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Sounds about right.

Retirement has always been speculation more than hard facts...it's a soft list which should be treated as yet another tool for investors/collectors. By the time it's fact...it's also too late. I appreciate the rumors and subsequent discussions. This thread is one of my favorites and has been very informational for me.

My state (ME) is the first to implement Ranked Choice voting even though the Repubs are hell bent on getting rid of it. All of our state elections have been this way since 2017, but this will be the first presidential election to use this system. I am starting to like this system better as it requires a candidate to receive at least 50% of the vote to be declared a winner. If no one receives 50% then the lowest candidate is removed and the votes recounted and repeated until there is a clear winner. Under this system, voters rank each candidate based on preference. If only 3 candidates then you vote them by 1st choice, 2nd choice, and lastly 3rd choice. Speaking about parties, I have been a green party member ever since signing up Freshman year in college. I am happy not be associated with the Dems or Repubs, but sadly, the green party will never be taken seriously on their current path. As many have said before, all the other smaller parties do not have the funding or logical platforms needed for them to succeed. https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)

Nothing simple about asking Americans to change the way they do things. Otherwise we would have been using the metrics system in 2020

Let us know if you actually get 21309 or the re-release. I am thinking these are 92716 fresh out of the boat/truck/train from LEGO

It's safe to say the Saturn V is the biggest catastrophe yet. Forget a tumbler scenario! There have never been more people that bought so many of a particular set. What a flood. And worst of all: not everyone knows about this yet. Wait until LEGO officially posts something. The only positive is that this will without a doubt scare people. The negative: LEGO proves again how unpredictable they are now.

FYI. Amazon found some dusty Saturn V 21309's in the back fo the warehouse and put them up for RRP. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Apollo-Saturn-Science-Building/dp/B071G3QMS2

Since you bring up California, one discussion point I always bring up is how the electorate might have voted if popular vote were counted vs the Electoral College system. As someone stated above, if you know how your state is likely to go, it feels a little like “why bother?” A Trump voter in California could feel disenfranchised because “Hilary will take the state.” If the state is pretty assuredly going to go one way or the other, how likely are you to vote? Or legitimately vote for your candidate? It goes both directions - why would a Biden voter bother to vote in their very red state? Now flip that around to a popular vote, and you may have had a different result. Not saying it is right or wrong, or that we should change the system, but under that system, you might get a more true will of the people. I have no great insight. But I do know people that stayed home because they felt that their vote didn’t matter in 2016.

IDK... I suppose a reasonable amount of fear and suspicion should be considered, but I think we can handle this... it is fairly simple, and a much more democratic solution (if you are into that sort of thing...(that's not a dig, there is a reasonable argument to be made against each vote counting equally)... Slower isn't necessarily a bad thing. Quite a few other countries use it. Here is a podcast that focuses on it... Super interesting. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/tweak-vote

So, I think you have it wrong... It isn't electoral college apportionment... If I recall correctly, you rank your choices, and if your first choice is in last place, then your vote is counted for the second place. So, for example, In 2000, I would have voted for Nader in first place, and Gore in second place, Then, if Nader comes in last, my vote for him goes switches to Gore... "Sometimes in order to find the line, you must first trip over it." Ancient proverb

Tired of strangers watching you build without your permission? brickvoyeur knows exactly how they do it. Tired of having the status quo dropping heavy political bricks on your chest? brickvoyer can lift that weight Want infinte ROI and a booming Lego aftermarket? Vote brickvoyeur, 2020

Sources differ. I have a source telling me it's going, another one is saying it's staying. I don't care, Ideas is suddenly not as interesting anymore, except for QFFLs.

Vote Trump. thanks

Ranked choice voting and/or open primaries, where the top two vote getters, regardless of party, go on to the general election, will cool off the political climate in the US.

Alot of people in customer services don't really have much info apart from what there told. Not everyone working at lego is going to follow the latest news aswell, they just see it as a job at the bottom of the ladder earning minimum wage.

Both of my backordered sets were 26R0 as well. I'm more and more confident this is a one and done set.

