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Background: Right before the pandemic started I switched jobs, which resulted in my income doubling. Then the world shut down and I used the time and reduced expenses to pay off my credit cards and student loan. I haven't carried a monthly credit card balance in 3 years. My student loan account closed 3 months ago. I split my monthly spending between the two cards (based on the Discover cash back bonus) and pay them off monthly. My credit history is clean, no late payments or derogatory. No inquiries in the last 3 years.
I now have a solid income and no debt and want to maximize my credit card options. What do you think would be the best? I started thinking about this when they opened the Chase Sapphire lounge at my home airport. There's a lot of information out there and I want to make the best decision for benefits/rewards.
CREDIT PROFILE

• Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of: Discover, $8,600 limit, 11/1994; Bank of America, $11,500 limit, 07/2014; Care Credit, $3,500 limit, 07/2019
• FICO Scores with source: Discover FICO Scorecard says 797. I don't see a list by Exp/Equ/TU
• Oldest credit card account age with you as primary name on the account: Discover Card - 28yrs, 6mos
• Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 6 months: 0
• Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 12 months: 0
• Number of personal credit cards approved for in the past 24 months: 0
• Annual income $: $112k solo. $165k w/spouse

CATEGORIES

• OK with category-specific cards?: Yes
• OK with rotating category cards?: Yes
• Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below. Only include what you can pay by credit card.
• Dining $: $400-$500
• Groceries $: $250
• Gas $: Maybe $200/yr. I don't own a car but rent when I travel.
• Travel $: $300 flight, $300 hotel, $400 car rental, $400 cruises. These are averages. I spent ~$14k on travel last year.
• Do you plan on using this card abroad for a significant length of time (study abroad, digital nomad, expat, extended travel)?: No
• Any other categories (examples: phone/internet, insurance) or stores (example: Amazon) with significant, regular credit card spend (the more you specify, the better): $400/mo on concerts. We spend about $5k/yr on concert tickets.
• Any other significant, regular credit card spend you didn't include above?: No
• Can you pay rent by credit card? If yes, list rent amount and if there's a fee for paying by credit card: No.

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS (delete lines that don't apply)

• Current member of Amazon Prime?: Yes, but my spouse has the amazon branded card and I don't pay for that.
• Current member of Costco or Sam's Club? We have CostCo, but my spouse pays for that.
• Currently paying $13.99/month or more for Disney Bundle (Disney+ / Hulu / EPSN+) or other Hulu services? Yes.
• Current member of Chase, US Bank or any other big bank?: We use TD Bank.

PURPOSE

• What's the purpose of your next card (choose ONE)?: Travel - normally we use JetBlue or Delta and IHG hotels.
  
• Do you have any cards you've been looking at? I have been looking at the Chase Sapphire Reserve. We have a CSR lounge at our base airport now and lounge access as we travel is a HUGE draw.
  

At age 40, Colonel Sanders got a job in Kentucky with Shell, running a gas station. To make extra money, he decided to make meals for his customers from the back room. Originally, fried chicken wasn't on the menu as it took way too long to cook (30-35 minutes), and he could not keep up with the demand.
But he discovered a secret method using a pressure cooker that could cook the chicken in as little as 10 minutes.
The demand was so high that he moved out of the gas station and opened a restaurant. The problem is the restaurants he opened failed.
At age 65, he had no business and no savings. He had only to rely on his $105/month social security check.
But despite this, he was on the verge of his biggest success yet.
He decided to franchise the business. It worked. KFC was picking up speed, then one day, 29-year-old investor John Brown came to Colonel Sanders and offered to buy his company.
At first, Colonel was hesitant, but after John upped the offer to $2 Million and pledged not to change the original recipe, Colonel agreed.
They scaled nationwide, where John later sold KFC to a giant food conglomerate that did not keep his original promise.
They swapped out the gravy with one significantly cheaper, and Colonel was quoted as calling it "pure wallpaper paste." In retaliation, he opened a competing restaurant, Claudia Sanders: The Colonel's Lady Dinner House.
This led to KFC suing its founder for opening a competing business under his name. In retaliation, Colonel countersued his own company. They later settled for $1 Million.
Today the Claudia Sanders Dinner House remains the only place in the world to get the original Colonel Sanders Fried Chicken.

