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“My money like Lizzo my pockets are fat.” never thought I'd see Ben rap... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGpohEpuTE

The post office has decided they will no longer bring packages to our home because it's to far from the road. They will only bring items they think will fit in my mailbox (and so far, they think none of them will) I'm not really in the mood to run 20 miles one way to get a package. when you google "large mail box" or what ever you get cardboard boxes. when I actually find something that will accept a decent sized package its 3-700 bucks. I would assume if it's not an official mailbox (approved and all) they won't...

this is the excerpt.. The Minnesota Supreme Court said Friday that it was within Gov. Mark Dayton’s authority to veto funding for the state Legislature, ordering the DFL governor and Republican legislative leaders to work with a mediator to finally resolve their long-simmering constitutional dispute.

She won the popular vote in 2008 but Obama won the primary with more delegates. no riots then or calls to change the system.

Just reported at the end of the show, the house conservatives have voted to support him. The fix is in.

Go easy on me. I hope "chat" was a good place for a vanity. So, The other night I woke up with a killer pain in my chest. Having prior heart troubles and dealing with high blood pressure I thought the worst. Jetted off to the hospital with the wife (we are a 20 minute drive and figured that is where the ambulance was stationed. there was one there) and got in the door, told um chest pains and right in to a room I went. Did vitals, ekg, blood drawn and all that. Not a heart attack. Given a...

http://youtu.be/w0o7YgiTFm4 Well worth the time to watch. Points out the insanity of banning a gun that "looks scary" This is my go to man store. They have a sign on the door welcoming CC permit holders and their weapons of self defense.

He's calling for the renewal of the AWB and more gun control. He's after our guns! (we all knew that)

We recently bought a home knowing the missing water softener needed to be replaced. We had a chain softener company stop by and pitch us on a 3000 dollar setup. I said thanks for stopping. Our water has so much iron it has scrap value. 9 PPM if I remember right. With in a week the toilets are orange in the bowl from rust. Hardness was a 9. At our local "guns allowed" hardware store they suggested a unit sold under their name built by waterboss (basically a model 900) however, the reviews on it are anything but good. They...

Not sure if this a company wide policy or a store policy for the store I was at. Standing in line a gal with her 2 kids was checking out. didn't think much of it. She presents her coupons and a target 5% off card from the pharmacy rewards.. what the cashier said after that floored me. "I'm sorry. You can't use these with a ebt card" She had 40 dollars worth of discounts. At this point I was tempted to head to another check out lane but I waited to see how it would play out. Manager comes over...

Trucker nailed with a 30,855 dollar over weight fine. did not know the road was weight restricted until it was to late (sign was not visible until he was past the point of no return) while turning around he was stopped by local PD. While being weighed and handed the ticket he watched another truck that was over the limit (road had a 10 ton limit. 18 wheel trucks weigh more than that empty) Police claim he was not doing a local delivery. He was less than 4 miles from his delivery.

It's been building.. No one opens doors for anyone any more, thank yous are few and far between. But today.. I am just blown away. I am sitting in my van, enjoying some white castle while reading FR. I hear a loud BANG on the side of my van. Look over and out the passenger window to see a 20 something kid who looks like he is a LONG way away from the beach. We lock eyes. He had banged his door in to the side of my van.. So I wait for him to walk around to the drivers...

I managed to sell my business before I was forced to move out of the space :) Didn't get enough to walk away debt free, but I walked away in a much better position than I was a few weeks ago :)

A little over a year and a half ago I bought a small profitable business... About 6 months ago it stopped being profitable. 4 months ago my wife was told it was time to quit her job due to health reasons. It's lost money ever since. For over a year I poured my heart, sweat, and lately tears in to it. Working full time jobs trough the whole thing.. A month ago I lost my last full time job.. I have not found a replacement that allows me to work the business in the evenings. The store can't support it's...

Saw this today when I stopped at a Goodwill on my route. (half price day for kids stuff. well worth it) It's right next to the handicap spots right up at the front. I parked there. My car, while gas powered, also requires it's electrical system to operate. What is even crazier. Most people who shop at goodwill can NOT afford a plug in electric. You can't even BUY a plug in electric in Minnesota right now. The manager was at the check out counter so I asked "hey, where is the free gas pump??" she looked at me funny...

Not sure if posting the story is ok. (kinda new to posting) http://bigjournalism.com/tag/debt-talks/

Here I sit. I just lost my day job, down almost 800 dollars of income a week. They "forgot" to pay me Friday (the day they let me go) even though it was payday. It's been a rough week at my personal business. A trade deal went south between a sign maker and my landlord. I'm caught in the middle with the rent bill. Wife had a mini-stroke but thankfully is doing well and is back to work. So I was looking forward to a halfway decent weekend enjoying the 4th. Then the wife comes home. (no. it's not a...

In a moment of insanity I registered to win a dinner with Obama thinking I might actually win... (please forgive me) I know for a fact I checked off that I did not want any e-mails sent to me. I have got them now from 5 different white house/Obama/Michelle sources. The whitehut is violating anti-spam laws. go figure.

I got my first natural gas bill from center point energy today. My last location had a different gas provider that did not care how much gas you used as long as you paid for it. Well Center point has gone green and they have found a way to FORCE me to go green, or at least pay 4 times the amount for the gas to heat my business. The rate per "therm" is based on useage. 0-30 therm, 30-50 therm, 50-100 therm, 100-500 and 500+ Heres the kicker, at the low 101+ therm the rate is 4 times the...

So, a fellow name Omar Merhi has been filling my mail box with cards and what not saying I should vote for him in the primary. You can read between the lines on the card that he's a democrat/socialist but no where does it say that he is. Nor does it say on his web site. It's no where to be found at all. He is not the DFL endorsed candidate, but he IS a democrat. So I e-mailed him expecting no reply. I got one. Cableguymn Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:36 PM To: OmarMerhi2010@gmail.com subject: Party Affiliation Why...