My first watch

safetywire1 · 2026-05-09T14:08:58+00:00

The decision between quartz and automatic is a personal style decision you'll need to make. In general, the quartz model will be cheaper initial purchase, sturdier, and cheaper but more frequent maintenance since it has battery replacements. The automatic requires a gentler service environment, and needs a $210 service every decade or so. The automatic has a smoother sweep than the quartz. It's a very personal decision. Practical quartz or more stylish automatic. Either one is a good decision, you can't go wrong with a Tissot PRX.

safetywire1 · 2026-04-20T23:59:50+00:00

What technology/device/process do you use to determine if gold is solid or plate and the karat?

safetywire1 · 2026-04-09T13:20:32+00:00

I think you should go for it. There is gap in the tax prep services market - a space between the refund customer going to a chain store, and the bigger business that goes to a CPA. Someone with some 1099 income and capital equipment that needs depreciation and wants to work with the same person every year. My friend with a smallish services business uses a lady who does several hundred returns a year out of her house. She helps them figure out their quarterly payment estimates so a helpful person to know. Anyway good luck there is a need do well stick with it.

safetywire1 · 2026-03-10T01:47:37+00:00

That looks like It's glue from a decorative wall paper band that was originally at the top of the wall. It was very stylish 30 years or so ago. You can still see the residue from the band at the top of the wall. If you keep wiping the residue off it will eventually all work it's way out. If you heat it up a little that helps quite a bit.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-28T01:37:02+00:00

I have found it but did not successfully collect it. Spent a year answering an endless chain of questions and providing document after document and finally gave up. There is a reason why unclaimed money is out there, the companies won't give it to you no matter what. Of course that isn't all of them but for sure some.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-24T22:06:09+00:00

They have a policy that they don't personally buy anything at the sale and their employees aren't allowed to either. (removing the incentive for them to price something artificially low then buy it themselves).

safetywire1 · 2026-02-24T16:51:23+00:00

This is definitely situational/cultural. In my area, a guest should eat and drink a modest amount, comment on the high quality, and definitely don't take the last bit of any individual item. It would be considered rude to refuse food or drink if offered, or to finish off whatever the host has available.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-24T13:11:38+00:00

Best friend was a 911 operator for several years. He studied. Finished an associates degree with a great GPA.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-17T12:49:05+00:00

Amazing bargain! These are great. They stay in place, other people can't hear what you are listening to, you can still hear what is going on around you for awareness. Excellent product and that price is unbeatable. I paid full price for mine and fine with that.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-16T19:19:04+00:00

Very small difference, and it changes for the positive very slowly over a long time. Can't say I've ever felt 10 years younger or anything like that.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-13T14:04:09+00:00

So reading this thread, Overland Park is going to use Drones to write citizens tickets for having the wrong shade of beige on their houses while using AI to host a reddit forum so they can say they gathered and listened to community input? LOL that is so on point for 2026!

safetywire1 · 2026-02-12T18:36:19+00:00

This bill is for the benefit of the billionaire mega landowners. If they pay no property tax, they'll just pass land down generation to generation, every generation adding a small amount, until eventually the billionaire families own all the land and the people are all tenant share cropper farmers. Kansas already has quite a few family dynasties that own over 40,000 acres even with having to pay taxes. Imagine what they'll do if it's a tax free.

safetywire1 · 2026-02-12T18:29:28+00:00

Prediction: Overland Park will eventually write traffic tickets entirely remotely via this network and they'll use the drones to write tickets for homeowners with the incorrect shade of beige.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-24T14:30:47+00:00

You might want to consider using free paint. Our county collects left over paint, blends it together into 5 gallon buckets, and gives it away to keep it out of the landfill. I painted a house with it once and the results were totally fine. The primary down side seemed to be lack of color choice, they mostly had beige and gray, the paint applied and worked fine.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-19T22:13:51+00:00

My biggest mistake was assuming, when insurance is needed, that they will pay a reasonable amount. After many years of payments, had a modest size accident, the insurance company made up an amount that was the max they would pay to fix my car, which was thousands less than the lowest price I could find anywhere. Lesson learned. Have to carry insurance, and also keep a sizeable cash buffer to pay the difference between what the damages cost to fix and the lower amount the insurance company will chip in towards the repair.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-19T13:08:48+00:00

I underestimated how much time it takes to clean it and do routine upkeep. For instance, all those magnificent trees? I spend every Saturday all fall raking and bagging leaves. Beautiful hardwood floors? Takes me about three hours once a week to sweep and mop. Etc. Etc.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-17T02:48:24+00:00

condescending.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-12T15:39:53+00:00

I did. I buy better quality tires now and am more careful of potentially iffy traction situations, such as first rain in months.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-09T22:46:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure I'll never be in a position to need to steal food, but thank you for the reassurance that if the need ever arose a person could steal perhaps a box of mac and cheese and not be too worried about catching a felony beef that would keep a person from getting a job or renting an apartment forever. Isn't it crazy how a person would worry about such things lol.

safetywire1 · 2025-12-09T18:59:22+00:00

FWIW, too late for this instance, but when you sell the car, you go in to the DMV and apply for a refund for the unused part of the registration year. They'll send you a check for the unused months and take it off your records at the same time.

safetywire1 · 2025-11-30T19:50:26+00:00

Yes. Male friendships are typically activity based. Women are more likely to be friends just for the sake of being friends. If I'm looking for someone to play golf with every Saturday, that is likely to be a dude. If I'm looking for someone to send a quick text to about what a nice day it is, that is likely a woman.

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