Richardhead | 2,817 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Public transportation here has gone to back door boarding only and there is no fee to ride. They are also about to go to holiday schedule. That will completely erase one of the routes I use to get to my job. Almost every time I get on a bus now, there is 2-3 homeless people laying out on many seats. Not leaving a whole lotta room to stay the fuck away from people. Also noticed a lot of people getting on for one stop. ONE FUCKING STOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,922 Events Helper · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Scrobins said: There’s also the legislation that excused payments on student loans held by the Dept of Ed. As someone with that kind of debt and enrolled in the public service loan forgiveness program and on income-based repayment, the idea of that kind of relief is appealing but I’m hesitant to make use of it because even though they say I’ll get credit for those months either way, I’m afraid that when I finally hit the ten-year mark down the line they’ll say these were missed payments and that I’m not eligible for forgiveness. I am continuing payments on my loans even tho. I am slightly ahead and there is no interest right now. I would for sure continue paying but that is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobins | 1,727 Moderator · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jeevan said: I am continuing payments on my loans even tho. I am slightly ahead and there is no interest right now. I would for sure continue paying but that is me. That’s my instinct too, but the notion that I might be able to dig myself out of credit card debt a little faster is so tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,922 Events Helper · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just now, Scrobins said: That’s my instinct too, but the notion that I might be able to dig myself out of credit card debt a little faster is so tempting. make minimum payment and pay as much extra as u can.....i know u prolly already know that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobins | 1,727 Moderator · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Jeevan said: make minimum payment and pay as much extra as u can.....i know u prolly already know that lol Yep that’s what I’m doing now. Being unemployed a year ago really took a bite out of my finances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,922 Events Helper · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, Scrobins said: Yep that’s what I’m doing now. Being unemployed a year ago really took a bite out of my finances. very understandable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,328 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Richardhead said: Public transportation here has gone to back door boarding only and there is no fee to ride. They are also about to go to holiday schedule. That will completely erase one of the routes I use to get to my job. Almost every time I get on a bus now, there is 2-3 homeless people laying out on many seats. Not leaving a whole lotta room to stay the fuck away from people. Also noticed a lot of people getting on for one stop. ONE FUCKING STOP! One of the many things I don't miss from my working days is riding the bus home - it was a never ending adventure of high weirdness. I particularly dreaded snow storms since I would usually take the west colfax bus since it ran more often than the 20 (which I normally took). The colfax buses are known as the zoo buses for a reason! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiemicrowave | 42 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 My Dad is a bus driver and for sometime now everyone has had to enter from the back or side of the bus. They are on holiday schedules and have canceled some lines. He's in his 60's so he is basically on call now, only working if they really need him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Richardhead said: Public transportation here has gone to back door boarding only and there is no fee to ride. They are also about to go to holiday schedule. That will completely erase one of the routes I use to get to my job. Almost every time I get on a bus now, there is 2-3 homeless people laying out on many seats. Not leaving a whole lotta room to stay the fuck away from people. Also noticed a lot of people getting on for one stop. ONE FUCKING STOP! Our county's public transportation requires anybody getting on to wear a mask, or they won't let you on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 22 hours ago, captmorgandrinker said: That's about as asinine as New Jersey liquor laws Leave our state out of this. Unless you are talking about Bergen County blue laws, those are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just now, Deadeye said: Leave our state out of this. Unless you are talking about Bergen County blue laws, those are ridiculous. No idea what county it was, but my cousin and I had to go to three separate stores to buy beer, liquor, and his Kodiak. Ohio is a one stop shop for that shit, and if you want less than 42 proof booze that shop can be a grocery store. P.S.- Let people pump their own gas and make left hand turns. WTF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: No idea what county it was, but my cousin and I had to go to three separate stores to buy beer, liquor, and his Kodiak. Ohio is a one stop shop for that shit, and if you want less than 42 proof booze that shop can be a grocery store. P.S.