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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1029737" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029737" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029737">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Why does my iPhone think it&#039;s so important for me to know that Tom Brady and his Wife have officially divorced? Who cares? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Mine didn’t let me know. Lol. Must be a Tom Brady setting</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029730" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029730" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029730">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I have noticed in Latin countries they say things that are more fluid. “Let’s meet for dinner at the beach club around 8.” The word “around” makes the gathering less formal and no one is watching the clock. Big difference. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This is one of the most frustrating things about Mexico. <br /> <br /> You set an appointment for someone to come to your house. Doesn&#039;t matter what for, fix the gas line, deliver water, fix the internet, they&#039;re never on time. Sometimes they don&#039;t even call or show up at all. And people here just accept that as normal. <br /> <br /> Apparently it&#039;s not as bad in the big cities because there&#039;s more competition. If I fired every person that was late here in QR I&#039;d be left with no one to work with.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m probably going to move to Guadalajara or Mexico City in the next 1-2 years partly because of this.<br /> <br /> But to your point, meeting with friends &amp; family is the same. &quot;On time&quot; isn&#039;t really a thing. Personally, I feel physically ill if for some reason I&#039;m running late to an engagement.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 74605" data-quote="Mammoth" data-source="post: 1029740" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029740" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029740">Mammoth said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Personally, I feel physically ill if for some reason I&#039;m running late to an engagement. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Same. I never want to make someone wait for me.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029741" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029741" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029741">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Same. I never want to make someone wait for me. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I bet an above-average percentage of entrepreneurs have this personality type.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I started buying puzzles to do with my kids. It is really fun! I am seriously excited for when my kids are old enough to start playing board games with me. My wife isn&#039;t really in to that sort of thing, so I am going to nerd out with my kids haha. A captive audience that thinks I am literally the coolest person on the planet.<br /> <br /> My parents got my kids some 2 pieces puzzles when they were babies, and then a 24 pieces one shortly after. I had forgotten about the 24 pieces one to tell the truth, and my daughter who was about 3 at the time found it and made the whole thing on her own, and would clean it up and everything and I had no idea she was even doing it. My wife ended up telling me, and then our daughter started to complain to me that she wanted some that were harder because that was too easy.<br /> <br /> I ended up finding a bunch of 48 pieces kids puzzles, and my daughter just turned 4 and she loves these! She will sit there and just do them one after another all by herself and just loves them. So I started to get some more difficult ones, 60 pieces, and then a couple 100 piece ones. She can&#039;t do the 100 by herself as that is a pretty significant step up in difficulty. I do point out the shapes and figures or whatever and get her to sort them and start building them that way.<br /> <br /> Yesterday I picked up a 300 piece puzzle, so I finally had to step in and start doing a lot of it myself. But wow is it ever fun and addictive! My son pretty much just tries to sit on the puzzle and destroy it, but my daughter is right in there. It can keep her 100% focused for literally hours and hours on end.<br /> <br /> I want to get a stack of 100 piece ones, and get the kids doing them 100% solo, and then work up to those 300 piece ones where I help out a bit. Eventually I want a dedicated table and we can work on those 500 piece ones pretty soon I bet. This is a pretty awesome way to spend an evening with the kids.<br /> <br /> Puzzles are awesome.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I did it guys, I escaped commie Argentina and i&#039;m now living by the beach, my business still makes sells, independent of my time and location. I still want so much more but feels amazing to realize the vision I had. Time to enjoy and keep bulding...<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/whatsapp-image-2022-10-29-at-6-20-13-pm-webp.45700/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42317-0f6d0ea4c9306425476ec636102a6e4a.jpg?hash=vNkU3l6_4x" class="bbImage " style="" alt="WhatsApp Image 2022-10-29 at 6.20.13 PM.webp" title="WhatsApp Image 2022-10-29 at 6.20.13 PM.webp" width="200" height="267" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">It&#039;s good to be alive. Going to be working on growing a new Twitter account to drive traffic to my blog. Have a nice day everyone! Keep getting better! <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile1.