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Plus we have to look past the fact that his marriage was on the rocks and he chose that time in his life to move to another continent for 2-3 years. For all of Ted’s positives, he kinda left his family behind. Maybe his marriage was never going to recover, but it seems like he wanted to save it and he picked the least likely scenario for that to happen. Also, voluntarily choosing a situation that means watching your kid grow up via FaceTime - no one does that.

I regretfully watched all of Extrapolations. It was surprisingly bad given the star power involved. I thought it would show the long term effects of climate change and how the world adapts and copes, but instead, it focused on small stories that felt like rejected Black Mirror scripts and only loosely touched on climate change. It was hyperfocused on these boring characters and plots and I kept wanting them to zoom out and give us a glimpse of the bigger picture, which they never did. Do not recommend.

Loved the book and loved part 1. Can’t wait for this.

For this next drill, we’re going to tie derka’s dick to hamsterhooka’s dick and put them in their own Ted Lasso thread.

I was thinking one day on a charter boat with a captain and I’m open to ideas for which part of the island to focus on. I was also thinking a separate day on a zodiac boat that we cruise around ourselves. It looks like those boats are easy to get in the Gulf of Orosei, then Cala Goloritze is reachable from there. It has been at the top of my list since we first started thinking about Sardinia. I’m not a fan of any type of shared group tour so those activities are off the list. Also bought some Cannonau vino to help with the planning.

Fair enough, it might actually enhance that beach.

We would have a car to get around. We often like to charter a boat with a captain to take us around for a day. I assume we’ll attempt that for one day, but I see that renting the inflatable Zodiac boats is a common practice so we may do it that one day as well. Any experience with either of those? The eastern coastline looks gorgeous. Corsica was insanely beautiful. Thanks for the advice.

I submitted the formal info to the police so they can let the DA file criminal charges. It wouldn’t get me any money but it would potentially punish her for being a thief and there’s justice in that. I told the package thief about this and initially she ghosted me for a week. I guess she thought I was bluffing or else wanted to take her chances with the legal system. Today she messaged back and agreed to pay me via Venmo. She doesn’t have the full amount but I agreed to accept it in 3 payments. If she follows through on that, I will drop the police charges.

Have you ever been to a beach covered in sargassum? It's gross, it smells horrible, and it irritates your skin.

Good deal. Didn’t realize you hadn’t seen a rheumatologist yet. That’s pretty critical for confirming the diagnosis and determining the best long term treatment. Hopefully the prednisone helps in the meantime.

Sorry to hear about your situation. What is your question? Whether or not prednisone treatment is advisable? Prednisone can help a lot of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, but it also has side effects and risk. You mentioned having diabetes and one risk of prednisone is worsening blood sugar control. It would be up to your doctor to determine if the potential benefits of treatment justify the risks in your specific case. You mentioned having significant pain. Did your doctor offer any treatment recommendations for this?

I went. They didn’t pick me but I went.

I went. They didn’t pick me but I went.

Anyone been? I searched and saw a single post from sidis. Thinking about going for the week leading up to Labor Day. Would plan to stay 7-8 nights and split in between 2 locations, probably up north around Costa Smeralda and then down south by Cagliari. We did something very similar in Corsica last summer and loved it. We’re thinking Sardinia is essentially the Italian version of that, which seems pretty close to perfect. Goals are to visit gorgeous beaches, eat delicious food, drink all the wine, and spend some time on a boat. Appreciate any recs along those lines.

That was fantastic. Love the Jamie and Roy story that’s brewing. Two guys that hate each other quickly becoming buddies. And playing “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” during the bike scene was a perfect nod to Butch Cassidy.

I filed a claim with Chase. Sounds like they may cover it but I’m sure the person that reviews claims is an expert in finding exclusions.

Loved the book. Probably a top 3 book for me. Been meaning to read it again so maybe this gives me a reason. Trailer looks good but I’m a tiny bit skeptical because Netflix has been underwhelming lately and because Shawn Levy’s filmography is pretty weak. Hopefully they prove me wrong.

I reported it stolen to the police. They took pretty detailed information and said the detectives will probably want the security video and screenshots of all conversations, which I will happily provide to them. I doubt I ever see the package or the money again. I also kind of doubt she will actually see any legal consequences because she can deny it. When she is shown on camera holding it, she can claim it's a different package since the video is not high enough resolution to show the label. Regarding the person selling the items on Facebook, she can deny knowing her or giving her those items. I sort of doubt the police will devote much time to pursuing it, but at least if they make her life miserable for a period of time and she gets fired from her property management job, that's some form of retribution. I will have my wife talk to the online retailer to see if they will do anything, and it was purchase on a Chase Sapphire Reserve card which also has theft protection, so maybe one of those will be helpful for getting some money back.

