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This discussion is pointless. No one here is going to change anyone's mind about anything. For some reason, we as humans seem to hold onto our opinions even in light of contradictory facts. It is next to impossible to change someone's mind about something once they have formed their opinion. My ex used to cram Q-tips way up her ear to "clean out all the wax". I told her over and over that ears were self cleaning and that a damp washcloth was all she needed to clean them. Showed her articles and papers written on the subject all the time. Yet there she was after each shower reaching for the box of Q-tips. I am one of those freedom loving, gun toting, conservatives and I have been vaccinated because for me it was worth the risk to help ensure no adverse effects of Covid. But, my daughter who is 8 will not be getting any shots for it anytime soon (I know that there are no vaccinations for 8 year olds, but even if there were...) because with the unknowns around the vaccine and her young age/health, the reward doesn't really outweigh the risk. I see both sides of the debate. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

"LEGO is better than gold" - Benjamin Franklin

That they unlocked the Covid-19 thread. I give it until sundown tomorrow

2 Baby Yoda miss marked for $24 at Meijer. Worst case scenario, excellent gifts.

I think Americans are too conditioned to not trust the government. To the people who are upset that you're getting mixed messaging, you must never deal with government agencies. They move the goalposts all the time, it's like a silly little game. Having to work for them is even worse - sure, I can completely redo the project we spent three months completing to spec. Oh, you want it entirely redone in 5 days and with variations and multiplied 100 times. Yeah, let me get my time machine out. The other good one is: Today is the last day. [Tomorrow] Eh, we don't like the results, let's add a week and see if we can refine it further. It's ok that over half of the employment contracts are completed and there is no longer sufficient staff, that's a you problem. On Covid: Generally, I trust the science I can find on Covid, but with a grain of salt. some of it is sketchy or contradicting, but it's evolving. I trust my brain more in that I don't want Covid, and I'm ok with that decision. Our family knows people that died and we're hospitalized for 2-4 weeks and I prefer to avoid that. Do I know the long term effects of the vaccine? No. However, I don't think the pharmaceuticals can risk screwing it up this time, so I give a little more leeway. Also, authoritarian, democracys, republics, all want you to get a vaccine. Just different ones, is it really likely that all the vaccines give the government the same mind control abilities? I doubt it (but cool if so) I agree with one aspect, in that governments were overly strict out of fear of hospital capacity. This was never really an issue locally, and our case count is relatively low for an urban setting. Further, they didn't really give enough good news with firm deadlines for fear of lapses in people's social dealings. Governments also took advantage to what they think they could get away and yes, a small amount of liberty may be permanently lost. It's probably worth it to prevent tens of thousands of deaths (whoops, that didn't happen in large swaths of the US). Even a not for profit I volunteer for has changed some parameters going forward that make things much easier for the organization and a little less for participants. All in the name of safety. I guess I rationalize it as: if I get vaccinated, and wear a mask with people I don't know, when in close proximity, for long periods of time, and it prevents one person from getting seriously ill, then it's worth it. Conversely, if people can do the same in reverse then my son won't get it, which is a bonus. Sorry, that meandered. Yay LEGO!

You’re doing a good job of supporting their narrative. Congrats on being a sheep. Bah.

I believe the the blackberry is the worlds most perfect fruit. There is nothing that you can do to it to make it any better then it is right off the bush.

It's so backwards. We admire philosphers, scientists & revolutionaries but despise even the simplest thoughts of scepticism in society. I can't understand this mentality & I never will.

Hear hear. We canadians are watching in horror as states like Florida have 60 times as many deaths as Ontario with only twice the population. Thankfully the “freedom, guns, anti-masks” folks here are seen as kooks and have not stopped us from getting to almost 75% double vaccination despite a significant lag in getting vaccines compared to every other western country. Stay calm and science on.

The inmates are clearly running the asylum.

I'm sure this will go better this time.

Day 62 of trying to get a PS5. Tired of waiting in online queues for hours only to find out it's sold out once again. Scalpers really do deserve the extra 150€ for all this effort. I just can't get myself to pay over retail, this thing will gradually drop, just like all the other consoles.

They have Priority boxes that are not Flat Rate. I use them. If that makes me a bad person, I'll add that reason to the list of others. Depending on the set, depends whether I use them or not. Sold a Duel on Bespin set, I used a new corrugated box for that one, but lots of City sets that go for $30-40 will get the free USPS box treatment.

