weathafella Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, mreaves said: I didn’t see anything on abcnews.com about VT rescinding the gas tax. And my original post didn’t say they did. I said governor proposed it and legislature said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Charlie baker signaled he’d more than likely vote it through. Its laughable to hear the democratic opposition in Mass saying it’s a “gimmick” and doesn’t provide real relief. Such a tone deaf comment right now with prices of everything soaring. If you can save families 20-30 bucks a week on gas, why not? Very few would save $20-30/week. Our taxes aren’t high enough. Costco still under $4/gallon. Saving $20-30/ week would need a person using 100 gallons/week. At 20 mpg that’s 2000 miles/week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, weathafella said: And my original post didn’t say they did. I said governor proposed it and legislature said no. And I said, as one who reads VT papers daily and has worked in state government for 28 years that I hadn’t heard that. Not that it couldn’t have happened, I just haven’t seen it reported anywhere. Just looking for the story because I have a somewhat vested interest living here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 States should have at least a little surplus because it saves lots of money long term since they get much lower interest rates when borrowing for large projects. Kinda weird. Same thing at the local level. Towns and cities with no surplus get porked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Anyone here ever have a perforated eardrum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Anyone here ever have a perforated eardrum? Yep. A few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Yep. A few times. Had a freak accident yesterday, a twig stuck in my ear. Sure enough, my wife looked at it with a scope today, and there are 2 perorations in the ear drum. What was the healing like? Supposedly there really isn’t anything to do for it, unless it gets infected or doesn’t heal after a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Had a freak accident yesterday, a twig stuck in my ear. Sure enough, my wife looked at it with a scope today, and there are 2 perorations in the ear drum. What was the healing like? Supposedly there really isn’t anything to do for it, unless it gets infected or doesn’t heal after a while. Go to an ENT and have them take a look since it was a twig. Who knows if some germs already made their way in. I would wear a waterproof plug in that ear when showering while it heals. I have had it get infected before and it's really bad. You don't want anything getting in such as soapy water. Go see an ENT. Not much they can do to heal it any faster but they can give you antibiotics early if it looks like an infection is forming. It can be very hard to clear in infection of the middle or inner ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Go to an ENT and have them take a look since it was a twig. Who knows if some germs already made their way in. I would wear a waterproof plug in that ear when showering while it heals. I have had it get infected before and it's really bad. You don't want anything getting in such as soapy water. Go see an ENT. Not much they can do to heal it any faster but they can give you antibiotics early if it looks like an infection is forming. It can be very hard to clear in infection of the middle or inner ear. Yes. I’m wearing an earplug while showering. It actually doesn’t look too bad, it’s not inflamed and there isn’t any blood or anything. Ill probably schedule an appointment next week to have them take a look. My sister in law who’s a nurse advised me against going to an urgent care or anything right now. She said there is nothing they will do, and they do not preemptively treat for an infection, so no point. Im going to keep an eye on it the next few days, if any hints of infection start forming, I’ll go immediately to get an antibiotic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 So, when will this bite into prices? Bidding wars are still very much real. Low inventory/high demand doesn’t help. I’m crunch on both sides now. High prices all along. Now high historical rates… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: So, when will this bite into prices? Bidding wars are still very much real. Low inventory/high demand doesn’t help. I’m crunch on both sides now. High prices all along. Now high historical rates… 5% is still pretty low historically speaking. But it’s high for recent years. There’s a good chance it will rise even more and it will start affecting the housing market. We haven’t been above 5% since during the mortgage crisis in the mid-2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 14 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Had a freak accident yesterday, a twig stuck in my ear. Sure enough, my wife looked at it with a scope today, and there are 2 perorations in the ear drum. What was the healing like? Supposedly there really isn’t anything to do for it, unless it gets infected or doesn’t heal after a while. I'd like to hear this story. When we were kids a kid in the neighborhood got a stick in the eye while he was playing on a gym set and was blinded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: I'd like to hear this story. When