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile2:" title="Smile :smile2:" data-shortname=":smile2:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">You know those times when you&#039;re just slogging through, and failing on the regular, and you have to keep reminding yourself of how far you&#039;ve come, and how likely you are to succeed?<br /> <br /> I am there this week. It&#039;s been rough. The highlight of my week was backpacking through frozen rain for 12 hours. (I&#039;ll come back to that). <br /> <br /> I am waiting on vendors to give me an expensive piece of art, and a website. Both long overdue. My daughter&#039;s dog is slowly dying. My MIL probably had a small stroke night before last. My son is visiting, but the new guard dog thinks he&#039;s a stranger. I stink at both new skills I&#039;m trying to learn: swimming and piano playing. I had an unfortunate experience at a salon. (Tears were involved, and I rarely cry.) Insomnia snags my nights. I made 1 - 2 - no, 3 <u>ginormous</u> errors with my first attempt at real estate investing. My regular clients have no work for me, and without the upgraded website, I haven&#039;t bothered to look for more. I <i>need</i> more clients. I am tired, cranky, sore, and ugly. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m using this space to turn around my week: <br /> The vendors have been sternly reminded. The dog and MIL are both quite elderly, and not in distress. My dog is getting trained, and so am I. There are other options than the salon, and the dye is fading fast. The insomnia is temporary. The investment errors have been fixed, without expense. I can do some light marketing next week. And tonight, being Saturday night, I get to have a snort of whiskey and a care-free 24 hours. Tomorrow, I will be rested, cheerful, invigorated, and not as ugly as today.<br /> <br /> The Monday Search and Rescue mission - the highlight of my week - was a <i><b>successful</b></i> mission, and I haven&#039;t had one of those in over a year! It was a textbook rescue, and two people are alive because of us. I&#039;m still riding high on this.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 36811" data-quote="CaptainAmerica" data-source="post: 1029767" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029767" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029767">CaptainAmerica said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> You know those times when you&#039;re just slogging through, and failing on the regular, and you have to keep reminding yourself of how far you&#039;ve come, and how likely you are to succeed?<br /> <br /> I am there this week. It&#039;s been rough. The highlight of my week was backpacking through frozen rain for 12 hours. (I&#039;ll come back to that).<br /> <br /> I am waiting on vendors to give me an expensive piece of art, and a website. Both long overdue. My daughter&#039;s dog is slowly dying. My MIL probably had a small stroke night before last. My son is visiting, but the new guard dog thinks he&#039;s a stranger. I stink at both new skills I&#039;m trying to learn: swimming and piano playing. I had an unfortunate experience at a salon. (Tears were involved, and I rarely cry.) Insomnia snags my nights. I made 1 - 2 - no, 3 <u>ginormous</u> errors with my first attempt at real estate investing. My regular clients have no work for me, and without the upgraded website, I haven&#039;t bothered to look for more. I <i>need</i> more clients. I am tired, cranky, sore, and ugly.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m using this space to turn around my week:<br /> The vendors have been sternly reminded. The dog and MIL are both quite elderly, and not in distress. My dog is getting trained, and so am I. There are other options than the salon, and the dye is fading fast. The insomnia is temporary. The investment errors have been fixed, without expense. I can do some light marketing next week. And tonight, being Saturday night, I get to have a snort of whiskey and a care-free 24 hours. Tomorrow, I will be rested, cheerful, invigorated, and not as ugly as today.<br /> <br /> The Monday Search and Rescue mission - the highlight of my week - was a <i><b>successful</b></i> mission, and I haven&#039;t had one of those in over a year! It was a textbook rescue, and two people are alive because of us. I&#039;m still riding high on this. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Strong people sometimes have the world on the shoulders and no, no buckle. This too shall pass. Stay strong. <br /> <br /> Here is a question to you. How can I (we) help? <br /> <br /> (DM if you ever need to chat RE. I may know a little more than a little and happy to help.)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">My thoughts are with all the South Koreans on the forum. What a tragedy. <br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377686" data-url="https://apple.news/AV23zX5xRS3-TlR1mT-cqBg" data-host="apple.news" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc.apple.news%2FAgEXQUxLWkUzX1RQVHp5ekpoZWdaNUY4d0EAMA&amp;hash=4b0c0ef6f82b31d9d8a0f52a7102a126&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="apple.news" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://apple.news/AV23zX5xRS3-TlR1mT-cqBg" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> South Korea mourns, wants answers after Halloween crush kills 153 — Reuters Canada </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.news%2FAV23zX5xRS3-TlR1mT-cqBg%2F&amp;hash=ba742dea96d9a9bfe8e423eaf09ff049&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="apple.news" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> apple.news </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377687" data-url="https://amycastor.com/2022/10/27/crypto-collapse-bitcoin-stagnant-selling-celsius-and-voyager-how-3ac-died/" data-host="amycastor.