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Definitely hairy at some point
am i the only one here who actually thinks bats are cute?

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For me personally its a huge deal. My first apartment was about 200 sq ft, no hot water and infested with rats. Buying my own place after years of slumlord bullshit was a huge deal for me. Realistically renting is cheaper although massive growth in home prices has turned homes in to major profit sources in many cases. Buying a home is about lifestyle. Prices where I live (suburban/rural) are similar to US suburbs, about $300K for 1500-1800 sq ft but most homes here have finished basements that double the living space. I bought my current house about 5 years ago and its increased in value by about 33%; apparently prices are being driven up by folks escaping the Covid risk in big cities. I've lived in apartments, hotels, condos and houses and if you can afford it house is the only way to go.
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In what way?
Quote by CuriousAnnie
I don't normally offer a view on the politics of another country, but this is such a good result for democracy and a 4-5 million vote lead is a strong endorsement that it was time for a change in the USA.
All is good down under, starting to warm up, spring is almost done and the beach is calling. Fortunately so far this warmth hasn't been accompanied by fires, and Covid is very low, under 10 new cases a day for months now. Melbourne is out of lockdown, and the rest of the country seems to have avoided a second wave.
Finally finished my competition story, link below, and I will now start reading the others including the regulars here. Hope everyone keeps safe. A beer for me this Sunday afternoon.
Quote by Meagananne1986
Control of one's life is the biggest lie the devil ever told. You don't get a choice to be born or not and you don't get a choice to die or not. Everything else in-between is often determined by our reactions to others or by how others react to our actions. Too many people and too many variables in-between birth and death to control our destiny.
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With whom? I agree with you here. But what does age have to do with it?
Quote by Verbal
Sorry to be contrary, but I think there's a case to be made that the writer should have control of their own material. Stipulating that it has to stay on the site for up to a year is fine. Even five years, if it's stipulated up front. But author's rights should return to the author eventually. Publication rights to the story should not be held in perpetuity by Lush. The writer of the story should be able to do what they like with it.
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It is annoying when members who have placed in competitions leave.
I asked Gav if he could make it so that their stories remain, however he said that a story requires a corresponding database member entry or there's nothing to hook it to. Something along those lines.
I'll ask him to take a look at it again once he's made the site transition in the next fortnight or so.
It looks untidy apart from anything else.
We discussed another option of moving everyone else's stories up a place should it happen, but it became too complicated.
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From the image you can see that I have one unread mail. This is only in the forum header bar, on the main site the header has 0 unread.
I only noticed it this morning when I did have an unread PM. However all my messages have been read now and it is still showing.
It's not a big deal, but obviously something is not lining up 100%.