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    6. Advice/Venting: My car was destroyed by hail

      ~transport Ask
      So we had baseball-sized hail suddenly come through my city a few days ago, and everyone at my work got to watch our cars get destroyed from the front windows. I opened a claim immediately after...

      So we had baseball-sized hail suddenly come through my city a few days ago, and everyone at my work got to watch our cars get destroyed from the front windows. I opened a claim immediately after the hail stopped and could go take pictures, but still haven't heard anything other than that an agent was assigned.

      City-wide, body shops are already talking about having a year-long backlog and having to triage repairs that don't affect immediate drivability. I've heard people talk about them being totaled already. Rental cars are hard to come by, because they not only have huge demand but had damage as well. The county is petitioning FEMA, because houses were damaged as well.

      I'm just in a depressive waiting state, where I don't know how things will start to play out yet, with my undrivable car sitting at the office with trash bags taped over it while I work from home. And my old backup car (almost 20 years old), which was slated for one of the stepdaughters to receive once she gets her license, also had extensive damage making it unsafe to drive. My fiancée's car survived, being on the other side of town at the time, but she has a very busy schedule to the next few weeks.

      I had the realization that every car I've ever bought myself was just destroyed, and I get fairly attached.

      The Civic Sport Touring (2017), I still owe about $4000 on and expected to pay off this year. It's thoroughly dented across the whole body, with a completely shattered (to the point it's opaque) windshield, broken mirror assemblies, 2/3 cameras are probably broken, a tail light is broken down to the LED board, and the moonroof assembly appears to be bent and sagging slightly, probably from the roof and side parts being bashed so heavily. Not sure how much water got in during the ensuing torrential downpour.

      Realistically, it being to totaled seems likely, given the cost of many of the parts. Which means I'm going to be stuck buying new, because used ones are a relative rarity (I jumped to buy mine when it showed up in stock) and there's barely a price difference these days.

      I'm curious if anyone else here has had experiences with that sort of thing or knows what to expect.

      44 votes

    10. What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)?

      ~music Ask (survey)
      For me, the biggest is definitely Modern Baseball. To set the scene, it's 2016, I was in high school, and a girl I was friends with told me about this band Modern Baseball. I liked them a lot, but...

      For me, the biggest is definitely Modern Baseball.

      To set the scene, it's 2016, I was in high school, and a girl I was friends with told me about this band Modern Baseball. I liked them a lot, but I wasn't quite at my peak emo phase (that would come about a year later during my freshman year in college lol), so I didn't get super into them or anything. Anyways, a few months after that, MoBo came through our city on tour and that girl and one of our other friends literally offered to pay for my ticket to the concert if I DDed for them... and I said no.

      Fast forward like 7 months and Modern Baseball goes on hiatus in early 2017, a hiatus that continues to this day, though they played a few one-off shows throughout 2017. Anyways, fall 2017 comes around and I listened to Modern Baseball more and realized I really liked them... but they're on hiatus and I missed my chance to see them!

      Anyways, I mostly made this thread because the fact that I turned down going to that concert is something I still think about from time-to-time and I wish I went, but I'd love to hear if anyone else has similar stories or just stories of bands you wish you could have seen.

      30 votes

    12. Half way through the 2020's. What's your favorite games so far?

      ~games Ask (survey)
      I have stolen this idea from a Reddit thread and thought it would be a good discussion here. I am placing these in approximate order of favorite to least favorite. Caves of Qud - Probably a top...

      I have stolen this idea from a Reddit thread and thought it would be a good discussion here. I am placing these in approximate order of favorite to least favorite.

      Caves of Qud - Probably a top ten game of all time. Greatest environmental flavor I have ever experienced. Great soundtrack. This was the very first traditional rogue-like I played for more than a few hours

      Wildermyth - I think the character creation/progression is my favorite of any game ever. Character age, befriend each other, fall in love, die, have children, and more. Also this is my favorite soundtrack of the decade, a very dreamlike and melancholic track that suits the game perfectly.

      Jupiter Hell - The second traditional rogue-like i played for a few hours. Incredible tactical gameplay

      Balder's Gate III - While not my favorite RPG (Wildermyth) probably the one I have played the most considering all the different ways you can play with story choices and character builds.

      Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - The game has many flaws, particularly the poorly designed combat scenarios and a story that differs quite a bit in quality throughout. But the combat adds a bit more crunch then BG3 and the variety of choices and builds is multitudes larger than BG3.

      Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024 - Not much to say other than the flying mechanics are good and the entire Earth being mapped and populated is maybe my favorite technological feature in a video game ever.

      Dorf Romantik - Cute puzzle game. Released in 2022 but was a game that I am 99% sure I played in early access during the pandemic and was warm and quiet in a terrible year

      Spiderman Remastered/Spiderman Miles Morales

      Total War: Warhammer III - On one hand a culmination of all the Total Warhammer games. On the other hand by the time I had played it I had played so many Total War games that the formula wore on me and I found myself auto-resolving battles more often then playing them.