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Famycastor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2Fstalking-horse.jpeg&amp;hash=161233b337fbaf590ff514639800eb56&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="amycastor.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://amycastor.com/2022/10/27/crypto-collapse-bitcoin-stagnant-selling-celsius-and-voyager-how-3ac-died/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Crypto collapse: Bitcoin stagnant, selling Celsius and Voyager, how 3AC died </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">“I kept up the bluff, hoping that I might eventually hit upon some workable plan to pay all my creditors in full.” ~ Charles Ponzi</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.wp.com%2Fi%2Ffavicon.ico&amp;hash=28b1ee6e56dfb0f08edc9b5f0d125a28&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="amycastor.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> amycastor.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029741" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029741" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029741">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Same. I never want to make someone wait for me. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>5 minutes early, always, no more, no less! <br /> <br /> My Grandfather would always yell this to me as a kid lol.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 51887" data-quote="Matt Sun" data-source="post: 1029751" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029751" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029751">Matt Sun said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I did it guys, I escaped commie Argentina and i&#039;m now living by the beach, my business still makes sells, independent of my time and location. I still want so much more but feels amazing to realize the vision I had. Time to enjoy and keep bulding...<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/45700/" target="_blank">View attachment 45700</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Where did you move?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029709" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029709" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029709">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Habitual lateness is disrespectful. If people expect you to be late to places, you are an a**hole. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I have this problem. Working on it. Sometimes even when I wake up earlier, prepare earlier, I manage to just be as late as before.<br /> Lol, it&#039;s frustrating. Probably a mindset problem</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1029792" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029792" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029792">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Where did you move? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I&#039;m in praia da pinheira, 30 km from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina. It&#039;s the richest most right wing part of Brazil, they even threatened to separate from the rest of the country if the communist candidate wins the presidential elections. That&#039;s the attitude I like lol <br /> <br /> How is Poland ? I&#039;m also happy to be far away from the war, hope that thing stops soon... !</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Boston just passed San Francisco, and now has the 2nd highest rent in the U S. - only NYC is more expensive.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377691" data-url="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2022/10/27/rent-price-boston-surpasses-san-francisco-second-most-expensive-city/" data-host="www.boston.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbdc2020.o0bc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FBoston-skyline-635b0a61d0bc0-768x432.jpg&amp;hash=047962b5c0d45a4963500c18710f2578&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.boston.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2022/10/27/rent-price-boston-surpasses-san-francisco-second-most-expensive-city/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Boston surpasses San Francisco as second-most expensive city for renters </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A new report released Thursday found that Boston is now the second-most expensive city in the country for renters.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> </span> www.boston.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> So, of course, in light of such housing expenses, the state of Massachusetts is offering a program where you can receive up to $50k to buy a house.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377692" data-url="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/local-news/2022/10/28/massachusetts-offers-some-home-buyers-50000/?amp=1" data-host="www.boston.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbdc2020.o0bc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2F3JEJVLFPC4I6DILLVQHPUEPUDI-635be2df5e7bc-768x432.jpg&amp;hash=75e6adbf52545d354bd5d0f47a4590fa&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.boston.