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Capacity for success precedes opportunity. A lot of smart, healthy people have become successful on their own. Nobody with a profound disability becomes successful because of who they know, if you're defining success by achievement.

Blue collar labor job, almost all men outside of administration.

I'm sweating even in my birthday suit.

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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

Aren't trailers loaded before they hitch? Possible it was stolen before the truck picked it up? Not sure how often they inspect

There's no way Nintendo would drop this trailer in a lot somewhere for the driver to pick up. It wouldn't have left their warehouse without the driver signing the BOL and a warehouse employee checking and sealing the trailer.

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I hope things are going ok.

The thieves could have been following the truck since it came out of Nintendo of America.

A chase car opening trailers when they stopped until they found the goods, and a tractor trailer of their own to park right next to it, load up and go.

This is really sus for the truck driver. It would be nearly impossible not to feel movement and hear something while someone is inside your trailer unloading tons of freight, while you're in the cab. And for that much freight to be taken out of the trailer while parked at a truck stop, it's hard to believe no other drivers noticed the looting of this trailer. And the driver doesn't know what city it happened in? That's at the least an admission that he wasn't doing proper pretrip and post trip inspections and didn't notice that his truck could suddenly accelerate much faster (since his trailer got lighter).

I got a really high score on Slither.io like 9 years ago. It might have been the world record.

I've been in the path of totality of two solar eclipses.

I saw the world's oldest tree (probably).

I swear I've heard the five horn notes at 0:47 and 2:08 in some other movie, but I can't think of what one.

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RIP

Tyranthraxus posted...

There's technically acid in that battery so you can't have it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_battery

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Smallville posted...

Oh you never been before right? Yeah I heard of that place. Mostly topic was about actual car traffic though , not even scooters.

No I haven't been there. Some roads there are mostly car traffic, but I know what you mean.

https://youtube.com/shorts/yzy8dESJ0W4?si=DRGwbK1KnD9nVDUS

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Just search Dhaka Bangladesh on YouTube and you'll see lots of travel vlogs showing how crazy it is.

I would guess Dhaka is more congested with vehicles.

Everything that happens was always 100% certain to happen and everything that doesn't happen had no chance of happening.

An amphibious conversion van with strong off-road capabilities, solar panels, a shower and toilet, propane cooktop, and many days worth of fuel and water storage capacity.

Sinister

bsp77 posted...

At home though - The Invisible Man (2020)

Underrated movie

A terrible ranking of Ernest P. Worrell movies.

Jommy Tee Lones

Gee whiz, Santa. You're not gonna kill me, are ya?

That's epic, I would have loved making my own classical playlists for Oblivion. Definitely would have had Dies Irae and O Fortuna in the battle folder. And Ligeti playing while in a plane of Oblivion. https://youtu.be/md82G9tHBjM?si=6XO-wCXL2SU3CWaY

99 songs with months in the title from my library:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjIc6-GDUjfshA-HXjr4WnGuHykb9I1cX&si=jFqradT-4En-5nQC

I use Flonase and Afrin most days.

Build an Earthship.

https://youtu.be/wgUkjbMhF18?si=Zppn8podtE3Ehme6

I paid using PayPal, which might complicate the charge back route. Their purchase protection program states:

Your claim will not qualify for a refund under PayPals Purchase Protection program for an Item Not Received claim, if:

• You collect the item in person, or arrange for it to be collected on your behalf, including if you use PayPal in a sellers physical store, except for in-person PayPal QR code goods and services transactions, or
• The seller has provided proof of shipment or proof of delivery.

If the seller presents evidence that they delivered the goods to you, PayPal may find in favor of the seller for an Item Not Received claim even if you claim you did not receive the goods.

I don't know if they stamps on my boxes are enough evidence to counter the tracking information showing the packages were delivered.

ai123 posted...

There must be legal protection for these situations. Look into that and send RYSE an email, giving them a chance to fix this before you take legal action. They must send the goods or refund the payment.

Most times, this will get you the response you want. That email you got about them already sending one replacement is just bullshit and has nothing to do with your consumer rights. They are trying to fob you off so you deal with someone else or drop it. Companies do this all the time because they know a lot of people will just fold at that stage. Show them you won't, and it's usually a different story.

"Legal protection" would be suing them in small claims court. I'd like to give them another chance before going to all that effort. But I don't want to threaten to sue in the email, since most people who do that never follow through. They'll just get the summons if I don't get my order or my money back.

RYSE supplements had 40% off all orders on their website for Black Friday. Their whey protein powders and greens have been my favorites for a few months, so I cashed in on this discount and ordered $419 worth of stuff. It would have cost $700 full price. Great deal, right? I was excited to try some new flavors.

17 days later, two boxes show up on my doorstep, and they are way too light to contain all the stuff I bought. One of the boxes was stamped "damaged in handling" by the USPS. I got my camera and recorded the unboxing for proof that I didn't receive all of my order. Only 2 of the 18 things I ordered were in the boxes! Along with several things I didn't order that weren't even from RYSE. I sent them an email with my video, and they were very understanding.

Response from RYSE:

"Hello, very sorry to see the complications with your order. I will reship you the missing products for this order!"

Wonderful! I tracked the replacement shipment from Texas to my city, where a week later an EMPTY BOX arrives. The tape holding the box flaps closed had broken and become unstuck in transit. This box was stamped, "received without contents" by the USPS. I spoke to the postal carrier when she delivered it and she gave me a number to call, but nobody ever answers. So I send RYSE another email explaining what happened, attaching photos of the stamped box, and advising them to file a claim with the USPS, and that they will likely need to ship it a third time. Please use more tape, I requested.

Their response took almost a week. This is their last email:

"Hello, unfortunately since we have already shipped out a replacement for this large order we will be unable to fulfill another replacement. For further steps you will need to file a claim with USPS to have this issue resolved.

Christian

RYSE Supplements"

What a frustrating response. Besides just being piss-poor customer service, a USPS claim for over $100 requires proof of insurance fees paid. That's why I asked the shipper to file the claim. I don't have that receipt, if it was even adequately insured. And I would really like the stuff I paid for, not to be told to take it up with the postal service.

I'm thinking about how to handle this, and how to best word the email for maximum results. Any advice or similar experiences?

Yes, your math is correct assuming the interest rate never changes. You can find higher rates, though.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/best/banking/high-yield-online-savings-accounts

Great game. The driving physics are fun.

Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Give me a hard one.

BloodyBenten posted...

Baby One More Time is inarguably one of the biggest songs of the 90s.

It absolutely is. I don't dispute that Britney's cultural impact was enormous. Queen of the years she was popular, sure. But would you also award her for the 8 years prior to her debut, during which several other female solo artists sold more albums than Britney did in the 90s? Even if you count 2000-01 as the 90s era. It's certainly a biased claim toward the years more recent in memory.

She didn't release a song until Q4 1998. How does a pop music DJ forget about Maria Carey? All genres considered, Celine Dion and Shania Twain have more claim to that title than Britney Spears. It's a pretty absurd thing to say.

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I wish I had gotten the theater experience for Alien: Romulus. I watched it Friday night and was blown away.

Behold the Grim Crawl of Death
https://youtu.be/9QPZateovPY?&t=836s

Car seats with a forward-angled headrest because crash test dummies are designed with terrible posture and it gives them better safety ratings.

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I sit with good posture and I need a back support pad in most cars to counteract this. Didn't need one in my 2003 Infiniti.

Gohma - The Wind Waker