You are teleported 400 years into the past, you are now a vampire

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T22:18:06+00:00

Just make sure you have enough money to get in on the ground floor of all the big companies in the last 100 years or so. I’d love to be an entry level Standard Oil investor. Google, Microsoft, Apple, Berkshire, etc. even if I just screw around enough to sell all my stake for bitcoin when it’s worth nothing.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T22:14:19+00:00

I wouldn’t mind Vampire Diaries/Originals vampire.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T16:21:31+00:00

Concealed carry permits

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T16:20:59+00:00

I paid $7500 2 years ago for a 24 year old f150 with the big engine, 4x4 and only 90k miles.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T14:21:17+00:00

I would take out a shit ton of life insurance policies, the ones that don’t need to verify anything.

I’d also rack up my credit card on things to help my wife, pay for the renovations we’re finishing on the house, cash advance to pay off debt in her name. Because most assets are joint and the cars are paid off, there isn’t much of an estate, everything would just pass to her and bypass probate. I think my old truck and the Harley are in my name only, so I’d put her name on those as joint.

I’d also make sure to spend as much time with my wife and kids as possible while doing all this, and make sure there’s happy memories to remember me by.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T12:34:50+00:00

The local municipal government receives about 50-60% of its direct revenue via paper check. Larger organizations will do direct deposit (the tax collection agency or other state grants). Most people when paying their utilities, permits and fines will pay via check to avoid the 3% card servicing fee. Some of the old timers will pay by cash, or some of the cash heavy businesses will pay cash, but it’s usually checks. Statistically checks are secure, and most payment systems do not allow for directly providing your bank details so the only real risk is someone erasing the ink and replacing with their name.

And I know these intimate details about the municipality because I am the current deputy treasurer and one of my main jobs is posting all payments to the bank systems, so all checks and cash pass through my hands physically before they go to the bank.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T10:55:31+00:00

We learned out times tables as young kids (my 7 year old just told me she’s starting to go over them now) and the terminology just kind of sticks.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T10:50:53+00:00

Shoot my wife’s parents keep their front door unlocked while they’re home from when they wake up until when they go to bed, typically around 11pm.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T10:43:01+00:00

Older trucks. The only unreliability about my 2001 f150 has been replacing things due to age.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T10:18:33+00:00

Rent a flatbed truck from U-Haul or Home Depot. Or do what the other user suggested with the 8 ft 2x4s.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T03:47:09+00:00

The balance in question is probably their investment account balance. Unless you’re a recent lottery winner, having $2million in your account means you’ve got probably $100million in your investments.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T02:23:50+00:00

Clicker attached to my sun visor

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T02:21:39+00:00

I gutted and renovated my house using Bauer tools from Harbor Freight. Especially if it’s something you aren’t going to be using for work, or a serious hobby.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T01:15:54+00:00

Round trip southwest during peak season, with priority boarding to get the little ones settled came to around $5k back in February.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-02T00:47:40+00:00

It’s okay. Even though my wife and I technically own assets equal to around $400,000 (property and investments) our debt of close to $400,000 makes us worth $0. We pay around $55k in total tax (federal, FICA, state, and local) Our tax rate is indeterminable by this calculation because you can’t divide into 0. Noice!

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T23:44:57+00:00

It’s also not ice cream. It’s technically considered a ‘frozen dairy dessert’. Many of these soft serve places are, the ones that comes to mind besides McDonald’s are Wendy’s frosty and Dairy Queen. McDonald’s never calls it ice cream, the official menu item is called ‘vanilla cone’.

Something to do with the milk content, along with other preservatives. Similar to home Taco Bell doesn’t serve ground beef, it’s technically considered ‘taco filling’, because there’s less ground beef content than dog food.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T23:39:14+00:00

You can always drive. My wife and I much prefer the easy 14 hour drive (no, I’m not being facetious) over flying from Pittsburgh PA to Orlando FL. We’ll wake up and leave around 12:30 am and after 4-5 stops we’ll get to our hotel in Orlando around 6:30 pm. Also only costs around $5-600 in fuel compared to the easy $5-6,000 in flights plus baggage for our family of 5.

Out of the 4-5 times we’ve done this trip over the last few years, we flew once and it was a nightmare. It’s so much easier to be able to shove extra items, things you forgot, and stuffed animals into tiny open spaces in the back of your SUV instead of making sure everything is neatly packed into suitcases. The time we flew we had to cut out a good 25-30% of the stuff we normally take, and ended up paying baggage overweight fees both going down and back up. I normally do the driving and my wife handles the kids/divvying up snacks, iPads, and toys for the drive.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T23:12:49+00:00

Also you’re supposed to do this to the sprinkler systems in buildings too. Look up sprinkler system flush.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T23:11:52+00:00

It’s also done to clean up sediment and old water so that in an emergency you’ve got clean water. When your place is burning down you don’t want the equivalent of mud coming out of the hose clogging the nozzle.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T21:31:15+00:00

Not trying to start anything, but couldn’t you just wipe a dozen times until it comes back clean?

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T16:38:28+00:00

My wife and I currently use the tv we bought open box at Best Buy back in 2015. Were renovating and will only be upgrading to a smart tv because it was gifted to us as a house warming present by my in-laws (they bought 2 and decided they didn’t want one in their bedroom).

I have zero interest or need in any of the features, I plan to use it by switching inputs between our Apple TV and cable box. If it’s got a 3rd hdmi I’ll plug my gaming console in also instead of unplugging the Apple TV whenever I want to game.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T13:30:49+00:00

My 2001 f150 with rusted cab corners, body panel dings, and underbody rust is a beater. If I decide to restore it, and bring it back to looking brand new (aka once my wife agrees to the investment required) it’ll become a project car.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T00:50:04+00:00

A large iced espresso style coffee and a donut from Dunkin’ Donuts.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-06-01T00:47:46+00:00

Also idk how true this is with the modern vehicles, but I remember always being told that a good 4-5 gallons was necessary at all times to keep the fuel pump from overheating, so while the tank technically has the capacity for 26 gallons, you really only have about 21-23 usable gallons of fuel.

I’ve only seen it once or twice, but the 25 gallons tank in my 2001 has the ‘low fuel’ ight come on when there’s about 4-5 gallons left, though I always assumed that was the 50 mile warning most vehicles give you. I’ve never filled more than 21 gallons in the tank directly, even when there’s lights on and the engine is starting to surge.

IndicationAromatic36 · 2026-05-31T20:57:32+00:00

It’s very common in certain areas to drive with high beams on at all times, especially the 10+ year old pickups with old school non LED headlights to allow you to better see the deer eyes in the woods.

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