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She said that the car reeked like an ashtray, had bottles of urine in the back seat, and I think old food (not 100% sure - I was slightly distracted when the hallterview was on).

Good scams are ones that put reasonable doubt in to the mind. What sealed the deal for me that this whole thing was fake was her constantly messing up the dates, her extremely late miscarriage (which would have involved full labor and a still birth), the ultrasounds with no name on them, and her flat-out admission that she sent them photos of a friend's baby. If she lies about her mom being dead, that's not much of a stretch. At best, I think her mom is just stupid and/or wilfully ignorant. At worst, she was in on it. She looked a little too shell-shocked about some of the stuff to me to be too deeply involved, but YMMV. I'd bet Fake Hipster works for a company CONTRACTED to do some work with police/fire/ems, and as he has to be on their property, he has to be drug tested. He's a loser, either way, and should be punched...hard.

I may have mentioned this prior, but at my last job (which I left 18 years ago), there was a woman who had been missing a lot of work. She was told if she continued, she would be terminated. She started saying that her child was sick. They asked for a doctor's note, and her boyfriend called and claimed she had to rush him to Philadelphia to the children's hospital. A few days later, he called and claimed the baby died. We were heartbroken for her. The illness never came up (as to what he had). We all pooled money and sent her flowers. She came in to the office and we all cried with her. We asked if she was having a funeral because we'd like to attend. She said yes. She was given bereavement pay and time off. I passed her one day on my way in to work (she was still off). She still had a car seat in the car (a good 2 or so weeks past when the child passed away) but shrugged it off that she wasn't ready to remove it. I mentioned it to my mom, and she knew this girl's father. She had just seen him, and she said he never said anything about it. Others were getting suspicous as well. We mentioned our suspicions to our boss. He called her in. The boyfriend came with her and fought (verbally) with our boss. When they asked for a copy of a death certificate, she couldn't provide one. She was fired on the spot. They were considering suing her because she took pay under false pretenses. Still, she picked that "hill to die on". She never backed down from her stance the baby died, even when people saw her with him. I half expected her to blame it on the boyfriend, but she never owned up to it. I saw her on social media once. The "dead" kid is all grown up now. So I have no doubt in my mind that Great Value Elsa last night faked the whole thing. Maybe she just likes the attention? I think a combo of the attention, saving her job (at least temporarily) and free money appealed to my former co-worker. And her mom needs to learn that denial isn't just a river in Egypt.....

I live about 1.5 hours north. Love the Lancaster area, but still don't like sweet bologna, lol.

Perhaps at face value, but for example, I don't dislike all breads - just sweet ones, like cinnamon raisin bread. And I tried to avoid TMI, but I don't eat Yogurt because it does horrible things to my digestive system, for example, and have similar problems with similar foods mentioned. And some I questioned listing because I've mentioned them twice, like carrots/carrot raisin salad, but listed them separately anyway. And for some, it's a texture thing, like Tofu/Avacado/Cottage Cheese. I can't stand mayo on sandwiches because I don't like the taste, but I like sandwiches in general. And I will eat mayo when it's mixed in with stuff like macaroni and potato salad, egg salad, deviled eggs, etc. I love Mexican food, but prefer it to not be made overly spicy, again due to digestive issues. To me, that's not being super picky. I grew up with kids who refused to eat anything not made by their mother/grandmother, and wouldn't eat 98% of vegetables, about 80% of fruits, and only certain brands of some things. That's super picky. I don't abjectly turn my nose up at many things. I love liver (provided it's not boiled - that's just nasty). I will eat most kinds of meats out there (not a huge fan of seafood, but will eat some of it). I like a fair amount of vegetables and fruits - some are hard for me to digest (carrots/celery), but I will eat veggies (lima beans, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, corn, etc) and fruit (not a huge fan of pears because of the texture and not a huge fan of blueberries or melon, but will eat a lot of other fruits). Pizza is something I used to love, but really don't care much for anymore for some reason I can't explain. I avoid pepperoni because it doesn't agree with me anymore and tends to get greasy, but I will eat pizza - just not with pineapple on it, or peppers/mushrooms. So again, to me, not picky - just have a preference for certain things. YMMV. ETA: out of 60 foods on the above picky eaters list, there are 11 that I flat-out won't touch in any form. Stuff like olives, raw fish, oysters, etc. Again, I don't see that as being picky, but again, YMMV.

