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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 26, 2013 -> 10:46 AM) To get the government subsidies (i.e., cheap premiums) your income can't be more than 4 times the federal poverty line. Balta had a link a few pages back that will let you see what the cost would be. I'm under the 400% of the poverty line but I can't find anything that gives me actual cost numbers. I found the official site that won't have anything until Oct 1.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 25, 2013 -> 05:11 PM) For the complete losers out there who haven't watched Breaking Bad, AMC is doing a 5 day marathon of all 5 seasons in order starting tonight at 7pm CST. Set those DVRs. I'm a complete loser because I've never watched Breaking Bad and I don't have a DVR. I have enough trouble keeping up with SOA and Under the Dome.

I may have asked this question before but is everyone eligible for the Obamacare or just people that aren't offered insurance through their employer? Both my wife's and my job offer insurance but we really don't like it.

QUOTE (onedude @ Sep 24, 2013 -> 01:02 PM) Yeah, I heard that Lithium actually has nothing to do with meth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_batte...mphetamine_labs

A few theories.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 22, 2013 -> 10:56 AM) So after a couple months at the helm of a big rig I feel qualified to give your 4 wheelers some tips on dealing with us that will help you: 1. Never pass on the right. Never pass on the right. NEVER PASS ON THE RIGHT. Once the highway goes to the 3 lanes trucks will mostly camp the middle lane, this keeps us from having to get out of the way and let in merging traffic while not blocking the passing the lane. A lot of 4 wheelers take this as an invitaton to use the right lane as a 2nd passing lane. I've come very close to running over numerous cars because on the passenger's side of the truck I dont have blind spots, I have blind fields. I cant see you down there, you're underneath the field of my side mirrors and unless you're driving some lifted truck I cannot see you out the passenger window. Everytime you do it you are risking death, I'm not kidding. If there's one rule you can follow around trucks its this one. I'm forced to pass them on the right every single day because of the 35 miles of construction on I-90 between Elgin and Rockford. There are only 2 lanes and the signs all say "trucks use left lane".

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 01:02 PM) It's amazing how the two architects of the 05 title, Kenny and Ozzie, predictably couldn't sustain it and flopped. Kind of like Ditka/Ryan. I guess we should be very very happy the Bulls sustained with Jordan, winning multi titles. And the Blackhawks more than one, with the future also looking bright. I happen to love Ozzie in the KW/Oz duo. A lot of you despise him and like KW, who I despise. Funny how that works. Both have the ultimate prize, but both also could be considered huge failures by others because of their lack of sustainability. I guess we should be just happy attendance is good enough to prevent anybody from hinting the Sox might move. The Sox may rise again. How long is anybody's guess. Sustained winning is difficult in any sport. A couple of teams have figured it out but they are the exceptions to the rule.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) The L is pretty awesome and if they did away with it, then traffic would be an even bigger nightmare than it already is. FIFY

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 08:38 PM) Oh, and has anyone encountered a security truck yet? I found one, and they are apparently loaded with cash, which I need desparately because I just lost $4500 on the stock market w/ Michael, but I had a got damn mini van and after taking a shot at the back door from the car, the truck drove away faster than the minivan could go, and I lost it. Real bummed right now. I have to apologize for laughing at your expense, but reading this made me literally LOL. I can totally imagine this happening to me though. In the previous versions, I hated getting stuck with a slow, crappy car while watching the person I was chasing drive off down the road.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 01:08 PM) The state has no solution to mass shootings Nobody does because there really isn't one "fix-all" solution. Rules put in place to have possibly prevented Colombine wouldn't have prevented Sandy Hook. Rules that might have prevented SH wouldn't have prevented this latest one.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 11:11 AM) Shooters at Washington Navy Yard, Sandy Hook CT school, Aurora CO movie theater, Tucson AZ Congressional Town hall, and Virginia Tech. I was just pointing out the fact that some people do it for fame and I don't even know/remember who they are. Although two that we know for sure did it for fame are the Colombine killers. I actually remember their names.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 17, 2013 -> 11:32 PM) I for one would love it if the media never ever announced the names of the people who do this s***. I am sure that many of them get off on the idea that people will be talking about them after they are gone. I haven't really followed this shooting all that closely and might be in the minority here but I have yet to actually hear the name of the shooter. QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 18, 2013 -> 09:36 AM) Aaron Alexis, Adam Lanza, James Holmes, Jared Loughner and Seung-Hui Cho are/were all mentally ill. Fixing the mental health system will go much farther in stopping these tragedies than any gun laws. I only recognize one of those names.

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QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 11:15 PM) My phone isn't advanced enough to have a lock like that. This.

