DarkandStormy

Glad UO isn't exempt from crap takes from mediocre white dudes.

^That's an Homage T, btw. Just a t-shirt company from Columbus.

Reading some rumors there be some trouble with the name due to a local roller derby team that is already called the Guardians?

Still in question with the PUCO is whether or not the bribes were paid by ratepayers (which is obviously a big no no).

There was a big DNS outage. Over 30,000 websites were down at one point.

Not related to the proposal above, but my wife and I (and our dog) started going to a bunch of metro parks last year and I realized we still have the following left to see: -Quarry Trails (obviously) -Chestnut Ridge - as this is more for the mountain bike trail, it's been hard to justify the drive for ~3 miles of hiking trails -Clear Creek - the longest drive and at that point, we've just gone to Hocking Hills, but definitely need to check this one out -Pickerington Ponds - none of the trails are listed as dog friendly (I think due to the wildlife in the area?) so it doesn't really make sense for us unless we just sneak him in -Rocky Fork - the amount of non-horseback riding trails is fairly small, so we just haven't prioritized it -Slate Run - it's a farm We've been to every other park at least twice. With a dog, it's been a little frustrating finding some trails you'd expect to be open to pets but aren't. Our favorite trail is the REI River Trail at Scioto Grove - 1.8 miles almost entirely in the shade along the river. The park also has a drone flight zone, archery course, and disc golf course.

In lieu of an Ohio GOP thread (plus, DeWine signed these): https://www.columbusalive.com/story/entertainment/columns/2021/07/13/local-politics-sending-ohio-troops-texas-all-theater-dewine/7946248002/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/07/13/dewine-signs-bill-giving-commissioners-kill-switch-on-wind-solar-projects/

My 2016 vehicle is supposedly worth ~82% of what I paid for it (in 2016) via private party sale, or ~74% if I were to do a dealer trade-in.

Feel free to re-read my post. I added a bolded section.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/13/business/economy-stock-market-news The "used car and trucks" index rose 45.2% YoY. Check your KBB values on your vehicle - it might make sense to sell right now lol

Safe Auto, Root.

That could either be good (for the employees in the area) or just corporate speak for, "We'll be relocating these positions within two years."

https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/07/12/state-auto-financial-sold-liberty-mutual-more-than-2-billion/7935234002/

^For a sport that has dealt with / continues to deal with issues surrounding substance abuse, addiction, and alcoholism, maybe hockey media shouldn't be playing up a presser in which a current player was absolutely blitzed as something fun. Some of the oddities of his phrasing may also have to do with the fact that English is likely his 2nd or 3rd language (referring to Fleury as "that guy in Vegas" for example). On to the offseason where Tampa will surely find a way to circumvent the salary cap again. Offseason will be about a month shorter than usual and the NHL appears to ready for next season to: -start at the usual time or even a bit early in October -have an All Star Game / hockey celebration as a send off for the Olympics (in Vegas) -take a full 2-3 week midseason break for said Olympics - they promised to make a "good faith" effort to let players play in the Olympics in the last CBA -play a full 82 game season Sounds fun! Many NHL reporters are now saying to expect a "flat cap" (that is, the $81.5m of the last couple seasons) for *FOUR TO FIVE YEARS.* Things could get really strange.

Truly a race to the bottom in the GOP primary. Trumpism is plenty well alive.

What timing... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lordstown-stock-halted-wsj-reports-justice-department-probe-2021-07-02?siteid=yhoof2

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2022-all-star-game-winter-classic-and-stadium-series-events/c-325499840 Teams to have never appeared in an outdoor NHL game: -Arizona Coyotes -Columbus Blue Jackets -Florida Panthers -Seattle Kraken Teams to have never hosted an outdoor NHL game: -the above teams -New York Rangers (to comply with a property tax exemption at MSG, they must play all their home games there, but they have played outdoor games in New York as the "visiting" team) -Anaheim Ducks -Tampa Bay Lightning -Vegas Golden Knights -Montreal Canadiens -Carolina Hurricanes (Commissioner Bettman mentioned them specifically as getting one in the future - so probably the '22-'23 season)

The Lightning just look too good through two games. I guess when you have a $98m payroll for the playoffs, you do end up with better players than in a hard cap regular season. https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/2021-nhl-awards-connor-mcdavid-takes-home-hart-and-art-ross-marc-andre-fleury-wins-vezina-trophy/ -McDavid won the Hart Trophy (league MVP) as a unanimous winner for only the second time in league history. The other guy? Some dude named Gretzky. -Marc-Andre Fleury won his first Vezina - it was actually the first time he was a finalist for the award, surprisingly. He "only" started 36 games but it was enough for Flower. -Adam Fox won the Norris, in a bit of a surprise (though he probably did have the best all around season by a Dman). It was a surprise because a) he's the first guy to ever win it on a team that did not make the playoffs and b) he joins Bobby Orr as the only defenseman to win the award in his first or second season. It's a bit more of a "legacy" award. -Kirill Kaprizov won 99 of 100 votes for the Calder (Rookie of the Year). Some speculation he's going to head back to the KHL if he can't reach a contract agreement with Minnesota (hard to tell what's noise and what's legitimate). https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31701043/seattle-kracken-name-dave-hakstol-their-first-head-coach The Seattle Kraken named their first head coach last week - Dave Hakstol. That is, certainly, a choice. ESPN will be taking over main broadcasting rights nationally of the NHL next year. They announced their team this week: League calendar now flips over on July 28th - with covid and the flat cap, who knows what to make of it but that's typically when we see a free agency bonanza over 48 to 72 hours. There's also the Expansion Draft to consider, which takes place a week before on July 21st. The entry draft is July 23rd and 24th.

I posted it in the investments thread, but there's a pretty big question mark about Lordstown Motors as a going concern. A lot of red flags that appear like fraud (as of now).

They are? Which taxes are you talking about? City income tax - 2.5%. How is this more than most other cities in Ohio? Or other cities in the country? Sales tax - 7.5%. This is a base rate of 5.75% (Ohio state sales tax), 1.25% for Franklin county, and then a special 0.5% tax for the city, I believe. Anyway, 7.5% is, again, in line with the rest of the state.