Recent Comments

1. about 7 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   I’m thinking he has so few friends that he doesn’t know anyone who died from Covid, unlike most of the rest of us.

2. about 7 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Are you one of those who actually believe people who traveled by foot across countries with nothing but the clothes on their backs are buying up houses?! That they have high credit ratings, bank accounts and an established work history?!?! Oh, and try buying a house without a SS number.

3. 3 days ago on Baldo

   I’d prefer to see the same study done on billionaires. Being a “millionaire” is just middle class these days. You’re supposed to have at least that to safely retire now. I guess I would fit into your category of millionaire, having retired with equity of several million and not inheriting anything.

4. 3 days ago on Doonesbury

   At least you paid for the first one so you own a copy of the music. I don’t have a problem with backup copies, but I do with completely ripping off the artist like Alex did.

5. 3 days ago on Baldo

   And what was her annual tuition? What was her job while in school and how did she get it? The local state school was $30,000 per year for an engineering degree in 2019. That would be impossible for the vast majority of engineering students to afford on their own. The comparison to that cost and the $600 I paid in the 1970s is ludicrous. As I said, MANY students could do it back then. They did and society benefitted from it.

   The only people I know who are going for the “college experience” are rich kids whose parents insist they go to college and they will be set once they get out no matter what degree they get. I don’t know ANYONE getting a non-practical degree who is putting themselves though college! That’s pure BS.

6. 3 days ago on Baldo

   Yes, a lot of us from working class or poor families were able to go to college back in the day – because we could actually pay for tuition with summer jobs and part time jobs, or work a job right out of high school and still afford to pay for college. I did, my then boyfriend did. Tuition was 1/100 the cost then for the same degree at the same school than it is now, so don’t go THAT route! My sister married very young and still was able to afford to work, have kids and put first her husband through college and then herself. ALL because it was AFFORDABLE!

   I REALLY get tired of people saying," I paid MY tuition", when I know there is NO comparison in tuition cost from then to now! It is NOT a fair comparison!!!!

   I have no problem covering the cost of the interest on current student loans that are ridiculously huge and predatory. It’s not the loan itself that is being forgiven – that’s paid back. It’s the interest. We are out nothing. And we need people to be able to get those degrees unless we want to import all our engineers, doctors, architects, etc.

7. 6 days ago on Gray Matters

   In my case, a lot of FREE miles for the last 7 years.

8. 6 days ago on Gray Matters

   You might want to look into how well those batteries are sealed to keep water out. I have so I’m not worried.

9. 6 days ago on Gray Matters

   My EV has given me 7 years of FREE miles and virtually no maintenance.

10. 13 days ago on Baldo

    Lucky you! If I want to see a doctor earlier than three months, I have to go to urgent care. My spouse and kids have the same experience and we all live in the USA.