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/local-news/2022/10/28/massachusetts-offers-some-home-buyers-50000/?amp=1" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Buying a house in Mass. is expensive. Now the state is offering some people $50,000 to help. </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A new Massachusetts program will direct $65 million to help first-time homebuyers cover down payments, closing costs, and other expenses.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> </span> www.boston.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Gee, do you think that will make housing more affordable? Government solution to a government problem...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 76544" data-quote="jdm667" data-source="post: 1029828" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029828" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029828">jdm667 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Boston just passed San Francisco, and now has the 2nd highest rent in the U S. - only NYC is more expensive.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377691" data-url="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2022/10/27/rent-price-boston-surpasses-san-francisco-second-most-expensive-city/" data-host="www.boston.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbdc2020.o0bc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FBoston-skyline-635b0a61d0bc0-768x432.jpg&amp;hash=047962b5c0d45a4963500c18710f2578&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.boston.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2022/10/27/rent-price-boston-surpasses-san-francisco-second-most-expensive-city/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Boston surpasses San Francisco as second-most expensive city for renters </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A new report released Thursday found that Boston is now the second-most expensive city in the country for renters.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> </span> www.boston.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> So, of course, in light of such housing expenses, the state of Massachusetts is offering a program where you can receive up to $50k to buy a house.<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377692" data-url="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/local-news/2022/10/28/massachusetts-offers-some-home-buyers-50000/?amp=1" data-host="www.boston.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbdc2020.o0bc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2F3JEJVLFPC4I6DILLVQHPUEPUDI-635be2df5e7bc-768x432.jpg&amp;hash=75e6adbf52545d354bd5d0f47a4590fa&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.boston.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.boston.com/real-estate/local-news/2022/10/28/massachusetts-offers-some-home-buyers-50000/?amp=1" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Buying a house in Mass. is expensive. Now the state is offering some people $50,000 to help. </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A new Massachusetts program will direct $65 million to help first-time homebuyers cover down payments, closing costs, and other expenses.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> </span> www.boston.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Gee, do you think that will make housing more affordable? Government solution to a government problem... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Nothing new. Some time ago we got an info from gov about needing to change cauldron to the new more eco one. It&#039;s price was $2000 - pretty expensive for poorer people. The local gov get a brilliant idea - let&#039;s give to the poor people $1000 to help them buy the cauldrons.<br /> What the distributors of cauldrons did? They increased the price to $3000.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 108051" data-quote="Patryk." data-source="post: 1029832" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029832" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029832">Patryk. said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Nothing new. Some time ago we got an info from gov about needing to change cauldron to the new more eco one. It&#039;s price was $2000 - pretty expensive for poorer people. The local gov get a brilliant idea - let&#039;s give to the poor people $1000 to help them buy the cauldrons.<br /> What the distributors of cauldrons did? They increased the price to $3000. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>If you ever want to 100x the budget, 10x the un-affordability and generally F*ck up anything really, really well. You can trust your government to do a superb job at that:<br /> <br /> <h3 class="bbHeading"><a class="u-anchorTarget" name="-a-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-in-two-days-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million"></a>A programmer duplicated ArriveCan in two days, an app that cost Ottawa $54 million&#8203;<a class="hoverLink" href="#-a-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-in-two-days-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million" title="Permanent link"></a></h3>Given that ArriveCan is a relatively simple text-based screening app, its raw development costs could conceivably have been delivered for under $250,000, some say<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377697" data-url="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/in-two-days-a-single-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million" data-host="nationalpost.