Hi all! Below is my wants list. I'm open to offers but in general these are the games I'm interested in.
No Straight Roads
The Invisible Hand
Alina of the Arena
Beneath Oresa
Vault of the Void
Library of Ruina
Haiku the Robot
Below is everything I have to trade:
HAVE:
11-11 Memories Retold
112 Operator
1993 Space Machine
911 Operator
Action Henk
The Adventure Pals
AI War: Fleet Command
Amazing American Circus
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Dark descent + machine for pigs (1 key for both)
Among the Sleep enhanced edition
Arcade Spirits
Armello
Beatbuddy Tale of the Guardians (2)
Beyond the Wire
Biomutant
The Blackout Club
Book of Demons
Broken Age
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Budget Cuts 2
Calico
Chasm
Children of Morta Complete edition
The Citadel
Cities in Motion + some DLCs
Cities in Motion 2
Cities: Skylines
Closure
Contractors VR
Conan Chop Chop
Cook Serve Delicious 2
Corridor Z
Cris Tales
Crying Suns
Dark Pictures Anthology Little Hope
Daymare 1998
Dear Esther Landmark Edition
Death Squared (X2)
Detached
Detention
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
Disciples Liberation
Distance
Distraint 2
Doodlge God
Draw Slasher
Drawful 2
Duet
Dusk
Dustforce DX
The Dwarves
EarthX
Edge of Eternity
Eldritch
Encased: A Sci Fi Rpg
Endless Space 2
Enslaved Odyssey to the West (2 copies)
Espire VR
Eterium
Eternal Threads
Expeditions: Viking
Fallout 76 + Fallout 1
Fling to the Finish
FEAR 3
Feather
The First Tree
Fluffy Horde
FORCED
Forged Battalion
Forgive me father
Framed Collection
Frog Detective 1 and 2 (separate keys)
Frostpunk
Frostpunk Season Pass
Fury Unleashed
Galak-Z
Gemini Rue
Get Even
Ghostrunner
Ghostwire Tokyo
Goetia
Going Under
Golden Light
Golf Gang
GRAV
Graven
GRID
Grime
Guacamelee 2
Guacamelee Gold Edition
H1Z1
Hacknet
Halcyon 6
Hand of Fate
Hard Reset Redux
Harmony's Odyssey
Hellbound
Hero Academy
Hero's Hour
Hexologic
Hokko Life
Hot Tin Roof
I'm not a monster
Impact Winter
Impaler
In Other Waters
Into the Pit
Iron Danger
Jack Lumber
The Journey Down: Chapter Three
JumpJet Rex
Kerbal Space Program
Kero Blaster
Kingdom Two Crowns
Labyrinthine
Last Horizon
Little Big Workshop
The Long Dark
Lust for Darkness
Lust from Beyond
Main Assembly
Meeple Station
Monaco
Monster Crown
Monster Loves You
Moon Hunters (2 copies)
Moonlighter
Mr. Shifty (2 copies)
Morkredd
Maneater
Model Builder
Monster Train First Class
Mordhau
NAIRI
NecroWorm
Neverout
Nex Machina
No Time to Explain
Not Tonight
Nova-111
The Novelist
One Deck Dungeon
Override: Mech City Brawl
Paradigm
Paratopic
Parisans 1941
Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
Pathway
Pawnbarian
Pikuniku
Pony Island
Pool Panic
Popup Dungeon
Post Void
Project Cars
Propnight
Punch Club
Quantam Break
QUBE 2 (2 copies)
QUBE Director's Cut (2 copies)
Radio Commander
Railroad Corporation
Rebel Galaxy
Refunct
Regular Human Basketball
Relicta
Remnant from the ashes complete edition
Remothered: Broken Porcelain
Rocket Birds: Hardboiled Chicken
Rogue: Genesia
Rolling Sun
RPG Maker VX
Rustler
Ryse: Son of Rome
Satellite Reign
Say No! More
Scanner Sombre
Secret of the Magic Crystals Complete
The Serpent Rogue
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
Shing!
Shoppe Keep
shutshimi
simulacra
Slipstream
Sniper Elite
Smashbox Arena
Soulblight
Strange Brigade
Sunset Overdrive
Superhot (non-VR)
Supraland
Surgeon Simulator
The Survivalists
System Shock Enhanced Edition
Tacoma
This War of Mine
Thronebreaker: Witcher Tales
Tiny Echo
TinkyKeep
Tooth and Tail
Tower of Guns (2 copies)
Tribes of Midgard (2 copies)
Vane
Viscerafest
Wandersong
Wargroove
WARSAW
Wasted
We Were Here Together
West of Dead
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
White Day VR: The Courage Test
Wizard of Legend
Wuppo
Yoku's Island Express
Zombie Night Terror

I was kinda in on it too, but forgot it after a bit (honestly I thought he put it back)

Hello!
I didn't realize there was a Costco sub, I don't know why I was surprised to see it, but I figured I'd take advantage. I live in Massachusetts, and currently have a membership to BJs Wholesale club (which I believe is a regional thing, I haven't seen them further south), and July would be time to renew, but I've been considering switching to a Costco membership instead (BJs is closer but they are both not far away), as the impression I've been given is that they have a better selection and fresher produce, etc. The main things I get from BJs that are brand-specific are dog food (Blue Buffalo, the green package), and Monster Energy drinks (the white ones). I also try to buy gas at BJs and get my propane tanks filled, so I would be doing that at Costco as well. What are your thoughts? I hear there are different levels of membership. The BJs membership usually costs 50 a year, but I've twice used a coupon which made it 25 for the year. Thanks for taking a moment to weigh in, your opinions are welcomed. Cheers!

