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[Jr.]

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Has anyone ever had a bacon thick burger at Hardys or Carl Jrs. The my advertise them in NY and don't have any locations here


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I have.. not bad. Carl's Jr/Hardees makes a decent fast food burger. It's my favorite out of the traditional/major fast food burgers

[slickdtc]

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Soooo... question. I can't actually believe I'm asking this, but apparently it's not as obvious as I thought:



Bears got the ball late in the first half, 2 seconds left on their 14. They took a knee, which, in my mind, down 42-0 as they were, is the smart football play. But one of my buddies who's watching the game with me starts talking about how they're giving up, yadda, yadda, basically saying that they should take a shot at the endzone down 42. This leads to a very long discussion that went basically nowhere, but, I'll pose the question to you guys. Do you sit on the ball, or try to take a shot that probably won't work in a game that's pretty much gone?

This isn't Madden. On a play that there's a 99% chance you don't score, keep your players healthy. That matters in real life.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Yeah, I can't be mad at the people who got him. Had they been the store before and just passed him up, then that's one thing... however, apparently they had driven over and hour to come and get him and were as upset then as I was afterwards.

Honestly, I can't even be that mad at the adoption people because I imagine that a lot of people fill out an app and end up changing their mind, so they're just looking to do what's best for the dog.

It just sucked because it was like getting a Christmas preset as a kid, playing with it for awhile, then realizing that it was meant for someone else. In the end, I know that we can save another dog in the future, and we will, but it we'll just wait until it's a better time for us now.

Turrible /CharlesBarkley

Is there a local SPCA or rescue shelter you guys can check out? I've always been leery of the chain stores and their adoptions even though they do work with local shelters.

So, I'm doing the whole mortgage process/look for a ****ty house in our budget thing. With our RD loan there is an appraisal arranged by the mortgage company in addition to the normal inspection. To limit my OOP expenses on this adventure I conveyed to my loan officer to hold off on ordering the appraisal and credit check until after the inspection just to be sure we would get the house.

The house inspection was last Tuesday. The major drawbacks were the roof needed immediate replacement, the panel box was only 100amps, there was a crack in the foundation, and the garage needed to be finished in order to house a vehicle. We decided to walk.

This morning I'm checking my credit card and there's a charge on there for $430 from this mortgage office. $30 for the credit check and the rest is for the appraisal that has never happened and will never happen on this property. I've emailed my loan officer to ask her why it's been charged already and am waiting to hear back, but I'm thinking I need to either wait until Ashleigh can sign with me (will be February - she has a special situation with her parents and their house) and also go to another loan officer most likely at a bank. I've never been sold on the RD stuff anyway because I feel like I can get more house on less expensive monthly payments on other types of loans.

[jeremym480]

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Turrible /CharlesBarkley

Is there a local SPCA or rescue shelter you guys can check out? I've always been leery of the chain stores and their adoptions even though they do work with local shelters.

Yeah, we rescued our last two dogs from a shelter. We weren't actually going into PetSmart looking to get a dog, it just kind of happened. Most of the dogs there were rescued from shelters and being fostered, until finding a home. This particular one was staying at the vet and hated being kenneled so that another reason we wanted to help him. Plus, we figured most people want puppies not 6 year old dogs, but this wasn't the case for this guy.

My wife actually wants to start fostering shelter dogs. We have plenty of room inside, a huge backyard, other dogs for them to play with, etc. However, I know once we got them we wouldn't want to give them up, so I know it's a bad idea. We'll definitely get one from a shelter in the future. As much as I like certain types of dogs and would love to have them, I know that saving one from living (or dying) in a shelter is more important.

So, I'm doing the whole mortgage process/look for a ****ty house in our budget thing. With our RD loan there is an appraisal arranged by the mortgage company in addition to the normal inspection. To limit my OOP expenses on this adventure I conveyed to my loan officer to hold off on ordering the appraisal and credit check until after the inspection just to be sure we would get the house.

The house inspection was last Tuesday. The major drawbacks were the roof needed immediate replacement, the panel box was only 100amps, there was a crack in the foundation, and the garage needed to be finished in order to house a vehicle. We decided to walk.

This morning I'm checking my credit card and there's a charge on there for $430 from this mortgage office. $30 for the credit check and the rest is for the appraisal that has never happened and will never happen on this property. I've emailed my loan officer to ask her why it's been charged already and am waiting to hear back, but I'm thinking I need to either wait until Ashleigh can sign with me (will be February - she has a special situation with her parents and their house) and also go to another loan officer most likely at a bank. I've never been sold on the RD stuff anyway because I feel like I can get more house on less expensive monthly payments on other types of loans.

Wow, that is horrible. Did you have to sign paperwork to get the appraisal? I know that they can't just pull your credit with signing consent. It sounds like they just took your application and ran with it. I don't know if there's anything you can do, but I would try fighting it.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Yeah, we rescued our last two dogs from a shelter. We weren't actually going into PetSmart looking to get a dog, it just kind of happened. Most of the dogs there were rescued from shelters and being fostered, until finding a home. This particular one was staying at the vet and hated being kenneled so that another reason we wanted to help him. Plus, we figured most people want puppies not 6 year old dogs, but this wasn't the case for this guy.