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital%2Fnationalpost%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F07%2FArrive-01.jpg&amp;hash=88c745eca1adf7696bc9d6e0aa162bbb&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="nationalpost.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/in-two-days-a-single-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> A programmer duplicated ArriveCan in two days, an app that cost Ottawa $54 million </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">To critique ArriveCan’s eye-watering price tag, over the Thanksgiving weekend a single techie managed to duplicate the app. Read more</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fdcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital%2F17.3.4%2Fwebsites%2Fimages%2Fnp%2Ffavicon-np.ico&amp;hash=9b402902375c1c495e6cfb1ad316966b&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="nationalpost.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> nationalpost.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> That&#039;s why I sometimes lose my shit when I hear people tell me how great it is government decides to do something about un-affordability and is considering rent controls. One time I got so peeved that I wrote an article to counter the (then active) Mayor of Vancouver. That &quot;genius&quot; announced that to help lower vacancy of retail space, he&#039;d tax the owners of the retail real estate if their space is vacant! I wish this was a joke for a stand up comedy bar, but no... he was dead serious and brought it to the Council. WOW. How do you get a man with a broken leg lying on the floor to stand up and run again? Kick him in the nuts, that&#039;s how!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377698" data-url="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33384577#33387873" data-host="news.ycombinator.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <span class="fa-2x u-muted"> <i class="fa--xf far fa-spinner fa-pulse "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/regular.svg?v=1749395433#spinner"></use></svg></i> </span> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33384577#33387873" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> The SAFe Delusion | Hacker News </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc"></div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fitem%3Fid%3D33384577%2Fy18.svg&amp;hash=117b625adc58e80ccfcef4905aea98bb&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="news.ycombinator.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> news.ycombinator.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> For the software developers here. Here&#039;s the &quot;agile&quot; process as filtered through Leninism, I guess:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/2022-10-04_13-05-53-webp.45705/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42322-6c21d8e1826c3b9256ac377d309b584e.jpg?hash=YdtXMB9kSa" class="bbImage " style="" alt="2022-10-04_13-05-53.jpg" title="2022-10-04_13-05-53.jpg" width="277" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> Some poignant comments:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screen-shot-2022-10-30-at-10-56-57-am-webp.45706/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42323-9586a110b57ad11b7866b38e3a9c2fca.jpg?hash=bDT9IiNI0k" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screen Shot 2022-10-30 at 10.56.57 AM.png" title="Screen Shot 2022-10-30 at 10.56.57 AM.png" width="1300" height="186" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screen-shot-2022-10-30-at-11-10-56-am-webp.45707/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42324-4636a5f76b35066c0c5241041e9b622f.jpg?hash=ozDI5Wgke2" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screen Shot 2022-10-30 at 11.10.56 AM.png" title="Screen Shot 2022-10-30 at 11.10.56 AM.png" width="642" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> Related: Guy Kawasaki refers to the bloat of an organization trying, unsuccessfully, to scale its productivity as the &quot;bozo explosion.&quot; It always starts with the idea that you need more people of course. But many things don&#039;t require more people... they may just require letting the really good people get their work done. But you end up with an extra 500 people, and then you &quot;need&quot; 150 supervisors and managers to figure out what they&#039;re doing, and 30 super-managers over those, and a process with lots of complicated pictures that look like they come right out of a cellular biology book, so that you can measure things that you don&#039;t even understand. This is what it looks like when business is taken beyond its purpose, into the realm of governance for the sake of governance.<br /> <br /> Watch out for this sort of thing (e.g.: preposterous diagrams delivered by consulting companies) in business... it usually means there are people trying to centralize control over a system that will not benefit from further centralization. Certainly not if that centralization is too complicated to explain to an 8th grader and stops people from working. It&#039;s a perversion of the controls I normally endorse... an overreach, and one more chapter in the ongoing epic of federated order vs centralized control, I suppose.