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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 6, 2016 -> 11:05 AM) To be fair, greg does live in Kansas, and Gov. Brownback and the Republican legislature there have lit the entire economy in that state on fire. For sure, that is a factor in what people see and thats why many rural, lower income families are wanting to "make america great again." But overall in this country most of those ideas or notions on the economy etc are simply inaccurate.

That stress fracture took a LONG time to come back from it seemed. This new injury scares me as well even though it should be straight forward.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 6, 2016 -> 10:27 AM) http://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-house-...-091500724.html Bill Clinton taking shots at ObamaCare, probably not greatly appreciated... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump...-141950838.html Trump already planting seeds about rigged election, pretty amusing the way the writer debunked the main points The GOP is already starting to disconnect from him so they can hopefully keep congress and start to pass Ryan's agenda. Its a smart move.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 10:46 PM) Cause everybody is hurting. I don't know many people who are not living paycheck to paycheck. There is a crisis in the economy. There are the poor. There is the middle class, which is really hurting. And there are the one percenters. The economy blows, folks. I don't know anybody with any money. Health care is exactly like Bill Clinton said. Expensive as hell and reduced benefits. Amen. The economy blows. Nobody I know has any money. I simply disagree. Pick any part of America. How bout race relations? We're close to having a civil war over this Black Lives Matters situation. Close to having a war against our police, who are killing people at an alarming rate. Overseas relations? Obama is despised by Russia, China, even the Philippeans. Economy? Please. The economy is very much up over the last several years with huge growth in many industries like real estate and tech. We are literally in the middle of a gigantic tech boom. Also people arent being killed at an alarming rate, murders are down overall in the US. I'm sure some of this is the scare tactics you hear on the radio or wherever you get your info, but its all simply not true. There are always parts of the population that are going to be hurting for jobs and money, its like that under any government in any era.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 04:10 PM) I dunno man, you'd have about 3 weeks out of the year when you could comfortably open up the space. After that it's bug city. Yeah it looks like just french doors opening up to it with screens, but still could be cool.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) Mine would have those big sliding doors, going out to the outdoor living room and then off to one side you'd have a grill (probably would have to go with a built in weber with counter, although I could opt for keeping with my original weber and more just kind of having a bar area without the grill and then on the other side kind of having non-covered area (nice stone on the ground) and then a fireplace over in that area (so more like a lounge area of sorts) and a flatscreen in the main outdoor area. I only cook outside, so having the big sliders that open up when you have guests over (kids can be inside or outside while your friends / family (adults) are on the other part, but still everything wide-open. Only thing I occasionally think about with those big sliders is how the hell do I keep the animals out (cause I don't want some random critter showing up in my house while everything is open). This is what I want for Chicago for god sakes. Wide open lower FR with a patio and outdoor kitchen/grill and TV area with bonfire pit. I'm just now redrawing our original plans for this type of thing

QUOTE (brett05 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 02:55 PM) You are a raging atheist. I have no issues with that, except this isn't a thread on religious beliefs. Why do conservatives think abortion should be illegal? The constitution?

I mean those slave-owning, wig-wearing- wooden tooth having politicians were completely perfect in writing their blueprint for the next few centuries.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 01:51 PM) Thank you for the input guys. Rock, is that club level pretty much the same across all stadiums? I saw that they were priced as high as closer seats and I wasn't sure what it was all about. This is for a Colorado Avalanche game if that matters. Waitress service, private entrance, cleaner bathroom with no wait. Its the second level up but I just prefer it. I hate people.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) EVERY RULING IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT? I mean the Constitution is like what 4 pages? Yeah but there are extensions of the constitution, like the christian bible.

Thats a joke right? Judges arent supposed to interpret the constitution and apply it to modern society? WTF

Hes made of glass

I dont understand how someone can argue for strict adherence to the constitution yet want the christian bible to dictate social policies. Its lunacy and bigotry in the highest form.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 11:18 AM) Yeah, they have gotten really clever about how they offer these packages. I ordered my car to spec, but even going that route requires you to upgrade to certain trim levels just to trigger the availability of certain other options. One thing I have learned about driving with all these autonomous systems engaged, is that, other than failing to use my turn signal when changing lanes from time to time, I think I am a pretty solid driver. I haven't had any of these safety features really engage on me, such as the car slamming the brakes on me when attempting to make a left hand turn, or for getting too close to a vehicle ahead of me, etc. My braking control is turned off but it still alarms and buzzes me from time to time. Although it annoying it really is a nice safety feature.

