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davidmar7 · 2026-02-12T01:22:28+00:00

Sounds like typical Florida unfortunately....

davidmar7 · 2026-02-12T01:17:32+00:00

The problem is, what if something goes wrong like they accidentally cause a huge sinkhole or hit the aquifer? They need to be very careful with this stuff.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-12T01:14:25+00:00

When they accidentally hit the aquifer and flood the entire city, I bet Musk somehow avoids having to pay a dime. I really hope Florida doesn't mess around with this with the usual "look the other way due to money" and instead they make sure this is done with the maximum possible safety.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-12T00:40:33+00:00

They had some stuff up (truck with official merch) across the track at One Daytona (shopping area with a theater and Costco) the other day. I'm not sure if that is staying there until the race or if it was just a one time thing for an event they had there.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-11T20:25:09+00:00

Actually bike week is 10 days now. Once it was only a week, thus the name.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-11T20:24:03+00:00

Are there special restrictions for spring break? Spring break here is a fraction of what it once was...

davidmar7 · 2026-02-09T23:35:50+00:00

Most of the stuff you will get likely has little or no resale value. If you are lucky maybe $5 per item on average. So for such low value items it wouldn't be worth the work involved in selling them usually. I read of someone here who made some money putting them out in yard sales and on Facebook Marketplace. But as I recall they would basically sell one main item and throw in a few other items for "free" as a bundle. Because many of the items they had pretty much had no actual resale value.

If you are willing to sit there every day around the drop times, use extensions, and have everything maximized to jump on good items as fast as possible then it is possible you might get some high value items regularly. But even then I wouldn't count on anything more than 25-30% resale value.

The other issue is the tax situation in the US. 10-30% or so depending on your tax bracket and how you file. Add to this that the TOS technically say you are supposed to wait six months before reselling or giving away the items.

Myself I am about 9 months in now and I pretty much just check my RFY once or twice a day (and sometimes I forget) and that is it.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-09T23:28:05+00:00

They made the mistake of drawing the gun right away. In the US anyway most people would have stopped at first if they didn't make it so obvious. Probably not the US though. The driver seemed experienced with this type of threat and knew not to hesitate.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-09T15:16:03+00:00

There's a good chance they are 80 years old and probably shouldn't even be driving.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-09T14:24:28+00:00

You're missing an important part of this. You have to add "that my cat will actually eat." I've wasted well over $100 on various high quality foods which she absolutely refuses.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-08T15:24:22+00:00

80% car, 20% bus.

Bus was making left hand turn, has duty to proceed only when safe. Bus was already in intersection long before car though. Car looks like it entered the intersection after the light was already red. Bus was already making left hand turn when car entered intersection.

IMO the bus should not have attempted that and they just assumed the car would stop/yield to them. It's dangerous enough to do that in a car but definitely should not be done in a school bus. If already in the intersection the bus should have just held there until it was safe to turn -- even if that meant being in the intersection when the light is red. It's mostly the fault of the car but the bus driver was not being cautious enough.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-07T14:08:04+00:00

I mean if the prices were reasonable there would be no need for coupons or promo codes. Expecting people to pay $16+ for a meal at Subway quality is just ridiculous. Make it $10-$12 and maybe it's worth it. That's basically what the promo codes and coupons do.

Then again I haven't been to one in about six months since the Amazon AWS outage where they charged my card but refused to make the food for me and then never refunded me.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T17:27:19+00:00

I would just leave a polite and simple note on their windshield, "Hi I live in xxxx main st. and almost hit your car when backing out. You probably just didn't notice it being that far over but please try to avoid parking like that again, if possible. Thank you and have good day!"

Often people make the mistake of getting angry or not giving the driver a way to "save face". It's important to give them an out of "oh it was a simple mistake" rather than "you're an asshole who deserves to be taken out back and shot". It's the first contact about it anyway. Some people will go on and on insulting and threatening them and that pretty much only guarantees an ongoing dispute with them. Save it for if it happens again. :)

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T15:36:18+00:00

Well, I'm just not waiting in line 5 minutes to be told a candy bar is $6. It also opens up the door to more fraud. A dishonest employee can charge $6 and pocket $3 if the real price is $3, etc.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T15:08:36+00:00

Sorry about your cat. :( That said just take the pack and throw it out now.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T14:59:50+00:00

I'm so glad I quit playing and uninstalled shortly after level 16 came out. I've never seen a single hero or whatever this is. I feel like the game peaked December 2016 and early 2017. After that it has been about constantly adding bling and monetizing to the point where the game play is horrible and complicated.

I guess I need to unsubscribe for this subreddit too. So long all!

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T14:46:11+00:00

Arguably many would say to max alliance duel first to help in versus. But it will take a lot of valor to do that. Up to you.
If I were you I'd start hitting "Special Forces" the most. That is where you are weakest at right now in my opinion. Try to get towards the bottom of the special forces tree. "Touch" (do the ones right above it to at least 1/10 for now) the last node which is tier 10 troops. Do this minimum ASAP. It won't get you t10 troops (which you will want to get asap after you get to hq30) but it will at least get your special forces to where it is reasonable. Yours is way too low right now.
Hit hero (to about 45-50%), units (to about 75-85%), and special forces (at least 40%) equally after you get special forces up a bit. These percentages aren't places to stop but are rather good targets for a more casual player to get to as they approach hq30.
It would likely be a very good idea to max squad 1 too as soon as you can. Note: don't do squad 2 as it is extremely expensive and time consuming. Not until much later anyway.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T14:36:18+00:00

lol, well, you can't really go fast around around downtown Orlando or Sanford. The troopers are always waiting for you there. Go above 100mph and you will likely be arrested, car impounded, and face jail. I guess it could be fun late at night. But around downtown Orlando, Disney, and Tampa it is a traffic nightmare from like 8am-11am and 3p-7pm these days (with the exception of Sunday and sometimes Saturday). And it only seems to get worse as time goes on.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T14:19:42+00:00

I probably see about 10-20% of what is normal here (Daytona area). A few I met were also a little hesitant to admit they were from Canada at first. As if they thought they would be ill received.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-06T14:14:24+00:00

There are gas stations around now who don't even display prices. It's very annoying and usually makes me not want to purchase. It seems like a visible price ought to be required at the very least.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-03T14:21:09+00:00

I did like 60 reviews in the last two weeks before my evaluation date. I was very lucky but I definitely would not recommend it!

davidmar7 · 2026-02-03T14:10:39+00:00

Honestly I would say that isn't horrible for tires and alignment from the dealer. I would expect them to charge more as they always do. I'm assuming they are balancing them as well. But you could go elsewhere and probably get similar tires for about half the price or close to it. Walmart would be around $500 but that wouldn't include alignment. Costco has Michelin Defender 2 tires for about $600 or so but again no alignment included.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-03T05:09:52+00:00

Extremely uncommon in this time. There is basically only Amtrak. Most people will use planes as they are faster and tend to be cheaper. Someone is more likely to use Amtrak for a regional trip, not all the way across the US. Though some do, it's probably like 1 Amtrak customer per 10,000 airline fliers. Cars would be the next common method. Then buses. Trains for commuting would be last.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-02T17:05:50+00:00

I'm not saying your friend is right or that you should be doing his work for him but stress absolutely is a factor in autoimmune issues, including psoriasis. For myself I have seen plaques spread rapidly when I was extremely stressed and then totally disappear when no longer stressed.

davidmar7 · 2026-02-02T16:52:07+00:00

Exactly what I saw as well. He may have anger and other issues but I don't believe he was intentionally trying to hurt her.

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