- Let people pump their own gas and make left hand turns. WTF I knew they didn't let people pump their own gas (i.e. a jobs program masquerading as a safety issue) -- but didn't know they restricted left-hand turns -- is that for real? EDIT: though in VA, you're making two stops to get beer (grocery store or convenience store) and liquor (state-run ABC store) What honestly irks me is traveling to states where they can't sell beer and wine at the grocery store and I have to find the local liquor store to buy beer. WAY easier to just pick it up with some groceries. Edited April 16, 2020 by arch_8ngel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: No idea what county it was, but my cousin and I had to go to three separate stores to buy beer, liquor, and his Kodiak. Ohio is a one stop shop for that shit, and if you want less than 42 proof booze that shop can be a grocery store. P.S.- Let people pump their own gas and make left hand turns. WTF Liquor licenses are weird in NJ - Bars and Liquors Stores: Can sell everything. Bars can be open until 2am - Grocery Stores / Convenience stores: Beer and Wine only - Restaurants: BYOB or full bar* with license - Bergen County Blue Laws: No liquor sales on Sunday * Fixed amount and they vary by population. They go for private sale from owner to owner or for lease. Price varies by area, but can go for $1M + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Speaking of NJ, their fearless leader said, and I quote, "I wasn't thinking of the Bill of Rights..." As my wife would love to say, he "wasn't thinking" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 51 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said: I knew they didn't let people pump their own gas (i.e. a jobs program masquerading as a safety issue) -- but didn't know they restricted left-hand turns -- is that for real? Where we were, you either had to take an "exit" that curved around to make your left, or you had to bust a u-turn. 41 minutes ago, Deadeye said: Liquor licenses are weird in NJ - Bars and Liquors Stores: Can sell everything. Bars can be open until 2am - Grocery Stores / Convenience stores: Beer and Wine only - Restaurants: BYOB or full bar* with license - Bergen County Blue Laws: No liquor sales on Sunday * Fixed amount and they vary by population. They go for private sale from owner to owner or for lease. Price varies by area, but can go for $1M + We have some blue laws here too (depends on the county). My uncle from Florida was perplexed he couldn't get beer on a Sunday near my Grandma's house. I can still hear his "WHAT THE FUCK IS A BLUE LAW?!?!" response in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) You know, when I got to go to Florida with my HS baseball team back in 1999, I couldn't get over how weird those U-turns at the intersections looked (I forget if it was at GA, FL, or both) to someone who to this day has never lived anywhere outside KY (and my time at UK was the only time I ever lived outside my home county). Remember this was long before we could just go on YouTube or something and just see wherever whenever we wanted (sure didn't take long for the "future year" 2000 to now seem so primitive in so many ways, huh?). Shoot there are people who record entire road trips on YouTube!! Edited April 16, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 787 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, captmorgandrinker said: Where we were, you either had to take an "exit" that curved around to make your left, or you had to bust a u-turn. Lol, that exit is called a jug-handle. Left turns are way more dangerous than right turns. Edited April 16, 2020 by BriGuy82 Don't want to get political. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hottest single of 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,880 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 For awhile now at my house we’ve been working on an ongoing coronavirus end of the world playlist. Highlights include: REM - It’s the End of the World as We Know It Blue Oyster Cult - Don’t Fear the Reaper Leftover Crack - Soon We’ll Be Dead Agalloch - A Desolation Song The Police - Dont Stand So Close to Me Blind Guardian - Welcome to Dying Offspring - Come Out and Play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 So everyone in Dallas county is now required to cover their face starting this Saturday when out around other people (grocery stores, trails, public transportation) or face up to $1000 fine if you do not. The amount of people that don't is astounding so I am not surprised they led to this decision. Especially families out with children. Never covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,478 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Video game voice actor passes from covid: Rockman Corner: Mega Man Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Passes Away at Age 55 Due to Cancerhttp://www.rockman-corner.com/2020/04/mega-man-voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Californication said: Video game voice actor passes from covid: Rockman Corner: Mega Man Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Passes Away at Age 55 Due to Cancerhttp://www.rockman-corner.com/2020/04/mega-man-voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara.html?m=1 Pretty sure that says cancer but they are counting all deaths these days covid so who knows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,478 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Pretty sure that says cancer but they are counting all deaths these days covid so who knows Lol. So it does. I guess my brain just got used to seeing Covid deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,409 Administrator · Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hey all, just a quick little blurb - I made a thread here, specifically for people to ask for things they need, or offer help if they can. Just wanted to link here since it's relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Pretty sure that says cancer but they are counting all deaths these days covid so who knows Well it's still sad to see him go at such a fairly young age regardless. Edited April 17, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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