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Wally Fairway

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  1. 1 minute ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

    This has got to be the last year that Woosnam gets invited back, right? It's been 30 years since he won at Augusta, he had back surgery 15 months ago (causing him to miss the November Masters), and has only made the cut twice at Augusta this century.

    I know the "lifetime" invitation for past champions is not always honored. They love to have you at the champions' dinner, but once you can't break 85 they're going g to step in & politely stop you from embarrassing your legacy.

    Agree - come for the Champions dinner, maybe even play a practice round. Then withdraw. Honor the game, honor the event, don't become a spectacle.  

  2. 15 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

    We just gave our grandson the cash ($700) to shop for his Christmas XBox himself, as we were tired of searching for one ourselves.

    Did you try Discount Electronics? They are in Austin!

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  3. 3 hours ago, B00M said:

    Bean counter? Doesn't sound like to you need a brand new rig. If you're in Austin, Discount Electronics has pretty great prices, tons of Dells, and even if you customize the laptop (add RAM, HDD, DVDR/W, bluetooth, etc), you can pick it up that afternoon or next day. Obviously it comes with a legit fresh copy of Windows. I got a damn decent customized Dell from DE a few weeks ago for like $450 and have been very happy with it.

    Thanks, that's a big help when I'm about 1,300 miles from Austin. Maybe I'll just break out some 7 column paper and my 10-key

  4. 7 minutes ago, StruggleBus said:

    There are probably around 9000 ways to get a laptop with near exact specs to the one you ordered by the end of the week. 

    While that may be true, I looked around local options before I placed my order and didn't like any that I could locate near me. I decided to order online because I didn't need to walk out of the store with a new laptop and just wanted to order what I really wanted.
    I'm not a "tech" guy, I'm a fucking bean counter and now I'll have to spend more of my time to find an alternative, and if I hadn't checked the status then I wouldn't have know about the delay.
    My complaint is primarily about the non-existant customer service and no notification from Dell - I'm pissed about shitty service

  5. I've read all about the chip shortage, affecting car production and other industries. 

    But now it has affected me - short story is I ordered a laptop from Dell on March 22, and it was scheduled to ship April 2. But this morning I realized I had not received an email about shipment; so I log in to check my order status and get this and I'm really pissed that there is no communication about the delay. And I'm presuming it is chip related, but really with no information there could be some other reason for the delay. Maybe the shipping SNAFU in the canal is the reason, or my horoscope, but whatever I'm pissed.

     Screenshot-2021-04-05-091654-Dell-Order

  6. 32 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    Yeah, this one is really starting to piss me off and not because I pay more than most people (fuck you progressive judgey types).  It's fucking capped at $10k.  You can't swing a dead cat in Austin and find anybody, no matter the low fixed income level, who pays less than $10k in property taxes.  Yet someone with a comparable income/net worth in a state with state income tax gets far, far more of a deduction off their federal income taxes.  How the fuck do Abbott and Patrick not raise hell about this in D.C.?  Or have our Texas congressional delegation + Cruz/Cornyn raise hell about this?  You guys wanna help with burdensome taxation from D.C., the median home owner in Austin (around $500k with homestead) pays $10k in property taxes already.  That's the 50%ile family, not the fucking McMansion asshole up the hill.  This is so fucked.  

    LOL - Like Ted Cruz (or almost any elected fuckwad) gives a flying fuck about anybody except themself and getting reelected 

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  7. 4 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

    wooooow, Sparty got *boned*. three consecutive terrible calls against them in the final minute of regulation. honestly disgraceful officiating. inexcusable. Sparty won this game and then had it taken from them. that was baaaaad.

    I'm not sure where this comes from, as none of my homer feeds are giving off that vibe.  More like they showed why they were in the play-in bracket.

    Good luck Bruins, hope you get one more win.

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