Sure, I don't do anything with my life right now, but I no longer want to deal with the guilt of knowing I've wasted all my time drinking away my cluelessness, only to keep drinking because it became familiar and comfortable. I'm done being comfortable and amounting to nothing. I'm scared of trying because I'm scared of failure, but doing something, doing ANYTHING poorly is much better than continuing to do nothing at all. I've grown tired of wasting my youth, relishing in the self pity of once again reaching the bottom of a glass, or the bottom of a handle. I never fell so far down into it that stopping caused withdrawals, but I was solely focused on being drunk every night, rarely taking breaks, and replenishing my hoard of cheap liquor when I ran dry, all because I'm too chicken shit to want more for myself. Stumbling into the gas station on the corner for a 24 pack was far easier than trying to rebuild my social life from the ground up. I read that alcoholism is giving up everything for one thing, and sobriety is giving up one thing for everything else. I want to get on with my life. I want to be happy with myself, and I can't do that drinking, so I'm finished with it. I read that sobriety gives you everything that alcohol promises. I'd like that to be true. I used to be a big vaper, making weekly runs to the gas station for the strongest pods of nicotine I could afford, till I was through with it and kicked the habit. Now I see them in the store and scoff at them, knowing I wouldn't ever put myself through that again. I want to see alcohol in that same light, to be disgusted with it. I don't want to depend on it as a social lubricant, I want to mature into a person that has no trouble being around people. All of this takes effort, but I'd rather grit my teeth and push through it than take the easy way out yet again, avoiding my own growth and pitying myself to justify alcohol abuse in some twisted roundabout way. I'm never going to be this young again. I want to stop wasting time.
So here I am, two weeks sober, still devoid of purpose, lacking drive, starved of meaning, but drinking won't solve these problems of mine, just take my attention away from them. I'll be 25 in August, and my biggest fear is getting any older than that just to look back at all the time I've wasted sitting in my bedroom with handles of cheap vodka and liters of Carlo Rossi. I'm embarrassed to know that if I find love and they want to learn about my youth, I'll have to admit that I threw the first half of my 20s in the garbage. On the bright side, I'm done NOW and I've arrived at a turning point, damned if I don't know which direction it leads. I'm just grateful I won't be throwing away any more of my life. I simply want this pathetic chapter to finally close. I'm more than happy to give up this one thing for everything else life has to offer.

I deliver 4 days a week greater than 1,000 packages per week. Yet I can't even afford to order myself. What's happening and how much longer do we have until everything dies?

demographics 22 years old 700+ credit score always keep a utilization below 16% also have a car loan always paid on time

• Discover It Cash Back (cash back)
  • $4500 CL
  • First credit card out of college 1 yo
• American Express Everyday Card (points)
  • $4000 CL
  • new card
• American Express Blue Cash Everday Card (cash back)
  • $1000 CL
  • 1 month old

CareCredit Card $4900 CL (took out to pay bills for my dog and already paid it off) 5 months old
Discover It Cash Back - only for subscriptions
American Express Everyday Card - everyday use
American Express Blue Cash Everyday Card - online purchases - gas station (not costco)
I’m looking for a visa card that i’d mainly use at costco, since they only accept visa. not necessarily an everyday card but possibly a good card for travel. id also use it at places that don’t accept amex, since i mainly want to use my discover card only for subscriptions. i don’t want a costco visa card. any recommendations?

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Read on to catch a preview of the latest and greatest items and offers that are currently available in the Atomic Shop, including this week's free items.

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Fireworks, get your fireworks here! The Catherine Wheel Fireworks Stand is available for all Fallout 1st Members until July 4.
Perk up! Get one Perk Card Pack, free for all players until June 13.

Item	Available Until
Catherine Wheel Fireworks Stand (Fallout 1st)	July 4
Perk Card Pack x1	June 13

Visit the Atomic Shop on these days to claim a different reward, like consumables, in-game currencies, and more. Each of the items below is available until 12:00 p.m. ET the following day.