There are actually about a dozen political parties in the USA. They sometimes have the same candidates nominated for Pres/VP. I.E. in 2016 the Socialist Party in the USA had Bernie Sanders for pres. In addition to Socialist Party, some others are: Green Party, Libertarian party, Labor Party, and various off-shoots of the Republicans and Democrats. Each party needs to acquire the necessary number of signatures on a petition in each state in order for their candidate to be listed on the ballot for that state's presidential election. Candidates are elected by popular vote by state. So for instance in 2016, when 2/3 of CA's 9 million votes went for Hillary Clinton, then Hillary Clinton received all 55 electoral votes for president (the same number of representatives CA had in the house in 2016). However, even if she had received only 4.5 mil + 1 of the 9 mil votes, she still would have received all 55 electoral college votes. This is why each state in the USA lobbies so hard to determine their population because it determines how many representatives they get in the House of Representatives and their impact on the Presidential election. As a comparison, Iowa has a total population just over 3 mil and has only 6 electoral votes and representatives in the house. So in order to overcome CA's voting power for president, another candidate would need to win 10 more states the size of Iowa just to overcome CA. That is basically how Trump won in 2016. Hillary won the most populous states, but Trump won the majority of states. He ended up with the Electoral College win. Hillary could have won all 9 million votes in CA and Trump zero, she would still only receive 55 electoral votes from CA. I say that because if you remove CA from the equation in 2016, Trump won the popular vote as well as the electoral college. CA (42 mil population) is almost twice as populous as either NY or FL. Using just those three states, if candidate 1 running for president won CA (53 votes in 2020) and candidate 2 won both TX (27) and FL (27,) then candidate 2 would win the electoral college by 1 vote. Today, the only way the media will give a non-Rep/Dem candidate the time of day is if they can gain around 5 or 6% of the polls early in an election year. However, the only way you can get that much attention is if the press will cover your candidate. So unless you're Joe Moneybags as an independent it is near impossible to ever make it onto a debate stage. This is why Bernie Sanders (Independent) keeps running as a Democrat. He knows he wouldn't get the time of day otherwise. History lesson for those who care: When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 there were four candidates running for President. Three of them were from various Democratic Parties. Lincoln was from the newly formed Republican party, which was anti-slavery. The Republican party was so new (and not popular in the southern states) that Lincoln did not gain enough signatures to even show up on the ballot for president in seven southern states. Lincoln finished dead last of the four candidates in another three states (all slave-owning). Lincoln easily won the electoral college and popular vote in a land-slide (Lincoln's totals were greater than the other three candidates added together). So you can imagine the shock of the seven southern slave-owning states when someone who wasn't even on their ballot was pronounced the President of the USA. This is why they seceded from the union before Lincoln was even sworn into office saying, "He's not my president". The other three states seceded shortly after the first seven. Those 10 states made up the confederacy.

Vote early! And Vote often! That's the Chicago way.

Mine is of my father when we were on a Lego run together a few years back. He got a little too excited as he was loading our bounty into my trunk. Shopko (remember that store?) used to be a great place to load up on deals when the stars and planets aligned. Clearance, coupons, and senior day (extra 15% off entire purchase) would all stack. I’d give him a stack of cash and would show him what to buy. He’d go check out and use his senior discount as I would wait in the car. We made some epic runs. There were about a dozen Shopko stores within a twenty-five mile radius of my home. A few years ago my Mom was dying from cancer. She had in home hospice. While my Dad is as patient and caring as they come, he needed a break from that every now and then while she was going through everything. Our Shopko runs provided that escape, if only for a few hours once a month. I’d treat him to breakfast and we would load up the car.

Ironically, some people still have not accepted the result of 2016 election

1 third party seller 1 sold by Amazon

Just try it out for NFL and NBA MVP voting...once its accepted there then most of the nation should be familiar with it. I think NBA MVP and Allstar votes this way already...right? Just Vote. Thanks

Vote Biden. thanks.

Nope ... ain’t worried about a reissue!

