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@BasedAntman

Common Sense Realist. Free thinker. Free conscience. Free speech. Deist by faith. Agnostic by reason. Lawyer, but don’t hold it against me. Post/ops mine only.

Pennsylvania, USA 加入时间 Ocak 2021
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BA@BasedAntman·
What I think when someone says something ridiculous.
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@MadamBoonn No company is better than bad company
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When I was in my early 20's, I would go out to eat at Denny's in the middle of the night and study for school. That was the only time that it was quiet, and I was able to eat and study at the same time. I went to Matt Rife's comedy show on my own. I love my own company.
Benonwine@benonwine

This young man went out for a meal by himself. He said: ‘You don’t know lonely until you have to take yourself for that meal alone because sitting in a room with strangers is better than sitting in your own thoughts in an empty room’ 😔 Would you go to a restaurant by yourself?

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Ranch Bastard
Ranch Bastard@DEmminence·
I propose a very specific cultural exchange.
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lornplum
lornplum@lornplum·
アメリカ人がデカい肉を焼くのなら 日本人の私はデカい刀を抜くまでだ
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Ethan Brooks
Ethan Brooks@alt_w_v_g·
Since the HOA post went viral I've had a lot of people ask me what I actually think about HOAs So I did what I do I ran the numbers There are 373,000 HOAs in the United States 77 million Americans live in one That's 1 in 4 people Collectively they pay $106 billion a year in assessments $106 billion That's more than the GDP of over 100 countries For an organization run by your neighbor who hasn't mowed his lawn The average HOA fee is $243 a month That's $2,916 a year For a household earning the median income of $80,000 that's 3.6% of gross income Going to an organization with no earnings report, no audited financials, and no fiduciary duty in most states If this were a company it would never survive diligence Here's why The board of directors is unpaid They're volunteers 97.6 million hours of volunteer labor annually Valued at $2.9 billion So the people making the rules, setting the budgets, and enforcing fines on your trash can are doing it for free In private equity we would never invest in a company where the entire leadership team works for nothing Because when people aren't paid they aren't accountable And when they aren't accountable they fine you $50 for 11 minutes of trash can visibility while their Christmas lights have been up for 97 days 70% of HOAs are underfunded on reserves by 70% or more That means the money you pay every month isn't being saved for future repairs It's being spent On what 60-70% of HOAs hire third-party management companies These companies collect your dues, manage your vendors, and enforce your rules For a fee Off the top Before a single dollar goes to the landscaper or the reserve fund So your $243 a month goes to a management company that hires a vendor that hires a landscaper that mows the common area you could mow yourself That's not a value chain That's a fee chain And landscaping alone can eat up to 50% of the operating budget For grass 71% of HOAs plan to raise fees this year 71% of those plan to raise them up to 10% So the cost goes up every year The reserves stay underfunded The board stays unpaid The bylaws stay unread And you get a letter in an envelope with a stamp in 2026 because your trash can was visible for 11 minutes If someone brought me this deal I'd pass in the first meeting No audited financials No professional management required by law in most states No fiduciary standard Unpaid leadership 70% underfunded reserves Rising costs with no margin improvement And a customer base that can't leave without selling their house That last part is the only reason it works You can't cancel your HOA membership You can cancel a gym membership You can cancel a home warranty You can cancel a streaming service But you cannot cancel the organization that fines you for your trash can The only exit is selling your home In PE we call that a captive customer base It's the only business model where the product gets worse, the price goes up, and the customer can't leave And the board enforcing the rules hasn't read them I have All 47 pages Make common sense common again Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone
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Got a letter from the HOA yesterday Actual letter In an envelope With a stamp In 2026 The letter said my trash can was visible from the street for too long on collection day The fine is $50 I checked my Ring camera The truck came at 7:03am I brought the can in at 7:14am 11 minutes $50 That's $4.55 per minute of trash can visibility My therapist charges $250 an hour That's $4.17 per minute My trash can sitting in a driveway is now more expensive per minute than therapy I looked at the letter again It was signed by the HOA president Her name is Karen Of course it is I know this woman She lives four houses down She still has Christmas lights up It's March I know because I drive past them twice a day And because that's what I do I checked the HOA bylaws All 47 pages Section 4.2 says all exterior fixtures and lighting must be seasonal and removed within 30 days of the applicable holiday Her lights have been up for 97 days I went to the HOA meeting Tuesday night 7pm In a church basement Folding chairs Fruit platter that nobody touched Seven people showed up Four of them were on the board The other three were there to complain I was there to read My wife came with me She didn't want to But she said "if I don't come you'll end up on the news" I brought my legal pad Karen called the meeting to order She talked about community standards She talked about property values She talked about the importance of curb appeal From a woman whose Christmas lights are still blinking in March I raised my hand She said "we'll take questions at the end" I said "it's not a question. It's a point of order." She looked at me I opened my legal pad I said "Section 4.2 requires seasonal decorations to be removed within 30 days. Your Christmas lights have been up for 97 days. You fined me $50 for 11 minutes of trash can visibility on collection day while you've been in violation for over three months." The room was quiet One of the other three complainers said "he's right" The board members looked at each other Karen said "that's a separate issue" I said "it's the same bylaws" She said "we'll review it" I said "I already did. Page 12. Happy to share my highlights." My wife looked at the ceiling Some things never change Karen said "I think we should move on" I said "agreed. I'll move on when the Christmas lights do." Nobody laughed I wasn't joking I paid the $50 Because it's $50 and I'm not going to die on that hill But if the rules apply to me they apply to everyone So I filed a formal complaint about the lights With photos Timestamped Funny how surveillance works both ways The fine for seasonal decoration violations is $75 per occurrence She's been in violation for 67 days past the 30-day grace period I'll let her do the math Or I'll do it for her Because that's what I do Make common sense common again Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

