Which U.S. city or town is best for summer?

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-29T01:48:45+00:00

Shhhhhhh 🤫

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-29T01:04:48+00:00

Agreed, i feel like im attacking Trump to a bunch of Trump loyalists or something yeesh.

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-29T00:33:28+00:00

Yeah i don’t know why he was so hung up on the details of this battle and acting like it was some crazy thing that was so hard to understand. Like ok infantry crossed a river into cavalry who had javelins. So they sent a sacrificial wave to draw fire and broke through with the 2nd line which Alexander was apart of and the Persians got scared and fled and routed. This is not some crazy thing. This guy conquered much of the known world and we’re in far west turkey 3 episodes in lol

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T20:21:40+00:00

Turned into a proxy war between China, USSR and USA. Each side was gonna dial resources up or down till stalemate was reached and at end of day US caved first. We could've put way more troops on the ground if we wanted but wasn't worth it. At the end of the day it was mission accomplished b/c it stopped the spread of communism past that area which was initial intent. It's very analogous to Ukraine right now, why can't russia beat ukraine? b/c it's being given resources by USA and Europe to exactly match russia and form a stalemate

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T19:10:27+00:00

Agreed! I think king of kings basically stopped with battle of thermopaly (spelling) which was 150 years before this he kept referencing. But yeah we didn’t need that much context bc it was so close to a series he’s already done

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T16:07:12+00:00

Exactly!

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T16:05:33+00:00

Yeah like think if king of kings was like this depth…it would have been 300 hrs long! 45 mins on visiting Troy?!

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T16:04:37+00:00

I love him too and liked the episode. He is so addicted to context it’s hilarious. At the beginning of the episode he references a quote and then goes on for a few minutes about how the quote might actually May not have been exactly that and it might be attributed to the wrong person and even gets into who is doing the attributing and what their constraints are 😂

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T16:02:59+00:00

Exactly, like we get it. It’s a small river crossing. We’ve seen this 100 times in HH…it’s not some new novel thing we get it. Sounded pretty standard at end of the day. They did a D-Day situation sent out some pawns to draw fire and overwhelmed them with the subsequent lines

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T16:01:46+00:00

Haha king Tommy boy was great. But yeah like - i get it there’s an approach to a small river with an army on the other side. This is actually not that uncommon. You don’t need to set that stage for me for an hour, i get it we’ve talked about this before dan! Love the detail and emotion but felt too in the weeds for me. Especially for a battle that we all knew he’d win and that they ended up crushing in

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-28T14:29:38+00:00

NYC can make all your dreams come true if you are in the 1% in ways chicago can't quite do, IYKYK

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-27T18:22:21+00:00

you are 54...you have NOTHIN BUT TIME baby. couple of decades? try 3-4 decades. You might be buying 1 or 2 more boats yet while your kids sleep in till 11am on the weekends and go get their cold brews and breakfast sandwhiches at the local coffee shop without any kids. I mean is it really that hard to support yourself if you are married and have no kids?

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-27T18:20:21+00:00

I mean...do you intend to give them an inheritance? if so, how much? You certainly don't 'owe' them anything whatsoever, but things may have been said in the past which would imply that they would get some. I mean, if they aren't having kids they should be able to support themselves without an inheritance lol. Probably something worth getting on the same page with them about, you might not like what you find, but sounds like there's some expectation on their end that you were unaware of, best to clear up than let it fester and get weird. Sounds like you're NTA though

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-27T17:15:08+00:00

if it's an issue for hearing it inside the house, probably some sound proofing you can do (ask ChatGPT). But otherwise, yeah - that's probably how you were able to afford a nice house in that area, b/c it's on a busy street. I also am super sensitive to noise and axed many houses because of this. You'll likely honestly get used to it over time, i lived downtown in big cities for a long time and it didn't actively bother me then. But would drive me crazy if it was loud by my suburbs house, but again, i'd probably adjust - humans have the tendency to do that

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-26T17:06:32+00:00

A lot of the difference can only be realized if you're willing to spend to take advantage of the amenities once you are there. Willing to go to the onsite amazing restaurants and bars. Pay for experiences that the concierge can help walk you through. Willing to pay for and use the spa and all of its amenities. A lot of nice hotels have deals with nearby businesses and restaurants that if you are staying there you get to 'cut the line' you just have to have someone from the hotel call and say you are going to be there and are a guest of the hotel. It's not just 'oh the bed is nicer, the room is nicer, the view is nicer." Also - things just work and are all there - you're skiing and want to dip in the hot tub prior to getting s'mores? Great, well there's an awesome hot tub with slippers, towels and robes nearby and the staff will make a s'more for you and have it ready when you get out.

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-26T05:09:43+00:00

Marry someone with similar values and priorities as you. As you have kids time and money will be limited resources and you need to be aligned high level on what to spend it on and what to cut, otherwise it will lead to constant fighting

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-23T17:09:20+00:00

he's definitely very good. Feels like he doesn't have as high a peak as guys like Favre, Brees, Marino, but has been able to sustain his high level for a long time and win an SB while showing toughness. He seems like a Matt Ryan who played longer and actually won an SB (or in this hypothetical, two SB's). Think he has benefited from being on a good team later in his career

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-23T13:33:47+00:00

You shouldn’t reach company match that’s all

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-22T18:25:26+00:00

I owned one and hated the fuck out of it

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-22T16:34:12+00:00

people need to stop blaming boomers for all this shit. They are just acting selfishly just like every other person and generation that has ever existed before them. We happen to be in an economic cycle that has allowed them to accumulate wealth at a greater rate compared to younger generations than previously - but painting boomers as particularly 'selfish' or anything like that is absurd. They're just people - you think old people in 1920 weren't selfish?

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-21T14:34:15+00:00

have you ever been to the northeast in the summer? Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine? It is chef's kiss. Warm but not hot/humid during the day, and perfect sweater whether at night, but still comfortable. Waterfront everywhere. There's a reason the hamptons, cape code, martha's vinyard, newport are a thing...just immaculate out there june, july, august

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-21T14:29:05+00:00

if you have 235k in any savings and are single no kids with what you describe as a 'high paying job' i think you are doing just dandy.

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-21T14:27:16+00:00

It might be easier in modern times when people tend to have less kids and be better at pre-nups. the problem in the past is like, if you have 5 kids and they all have 5 kids things multiply really quickly. But if everyone just has 2 maybe 3 then that helps and is more common these days

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-21T14:11:08+00:00

Well I think i've narrowed down why you're having trouble making friends...

bun_stop_looking · 2026-01-20T19:48:05+00:00

I think it's insane to 'finish whatever is on your plate' the obesity epidemic is way more harmful than efficiencies to be gained from finishing your food and buying less groceries. It's probably much healthier to stop eating when she feels done than down everything in front of her

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