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Best job in the world? Going and inspecting those. I'm sure those folks are all nice and will let you quality control.

My wife and I couldn't make it 20 minutes into the 'The Truth vs Alex Jones' before tapping out. It hits way too close to home. My eyes are still a bit swollen, and we turned it off 10 minutes ago. Heart wrenching accounts by the parents of Sand Hook. I still remember where I was when the news broke on that tragedy.

Im going to hug my little guy before bed tonight. I was already all up in my feelings early in the night doing bedtime with him. So many precious little moments passing by so quickly. The first four years of fatherhood has been a trip!

For the love of god, never watch "Dear Zachery"
 

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Best job in the world? Going and inspecting those. I'm sure those folks are all nice and will let you quality control.



For the love of god, never watch "Dear Zachery"
I won't even look it up.

So many sad moments in the documentary I watched last night. If you don't want to read some seriously sad stuff...stop here.

I'm still thinking about this documentary, so a bit of venting may do me good. The hardest parts to watch were:

1) The parents talking about the morning of the shooting, and what their kids were doing that morning before school. The one dad said his son woke up early. He told his son he could go back to bed since they have a bit before they have to leave for school, but the little guy wanted to take that time to snuggle with his dad instead. That caused my eyes to swell a bit. There was also a little girl all dressed up for a holiday party. She was sitting on her bed excited and waiting until 7AM so they could go to school. Her dad said they got a special few moments before school just the two of them to sit and talk. He reminded her how much they loved her. At this point, my eyes aren't just swelled up, there are streams of tears falling down my face. Way too reminiscent of the mornings I have with my son. He always wants to cuddle in the mornings.

2) One of the detectives who worked the case (I assume?) did a run through of what happened that morning when the shooting started. There were teachers snuggled up to kids trying to protect them only to be blasted away with the child in their arms. A couple teachers tried to hide the kids in a bathroom. The teachers were killed, then the gunmen shot all but one of the kids to death. I made it through that part ok, it was when the detective started naming all of the victims including the kids. More tears.

3) The final scene that caused my wife and I to tap out was when all the parents that had children at Sandy Hook had to go to a fire station to pick up their children. Time passed, and eventually there was only the parents whose kids didn't survive left. One of the parents spoke about seeing her kid for one last time. They didn't allow her to remove the blanket since one of the teachers was cradling the kid to protect them, but it caused a pretty gruesome scene. The mother said she held his little hand for a long time. At that point, my wife got up crying as hard as I've seen her cry in the past few years. She couldn't keep going, and, honestly, I was about to tap out, too.
 

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What can I say... I like vampire movies. :vampire:

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It seems that a bar is trying to snipe some of my girls. I had a couple tell me that they're being offered more money on a 10 day contract. It amuses me that they don't know how much they make.

So I had a neutral party explain to them, the cashier as she makes no money off the girls. The offered contract is 7k for 10 days, to earn the money they must get 60 lady drinks and 2 bar fines. Any drink under 60 is a 50 baht deduction, any bar fine is 1500.

I pay them 500 a day no matter what, 50 baht per drink, 100 baht per room rental and 100 baht per bar fine (which are rare). The cashier brought out the stats that these girls, all under 22yo, all about 40kgs so they make money, averaged almost 11k per 10 days. The average was 8 drinks per day, and 2 room rentals so 500 + 400 + 200. The cashier then explained how at the other bar they'd need to sell 14 drinks per day to equal their pay.

They didn't like seeing everything laid out in black and white for them. So being the vindictive person I am, I told them I'd give them a 500 baht bonus for any cute girl they recruit from that bar. Which goes completely against my rule that I don't accept direct moves, that the girls must take a contract off Soi 6 before I'll employ them.
 
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OMG ! Wendys has a creamsicle flavored frosty now?

I know what I'm doing for lunch tomorrow !
 