Item	Available on
Caps x250	June 6
Carry Weight Booster	June 7
Lunchbox	June 8
Scrap Kit	June 9
Vault-Tec Supply Package (Level 2)	June 10
Lunchbox	June 11
Repair Kit	June 12

Don't forget to claim these items to celebrate Pride Month, free for all players!

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Pride Flag Bundle Pride Flag Icon Bundle Pride Photomode Frame

Limited Time Offers

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These bundles are all 30% for a limited time only, so grab them while you can!

Item	Atom price
Big and Tall C.A.M.P. Bundle	2500 1750 (30% off!)
Brotherhood Reclaimed Deluxe Bundle	2400 1680 (30% off!)
Missile Silo Shelter Bundle	2000 1400 (30% off!)
Burbling Brew-haha Nukashine Bundle	1500 1050 (30% off!)
Country Flair Bundle	1500 1050 (30% off!)
Grelok Villain Bundle	1500 1050 (30% off!)
Ghillie Netting Bundle	1800 1260 (30% off!)
Stash Box Bundle	1000 700 (30% off!)
Summer BBQ Bundle	1000 700 (30% off!)
Framed Paintings C.A.M.P. Bundle	1200 840 (30% off!)
Snow Fighter Bundle	1500 1050 (30% off!)
Clean Ranch Housing Bundle	1500 1050 (30% off!)
Halloween Costume Bundle	1800 1260 (30% off!)
Season 3 Vault Décor Bundle	1800 1260 (30% off!)
Season 2 Antagonist Bundle	1200 840 (30% off!)
Power Patrol Outfit Bundle	1000 700 (30% off!)
Photomode Frame Bundle	600 420 (30% off!)
Photomode Four Pose Bundle	900 630 (30% off!)

Last Week

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Some of last week's items are still available for a limited time.

Item	Atom Price
Drive-in Dolly Bundle	1400
Mistress of Mystery Bundle	1800
Drive-In Dolly Outfit	700
Neon Sign - Nuka Quantum	300
Hot Rod Power Armor Bench Model	700
Sugar Bombs Pip-Boy Paint	600
Tire Toilet Outhouse	300
Unstoppables! Bed	300
The Unstoppables Stash	500

The Drive-in Dolly Bundle includes: * Drive-In Dolly Outfit * Neon Sign - Nuka Quantum * Hot Rod Power Armor Station * Wave Pose * So Hungry Emote * Sugar Bombs Pip-Boy Paint * Tire Toilet Outhouse * Corvega Diner Seat * Hot rod on blocks
The Mistress of Mystery Bundle includes: * Mistress of Mystery PA Paint Set * Mistress of Mystery Sidekick Costume and Underarmor * Mistress of Mystery Sidekick Mask * Mistress of Mystery Player Icon * Unstoppables! Bed * The Unstoppables Stash

Greatest Hits

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Some of our favorite items have returned to the shop for a limited time. Each item listed below is available until 12:00 p.m. ET on June 13.

Item	Atom Price
Park Ranger Bundle	1800 1440 (20% off!)
Season 2 Antagonist Bundle	1200 960 (20% off!)
Vault-Tec Bomber Jacket Bundle	1000 800 (20% off!)
Hellfire Regulator Prototype Power Armor Paint Set	1200 960 (20% off!)
Viking Costume	700 560 (20% off!)
The Flying Fortress	700 560 (20% off!)
Sports Nostalgia Wallpaper	500 400 (20% off!)
Pip-Boy Pose	150 120 (20% off!)
Bye Now Emote	100 80 (20% off!)

Headed for the Vault

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Some existing items are heading out of the Atomic Shop and into the Vault this week. Be sure to pick up anything that catches your eye, because these items will only be available until 12:00 p.m. ET on June 13.

Item	Atom Price
Bowling Team Bundle	1200
Bad Idea Bundle	1200
Doll Set Bundle	600
Bowling Ball Loot Bag	500
Big Fill & Bigger Fill Ceiling Light	350
Antique Gas Pump Brewing Workbench	500
Flame-ingo Paint (Flamer)	500
Daredevil Bodysuit w/ Helmet	800
Annebelle Porcelain Doll	250

The Bowling Team Bundle includes: * Bowling Ball Rack Display Case with 5 Balls * Black Alley Cats Bowling Ball * Vault 76 Blue Bowling Ball * Gold Hornwright Bowling Ball * Red Atom Bomb Bowling Ball * Resin Vault Boy Bowling Ball * Alley Cats Bowling team outfit * Big Fill Lights * Bowling Ball Loot Bag
The Bad Idea Bundle includes: * Antique Gas Pump Brewing Workbench * Flame-ingo Weapon Skin * Nuclear Glare Pose * Daredevil Bodysuit w/ Helmet
The Doll Set Bundle includes: * Annabelle Porcelain Doll * Porcelain Doll * Heirloom Blue Porcelain Doll

Weekly Offers

Check out the daily deals this week in the Atomic Shop! Each of the items below is available until 12:00 p.m. ET the following day.