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1029835" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029835" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029835">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If you ever want to 100x the budget, 10x the un-affordability and generally F*ck up anything really, really well. You can trust your government to do a superb job at that:<br /> <br /> <h3 class="bbHeading">A programmer duplicated ArriveCan in two days, an app that cost Ottawa $54 million&#8203;</h3>Given that ArriveCan is a relatively simple text-based screening app, its raw development costs could conceivably have been delivered for under $250,000, some say<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377697" data-url="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/in-two-days-a-single-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million" data-host="nationalpost.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital%2Fnationalpost%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F07%2FArrive-01.jpg&amp;hash=88c745eca1adf7696bc9d6e0aa162bbb&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="nationalpost.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/in-two-days-a-single-programmer-duplicated-arrivecan-an-app-that-cost-ottawa-54-million" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> A programmer duplicated ArriveCan in two days, an app that cost Ottawa $54 million </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">To critique ArriveCan’s eye-watering price tag, over the Thanksgiving weekend a single techie managed to duplicate the app. Read more</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fdcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital%2F17.3.4%2Fwebsites%2Fimages%2Fnp%2Ffavicon-np.ico&amp;hash=9b402902375c1c495e6cfb1ad316966b&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="nationalpost.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> nationalpost.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> That&#039;s why I sometimes lose my shit when I hear people tell me how great it is government decides to do something about un-affordability and is considering rent controls. One time I got so peeved that I wrote an article to counter the (then active) Mayor of Vancouver. That &quot;genius&quot; announced that to help lower vacancy of retail space, he&#039;d tax the owners of the retail real estate if their space is vacant! I wish this was a joke for a stand up comedy bar, but no... he was dead serious and brought it to the Council. WOW. How do you get a man with a broken leg lying on the floor to stand up and run again? Kick him in the nuts, that&#039;s how! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ours spent $2m on an app that detected 0 covid cases<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377700" data-url="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8467279/Covidsafe-fail-app-detected-single-case-coronavirus.html" data-host="www.dailymail.co.uk" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2F1s%2F2020%2F06%2F28%2F03%2F30137192-0-image-a-27_1593312464354.jpg&amp;hash=126e0877b09cf1aa7fdcd6e15f6d2365&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.dailymail.co.uk" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8467279/Covidsafe-fail-app-detected-single-case-coronavirus.html" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Covidsafe tracking app hasn&#039;t detected a single case of coronavirus </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">The Covidsafe tracking app has not detected a single case of coronavirus in Australia outside of manual contact tracing despite more than six million downloads.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ffavicon.ico%3Fv%3D2&amp;hash=c736c918fe3502a7b4824763ee8e6120&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.dailymail.co.uk" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.dailymail.co.uk </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> We also have a party that’s been in power for 12 years that made a law that individuals and businesses can’t donate over $5000 to any one party. Unless you’re a union.<br /> <br /> The construction unions donate millions to that party<br /> <br /> Guess which party is $4 billion dollars over budget on a tunnel project? Among billions in debt for other useless construction projects<br /> <br /> Guess which union is telling its members to vote for that party?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1029558" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029558" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029558">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> So something interesting happened at around 2:45am last night.<br /> <br /> At 02:30 I acknowledged that my daughter was kind of whimpering and was not going to stop. I am not sure how long she was doing it for but maybe 15 minutes. I kept trying to get her to tell me what was wrong but she wouldn&#039;t say anything until I went into her bed and cuddled her. She said she was hungry. So my wife and I are up at this point and get her a glass of milk and a piece of bread.<br /> <br /> While she is eating my wife looks out the window at a condo across the street from us and says she has a really odd feeling about it and asks if I can see anything strange. I look and say no I don&#039;t see anything. She gets creeped out and kind of hides around the blind, which was half open. I don&#039;t think much of it and we all go back to bed.<br /> <br /> We hear a very loud gun shot at like 02:40. I actually did not think it was a gun shot, I thought it was a big bang from the kids that live nearby who have massive jacked up trucks who are up at crazy hours doing that sort of thing. I didn&#039;t hear the &quot;crack&quot; generally associated with a firearm that would be that close, just a bang. About 15-20 seconds later we hear 5-10 more shots in rapid succession, those were 100% gun shots. My wife freaks out and lays on the floor with the kids, and I kind of hide around the corner from a window and look out.