Actually the science is proving that the “face coverings” are not effective. N95 masks may be effective but require special fitting. Masks are a placebo to make you feel protected. Read the label on the box. I am more Roy Neary than Fox Mulder but I cant say I’ve watched a lot of Xfiles

One of the best covers of all time... Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

First rule of spreadsheets is there is nothing fancier than spreadsheets (jk, it's relational databases and I am just not up for it) A good chunk of my inventory is Walmart clearance so I use Walmart pay on the app which 1. tricks Bank of America into believing it's an online purchase so I get 3% CB instead of 2%, and 2. Puts my in-store order into my purchase history automatically. https://www.walmart.com/account/wmpurchasehistory In the past I have just copy pasted the 'table' of data there into a worksheet in Google Sheets and then massaged that into the relevant info into the format I desire before pasting it into my inventory spreadsheet. A very nice thing about Lego is the set numbering system which makes it very easy to grab the relevant five digits out of a item name that is search engine optimized: "LEGO City Roadwork Truck 60284 Building Toy; Cool Roadworks Construction Set for Kids (58 Pieces)" -> 60284 with a function I already forgot. I've already gotten ahead of myself. This most recent round I tried something new, added a Chrome extension called Data Miner and built myself a little scraper tool to grab the items from the WM purchase history page. Tried my darndest to make it auto-paginate and click the buttons to display all the items purchased but it just wasn't happening, so I cut my losses and clicked the buttons myself in between scrapes. This cut my data entry time by a lot. I keep this info for my items: (The percentage is a conditionally formatted column that shows me visually if I got a good deal: Price/RRP) UniqueID Set Number Set Name Price W/Tax RRP 43.8% Purchase Date Retailer Location/Delivery Notes KEY20210001 40312 Xtras Streetlamps $3.99 $4.33 4 99.8% 1/1/21 ShopLego Home So I had to add the date and location to each group of purchases - used the location with a lookup table I made to calculate the sales tax for each location and also the three+ different rates I get charged by different retailers for items shipped to me. I also used a Lookup table function to fill in the Set Names and RRP this time around. Maybe this is helpful/interesting to y'all, maybe it isn't.

Is your name Terry, and do you have any Steamrollers?

A little amusing we moved from marijuana over to bacon. I guess the thread developed a case of the "munchies". Haha. Anywho I will admit bacon certainly had been a guilty pleasure especially when in a cheeseburger. I have not eaten much of the stuff for a long while now. Even then I grew up more on the turkey variety when it came to home cooking. The "increased risk of colorectal cancer by 18% over a lifetime" statement by the International Agency for Research on Cancer sector of the World Health Organization has already been brought up. Chances are anyone would have a general idea there are health risks of varying degrees with any variety of foods consumed regularly and/or in excess. However the pork and beef industries have known since at least the 1970's the health risks of their product and has practically bullied the United States Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Health & Human Services into downplaying these risks. Health concerns shouldn't be a surprise considering bacon is cut from the largest part of a pig, the belly, which is mainly fat. Especially in the 80's where America was going through an anti-fat fad, the pork board had difficulty trying to sell these cuts so leave it to the fast food industry to mass market a "bacon bonanza" by the following decade starting with Hardee's Friscoburger. Random ranting aside, a bacon quarter-pound cheeseburger with ketchup, mustard, couple pickles, some bits of onion and a couple slices of mozzarella cheese in all its greasy glory sounds pretty darn good right about now. I enjoyed a good cup of joe in the morning up until my body just couldn't handle the java anymore a long time ago. Still I do love the scent of hot coffee or even the unused beans in the bag. No particular favorite flavor really. And I do not know how to describe the smell of coffee. It's just nice.

They'll be back in full force very soon.

I like them cold so I usually put them in the fridge overnight

I hate to “like” your post, but I’m glad you’ve decided to share your journey with us. In my experience, finding a doctor or two who decides your “mystery” illness is something they are called to solve is a very good thing.

I'm starting a new thread because I don't want to clog up the Daily Deals thread with this, but it appears that the Honey Cashback offers at Shop at Home and Walmart remain active on certain sets. Honey Cash back offers SAH 10%-12% Walmart 5%-10% https://www.joinhoney.com/explore/popular/lego shop/E9DXCzE8d_114

My question is where is the discussion or evaluation of natural immunity through exposure? You can absolutely find empirical information but the mainstream "science" doesn't seem to want to discuss it. I had covid. I am alive. I should have a natural immune structure and ability to replicate it in future exposures. Why is there still a requirement to get the vaccine if I'm still alive? The arguement using influenza and the annual flu shot comes up. Using the shot to lessen the affects of the flu if you get it but influenza will never be eradicated. Is eradication of the virus even possible?