Item	Atom Price	Available From	Available Until
Revolver Set - July 4th (Fallout 1st)	500 250 (50% off!)	June 6	June 13
Nuka-Cola Quantum Bundle (Fallout 1st)	500 375 (25% off!)	June 6	June 13
Dying of Thirst! Emote	300 150 (50% off!)	June 6	June 7
Ambulance Gurney Set	250 125 (50% off!)	June 7	June 8
Directors Hunting Rifle	500 250 (50% off!)	June 8	June 9
Black Shovel Backpack	500 250 (50% off!)	June 9	June 10
Roadtripper Blouse and Capris	400 200 (50% off!)	June 10	June 11
Camden Park Cooking Stove	500 250 (50% off!)	June 11	June 12
Responders Power Armor	1500 750 (50% off!)	June 12	June 13

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Hey everyone! I’m new to this sub and wanted to put my latest video here for feedback. This short abstract “film,” if you want to call it that, was shot on an old Canon T3i. This is my 2nd real shoot with this camera for my channel. I’ve always had a burning passion for film and cinematography and finally, as I’m now approaching my 30’s have decided to act on it and put as much heart as I can into this hobby and see where it takes me.
In this film we explore my take on what living in the Midwest means to me. If you take away things like long roads, fields, farms, fast food, bbq, and gas stations, there isn’t much Midwest left. My previous short (that I shared in a different subreddit) had lots of white balance issues, poor framing, and little to no camera motion. Here, I’ve tried to at least marginally improve on all of those topics. I worked with all natural lighting in this film which posed challenges it’s own. Mainly, working against time as the sun was setting during “golden hour” which is when I wanted to film, and potential for thunderstorms at the time.
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its still a 1 shot kill even though its uncommon its still possible to kill in an instant, one time i was at the gas station next to mega city (not the one in it) and i saw someone right at the side door, i try to snipe him (i had a sniper at the time) but i should've learned that you cant shoot through fences, he climbed over the fence and as soon as i grab my maven auto shotgun, bam, dead

this brings me into tears because both my mom and dad work all day and my mom actually has 2 jobs one working at the hotel as housekeeping and in the afternoon she works as a waitress my dad is a tire technician at discount tire we go to our local helping hands and they usually have free meals I guess what I’m trying to say is without y’all good people that have the actual heart to give I thank y’all so much I couldn’t tell y’all the amount off times we had to be sleeping at gas station to Gas stations and my father would be trying to get us something to eat by going up to people and asking them almost all of the people declined to help us I felt so bad when he would go up to someone and asks as Nicely as he can and he would still get rejected some would just ignore him it’s so rare that we see good in this world, whenever you can help out someone in need cause I know my family sure needs it, also if you would like to help out my tag is jg05432 I’m only 17 and in high school so next year I’ll graduate and hopefully I get a job to start helping out my parents bless everyone in here and that actually took the time to read this.

about 2 1/2 years ago i started a new job on day 2 i met this girl who to me was so beautiful and the more i got to know her she is literally me in a younger women's body. she has been in abusive relationships and i am married. my marriage is kind of odd and were just 2 best friends who really cared about each other but she one day lost her job and decided never to try to work again and that had been going on for over 8 years before i started this job. she kinda gave up on trying and i am too much of a pussy to say anything to her.
back to this girl she had a bad back injury at work 6 months or so prior to me working there when she was 22. she busts her ass, she graduated college (but her degree w covid became worthless), and is the most adorable thing ever. we have worked together almost every day now for close to 2 years and there have been moments where both of us seemingly were going to confess our feelings for each other. my biggest problem is my wife was my best friend but as i continued trying to make things work and when i lightly suggested she do something to help i would get the "i'll kill myself if you leave me", "i can't work because of (x, y and z)" yet i look at my friend who works her ass off despite having many physical injuries and she works at a physical job.
now she is dating this guy who is a bit younger than her for only a few months and he is using her and badly. she tells me everyday the things he does. thing is all her friendships are going downhill because of this relationship except for me and if anything she follows me around at work even more. we ran into each other at the gas station the other day and her bf just side eyes me the whole time and she lights up like a christmas tree and won't stop talking as he pumps her gas. i have to eventually leave bc she is giggling, playing with her hair and just facing me and ignoring him and i see him looking at both of us. i feel like she is settling much like i have. now she is leaving this week to go to another job because our manager is being insufferable. although this kid has been trying to get her to quit since pretty much they got together and he got fired after a week and a half at our job and then he didn't work for 3 months and now got a new job and is caught in constant lies (his hours, his pay, his check not coming in and so on), he would take her car and drive it recklessly and drive it to who knows where (claims work or his moms) and she just got a new car she has banned him from driving and he is pissed. i tried to get her to stay for awhile but i care about her so much that i want her happy but now in a few days i will lose her. thing is she has been trying to get me to move jobs with her. i am set to get promoted to her spot which will be increased benefits and pay but i would rather they keep that to still have my best friend stay with me. regardless of anything she is the ying to my yang and vice versa.

