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She is rough around the edges and needs a good bath and some TLC but I will return her to her former glory. Traded some sealed Walmart clearance for her that I paid $300 for. Now I have them all.

Someone demanded a refund because I shipped their order to the wrong address. I shipped to the address on order details but apparently that was an "old address" and I never "contacted them about providing another address"... I am sorry I didn't preemptively ask you if the address you confirmed during checkout was in fact an old one. 🙃

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I think we should all just let people do what they want to do regarding this virus stuff. If they don't want the vaccine, let them not get it and stop harassing them. If they don't want to wear a mask, just leave them alone. On the flip side, if you want the vaccine, go for it. If you want to wear a mask, you're more than welcome to. People shouldn't be harassing people with or without masks or with or without the vaccine. It's their personal decision, and it should be made solely by them. The reason why someone made their decision shouldn't even matter as none of us are in a place to question people's motives or reasoning. I think it would help everyone if we just minded our own business and let everyone decide for themselves what they want to do.

Change AFTER a period of time spent to test the hypothesis. Just like in computer programming, a theory / a program that is released without appropriate testing is going to lead to chaos. Applying this to the Covid vaccine and trusting the experts. The FDA (experts) say vaccines need go under several phases of tests to be declared safe which can take years to accomplish. Yet the Covid vaccine was developed and tested in under 6 months. Either FDA is BS-ing about the length of trials or the vaccine did not go through the same required rigorous testing. At which point, FDA need to come out and say their testing requirements are BS (ie. 3 months of test is good) or the vaccine manufacturers need to say vaccine is only <insert percentage lower than 99 here> safe for humans due to lack of testing.

the world is changing scary fast, and you don't understand it. We get it. I have empathy with your stress. It is difficult to exist in a system that is this complex. But, don't be so afraid. Everyone isn't out to get you.

First it’s basic triage, when medical care must be rationed it goes to those most likely to survive. Peer reviewed studies in medical journals( that’s the backbone of medical knowledge all medical professionals use to make treatment decisions) all statistically verify that vaccinated individuals survive at higher rates when battling COVID than unvaccinated, it’s not even close. You can’t argue or change those facts unless you don’t believe in medical science at all at which point why are you seeking medical care. For me it’s simple, a child deserves an icu bed more than a person who is eligible for a vaccine and has chosen not to for whatever reason, I challenge anyone to refute or disagree with this statement! Like it or not this is where we are headed, medical care and doctors, nurses time is finite so these decisions will start being made and guess what they are going to be made by medical scientists. If I had my way it would not be so much so and Congress would have approved more funding for hospital residencies since 1990 so we would have more doctors, alas that’s not the country we live in. And unless you can buy your own hospital your stuck. Write your congressperson today and make a difference we need more doctors and funding for residencies. We already have studies that have shown many people have suffered and paid with their lives when medical procedures had to be delayed or canceled last year. Now it is preventable again medical science says this not me, and almost all hospitalized COVID are unvaccinated. If you don’t believe in medical science why ask it to bail you out. You can’t pick and choose what science you choose to believe, that’s not how the scientific method works. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

"Free Time"? What's that?

I have no dog in the Brickfolio fight (I never used it and don't care if it ever returns), but doesn't it seem like the next step should be you asking people if they would like this new idea that you have or to have their Brickfolio data restored? So far, there is PLENTY of evidence that people want their Brickfolio data, but zero evidence that this new secret idea is going to be of any value to anyone. Not working on something that people are clamoring for to instead work on something that nobody is asking for seems a bit backwards, no? Listen to your customer. No, they haven't paid anything, but they're still your customers. I mean, at this point, can't you just provide everyone a CSV of their data and not keep the hope alive that the Brickfolio will ever be coming back? I get it, it's a free site, and a free service that was offered. But, at the same time, they just want to access their data that you already have. According to your past posts on the topic, you've stated repeatedly that all of the data is safe. So, just make it available to everyone and move on from this project that you clearly have no interest in completing.

The anti mask debate is more nuanced than pro maskers make it out to be. There are many factors to consider. One major issue I have with masks is their effect on O2 levels. Using my Apple Watch I can monitor my O2 stats. When masked my numbers go down. Is this not a health risk? Especially for kids with developing brains? I’m at altitude so it’s probably even worse for us. My children’s schools have the them masked 8 hours a day in 90 degree heat. I cannot imagine the amount of bacteria growing and waiting to be inhaled.