I fear all the believers that voting is "rigged" by the illusion of "faking it' or simple mistakes that were corrected or are being corrected. There are what 200 million votes available to those 18+. There are bound to be mistakes here and there but nothing of "significant" scale. It is sad to see Trump, personally, to continue this rhetoric about how "fake" it is. Yet it is the same voting systems that were used 2 years ago, 4 years ago, etc... with upgrades. But this is his prerogative, to sew doubt into the system so it can be contested. PS: hats off to all the volunteers, that I don't doubt will be dragged through the mud. PPS: Let's get along a little too. I'm tired of the left vs right BS. It's so incredibly stupid and more destructive each and every day.

Responding in the correct topic to avoid spamming people's email I'd like to believe that Amazon was keeping a stash hidden away to scalp themselves, but Bezos was blindsided as well by the rerelease. Undercutting the lowest aftermarket prices to completely tank whatever remained of the market.

How could you not get close to this!

I love this system. really maximizes the value of a vote and gives voters more empowerment...I'd like to hear an objective argument for it (other than being a bit more complicated) because all I see are partisan reasons to not adopt it nationwide.

Bespin Dual; ebay; $99 plus shipping I believe that was a mid-range price (last week) is that the new floor?

Yes that's what it means.

Thanks joneyyy1981. On the promobricks EOL page does the red dot mean they think those sets have stopped production? I think so but I'm not quite sure.....

No they weren't, 21031 and 21055 are identical. I wasn't around when 21008 was.

promobrciks reporting the beetle is done. get it while you can (if you are getting it)

There are 3 Burj sets, 21008, 21031, 21055 - the last one is a re-release

Old Town Street by Hannibal Joost

A study in DBG rockwork by Full Plate

Janitor's nightmare by Cenas Legos

I have a question but I don't want to offend or seem like I'm taking the piss. I see every democratic country the world over with multiple political parties and independent candidates running on differing policies and positions. In the US I see 2 parties separated by little more than the colour and animal on their logo. Why are there no other alternatives?

Would you settle for ET?

RIP

So... Call me a stick in the mud, but since there has been so much misinformation regarding voter fraud, and since faith in the process of free and fair elections is the first requirement in a peaceful transfer of power... ...maybe jokes about voter fraud aren't funny right now...? maybe... could be that I am a middle-aged prude. (I used to be cool, and have the pics to prove it.) ...But there is a non-zero chance that I am right... and even if the chance that I am right is as low as the percentage of actual measured voter fraud in the US, it is still worth considering... I am ashamed that I even mentioned it... nuance, sarcasm, and all sorts of other fun things are the first to die in a post truth age.

Huh, didn't have you pegged for a Chicago guy.

Mine is of my first pet, Jackson. A Siberian husky I rescued first year out of college. He was blind from 8mo old and was going to be put down. We just had him cremated(Aug'20) after battling intestinal cancer. He was 14 years old, sweetest dog ever and had a great life. The picture was from a wknd camping at the beach, he was 2. He had an amazing time and loved the water. He ended up digging a hole and burying himself to stay cool. He would love to jog next to my bike even though he was blind. Showed such perseverance every day. RIP Jackie boy.

Minecraft The Farm Cottage $180/eBay Add cliche comment here: Should have bought so many more of these.

Bought this lot off of OfferUp for $60 because I noticed a "Buckingham Palace" tile in one of the bags in the picture. It ended up being Buckingham Palace, The Louvre, White House (original), and Flintstones set... all 100% complete, without instructions.

Your name definitely checks out

I'm fighting off the COVID-20 now. Fall is coming and I need my jeans to fit. 😁😁

Dude, I'm on a solo road trip for 8 nights (shoutout to the wife staying home with the kids). I was going to do 5 nights in Yellowstone, but people on TripAdvisor convinced me to get to Grand Teton for a few nights. After a lot of research, I ended up going with 2 nights YNP and 3 nights GTNP. You are SPOT ON. I thought Yellowstone was pretty cool last summer, but Grand Teton is so much better for a hiker. I did Delta Lake yesterday - amazing. Lake Solitude today - even better. Tomorrow is Holly Lake and I'll get over 10,000 feet - and another swim. For a flatlander from Minnesota, this is amazing.