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Gil Bang

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  1. it will be interesting to see what happens if Larry does another season.
  2. My dad bought the top-of-the-line F150 in 1978. It was $6,800. It had intermittent wipers and A/C. Manual windows.
  3. So I'm nowhere near as invested as 99% of y'all. I've never taken a single class at Texas; I've only bought the Tshirts and hoodies for the last 50 years. But, I really can't hate Billy Lucci. He's a fucking dork for sure, and he happily lies to the gomers to pad his income, but, at the end of the day, he seems like an OK guy. There are people in this world that I want to punch in the face. He's not really one of them.
  4. Dear members, I am following up on my note from yesterday on the final approval of the settlement agreement in the Sitzer/Burnett case. As promised, I am sharing the formal written order from the Court, which you can read here. One point I would like to call attention to is the Department of Justice’s role in our settlement approval process. As I have said throughout my term as President, we have always sought to find common ground with the DOJ on topics that define how we do business and support the dream of homeownership in America. Both our leadership team and members have had numerous meetings and extensive dialogue with DOJ over the past year. How does the DOJ respond to our good faith engagement? By filing a last-minute objection less than 48 hours before our settlement approval hearing, raising a misguided concern about written buyer agreements, and attempting to disrupt our settlement at the eleventh hour. In the filing, the DOJ does not seem to be concerned about the use of written buyer agreements, as many states require these agreements as a matter of law. Rather, the DOJ takes issue with the practice change that requires the use of written buyer agreements as a part of the settlement. But the filing was vague and unclear so their exact intentions are unknown. Regardless, we fully disagree with the DOJ’s position and stand behind written buyer agreements as a tool to create transparency and empower consumer choice in residential real estate transactions. Additionally, as expected, the DOJ included its position on offers of compensation—it wants a total decoupling of compensation between buyer and seller brokers. Offers of compensation are explicitly or implicitly allowed by law in most, if not all states. We continue to believe that offers of compensation are critical to help make professional representation more accessible, decrease costs for home buyers to secure these services, and increase fair housing opportunities and the potential buyer pool for sellers. That’s why NAR fought to explicitly preserve offers of compensation in the settlement agreement. This tactic by the DOJ was deeply disrespectful of our members, the court, and the entire approval process. DOJ has had months since we first announced our settlement to make their opinions known, and this late filing shows that DOJ has nothing meaningful to say about it. After considering the DOJ’s point of view, along with those of other objectors to our settlement, Judge Bough of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri ultimately granted final approval. I say this to underscore the fact that while we remain open to dialogue and common ground, NAR will always fight for the interests of our members across the country. Our focus as REALTORS® should be to continue working with our clients to navigate the new industry landscape – this means continuing to follow the practice changes in good faith and keeping in mind the dos and don’ts of working with buyers and sellers. This is how we will demonstrate our value to clients each and every day. Thank you again for your membership and support, and I wish you and your families a happy Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Kevin Sears President National Association of REALTORS®
  5. Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group and YouTube channel headquartered in Frisco, Texas.[5] The group consists of Tyler "The Beard" Toney, "The Twins" Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett "The Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Cody "The Tall Guy" Jones, all of whom are former college roommates at Texas A&M University. In addition to their main YouTube channel, they have launched additional channels such as Dude Perfect Plus, Dude Perfect Gaming, and Dude Perfect en Español. Collectively, these extra YouTube channels have amassed an additional 1.95 million subscribers and garnered more than 134 million views in total.[6][7][8] so, every one of these guys has seen the buttholes of the rest of them.
  6. fuck that guy. He's a fucking piece of shit.
  7. they were 2 bucks a pound at the supermarket, so I grabbed one just to use for sandwiches, but, it occurred to me that maybe I could smoke it. Any experiences?
  8. I think that you should give Derka his own board..."Derkaland" or something. He can only post in that one place, and anybody that wants to engage him can go there. He does make positive contributions here, sometimes. And I share @Thatguy's concerns, particularly during the holidays, which can be rough even for sane people.
  9. hello Docs fleeing red states: San Diego is pretty great, and I will be happy to find you the perfect house.
  10. there was a time when his biggest worry was gaining a few pounds from frozen yogurt that he believed to be non-fat. Now he can't buy a frozen yogurt, and I'm here for it 100%.
  11. escaped female convicts was just on. Floyd eating that banana gets me every time.
  12. Check this bullshit: got in the truck to run an errand, and tuned into Finebaum (Hey Paaauuuuullll). Heard a commercial for "redy.com". It's a website where sellers can "list" a property that they want to sell, and agents "buy" the listing...pay the seller cash up front for the privilege of listing their home.
  13. And special assessments. Since that collapse in FL, units all over the country are stepping up on maintenance, deferred and otherwise. CONV not so much. VA and FHA? The complex has to be approved. Many entry-level buyers are VA/FHA.
  14. By the time they burn that thing, the jizz jar can be a jizz home Depot bucket. get to work, ags!
  15. When I was looking for a certain Sig, I was told that it wasn't available in CA because it hadn't been submitted for drop testing, and that other pistols were unavailable for the same reason. That was from the gun department manager at Turners. He might be full of shit, and I'm no expert.
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