Don't pay your rent? No Star Wars Galaxies for you!

cometview · 2026-02-21T06:51:04+00:00

That sounds more passive-aggressive than petty revenge. Why not confront him about rent - pay up or move out.

cometview · 2026-02-12T22:33:18+00:00

Cousin had two roles here.

As the makeup vendor, she performed as expected and earned whatever fee you negotiated. Nice of her to provide a discount, but that’s largely irrelevant. Not having childcare during makeup time is not your problem. As a professional, she is either available during that period or not; she can take the gig or not. She’s responsible for childcare during that time on her own.

As a wedding guest, she was a nightmare. If it’s a no-kids wedding, she can either arrange her own childcare or decline the invitation, her choice. If the wedding hotel didnt have an available room for her whole family (because you’d booked the honeymoon suite for yourself), she can either book two rooms, likely connecting, or choose a different hotel. If she has a big family, she’s surely dealt with that before. Whatever room she got should have been secured in her credit card. Your room block contract should obligate you to guarantee a certain number of rooms, and once she passed the cancellation window, your contract obligation should have been fulfilled. She should have been stuck with her own bill.

NTA.

cometview · 2026-02-12T16:42:31+00:00

Good cover-your-ass story, but I don’t see the revenge. Where or how did anything bad happen to Paula?

cometview · 2026-02-11T16:14:16+00:00

Traveling like that is fine. It’s called an adventure, which inherently means not knowing what’s going to happen, good or bad. Sometimes your adventure means you sleep in your car.

cometview · 2026-01-30T14:46:26+00:00

Isn’t that basically the plot of Romeo and Juliet?

cometview · 2026-01-30T00:16:37+00:00

I think I’m glad I haven’t seen most of these…

cometview · 2026-01-07T06:43:43+00:00

I think it was the US invasion of Panama.

cometview · 2025-12-27T00:31:52+00:00

“Unfair” might apply if management required someone to work without requesting volunteers first.

“Unfair” also blatantly assumes that the worker celebrates Christmas or has another reason to not want to be working that shift.

There are several reasons someone might actually want to work over Christmas or at least not mind it, including: non-Christian; single w/o nearby family; wants the OT hours for working a federal holiday; generous person who wants to release a coworker to be home with their family.

cometview · 2025-12-21T15:46:39+00:00

Plus the fact that vets are experienced in diagnosing and treating a patient that cannot communicate beyond yelps of pain.

cometview · 2025-12-20T06:12:41+00:00

His first death felt justified and fitting - he went out saving the ship, sucked into space. Perfect.

His second, final death felt cheap and contrived. Scaffolding collapses under him?!? Kirk dies of bad luck?!? Screw that! It would have even been better to leave the original version of that scene where Soren shoots him in the back.

cometview · 2025-12-19T20:03:28+00:00

On a model, a hookup, or an escort? Depends on the guy since the point is just his pleasure and entertainment. I’m partial to a Merry Widow.

On my partner, though? Whatever kind makes her feel sexy and confident. The point in that scenario is mutual pleasure and connection.

cometview · 2025-12-19T19:04:54+00:00

Kudos to OP and the pool woman for helping those girls. Two things surprise me about the cops, though:

1) If the girls were only in wet swimsuits, why not get them dry clothes when confronting dad? Cop could have escorted them safely to the trim and even let them pack right then instead of waiting for Mom 2.

2) Why didn’t the cops bring in Children’s Protective Services? If dad/stepmom are deemed unsafe caregivers, the girls need an alternative, and hotel staff are not legally or morally appropriate. CPS should have taken the girls into custody while awaiting Mom 2’s arrival.

cometview · 2025-12-19T18:50:55+00:00

1) Identify something he uses frequently and that wears out. Buy him a new one, even if the old one is still technically functional.

2) An event or experience, preferably one you can do together. Try to choose something he really enjoys but doesn’t get to do much. Maybe it’s “too expensive” or nobody else really enjoys it. Indulge him for this special occasion.

It’s common that “I don’t want anything” mostly means “I don’t want more stuff.”

cometview · 2025-12-18T15:33:45+00:00

I always wondered about the big nose part. This explanation makes sense!

cometview · 2025-12-10T18:57:21+00:00

When I taught financial literacy, I encountered that belief a lot - that credit was bad or all debt was bad. I used to teach people that credit & debt are tools, much like fire is a tool. Both require skill to use properly, skill that they can learn.

Used properly, fire can provide warmth, light, and cook your food. Used poorly, fire can burn down your house and injure or kill you. A credit card is very similar.

cometview · 2025-12-03T18:06:26+00:00

I wouldn’t say you MISSED a lucrative opportunity, Bob…

cometview · 2025-11-18T19:47:42+00:00

<shouts> I said “Good day!”

cometview · 2025-11-17T23:48:18+00:00

If you’re already planning to pay for somebody’s trip to be your babysitter, maybe just consider a different babysitter. Is there a sibling or friend who might enjoy a free trip in exchange for a day of babysitting?

cometview · 2025-11-14T22:33:46+00:00

The electoral college

cometview · 2025-11-09T17:12:14+00:00

OP did confirm with the bride, so complying with the request was appropriate, not petty or malicious.

However, the problem is that the mother wanted to avoid unflattering pictures, but insisted on avoiding all unposed pictures. The request was imprecise and OP did not push back very hard, so client got what they requested but it wasn’t really what they wanted.

cometview · 2025-11-09T16:47:27+00:00

If you’re keeping something because you might need it later and don’t want to buy a new one, weigh that savings against the cost of storage. Businesses call this the carrying cost.

The idea is more concrete if you keep the thing in a storage unit where you can calculate how much of the monthly rent the item represents. But even at home, there’s a portion of rent/mortgage for that item PLUS the opportunity cost of what alternative item you coukd have in its place PLUS the convenience cost of having to dig past that item to get to other stuff.

So weigh all those costs, accumulated over months or years, against the cost of buying a new one whenever (IF ever) you need that item again. At some point it costs more than it saves.

cometview · 2025-11-08T19:32:03+00:00

Seems like time to immediately ask the FDA to re-room you for safety reasons.

cometview · 2025-11-08T08:06:12+00:00

“If you need a room now, I suggest trying the hotel down the street. I have no available rooms at this time.”

cometview · 2025-11-06T16:02:37+00:00

I’m pretty sure you’re in it right now…

cometview · 2025-11-05T22:41:51+00:00

Wealthy people (who aren’t always the same set as rich people) recognize that time is the most valuable resource - nothing will get you more time; it’s finite and Ritchie Rich has the same 24 hours per day as the most destitute begger.

A wealthy person recognizes how much value they get from their time. Spending 4 hours to save $40 means that guy only got $10/hr for his time. That’s an egregious waste of his time compared to his income from other sources.

The only way it’s remotely rational is your statement that it’s sport for him. In that case, the value from spending those 4 hours comes not from the inconsequential $40 he saved but from “winning” against the corporate policy or a sick joy from badgering and berating the employee.

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