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ミリデコ@Milideco_·
アメリカの皆さんに、是非このアイテムもみてほしい! ピカティニーレールの上に乗せる、ステンレススチールのチャーム(お守り)だ その名もスポッターG! ビキニ姿の観測手で、名前はグロリア だから、スポッターG 読む順番間違えないようにね… milidecoen.base.shop/items/140074236 #airsoft #gun
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arctotherium
arctotherium@arctotherium42·
I forgot just how insane the NYP Hunter Biden laptop story censorship was; it wasn't just suppressed you couldn't even send DMs about it on Facebook and the New York Post itself was banned from Twitter for posting a link to their own, true story.
arctotherium@arctotherium42

The successful collusion between media orgs, tech companies, and the FBI to suppress the (entirely true, reported by a major corporate org) Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020. Twitter suspended the NY Post account for tweeting their own article, and Facebook banned DMs of it!

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Love Music
Love Music@khnh80044·
Cindy Crawford filmed a commercial for Pepsi in 1992 that is still remembered today. The creative director saw her in a pharmacy calendar and called her. Cindy filmed her part in just two takes, and the shorts were her old jeans cut on set.
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𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 🕯
𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 🕯@atlanticesque·
Remember, if Kagan joins a Sotomayor/Jackson opinion, it’s likely at least plausible. If Kagan declines to join a Sotomayor/Jackson opinion, it’s definitely insane. And if *Sotomayor* declines to join a *Jackson* opinion, you’re in for a real treat.
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Jarvis
Jarvis@jarvis_best·
Justice Kagan realizing she has to be ideological allies with Justice Jackson for another 20 years
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くるしま
くるしま@kurushima2·
サムライの魂と言っているが刀匠はすっかり絶滅危惧種化し刀は博物館でしか見かけないものになってしまったが、アメリカ人はいまだにちゃんとガンスミスがあちこちにいて魂たる銃を持ってるから偉い 銃規制はホモ 日本の警察もホモ
幸せの白い鳥@usovich

ポリコレとかヨガとかヴィーガンは日本でも国産で事足りてるけど、Great AmericaなBBQやトラックや銃はなかなかお目にかかれないからな

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