Sams club is having an issue where if you pay with EBT you still get charged tax and at a rate that doesn't even make sense. I had a 500+ cart and it was charging me 8.15 in tax and everything was EBT approved. I unfortunately didn't have the 8.15 on my bank card because I don't get paid till next week (boo biweekly paying) then when I found someone to borrow me 10 bucks so I could just check out the tax amount changed to just 0.30. Club employees couldn't help me as I didn't have my actual card I was using scan and go otherwise they'd just put money on a gift card and pay the tax with that. (Can't use gift cards with scan and go) So if you exclusively use scan and go like I usually do it's messing up and make sure you've got your physical card on you or the money to cover the tax they shouldn't be charging.

I'm planning a trip to Chicago and there is a perfect DC fast charger in Benton Harbor, MI but it is part of the Rivian Adventure Network. Can I still use it? I ask because it shows up on the Blue Oval Network map (Using "All Networks") as available but when I check Rivian's website they say it is exclusive for their vehicles. I want to believe if it is listed by Ford I can use it but I also don't want to get there and then try to figure out an alternative location if I can't.
This is the biggest challenge I run into right now with my Lightning. I'm good if I know I can get someplace and back to my house and charge at home but planning anything that takes me outside that range where I have to use a public charger makes me nervous, especially when my family is with me. I look forward to the day when fast public chargers are as prolific as gas stations and as easy to use. I'm really looking forward to the Tesla network opening up to us, that will be a game changer for me and my anxiety.

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Ultimate Chicken Horse
Kentucky Route Zero - Season Pass Edition
Dreamfall Chapters
Wuppo
Human: Fall Flat
Northgard
The Witness
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
MO:Astray
Metro Exodus
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
Super Mag Bot
Blade Assault
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
TOEM
Backbone
GreedFall
Wasteland 3
GAS STATION SIMULATOR
IN SOUND MIND
MIND SCANNERS
EMILY IS AWAY <3
OMNO
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Banners of Ruin
Lawn Mowing Simulator
Legend of Keepers
Yes, Your Grace
Endzone - A World Apart
60 Parsecs
XCOM: ULTIMATE COLLECTION
PGA 2K21
Bioshock Collection
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition
JUST CAUSE 4: COMPLETE EDITION
Plague tale
Gas station simulator
Mind scanners
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA DEADLOCK SEASON ONE
Gamedec
Command & Conquer Remastered (Origin)
Surviving The Aftermath
Genesis Noir
Dirt Rally 2.0

Stand With Ukraine Charity Bundle
Gang Beasts
Tinkertown
Cloud Gardens
Blightbound
Stick Fight: The Game
Railway Empire
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
ibb & obb Double Pack
The Falconeer
Truberbrook
At Eve's Wake
Interrogation: You will be deceived
Hoplegs
Cannibal Cuisine
Necronator: Dead Wrong
Awesomenauts All Nauts pack
1993 Space Machine
8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I
ChromaGun
Baby Dino Adventures
Click and Slay
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Cosmonautica
Crash Drive 2
Dimension Drive
The Way
Explosionade
Gelly Break Deluxe
Guppy
Journey For Elysium
Last Resort Island
Lumini
Marooners
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
Pizza Connection 3
Pressure Overdrive
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Tales of the Tiny Planet
TaniNani
THE CORRIDOR
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Treasure Temples
Shu
Combat Tested
Unexplored
Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
Circles

Killer Bundle 25
From Space
Breathedge
Police Stories
DOOM 64
Arise: A Simple Story
Patron
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Turok
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
THE GAME OF LIFE 2
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
DESOLATE
The Hong Kong Massacre
Death and Taxes
Lair of the Clockwork God
AMID EVIL
Just Die Already
I Am Fish
Golf Gang
Hypnospace Outlaw
Dark Deity
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
DUSK
River City Girls

