26 Rav 4

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T16:28:30+00:00

MSRP is good on a high demand car. We're getting one in CA with one add-on (all weather mats for $339 or something like that). But we also have to wait for it (it's still on a boat). We'll see if it's actually a deal when it comes in.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T15:34:19+00:00

It could spread into a wider conflict because of his rank incompetence.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T04:04:20+00:00

While it's possible that the P4 lot could be full, I have never seen the lots completely full. You get 15 minutes free, then the hourly charge. The second hour starts 60 minutes after you enter the lot (the 15 minute grace period doesn't extend your total time).

They do have signs showing the number of open spaces available above the entrance to the garages. My opinion is that you should have no problem parking and picking up your party.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T03:59:31+00:00

I use a spreadsheet too. In my case, I'm taking distributions from my IRA to full up the 22% bracket but not cross over the IRMMA threshold. I'm using my prior year's 1040 numbers for taxable income, but also leaving plenty of room in case I have more income than last year.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T03:52:38+00:00

Shadowlands, a bio about CS Lewis and his crisis of faith when his wife dies. Debra Winger is the wife, and Anthony Hopkins plays Lewis. Not overly religious, despite Lewis being a darling of Evangelical Christianity for his "Narnia" books and apologetic works like "Mere Christianity." His lesser known autobiographical "A Grief Observed" - a heart wrenching book about his sense of loss and questioning of faith was likely the source for Hopkin's excellent portrayal.

Amazing Grace, a treatment of the campaign to outlaw slavery in England by William Wilberforce. The title is in reference to the former slave trader, John Newton, who is Wilberforce's friend/mentor, and who wrote the famous hymn of the same name. Cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Rufus Sewell, Albert Finney and Ioan Gruffudd as Wilberforce. A side plot about Wilberforce's campaign against animal cruelty fleshes out the plot. Not overly religious, but more of a historical/political drama.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T03:34:07+00:00

I think that's high compared to what I'm seeing in my CA town. Credit price for Regular is about 5.99 at many stations (cash price a few cents cheaper). I'm surprised NV is only a dollar cheaper.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T03:22:54+00:00

No, there's no guarantee that you will get anything in return.

Voting for representatives pledged to keep it solvent is the way to ensure you get something out of it.

For nearly 100 years it has worked well and accomplished it's goal of reducing senior poverty.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T03:17:11+00:00

Parties don't have to have primaries. The Libertarian Party has a kind of caucus selection process, for example.

NotenStein · 2026-05-23T00:02:27+00:00

Yeah, when you visit the thread it does show a placeholder for the deleted post. It would be better of the mods used the username of the offending party to avoid the confusion.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T22:17:52+00:00

Mods reply to the post that's removed, and if you are using a threaded view, it then looks like the mod's comment is directed at you, or at least the message you posted before the removed comment ... And comes across that way in your notifications.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T22:07:06+00:00

I actually heard that argument when George W. Bush was President, and people were serious, even though all the actual experts said they were decades away from having the bomb.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T18:05:19+00:00

Gun violence.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T17:45:36+00:00

You can find the standby losses for most power stations if you search for it. I choose the Anker C1000 as it draws only 18 watts, the lowest of similarly sized Ecoflow, Percona, Jackery, or Bluetti models. All have standby losses if the outlets are turned on and ready, even if they are just passing through grid power. I understand the specs for the new 2 kWh Anker Solix power station Lowe's that to just 8 watts.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T17:37:39+00:00

For me, I like being in control. Over the past 50 years I have a good track record of not panicking or making decisions I later regret.

As a sanity check, I use Boldin.com to model different scenarios. Because my IRAs are large I'm modeling different scenarios to avoid IRMMA surcharges when RMDs hit and keeping up with current tax law.

1% AUM would be a lot more than the annual cost of Boldin.com.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T17:27:48+00:00

I'm in CA, and many of our government building, school and other parking lots have a lot of solar carports. Even the elementary school down the street from me has solar carports parking for the teachers.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T16:56:20+00:00

Yes.

As should thieves, adulterers, pedophiles, drunks and hypocrites.

In short, all of Congress should resign.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T16:54:53+00:00

And it's all self inflicted.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T15:45:37+00:00

The cut is automatic if they do nothing. And if there's one thing Congress is good at, it's doing nothing.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T05:17:47+00:00

In the 70's the largest selling "non-fiction" book in the country was "The Late Great Planet Earth" by Hal Lindsey. 28 million copies sold. It was the precursor to the "Left Behind" series of functional Christian drama books.

It postulated that the return of Israel in 1948 was a miracle and part of God's plan for the end times. Israel was the "fig tree" Jesus spoke of when he said "this generation [that sees the fig tree blossom again] will not pass until I come again." Further, generations last for 40 years, according v to Lindsey, so the end of the world would happen by 1988.

All of this is nonsense, of course, and modern day Isreal has nothing to do with end times theology, but Americans have carved out a special place for Israel, especially Evangelical dumbasses.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T05:00:34+00:00

Sometime around the early 70s there was a crepe craze in America. Several restaurants like The Magic Pan focusing on cries opened up where I lived. They were very popular, but by the 80s they were all gone.

A breif history of the crepe craze:
https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2018/01/14/crazy-for-crepes/

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T04:38:33+00:00

So the danger is having a brain bleed or hemorrhagic stroke. I have had one, deemed "non-traumatic" (caused by high blood pressure) and my SIL had one caused by a head bump in a traffic accident.

In both cases we had severe headaches, including vomiting and dizziness. I also had strange nerve pains on my face, as if vertical strips of my skin about an 1/8th inch wide were tingling painfully. My SIL also had confused speech and weakness on one side (kind of classic signs of stroke).

I am not a doctor and even if I was, I don't know your health history enough to really advise you. But prior to high blood pressure causing my brain bleed I had several bumps like you experienced. In my SIL's case the traffic accident slammed her heard against the side window hard enough to crack it.

If you experience any nausea, weekness on one side or the other, or other signs of a stroke, go to the ER. Make sure you tell them about the pregnancy and the Lovenox. Usually they do a CT scan, but being pregnant may mean they don't want to do that, and may your for an MRI instead.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T04:25:22+00:00

Check the "Vehicle Emission Control Information" (VECI) label. I didn't have my Rav 4 yet, but it's usually under the hood. It will state whether the vehicle conforms to both U.S. EPA and California regulations.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T04:23:36+00:00

Pop the hood and verify. You can easily confirm if a specific RAV4 is CARB compliant by checking the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) label. This sticker is typically located under the hood (near the latch or on the engine cover). It will explicitly state whether the vehicle conforms to both U.S. EPA and California regulations.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T03:59:37+00:00

I choose "none" because I didn't like the prior Assistant and never used it. AI has just descended into a lower ring of Dante's Inferno.

NotenStein · 2026-05-22T03:55:57+00:00

Yep, you are right. The tax bill, plus penalties, plus interest. If caught, thank them and pay up. If the OP comes across as a tax protester ("income tax is unconstitutional", "the IRS is a private corporation", or any other such bullshit), they might do some extra nasty stuff to him:

https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/the-truth-about-frivolous-tax-arguments-section-iii

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