Apparently the proper term is "Cundina" and this explains it really well. The chart that accompanies the guy talking about funding a vacation made it very clear. The Defendant was full of crap in his explanation of how it works: https://www.emoneypool.com/blog/how-does-a-cundina-work/

I think the Contina thing was a variation on the French "Tontine", which is used more like life insurance. People form a "pool" and they all put in to the Tontine, which is held in trust for the members. Once a year, they receive a dividend payement. The members will eventualy die off, and the last person left alive receives the bulk of the money. Popular in many countries, and some treat the money as a rotating savings thing, like the people on TV did. Some countries actually have government oversight over arrangements like this.

I don't either. I thought Gerry was a really stupid sub-plot, and then it got stupider when they stopped talking about him, even in the show's original run. And they never did much with Andy either.

Yes he was, but so much changed in the series final crappy season(s) that you can't count on that being part of the story. I could buy Andy never being mentioned if they were sticking with the "Jackie is gay" thing, but she's dating men, so that's out. I stopped trying to figure it out. Too confusing.

Supposedly it was Darlene's wedding, because she said Dan died. But then she said that David acutally got with Becky, Mark got with Darlene, and Jackie was gay (and possibly some other stuff I'm forgetting).

I'm not a super picky eater, but there are some things I flat-out don't like: Peppers of any variety Raw tomatoes - cooked are OK as long as they're not super chunky - hate stewed tomatoes Carrots/Celery unless they're cooked, and then only mixed in something Mayo, unless it's in macaroni/potato salad, or egg salad, or deviled eggs Miracle Whip...period Root Vegetables - they taste like dirt to me Mushrooms - not even in stuff Salmon - way too fishy tasting Avocado - can't stand the texture and flavor - won't eat guac either Thousand Island Dressing Rye Bread - don't like the strong taste Soft cheese/bleu cheese Lobster/In-Shell Crab - exception is Crab Cakes Milk to drink - I can't keep it down - same for flavored milk Tofu - again, the texture Meat Pies - more about that below Stuff that overly mixes sweet with savory - like garden salads with fruit, pineapple pizza, etc Cole Slaw Most organ meats Carrot/Raisin Salad Sweet bread (ie: cinnamon raisin bread) Most pizza in general - I am fussy about it Cottage Cheese Yogurt - it does not agree with me Cinnamon/Nutmeg/Similar Spices - give me heartburn Putting sugar in foods that don't need it - a popular thing where I come from, where people put sugar in macaroni and potato salad, veggie dips, saurkraut, etc - ick I live in a rural area with a high population of PA Dutch descendents, and so I am used to things a lot of people turn their nose up at, like Scrapple (but I won't eat it with maple syrup - nasty), Souse (even people in my area turn their nose up at it - it has to be made correctly, though, otherwise it's nasty), baked cabbage, ham hocks and cabbage (or green beans), chicken and waffles (not southern style - I couldn't eat it with honey or syrup, and bone in chicken), pickled red beet eggs (which are also delish when they're deviled), ring bologna/lebanon bologna (I don't like sweet, though), and others I'm likely forgetting. People not from this area tend to freak out about "Pot Pie". You'll likely find ham, beef, or chicken, but it has no crust. It's made like a stew, with thick noodles that make it closer to southern-style chicken and dumplings. Most restaurants will do an all-you-can-eat night and they frequently sell out. You can always tell the people who aren't from this area when they freak out about it. Someone trashed a local place on Yelp because they ordered chicken pot pie and got "soup with large gummy noodles". Even within the state, the western portion doesn't know about it. We had a boss once from Pittsburgh (her husband had been transfered to this area) and she freaked about getting chicken pot pie at a restaurant that was a bowl of "stuff". I also like: Black Licorice Pork Rinds (only plain, though)/Cracklins Liver (especially deep fried), but it has to be prepared well Hash (corned or roast beef) Spam (especially fried) Corned Beef And Cabbage Cabbage Rolls Sourdough Bread Ramen Noodles, but I drain the water after cooking and coat the noodles with butter, then sprinkle the flavor packet, and stir well Other stuff I'm likely forgetting

Maybe he was part of Rosanne's "story".