What about Gerri holding the dick pics card? Kendall and Roman are both vulnerable.

The package had neither her name nor her address on it. It had my wife’s name on it and the address of a house that does not belong to her. Under no circumstances can Karen claim this was a gift to her. I would also argue that keeping packages with other people’s names on them is pretty shitty behavior. I’ve occasionally had a stray package show up at my house and I return them to the shipper to return to the sender. That’s just being a decent human bring.

Sure, but it’s an honest simple mistake, and human decency would involve returning a package to the rightful owner, or at least allowing them to pick it up from you. It takes a pretty scummy person to be in this situation and feel like it’s okay to sell the contents of a package that was mistakenly delivered to a house you are paid to take care of.

Well given that she didn’t pay for the stuff, she doesn’t own or live at the house, and she removed something from a house she is employed to take care of, I would say that is the very definition of theft. You could argue that we made a mistake that allowed our shipment to be in the wrong place, but there is no argument to be made that she had any claim to that package. She stole it and lied to us and to the owners of the house.

I don’t have her license plate but the owners of the house do. They have a driveway cam that shows her getting in the car. They have been surprisingly helpful and they seem a little pissed off that their management person has been exposed for being a sketchy person. I want the merchandise back because: A) it’s $900 B) my wife paid for something she hasn’t received and would have to choose between buying it again or living without it C) the principle of the matter - someone stole something that doesn’t belong to her and I know exactly who she is, where she lives, her phone number, and I don’t want her to get away with it.

My wife ordered about $1,000 worth of clothes from an online retailer. For whatever reason, the checkout process switched the shipping address to a house we lived in 6 years ago. No clue why because she orders from them semi regularly and it always arrives at our current address which is saved on her account. The FedEx tracking shows it was delivered on 3/28 with a picture of it on the doorstep of our former house. One of the items shipped separately and also arrived on 4/1. I still had a phone number in the closing documents for the person who bought the house, so I texted her to ask if she still lived there and if we could send a friend by to retrieve the packages. She still owns the house but it is now Airbnb and she lives in another town. She said the tenants had messaged her that 2 packages were received and they set them inside the house. The owner gave me the number of her local property manager (let’s call her Karen) and said to contact Karen to arrange for our friend to pick them up. I called Karen who was out of town but said she would get them to our friend when she returned in a few days. It seemed simple enough but then Karen became slow to respond to my texts and calls and it took from 4/4 until 4/13 when she finally said she left it on the front porch for our friend to get. Our friend went and there was only one package, which was the second smaller package. The first one, which has $900 worth of dresses in it, was not there. I messaged Karen and tried calling her to ask about the other package. She was slow to respond but now says there was only one package. She says the other package was something else that got delivered to the wrong house and she took it to them already. I called the owner of the house who was super friendly and helpful and reviewed her Ring camera footage from the day of delivery, which shows our package being delivered at the house, and later shows Karen taking the exact same package to her car. She sent me screenshots. At this point I’m starting to suspect Karen is lying so I searched Facebook marketplace for some of the items and I found a person in their city selling them. Same dresses, same sizes, new with tags. I messaged the seller last night and offered to buy them. I was friendly towards her and offered to pay for shipping. She said she was selling them for a friend but they are no longer for sale because her friend wanted them back. I asked the friend’s name and she confirmed it was Karen. Busted. When I explained the situation she said she actually worked for Karen but that Karen owed her money and they aren’t on good terms. She suggested I talk to Karen. I texted Karen about it, told her I have a pretty good idea of what happened and I just wanted the stuff back. I would pay her a finder’s fee plus shipping if she would simply locate the items and return it to us. Then we could put the whole thing behind us. Karen said she’s on a flight home and she would contact me today once she figures out what’s going. My question is, if she refuses to give it back, do I have any recourse against her? I have video of her putting the package in her car, screenshots of the merchandise for sale on Facebook, and screenshots of the conversation with the seller in which she says Karen gave her the merchandise. Should I file a police report to report it stolen, in hopes that it would motivate her to play ball? Is this a small claims court situation? TLDR: 1. Wife’s online order ($900 of clothes) delivered to wrong address 2. Delivery address is an Airbnb 3. Airbnb property manager took the package and gave it to an acquaintance to sell 4. I would like to know if there is a way to get it back

Aaron Franklin would struggle in that spot.