My wife actually wants to start fostering shelter dogs. We have plenty of room inside, a huge backyard, other dogs for them to play with, etc. However, I know once we got them we wouldn't want to give them up, so I know it's a bad idea. We'll definitely get one from a shelter in the future. As much as I like certain types of dogs and would love to have them, I know that saving one from living (or dying) in a shelter is more important.

I'm with you on that. Today is the one year anniversary of our adoption and she already wants another one. I miss the puppy, but I'm fine with one dog for now. I would love a German Shepard and there is a rescue shelter relatively close, but I told her we couldn't get anymore animals (she also wants chickens) until we bought a house.

Wow, that is horrible. Did you have to sign paperwork to get the appraisal? I know that they can't just pull your credit with signing consent. It sounds like they just took your application and ran with it. I don't know if there's anything you can do, but I would try fighting it.

Once the seller accepted the offer we did that paperwork and filled out a credit card payment sheet. I was never notified that the funds had been collected or told that's how they do it. What pisses me off more, however, is that they never would have refunded me had I not contacted them. She knew we walked away from the house, too.

[Redacted01]

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Turrible /CharlesBarkley

Is there a local SPCA or rescue shelter you guys can check out? I've always been leery of the chain stores and their adoptions even though they do work with local shelters.

So, I'm doing the whole mortgage process/look for a ****ty house in our budget thing. With our RD loan there is an appraisal arranged by the mortgage company in addition to the normal inspection. To limit my OOP expenses on this adventure I conveyed to my loan officer to hold off on ordering the appraisal and credit check until after the inspection just to be sure we would get the house.

The house inspection was last Tuesday. The major drawbacks were the roof needed immediate replacement, the panel box was only 100amps, there was a crack in the foundation, and the garage needed to be finished in order to house a vehicle. We decided to walk.

This morning I'm checking my credit card and there's a charge on there for $430 from this mortgage office. $30 for the credit check and the rest is for the appraisal that has never happened and will never happen on this property. I've emailed my loan officer to ask her why it's been charged already and am waiting to hear back, but I'm thinking I need to either wait until Ashleigh can sign with me (will be February - she has a special situation with her parents and their house) and also go to another loan officer most likely at a bank. I've never been sold on the RD stuff anyway because I feel like I can get more house on less expensive monthly payments on other types of loans.

I might miss the response, but just wanted to comment on the 100 amps. I'm building a new house and it is only going to have 100 amp service. If you have/will be putting in natural gas range and water heater and only have 1 A/C unit, 100 is beyond enough. And if I were to ever put some bigger tools in the garage, I'd still be fine unless it was a hot summer day and my A/C, dishwasher, clothes dryer, big electronics and tools were all going at the same time. Then he said you might trip something depending on the draw from the tools. I considered 200 but the money was better spent elsewhere.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I might miss the response, but just wanted to comment on the 100 amps. I'm building a new house and it is only going to have 100 amp service. If you have/will be putting in natural gas range and water heater and only have 1 A/C unit, 100 is beyond enough. And if I were to ever put some bigger tools in the garage, I'd still be fine unless it was a hot summer day and my A/C, dishwasher, clothes dryer, big electronics and tools were all going at the same time. Then he said you might trip something depending on the draw from the tools. I considered 200 but the money was better spent elsewhere.

Everything was on electric as far as the appliances. Heat was an oil tank in the ground (which uses CFA) and a regular AC unit for cooling.

[countryboy]

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40 bucks in credit at either Best Buy or Target. I don't think you'll find anything better unless you sell it yourself on eBay or Craigslist.

Thanks for this again!

Went to Target and traded it in!

And not sure what the guy was doing or did, but I ended up with $52 on the gift card!

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Thanks for this again!

Went to Target and traded it in!

And not sure what the guy was doing or did, but I ended up with $52 on the gift card!

I made the mistake of asking the bumpkins at the front customer service desk if they traded in games. The girl at the register and the front-end manager (who looked like he just walked off from a meth deal) looked at each other and the manager asked me for a receipt. I thought to myself how to explain better what I was talking about so I simply said, "no, to sell to the store." Of course they said they don't do that.

Fortunately I made my way back to the electronics department where things looked a lot more civilized and I got $40 for a game I spent 60 hours on. Awesome.

[Bellsprout]

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Let's be careful how we speak of Target cashiers/guest services people because ahhh who am I kidding we're all pretty dumb.

[dickey1331]

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Let's be careful how we speak of Target cashiers/guest services people because ahhh who am I kidding we're all pretty dumb.

Are you Alex from Target

[Chrisksaint]

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Kind of an easy week. On every Monday students leave an hour early, tomorrow no school, and Wednesday a field trip to a kids museum.

[Redacted01]

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Everything was on electric as far as the appliances. Heat was an oil tank in the ground (which uses CFA) and a regular AC unit for cooling.

Yuck. Then yea, good move avoiding that.

[JazzMan]

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Are you Alex from Target

We need to get #JesseFromTarget trending.

[VTPack919]

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The plan has been to get Mexican food today since the last time I got Mexican food last week because guacamole.


So the gf tells me today that she would rather make the fajitas at home.





These fajitas better be good.