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Maybe its just my local franchises or maybe I'm just getting old, but Wendy's has gone downhill a bunch the past few years.
They have all pretty much gone downhill. I do like the Baconater at Wendys' but damn its expensive. Even the Jr version.
 

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They have all pretty much gone downhill. I do like the Baconater at Wendys' but damn its expensive. Even the Jr version.
I miss Wendy's especially after Carl Jr's closed. McDo is ok especially on the app as the current special fried chicken with fries, McChicken sandwich and large drink is a bit under $5. It's also just around the corner from Soi 6 so like a 5 minute walk
 
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I miss Wendy's especially after Carl Jr's closed. McDo is ok especially on the app as the current special fried chicken with fries, McChicken sandwich and large drink is a bit under $5. It's also just around the corner from Soi 6 so like a 5 minute walk
Micky D's is so friggin expensive. like 9 bucks for a quarter pounder around here... I don't eat fast food as a rule. Arby's is about the only "fast" I do, and it's usually for one of their turkey sandwich deals
 

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Micky D's is so friggin expensive. like 9 bucks for a quarter pounder around here... I don't eat fast food as a rule. Arby's is about the only "fast" I do, and it's usually for one of their turkey sandwich deals
Fast food is expensive here also. The usual stuff like a quarter pounder meal is like $7 which is crazy when I can get a better Thai meal for under 2. I can get a whole chicken for less than 3. I only know about the app deals because a customer told me
 

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Micky D's is so friggin expensive. like 9 bucks for a quarter pounder around here... I don't eat fast food as a rule. Arby's is about the only "fast" I do, and it's usually for one of their turkey sandwich deals

I take my kids to get happy meals once a week. Can’t get out of there under 25 for 2 happy meals and an adult combo. It’s nuts.
 
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I take my kids to get happy meals once a week. Can’t get out of there under 25 for 2 happy meals and an adult combo. It’s nuts.
That's crazy. I just popped up the app, for Happy Meals the chicken mcdo is 3bucks, nuggets 2.50, spaghetti 2.50, hamburger 2 bucks.

Yes in Asia, McDo serves fried chicken, and spaghetti. They don't do the speciality burgers as they don't sell, Burger King has the expanded burger menu
 

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That's crazy. I just popped up the app, for Happy Meals the chicken mcdo is 3bucks, nuggets 2.50, spaghetti 2.50, hamburger 2 bucks.

Yes in Asia, McDo serves fried chicken, and spaghetti. They don't do the speciality burgers as they don't sell, Burger King has the expanded burger menu

Costa Rica had the pasta and fried chicken at MickeyDs as well.
 

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Man you guys complaining about McDonald’s prices don’t wanna come to Canada. The only thing I get from there is a sausage McMuffin (with no egg) with two hash browns and a coffee and it costs me $14.

A McDouble meal (dressed like a Big Mac) with a poutine (only way their fries are tolerable past 3 minutes for me) runs me around $18.
 
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Man you guys complaining about McDonald’s prices don’t wanna come to Canada. The only thing I get from there is a sausage McMuffin (with no egg) with two hash browns and a coffee and it costs me $14.

A McDouble meal (dressed like a Big Mac) with a poutine (only way their fries are tolerable past 3 minutes for me) runs me around $18.
Whatever happened to the good old days? 5 foot longs, Arby's 5 for 5 menu, 5 steaks at your favorite adult ballet. Fast food is supposed to be cheap
 

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Eh, lots of possible reasons for inflation. Let's not get too political here. Please.
 

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Saw Dune 2 again. It may actually be the perfect action movie.

It didn't feel anywhere near its run time. There are no out of left field plot turns. It keeps the logic within the world it established in first movie. The pacing is incredible. The only real 'break' was the time in Geidi Prime, but that was important for setting up the finale.

As a person who read the books, I wish they would have examined the real value of spice to the houses and not have it be some vague analogue to Oil and I wish we got a stabby toddler, but that is a complaint as a reader of the books. As a movie.....10/10 no notes. Just incredible.
 
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