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Dbeasy

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  1. He’s already a better human being.
  2. Because I emailed you why and didn’t want to discuss it publicly on Surly for your benefit.
  3. I did. I got multiple bids and ended up getting higher quality, better shingles and other add-ons as compared to some of the bidders who were trying to slap on lower quality shingles and cheaper construction in order to maximize their profit margins. ROFL BOX’s list above is legit. Some of these roofers were cutting those corners. And what’s sad is that most of my neighbors fell for the smooth sales pitch of the storm chasers.
  4. Georgia got stung hard by Terry last year. They vowed vengeance. Calicut is one of their plays to get even. They picked him because of the thought North Shore is a fountain of D1 talent. Little do they know that fountain sometimes shoots out some significant busts. Let’s hope they picked one.
  5. Restated for emphasis. How the fuck has Yarn somehow scooped up every gif on the internet, stuck it on their site, and made it impossible to copy and paste it elsewhere. Seriously wtf is going on? This is America!
  6. For the last 10+ years, whenever I see a top legacy or local recruit, I automatically assume they will end up going elsewhere. It just seems to always happen.
  7. I’m not suggesting either/or. You have to do both Brisket actions AND inflate away the debt, because the rising interest payments are swamping the budget. Interest payments are now higher than the defense budget.
  8. The only way to deal with the debt problem, besides the actions Brisket listed is to inflate away the debt over 10-15 years. To do that requires inflation to run ~3+ percent annually over that period, just like after WW2. So Powell will get replaced, the new Fed will drop rates low, inflation will creep up to 3-3.5, everyone will complain, but the politicians will secretly be happy with it. Middle class and the poor will get hit the hardest and the wealthier will hardly notice because they control so much of the world’s wealth now they can buy anything they want 10x over.
  9. Since I started this thread I’ll just remind everyone that if you don’t pay your deductible on an insurance claim in Texas you are committing insurance fraud in Texas. The legal and correct way to engage a roofer is to get as much high quality roofing as you can for the price the insurance company gives you for the claim.
  10. Whenever we miss on a top recruit, TCU gets bummed out.
  11. They make these low ball offers because occasionally some dumb ass or desperate owner takes it. Just pass along the offer and be thankful you now have a firm bottom price for the property that you should never be near on a sale.
  12. Dbeasy

    Tre Johnson

    Tell us more about yourself.
  13. Tre wearing a skirt. Okay then. edit: ah, shorts.
  14. Something isn’t adding up here. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is…
  15. I’m actually surprised Georgia has continued to recruit at such an elite level. While they obviously have a ton going right for them, before Smart and his extensive cheating, they recruited good but not super elite. I figured NIL would water them down at least a bit, even if they do have a lot of NIL money, because of the narrowed advantage they have today vs a few years ago. I guess it’s just the momentum. Or maybe Smart is really that great of a recruiter and manager.
  16. A post nuclear world makes the point I made even more correct. I’m not talking about military action to deny a country the atomic bomb. I’m talking about the comment made that America can simply always bully its way to whatever it wants with other countries and people.
  17. I think this point of view is one of the main defining points that separates Americans from each other. One group of Americans understands that the world is evolving and is part of a globally collected network of countries and peoples. Another group of Americans has an outdated and wrong-headed viewpoint that American is a dominant, controlling country able to impose its will on people all around the world. History has demonstrated over and over that dominant countries actually always end up behaving their way into destruction. One cannot control the minds and actions of 8 billion people. The way you get things done in a way that is sustainable over time is for those 8 billion people to want your leadership. The US for many years did just enough good things to maintain its existance and leadership. But a bully mindset and actions to match are an accelerating path to it's ultimate failure and destruction. That is a fact.
  18. This is an interesting and scary outlook on the U.S. debt and it's impact on interest rates and inflation. And just to be clear, the current Republican administration, and the Democrat administration before it, implemented and are implementing disastrous fiscal policies to address the issue effectively. We as citizens have got to get off team Red and team Blue and force our politicians to get on team America.
  19. Worst opinion in the history of the internet.
  20. I continue to be totally confused by the Homer emoji. Some posters use it negatively. Others use it positively. So whenever I see it, it means absolutely nothing to me. Whoever uses that emoji is completely wasting their time.
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