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Sounds like someone skipped right over the Lego clearance aisle and headed straight for the tin foil section. Sadly, it appears our dear friend Mathew hasn't yet realized that "they" monitor the interwebs and are likely in the process of positioning a satellite over his house right now to monitor his thoughts. Think the tin foil will save you? Wrong, that's what "they" want you to believe...it actually enhances the thought rays beaming out of your head as a result of the fluoride-spiked water "they" have forced on us all these years. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk

Does that apply to only COIVD? Because I can’t imagine we really want to take that attitude with, say, alcoholism, opioid abuse or IV drug use. “Sorry John, I know you want to get clean, but since you didn’t believe there was any way for modern medicine to help you before today, you’re just going to have to figure it out on your own.” Going to stop you right there. Because that’s really the bottom line.

when did telling the public: "Stop hoarding" EVER cause them to not hoard more? one can say everything the government says can be scene as misleading because any statement addressed to 300 million people will ALWAY have exceptions or potential contradiction. so ONCE AGAIN, if you are looking for it, you will find it. in hindsight: Fauci should have said: we are uncertain about much of how CV is transmitted but the evidence currently suggest that for most of the public, N95 and surgical masks are unnecessary; additionally, these masks are in short supply and healthcare workers (who have much more exposure than most of the public) are in dire need of them. most of the asian countries have been wearing masks for what you described going back quite a few years why not here? I blame the lipstick industry

If you have to ask, you're swimming in the same pool. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk

I haven't the words for the level of stupidity in this post. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk

The totally expected kind.

can No ONE understand that a pandemic is DYNAMIC? saying that officials changed their minds as the basis for how uncertain they are is daff. there is a time and place for everything...but conditions change It's actually much more dangerous to pick a plan and stick to it despite evolving data to the contrary...is THIS what everyone wants...a simple message that never changes despite information to the contrary?

this kind of thinking is wrong for a pandemic; which replies on communities and governments working together. Let's say CV is as dangerous as EBOLA; would ANYONE disagree about wearing masks or getting vaccinated? Ofcourse not. But it's like EBOLA to the sensitive populations in our communities...if the communities and governments can come together for Ebola then it should also come together for Covid. Unless the rule of law should be Survival of the fittest. simple example: a clerk is immuno-compromised is now burdened to BE THE ONE to require a customer to to mask up (and we've all seen what can happen next). or should it be the manager's job? or the store owner? or the City Health folks or the County Health folks or the State health folks or the federal health folks

Unfortunately this just doesn’t work in a collective society where one persons actions affect many. It’s obviously why we have all the laws and regulations we do. Everything from building codes to speed limits are due to the fact that one persons actions can severely affect or endanger others, it’s quite simple. The issue is that we are getting to a place that decisions will have to be made about who gets medical care and that is a terrible spot to put people in. What happens when a whole family get into a car accident and children mothers, fathers all need ICU care but all the ICU beds are filled with people who didn’t want to get vaccinated by personal choice, I don’t think I could live with myself if I caused this. This is projected to be a reality by mid September in many places. I sincerely hope it does not! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Throughout history people have been trying to convince others change. Just ask married people. People rarely change and if they do, the cause is usually due to a personal event & not online posted content.

I just want to point out that change is usually how science works, otherwise we'd still hold on to the belief that the sun revolves around the earth.

More fear mongering curtesy the MSM. BTW Forbes is a business rag for the rich by the rich. Follow the money and you’ll start to wake up.

I never understood people paying for something that can be easily accessed for free on internet. (Probably why I am not a millionaire )

There will be a lot of young ladies reentering the job market. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-19/onlyfans-to-block-sexually-explicit-videos-starting-in-october

I kept all my small pieces away when he was younger but I realized that he doesn't eat them and have no more concerns with that. However, he does like taking everything apart to make his own designs, which is what I use speed champions sets for. There are some weird looking people and car combinations. Yay LEGO!

I just don't understand what the big deal is, my friend. Do you feel threatened by the fact that I brush my teeth with fluoride-free toothpaste?

