Displaced

re: Guys. Do you ever take your wedding ring off?

Posted by Displaced on 8/28/24 at 5:21 am

[quote]Mine comes off for deadlifts and handling raw meat.[/quote] This. I don't do any weight lifting with a ring though. I'm terrified of unsheathing my finger....

re: Annual Squatober Thread

Posted by Displaced on 8/27/24 at 1:05 pm

I'm tentatively in. I heard a pop doing lunges today. No swelling, no pain yet, but I'm very concerned. It did not feel right. I'm gonna take it easy doing lunges with the remainder of the "it's coming" plan. Did day 11 today. I may take an extra rest day just to be safe....

re: Sports gambling takes a toll on Americans' checkbooks, research shows

Posted by Displaced on 8/27/24 at 9:56 am

I saw this yesterday. This study is relatively meaningless based on the findings. We are in a record inflationary cycle so it is very difficult to pin any financial deficit on gambling when the cost of absolutely everything is also causing CC increases and savings to deplete....

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re: What kind of engineer are you 2 update in OP

Posted by Displaced on 8/21/24 at 6:46 pm

Electrical engineer Work in a testing lab 13 years experience Low 6 figures ...

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re: Affordability Crisis...list the things we didn't have to pay for a few generations ago...

Posted by Displaced on 8/14/24 at 12:38 pm

[quote]Cell Phone Service [/quote] But now you don't pay for a landline. [quote]Cable/Streaming Subscriptions Music Streaming Subscriptions Travel Eating out Vs Cooking at home[/quote] None of these are things you [b]have[/b] to pay for......

re: Things to do in Chicago with a 6 and 8 year old

Posted by Displaced on 8/3/24 at 7:39 pm

Pizza food tour Lincoln Park zoo Navy Pier ...

In a world where Internet TV exists, how is DirecTV still in business?

Posted by Displaced on 8/3/24 at 6:34 pm

I'm sitting at a hotel bar watching this on TV because it's raining outside: [img]https://i.ibb.co/LJ0Pgpf/20240803-193027.jpg[/img] How do those of you with this shitty service handle these rough times?...

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re: Today is Amazon Prime Day. Today is day 2 with new deals

Posted by Displaced on 7/17/24 at 10:02 am

A flavor of the met-rx protein bars I like is 58% off. Got 4 boxes for $58. Can't beat that....

re: Biden to announce plan to cap rent increases at 5% annually. OP updated with announcement

Posted by Displaced on 7/15/24 at 6:02 pm

Is he gonna cap property tax increases/utility rates/maintenance costs, etc too?...

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re: This weekend I decided to use the 6 dumbest words in the English language...

Posted by Displaced on 7/15/24 at 5:48 pm

[quote]if you are over 30 hire movers[/quote] Will forever be my stance going forward. Even worse, we did it with 2 kids (6 & 3)...

This weekend I decided to use the 6 dumbest words in the English language...

Posted by Displaced on 7/15/24 at 5:46 pm

"we don't need to hire movers." We are only moving 10 miles down the road and we are planning on immediately renovating part of the new house, so I was trying to save the gained equity from the sale of our house and not spend $1500-2k on movers. The end result is spending about $400 in storage...

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re: Carry Over Thread From the OT. Which restaurants serve you favorite Caesar Salad?

Posted by Displaced on 7/4/24 at 12:40 pm

I'm prepared for the downvotes: Outback...

Food and Drink

re: Pen and Paper Strength App

Posted by Displaced on 7/3/24 at 12:55 pm

[quote]Out of curiosity, what do yall do with your sweat soaked clothes every day? Wash them daily? Hang them to dry somewhere? Separate workout clothes hamper you pile that stuff in until wash time?[/quote]throw them in the hamper and fold/put them away after they magically reappear on the kitchen ...

re: When the movie is better than the book

Posted by Displaced on 7/1/24 at 7:00 pm

Jurassic Park usually the first example given on this....

Movie/TV Board

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re: Program Party for July

Posted by Displaced on 7/1/24 at 5:42 am

Arm Farm! I'm similar to posted above. I'd like to join, but have 3 days of elbow meat left. I'll probably run PS2 next and try to catch up though....

re: Pen and Paper Strength App

Posted by Displaced on 6/15/24 at 9:58 pm

Elbow meat has grip work every day. 5 day a week plan...

re: Get your runs in early this weekend everyone.

Posted by Displaced on 6/15/24 at 8:35 am

I was gifted a subscription to The Lift Box service. Each box comes with a shirt. The box is crappy free samples of supps, but the shirts are decent....

re: Inside Out 2 (Currently at 90% on RT)

Posted by Displaced on 6/15/24 at 7:25 am

[quote]Just got out of it and really enjoyed it. Best thing Pixar has done in a long while.[/quote] I saw it last night and found it middling. Anxiety was very well done as a character. They were smart in showing how it can completely take over your emotions under stress. They missed what mad...

Movie/TV Board

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Get your runs in early this weekend everyone.

Posted by Displaced on 6/15/24 at 7:00 am

[img]https://i.ibb.co/y6w4xXL/20240615-075804.jpg[/img] After a moderate paced 4mi this morning. I rarely sweat like this. It's sweltering out there. Be safe and stay hydrated everyone!...