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Dendox

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  1. I agree with both of you in all respects. He conceded this at times in our conversation. I had never given it as much critical thought as I had that night (bad night to do it, too - given the amount of ETOH consumed). My believe was always that is was about conquering more land - mineral rich land - to satiate Russia's appetite under the guise of eradicating Nazis. I had never heard a cogent argument that made me critically think about the perception of provocation as seen from a different perspective. While it was enlightening and I appreciate it for what it was (different perspective) - I didn't agree with it. I see it like you all do.
  2. I was at a long time friends place this summer for a pool party for the kids. When it was over we sat around and solved the world's problems. Mostly inebriated. He is a federal law enforcement agent that was part of the SS under GWB and Obama. He transitioned to some other agency I have never heard of after Obama. He has traveled the world and been to some of the worst places and seen the worst things. He is decidedly conservative in many ways. He is college educated. He hustles his ass off. He and his wife own a couple of businesses. They do well for themselves. Not someone I would have thought would have had educated opinions on the Ukraine given his upbringing. I also don't perceive him as someone that has time, these days (full time jobs, three significant side hustles, wife, 4 girls under the age of 16), to stay abreast of the nuance we consume in this thread. At some point our conversation turned to Ukraine. He was adamant that the NATO expansion (or risk of NATO expansion) for Ukraine was a very considerable provocation for Russia. He waxed poetic on it for about 30 minutes. Based on years of traveling and working in the region and other insights from his time working for Presidents that had to deal with the region. I hadn't really encountered people in the wild who have a grasp on the region/war like those of us in this thread (of which I am at the bottom of the knowledge pool). I had plenty of points to assert - some of which resonated. But his general takeaway was - he couldn't fault Russia for going to war with Ukraine. While I disagreed with him then and now, I do think his arguments were compelling enough that I believe reasonable minds can differ on that. Was it a good idea? HELL NO. We both agreed.
  3. Boerne doesn't have a landfill. They have a trash compactor. Seriously. She may have been unloaded there (certainly there is circumstantial evidence of this) - but her body would only be in the compactor for a day or two before being transported to a real landfill somewhere.
  4. He know the Eastland family exactly as you describe it. "Neighbors" - which also means church.
  5. Jeff Ray is defending it at an insurance defense shop. He is a very very very solid lawyer. He will do as good a job as can be done. Mikal will be there at his side and, together, they will put up a virtuous defense.
  6. i have HULU ESPN bundle and YTTV. I am able to watch ESPN and ABC in the ESPN app.
  7. How much pancake batter would we need to make a difference. I’m not a big cigar but curious. Do we even make pancakes anymore or is that rolled in to the bigger NIL purse?
  8. For the most part. You get a deed when you buy the property that is held “in trust” by the lender until they are paid. They release their interest and the deed is your proof of ownership. The release says they deed - previously held in trust - is now yours.
  9. Are you in Texas. If so, your county clerk should have deed records online that can be searched from your couch. In that search type in your name. Sort by date. Last document you should see is a release. If it’s there the bank has confirmed to the world that you are paid off. I’ve never been lucky or smart enough to pay off a house so I don’t know what the band sends you. But I have looked at a lot of property records and know what a release looks like.
  10. Excellent work again. Fun watching it play out. The very definition of having receipts. Damn
  11. so you are saying I should double my position in IBRX? (not investment advice, I know)
  12. I agree with TBoo as a recovering insurance company employed car wreck lawyer. There is not an easy solution if you want to go through GEICO. You might be able to call your carrier, tell them GEICO is fucking you over, make it a first party claim which your carrier would then subrogate against GEICO to recover $$ for. I had this happen personally where United Fire paid me almost 40% more than Berkshire was going to pay on some damaged equipment and then United Fire recovered they payment from Berkshire 100 cents on the dollar later. You can also sue the dipshit in small claims court, present your claims and recover the "cost" to fix it and seek payment from GEICO to satisfy the judgment. There are plenty of good body shops that aren't in the tank for GEICO. Find one of them and pay cash to get the work done.
  13. Esteemed assholes - we bought 2 adult GA tickets and 2 kids (ages 12-17) and parking passes to this three-day benefit concert in Ashland Kentucky Sept 18-20 for my daughter's 16th birthday. Unfortunately we can't make it. Long shot, I know, but does anyone have an interest - or any friends or family that might be interested. Not looking to make any money.
