Posts by nimblesurfer77

And another thing—I'm not actually from the city—whereabouts is that located, roughly speaking?

... so can I actually buy this here? Thanks

Does anyone know if the fees are lower when the recipient has an account at a bank that works directly with Western Union?

Don't spend too much time staring at the TV—it tends to rot your brain 😁. If you head into a high-end place like a Chase branch, they might try to swap out your bill while tacking on some ridiculous "service fee." They’ll scan it, run some shady little calculation, and suddenly you're shortchanged based on whatever nonsense they decide you owe. If the bill is just slightly torn, you might actually get lucky and walk away without them nickel-and-diming you.

Can someone walk me through the specifics of sending money via Western Union? I need to get some cash over to the US, and while I think this might be the fastest route, I’m honestly pretty clueless about how the actual process works. If anyone has experience with it, could you break it down for me? I'm mostly concerned about the fees—how much am I actually going to lose in transaction costs?

I can't do anything with just a username. If there's a specific post or some text you want me to rework, go ahead and paste it. I'll give it that weary, cynical edge and swap out all those overseas references for something more local to the States. Just let me know what we're working with. nimblesurfer77 says:
Starting at a thousand bucks? Is Joško Joras actually on that one?🙂

🤣 No way—not Mate Granić. 😍 😍

If we're talking $500 bills—and I'm assuming a stack about 3 cm thick, maybe a little less—what exactly are you planning to shell out? 😁

I honestly don't get what all the fuss is about... You can find it everywhere from the West Side to downtown or out near the suburbs... The whole city loves it 😁

rustywalker42 said:You gotta leave the deposit, obviously, but you get the cash back. And hey, maybe that one at the Exxon is higher because it's bigger, so it costs more.

Nah, it isn't bigger—that 20L one was just because I needed enough to fill up a slightly larger balloon. Just take what you suggested; it's not expensive.

rustywalker42 said:Not expensive.

Back in 2005, for my cousin's wedding party, we picked up this massive tank for $200.

Down at the local shop in Siskiou, they told me the smallest one goes for about $267 plus $333 in fees if you don't have your own bottle and end up renting theirs.

A kilo of pure aluminum—we're talking 99% purity—runs you about $2. If you're looking at a cast piece, you’re looking at $4 or $5 per kilo, maybe more depending on how much of a headache the part is to actually cast. I spent some time doing an internship at an aluminum foundry back in high school, so if you tell me exactly what you're trying to pull off, I might be able to point you in the right direction. 🙂

I used to pull some jobs with Happy Colors—solid sprays if you’re looking to cause a little trouble—and I’d pick up batches of about a dozen $5.00 from this one guy who runs a shop specializing in paints and lacquers; just give him a quick Google. Only thing is, those caps of theirs aren't worth a damn—definitely factor that into your budget.

Just letting you know right off the bat—that is way too expensive. Back when I was working on a project for a Zeppelin competition, we were supposed to fill it with helium, but the tank alone was costing us several thousand dollars—not to mention the extra fees for the refills on a 20L cylinder. In the end, we just went with hydrogen since it’s practically dirt cheap. 😁 btw - back in the day near Houston 😉

bluetiger29 said:Hey everyone!

Got a quick question, might be a bit silly. Say I set up a website to sell something I made, like an e-book, and charge people for registration too. Do I need to register this as an actual business? I'm assuming it would be illegal if I wasn't paying taxes to the IRS...

Thanks in advance

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Man, there is so much nonsense floating around online. Not long ago, some guy from right here in the States scammed people all over the globe out of $60k and didn't face a single consequence...

Brenda Thomas5 said:I racked up two violations in just one week. Using my phone while driving and parking in a restricted zone. Each fine is $167. 😢 Since I haven’t had any tickets in the last year, someone suggested I file an appeal to get them waived. How should this appeal be structured? What kind of excuse actually works? Thanks in advance! 🙂

Honestly, if you’d only had one violation, an appeal might have actually worked—you probably would've just walked away with a warning. But two within a single week? Yeah, that's a tough sell. It's almost impossible to fight once they stack them like that.

Noah Thompson said:I have a quick question...
if I actually hit a win on my bets, will they just send the money straight to the card I
used to sign up? Just trying to wrap my head around how the withdrawal process works 😁
I’m using a Chase Visa debit card—it works fine for PayPal and eBay, so I assume it's all good..

thanks

Yeah, but you'll need to make sure it's a foreign currency account.