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19 December 2021 | 12 replies
Like an addict who can "quit this stuff at any time", it's very easy to become overconfident about one's skills and get cavalier with underwriting or required reserves, specifically because buying does get so easy once you get some experience.
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6 January 2022 | 42 replies
You’ll be addicted to the high.
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2 November 2018 | 78 replies
Do the first one right and you will be an addict forever :)Best of luck!
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11 October 2023 | 28 replies
I sure would hate for some drug addict to come at you with a dirty needle, an alcoholic boyfriend take the pistol to you, and then we all see your blurred body, with the cameras zoomed on in your bloody, lifeless foot on an episode of First 48.I had a boyfriend get loud with my property manager on my last eviction, and this wasn't even a desperate squatter that broke in.
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4 November 2023 | 1 reply
I get a knock at the door and it is a sheriff and being served with addiction papers.
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18 November 2015 | 93 replies
If the guy's trade dosen't show on him, his truck and his tools, you're talking to a middleman/salesman who is going to send out a crew of drunks/addicts/illegals to do the actual work.When the guy calls them "Subs" that just means he is 1099-ing them to get around having to hire actual employees.WTF do you need Mr Cleanhands for?
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31 October 2023 | 1 reply
Good Morning America this a.m. (10/29/2023) had an interview with the late Matthew Perry ("Chandler Bing" from "Friends") from a little while ago where he talked about how bad his addictions got at one point in his life.
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29 October 2023 | 3 replies
My experience is that many of them appear to travel because they are mentally unstable and/or addicted to medications and wouldn't last in a long-term position.
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13 June 2017 | 6 replies
I am involved with several industrial and mfg concerns in the area, but REI has always been a steady pursuit for me.This is a great community; I'm excited to become an active part of it and connect with others who share the addiction.
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5 September 2018 | 54 replies
Sounds like drug addict behavior.