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Spankytoes

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  1. Did the fact that it’s based on military intelligence clue you in?
  2. Supposed to be in Turks & Caicos July 5-10 with a group of friends. Me being me started spending points and travel planning back in February they got the green light. I didn’t particularly want to go to Turks, since it costs me 10X what it would to go to the Maldives, but I’m a trooper since we did Oktoberfest last year and they wanted a short flight. Booked my airfare from DFW-PLS on a points on an AA web fare. I bought their tickets straight up on the same flight and upgraded everyone with miles. AA has extended their points/fare policies, so we’re ok to cancel and get our credit. (Our flight now stops in MIA, so perhaps a refund?) I had to transfer Chase UR points to JetBlue for our flight from PLS-FLL. Then I booked a separate ticket from FLL-DAL on Southwest. SWA is always fantastic about canceling but JetBlue only covers flights until 5/31. We rented a beach house for $1000/nt with a 50% cancelation policy 24 hours after booking. AirBNB has only covered their 100% cancelation until mid-June. One friend owns his own business flipping houses, so he hasn’t seen a dime since Feb. Another has a contract for turf at a few sports venues, so his income is stagnant. They are both supposed to take their kids on vacation together, which will probably get canceled...along with their trip hall pass from their wives. I may be playing catchup at work this summer anyway, so who knows if I can even still go. I can spend $ to get my JetBlue points back, which I can’t reconvert into Chase UR and don’t have much personal use for. I will fight AirBNB if I don’t get a 100% refund for a house the owner won’t be able to rent out anyway. I used my Amex Platinum, so I’m not sweating it too bad. They will set things right. So I am riding things out until the end of May. Still have a faint hope that we will go but I’m not optimistic. The prospect of quarantining on a beach doesn’t sound very appealing right now. Kind of hoping we get the death blow with most of our $ back.
  3. My opinion of it changed drastically since Friday morning, when I watched my first episode ever.
  4. We’ll see. The primaries are a completely different ballgame. Obama’s endorsement did nothing for Hillary in 2016: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-11-09/clinton-made-her-case-to-black-voters-why-didnt-they-hear-her We’re in a weird time where Biden can’t campaign because it would be viewed as being in poor taste while Americans are losing their jobs and fear contracting a potentially deadly virus. Everyone hates political ads so ramping those up is a waste of $. He probably won’t get a bump from the DNC because no coronation will occur, and if it does in some form, the attitude will be “why you bringing up old shit?” He peaked too early to ride any momentum.
  5. It’s pretty simple really. Trump is going to retain his support base. They aren’t going anywhere. The message will be that the media is inflating COVID-19 stats to make Trump look bad. With the whole #fakenews aspect, you’re not going to convince them to give up that bone. They saw it on TV and read it on Facebook. For all we know, this may prove to be 100% accurate as we progress through the data. Plus, free stimulus $ and cheap gas. Trump is going to pick off Bernie voters that absolutely won’t vote for Biden. Or, they are going to stay home, which heavily favors Trump. This gives them the moral superiority of saying it’s not their fault Trump won without compromising their loyalty to Bernie by voting for Biden. Biden loses a lot of steam as the pick due to the Pandemic. Trump gets to campaign on TV for free without the need for a rally. No one is talking about Biden in the news cycle because he’s taking a backseat to the current crisis. He’s a palette cleanser candidate. I don’t know if I’ve discussed politics with anyone in NYC that liked Biden’s policies, or could give me examples of them, rather than him being “not-Trump”. Rs that don’t like Trump are going to make a “lesser of 2 evils” vote. There will be an uptick voting for Biden over what Hillary got because Biden was the better candidate. I don’t know that there are enough flips in battleground states. The “black vote” won’t be as strong this election cycle for Biden. It looks like pandering at this stage and Trump will seize on that. There is no evidence to show that a significant portion of black voters are on the fence and need convincing on which candidate to vote for. Throwing a minority woman out there is a Hail Mary play. Warren is the only real pick that may pay off since her 15 minutes is not quite up. (Wendy Davis, anyone?) Anyone else is too controversial or too divisive to pick off unsatisfied Rs. It’s voting for the VP, not the POTUS, which is the Ralph Lauren Chaps to the Polo. Trump has a nice chunk of the Latino vote already. Now, there’s a long time until November. But it’s not hard to see why Trump is favored. 50% of this country voted for him last time...but do you see MAGA gear on display on any corner? (Well, when you could visit corners) Don’t underestimate the deafening effect of public silence. Kerry was supposed to hand W his ass after 9/11 and the Iraq invasion.
  6. Binged the entire series this weekend. Some of you must have a thing for bad, predictable writing and Jason Bateman. I won’t remember what happened in the series tomorrow, much less another year.
  7. But it’s funnier when they think it’s a done deal and play the moral superiority card.
  8. Wife was furloughed last week. Her unemployment is $1104/wk through the end of July, which sucks. We didn’t qualify for the stimulus payment, which wouldn’t matter much anyway since our kids are college-aged. I’m working from home as long as I can but expect to be furloughed in July if we can’t reopen the office. (90% of my business requires in-person contact, so I’ve has slow work from home days) Just in time to not benefit from the extra $600/wk bonus funds unless they get extended beyond 7/31. Saving about $1200/mth not having to take public transport and eating at home between me and the Mrs. IRA was down $37K as of last week. Haven’t brought myself to check it again. Kids are stepping up to pay their bills in TX, which gives us a bit of a reprieve. Haven’t incurred any additional debt, but that will probably change in July when the unknown tax bill is due. Last year was brutal. Tough times
  9. I’m 50 pages behind and not going to read all that to catch up. I assume people are eating their words about Trump’s leadership abilities? This thing could have really spiraled had he not taken such quick action. I get it, people died. But not the millions that would be dead had Obama/Biden been handling things. It’s nice to have Christian leadership in times like these. Welp, see you in another 50 pages.
  10. I’d assume those still getting a paycheck aren’t in as dire straights.
  11. The solution is obvious: Double-headers. Play in Lubbock at 10 AM then Ft Worth at 8 PM.
  12. I was nervous taking a Norwegian flight from Paris-New York last August. I’d be shocked if they survive.
  13. But we’re talking about actual sports here
  14. That's the "joke". In posting a pic of receiving the stimulus, the screenshot reveals that the poster wastes money on porn. It's a Photoshop/fake bank account app that's been circulating for a few weeks.
  15. Same tired, predictable premises, but I've caught up.
  16. It’s been a while since a poster mentioned that they live/work in Manhattan. So, I’m stepping up. Carry on
  17. Didn’t say that. But Trump has the mental cognizance to remember that he is the leader, unlike Biden.
  18. Biden isn’t a good choice. I think you’re gonna be disappointed
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