The Lobster- I wanted to like it, but it wasnt good.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 09:42 AM) The few times I've had it have been in rentals in California that were for long-ish drives. I dunno, maybe I just wasn't used to it. I drive regularly up to 5 or 6 hours and its a godsend. I'm driving to Cincy this weekend and I get to rest my legs for hours at a time and the car does the work. Its amazing.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 5, 2016 -> 07:57 AM) Best seats in the house right there. Just high enough so the players don't block your view of the rest of the ice. I prefer anything in the club level. Less people, cleaner bathrooms. Same goes for Sox games.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Oct 2, 2016 -> 07:11 PM) I went to Walmart today (a place I try to avoid), and I know it's a cliche, but oh, the humanity. I went to one a little further out on North Ave because I just happened to be over there and if anyone remembers the old K-Marts, thats what it looked like. Its almost as if people take things off shelves or racks and just throw them on the floor. Open bags of chips everywhere, pop on the floor. Disgusting place.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 06:12 PM) I have similar hesitation in regards to maintaining a pool...it is different here though. Pools are to backyards in Vegas kind of like decks are to midwesterners. When our house is appraised, we get docked for not having a pool. Not necessarily enough to make me shell out $85k for one, but it is clear that most homebuyers expect a pool when considering a property such as ours. Outdoor living is a big consideration here. It almost never rains, and the weather is very temperate for 5-6 months of the year. Late September through mid-December and then late February through the beginning of June we have temperatures between 60-80 on most days. So getting outside and being active is a major consideration for deciding to live in the middle of the desert. Another big consideration for us is our location within the Las Vegas Valley. We live in an older part of town, close to urban centers. I am just a few miles from the Strip and downtown Las Vegas. As such, we don't necessarily have easy access to the suburban parks and sports complexes that some folks that our located in the newer master-planned communities have. As a result, we would like to make our property something of an oasis for our son and his friends as he gets older. We'd like our home to be a place where he and his friends can hang out and play, as opposed to having to either seek out places to play in some of the more urban areas (which can be a bit shady) or having to truck him out to those newer areas. Not that we won't have to do that on occasion, but we'd like him to have things to do at home and it would be comfortable to be able to have some clue of what he is doing when he is out playing. While I would love to build the pavilion, I'm not sure that does a whole lot for him. It probably would be something our friends and family could use more so than our son and his friends. Which is why if we do choose that option, I think we have to be prepared to put in either option 1 or 3 later on once he gets older. I'm still in the process of gathering info as to costs. I suspect the pool option will cost somewhere between $75-100k. The pavilion option is probably in that same ballpark. I suspect the sport court, assuming we put in fencing and lights, is going to run close to that as well. I hope to finish that part of the process within the next few weeks. If you guys were kids though...like age 5 or 6 all the way up through high school, which option do you think you would have liked your childhood home to have had? I've always liked the desert homes that have those big outdoor living rooms with kitchens and fireplaces and TV's with misters for when it gets hot. But then again, alot of those houses ive been to have pools as well...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 05:01 PM) I've had a couple of cars with that and found it extremely annoying. Do you make long highway trips? I can literally drive from Detroit to Chicago without touching a pedal. Thats invaluable to me, especially with knees that ache when driving.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 09:59 PM) My best friend...the man and his father that I named my son after...two very intelligent, rational, reasonable, good people....actually support Trump. It has more to do with the state of our political system than with the candidate they support. At least that's what I keep telling myself. My evangelical side of the family votes whomever is running on the republican ticket, because you know, the bible.

Pence is a terrible human and he completely ignored hes running for VP. That entire debate was a fail.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 11:51 AM) Make it happen Netflix! When it was on there (or hulu I cant remember) I binge watched it like crazy

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 06:40 PM) So we've had this Q7 a little over 2 months, and I have to say, this is by far the best car I have ever owned. The advancements in technology in regards to autonomous driving have really occurred more quickly than I anticipated. This isn't necessarily the most fun vehicle I have ever owned, but it offers by far the safest and most solid driving experience from a car I have ever owned. Adaptive cruise control is something I can never live without. As I shop for new cars if it doesnt have it I am not interested.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 01:28 PM) People defending it also dont seem to understand the difference between a corporate loss and a personal loss. Without the full return I cant tell what is in statement 1, but we can likely assume that the loss derived from 2 events, the bankruptcies of Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Plaza, that were then reorganized into Trump Hotel & Casino Resorts in 1995. Most likely Trump owned stock in those 2 companies. When they went bankrupt there is a chance that the value of those stocks effectively became 0. The loss is actually likely not true. The stock was likely never worth $900mil. Its all speculation, but I would bet not many individuals have ever claimed a loss that big. Almost 1B in personal losses is a HUGE failure as a businessman. Its crazy stupid. The deeper people are able to dig the more you see he's a con-man. His father was a piece of s*** slum lord and Donald isnt far behind. And LOL at Wikileaks