I can't recall - has Leon made an appearance on the reboot? Or has he been even mentioned? If not, then perhaps he doens't exist in the reboot universe. I know Nancy has been on.

The worst was the landlord himself. When we moved in, he was in the process of building a house. He moved in shortly after, and got married to a woman who had 2 girls from a prior marriage. They had a baby. Then he got weird, and sent a notice telling us that we needed to send rent to his parents address. We moved out not long afterward, and it was in the paper that he was arrested for molestation. I honestly didn't believe it at first - he was a jackass but I didn't get that vibe from him. A friend called us when they recieved my address change info I mailed (this was 1998), and I mentioned the landlord got busted in passing, and he said that when he came to visit us once, he walked in to the garage to get a bag of corn we kept in there to feed the ducks on the riverbank. The landlord was in there with one of his stepdaughters, and he got angry and asked our friend who he was and why he was in there. He said he apologized and brushed it off as the landlord just not knowing him, but he now wondered, and so did I. I followed the news stories, and the charges were eventually dropped because the mother didn't want the child to have to go through a trial. I still wonder sometimes.

I can see that, but just find it hard to belive that at absolutely no point in their relationship did she not mention that she was separated (which means not legally divorced). I know it's just a TV show and the producers will never allow this family to catch any type of break whatsoever, but still, just seems a bit ludicrous to me. YMMV.

I absolutely know and trust that people in our neighborhood know who does and doesn't belong there (many have lived there for eons) and would absolutely let the cops or management know something is up. I saw someone roaming around who I didn't recognize and alerted management when I saw her standing in people's driveways, staring at their houses. Our streets are private, marked as scuh, and aren't on a main thoroughfare, so if you're in our developement, you came in purposely, not accidentally. Turns out she was the granddaughter of someone who lives down the street from me, but there had been a rash of daytime break-ins in the town right next to ours. But again, management knew who she was, and that she belonged there. That's why I love our neighborhood. My neighbor on one side was a little concerned when someone strange pulled up to our house last winter. Then they saw him get out a shovel and start my driveway, and said they relaxed, but still kept an eye out. And I would do the same for them. But we have the kind of relationship like you mention - we wave, have brief chit-chat when coming and going, and I pet their dogs when they're outside. And that's how I like it. There were scammers claiming to be the power company going door to door. I called management immediately. Not only are they violating the "NO SOLICITING" signs that are posted at the driveway, but we have a lot of elderly in our neighborhood and I am pretty sure that's why they were there. It was taken care of quickly. When we lived in our apartment, the peope below us were disgusting slobs. We had a roach infestation because of them. The exterminator found the next in their apartment. I'm 99.9% sure they stole catalogs from my mailbox and ordered stuff in my name, took the boxes (neither worked), and then left me to deal with the bills (it was a Fingerhut type thing, in the days when you either mailed the order in or ordered over the phone - I had to file police reports). They also fought constantly in their bedroom, which was below our living room. They'd threaten to kill each other, etc. The woman across from them would take a hot bath every night, and then draw one for her daughter. As such, we never had enough hot water. The old woman across from us was the worst one. She'd take packages that delivery companies would leave in the space between her door and mine. Even though they were addressed to me or my husband. She'd claim we would have the bills sent to her (kind-of hard when I pre-paid for these things with my credit card). The guy who lived upstairs was a nurse, worked odd hours, got showered down by the cologne tanker truck every day, and would have parties where he blared Judy Garland music at 3am on weeknights. We called the cops once when we just couldn't take it anymore - the landlord refused to do anything about it. We couldn't figure out why our light bills were so high (it was our first place and I thought it was normal until I asked other people). Turned out we paid for all of the common area lights, the basement (where the lady who ran baths also used a washer and dryer she wasn't supposed to have), the exterior lights, and the garage. Landlord acknowledged it after we the electric company came in to do a power audit, but never offered any type of consession. Never so glad to be out of there.

