Ha! That thing I said was a major issue? Is a major issue. That solution I proposed would solve everything? Solves everything.
::applause::
It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.
Angelus ,'Smile Time'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Dec 05, 2011 10:12:45 am PST #9979 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
SuziQ - Dec 05, 2011 10:20:21 am PST #9980 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
It is a Christmas miracle. KCD just stopped by so I could go over his response to the $286,000 tax bill he got (we, jointly, only owe $360). We had a fairly productive talk about the past tax stuff, future tax stuff, and child support money in general. He still owes me money, but at least he doesn't go on the full defensive when we talk about it. I'm kinda shocked. Scratch that, VERY shocked.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2011 10:23:45 am PST #9981 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
how is he going to pay $286K?
SuziQ - Dec 05, 2011 10:28:37 am PST #9982 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
He doesn't owe that much, just the $360. Which we will split. They tried to hit him with the full house sales price as taxable gain when the true gain is below the exclusion amount. You aren't supposed to report the sale if you don't have a taxable gain. So the whole thing is really stupid. I really wanted to attach that part of the tax code to the response letter.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2011 10:31:48 am PST #9983 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How the ‘World’s Most Expensive Car Crash’ happened.
Yeah, it's really heartbreaking. That, you know, all those cars were damaged. I know it's Jalopnik, but damn--cold.
Jessica - Dec 05, 2011 10:50:15 am PST #9984 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Can we abolish the DMV and give all their money to the USPS?
Signed, wasted 4 fucking hours this morning waiting in line only to be told I couldn't register my car without ORIGINAL signatures from both owners, which raises the question WHY THE FUCK DID THE FIRST GUY TELL ME TO GET FAXED ONES???
Amy - Dec 05, 2011 10:51:30 am PST #9985 of 30001
Because books.
DMV is the work of the devil, absolutely. I've been putting off getting my PA license since ... we moved here over a year ago.
Jessica - Dec 05, 2011 10:55:44 am PST #9986 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The part that kills me is I could have saved SO MUCH TIME if only the FIRST guy had said, sorry all the signatures have to be original. Instead of telling me helpfully that the locksmith kiosk in the lobby had a fax machine. I mean, what was the point of that information if faxed signatures weren't acceptable???? Why did he give me a number if my forms weren't filled out correctly? WHY DOES THAT GUY EVEN HAVE A JOB?
Amy - Dec 05, 2011 11:09:06 am PST #9987 of 30001
Because books.
Instead of telling me helpfully that the locksmith kiosk in the lobby had a fax machine. I mean, what was the point of that information if faxed signatures weren't acceptable????
I have no answer for you there. But it's Way of DMV, almost everywhere.
Consuela - Dec 05, 2011 11:20:52 am PST #9988 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
ACK people!
I just went to the restroom and while I was in there, a woman came in, talking on the phone, and peed & blew her nose while still on the phone, and washed her hands and left. I think I'm glad I didn't see her, but she couldn't miss that I was there!
Who does that in the workplace??!!