McLemore
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re: I did not realize the amount of money Netflix makes..
Posted by McLemore on 9/26/26 at 3:29 pm to TigerintheNO
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What's interesting is Netflix has lost almost half its value in the last year. Stock is down over 40% the last 12 months.
Came to post this. Oof. I owned it in 2005 and sold it for a small gain thinking I was smart. Haven’t owned it since.
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They were all over Lakewood, WA when I was stationed at JBLM after AIT.
SOP is to PIIHB and then GTFO lest you FUGAZI.
Cool, Gomez.
re: Something to consider when advising young people to go into trade work?
Posted by McLemore on 9/25/26 at 8:26 pm to fr33manator
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So, be good at your job.
There are recipes for success in this. Some combo of being good at (and willing to truly master) your trade. Find a mentor. Not just “trade school.” Use AI and other tech to help in that regard.
Master the business and marketing side and network.
Document and run your business correctly with accountant and lawyer. This is another area where AI can eliminate a lot of busy work and keep those costs down.
Learn hiring and management skills that include being a non f-head tech or office type.
Find a niche trade with a significant barrier to entry, both skill and capital-wise.
Learn about financing and responsible/profitable use of debt and other investors (I’d stick w loans).
Someone with half a brain who’s more hands on, blue collar, country or just handy and good at figuring out physical shite can learn the business stuff and have an advantage over a desk jockey skinny triple pump caramel extra frothy latte sipper or tech geek who’s trying to be blue collar and skillful at a trade.
You can tell I’ve been thinking about this (mainly for my kids).
There are also some creative stackable skills and businesses. Hospitality. Property management. Agriculture.
Been doing that since my first office job 30 years ago. Leave lights off at home.
It’s even worse now with shitty LED lighting.
It’s even worse now with shitty LED lighting.
re: Do you TRULY OWN anything?
Posted by McLemore on 9/24/26 at 8:34 am to LSUSUPERSTAR
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I'll go a step further, due to income tax, you don't even own your labor. Chew on that jack!
we tax labor, investment, transportation, consumption, ownership, luxury, sin, and death.
i'm probably missing some. like various "licensures."
re: Waiting for the first gas price bitch thread this morning
Posted by McLemore on 9/24/26 at 8:31 am to UptownJoeBrown
Our Tesla drove my kids and me past a couple gas stations with high gas prices this am on the way to school. I bitched for my fellow man.
re: Passenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who masturbated on flight
Posted by McLemore on 9/24/26 at 8:23 am to Will Cover
She even caught it on video...
This morning i was explaining to my kids why i switched majors from journalism. I guess I'll add this as an Exhibit.
re: Today’s cost of living
Posted by McLemore on 9/23/26 at 3:38 pm to LemmyLives
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$24,000.
For a $800k house? Where is this? NY/CA?
re: The price of engagement rings and safety
Posted by McLemore on 9/23/26 at 10:51 am to StrongOffer
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If your fiancé is only happy with that expensive of a ring, you should not marry her. I just spent $5k for a very nice ring.
This is an example of why the placement of “only” is important. I would have placed it after the “happy” ideally, but definitely not after the “with.”
it's a balmy 65 here. supposed to rain so may cool off further
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They are?
Yeah. Not in my neck of the woods. I was trying to figure out what all the rage was over these drive-thru coffee shops (Seven Brew) that blast awful music and give away squish toys. I knew it couldn’t be just that. Shonug, it’s basically a sugar bomb joint. I assume one can actually get a regular cup of coffee. But apparently people go there for the coffee-flavored sugar.
I am not seeing lots of evidence that the GLPs have hit Upstate SC (outside of yuppie Greenville areas).
But the OP’a point stands: it’s a boodbath out there for a lot of restaurants.
Shaq printer. I’ve had mine for 6 years at least and have yet to buy ink.
re: What was your final straw or main reason you left Louisiana?
Posted by McLemore on 9/22/26 at 7:48 pm to DatGuy6967
Atlanta offered 2X starting salary. Moved to Montana 4 years later for all the reasons one might leave Atlanta (most of which apply to Louisiana).
re: The BBC just deadnamed a Transwoman sentenced to 20 years for sex offenses.
Posted by McLemore on 9/22/26 at 7:14 am to BoomerandSooner
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Were you also telling posters when Biden was President to “stop buying lottery tickets” or to “stop buying large double whip fraps for $13”
Yes.
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as a way to pay for out of control gasoline prices?
No.
Rumble is indeed a pain.
re: In sepaku, do you need to go left to right, or right to left, or does it matter?
Posted by McLemore on 9/19/26 at 11:04 pm to SidetrackSilvera
Take your meds and go to bed, Carrot Top.
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Sweet. I need $3.90 diesel this fall.
Would be nice. I’m building out a diesel 4x4 van and have lots of projects going on that’ll need my diesel truck. $8 diesel is a good excuse to procrastinate. (It isn’t that much yet here. I’m seeing very little sub $6 though.)
re: Political Graffiti
Posted by McLemore on 9/19/26 at 6:04 am to Ramblin Wreck
it's a big problem
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