  14. so - uncle Warren thinks what United is doing is good business? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/berkshire-hathaway-acquires-5-million-202333554.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABVnoiICR6k9886CyP4jdQLI8nq9XgDCy_MxYPUVUhxdwLbvs_a5uGIfKJerZ8J5tnYoCbhSXuT8v6iUpGLcnvJPuU4aTNwD01VyIX7gLrPysLgTy4hhcNwPA3fzqSZa9al3pK2ZNMYdbNQMmdlRNODfb_88HevfqzwvOjGTY7l5
  15. If only this were not true. Thats the world we live in, folks.
  16. maybe they can check in with Comfort, where the sirens worked wonderfully to prevent loss of life in the same event. A place that has struggled with such luck in the past. https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-sirens-warning-comfort-98701e8c74c680a5704264d863994b90 Given the number of stream/creeks/rivers in the US that rely on such technology - maybe they can check in with other jurisdictions, too. Or no - because they are loud and offensive to the know it all locals that can't be bothered to accept money from a _________ president for such things
  17. from the NYT article - as if I wasn't sick enough over the thought of what those folks endured.......
  18. Listing agents don't provide disclosures, owners do. The listing agent may have some exposure, but Texas law indicates that the proper target is the prior owner. Fraud in a real estate transaction - https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.27.htm#27.01 Limitations period is 4 years from the date they knew, or in the exercise of reasonable prudence, should have known of the fraud. The difficult part of cases like this is proving knowledge. How long did the LLC own it? Did they flip it? Making grading/drainage improvements may be evidence of knowledge, or may be evidence that they saw a drainage problem and tried to fix it (again, assuming a flip situation and not living in the home). Then - if you are lucky enough to be able to prove the knowledge element - you get to try and collect from the LLC. Most of the time, the LLC relates to a singular property. If the LLC is, strangely, holding LOTS of properties in its name that might be used to satisfy a judgment, i would imagine they have them leveraged to frustrate collection efforts.
  19. If you click on it there is a second video too
  20. Assuming this is in Texas? Real issues are laid out by others - have to prove knowledge (hard to do) and establish fraud in order to tag seller. Unless you find a plumber in town who previously made a service call and didn't repair it because "they were gonna sell the home to an unsuspecting buyer" even the most obvious signs of problems don't necessarily prove knowledge. I see this A LOT in foundation cases. - bigger issue there, at least in my experience, are they judgment proof? Likely, yes. Inspector - has its own issues. Limitation of liability provision in the services agreement (usually capped at cost of report). Likely can't assert DTPA claims given it was his "professional opinion" relied upon by the buyer. I would be very concerned about a foundation issue. If there were no drain issues for years and now the new owner has issues, it could be that the foundation moved and fractured the line. There is also an issue with tree roots clogging drain lines. Hard to sue the tree manufacturer.
  21. This is so very true. Driving back to Boerne from baseball game in Lake Travis and it was amazing.
  22. IMMA can you tell us more about the 350 vpn service? maybe you've posted on it previously but i don't see it.
  23. My dad is a recovering addict and drunk. My dad was a stand out high school football player who played for Texas as a freshman and went on the obtain a degree from UT and MD from Southwestern. My mom left him when I was very young because he wasn’t a great role model. I have zero memories of living in a house with them together. I honestly have very few memories of my dad when I was young. My dad taught me love for UT football/baseball/basketball. He took me to as many games as he could starting around age 6. It was great. He moved from his town to my town to be closer to me (or run away from hospital administration that was on to him and his addictions). He was around until I was age 13 - and poof - he was gone again. I saw him very sporadically until age 20 when we coincidentally lived in the same town. Prior to living in the same town - every time I saw him he was drunk or looking for drugs. Quite an impression that left. After living in the same town - the memories are similar. When I had my son 18 years ago dad and I were on speaking terms. He was around and part of my life. I told him he had 1 chance. I don’t have a choice to have him around as a kid - but I had a choice to have him around my kids. For the first time in his life - sobriety really mattered. He got his 17 year chip last month. He earned it. My dad is the kindest human I know. He has nothing. Literally. But would give you half if you need it. He finds a way to help provide medical care to the indigent in the interior of Mexico several times a year. He works food banks. He donates his time. He is present. He is patient. He is a great listener with good advice. The kind that can likely only come from fucking up for 30 years in your prime. He is hokey. Too hokey for his own good. Makes my wife and kids embarrassed around non-family, which is painful because he craves our love and attention. there isn’t a person that I run into that knew my dad before he went off the rails that doesn’t think he is the best doctor and person they ever met. It’s hard to reconcile those stories with the man I knew for a significant part of my childhood. The takeaway - he taught me how to be a fucking great dad. How to be caring and compassionate with those you love and those you don’t know. He also taught me how to fuck up the dad/kid relationship- which has created the drive for me to be the best, most present, helpful, loving, sober (not to be read as never drinking) dad I can be. I love him dearly. I despise many of his decisions. I will miss him when he’s gone. PS - my mom is a freaking saint that deserves a statue.
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