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Comment Thanks, Unky Ghost (Score 2) 16

I was a tween/teen when SGC2C/Cartoon Planet was on the air. A friend and I were huge fans of the show and specifically Lowe. We learned about his radio career and decided we had faces for radio. When I was in college, I landed a part-time job in radio which amounted to beer money (I learned this was not a lucrative career before I got the job and moved on). I adapted some of Lowe's mannerisms into my air shift, increased ratings, and made many friends in the listening area. I'd fall victim to one of Clear Channel's job massacres - good thing it was just for beer money!

Many thanks to Mr. Lowe for his positive impact on me. RIP.

Comment Services exist (Score 1) 83

I know Lastpass offers emergency access, but there maybe others. You designate another LP user as one who can request this access. There is a delay of a period of days for the account holder to cancel the request (if they weren't really dead/incapacitated), but after that the designee gets all of that info.

Comment Delta slipping to become Spirit (Score 1) 78

This airline has gotten cheap. Buying old-ass planes and not updating them, refusing to help customers, and their business is susceptible to a single point in technology failure. It's not the first time it's happened int he past several years. Only reason I still fly with them is status and they don't fly a lot of tiny-ass CRJs (American, ahem) that can't hold a roll-aboard. United is looking more appealing nowadays.

Comment Define kits (Score 1) 228

If you buy a lower-80, you’re buying a block of plastic (some sell metal ones). There’s no fire control cavity, no way for it to function as a gun. It’s not like you can stop by Gunazon and have a untraceable firearm in minutes. It’s a doorstop, paper weight, etc. and takes tools, time, and some skill to complete the lower. Many incomplete lower sellers just sell this, not an entire kit. A kit has EVERYTHING you need to make a functioning firearm.

This sounds like they’re going after people who sell you the lower-80 and the parts: upper receiver, barrel, BCG, etc. That’s ALWAYS been an issue, it’s regulated, and requires background checks. Some gun dealers tried selling these complete kits, thinking it wasn’t a gray area, and have got themselves in hot water; others knew better.

Comment Re: There are Environmentally Friendly Blowers (Score 1) 362

Leaf blower is a misnomer in my opinion. They really do a lousy job at gathering leaves. I have a 40v battery operated blower I use for blowing sand off my concrete and yard trimmings I blew in the street back into my lawn. Occasionally I use it to blast cobwebs off a bicycle or something stored in the garage.

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