Other Games
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
Chess Ultra
Godstrike
Home Sweet Home
Neighbours back From Hell
Pathologic 2
SAMUDRA
STRANGER
Songbird Symphony
The Invisible Hours
I am Bread
Hotshot Racing
Autonauts
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Iconoclasts
Patch Quest
Tunche
For The King
Abandon Ship
Book of Demons
PC Building Simulator
Pile Up! Box by Box
Snooker 19
Speed Limit
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Youtubers Life
Dex
WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship
V-Rally 4
PlateUp!
Turbo Golf Racing
Eternal Threads
The Last Campfire
Kingdom Two Crowns
Indivisible
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Field of Glory II
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure
Soul Axiom Rebooted
A Little Golf Journey
Murder by Numbers
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Songbringer
STONE
Rescue Party: Live!
Rise of the Slime
Steel Rats™
Hue
Teacup
Perfect
Arcade Paradise - Arcade Paradise EP
Strange Brigade
Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle (EPIC)
AVICII Invector: Encore Edition
10 Second Ninja X
The Indie Mixtape
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Heroes of Hammerwatch
Monster Slayers - Complete Edition
My Big Sister
Red Ronin
Heal
Cat Lady - The Card Game
Undungeon
Tangledeep
Styx: Shards of Darkness
Styx: Master of Shadows
Squids Odyssey
Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
Mists of Noyah
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf Special Edition
Undead Horde
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Stirring Abyss
Scarlet Tower
Blood And Zombies
One More Island
Doorways: Prelude / Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
Slain: Back from Hell
Lucius/Lucius 2/Lucius 3/Lucius Demake
Aragami
Deliver Us The Moon
Anuchard
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Darkwood
Intravenous
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Survive the Nights
Blasphemous
Unto The End
NUTS
Cat Quest
Cosmic Star Heroine
Degrees of Separation
Pure Farming 2018
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
Syberia/Syberia II/Syberia 3
The Innsmouth Case
Tinytopia
Sniper ghost warrior contracts
Trine 4
Risen 3
Shadowgate
How to Survive
FORCED
Psychonauts
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf Special Edition
Sniper Elite 3 + Season Pass DLC
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 - Season Pass Edition
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Strange Brigade Deluxe Edition
Call of Duty® Modern Warfare 3™
Sniper Elite 3
Sniper Elite 4 Deluxe Edition
Amnesia: Rebirth
PGA 2k21
Jurassic World Evolution
Darksiders Genesis
Endless Space® 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition
SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION VI : PLATINUM EDITION
F1 2020
Titan Quest
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Witch It
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
Mighty Switch Force! Collection
Gone Home + Original Soundtrack
The WB Batman Collection
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Beholder
Beholder 2
We Were Here Together
Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
GRIP: Combat Racing *-GRIP: Combat Racing - Cygon Garage Kit *-GRIP: Combat Racing - Nyvoss Garage Kit *GRIP: Combat Racing - Terra Garage Kit *GRIP: Combat Racing - Vintek Garage Kit
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Miscreated
Second Extinction
Survive or Die
Breathedge
Dead in Vinland
Die Young
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
How to Survive 2
The Wild Eight
One Finger Death Punch 2
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Slap City
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition
Civilization: Beyond Earth – The Collection
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Due Process
SimpleRockets 2
Killing Floor 2
For the King
For The King: Lost Civilization Adventure Pack
Pro Cycling Manager 2020
Tour de France 2020
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
Warhammer: Chaosbane
Project Highrise
LAST OASIS
The Beast Inside
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Crown Trick
Discolored
Everhood
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands
Nomad Survival
Sparklite
The Ramp
Valfaris
Dusk Diver
Neverinth
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Zengeon
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
Unmemory
Nigate Tale
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
Liberated
Neversong
Nine Parchments
The Walking Dead
Secret Government
Monsters' Den: Godfall
Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
THIS WAR OF MINE: COMPLETE EDITION
Cats in Time
Afterparty
Battlecruisers
Astronarch
Save Room - Organization Puzzle
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Warhammer vermintide collector's edition
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Tank Mechanic Simulator
The Uncertain: Light At The End
INSOMNIA: The Ark
Darkside Detective
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
GIGA WRECKER
Panty Party
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Tannenberg
Golf It!
Heroes of Hammerwatch
The Battle of Polytopia *DLC1. Cymanti Tribe *DLC2. ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe *DLC3. Aquarion Tribe *DLC4. Polaris Tribe
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Lornsword Winter Chronicle
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Virgo Versus The Zodiac
They Bleed Pixels
Maize
Smile For Me
The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
A Hole New World
Sumoman
Shape of the World
Evan's Remains
Ministry of Broadcast
