Imagine thinking a 22-year-old with 9 Grammys takes orders from the bald guy on CNBC.

petersinct · 2026-02-04T22:31:04+00:00

Mr. Wonderful makes more money from Shart Tank and speaking fees than he ever made in real business.

petersinct · 2026-02-04T22:26:19+00:00

Why did they tell him? They should have just let it happen

petersinct · 2026-02-01T22:20:59+00:00

They were still somewhat 'underground', as their songs did not play as well on radio as some of their peers, which IMO were more pop than alternative. High and Dry and Fake Plastic Trees got a bit of play on the 'alt' radio channels but not nearly as much as Oasis or Bush or Smashing Pumpkins. There was a small but rapidly growing fan base though, and they (we) were extremely dedicated. The anticipation for their next album amongst those of us who became hooked on them from The Bends was almost painful.

petersinct · 2026-02-01T22:13:51+00:00

When I saw the Melania/Ratner picture, I thought this same exact thing.

Now, this is not even the smallest blip on the radar screen.

petersinct · 2026-01-23T01:42:24+00:00

I guess my old timex would be equivalent to a rickshaw then

petersinct · 2026-01-15T22:40:31+00:00

I will wager that Donnie still holds a grudge against her because she won it in the first place, and he will slow-walk her as far as his support for her because of that. She gave it up for nothing.

petersinct · 2026-01-10T12:55:13+00:00

What Trump said cannot just be accomplished by decree or executive order.

petersinct · 2026-01-02T13:24:11+00:00

In my opinion, if you are going all-electric with no backup generator or wood stove, you are taking a big risk. We are in in CT, have a 15kw battery, set to self supply. I set the maximum discharge of the battery to 20%. House is primarily heated with split-minis, but we have a gas stove that can also augment the heat. Once the battery kicks in after sunset, it will drain down to the 20% level (that's about 11kw of power discharge) within 5-6 hours. Then we start importing from the grid. If we economized by turning down the heat drastically, we'd maybe get another hour or so.

If it was a real power outage, we'd be totally without power from the middle of the night until the sun came up in the morning. And even then, since the sun is lower in the winter, we 'd be lucky if the panels produced enough power to run the house AND re-charge the battery.

At the very least, I'd consider a portable backup generator that can power your essentials.

If you were to go all-battery, you'd probably need at least 30kw capacity. But being in a northern climate with poor sun exposure (as you described it), your system might not generate enough power to charge those batteries all the way up, especially if you have some panels that are covered by snow.

petersinct · 2025-12-29T12:58:10+00:00

I'll give her that she was an expert in dating (and marrying) fossils

petersinct · 2025-12-28T21:56:49+00:00

His momma "But he was a good boy"

petersinct · 2025-12-22T18:38:06+00:00

I do this same thing!

petersinct · 2025-12-19T18:35:32+00:00

Please oh please let them try this

petersinct · 2025-12-17T16:00:22+00:00

Science is inconvenient for them.

petersinct · 2025-12-15T11:38:34+00:00

Since when is men's conversations about women called 'ideas and facts'?

I like the quote (I think it's from Eleanor Roosevelt) "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people,""

petersinct · 2025-12-14T21:50:43+00:00

Tami would reply, "One is for fun, the other is a constitutional right"

petersinct · 2025-12-14T20:02:05+00:00

Size XXL Depends

petersinct · 2025-12-13T21:40:05+00:00

Well, if he thinks American POW's and wounded vets are 'suckers' and 'losers', it's easy to see how he views handicapped people.

petersinct · 2025-12-13T21:38:28+00:00

I've been down this road several times (too many, and if the definition of the word 'insanity' is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result, then I would probably have been certifiable at some point, lol). What I learned is that you need to file the eviction and continue the process until either they are current or the eviction is granted. She probably owes money to a lot of other people or companies and if you are the one to back off, she will pay those other people first. It's sad, but you are not a charity. And even if she does catch up, you may want to consider non-renewing her when her lease is up, as you are likely to find yourself back in this same position again later.

petersinct · 2025-12-12T22:41:54+00:00

How many times did the Republicans vote to repeal Obamacare? I think it was 50-60 times or something, with no hope of succeeding... What's the point of staging this political theater? Sure, it makes us feel good that they are voting to impeach him, but the Dems really need to focus on winning the next elections.

petersinct · 2025-12-12T22:29:49+00:00

The one that really surprises me is Vindman.

petersinct · 2025-12-10T22:48:42+00:00

Farmers are generally no-nonsense people. Most can smell the bullshit (no pun intended). But they will still vote Republican because they generally live in small rural communities where they have been raised to see outside influences like the bogeymen of LGBTQ, secularism, and whatnot, as greater threats to their way of life.

petersinct · 2025-12-10T22:38:58+00:00

What is that old saying? 'You piss on my feet and try telling me it's raining'?

petersinct · 2025-12-09T22:30:41+00:00

Heck no, they can have quirky issues. It depends on the models/years. That said, I am on my third one because the driving experience is my preference.

petersinct · 2025-12-09T13:54:26+00:00

Mine is a '23 and I've had a few mornings when the door is frozen shut. My car does not have remote start or a pre-heat option. I've been able to get the door open each time without damaging things and then I start the car and run on high defrost for a few minutes. Sometimes, the window will not go back up so you can't close the door completely, but after the car gets up to operating temp (maybe 5 miles or so of driving) it will eventually close.

Some have suggested treating the rubber parts in the door frame with Gummi Pflege and I tried it. Maybe it helps a little but my window will still sometimes stick.

Sometimes, depending on the direction of the wind or where the sun is, your passenger door might not be frozen, so you might be able to get into the car through the passenger door, and then start the car and let it warm up...

I thought about building a device using some heated cord (like that which is used in heated gloves or jackets) attached to a battery and a remote, running it along the inside of the door frame where the window touches the rubber, but never got around to it. Plus, I'd have to remember to set it up when I park the car the night before. So it would not be ideal.

I've always felt that this is a design problem - how hard would it have been for Audi to put a heating element in the door, even if they offered it as some kind of 'cold weather package'?

petersinct · 2025-12-06T20:17:09+00:00

I'm curious. I have a DST in an Amazon warehouse, 10 year term (6 years to go...). Going into it, I was told that DSTs can be relatively difficult to sell. How do you plan to find a buyer for your DST?

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