<br /> <br /> Something like 15-30 police vehicles end up showing up across the street, and there was a police helicopter as well which was going around from about 02:40 to nearly 05:00. A lot of ambulances and EMT vehicles showed up as well.<br /> <br /> The whole time I was just imagining some guy with a gun running away from the cops and trying to hide in someone&#039;s house. Meanwhile in Canada, I literally have a room in the basement full of guns, and I can&#039;t use so much as a wooden soup spoon to defend my family or I would be in trouble for it. How much better would we feel if I could just sit in the hallway to our bedroom with a shotgun when something crazy like this is going down..<br /> <br /> So the news articles on it just came out. They say that a police officer was shot, and then the suspect ran away and ended up committing suicide. I am 100% sure that the police opened up on him. I don&#039;t think many suicides happen with 5-10 rapid shots like that. I am not posting the article for privacy reasons, so if you find it please don&#039;t post it.<br /> <br /> What really gets me is that my wife looked at the building and had this horrible feeling before anything started to go down. I swear she has an insane intuition and knows many things before they happen. 100% of the time she has these I think to myself &quot;she is going all crazy Latina on me again&quot;. And then after every time something crazy happens. I should start accepting this before shit hits the fan!<br /> <br /> Come to think of it, I think our daughter inherited this as well. She looks and acts just like her mother. I posted on here a few months ago about someone in the alley behind us trying to steal a boat and my daughter being the one to wake us up about it. Well this time she was actually the one to wake us up as well, and was crying and just told us she was hungry but it could have been a bad feeling. Crazy! I know it sounds nuts, but they do this kind of stuff all the time.<br /> <br /> Oh, and we live in a very friendly and good part of the city. Crime rates are steadily going up and getting worse. Theft of property and garage breakings are going through the roof. My wife was worried about it last night after this went down and I told her it is probably going to get worse as The West tanks its own economy under woke policy. This inflation is hitting people hard, combined with the government hating business and raising taxes every chance it gets, people are going to be desperate soon.<br /> <br /> Sorry for this wall of text, last night was freaking insane, and I ended up sleeping in pretty bad due to the madness. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Glad you&#039;re all safe. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /><br /> <br /> Intuition is more than just coincidence. You can ponder whether it&#039;s metaphysical somehow, or just people filtering information they&#039;re hardly conscious of, but it&#039;s one of our more valuable survival tools either way. Another one is rationality, which sometimes seems at odds with intuition, but really isn&#039;t. They are just different ways of arriving at decisions, and they operate at different levels of detail.<br /> <br /> Reading this, it made me think: Talking about business and investment decisions with your wife and daughter could be really valuable. Many people&#039;s intuitive sense is more focused on risk than opportunity, but even then, a strong &quot;something&#039;s wrong&quot; feeling is worth weighing if you can perceive a range of risk signals. Think of it as a measuring device, which you can read to help make analytical decisions <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /><br /> <br /> We also have two people in the household who have what you might call uncanny intuitions. Plus one who is almost comically the opposite. The balance of those aspects is fun and often useful.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> I know you said the Countach looks outdated to you now, but damn.. what a car.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377822" data-url="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" data-host="bringatrailer.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2F1989_lamborghini_countach-anniversary_tempimagenlsn1k-39924.jpg&amp;hash=93f9939ed17688896a99d2571b096347&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Bid for the chance to own a 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #89,782.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbringatrailer%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Ffavicon.ico%3Fv%3D143911fee2&amp;hash=09ba9c2a75c6bb6a916024e7df17f47d&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> bringatrailer.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I have a friend, who is a Physio therapist. She is from South America. The first times I showed up ( I allways show up in time, short before, but in time) , she ranted me to co e in time. She isn’t used to people coming at 9 o clock, if 9 o clock is fixed.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1029874" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029874" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029874">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> I know you said the Countach looks outdated to you now, but damn.. what a car.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377822" data-url="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" data-host="bringatrailer.