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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    this is what i see when i look at the gallery

    i have to zoom to 175% to be able to read the internet.

    whatisee.JPG
    1250 x 465 - 61K
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    mann lookin at apt rentals in the kissimee area, is higher than my estimated ss  

    lookin for a plan B in case wales won't let me in,

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    looking at the house pictures, my heart is failing  

    https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/cheapest-places-to-buy-and-rent-uk-192760

    https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/the-12-absolutely-cheapest-places-to-buy-a-house-in-america-12963546

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Does patreon work?

    hard to imagine anyone giving me money for visual art.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    i changed my 401k contribution to 15% leaves a lot less to spend on daz stuff

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,041
    Mystiarra said:

    omg  i forgot to sign my timecard last friday. crying   i hate myself for being such a loser.  dohhh

    listening to selcal checks this morning.  beee boooo ng

    every morning i run thru the call sign alphabet.  today i got stuck on "N"

    tee hee Siri is catching my accent.  every morning i ask for the weather.

    she says new Yawk lately.

    ..had a question in a trivia contest I participate in based on the NATO alphabet.  Basically it was  spell a specific word given using it. 

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,363
    kyoto kid said:
    Mystiarra said:

    omg  i forgot to sign my timecard last friday. crying   i hate myself for being such a loser.  dohhh

    listening to selcal checks this morning.  beee boooo ng

    every morning i run thru the call sign alphabet.  today i got stuck on "N"

    tee hee Siri is catching my accent.  every morning i ask for the weather.

    she says new Yawk lately.

    ..had a question in a trivia contest I participate in based on the NATO alphabet.  Basically it was  spell a specific word given using it. 

    I can never remember it so I tend to make up words for each letter.  Real words but not based on anything.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,041
    Mystiarra said:

    looking at the house pictures, my heart is failing  

    https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/cheapest-places-to-buy-and-rent-uk-192760

    https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/the-12-absolutely-cheapest-places-to-buy-a-house-in-america-12963546

    ..getting expensive all over.  A few years ago Milwaukee WI was pretty cheap, I was finding fairly nice homes in my old 'hood (still la quiet in eh sense of crime, working class neighbourhood, the jets passing overhead landing or taking off from the airport notwithstanding), for under 100,000$,  I'm talking nicely cared for, not slummy 2 and even 3 bedroom homes. Breaking down all the monthly costs including property tax utilities and all, came to something like 50$ - 75$ more than what I paid for the single room I had at the last place I lived here in Portland. 

    Sadly I discovered many of those homes were snapped up by house flippers expecting the economy there to improve as the city recovers.

  • gsil247gsil247 Posts: 231

    I did PC+ for the first 3 months without knowing about the $6 coupons or weekly free items. FML.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,363

    Trying to install Adobe CS6, but it wants Photoshop 2020 to be closed for some reason. Tried closing it but the installers says it is still open.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,177
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Trying to install Adobe CS6, but it wants Photoshop 2020 to be closed for some reason. Tried closing it but the installers says it is still open.

    Check the Adobe website or chat or call Adobe helpline.  I believe they have some sort of tool that will remove all traces of old Adobe products.  LIke Norton, they have so many products that leave turds in the Windows Registry and garbage piles in the "ProgramFiles" folder that would take you much effort to remove manually.  i.e. talk to the experts.  'splain your problem, take their advice.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    if i move, i want to go somewhere the marijuh wanna is legal. smiley

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,041
    edited February 2020

    ..well that means pretty much the three West Coast states (very expensive), Colorado or Illinois (somewhat to fairly expensive), and Nevada (pretty much means Vegas, depressing, and very hot in the summer).

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    kyoto kid said:

    ..well that means pretty much the three West Coast states (very expensive), Colorado or Illinois (somewhat to fairly expensive), and Nevada (pretty much means Vegas, depressing, and very hot in the summer).

    the pegasis galaxy mebbe  lol

    we should set up a milky way chamber of commerce, establish our mineral rights to the asteroids

    before the mercurians harvest it allenlightened

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,363
    Mystiarra said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..well that means pretty much the three West Coast states (very expensive), Colorado or Illinois (somewhat to fairly expensive), and Nevada (pretty much means Vegas, depressing, and very hot in the summer).