we were kids a kid in the neighborhood got a stick in the eye while he was playing on a gym set and was blinded. I work in mosquito control for the state and we were sampling larvae in a swamp and when we’re walking out, I turned my head to avoid a branch and a small twig from another tree perfectly went right into my ear. It sent a jolt through my whole body lol. Just one of those weird things, probably couldn’t replicate it again if I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: 5% is still pretty low historically speaking. But it’s high for recent years. There’s a good chance it will rise even more and it will start affecting the housing market. We haven’t been above 5% since during the mortgage crisis in the mid-2000s. I get that, but prices are at record highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: I get that, but prices are at record highs. Yeah and they will come down some as interest rates rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I work in mosquito control for the state and we were sampling larvae in a swamp and when we’re walking out, I turned my head to avoid a branch and a small twig from another tree perfectly went right into my ear. It sent a jolt through my whole body lol. Just one of those weird things, probably couldn’t replicate it again if I tried. Mosquito larvae are in your ear now. Squirming and breeding. Do you feel them now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I work in mosquito control for the state and we were sampling larvae in a swamp and when we’re walking out, I turned my head to avoid a branch and a small twig from another tree perfectly went right into my ear. It sent a jolt through my whole body lol. Just one of those weird things, probably couldn’t replicate it again if I tried. Damn dude. I flinched and cringed just reading…hope you get well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 10 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said: I get that, but prices are at record highs. Prices generally lag as rates rise…as realtors are trying to take advantage of the demand market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Was that real? My wife has the Oscars on and Chris Rock sh*t talked Will Smith's wife and got clocked. I thought it had to be staged but the entire audience looked shaken and CR was definitely out of sorts afterwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Prices generally lag as rates rise…as realtors are trying to take advantage of the demand market. Kinda like gas prices ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Was that real? My wife has the Oscars on and Chris Rock sh*t talked Will Smith's wife and got clocked. I thought it had to be staged but the entire audience looked shaken and CR was definitely out of sorts afterwards. If it was real, pretty lame by Will Smith. That’s the best he could do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: If it was real, pretty lame by Will Smith. That’s the best he could do? Joke was in poor taste but that was assault. Then he wins an Oscar 15 minutes later! He looked rattled during his speech. Bizzaro world. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 6 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Joke was in poor taste but that was assault. Then he wins an Oscar 15 minutes later! He looked rattled during his speech. Bizzaro world. LOL. He is a pretty weird dude. Scientologist and all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Gotta love the NY Post---their headline has Will Smith as "Best Smackor". They also have the uncensored exchange from Austrailia where the censors didn't step in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Joke was in poor taste but that was assault. Then he wins an Oscar 15 minutes later! He looked rattled during his speech. Bizzaro world. LOL.Oscar's and Hollywood is a joke. Who watches that garbage anymoreSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitinsvilleWX Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 22 hours ago, PhineasC said: Mosquito larvae are in your ear now. Squirming and breeding. Do you feel them now? Wrath of Khan Chekov action. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: Oscar's and Hollywood is a joke. Who watches that garbage anymore Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk lowest ratings ever . Who cares? I think the slap was staged. Hollywood tries to remain relevant. Hardly anyone goes to the movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, WhitinsvilleWX said: Wrath of Khan Chekov action. "These are...pets.." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: "These are...pets.." He's that dedicated to the job. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, amarshall said: lowest ratings ever . Who cares? I think the slap was staged. Hollywood tries to remain relevant. Hardly anyone goes to the movies. Prior to the Covid closure of theaters, US was spending around $11 billion per year on tickets. It had been pretty close to that since 2009 (not sure if the IMDB numbers are inflation adjusted). It dropped a ton in 2020 obviously and was rebounding slowly in 2021 I do think fewer people are going though... most films are the big Marvel / Star Wars / Disney ones it seems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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