      Far Cry 6 - A step down from Far Cry 5 as far as I am concerned, but there is no FPS game with an open world that lets you approach things in any way you want. Guns blazing? Sure. Stealth? Four or five ways to approach a location? Yep. The only thing I did not like was the base design, which i felt was much more poor then in previous Far Cry games

      Starfield - On the one hand, a game with a lot of flaws that make it a hard game to love. Tons of loading screens that break immersion. A lack of depth in systems. A story with little/no sense of morale choices. On the other hand, no one does open world like Bethesda and their formula is like crack for me. Good gun play. Best stories Bethesda has told in years. The ending and new game + hit really hard for me as well.

      Here are other games that I play but are more of a 'annual series', so I am placing them separately
      Pokemon - Arceus was my favorite Pokemon game, with Scarlet being my favorite 'traditional' Pokemon game
      NBA 2K Series
      Madden NFL Series
      Out of the Park Baseball series

      43 votes

    17. A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition

      ~sports.baseball Ask
      Going to try something a little different, guess we'll see how it goes. Main thinking is just getting baseball discussion going. So, meaning not just talking about spring training and not even...

      Going to try something a little different, guess we'll see how it goes. Main thinking is just getting baseball discussion going. So, meaning not just talking about spring training and not even just about MLB - any baseball discussion what so ever.

      Don't know baseball? Good place to ask :)

      I figure a kind of more casual thread to get to know other fans here would be a good thing to have before the season starts - and people can just set it a single thread to ignore if they have no interest.

      I'll leave some top level comments as starting points

      16 votes

    19. November 2024 Backlog Burner: Conclusion and Recap

      ~games Text 1285 words
      The November 2024 Backlog Burner event is officially over! Over the course of the month of November, 17 participants moved 136 games out of their backlogs. There were 9 bingo wins from: u/aphoenix...

      The November 2024 Backlog Burner event is officially over!

      Over the course of the month of November, 17 participants moved 136 games out of their backlogs.

      There were 9 bingo wins from:

      Also, a big thank you to ALL who participated in the event, whether that was by playing games or joining in conversations.

      It has been an absolute blast doing this with everyone. Thank you all for participating.

      Use this topic to post your final bingo cards, give recaps of your games, and share any thoughts you have on the event itself.

      See you again for the next Backlog Burner in May 2025!

      Statistics

      • We averaged 8.0 games per person and 31.7 games per week.
      • There were 245 comments posted across 5 different topics.
      • Two games were played twice: Hades and Monster Hunter Wilds
      • We played games that started with every letter of the alphabet except Q.

      Highlights

      The following highlights were aggregated from participants. Thank you to those of you who wrote in! I'm sharing these as written, though I did make some minor edits to maintain anonymity.

      • u/Wes made a great bingo site that works really well for this event.

      • It's touching that u/Wes took the time to respond to nearly everyone. He really made this feel like a community.

      • A special mention for @Wes, who seems to have read and thoughtfully replied to every single writeup this month, which was very kind (and I really liked their writeup of Praey for the Gods).

      • I love the evolution of the Bingo card over the past several events, and I really liked this form.

      • There were so many great entries that I enjoyed reading this time around, actually, and I really wanted to keep trying games that other people tried.

      • @SingedFrostLantern for their hole-in-one golf

      • The highlight for the whole event to me was @SingedFrostLantern's hole-in-one and the wonderful writeup that went with the game.

      • My favourite writeup had to be @SingedFrostLantern with their Keylocker Hole in One, a fun little exercise that put me onto a new game that (regrettably) went straight back into the backlog.

      • @JCPhoenix for creating full video reviews for many of his entries

      • @Eidolon's Neverwinter Nights for bringing the classics back

      • @kfwyre for Journey to the Savage Planet, and finally getting to be the dog

      • u/kfwyre completely missing the joke

      • @Evie, with basically every write-up she did. Dead Space, Prey, and Outer Wilds were all very good.

      • @CannibalisticApple with Lost in Blue, finally tackling the game cartridge lost somewhere in a closet

      • @J-Chiptunator with four unique console selections

      Full Game List (alphabetical)

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      Full Game List (by week)

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      Week 5(ish)

      17 votes

    20. November 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 5(ish) Discussion

      ~games Text 578 words
      Only a few days left! Post your current bingo cards. Continue updating us on your games! Finish your Backlog Burning by December 1st! Quick links: Backlog Bingo Site Week 1 Discussion and Event...

      Only a few days left!

      Post your current bingo cards.
      Continue updating us on your games!
      Finish your Backlog Burning by December 1st!