    the pegasis galaxy mebbe  lol

    we should set up a milky way chamber of commerce, establish our mineral rights to the asteroids

    before the mercurians harvest it allenlightened

    I heard a rumor of something or someone making the Pegasus galaxy a nightmare to live in so I would avoid it.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,177
    edited February 2020

    Complaint:  Old age.  Bah, humbug.  I've spent several hours over the last two days trying to resolve my bank checkbook, my bank checking summary, and my personal financial spreadsheet.  I finally got the two bank records to agree on a number but I wasn't sure it was the right number.  Also, after much weeping and gnashing of teeth, my spreadsheet finally resolved to being off by exactly 2 x $57.96 where $57.96 was a Paypal transaction where I had received money into my Paypal account and then I transferred that amount into my checking account.  Simple, right?  Arghhh.sad  My spreadsheet had been setup to automatically deduct outgoing Paypal payments from my credit card.  I also manually entered the transfer from Paypal into my checking account, but I put in the wrong sign (- instead of +) and I also put it into the savings deposit fields instead of the checking deposit fields.  I had wrong numbers all over the place and because of the confusion with Paypal and thinking that I had mistakenly pulled the money from Paypal's website twice by being impatient and mashing the transfer button again I was all confused.  Add that to doing this in the morning before the coffee has woken everything up, and my brain is prone to wandering, and the fact that I had recently reorganized my spreadsheet to accomodate more paypal fields and wasn't sure the new spreadsheet algorithms were 100% accurate again.  I was tearing my hair out.  Arghhhh.crying

    Non-complaint:  But another sleepless night of worrying about my clumsy bookkeeping I resolved to figure it out this morning.  And yes Virginia, there is a happing ending.  I methodically examined my entries and compared the algorithm of the old spreadsheet with the new and when all the values were put into the right fields, the numbers all matched.  Checkbook, Bank Statement, and Spreadsheet.  Go Figure!surprise  Science is wonderful.  Ageing biology sucks!devil

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    Mystiarra said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ..well that means pretty much the three West Coast states (very expensive), Colorado or Illinois (somewhat to fairly expensive), and Nevada (pretty much means Vegas, depressing, and very hot in the summer).

    the pegasis galaxy mebbe  lol

    we should set up a milky way chamber of commerce, establish our mineral rights to the asteroids

    before the mercurians harvest it allenlightened

    I heard a rumor of something or someone making the Pegasus galaxy a nightmare to live in so I would avoid it.

    definitely don't go if you have a gluten allergy.  too much gluten in pegasis.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,363

    I need to be at work in 12 minutes or less.  My computer is taking forever to do anything.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    i have to do some truly boring stuff at work.   the next 3 years is gonna drag.

    the only exxcitement here is the 6 cores in my work desktop to render carrara scenes.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,353
    kyoto kid said:

    ..well that means pretty much the three West Coast states (very expensive), Colorado or Illinois (somewhat to fairly expensive), and Nevada (pretty much means Vegas, depressing, and very hot in the summer).

    Don't forget Massachusetts!  Problem is, no matter where, it's still illegal on the Federal level.

    Dana

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited February 2020

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

    learned there are visa fees when going to live abroad.

    not sure but i think 401k percents lower the tax bracket April irs day. just the incomes taxes.  ss and medicare stay the same.  over 55 they let us put more in. irs catch up.  i'm not at the max, wish i could.
    i gonna try raising it 5% increments see what it equals to on pay day.  hard to predict, i don't understand how the brackets work.

    Post edited by Mistara on
  • StratDragonStratDragon Posts: 3,278
    Mystiarra said:

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

     

    real estate in Charlotte is not going down anytime soon and the suburbs are growing rapidly. If you're going to come to the land of Ranch Dressing and Sweet Tea I'd consider planning sooner than later.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    StratDragon said:
    Mystiarra said:

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

     

    real estate in Charlotte is not going down anytime soon and the suburbs are growing rapidly. If you're going to come to the land of Ranch Dressing and Sweet Tea I'd consider planning sooner than later.

    i have 3 years to go.

    do you know how far is the beach?  is it a public bus trip?

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 4,109
    Mystiarra said:
    StratDragon said:
    Mystiarra said:

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

     

    real estate in Charlotte is not going down anytime soon and the suburbs are growing rapidly. If you're going to come to the land of Ranch Dressing and Sweet Tea I'd consider planning sooner than later.

    i have 3 years to go.

    do you know how far is the beach?  is it a public bus trip?

