Tbf1, you're saying the guy used up all his sets, which might give Vettel an edge. I don't know, maybe—there's a chance Ferrari did that on purpose. If we look back at last year, Ferrari struggled right after their pit stops. People were saying they couldn't get the tires up to temperature, but what if it was actually just the initial surface layer? Like, maybe there's such a massive gap in how fast the rubber wears down that Red Bull hits that optimal "working" layer almost immediately, while Ferrari needs like three laps to get there. And honestly, it doesn't look like tire durability is even their issue this time.
It would’ve been wild if Sebastian Vettel had actually grabbed that wheel—or maybe if he’d just spun out trying to dodge it. It was basically one step away from Red Bull completely blowing their entire weekend, but instead, they just totally screwed Mark Webber
and btw, I don't think anyone's gonna bother playing tire games in Q3 anymore. It’s just not worth the risk. Strategy only works if you get lucky and don't end up stuck behind some guy in the Final or a Sauber—which is insanely hard to pass even in the DRS zone, just look at how Vettel and Felipe Massa got stuck during this race. Maybe McLaren will still try it, but probably only on tracks where they can pull off a one-stop strategy
and for sure, Ferrari and Lotus are getting the most out of these tires (though Lotus is struggling with straight-line speed—just look at how much that little guy got stuck in traffic)
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Edward Stewart said:It seems there is no end to these pleasant little surprises, as I have noted in my previous posts 😠. In my specific situation—running a small business as a self-employed individual, registered for sales tax with quarterly filings—this shift means that instead of dealing with about forty dollars in annual postage costs for mailing paper forms, I am now facing $240 just to submit five separate filings (four sales tax returns plus one summary report). Since I handle my own bookkeeping, I am looking for some guidance on the most painless way to navigate this transition:
a) utilizing my own digital certificate - a.1) I currently possess an eZaBa security token—is it possible to link a certificate to this device to save a bit of money? - a.2) I recall seeing a mention in a previous thread regarding a $157 one-time fee, but I didn't quite grasp the specifics of what that entails or what exactly is provided in return.
b) finding someone else who holds a certificate and granting them power of attorney, along with an appropriate service fee, to handle the submissions for me? To be perfectly honest, I would much rather pay a local independent bookkeeper than deal with those sharks over at Fin $20 who want a monthly fee just for the certificate! 🙂 What kind of costs should I expect in such a scenario involving a power of attorney?
c) is there a third option I haven't considered?
After ten years of running a smooth operation through online banking, the only thorn in my side was that primitive requirement of handing over physical sales tax forms... and they have finally fulfilled that request. One truly must be careful about what they wish for 🙂
Once they roll out this single form for all payroll, contractor payments, etc. (both taxable and non-taxable), you're gonna have way more paperwork to send. 😬, because from what I can see, there could be as many as 365 (or 366) of them in a year.
redfox57 said:My wife and I are both working, and we just looked at a mortgage for a place around $115,000.
Monthly payment is $800. Total you hand back to the bank? About $240,000. Term: 25 years.
I look at my buddies and they're all drowning in debt without a clue, then I sit down and run the actual numbers.
$115,000: 25/12 = $383.33 per month.
Basically, if I just rented an apartment for $400 a month for 25 years, I’d still have money left over after paying interest.
What's the point of chasing these loans when the place isn't even truly yours until it's paid off anyway?
Just rent, stash the extra cash, and hope interest rates and wages don't stay this garbage forever.
Honestly, I don't even know if I'll have a job in two months, let alone twenty-five years from now, so why bother with a mortgage?
You also gotta factor in that by the time you actually own it, you’ll have a 25-year-old building you paid $240,000 for, and who knows what it'll actually be worth. And honestly, based on how bad construction has been over the last 20 years, I'm not even sure it'll still be standing.😁
Is it just me, or was Massa actually faster than Alonso in that last stint? Seems like the Ferrari just falls apart when the fuel load drops and they're on softer tires. At the start, when he was fueled up, Vettel couldn't even touch Massa on those softs.
And he’s already been kicked out for stuff like that—I guess he hasn't quite learned yet that you can't pull those moves, at least not with this crew of judges
If Stanić wasn't in the net, I guess the Germans would be leading right now—though honestly, they’re hitting him just as hard as we’re hitting that Norwegian goalie.