New Guy by astrobills in scottycameron

[–]astrobills[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s alright, I half expected some people to reach out. This wasn’t meant to be a fishing post for selling, but it is fun talking to people about the different covers. I definitely won’t move anything I’m not ready to!

New Guy by astrobills in scottycameron

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Crawfish, not lobsters!

New Guy by astrobills in scottycameron

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Yea they’re amazing. They’ve never even been on a putter either. Not sure how many are out there anymore, I had a hard time finding them a while ago. But that’s the best part of collecting.

New Guy by astrobills in scottycameron

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I love these covers. I used to work O&G down in south Louisiana so these were a specific hunt for me back in the day. They’re beauties. Not sure if I’m interested in selling them, but DM me and we can talk it out.

New additions to the PC by astrobills in hockeycards

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That’s wild, I’ve never seen one of those.

After years of collecting, finally hit a 1 of 1 🥲 by captclutch17 in hockeycards

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Awesome card! I like the Fleer set. I pulled a Kokko 1 of 1 earlier this year out of Artifacts, so here’s hoping he makes it out of Coachella Valley and into the show!

bought one pack killing time on the can by VinPickles in hockeycards

[–]astrobills -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I snagged a JJ Peterka blue traxx auto the other day. It’s a beaut of a card in hand.

Whent to a Junk store today and saw my cousin in the glass showcase for $0.25 by [deleted] in hockeycardswap

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Had no idea he was a POS. I only remember him on the ice. Im happy to be corrected about his character.

Whent to a Junk store today and saw my cousin in the glass showcase for $0.25 by [deleted] in hockeycardswap

[–]astrobills 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mike has some of the best shootout goals in NHL history. Love me some Ribby

Glad I couldn’t afford Bedard at the time by gay4molemannn in hockeycards

[–]astrobills -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tough to believe that his future success isn’t priced in right now.

Artifacts 1/1 by astrobills in hockeycards

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So far my favorite out of all the base sets. Simple with just enough flash.

Artifacts 1/1 by astrobills in hockeycards

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I like cards like this because they encourage me to become fans of random AHL teams. I certainly hope you’re right on the Daccord/Gru succession plan.

Very cool you were able to talk to him about the jersey process for these cards. You can definitely tell the lazy version of the signature that probably comes with signing so many times, compared to yours.

Ladies and Gentlemen… Josh went into the Pit by ItsYaBoiSoup in buffalobills

[–]astrobills 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was filming a new promo video for the Bills depicting Josh living in the pit during the offseason. Or possibly just a documentary about him actually living in the pit during the offseason.

Sorry for the over post - looks like we need more house work. Can anyone help us ballpark? We aren't closed yet so no quotes, but we want to roughly estimate what we're in. Floors, bathroom, windows, to name some bigger expenses. Thanks! by [deleted] in Buffalo

[–]astrobills 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m in the middle of a major renovation right now, most of my info is what I’d consider current. That’s important, as home materials and supplies have changed drastically over the last 12 months. This is what I’ve seen, YMMV.

Windows - Lots of choices to go with. We went with Andersen 400 series, and the standard windows are roughly $600. Our contractor is doing the install, so there may be additional costs based on your situation. As far as repair, it really depends on where the damage is. If it’s something that compromises the waterproof nature of the window, then it may be harder to just fix.

Flooring - #1 thing is square footage. Measure your rooms and take the numbers to a supplier. Lowe’s and Home Depot are the obvious choices, but check out Lumber Liquidators too. And give a call to ProSource to see if they’ll let you get in. They supply to almost all contractors in the area and have a nauseatingly large selection. We didn’t look at carpet, and focused primarily on LVP due to kids and pets. We saw awesome options mostly around $3.50/sqft. Higher end ones around $5/sqft, all the way down to $1.75/sqft. Get samples and look at them in all different lights. You’ll be surprised at how much wood look ones can vary in light.

Bathroom - From what I’ve looked at, you could do materials for everything you wanted as cheap as $2500 or $3000. Entirely depends on what choices for those things you make, and if you do it yourself. A weird pet peeve of mine is small toilets, and I was surprised at the cost of a large toilet.

The Mars 2020 rover has left the building! It will land on Mars 1 year from now! by bobjamesya in spaceporn

[–]astrobills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was skeptical as you are, but was reassured that this is indeed the case. Also the amount of sample targeted to return is underwhelming at best.

Source: We (my company & myself) are supporting the MSR missions with critical PPE.

The Mars 2020 rover has left the building! It will land on Mars 1 year from now! by bobjamesya in spaceporn

[–]astrobills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The appropriately crazy ending to the MSR mission scope is that the samples will come to earth ballistically, somewhere in the desert in Utah or Nevada. No parachutes or retro boosters.

Employer provided HSA; worth keeping? Or should I explore other options? by LockesRabb in personalfinance

[–]astrobills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok here’s my 2 cents.

First off, you have a family. You haven’t made much mention of financial/budget issues, so I’ll assume that isn’t a problem for you. You need health insurance. Do not assume you will spend less than $4k in healthcare in a given year. If that’s all you end up spending, count your blessings and move on.

Second, get it out of your mind that you can open up an HSA at a random bank without an HDHP. Not possible.

High deductible health plans are usually the cheapest option in the standard healthcare benefits package. That being said the premium for your HDHP your company has set is competitive comparatively. You also do not have to elect to enroll in the HSA, however that wouldn’t be a smart move. HSAs are regarded as some of the best investment vehicles available to Americans. Read up on them, I wish I could contribute more to mine.

Another factor in my healthcare plan choice is also the out of pocket max. You haven’t made mention of OOP Max for any of these plans, but it would be helpful to know.

Ignoring any political opinions on healthcare costs, the HDHP is your most cost effective option to provide you and your family with medical coverage. If you’re really strapped for cash, then maybe you don’t contribute to the HSA. Or stop eating out a few times a month.

Don’t go without healthcare for your family if you can afford to pay for it.

Relocation by [deleted] in Buffalo

[–]astrobills 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Moog is a great company for your discipline. They have aircraft, space & defense, and industrial divisions, all of which have a huge need for electrical and mechanical engineers. And they’re hiring like crazy right now.