It’s worth remembering that the vaccines have only been approved on an emergency basis, which means some steps were skipped/rushed. Eric and Bret Weinstein have had a couple of thoughtful podcasts on what this means about risks, etc. There’s no question the vaccines work, the issue is what else do they do. I’m double vaxxed as is my teenage son, but I would also be very hesitant to give this to my 5 year old until we have a better sense of the long term outcomes on children. This is why it’s so important that those eligible get vaccines to put and end to this virus before it mutates into something worse that can affect kids. As bad as this has been, imagine if we were seeing scores of kids dying from this or a variant. Such numbers are already rising in the US and if kids become a material victim of the virus like seniors then all bets are off as people will quit work, shack up with relatives, whatever to protect kids from a virus that threatens them.

There aren't any. They never made it out of animal trials. The folks (a.k.a. "science deniers") bringing up ADE and other side effects do so because those were the outcomes of the animal trials. I want to encourage people here to remove the R-vs-D / left-vs-right blinders from this debate. The racial group(s) with the lowest jab rates? PoC. The education level with the greatest hesitancy? advanced/professional degrees (J.D., Ph.D., etc). The narrative painted by the garbage media does not reflect reality.

As someone who typically leans more conservatively (biggest exception is green energy), I feel like they have tried to use the same communication/marketing strategy with both sides. Yes, the vaccines work, so do masks, as well as certain medications that for some reason are unwilling to be acknowledged as viable options. I understand the unwillingness to wear masks outside, but inside it is just a mild burden. I do have a questions, and I hope I don't get attacked for this as I genuinely cannot find any clear cut studies on this. Can anyone provide any long-term studies on mRNA vaccines? I'm talking 5 years and longer. Personally, the people who are hesitant that I know aren't worried about short-term side effects, but what is going to potentially happen in the years to come. I also understand that most side-effects for vaccines are usually seen within something like 2 months or so. Again, genuine curiosity as I feel like this is the most worried people are concerned with.

I join you:

is it just me or does anyone else think of Cindy Crawford when talking about this Lambo?

The bad thing is, I stopped reading anything longer than one-sentence posts a long time ago. Somebody said it needed a thread and it jumped out at me.

I could have just hid/deleted everything, but the Mack's might be enjoying the traffic.

Me: Complains Exciter: Gets tired of the bitching.

recently I rec'd a few sets (from Ebay sellers) that use the USPS "free" boxes as an internal box. I can appreciate the extra care (I guess); if not for the fact they literally covered the entire outer box w/ packing tape...it's really annoying to have to carefully use a blade to extract a set from someone who got a brand new roll of tape (for free obviously) and felt the need to use it all on a medium size box. I know this is better for the complaint thread, but it's currently undergoing a social experiment

That Honey Gold adds up nicely.

Biggest complaint of all are liberals who blame the little guy for everything wrong in the world and not those who are actually causing it.

Good question: If you want to go down the rabbit hole. I think Covid is one means “they” are using to exhort individuals to give up freedoms in exchange for perceived safety. They have the technology now to control our daily lives whether it be finances or social life. That’s why we’re now hearing and being pushed towards vaccine passports and digital currency. And that’s just the beginning.

if u use USPS flat rate boxes, u will need to use USPS flat rate postage. If they see it at buyer's post office, they will charge the buyer

Lego shopping at target

I have a few......

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Collectible Building Model (75308) @Zavvi $179.99 + Free Shipping with LEGOR2D2: https://us.zavvi.com/toys-lego/lego-star-wars-r2-d2-collectible-building-model-75308/12955466.html?utm_source=11082021-zus-lego-r2d2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11082021-zus-lego-r2d2&affil=thgemail&ecrmcid=l1nWmGbeRLJNQJPWPDNv49dkXwzMDBKp&shae=6l08C3F%2Fn2%2FHoge2O2rvXbKkmM0rDCA9QynVd%2FxdLlo%3D&sendTime=1628706600&widget_id=2995307

Coffee is great (it's coffee!), and it's mostly good for you.

My two contributions to the discussion. My wife smoked pot every day in high school and still got good grades. She's a divorce attorney now. Arguments with a spouse who's a lawyer is the worst!

This. This literally saved my wifes life 10 years ago now.

And some people think doctors are cool etc etc. They are just NERDS !!!! I am glad you have 2 very curious experts looking at your condition. To me, curiosity is the best motivation for solving an unknown.

Getting answers at this point is probably one of the best outcomes. I'm still praying for you and the doctors working with you to determine a course of treatment to restore your health in full.

This is a cover (different song) of John Lee Hooker. Previous video for point of reference and enjoyment

Noticed lots of 75318 The Child recently at Costco for $64.99. Me thinks they are lots of supply of these for awhile.

Not so much what I bought but what I happened to get. My friend used to manage the local Toys R Us. She gave me a big bag full of these....lol

I keep it as chaotic as possible, so I can get my steps in for the day.