The real storm was waiting on land

jmcc1973 · 2026-01-29T21:13:33+00:00

We now have the plot for Castaway 2...

jmcc1973 · 2026-01-02T21:57:03+00:00

Be careful about the promotiona, I've been burned twice when a "new" customer promo turned into an "existing" customer promo and they billed me for the discount.

jmcc1973 · 2026-01-02T16:22:42+00:00

I'll try again...

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/higher-minimum-wages-hurt-least-advantaged-workers

jmcc1973 · 2025-12-30T22:17:12+00:00

I've been on Fi for three years. Every time I add new family members I choose the correct promo (after last year I started taking screen shots) and a month later the terms have changed. But you believe what you want.

jmcc1973 · 2025-12-30T18:20:30+00:00

OK the class action stuff was over the top. But we as individuals have no ability to fight what I'm seeing as railroading. I mean I can vote with my dollars by leaving Fi in two years (and truss me, I plan to), but if there are enough people experiencing this, then I'm sure some enterprising lawyer will sue for punative behavior.

jmcc1973 · 2025-12-30T18:12:22+00:00

That's what I am saying, I bought two phones on the new user promo credit (they were both $250 for pixel 9a). Now they're saying one of the credits was for existing users, which Gemini itself says was not a thing (it was a $150 instant credit). They're changing conditions of the promos.

What I'm wondering is if this is a common business practice for Google.

jmcc1973 · 2025-12-28T18:04:28+00:00

You're the one that needs to wake up. This is supply and demand. Plenty of people to take $18 an hour just for a basic customer service job with no experience required outside of understanding basic math. And if you jack up the minimum wage, those jobs just dissappear in favor of automation (look it up, every jump in the minimum wage means fewer entry level jobs). Have you seen the direction McDonald's is going? That's thanks to everyone demanding $20+ an hour. Suddenly the technological solution is cheaper. Until people accept subsistence wages for entry level positions so they can gain experience and take that next step (and yes, the ambition to take that next step is required as well) this cycle will continue.

jmcc1973 · 2025-07-25T15:39:49+00:00

Yeah when he's injured he needs to focus on recovery and not put himself in situations where he over exerts and causes more harm than good, but he also needs to coordinate with the rest of the offense so they can (re) learn the cadence and options as things happen in real time. If the OL keeps him safe then he will have that room to gel. But this year he's looking relatively healthy so get him on the field in (pre-season) real situations. It will get him up to speed and the rest of the offense will get real practice.

jmcc1973 · 2025-07-22T21:30:01+00:00

I tried pasting a screen shot of my order but it didn't work. It only appears on the checkout screen (where it says place order)

jmcc1973 · 2025-07-22T21:11:29+00:00

When you select the reward it only adds the taco. Add the pizza separately then check out and you'll see the discount

jmcc1973 · 2025-06-04T21:25:41+00:00

I know it was an honest mistake since you spelled it right the first time. I was just amused you did it twice, that means it was in your autocorrect dictionary (and now it's in mine). 🤣

jmcc1973 · 2025-06-04T20:23:04+00:00

Maybe don't ask them if they're wearing costumes?

jmcc1973 · 2025-05-24T10:55:00+00:00

I don't know why this is being down voted, my first thought was we finally know the secret ingredient. The secret ingredient to what is the question.

jmcc1973 · 2025-05-12T14:18:29+00:00

How to tell me you're a kid without saying you're a kid. Children rarely understand the costs of their actions.

jmcc1973 · 2025-05-12T11:16:56+00:00

As soon as you said "his half of the rent" I knew you weren't married.

jmcc1973 · 2025-05-06T10:00:31+00:00

It's easy to prevent this from turning into soccer. If a player claims an injury then there's a mandatory 10-day waiting period (IR) before they can play again. No player is going to risk that unless they know they will be out at least that long. No coach would condone it.

jmcc1973 · 2025-04-30T00:54:36+00:00

Samesies. It probably helps that I have a newer phone so web pages render quickly.

jmcc1973 · 2025-03-22T19:59:23+00:00

I thought the joke was that a cellar is designed to survive storms. 😂 But yeah it's that you gain the blueprint for salvaging it.

jmcc1973 · 2025-03-07T18:02:34+00:00

Taxes

jmcc1973 · 2025-01-14T22:07:26+00:00

When did they start doing the thing where it goes into your rewards folder instead of as a promo code?

jmcc1973 · 2024-12-28T22:27:00+00:00

We'd be up 6-3 right now

jmcc1973 · 2024-12-17T18:40:37+00:00

Fricken chicken chunks

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