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| Topic | Would you be upset if a billionaire won the lottery? |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 12:11:56 PM #1 | Topic.
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| Topic | Intel's new bleep software is lit |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 9:07:00 AM #12 | fohstick posted... is this real? I doubted it, but it's real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Qhj299zRM&t=1809s --- |
| Topic | Every few weeks, my coffee tastes weird to me. |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 8:53:28 AM #2 | |
| Topic | If you dont sign up for monthly donations, YOU'RE A DEFECTOR, TRUMP WILL BE TOLD |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 8:48:59 AM #10 | https://secure.winred.com/nrcc/retake-the-house/ Look at the URL when you uncheck the boxes... the first one is: ?recurring=false And the second one is: &money_bomb=false They're not even trying... they're literally calling this "money bomb" internally. --- |
| Topic | If your rent is $1,000 a month how much should you make a year? |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 8:07:59 AM #26 | Let's quickly estimate per month: Rent: $1,000 Utilities (usually only electric and cable): $200 Phone/cell service: $100 Car: $200 Gas/car insurance: $200 Groceries: $300 Savings for necessary misc. costs (clothing, furniture, etc.): $100 That adds up to $2,100/mo -> $25k/year after tax -> $32k pre-tax. So if your rent is $1000, to just barely make it, you want $32k/year. --- |
| Topic | What time is TOO early to cut grass? |
| IdiotMachine 04/08/21 7:46:31 AM #1 | Forecasted to get up to 80F today, and want to cut grass earlier before 11am to avoid that hot mess. Think if I start cutting at 9, itll be okay for dew and neighbors? --- |
| Topic | Voting ID laws = bad, but vaccine passports = good. |
| IdiotMachine 04/07/21 5:18:05 PM #38 | RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted... Both are wrong.Right. Either both are wrong or both are right. They both exist to prohibit people from doing what they should have the right to do just because they dont want a vaccine or an ID. Both can influence huge issues (public health and public policy respectively). --- |
| Topic | Voting ID laws = bad, but vaccine passports = good. |
| IdiotMachine 04/07/21 7:33:15 AM #6 | Fam_Fam posted... are those supposed to be equivalent or somethingOf course they are. They both limit things you should be able to do. --- |
| Topic | Voting ID laws = bad, but vaccine passports = good. |
| IdiotMachine 04/07/21 7:08:38 AM #1 | |
| Topic | Have any of you ever seen a lamborghini aventador before in person? |
| IdiotMachine 04/06/21 9:52:40 PM #3 | Yes. Ive driven one as a rental before in Vegas. After the initial shock of driving one, the rental one in Vegas sucked... its clearly meant to be rented out for the shock value since it was never maintained well. --- |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 5: Wouldn't gliding be faster? |
| IdiotMachine 04/06/21 9:31:31 PM #398 | |
| Topic | How much should GameFAQs moderators be paid? |
| IdiotMachine 04/06/21 9:24:23 PM #1 | |
| Topic | Almost losing everything a year ago due to covid, we finally got our own place. |
| IdiotMachine 04/04/21 8:32:37 PM #4 | |
| Topic | I am buying gas for $3.94/gal |
| IdiotMachine 04/04/21 8:11:27 PM #9 | Democrats have the majority, pipeline was cancelled, weather is getting better, and COVID restrictions are reducing... of course gas prices are going up. --- |
| Topic | Dusted off my Vita... Persona 4, MGS HD Collection... |
| IdiotMachine 04/04/21 12:05:48 AM #1 | |
| Topic | Lol at this new Ted Cruz meme |
| IdiotMachine 04/03/21 10:47:10 PM #3 | |
| Topic | Gameshark or Action Replay |
| IdiotMachine 04/03/21 8:24:57 PM #8 | |
| Topic | Neighbor still has his Trump sign up |
| IdiotMachine 04/03/21 7:35:20 PM #1 | |
| Topic | It's 2021. Why can't they make sockless shows?! |
| IdiotMachine 04/03/21 6:35:32 PM #1 | And I dont mean sandals or open toe shows, but normal shoes where it has enough vents so you dont need to wear socks. --- |
| Topic | Which side is more corrupt in the USA? |
| IdiotMachine 04/03/21 4:43:07 PM #1 | |
| Topic | Dishwasher install guy; tip or no tip? |
| IdiotMachine 04/02/21 12:33:20 PM #25 | Giant_Aspirin posted... this.Im sure I can do it, but this is bs. --- |
| Topic | Dishwasher install guy; tip or no tip? |
| IdiotMachine 04/02/21 9:23:35 AM #15 | ArchNemo posted... So did you tip him?Fuck no. Costco customer service said they cant do anything but offered a partial refund in the amount it would cost to hire someone to install the dishwasher. So now Im calling around getting quotes. Im getting quotes around $200-$300.... wtf? --- |
| Topic | Republican about Chinese immigrants: I don't want them here at all. |
| IdiotMachine 04/02/21 8:43:14 AM #9 | |
| Topic | Dishwasher install guy; tip or no tip? |
| IdiotMachine 04/02/21 8:28:25 AM #11 | These sons of bitches didnt install it. They literally dropped the box off outside my door. I had to bring it in... now I need to call and go wtf?. --- |
| Topic | Dishwasher install guy; tip or no tip? |
| IdiotMachine 04/02/21 7:58:56 AM #1 | Should I tip?
