Mariner

I kind of like this. Sometimes a deep emotional hurt can be a great motivator.

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Well if you're spouse is like mine and is overwhelmed by the options and negotiating...you just might.

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Exactly. Our first car I went and bought it myself. Saleswoman said, doesn't your wife need to be here to make sure she likes it? I told her if she wants a sale the last thing you will want is my wife making decisions. She will waste your time, then say something off the wall like I think I'll just keep my car.

Took it home. She loved it.

Now that we are older she picks out the car in general, but I go and pick out the options to make sure we get everything.

Yes. My house is being framed, along with two other houses on the street. For weeks they were hard at work. On Monday you could only hear crickets. On Wednesday the crew showed up across the street, but its less people. They have worked every day since then.

Yes Yes Yes.

I first joined in 2006. Donated only 100 bucks each year for 5 years. Was eligible for season tickets in the 5th year. This was the era where there was no turnover. You get rewarded for being a constant donor no matter the level you are on.

As our income grew, our donations grew. Now its a great avenue for tax write-offs.

Also, you can take pride knowing you are part of the athletic program. You want to see LSU win championships? They cannot win with the big boys unless they have people like myself and you.

The higher levels get all kinds of perks, and get invited to events.

There are a lot of people out of state who are in TAF. At a certain level of donorship, you can simply call your rep and ask for single game tickets to select events, and they can help assuming availability.

Athletic facilities before 2000 were a joke. Its impressive knowing what it used to be vs what we have now in only 25 years. Saban helped change that mindset. Back then no-one donated a dime except for the wealthy. At the beginning of the change of mindset, you should have seen the TigerLair, which was the main chat board prior to TD. People were up in arms about paying an extra $85 per seat for SEZ seats. Someone posted, "Do you know similar seats in Neyland Stadium require a $400 donation? Get with the times" The thread then was full of crickets.

However, only join TAF if you want to be part of making a difference. If you look at it only from a financial value standpoint of view, buying on stubhub to the big games costs a lot less in the long run.

My housekeeper has come this week, but said she is so worried about ICE. I explained to her that she has a social security number, proper documentation, gets a W2 every year, and she pays/withholds taxes on her paychecks. Stop worrying.

Now if you don't cooperate with police or not have ID/docs with you, then you may have a problem. It will eventually be sorted out, but if you don't want problems, then cooperate if stopped, and have your stuff in order.

My framers on the other hand.....busy bees for the past month. Crickets since the weekend. The new house across the street is nailing away.

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He should be commended for waking this sleeping giant and giving us a NC.

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And changing the mindset of running athletics, investing in facilities, and establishing the culture of everyone including the common fan making donations to TAF in order to succeed. People flipped their lid when the tradition fund was established. It was a shock to most supporters who were not wealthy, but we have since adapted to that change.

I have been hearing that prices to build homes, outdoor kitchens, pools, hardscaping "are ridiculous" for well over 15 years. The only exception where it really was ridiculous was the months after Ida with lumber.

A few new construction houses I was looking at in 2012 was priced at $649,000, $699,000, and $849,000 thirteen years ago which I thought was nuts, but to build that today would cost well over a million to $1.7 million. Prices have only gone up since that time.

I put in a pool in summer of '24. I priced another similar one for a newbuild a year later and it was slightly higher.

If you can afford it now just bite the bullet and do it. Don't wait because you will be waiting a long time.

Omega Aqua Terra with rubber strap
Omega Planet Ocean with rubber strap
Rolex Explorer
Rolex Datejust - mint green dial with facets on the face. OME for two years and discontinued.

I told myself before the season I won't judge Moore until year 3. He inherited a dumpster fire.

Have you been to Disney as a child? The nostalgia brings you back to an innocent time. For the most part the rides are exactly the same as you remembered.

If I did not have kids, I would not be going to Disney once a year. Maybe once every 6-8 years instead. However with kids it is indeed a special place. We have been on many nice vacations as a family, but my most memorable was our first Disney trip with the kids.

Many adults still have an inner child in them, which is what I think you are critical of. Its sort of weird but also funny in a good way.