    If you want beach you might want to look further east than Charlotte ,I moved from Miami ,Fla to North Carolina and I love it here .

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,363
    carrie58 said:
    Mystiarra said:
    StratDragon said:
    Mystiarra said:

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

     

    real estate in Charlotte is not going down anytime soon and the suburbs are growing rapidly. If you're going to come to the land of Ranch Dressing and Sweet Tea I'd consider planning sooner than later.

    i have 3 years to go.

    do you know how far is the beach?  is it a public bus trip?

    If you want beach you might want to look further east than Charlotte ,I moved from Miami ,Fla to North Carolina and I love it here .

    Thought so as I never think of going to a beach when visiting my brother who lives near Charlotte.

    Remember everyone has their own opinion and experience.  I can love it in NC but person X can hate it and person y can just like it while person z can loathe it.

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,645

    Can anyone find a way to mathematically quantify how strong a goat is? I need this for not-at-all-ridiculous reasons.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    a tug of war contest? 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,041
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  Old age.  Bah, humbug.  I've spent several hours over the last two days trying to resolve my bank checkbook, my bank checking summary, and my personal financial spreadsheet.  I finally got the two bank records to agree on a number but I wasn't sure it was the right number.  Also, after much weeping and gnashing of teeth, my spreadsheet finally resolved to being off by exactly 2 x $57.96 where $57.96 was a Paypal transaction where I had received money into my Paypal account and then I transferred that amount into my checking account.  Simple, right?  Arghhh.sad  My spreadsheet had been setup to automatically deduct outgoing Paypal payments from my credit card.  I also manually entered the transfer from Paypal into my checking account, but I put in the wrong sign (- instead of +) and I also put it into the savings deposit fields instead of the checking deposit fields.  I had wrong numbers all over the place and because of the confusion with Paypal and thinking that I had mistakenly pulled the money from Paypal's website twice by being impatient and mashing the transfer button again I was all confused.  Add that to doing this in the morning before the coffee has woken everything up, and my brain is prone to wandering, and the fact that I had recently reorganized my spreadsheet to accomodate more paypal fields and wasn't sure the new spreadsheet algorithms were 100% accurate again.  I was tearing my hair out.  Arghhhh.crying

    Non-complaint:  But another sleepless night of worrying about my clumsy bookkeeping I resolved to figure it out this morning.  And yes Virginia, there is a happing ending.  I methodically examined my entries and compared the algorithm of the old spreadsheet with the new and when all the values were put into the right fields, the numbers all matched.  Checkbook, Bank Statement, and Spreadsheet.  Go Figure!surprise  Science is wonderful.  Ageing biology sucks!devil

    ...I'll drink to that. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,041
    edited February 2020
    Mystiarra said:

    maryj and no state income tax, the trifecta of desirability. 

    many of my co workers are going to the carolinas.

    looked at some reasonable places in Charlotte.  

    learned there are visa fees when going to live abroad.

    not sure but i think 401k percents lower the tax bracket April irs day. just the incomes taxes.  ss and medicare stay the same.  over 55 they let us put more in. irs catch up.  i'm not at the max, wish i could.
    i gonna try raising it 5% increments see what it equals to on pay day.  hard to predict, i don't understand how the brackets work.

    ...that would be Washington State or Nevada. but both have sales taxes. Oregon has a state income tax but no sales tax.  California is the worst as it has both a state income and sales tax as well as local sales taxes.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • StratDragonStratDragon Posts: 3,278
    edited February 2020
    Mystiarra said:
     
    Mystiarra said:

    do you know how far is the beach?  is it a public bus trip?

    the outer banks are about 3/4 hours, no bus or train that I know of. the mountains are an hour or two away

    there are two large lakes around Charlotte, but the residential property makes it difficult to find an actual beach to go read a book

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Norman
    in Charlotte 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wylie
    also in Charlotte

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lure,_North_Carolina
    Lake Lure is about 2hrs from the city

    https://www.biltmore.com
    The house is about 3 hours from the city but Asheville has got a very hippy vibe and excellent restaurants  

    any state park you go to will tell you they filmed "Dirty Dancing" or "Last of the Mohicans", apparently North Carolina has only been home to two movies, even though the Biltmore House was used in "Being There", no one talks about that one; too artsy.

    Charlotte from when I moved down here about a dozen years ago has changed dramatically and the city skyline has quadrupled in size, so has the population.

    Post edited by StratDragon on
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