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astura

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    Comment #49266191

    I get my vaccines at the pharmacy. At my current age its flu and COVID every year. TDAP every decade. I'll be adding more once I'm in my 50s, which is rapidly approaching.

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    Comment #49222094

    Residential units? Or does that include businesses too? Cause 12-15% for residential units sounds high for 1963. Air conditioning was extremely uncommon in my neighborhood when I w…

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    Comment #49221918

    Grand Canyon looks kinda meh on pictures/video. It's much more impressive in person. Honestly, it's amazing taking a picture of something that's breathtaking and the picture not be…

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    Comment #49167332

    Certainly NOT an American way to describe anything, it's a wannabe "influencer" way to make a totally normal thing that everyone does sound like a cool thing you just invented beca…

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    Comment #49117414

    I love mine.

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    Comment #49116693

    The random fees are really getting out of hand.

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    Comment #49108802

    Because sales tax is hyper-localized in America there is not a rule saying you can advertise the pre-tax price.

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    Comment #49108669

    Dude, I don't exactly live out in the middle of nowhere but I don't think any restaurants in my area have 500+ reviews. You're only allowing big cities with that requirement. EDIT:…

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    Comment #49108610

    Yeah, it varies a lot - The huge egg rolls that were sold at the bodega near my house when I was a kid were meal sized.

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    Comment #49105008

    When my (very smart) brother applied to be an apprentice electrician the waiting list was more than a decade long, lol. He ended up going to college instead (this was like ~15 year…

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    Comment #49104904

    It gets worse - if you make an unrelated insurance claim while owning an undisclosed trampoline then insurance company can deny your claim due to having the trampoline even if the …

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    Comment #49104780

    You can take trampolining lessons and to experience that feeling in a much safer environment. Much more expensive though. Any sort of gymnastics practice, even without a trampoline…

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    Comment #49104606

    I had a trampoline as a preteen, they are loads of fun for pretty much all ages. Kids and adults of all ages had fun on them. However, I would never in a million years own one or a…

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    Comment #48873225

    What, specifically, are you talking about?

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    Comment #48871507

    Plenty of places have required renters insurance going back the last two decades I've been an adult. My parents were landlords in the hood when I was a kid and they required it (as…

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    Comment #48871450

    Most people will purchase through their car insurance company for a bundled rate.

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    Comment #48871411

    Renters insurance protects the landlord from liability claims. They don't care if you insure your own property, but I don't know of an insurance company that decouples liability an…

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    Comment #48826631

    I owe the first decade of my career to shitty outsourced code.

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    Comment #48681676

    >he has been adamant that vaccines are incredibly important for the military and the policy changes have really angered him, specifically because of the damage it does to readiness…

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    Comment #48643805

    Loads instantly too, just like text+pictures should.

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    Comment #48618575

    >even if they were closer - say only 25 mi away, I'm still not going to be any help. Even if you help the cops locate the kidnapping victim, they might just murder her. https://en.…

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    Comment #48609148

    Frugal doesn't mean anything "excessive," it's not the same as a cheapskate or tightwad. Being frugal just means allocating scarce resources in a way that provides most utility and…

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    Comment #48604420

    A real life "Stan" situation. https://www.fox13news.com/news/surveillance-video-shows-accu... https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-sentenced-to-15-years-in-...

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    Comment #48593177

    With a maid to clean up after them.

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    Comment #48583908

    My parents used to be landlords. For years they always bought used appliances for the apartments to save money until a used stove came with a surprise roach infestation. New applia…