I thought Ben's reaction to a lot of what Darlene said was ludicrous. No, she shouldn't have slept with David...at all...once she got with Ben, but she was abandoned and therefore separated - for many years - so it's not like she was sleeping around while living with a husband. Divorce is not free, and requires input of both parties IN MOST CASES (not all), and isn't always a quick and easy thing. I watched a co-worker go through it while they tried to track down her absentee ex - it took several years. It's not out of the realm of possiblity to go to a round or two of counseling to be sure you're making the correct decisions for you and your children, etc. They're in their 40's. Grow up and be adults. I understand the ire about sleeping with your soon-to-be-ex while at the same time as your current boyfriend, but the rest is much ado about nothing. Hopefully he gets over it, and hopefully they're done with David. I NEVER liked David - I thought he de-railed Darlene's character, and I found her so much more unlikeable after they got together. I couldn't stand seeing his slobby, slacker character in the reboot.

The unregistered dog cost D $5500. The registered dog cost P $3500.

I only saw the Myrbetriq ad. Never saw the Jardiance one. Must agree on the annoying factor being much more on the latter. As a band geek (elementary school through college, and some community band as an adult), I've never been in a marching band where the director was conducting on the field. It's always been a drum major in my experience when you're on the field. And when we were practicing inside, it was 50/50 on it being the drum major to get some experience with the songs, or the director. In the Myrbetriq one, it annoys me big-time to have the silks (flag twirlers) standing that close to the band, with incredibly anemic and slow twirling. We were never that close to them, lest we get hit.

I do believe she agreed to pay something, and her text messages proved that, but I don't know that they decided on a price, or even cash, because there was mention of breeding, IIRC, and D also said that P said she didn't want her sister to get the dog back (so there was something going on there). I think she decided to not pay when P started showing up at her house and creating problems, and decided she was better off giving the dog away to get P off her back. Not the right way to handle it, but it was a cluster from the start.

The worst was when we lived in an apartment. Five units in the bulding, 4 were occupied by nuts - just varying form of nuttiness. Landlord was nuts too. Was glad to be out of there.

She was hoping to find someone like a traveling salesperson, who passes through an area at prescribed times (ie: once a week, one week a month, etc) who is loking for a place to stay that isn't a hotel. Some companies will rent rooms on a monthly basis for their traveling staff because it's cheaper than a hotel (I wondered if rent was originally cheaper and she raised it since he'd be there full-time, because part-time rent is usually cheaper). I stayed in a really nice apartment in a friend's building for a long weekend because they didn't have any short term rentals in there (holiday weekend) and I got the whole apartment for $60/night. They rented that apartment to companies for short term tenants. It was 2 bedroom, fully furnished and even had a washer/dryer. It was nice to stay there for a few days.

They tell you when you get it. I've yet to come across anyone who hasn't been told when they get one that it has to be regularly cleaned (you hand wash the tank that holds the water, the hose, and the mask). The issue is that it's a pain to clean it. And so people generally just don't. Most of the danger comes from using tap water in it. If you use distilled - which you're also told to use - and empty it every night (a lot of people don't), it's not something worthy of a freak-out, like the people on the TV. My dad bought a SoClean because he had leftover money to spend out of his account. He said it's a bit of a pain to use. The only upside is you don't have to dismantle the machine and clean it all separately. If you change masks, then you may have to contact SoClean and get a new adapter. He said he wouldn't have paid out of pocket for it. They're over $300.

My mom had them too. They were in a box with a matching flower shaped soap for each one. They weren't fizzy, but you crumbled them and put them in bathwater.

One reason we love where we are now is that we get little more than a wave and "hello" from people. Everyone is friendly, but essentially keeps to themselves (no block parties, no group BBQ's, etc). Fine by me. I've lived near a few whack-a-doodles, and it's exhausting.