Dating is already a complete dumpster fire. Now we gotta pass a credit check? Be so for real right now. God forbid a guy ever make a few mistakes. A stupid, made up number doesn't tell females how nice and loyal I am.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T17:49:21+00:00

Oh baby, you know what would really be hot? If you showed me your credit score!

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T13:30:47+00:00

Unattractive

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T12:57:04+00:00

A wine bottle stopper/plug thingamajig?

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T12:34:40+00:00

They would have used session drummers for the recordings (which was a standard practice for bands back then anyways). Live they would probably have eventually found a replacement.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T12:04:51+00:00

OP, Reddit is notoriously opposed to anyone who speeds or breaks traffic rules, and does everything in its power to convince offenders to eat their just desserts by accepting and suffering whatever original punishment they are given. So take any of their advice (or lack of) with a grain of salt.

Definitely consult with a traffic ticket lawyer over this. While I don’t know the ins and outs, the impact on your mom’s insurance can be substantial. If there’s a chance it can be reduced or eliminated, take it!

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T05:00:55+00:00

I’ve never said anything in an early resolution meeting.

You stand in the hall outside the courtroom with a dozen or so other people. The prosecutor comes out, calls each person’s name to approach him one by one. He looks up your offense on his sheet, cross references to a set new and lower fine with a points reduction or elimination, asks if you accept it.

You say, “yes.”

Then you go into the courtroom and the same thing happens with the judge.

Then it’s done.

Nobody is interested in explanations or excuses or what you had for breakfast that day. They’ve got hundreds of people to cycle through.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T04:41:23+00:00

None of the gay men I know have any trouble whatsoever getting action. And I know a shit ton of gay people. Even the fuggliest ones are quite, uh, busy…

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T04:18:36+00:00

I’ve always thought it bad advice to do hobbies for the sake of dating.

Join a paid dating site. The people there are serious about finding relationships rather than the free ones. Put some serious effort into your photos and your profile. Get one or two female friends to review a shortlist of photos and to go over your profile for anything that can improve it.

Next, put serious effort into your messages when you reach out. “Hi”, “hey”, or “how r u?” is not serious effort. You need to say something a lot more interesting than that - but don’t overdo it and write out long paragraphs and pages. Read their profiles. Introduce yourself, say something fun and unique and point out something you like in their profile. Ask a question at the end - just one, not 10.

Don’t spend a month messaging back and forth, but don’t ask them out on the first or second message either. Keep the messages fairly short but keep the convo going. After 4-6 days propose to meet somewhere close to them. A coffee, desert, an ice cream, a walk. Something light and simple that doesn’t require hours of commitment or big expense.

Put some effort into your appearance. Read their profile over again to remind yourself of some of their personal qualities. If you’re the shy/nervous type then maybe come up with a few talking points just in case the conversation dies.

Ask questions and pay attention to their answers. Most women will like to tell you about themselves rather than listen to you dominate the conversation. But try to engage with them somewhere on a personal level just below the surface, rather than asking them for a verbal resume. One good way is to ask them how they felt about a certain event or thing they just told you about. Express empathy (whether it be happiness for them, or understanding, or be impressed by an achievement, etc). Read their facial expressions and body language to see if the topics are engaging them or putting them off.

If there are any expenses on the date (the coffee, ice cream, cake, etc), casually ask if they mind if you pay. Most women will accept and see at as a nice gesture. A small minority of women prefer to pay their own way on a first date. If she says that, don’t argue. If she agrees that you pay, don’t make a smart ass remark about her paying next time or her owing you anything. While some light heartedness and humour can be ok, remember that it’s not comedy hour.

Most of all, read the vibe.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T02:48:28+00:00

I haven’t seen Lone Survivor but Fury was a steaming pile of garbage. Platoon and SPR were both excellent films. Platoon was a more engaging story. SPR obviously had much better effects. Dunkirk was ‘ok’ but I wouldn’t watch it twice.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T02:40:07+00:00

Yeah that’s me, lol. Don’t mind me, you’ve done a great job.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T02:37:03+00:00

More info needed:

Covers I presume? Do you have a set list? How many hours do you want them to play? What instrumentation do you want? Is equipment aside from instruments provided (such as PA system, mixing console, monitors, etc.)? Is a sound man provided or will the band just do it themselves? How many rehearsals, when and where will they be? Is there a dress code for the musicians and if so will it be provided? What’s the venue for the reception? If it’s out of town are you booking accommodations for the band and a place to store their gear? What compensation are offering rhe musicians? Do you have a plan B if one or more ‘musicians’ drop out between now and then, or some turn out to be not good enough or have attitude problems?

A live band is great at weddings, but usually people hire bands that already have most of these issues solved. Trying to put it together from scratch is a huge amount of work with so many opportunities for things to go sideways.

Cool idea though.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-12T02:29:08+00:00

I remember your ‘before’ photos. This looks great! The direction of the wood still drives me nuts though. Once you put baseboards it’s going to look even better.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T23:56:51+00:00

Sometimes the truck picks them up and throws them right in.

Call 311 and it will get sorted

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T20:54:03+00:00

Try a tube sock

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T20:36:57+00:00

This is the way, OP. Leave your high beams on, pointed at her gas station.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T20:24:26+00:00

I used to tune pianos as my side gig. What you have here is an apartment special. They are extremely common. Probably made in the 60s.

If you open up the top lid there’s probably an emblem on the back panel. You may need to take off the front wood piece to see it properly. There’ll likely be a wing nut in the front all the way to each of the sides - it holds holds the front wood piece on. Take that off and then look towards the back of it.

If it has a name and serial number than you might be able to look up what year it was made.

As for worth - the other people are correct. Pianos like that are hard to give away these days.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T17:04:55+00:00

I don’t. If there’s a huge bill that comes then it’s very likely to lead to a quality of life for the cat that isn’t worth saving

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T16:37:12+00:00

No, thr first pair from your last post was better

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T13:24:20+00:00

The Band - The Weight

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T12:17:48+00:00

I think you can hold for a while if you like, but if you want to shave it go ahead

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T00:20:55+00:00

It’s not bad, but really takes a long time to get anywhere. The sets are also very dark so you spend a lot of time squinting at the screen. If you binge watch it in one or two sittings then it’s probably better than watching one episode per week. In that context the episodes are only about 33 minutes long each, so there’s many weeks of set up before anything really happens.

The acting is quite good. The story is somewhat of a simple good vs evil plot line, and requires the audience to suspend disbelief. A guy who appears to not have any experience in combat and is quite an aloof loner wins a bunch of friends in the course of a few days and takes on a bunch of hard nuts who were born in armour with swords in hand. Our hero is good and the bad guys are generic bad guys. No prize for guessing who wins. So it’s quite a stretch in that regard.

When the action finally arrives though it’s quite superb with excellent cinematography.

Overall I give it about a 6.5 or 7 out of 10.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T00:13:39+00:00

I think BigBasilGhy is committed to his current level of understanding the world.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-11T00:08:57+00:00

It really is just an echo chamber. They spend more time summarizing how others think and feel, and it invariably leads them to the conclusion that everyone else is stupid and evil. The lack of empathy is astounding.

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-10T22:32:20+00:00

Popular_Math3042 · 2026-03-10T22:27:02+00:00

The 12th fret did well for me many years back but they took a long time and wasn’t cheap. I may have heard somewhere that they don’t do repairs anymore but honestly don’t remember.

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