So today it was announced that the debt clock has officially ran out of digits to track our national debt. I’ve seen the debt figure before online, but I was astounded to see that each family’s share is currently ~$86k.
The Durst Organization says it plans to update the sign next year by adding two digits. [...]
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I’m just about all packed up and ready to get out of here in the morning. I’ve taken Monday-Wednesday off from work next week; not for a vacation (that would be nice btw), but to give my brother a hand again in catching up his work. We’re going to be spread from Atlanta to Chapel [...]
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HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — The surging price of gasoline has come to this: a “fuel surcharge” on your next speeding ticket.
Drivers caught speeding in this north Atlanta suburb soon will have to pay an extra $12 — to cover $4-a-gallon gas costs for the police officers who stop them.
I don’t like the sound of this, [...]
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Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always viewed parking and parking spots as a first come first serve type deal, excluding Handicap parking of course. We have an upper lot and lower lot here at work, which is seriously no more than 100ft max difference between parking in the lower as opposed to the upper.
We [...]
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At the last county election, a local tax called ‘SPLOST’ was voted on and approved. It is basically another 1% tax that is tacked onto the sales tax, which is supposed to be for improvements on our local road system. Since then, I have seen nothing at all be improved. A couple of years ago, [...]
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The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.
Oh come on now. If you are going to do a strike, stop giving way to these awards shows (they do nothing at all for me) and either do a complete [...]
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Keep in mind that I have 2 dogs and 2 cats, so I very much do like animals. But these stray cats I don’t get at all, and now very much dislike them. Apparently the last time someone was out in the garage, and shut the door and left, some stray kitty, or cat by [...]
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People that cannot and will not admit when they are wrong or out of line. Someone like that irks me soo much. If you are 100% sure about something, but end up being wrong, be a man and eat crow w/o going and changing the facts to make yourself not look as wrong as you [...]
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