      Quick links:

      Week 4 Recap

      10 participants played 9 bingo cards and moved 27 games out of their backlogs!

      • 4 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 5 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      There were FIVE bingo wins.

      Congratulations to:

      Thus far, a total of 114 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 4 Game List:

      Week 3 Recap

      12 participants played 12 bingo cards and moved 34 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 4 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 8 people played Flux bingo cards

      Thus far, a total of 87 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 3 Game List:

      Week 2 Recap

      14 participants played 13 bingo cards and moved 36 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 7 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Thus far, a total of 53 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 2 Game List:

      Week 1 Recap

      11 participants played 10 bingo cards and moved 17 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 4 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Game list:

      19 votes

    21. November 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 4 Discussion

      ~games Text 431 words
      Week 4 has begun! Post your current bingo cards. Continue updating us on your games! Quick links: Backlog Bingo Site Week 1 Discussion and Event Guidelines Week 2 Discussion Week 3 Discussion Week...

      Week 4 has begun!

      Post your current bingo cards.
      Continue updating us on your games!

      Quick links:

      Week 3 Recap

      12 participants played 12 bingo cards and moved 34 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 4 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 8 people played Flux bingo cards

      Thus far, a total of 87 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 3 Game List:

      Week 2 Recap

      14 participants played 13 bingo cards and moved 36 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 7 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Thus far, a total of 53 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 2 Game List:

      Week 1 Recap

      11 participants played 10 bingo cards and moved 17 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 4 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Game list:

      17 votes

    22. November 2024 Backlog Burner: Week 3 Discussion

      ~games Text 315 words
      Week 3 has begun! Post your current bingo cards. Continue updating us on your games! If you did not participate in Week 1 but want to start this week, that's fine! Reminder: playing bingo is...

      Week 3 has begun!

      Post your current bingo cards.
      Continue updating us on your games!

      If you did not participate in Week 1 but want to start this week, that's fine!
      Reminder: playing bingo is OPTIONAL.

      Quick links:

      Week 2 Recap

      14 participants played 13 bingo cards and moved 36 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 7 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Thus far, a total of 53 games have been played for the November 2024 Backlog Burner.

      Week 2 Game List:

      Week 1 Recap

      11 participants played 10 bingo cards and moved 17 games out of their backlogs!
      There were 0 bingo wins.

      • 6 people played Flow bingo cards
      • 4 people played Flux bingo cards
      • 1 person played free choice

      Game list:

      19 votes

    42. Major League Baseball World Series 2023 - Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

      ~sports.baseball Ask
      Rangers and Diamonbacks fans may be few and far between on Tildes, but I figured it's worth a shot! Let's use this post to discuss the battle of the underdogs. As for myself, I'm a lifelong...

      Rangers and Diamonbacks fans may be few and far between on Tildes, but I figured it's worth a shot!

      Let's use this post to discuss the battle of the underdogs.

      As for myself, I'm a lifelong Rangers fan, which is to say I'm used to misery. It's a bit surreal to be back in the WS after such a crazy end to the regular season AND postseason.

      16 votes

    50. How did you become a baseball fan?

      ~sports.baseball Ask (survey)
      Good afternoon, I hope all of my fellow baseball enjoyers are having the best days you can. I am a new account holder here on Tildes but I've been lurking for a bit, and would like to hear from...

      Good afternoon, I hope all of my fellow baseball enjoyers are having the best days you can. I am a new account holder here on Tildes but I've been lurking for a bit, and would like to hear from folks on how and why you first started to get into baseball.

      To get things started, my story may be a little different than some. Today baseball is the only sport I follow, but I didn't really grow up with it like many people do when they first become fans. I think I played one season of little league and my only real memories of that experience as a young person were sitting out in right field during practice and hoping no balls got hit my way, and sitting on a hot metal bench and chewing gum. I'm not sure that I ever got a hit.

      Somewhat later on in life, when I was in grad school, I wanted to get back into following a sport solely for the reason of having something to talk about with folks in the mindless office jobs I was working in at the time to pay the bills. I settled on baseball because there were games every day for much of the year, and it seemed pretty intuitive to me to read a box score and get a sense of what happened in a game even if I didn't have time to watch.

      But what team to follow, where I had no real allegiance to any growing up? I didn't want to be a fan of the Yankees or Mets, which would have been the logical choice given where my school and work were, because it felt like people who had been fans of those teams their whole lives would run circles around me, a baseball novice. So I essentially ran the 30 teams through a random number generator and ended up settling on the Texas Rangers by chance. Fortunately for me this was just prior to the Rangers' two world series teams in 2010 and 2011, and I've been hooked ever since (even if I might have some misgivings about franchise ownership... and the leadership of the state of Texas as a whole).

      I would love to hear other folks' stories, and look forwards to the rest of the season. Thanks for your time.

      13 votes