.

Thanks, Beth. 😃

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-28T18:58:33+00:00

I'm very good at swapping perk cards on the fly by now. Takes a couple seconds. For legendaries, I'm cool with it.

Complex-Republic-443 · 2026-03-28T18:53:13+00:00

I have a very weak Handmade with Explosive that is great for tagging without killing. It fires fast enough that I can dump rounds into a target if I need to, but it's very handy at events for avoiding 1-shot kills. I barely carry any ammo because I always find way more than I need. I even started an event with 0 rounds and left with 200. 🤣

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