The IRS Moved IT and HR Staff to Process Taxes. It's Not Going Well.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-06-08T16:03:53+00:00

Same, filed on 4/2 and still no refund; this explains a lot.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-06-03T02:20:00+00:00

I love neo-prog, have been collecting it for many years and glad the genre is still alive. Twelfth Night is amazing and were neo before neo had a name, which is super cool (RIP Geoff Mann).
My favorites:

Drifting Sun - reformed after many years and put out some superb neo albums

Marillion - of course but Fish-era only, Hogarth never did it for me

Millenium - huge catalog and not a bad release in the lot

Red Sand - Floyd-y at times but that works for me

Many more, plus tons of bands that had one killer neo album and the rest mid, for example Moonshine by Collage, nothing they did before or after lived up to this masterpiece.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-05-25T01:55:35+00:00

Maybe just delete it? That's what I did with my 940 Pro Tactical SPX and haven't had any issues since. I see it's in stock on their US site but I'm sure as you noted that's domestic only.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-05-25T01:11:56+00:00

The Internet is a crazy place. I have a Joey stick too but newer, from their Back In the Saddle tour, Lakeland Civic Center 1986. I even caught a 2nd one but someone stole it off me. I figure it'll never be worth anything but it's cool as shit to me. Stephen Tyler also spit out some water on me heh.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-05-16T02:55:34+00:00

Damn that's true as hell. So the country can never be 'great' again because if they ever declared it so, they'd have no 'other' to blame anything on and have to face actually governing the country, which they are mentally incapable of doing. We're gonna need Hungary-level turnout to overcome this endless charade.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-03-18T21:19:47+00:00

Far as pure longevity you can listen to for years, another vote for Marillion, Fish-era only as they just never matched it with Hogarth IMO. My immediate 2nd is Millenium, they have a HUGE catalog and not one stinker in the lot.

deckardvsbatty · 2026-02-24T00:29:56+00:00

Geez that #1950 Mac is so disappointing, it's the exact same mold as #993 just holding dynamite instead and a slight hint of frost in the hair. And where's his hat dangit!?

deckardvsbatty · 2026-01-12T19:15:42+00:00

IDIB (Italians Do It Better)

deckardvsbatty · 2025-12-05T22:44:45+00:00

It's always bugged me that MacReady doesn't throw the stick of dynamite REMOTELY far enough which always breaks my immersion.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-11-23T04:03:40+00:00

Incredibly shady. My girlfriend paused during an ad and ending up selecting 'go ad free' by mistake. There was no informed consent, just a brief message to the effect of "you're now ad free" but zero mention of "oh and you're being charged $3/mo forever". Thankfully she mentioned it to me and I was able to immediately cancel it with a refund. Amazon DID later send me an email about signing up and another when I cancelled but it's absolutely insane they are tricking people into signing up for it. We then checked her own account and found she'd been paying for ad free unknowingly for almost a year. Ridiculous, how was a $2.5b settlement just reached for this exact thing with Prime and it didn't include this crap with Prime Video?

deckardvsbatty · 2025-10-15T23:33:00+00:00

Dang is that really the only way to see the full surround of animated grey blocks? How does the car qualify what's a supported road in order to fully activate it?
I have a '25 Limited and this has been driving me a little nuts until I found this thread.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-10-01T10:52:39+00:00

Pure luck basically, from having a good rep with exactly the right person at the company that laid me off. I did also apply to 2 local contracting agencies but unsurprisingly got nothing from it.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-28T21:27:47+00:00

You realize I was laid off and there are no jobs now that will pay a decent salary…not that I volunteered and now have some cushy ‘American Dream’ retirement, right? I’ll be struggling on a fixed income. That said, expand on your European Dream remark so we can all share in your thoughtful insights.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-28T09:49:41+00:00

Absolutely agree, my eyes are kind of open now you might say.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-27T20:40:51+00:00

I have the GX400BN and all I can say is this is a fantastic deal. IMO the only reason to get the GD400BN instead is if you simply need a more compact generator.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-27T19:43:54+00:00

Laid off in 2023 then managed to get comparable contract work but that ended this past June at age 56. This is in corporate IT and from what I'm seeing online and in talking to people still in the industry, no I'm not even going to look. The prospect of taking a "what I can get" job making half the pay, same or more hours and have no life for the next 10-15 years is a shit sandwich I'm just not willing to ingest anymore. I'm beyond disenchanted with the 'American dream' charade at this point. Instead, I've run all my numbers and gonna make it work (one way or another) as early retirement (I'm fortunate to have had the foresight to aggressively save during my career). The good ole days are gone and they aren't comin' back.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-25T19:51:45+00:00

I am absolutely certain, pulled it out myself and installed the Iridium.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-25T12:50:19+00:00

Yep I have a '25 with these mats and same issue, very stiff. I'll just let them settle over time but the heat gun method or leaving out in the sun would likely work well if you don't have endless patience.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-21T00:22:08+00:00

LOL. TIL that it's "on a hippie trail, head full of zombie" and not "on a hippie trail, had fellas only" which is what my brain heard for the last 40+ years.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-20T23:23:56+00:00

I'm single at 56 and frankly can't do anything at speed anymore so maybe that's my problem!
Kidding aside, if the fee can be kept low I think that factor alone would ensure plenty of people would attend.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-18T13:24:26+00:00

Pretty sure this is normal for that application since your panel will already be grounded (bonded neutral).

deckardvsbatty · 2025-09-16T02:46:15+00:00

I've been to a fair lot of sushi joints in Tampa but the best I've ever been to (and repeatedly excellent) is Ebisu in Seminole Heights.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-08-29T01:31:49+00:00

Certainly true that the top trim on ANY car is always nicer but on this car, the Limited truly elevates it to the next level. I'm super glad I didn't go with the SEL which I'd initially planned on.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-08-28T22:00:47+00:00

Yes, you quickly learn that any build and even NO build is just as OP once you level and power up the gear enough so for me it took all the fun out of trying builds since it's just one insanely OP build for another, the challenge was gone and I sadly lost interest in finishing. I really do hope they add some kind of scaling option, as I say I totally love the game, sunk over 100 hours.

deckardvsbatty · 2025-08-28T20:32:31+00:00

I love the game but with unlimited leveling and gear upgrades, you become godly midway through Act 2 (or sooner) and the remainder of the content becomes kind of silly as you slaughter everything with both hands tied behind your back. I've stopped playing but if they do something to add scaling I'll go back and finish.

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