I'm on facebook but I rarely post anything. I'll check it once or twice a day and scroll through to see what everyone else is doing. Don't use Twitter.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 02:38 PM) 1. Dave Chappelle - Funny 10 years ago. Not so much anymore. 2. Kevin Hart - Used to like him, but he's getting a little annoying and is shoved down our throats too much. 3. Aziz Ansari - Hilarious. Whether it be Parks and Rec or standup. Good all around. 4. Rickey Smiley - Never heard of him. 5. Zach Galifanakis - Yes. Been a fan from way back before he got big. 6. Daniel Tosh - Yes and no. Hilarious at times, but really misses the mark others. 7. Hannibal Buress - Have not heard a ton, but is hilarious when he's on Bob and Tom. 8. Sarah Silverman - Always thought she was overrated. 9. Bill Burr - Not real familiar with his work. The little I've seen has been good. 10. Louis C.K. - The best comedian performing today. Hands down. Other good ones not mentioned - Jim Gaffigan, Tom Green (his standup is hilarious), David Cross, Mike Birbiglia, and many others. Who I can't stand - Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Shumer, Terry Fator Mike Birbiglia is hilarious. I'm surprised he hasn't been mentioned yet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 09:56 AM) Drew Carey was freaking horrible. Watch the old English version if you can. It was awesome. The only good thing about Drew being on the show was that he was easy for the other guys to make fun of.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 12, 2013 -> 01:33 PM) Also, Jim Gaffigan should be somewhere around 6-10. Agree. I'd throw in Anthony Jeselnik as well. I have no idea who Rickey Smiley is.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 11:11 AM) Yeah, that much was given because you remember the boy kissing him mother or whomever at the beginning before heading out. I was wondering at one point if it was Opie's kid.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 11, 2013 -> 09:53 AM) The first episode was solid - nothing spectacular. The school shooting is a very smart way to talk about guns. I spent the entire episode wondering who the hell the blond kid was. When they first showed him it looked like a flashback to a younger Jax. I'm assuming he's the son of the girl that was shown at the end with Dave Navarro? Also my first (probably wrong) prediction is that Tig doesn't survive the entire season.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 11:02 AM) I'm assuming the kind that squirts and not shocks? Either way, he started using a water bottle. When he barked, we'd say NO that spritz in the face. Now if we calmly say No when he barks, he stops. Or we just show the bottle. We've done this for our dog when we take her camping. It helps some but hasn't completely stopped her. The thing is if we aren't right there with the spray bottle she'll just keep going. There are sometimes she doesn't even know what she's barking at or she justs barks because she gets too excited. We don't think she can see very well because sometimes she'll bark at one of us as we are walking up to the trailer. If she sees somebody that she knows like my parents, she'll literally bark while her tail is going a mile-a-minute.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 6, 2013 -> 08:49 AM) You can get a bluetooth OBDII module for $15-20 on Amazon and use it with an app on your phone to read CEL codes (and a whole bunch of other diagnostic information). You can reset the codes that way, too. Autozone etc. will read codes for free, too. But yeah, usually it's emissions-related. Leaky gas cap seal, bad emissions control valves/solenoids, bad O2 sensor. Reading the CEL code will tell you exactly what's wrong. In my experience, the codes never tell you exactly what's wrong. It just lists 2 or 3 possible causes. You'd actually have to take it to a shop with a diagnostic machine to know exactly what is wrong. But that costs a lot more... QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 6, 2013 -> 09:21 AM) Do you have a code reader SS? I just got to googling the issue with my Escape and people claim that unplugging the battery does not fully erase the error code (the car has to go completely dead without electricity, and i've always had my radio stations saved so I know that hasn't happened). The code reader itself should be able to clear the codes. Like SS mentioned, you can go to Autozone to get it done for free.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 3, 2013 -> 05:21 PM) What about Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Terriers)? I've never watched any of the shows he's written for so I've never heard of him. Since he does most of his work behind the camera rather than in front of it he's probably less recognizable to a lot of people.

Natasha Leggero, who was one of the roasters, is from Rockford. I actually just learned that a few days ago. Before that I had never even heard of her. So I guess she would be #3 on the list of famous people from Rockford behind Cheap Trick and Michelle Williams.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2013 -> 12:24 PM) Its not bad out there. A lot of mobile home/prefab home/RV makers out there, and they got hit really hard by the recession. I've taken the tours through a lot of the factories around there that make the camping trailers. This is completely anecdotal but it seems like the whole camping industry went down for a while but is starting to pick up again. I know of quite a few people that have bought campers within the last couple of years. Two of them were brand-new 2013 models.