FYI... "The F.D.A. is aiming to give full approval to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine on Monday." https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/20/full-approval-for-pfizer-covid-vaccine-could-come-from-fda-monday-report-says.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/us/politics/fda-pfizer-covid-vaccine-full-approval.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-poised-to-give-full-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-next-week-11629498450

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Well then, it sounds like you're one of them thar latte-sippin', prius-drivin', ***-marryin', freedom-hatin', flag-burnin', full mouth-of-teeth-havin' edumacted left coast commies. Don't you dare try and tell me what me and my wife/sister what we gotta do to stop some made up chinese mexican beer virus...we all know darn well and good that the only thing we gotta do to make it go away is turn on fox news and just keep repeating "the truth is whatever I believe" while hugging our My Pillows for dear life. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk

I'm sure construction workers have been complaining about having to wear hard hats when it first came about... Any form of personal PPE is uncomfortable to varying degrees and that's why it's the "last line of defense" in terms of exposure/hazard control in any worker setting. here's the thing...if everyone just got on board w/ proper mask wearing and social distancing for about 2 weeks...then the chain of infection breaks. THEN EVERYONE can stop wearing masks.

Thanks to the ACA, pre-existing conditions are covered.

That’s awesome! Congrats.

It would be more strange (at least I thought) if the members of said party did not question their leaders when those leaders lied to them

I am fairly certain that colleges deciding to go virtual will wait until after all the kids get into their dorms. They need that revenue stream.

Except that this is a public global health issue. Not just a personal health issue. I'm vaccinated as well as my whole family. My daughter just went back to college this week. Day one of school... 2 hours after her first class... she gets a text from the college that she was in direct contact with someone with Covid that was in her class that she was hugging on. Now she has to be extra safe (mask/distance, etc) and get tested (3 days later...she was negative...got test results yesterday). So the behavior of others does affect the community as a whole. And I agree no one should be harassing anyone. Period. Because, to your point, we don't know exactly why someone isn't vaccinated or not wearing a mask.

. “...you don’t understand it...” 🥴🤦🤐🖕

To be fair, the ship kind of looks like somebody wearing red pants who is bending over

If a person does not trust medical science by all means they can go it alone, no one is forcing anyone to seek out medical care, but then don’t expect medical science to save their butt when they finally realize they might want help. I know some of these professionals personally sone were in my math and physics classes I taught at university and some I have known since high school, some are family members and candidly they are burnt out and honestly understandably tired of helping people who don’t believe in and actively fight against the science they devote their lives to and then these same people show up begging to be saved by said untrustworthy evil science. They would never say this it’s against their creed but think about it it’s only logical to be hurt by this reality. Imagine if someone was telling you how terrible and bogus your life’s work was and then that same person asked you to help them by doing your exact job to help them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalki

Finally medical science professionals taking a stand that might make a difference and help people realize where we are at. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/08/19/vaccination-status-may-be-considered-to-get-icu-beds-at-dallas-area-hospitals-if-covid-spread-worsens/amp/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The GWP set was from a contest Ideas ran. Here's the link to the contest (copy and paste): https://ideas.lego.com/challenges/92cc4e64-35e1-48aa-a991-2c4ef1aaea12?challenge_phase=4fe193f7-fd07-406a-9ed6-b2438ab90652&query=&sort=top The relevant text, though: So, never intended to be something that you'd get paid for.

Exactly! I just want a csv copy. I would have made a backup if I would have known the feature was not going to be available/taken down for a long time. If you don't want to bring back the brickfolio, that is perfectly fine. Just give us our csv copies and most will be happy.

this definitely falls into the "grain of salt" category, but of the handful of sets on sale at my local LEGO store; HP Burrows set was actually discounted (10%🙄)....Hmmm. The clerk said it was because it's retiring...but but Stonewars AND Brickfanatics clearly have it retiring late 2022. Obviously if it actually goes it will catch a lot of folks by surprise. That and it's a pretty special set to have as a HP LEGO fan...the prior version went for $250+; it's special because of the MFs, but also iconic house which is buoyed by not being connected to other HP Building systems...the "system" is turning into more of a liability as HP modulars keep getting updated. It's a stand alone and will fit any past, current or future iterations of HP buildings. Doing current scarcity research is challenging as it's a Target "exclusive". Anyway, I have my doubts (but in for 2...the sole one I got last year was one of the few quick flips that was a success for me which is another reason this set sticks on my mind)...but wanted to throw that out there.

saw a couple vids...but I don't see what useful info she provides?

None of my minifigures/minidolls have hair. 4 year old always removes them.

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