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Ag with kids

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  1. OOOOOOOOOHHHHH...Burn. You sure got me on that one. Damn! You can go tell all your bros how you burned this Aggy on Surly!!!!
  2. Oh yeah...they're doing it patriotically..... But, how would I know if the market had set the wage or the government? Or if the government had raised the market wage higher due to external forces... If the government was not trying to manipulate the market, then maybe the market could actually set the labor clearing price.... But, then, I'm not the most fiscally conservative person here like you...
  3. I see you've never worked in that industry...smdh
  4. The reason for those $1200 toilet seats was due to government regulations... The OEMs could have EASILY made them for much cheaper. Luckily, they government has FINALLY realized that moving to COTS is better for ALL parties (government, contractors, taxpayers, etc)... they still impost too many scope creep requirements that it damps that out, but...it's better.
  5. Ah yes...fiscally conservative. I guess you really don't care if artificial forces (government) place an arbitrary barrier to the clearing price based only on political whims and it could hurt someone. It IS, after all, the economy, stupid. I'd say a fiscal conservative would oppose those artificial barriers, since only the labor market knows what the clearing price is...(BTW, while I oppose the MW, my quote only was that I wouldn't tip if the MW was $15/hr - that hasn't changed, I won't) But, I'll agree that you could easily be the most fiscally conservative person on here, since the vast majority of the posters here are left of Marx...kinda like being the tallest person in a room full of midgets. And...now I head back to food and travel where it appears the BODU doesn't do its cancel culture. Peace!
  6. BTW...I was lurking a couple weeks ago to see if the CR was still a burnt orange DU (it is) and I came across your post in which you stated that you were (paraphrasing) the closest thing to a libertarian on Surly... I got a good belly laugh out of that. And then you post this thread to shame people who are against a minimum wage (because all libertarians are DEFINITELY in favor of the government forcing an arbitrary wage on businesses)... Thanks for the additional chuckle...
  7. You're becoming quite odd in your old age...
  8. What boycott? I've never advocated for those...
  9. I flew into KCRP at 1600 yesterday. A little bumpy but only about 20ish kt winds. The drive to NPI was nominal. Wife had prepped our outdoors just in case so now I've got to move a shit ton of lawn furniture back into place. She said it was a tiny bit of rain. I was expecting my flight to be cancelled based on the initial reports.
  10. There's also a few places down on NPI, but that's a 20 min drive. Boathouse and Costa Sur are good for watching and the food is decent at Boathouse but very solid at Costa Sur. Also Padre Island Burger Company and Padre Pizzeria and good food and Ok TV scene.
  11. BTW, I'm going to the REK concert tonight at the ABC in downtown and staying at the Omni (yes, I live in Corpus, but on the island and fuck driving home from there - I'm getting shitty tonight). Going to do some drinks at the Republic and maybe an appetizer before the concert. Other than Brewster, what's a good place to go after it's over? I rarely come downtown and even more rarely at night. And then, is there a good brunch/lunch place for tomorrow late morning? I know some of the usual suspects (Exec Surf, Water Street, etc).
  12. Oh yeah...this reminded me. If you like decent (not super) sushi, Scuttlebutt's sushi rolls are half price during HH. Definitely worth a shot at that price. But, I'm definitely going to try this Umyia place out sometime.
  13. https://www.blackdiamondoysterbar.com/menu Maybe that was a different one or they moved, but there's a Black Diamond Oyster Bar open on Waldron.
  14. Black Diamond Oyster Company on Waldron? Yes. Still around. Heard great reviews but still haven't made it there. Damn, I'm lazy since it's 3 min from work.
  15. I forgot... Linda's at Weber and Golihar has really good breakfast tacos. The mom of one of my engineers owns it. I found out about it when he had his mom make all of us up some tacos when we had to go out to an early morning test.
  16. It's a place that has steaks and the best sushi on the island. Right past Frost Bank in the little strip place where Subway is. Way at the back. You'll be happy. You can find their menu here https://www.restaurantji.com/tx/corpus-christi/island-time-/menu/
  17. This place is good. It's a 2 min walk from my job, too.
  18. On the island, Doc's, Angry Marlin, Costa Sur, Surfside Sandwich, Island Time On the bluff, Costa Vieja, Lumpia House I try not to go much further from the island than the bluff, though, so I really don't know that much in town other than what I've heard. Oh...Harrison's Landing in the Marina is decent. Went there once when I was working in downtown.
  19. If you INHERIT one, it's not that bad of a deal - you avoid the upfront cost which makes the overall deal horribad. We've got a couple from my GF's mom that are actually useful. We take a 2 week trip to St Martin every Christmas that costs $199 (plus $900 annual maintenance fees). We usually get the same place, but that's just because we like the area. We've also stayed in the DR 5 times and never once at the same place. One of the timeshares could get us about 3-4 months in Cancun. That's going to make retirement nice... Both have a "home base" condo - one is in Branson the other in Florida. We've never been to either of them and doubt we ever will. We use it for other places. Did Benalmedina in southern Spain a few years ago. But, as I said, they're only useful because we didn't pay any upfront costs. Both are in RCI so they've got places all over the world.
  20. Yes. You basically have to just show that you can put $24K/yr in a Belizean bank... https://internationalliving.com/countries/belize/retire/
  21. I will say that coming down on 38 is better than the way I went up. But, yeah..there's some weirdos up there. plus tourons....
  22. I actually lived abroad until I was 10 years old so I've had the travel bug for my whole life. I was born in Japan and lived in Germany and England before I ever "lived" in the US. My GF and I have looked into both the Belize QRP and the Sint Maarten DAFT (Dutch American Friendship Treaty). Both allow a relatively easy path to at least residency in the countries. We like St Martin/Sint Maarten a little more so leaning that way right now. Still have a few years until retirement so plenty of time to plan. Goal would be to either purchase a place or rent for at least 6 months of the year - from there, exploring all the other Caribbean islands would be cheap and easy. Home base is still N Padre Island so it won't suck to come back the the US either - just a different beach. But...first, my GF has agreed we'll do a 6 month tour of Europe (she can't stand historical shit - she wants to be on the beach) right when we retire so we can get that off my list...
  23. My oldest daughter lives in Sugarloaf, right next to Big Bear Lake and it is SUPER cheap compared to down the mountain...
  24. The Belize QRP is what this is called for those wanting to google it...
  25. Island Italian and the Boathouse have both had covid cases. I know II has closed for a bit but not sure of Boathouse. They may have just gone the testing way...
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