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mistercrabby

Senior member
Mar 9, 2013
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Pinball. Going to the local brew pub. Hugging my kids and extended family. Having freedom from a tyrannical state government.


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Dr. Detroit

Diamond Member
Sep 25, 2004
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Breweries and night life!
Beaches!
In person shopping
The gym
Having people over
Summer planning - will my reservations be canceled?
Hawaii trip in June?
My annual raise - postponed til after Covid
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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Pinball. Going to the local brew pub. Hugging my kids and extended family. Having freedom from a tyrannical state government.


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What state?

Used to think this was some far off problem but NC has jumped the shark.

Really think open carry is a bad idea but these days...10 opens at a park and 2 cops "Locking you up because..." Not advocating any type of confrontation but jack boots will think twice.

Scientifically, outside is a hell of a lot better than wally world.

MY NAME IS SHORTYLICKINS.
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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Breweries and night life!
Beaches!
In person shopping
The gym
Having people over
Summer planning - will my reservations be canceled?
Hawaii trip in June?
My annual raise - postponed til after Covid
Gym +1
VRBO tenants...probably turning it into a rental.
 

mopardude87

Diamond Member
Oct 22, 2018
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The luxury of going to any store without feeling like a asshole when ya want something? I am out of indica and will be till next week but till i have more then one reason to go out and take care of business i won't make a single dedicated trip for "selfish" needs as much as the indica is medicine to me. I do got plenty of business next week so will prob strap on a mask take care of all that in one trip then from there be good a ballpark 2-3 weeks till i need food.

Do what i did last month buy for the month, i ran out of indica cause i was sold by a few friends about today being stimulus then it hit me about not being selfish. Honestly plowed through this supply cause it helps with anxiety and well this stuff is very overwhelming right now. Most months i am good but not this one.
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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The luxury of going to any store without feeling like a asshole when ya want something? I am out of indica and will be till next week but till i have more then one reason to go out and take care of business i won't make a single dedicated trip for "selfish" needs as much as the indica is medicine to me. I do got plenty of business next week so will prob strap on a mask take care of all that in one trip then from there be good a ballpark 2-3 weeks till i need food.

Do what i did last month buy for the month, i ran out of indica cause i was sold by a few friends about today being stimulus then it hit me about not being selfish. Honestly plowed through this supply cause it helps with anxiety and well this stuff is very overwhelming right now. Most months i am good but not this one.
Went to fresh market. Walked in the out door and got Ma's paper. Fm's sign, wear a mask ain't got shit on Ma not getting her paper.

And covid is in the hvac.
 
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BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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1%er.

Bet you have a lawn crew, too. 😀😀

Side note, the wife said something about a new RAV4 but the best online I saw was $27k. Eff that. Hers only has 150k miles. Should last her to Medicare.

Side note 2, my old boss's son runs the used car lot. Peeps are just about climbing the fence wanting to buy. Good ole free government $, just like EITC.

Lawn crew? fuck that...it's EXTREMELY rare that I hire someone to do what I can do myself...and I DO NOT EVER hire Mexicans do do landscaping. I've had way too many bad experiences due to the language barrier.

I even gave one crew photos of what I wanted. The end result...not even in the same ballpark.

Fuck it...do it myself.

150K on a vehicle? WTF? I did put over 200K on my commute truck...96 Dakota, but I put that on in about 6 years. Otherwise, I think it's been over 40 years since I had a vehicle with over 100K on it.
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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Lawn crew? fuck that...it's EXTREMELY rare that I hire someone to do what I can do myself...and I DO NOT EVER hire Mexicans do do landscaping. I've had way too many bad experiences due to the language barrier.

I even gave one crew photos of what I wanted. The end result...not even in the same ballpark.

Fuck it...do it myself.

150K on a vehicle? WTF? I did put over 200K on my commute truck...96 Dakota, but I put that on in about 6 years. Otherwise, I think it's been over 40 years since I had a vehicle with over 100K on it.
But you have deer, amirite?

Non tax payers.
 

mopardude87

Diamond Member
Oct 22, 2018
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Indica plant seeds came to mind after now being out, its on my to do list i highly doubt i will be able to order these online LOL. Starting something of a herbal/vegetable garden in May and well these seeds may be the challenge. Sadly may wait till the next year to do that...assuming this is over.

Could opt for plants but ugh i see these fail so much, not by my hands but others. Prob cause unlike me they aren't getting the proper love :( Local shop not even selling them anyways.Reminds me delivery options for weed taking off big time cause of that which shall not be named. I have had stuff delivered faster then a pizza but there is a $50 minimum order.
 

snoopy7548

Diamond Member
Jan 1, 2005
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Pinball. Going to the local brew pub. Hugging my kids and extended family. Having freedom from a tyrannical state government.


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I don't really miss pinball because I have two machines in my house. :cool:
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,568
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I realized the other day one thing I was missing is fresh fruit and vegetables. Had not been to the grocery store for a couple weeks. Decided to go, since I also wanted wine and there's one grocery store here that sells it. It was more of a "luxery" trip but got a few other things that I'll run out of at some point like toothpaste and dishwasher soap. So I'm good for another couple weeks easily now.
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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@purbeast0 looking down his nose....

:p
A pinball machine would be very fun. But they are just way out of the price range I'd be willing to pay for one. I didn't really grow up on them either. I grew up way more on arcade games around the early 90's and on.

I don't know man, I'd rather have a pinball machine than some stupid racing game. :p
But what about TWO stupid racing games?!?
 
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PowerEngineer

Diamond Member
Oct 22, 2001
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Never thought I'd be saying this, but now I really miss morning workouts at the health club -- especially laps in the swimming pool.
 

Printed Circuit Bro

Senior member
Jan 21, 2020
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A friend of mine and I started a new tradition back in November to go once each weekend to some new brewery and try something new. We'd done that until about February (or March or whenever the stay-at-home stuff started) but we're only something like 10% of the way through the breweries, to say nothing of how many new individual brews there are to try here. I really miss these weekly events, all the new brews to try, and miss the camaraderie the most.
 

AMD64Blondie

Golden Member
Apr 20, 2013
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work.I'm not sure I still have a job.Think I may have been laid off,and the damn university didn't even tell me.

I'm honestly freaking out right now.It's the only paid job I've ever had,for close to 17 years.
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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work.I'm not sure I still have a job.Think I may have been laid off,and the damn university didn't even tell me.

I'm honestly freaking out right now.It's the only paid job I've ever had,for close to 17 years.
Don't worry until the direct deposits stop. You could go ahead and apply for unemployment and see if they approve it. That's ~$900/week counting the fed $$.