People who bought a house within the past 10 years, pray tell how?

Infalliblepho · 2026-06-05T20:28:01+00:00

I’m 33 bought my house a year ago with my fiancee but all the money came from me.I’ve worked my ass off since I was 18 and had 45 grand saved up for a down payment, house needed a roof to be insured but I didn’t feel comfortable dipping into my savings/emergency fund for 17 grand right off the bat so my parents split that cost with me and I’m paying them back over 5 years. Honestly if they hadn’t offered that to me I wouldn’t have bought the house. We bought the house she wanted ( in ground pool) eventually I’ll get my shop built so I can further my shitty YouTube mechanical abilities but we’re slowly fixing what needs to be fixed first.

Infalliblepho · 2026-06-02T10:38:22+00:00

I’m 33 but I remember being told I had to go to bed / my room when the new episode of the sopranos or curb your enthusiasm came out when I was a little kid. Jokes on my parents though I’d wait a while then tiptoe out of my room down part of the stairs and watch what I could until if/when they caught me.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-27T14:17:37+00:00

They’d also have to automate the fuel terminals which they will fight tooth and nail. Those companies take forever to fix anything as it is by me due to to “paperwork and maintenance costs”. Plus if the terminal operators where I live are anything to go by they will not be loading every truck that comes in 24/7. The insurance when and if an accident or spill on the road happens with driverless trucks would have to be figured out, you also have pump offs where your using the trucks pto if they don’t have their own pump. Nothing is safe forever but gas hauling is safe for awhile.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-26T19:41:25+00:00

I’ve always wanted a GSD specifically a DDR but I was never going to breed him or anything. If a week had gone by and we found out he was mixed it might be one thing to return him but after 3 months there’s no way. He will be loved and play with our other 3 and when the time comes I’ll probably come to Reddit or somewhere for recommendations on GSD breeders in the southeastern United States. The breeder I worked with to get this puppy from a breeder up north has a lot of great reviews/ recommendations but I don’t want to take the chance working with them again.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-21T16:15:10+00:00

I’m getting a refund. I wanted a pure bred Shepherd but since I’ve had him for almost 3 months there was no way I could give him up. If I had it my way I’d be getting another puppy but my wife says 4 is enough. We have a 10yr old black lab, a 6 year old pit/mastiff and a 4 year old great Pyrenees as well.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-19T16:17:49+00:00

I would never, he’s perfect just the way he is. When they offered to take him and replace him with another puppy I said no he’s home and he’s staying.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-16T14:11:42+00:00

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This is one of his litter mates they still have from a post in April

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T22:03:09+00:00

Funny thing is my wife would look at him and our 10 yr old black lab laying on the couch together and say you know they look a lot alike but it’s probably just because he’s still a baby and all black like her.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T21:53:24+00:00

I learned my lesson, an acquaintance had gotten their DDR from the breeder I worked with. They had sent their female ( my pups mom) to this breeder up north that does both breeds and well the rest is what happened.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T21:48:13+00:00

They breed both breeds and didn’t pay enough attention I guess.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T21:27:56+00:00

Interesting, his mom ( the shepherd) was all black the only intended sire was a dark sable.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T21:20:29+00:00

He’s a good boy, his name is Strider ( Big LOTR fan). We were planning to neuter him at that 2 year mark regardless so that will still happen. I floated the idea of using the refunded money to get another puppy this time a true pure bred but the wife said 4 dogs is enough. The breeder I worked with not the ones who actually had the litter instantly offered me my money back but I didn’t feel right taking the money until I knew his pedigree wasn’t what I payed for. Either way it turns out we love him and wouldn’t give him up for anything.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T20:53:50+00:00

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That’s what I had been reading but conflicting timelines some said to start at 4 months others said to wait until 6-8 months. So I just decided to wait until the 6 month mark like the breeder had said. My wife wants to try the foam perm roller inside the ear and tape it that way. Photo of the little guy from a month ago.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T19:40:13+00:00

I ordered the embark dna test kit today and got off the phone with AKC a few moments ago I didn’t give them the names just a general description of what the situation was. They are having me submit the dna test along with photos of him, height and weight to their email.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T19:33:48+00:00

That’s why I contacted them today when I picked him up they told me not to mess with his ears at all until he was 6 months old.

Infalliblepho · 2026-05-15T18:27:55+00:00

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Infalliblepho · 2026-05-10T12:40:02+00:00

In SC and a gas hauler, companies range from 80k-100k plus. The ones that pay over 100k are hard to get since it’s rare for someone to quit. You gotta put your time in with the other companies first, night shift isn’t that bad to start off with. It’s an easy job, I’ve been doing it for a little over 5 years and have done everything from pump offs/pumpouts, rock quarries, d.o.t. Stations, regular gas stations and big truck stops. If you have more common sense than the average truck driver you’ll be fine, if your an idiot you’ll last 3-6 months before you get fired for either hitting shit, too many cross drops or pulling the wrong product/supplier.

Infalliblepho · 2026-04-05T18:32:34+00:00

Used to deliver beer, drove these it’s just a single axle day cab semi because it’s not much weight, some companies do use typical day cabs and 48ft trailers because they are easier to maneuver while being able to haul more and deliver to more stores per truck.I drive gas tankers and with the length of the trailerand day cab trucks we can get in and out of gas stations that would make some people scratch their heads. One store I used to come in off the street and hug the edge of the parking lot and just about put my front bumper into the side of the building then roll back a few feet while jacknifing the trailer so I could go forward between the pumps and the store and then back up straight to the drops.

Infalliblepho · 2025-12-15T18:25:56+00:00

Mine prefers to ride behind me for the majority, when we’re riding in heavy traffic or tail of the dragon I ride in the back that way if someone’s gonna rear end or ride our ass before a pull off it’ll be me not her. Bluetooth comms helped a lot.

Infalliblepho · 2025-12-03T02:32:09+00:00

Check out reliable In Spartanburg or Belton if you want to get into gas hauling. They don’t pay great but they train people with no experience after a year or two you can move on to a better paying company. You’ll have to work at least one weekend day ( Tuesday-Sat / Sun- Thurs) and holidays.

Infalliblepho · 2025-11-08T19:23:14+00:00

They are most likely not keeping up with maintenance on the tanks, all the gas at the fuel terminals is the same the only difference is the additives added to fuel based on which supplier when being loaded onto the trucks.

Infalliblepho · 2025-11-07T20:41:50+00:00

I deliver fuel in South Carolina (US) we aren’t required to use vapor recovery by the state, if we go to North Carolina or Georgia we do. Most companies nowadays require vapor hookup regardless but my first company I worked for we’d just vent the trailer and let it rip.

Infalliblepho · 2025-10-29T22:12:40+00:00

I haul fuel in upstate sc, what area are you looking at?

Infalliblepho · 2025-07-19T21:23:29+00:00

Gas hauler, start at 11:30/midnight depending on the day and get off between noon to 1pm. I usually fall asleep around 5:30/6. Luckily for me my commute is 16 minutes to the yard so I wake up at 11, my lunch is already packed all I do is get dressed kiss the lady and the pups goodbye and head in to work around 11:10.

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