I haven’t bought anything from a vending machine in years. They take tap to pay now?

I hate sewing, but it has saved me thousands of dollars over my lifetime and I am convinced that everyone should know how to do it unless they really don’t care about money.

“Thanks, friend.”

More likely zinc or brass.

Cook isn’t handling it like solid gold though (it looks too light). I bet it’s 24 karat gold plated zinc.

I play Skyrim SE on Linux (Via Steam) and currently have about 30 mods on it, and it runs fine. I have run Oblivion Remastered (no mods) and have experienced occasional crashes, but it is at least playable.

Not a problem for me. All the software I need is either available as native Linux or runs ok under Wine.

I’m ready to ditch Windows entirely at this point. I just need to find the best way to do that, without having to rebuild the Linux side of my dual boot PC.

Of course, it’s often a scam. But application fees can be legit. The key is how they are administered.

The fee should not be non refundable, just not refunded under certain specific circumstances.

It’s not fraud if you tell the applicant what the rental criteria are and what happens to the money if they are turned down.

In ancient times, I was a small time landlord. On a couple of occasions I asked for an application fee. I followed these rules, which I explained to the applicant:

1. The application fee was refunded if I turned down the applicant, provided the background check did not disclose a lie on the application.
2. The application fee was applied to the security deposit if I granted the rental.
3. The application fee was not refunded if the background check found a lie on the application, or if I granted the rental and the applicant changed their mind and declined to rent.

It costs money to do background checks. I wasn’t going to be out of pocket if an applicant was dishonest with me.

You are supposed to wait until you are going to sleep to obsess about that.

Their marching was poor because there is almost no practical reason why anyone in today’s Army should ever need to march. The vast majority of service people do very little marching after basic training.

What everyone in the US should do RIGHT NOW is get all the currently recommended vaccines for their age group and health conditions. There is a high probability that they will either become unavailable or not covered by insurance in the near future.

No kidding, do it now, and see that your family members do the same.

Nice to know that somebody in my bed is getting some.

Yup, and wasn’t the brand bought by VW? Mine was made by International Harvester. So not really that closely related, except maybe for body shape.

Actually, Scout vehicles do exist. I have one. It was made in 1967.

I don’t understand the copper reference.

An example of great parenting. Kid asks question, answer question honestly and briefly. No need for a lecture.

I painted the radio antenna on my Subaru florescent orange for that very reason. I probably should have used plastic flowers instead.

I’m going to a local protest tomorrow. If someone asks why I’m there I’ll just say Jennie told me.

I like winter better. Things around here are often on fire during the summer.