Texsox

QUOTE (mreye @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 03:09 PM) Weren't you divorced once? Yep, learned my lesson. I use to do all the planning and organizing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 03:32 PM) Iowa's Ethanol Industry says hi. Care to elaborate?

Her crowds have been reported as larger than McCain's crowds.

This caught my eye in an article about Texas and the swing from Dem to Rep and now signs of swinging back Dem.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/palin.gop/index.html

http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365&tag=nl.e550

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 02:16 PM) If you followed our planet as an outside for a month or two, would you feel safe landing? I wouldn't fly around Texas, we all have guns and love a challenge

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 01:37 PM) Hell, we know NOW, don't we? Just look at the prediction thread, the polls have already announced the winner. We don't even need to go vote.

I love the theory of keeping the guys coming off crap seasons, aging, etc. because their value is low, and trading the guys who had good seasons because their value is high. Hmm, what does that leave us with?

Just a side note, what makes it a World Series? What hubris we have.

Why would they come all this way and not land? I've always believed if another life form managed to get this far, they would land somewhere and say How the hell are you?!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 12:40 PM) So someone who did 10 years for manslaughter can run for President but Arnold Schwarzenegger can't? technically Arnold can run for President, he just can't hold the office or be on the ballot in most states.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 10:56 AM) They do everything. When I set up for them to store my stuff I told them, originally, to put it in long term storage because I wasn't sure how long I'd keep it in there. After they quoted me the price to move it to Oregon, I was very clear that I would hire another company to move it or look into other options. This place does not keep very good records, or they just like to bull s***. Every time I call, they ask for my phone number and say they never had it so they've not been able to call me back regarding any matters. About two months into storage, my credit card expired so I gave them a new number. Every month since they called me and told me my card was expired, to which I'd wait on hold for 45 minutes until they realized and found that I had already given them another number. As far as people saying I should let the storage company pick up the stuff that isn't mine, I've told them to give my number to the owners to call me when they notice they have missing things. I'll have the stuff delivered myself. I just want to be a pain in the ass for these people right now. While it probably feels good to keep someone's property, are you accepting responsibility if something happens to that person's stuff? If it is damaged or stolen while you have it, wouldn't you be responsible? You know it isn't yours and you are not returning it. Sounds like you are opening yourself up to some trouble that wouuld just make it worse. Were you items kept in their own storage unit, or in a large warehouse operation?

QUOTE (Soxy @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 11:49 AM) legally they would still be needed for visitation rights, property and inheritance stuff, right? SS said he was in favor of eliminating all incentives, I assumed those would be the kind of incentives eliminated or at least not tied to this concept of marriage or union. If you keep those items where one person has specific rights with another if they are joined together, then incentives still exist.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 11:34 AM) My philosophy is to drop the incentives. Then there would be no need for civil unions or marriages in a government, legal context. Only a religious context. That would be workable.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 10:47 AM) I think Hancock and Co. specifically chose not to think of things like this. It is my opinion, from my readings of the federalist papers and the Constitution, etc., that the intention was to steer clear of regulating personal relationships. things like this? I believe you are correct. Further, I doubt that this specific issue was even a thought then.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) Exactly. There is an incentive to marriage. That is the problem. Bingo. So the question becomes to be either drop all government sanctioned incentives, or open them up to everyone? IMHO opening them up to everyone is the right thing to do.

It seems the New Deal has been mentioned in a few threads and I thought it would be interesting to hear everyone's take on if it was good or bad. positive or negative.

Is this a moving company that offers short term storage or a self storage facility? It seems it is a moving company that is offering the short term storage with the expectation they would be doing the long distance move. I'm basinig this on the fact that some items were mixed together and the not taking a debit card.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 10:23 AM) It provides those things because the government again is trying to legislate good behavior. This mess is the result of that type of thinking. It provides tax benefits, and other legal protections which I thought was the debate, not who can hear "Here Comes The Bride" from the church organist. The 'mess' is because 200+ years ago they could not comprehend we would face this question. Blame Hancock and Co. for not thinking of this. And there will be other such 'messes' along the way, and I doubt we could foresee them now.

QUOTE (mreye @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 09:32 AM) Sounds like craziness to me. But then again so does any kids birthday party. Why did I have to have so many? It sounds like fun because we're guys and would be relegated to the back of the room with the other dads and really have nothing to do but whip out the debit card.

QUOTE (mreye @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 09:40 AM) I may be wrong here, but I would let him pick up the stuff that isn't yours immediately (It's not yours afterall - why inconvenience another innocent party) and then sue him in small claims court for the $250 and your missing items. I think the goodwill will gain you points in the court's eyes. Not wrong. You are correct. QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 10:23 AM) When you rented the storage unit you signed a contract. You need to read that very carefully and see what you signed before you make any decisions. That could tell you everything including venue for any disputes. For example, I had a dispute a long time ago with a well known auto repair chain. The contract I signed stated any conflict resolution would occur in their home state of New York. That really sucked. At the time I was too inexperienced to realize I could have sued in Illinois anyways and forced the court to decide if that was a reasonable clause because the entire transaction was completed in Illinois.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 09:08 AM) I disagree 100%. One is a result of church traditions, the other is a legal binding contract. Big difference IMO. Allow me then to rephrase. That church tradition provides the same legal rights and benefits of the legal tradition. What our country has done, in effect, is to "deputize" clergy to perform the same exact role that a judge performs in securing the existing "contracts". Unless you are suggesting that there be different legal benefits and rights between a marriage and a civil union, the end result is the same. All we would be doing is slapping a different label on it based on who presides. In the end a judge will perform a civil union and some clergy will perform a marriage and both couples/groups walk away with the same rights and benefits of each other. That is why I say they are the same. The debate isn't about who gets the Church ceremony and who gets to appear before a judge, its about the rights and benefits and those should be the same. All we are doing to preserving a label for a religious ceremony and trying an end around some of the objections. But the objections are to the rights and benefits IMO, not about the label.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Oct 29, 2008 -> 09:03 AM) Well, that venue can hold the chaos And I doubt anyone here needs a map to get there

Have we forgotten about spending? We just give them a pass on doing anything about spending. We don't care how much you spend as long as it doesn't come out of our pockets. Borrow some money somewhere and give it to us.