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I bought a dishwasher from Costco, and Costco offers free install and haul away of the old one (they did not include uninstall, so I unhooked up everything last night). I wonder if I should tip $10 or so... Im thinking Ill tip him $10 only if he does the full job. Because Ive also read that they will not do electrical if its a hard wire job; theyll hook up everything, then wait for you to hook up the hard wire, then theyll finish the job. Reviewers on Costco.com seem to say this is because of code / theyre not registered electricians or something like that. Thoufhts? --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/31/21 8:19:27 PM #200 | JTilly posted... Stump removal as well?Yes sir. All of them are bigger (about 3 stories tall) than the one that fell. They are really close to the house (about 3ft away), so I'm afraid of future issues (it falling onto the house, roots growing into the foundation, etc.). --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/31/21 7:05:05 PM #197 | Now, Im hiring the same company to cut five other trees. $1000 for five trees! --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/29/21 6:40:28 PM #188 | So I called them. They already knew of the mess up. They told me its on them and I dont owe them anything. I inquired about the stump removal, and they said they can grind the stump down for $100. I accepted that, since its only $100. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 6:38:59 PM #156 | Eyeratosthenes posted... unbelievable that some of you actually existI mean its the right thing to do... I wanted it gone, its gone. Thankfully nothing happened during the work (no more damage to the property, no one got hurt, etc.). The only issue I have is that I have no idea if $300 is reasonable. But well cross that bridge tomorrow when I call their office. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 6:30:43 PM #151 | Well this topic blew up... when I call them tomorrow, Im going to tell them the truth, that I did want to have the tree taken away, but I was waiting on quotes, and see where we go from there. Also in my experience, @Perascamin is right: for small jobs, after I down select and pick a company, Ive never had to sign contracts; they just did the job and sent me an invoice, and I paid it. For example, pest removal, window caulking, chimney sweeping, etc. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 2:10:15 PM #83 | Looking closer at the invoice, the address was incorrect. It was (for example) 513 Main St (neighbors address) instead of 531 Main St (my address). So walked over there and asked, and sure enough, they hired the company. Ill update this tomorrow evening after I get a chance to talk to the company tomorrow. They didnt grind the stump down, so Id at least like to get rid of the stump. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 1:58:20 PM #75 | Enderknight17 posted... Were there other downed trees nearby? Maybe he got the wrong house?Thanks for that idea; I wouldnt have thought of this. So turns out my neighbor hired that company to take away one of their fallen trees in the backyard and this was a misunderstanding. lolol.... guess tomorrow, Ill have an interesting call with this tree company. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 1:18:33 PM #59 | Perascamin posted... You guys are actually stupid if you think this is something worth running to a lawyer for. I'm glad TC isn't taking up any of those dumb ass posts lmao.Yea, I dont see the point of lawyering up for this. I just dont want to be ripped off and paying this company $300 when $100 would have been enough. I wanted the tree gone and its gone; just want to be reasonable about it. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 1:13:13 PM #53 | yemmy posted... Omg lol @ how tone deaf CE iswat I'm okay to pay this guy, but the problem is I have no clue if $300 is reasonable or not. Ive never had to pay someone to get rid of a fallen tree, so no clue if Im being ripped off or not. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 1:11:20 PM #52 | Perascamin posted... TC if you're an honest guy just call the invoice and calmly explain what happened. There is a very, very low chance that some guy is going around randomly cutting up trees and leaving invoices for people who didn't ask for the service to be completed. There is likely just a mistake somewhere.Yea I'll call them tomorrow. And yea, I was away all morning. Came back and saw the tree missing, and the invoice at my door. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:55:06 PM #40 | MKScorpion posted... If he has a problem remind him he apparently just showed up out of nowhere and did it you didn't ask him to. Just say thanks, and give him around what the people you actually called were going to charge and be done with it.But that's the thing... I didn't get a quote from them yet, and I doubt I'll get one now since the tree doesn't exist anymore for them to quote it. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:50:42 PM #35 | JACKBUTTMOMMY posted... Yeah unless its an HOA thing youre in the clear. But you should make damn sure you didnt agree to anyone and only asked for quotes - as its possible it could be a subcontract job with someone you did agree with.I don't live in an HOA. And I definitely said quotes, since I was shopping around as this isn't a big deal (no property damage, did not land on the street). littlebro07 posted... $300 for that?Is $300 a lot or little for that? --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:44:51 PM #28 | divot1338 posted... Whats the diameter and height of the tree?I would estimate it at about 2 foot diameter, and about two stories tall. Here's a clip if it falling: https://i.imgur.com/mRN9Tdp.gif --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:35:46 PM #12 | divot1338 posted... Give him what you think is fair if you would have had to call someone.But that's the thing... I have no idea if $300 is fair or not. And with the tree gone now, I can't even get quotes to see if that's reasonable. --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:33:59 PM #7 | ROOTFayth posted... are you sure one of the guys you called did not misunderstand?Yea, the invoice he left behind has a company header on it that I do not recognize (i.e., one that I did not call). --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:33:00 PM #4 | So I have no idea if $300 is reasonable or not for cutting up that tree and disposing of it, since I still haven't heard back from the tree companies I called yesterday. But like.... can he do that...? --- |
| Topic | Tree fell; this guy cut it up and is now asking me for $$$. What do? |
| IdiotMachine 03/28/21 12:30:38 PM #1 | Big wind storm last night, and a tree on my property fell onto my property (grass; no property damage). I called a few tree folks and asked for quotes yesterday. Today, this morning, this random guy (who I didn't call) apparently cut up the tree, loaded it all up on his truck, and left. He left an invoice on my door, asking me to pay him $300 for the work. ...................how do I proceed here? --- |
| Topic | Why are all these attacks on Asians in liberal cities? |
| IdiotMachine 03/27/21 1:11:32 PM #1 | |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 5: Wouldn't gliding be faster? |
| IdiotMachine 03/27/21 1:01:54 PM #326 | Irony posted... I wish I got Qiqi and Mona instead of the permanent 5*s I gotI thought Qiqi is useless. --- |
| Topic | Genshin Impact General 5: Wouldn't gliding be faster? |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 11:30:51 PM #321 | |
| Topic | Are you getting iPhone 13? |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 9:54:57 PM #5 | In summary, what are the new features making it a worthwhile jump? Does it finally have Type C? No notches? I think except for these two features, it wouldnt be a big difference from 11. --- |
| Topic | Any car people here? My tires lasted less than 15k miles. wtf? |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 9:51:43 PM #3 | What_ posted... Check your warranty maybeTire warranty packet that came with the car says OEM supplied tires have no warranty from Bridgestone. Volkswagen warranty packet says wearable items are not warrantied. --- |
| Topic | Any car people here? My tires lasted less than 15k miles. wtf? |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 9:47:47 PM #1 | I have a 2019 Volkswagen Golf, purchased new, and it came with Bridgestone Ecopia tires. They have about 11k miles on them, and now the treads are less than 4/32". They are evenly worn; I have regularly had tire rotations and alignments done as well. This doesn't seem right at all, considering Bridgestone's site has a 70k mileage prorated warranty on them. Bridgestone says the tires have no warranty on them because they're OEM (supplied with the new car). Volkswagen service rep says there's nothing they can do, and advised I get new tires. The Volkswagen mechanic says that OEM tires are actually made differently than the same tire that consumers get, and that they are softer and last significantly less than normal tires that consumers have access to. Is this true? Should I be fighting Volkswagen to try to get some money for new tires, or just get new tires? --- |
| Topic | Got my first shot of the Moderna vaccine. |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 3:49:11 PM #1 | |
| Topic | CruelBuffalo Voter Test: If youre too dumb to know Costco Gas allows both sides |
| IdiotMachine 03/26/21 3:27:18 PM #11 | Doing it that way results in the hose touching your car; I dont want any scratches, so Ill wait. --- |
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