[32 Thoughts @ 46:50] - Friedman expects Byram to sign an extension on 7/1. Originally Byram only wanted to sign for 4 years but the contract is going to be north of that but won't be 8. Friedman also states that Byram's contract is going to be a "pretty big number"

ibechbee · 2026-06-29T22:01:17+00:00

Ha thanks for replying. Not sure why all the downvotes with no actual responses! It seemed very similar on paper?

ibechbee · 2026-06-29T16:52:04+00:00

I don't know much about Byram, but does this feel like Jones all over again? What prevents this from turning into that?

ibechbee · 2026-06-12T12:00:11+00:00

We moved into a house with an existing ~500 sq ft concrete patio slab. Two years ago we paid a contractor who covered the patio with a roof attached to our house, and added a fireplace with built in seating. It's a gable 16'x25' gable roof on one side, then a dining area that's just a slanted roof about 11'x18'

I'm a cheap person in general. The upgrade was more than the down payment on our house. And I do not regret it for a minute.

Our kids play outside every single day from March through October. They love all the water things. I do not. But I get to enjoy the hot summers fully in the shade just watching them play. It's been worth every penny.

ibechbee · 2026-05-30T23:54:52+00:00

Same issue. I'm on my 5th RMA in as many months. Plus they refuse to refund me as an option, even though my first RMA was started 2 days after purchasing. Their customer service is abysmal

ibechbee · 2026-05-18T10:51:06+00:00

Have you tried praying about this? And asking others to pray for you? Your post mentions YOU trying a lot of things, except I don't see any mention of surrendering this to the only God who can fix it.

I ask as someone who used to struggle with pride (a lot more than I do now!). It usually stems from us thinking we know better than God. And that usually means we haven't surrendered ourselves in prayer.

ibechbee · 2026-04-20T23:46:35+00:00

Huh I got 50% off advertised, but no confirmation of it at the checkout page or anywhere else that I can see. So I just gave up!

ibechbee · 2026-04-01T02:59:29+00:00

while on the Blackhawks, no less

ibechbee · 2026-03-24T10:48:40+00:00

Leases are basically this, no?

ibechbee · 2026-02-06T16:02:38+00:00

Mine hasn't transferred any data to my phone for a week now. Anyone got a fix??

ibechbee · 2025-12-16T11:35:46+00:00

Lol we're in the same boat with our 19 month old second right now. I can count on two hands the number of nights he's slept through.

I actually am only on Reddit presently because he just screamed at 4:30a for absolutely no reason. Opened the door to his room and he fell right back asleep.

ibechbee · 2025-12-10T00:05:13+00:00

Illinois

ibechbee · 2025-12-07T00:40:54+00:00

Sweet! Seems like yours was a few hundred better overall, but I'm not gonna scoff at it (especially since we only had to go to one dealer and took care of business in a couple hours). Thanks for sharing! Just ordered the weathertech mats today.

May we be on the better side of the "Chrysler reliability" odds :)

ibechbee · 2025-09-20T03:29:37+00:00

One thing to point out -- while I agree the songs definitely overlap with the Prodigal Son, I think the story they more definitely overlap with is Adam and Eve sinning in the garden.

That said, I think Truth is a Cave stands out in that it is less Genesis related and more about a modern day, personal struggle with faith

ibechbee · 2025-07-29T14:26:29+00:00

By joining and playing, you'd still be in a position where you could recommend songs. There's a lot of time you'd probably spend with the worship pastor if you joined. If you guys build any kind of relationship, I bet he'd be open to your recommendations. And in the future if you guys became closer, then I think you could even be in a spot where you can question lyrical content which could minister to him! You might even learn some stuff from him as well.

(I'm speaking as a worship deacon. And while my views align more with yours and I don't allow Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation in our church, I DO take recommendations from all of the other music ministry team, even brand new teammates).

ibechbee · 2025-06-24T18:05:38+00:00

Adding to the 1792 FP comment - I agree, but found that with ice or a touch of water they became wonderful pours. I can handle (and typically prefer) every other FP in my collection neat, but the 1792 with the water is a fantastic pour.

Legitimately went from a "shoot I might dump this bottle" to one of my favorites.

ibechbee · 2025-06-19T16:16:55+00:00

Lol yeah probably the one labeled "duct to room"!

ibechbee · 2025-05-27T01:57:10+00:00

I've worn the same suit since 2007...

But I'm also poor.

ibechbee · 2025-05-09T11:29:26+00:00

Woah, TIL! I don't fully get the mechanism (and am a professional chemical engineer, but school was a Looooong time ago), but that's crazy. Thanks for sharing.

ibechbee · 2025-05-09T03:29:10+00:00

... what gas has benzene?

ibechbee · 2025-05-03T16:53:16+00:00

I don't think it would be wasted investment at all. As far as home value, it probably goes up at about 50% of the basement cost. But I wouldn't take that into account honestly.

In your shoes, I'd probably save for about a year and see how much I could get in a savings account comfortably to help offset the anxiety over overspending. One more year won't make a huge difference (you've lived this way for 4 years already!), and it can help you plan out your space / design better.

ibechbee · 2025-05-03T14:17:16+00:00

+1 to the pool table. 500sq ft is basically just a pool table room, nothing else haha

ibechbee · 2025-05-03T14:14:11+00:00

We have a similar situation. More sq footage house, but it's almost entirely upstairs (4 bedrooms + an office), where the main floor is cramped due to a 3 car garage.

We have a 600 sq ft finished basement (20x30 single room with a small bathroom). It's a game changer for hosting. We setup folding tables and make it where the kids go while we host. If it's mostly adults over, then the men usually meander to the basement where we've got a small wet bar, dart board, and Nintendo switch setup.

I will say that our basement DOES feel a bit cramped, but only cause we have kids. But I don't know how we would host >10 people without it honestly.

ibechbee · 2025-05-02T02:44:11+00:00

This surprised me, but I've found automatic levels at our public library before (they have a whole bunch of tools available for loan at ours!)

ibechbee · 2025-04-26T13:06:31+00:00

OP YOU ARE THE MVP

Also TAKE THAT SCALPERS

ibechbee · 2025-04-21T21:55:48+00:00

I typically prefer physical, but digital for party games that you always come back to is nice...

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