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2F1989_lamborghini_countach-anniversary_tempimagenlsn1k-39924.jpg&amp;hash=93f9939ed17688896a99d2571b096347&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Bid for the chance to own a 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #89,782.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbringatrailer%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Ffavicon.ico%3Fv%3D143911fee2&amp;hash=09ba9c2a75c6bb6a916024e7df17f47d&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> bringatrailer.com </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Its a car for dwarfs. Or very young people. Though its a dream to look at.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/24289/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="24289" data-username="@MoneyDoc">@MoneyDoc</a> in case you were thinking of bidding on the Countach, you should know that one has an oil leak. Gaskets are typically not a big deal on a normal car, but I’d worry they’ve starved the engine of oil. I’d also worry that replacing a gasket requires a ridiculous disassembly on an old lambo.<br /> <br /> Check the pic. That grimy shit isn’t supposed to be there.</div>
 

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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029897" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029897" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029897">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/24289/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="24289" data-username="@MoneyDoc">@MoneyDoc</a> in case you were thinking of bidding on the Countach, you should know that one has an oil leak. Gaskets are typically not a big deal on a normal car, but I’d worry they’ve starved the engine of oil. I’d also worry that replacing a gasket requires a ridiculous disassembly on an old lambo.<br /> <br /> Check the pic. That grimy shit isn’t supposed to be there. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Good eye! <br /> <br /> Not for me but my friend is bidding on this. Will let him know, thanks!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">you should know which hospitals to go to in emergency situations, how to get there, who to ask for, which ones take your insurance, where precisely the rooms are (some medical complexes are huge). Have backup plans too in case there is traffic on route to one or other nonsense like that.<br /> <br /> Also, if you survive your encounter, get reports with the raw data (like blood pressure) and not just doctor&#039;s opinions. Doctors make mistakes, and especially with big issues, you&#039;ll want to get second opinions if you have the time to do so.<br /> <br /> I went to the emergency room a few years back. I spent like 4 uneventful hours there, starting with some tests, and ending with talking to some physician&#039;s assistants. I asked a PA about one of the tests, he said he couldn&#039;t remember the test result, but he said that they were normal. It turned out those initial results were way over normal</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Nascar actually went full South Park this weekend <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="2pxnYYaektg"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2pxnYYaektg?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="LkgIn3O2RRk"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LkgIn3O2RRk?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 34918" data-quote="MattR82" data-source="post: 1029919" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029919" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029919">MattR82 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Nascar actually went full South Park this weekend <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="2pxnYYaektg"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2pxnYYaektg?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="LkgIn3O2RRk"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LkgIn3O2RRk?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I hope that gives people ideas. It will make NASCAR the best spectator sport ever. Wow. That was awesome.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 24289" data-quote="MoneyDoc" data-source="post: 1029874" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029874" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029874">MoneyDoc said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> I know you said the Countach looks outdated to you now, but damn.. what a car.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="377822" data-url="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" data-host="bringatrailer.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2F1989_lamborghini_countach-anniversary_tempimagenlsn1k-39924.jpg&amp;hash=93f9939ed17688896a99d2571b096347&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-lamborghini-countach-anniversary-6/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Bid for the chance to own a 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #89,782.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fbringatrailer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbringatrailer%2Fassets%2Fimg%2Ffavicon.ico%3Fv%3D143911fee2&amp;hash=09ba9c2a75c6bb6a916024e7df17f47d&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="bringatrailer.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> bringatrailer.com </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> When I was young, I wanted to build a Kit Car replica of either a Countach or AC Cobra.<br /> <br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. 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