DireWolfSpirit Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 12 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: And hey, Americans, does the IRS tax donations made on GoFundMe pages? God I hope not.... and that the guy gets every penny of that 450K to use for his family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I think they do, but there are probably some loopholes to get around it. Casts summon @Mlle. Zabzie. Attack! Edited January 23 by Mr. Chatywin et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 16 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: Now, I know BK wouldn’t have given him anything remotely like that kind of money, but if his wages had been living wages maybe his life and the lives of his children would have been a lot less hand to mouth. 100%. I know something similar has been meme-ified before, but you read about some 10 year old kid raising $20k to pay for the first round of their mother's chemotherapy... That's not a touching and inspirational story, it's horrifying. We shouldn't have to be crowd fund healthcare and living, but that's where we're at. Rippounet, kissdbyfire, DireWolfSpirit and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) Turns out my ex-girlfriend from Barcelona is married. She just dropped the news into whatsapp as if it was nothing. So, can anyone recommend a nice, trendy hotel in Barcelona? Preferably in the Gothic Quarter, with at least 4 stars. Edited January 24 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 14 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: God I hope not.... and that the guy gets every penny of that 450K to use for his family! The story said he bought a small house outside Las Vegas, and “even if it wasn’t a mansion”, it was all his. DireWolfSpirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 15 hours ago, Mr. Chatywin et al. said: I think they do, but there are probably some loopholes to get around it. Casts summon @Mlle. Zabzie. Attack! Not my area. May be classified as a “gift” rather than “income” so in the estate and gift regime rather than the income tax regime, but honestly not sure, don’t have enough facts, and not worth going to the rabbithole tonight. Mr. Chatywin et al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, Spockydog said: Turns out my ex-girlfriend from Barcelona is married. She just dropped the news into whatsapp as if it was nothing. So, can anyone recommend a nice, trendy hotel in Barcelona? Preferably in the Gothic Quarter, with at least 4 stars. So many ways to interpret this... DireWolfSpirit and Spockydog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) On 1/23/2024 at 8:43 AM, Larry of the Lawn said: 100%. I know something similar has been meme-ified before, but you read about some 10 year old kid raising $20k to pay for the first round of their mother's chemotherapy... That's not a touching and inspirational story, it's horrifying. We shouldn't have to be crowd fund healthcare and living, but that's where we're at. Such a spot on comment. Every time I see these dinners and raffles for Health Care victims Im unable to get past the absurdity of how catastrophic illness can so easily wipe out a middle class families savings and how its just mind numbingly accepted as a cost of the business of living in the U.S. I cant unfuck out of my head how offensive I find those charity events that should not even be necessary when we examine the amount of our GDP we dedicate to Healthcare spending in this country. It is this era's equivalent to lynchings, this era's normalization of true crime right in my face every day and not a damn thing is done about it. Oh yeah a spaghetti dinner fundraiser that'll take care of everything. Edited January 24 by DireWolfSpirit Prince of the North, Jace, Extat, LongRider and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 13 hours ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: So many ways to interpret this... Lol. I'm attending a trade show in Barcelona, which I posted to social. My ex-girlfriend, whom as far as I knew was still living in Hanover, DM's me to say she's living in BCN, has loads of space, why not stay with her for a few days and save on hotel costs... Had no idea she was married. As far as I can tell they are not estranged. Whatever the circumstances, that's not how I roll. Hence the need for a hotel. I think I might stay here. Looks really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 11 minutes ago, Spockydog said: I think I might stay here. Looks really cool. It does look very cool! I love Barcelona, such a fantastic city! Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Think Barcelona's my favorite city that I've visited in Europe, and I've somehow managed to visit a few very nice ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 16 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Lol. I'm attending a trade show in Barcelona, which I posted to social. My ex-girlfriend, whom as far as I knew was still living in Hanover, DM's me to say she's living in BCN, has loads of space, why not stay with her for a few days and save on hotel costs... Had no idea she was married. As far as I can tell they are not estranged. Whatever the circumstances, that's not how I roll. Hence the need for a hotel. I think I might stay here. Looks really cool. That Junior Suite is a bit of me, that is. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how low those room rates are. Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 @Spockydog Been wanting to ask this but didn't want to sound like to much of a starfucker, but do you... Do you get to meet Monty Don or Carol Klein? Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 How about no? US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68085304 kissdbyfire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It might be different in Barcelona being the hottest destination all the time, but, like everything else, five star hotels in Spain for people with dollars are affordable, and far less than a 2-3 star in US destination cities. This particularly so in the off season. We just booked a buncha rooms for our people in Southern Spain for end of Feb. - Mid-March, so up-to-date - not last year's info. BUT!!!! though these Andalusan cities are World Heritage site cities, and totally wonderful, they aren't Barcelona, and don't have the year-round traffic Barcelona has, particularly for conventions and trade shows, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, Spockydog said: Lol. I'm attending a trade show in Barcelona, which I posted to social. My ex-girlfriend, whom as far as I knew was still living in Hanover, DM's me to say she's living in BCN, has loads of space, why not stay with her for a few days and save on hotel costs... Had no idea she was married. As far as I can tell they are not estranged. Whatever the circumstances, that's not how I roll. Hence the need for a hotel. I think I might stay here. Looks really cool. With your new business I expected you to be renting out the Sagrada Familia for duration. Pocket change, fah! Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: That Junior Suite is a bit of me, that is. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how low those room rates are. I booked myself a deluxe king. Four nights for EUR790, including breakfast and limo transfers. That's pretty good, considering the standard of hotel and its central BCN location. London would be three times as much. Anyway, this will be my first 'break' since I started caring for Chops in 2008. It's going to be weird, and slightly exhilarating, having nobody but myself to worry about for a few days. Gonna make a mini-break of it. Treating myself to BA business class, valet parking at LHR, and I just ordered some fancy leather luggage from Selfridges. Going full-CEO for the weekend. Zorral, maarsen, kissdbyfire and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, kissdbyfire said: It does look very cool! I love Barcelona, such a fantastic city! 3 hours ago, Ran said: Think Barcelona's my favorite city that I've visited in Europe, and I've somehow managed to visit a few very nice ones. I've never been. Everyone I know who's been there has absolutely loved it. The city looks absolutely wonderful, and I'm guessing the weather's going to be glorious. kissdbyfire and Ran 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Spockydog said: I've never been. Everyone I know who's been there has absolutely loved it. The city looks absolutely wonderful, and I'm guessing the weather's going to be glorious. It is wonderful, exciting, gorgeous! I hope you'll have some free time b/c there's just so much to see you could spend months there and not see everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 25 minutes ago, Spockydog said: I've never been. Everyone I know who's been there has absolutely loved it. The city looks absolutely wonderful, and I'm guessing the weather's going to be glorious. Spocky, the only thing Spanish cities are really notorious for is pickpockets. Do be careful! Ran and kissdbyfire 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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