She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
A Long Way Down
Depraved
Helheim Hassle
Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
Tropico 5 - Complete Collection
Escapists 2
Worms Rumble *Worms Rumble - New Challengers Pack *Worms Rumble - Legends Pack *Worms Rumble - Armageddon Weapon Skin Pack *Worms Rumble - Captain & Shark Double Pack
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
Turmoil
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
Rogue Stormers
Torchlight
Fictorum
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Moon Hunters
No Time to Relax
Overpass
Blood Bowl 2
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
Conarium
Brawlout
F1 RACE STARS Complete Edition Include DLC
Killing Room
Tenta Shooter / The 触シュー
Everreach: Project Eden
Railway Empire
Looterkings
Headsnatchers
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
AIdol
Livelock
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
F1 2018
Tacoma
Hard West - Collector's Edition
Hard West: Scars of Freedom DLC
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
The Shrouded Isle
Joint Task Force
The World Next Door
Verdant Skies
DISTRAINT 2
Ittle Dew
Ittle Dew 2+
Oxenfree
Monstrum
Strikey Sisters
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Cyber Ops
European Ship Simulator
Fishing Adventure
Internet Cafe Simulator
Zen Chess: Mate in One, Mate in 2 , Mate in 3 , Mate in 4 , Champion's Moves (5 games)
Transport INC
Shoppe Keep 2 - Business and Agriculture RPG Simulation
Desolate
GRIP: Combat Racing + DLC
OUTBUDDIES DX
Eidolon
Pizza Connection 3
Spartan Fist
River City Ransom: Underground
Saints Row: The Third
Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda playing cards] *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.1 DLC *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.2 DLC *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.3 DLC
Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle
Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition
Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire
Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior
Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire
Chaos Reborn
Driftland: The Magic Revival
Shadows: Awakening
Caveblazers
Fallback: Uprising
Mordheim: City of the Damned
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship
Mana Spark
Autonauts
Nusakana
Shift Happens
Crash Drive 3
Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora
Automachef
Demolish & Build 2017
Resort Boss: Golf
Out of Space
Narita Boy
Aven Colony
Alien Breed Trilogy
Tools up
Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition
Detention
Downfall
Miasmata
Overclocked: A History of Violence
Silver Chains
White Night
The Cat Lady
Syberia 3
Textorcist
GARAGE bad trip
Guts and glory
Swag and Sorcery
Fort Triumph
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
FRAMED Collection
ROTASTIC
As Far as the Eye
Cepheus Protocol
Overruled
Ageless
Giana Sisters 2D
Prank Call
Hotshot Racing
Undead Horde
Streets of Fury EX
Rec Center Tycoon
JumpJet Rex
Hyper Knights
Vectronom
Levelhead
I am not a Monster: First Contact
Papo & Yo
Crookz the big heist
Iron Fisticle
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
Reventure
Smoke and Sacrifice
American Fugitive
The Signal From Tölva
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Rebel Galaxy
XIII - Classic
Comedy Night
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
FLATLAND Vol.2
The Chess Variants Club
Armada 2526 Gold Edition
Toybox Turbos
Sudden Strike Gold
Airport Madness: World Edition
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
Planet Alcatraz
NecroVisioN: Lost Company
Star Wolves
Konung 2
Men of War
A.I.M.2 Clan Wars
Parkan 2
El Matador
Ascension to the Throne
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
The Flame in the Flood
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
Bomber Crew
10 Second Ninja X
The Sacred Tears TRUE
Fred3ric
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Path to Mnemosyne
CastleStorm
Crush Your Enemies
Semblance
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Radio Commander
Boneless Zombie
Robot Squad Simulator 2017
Pretty Girls Panic!
Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Texas Hold'em
VVVVVV
Warhammer Space wolf
Blazing Chrome
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
Pang Adventures
Party Hard 2
REKT! High Octane Stunts
Thief of Thieves: Season One
Trailblazers
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Demetrios - Deluxe Edition
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Shadowhand: RPG Card Game
Survivalist: Invisible Strain
We Were Here Too
Blacksad: Under the Skin
Heroes of Hammerwatch
Leisure Suit Larry 1-7
Murder by Numbers
Redout: Enhanced Edition
Rise of Industry + 2130 DLC
Ziggurat
They Bleed Pixels
Sunblaze
Noosphere
Train Valley 1+2
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Vambrace: Cold Soul
The Void
The Vagrant
Republique
Nephise: Ascension
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Knock-knock
Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire - Collector's Edition
Healer's Quest
Fictorum
A Robot Named Fight!
Skautfold Chapters 1-4
Hero of the Kingdom: Trilogy
198X
Danger Scavenger
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Dread X Collection
Going Under
My Lovely Daughter
Rage in Peace
Flashback
Garfield Kart
Curse: The Eye of Isis
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
Black Moon Chronicles
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
Red Riding Hood - Star Crossed Lovers
Chicago 1930 : The Prohibition
Sinking Island
Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
Occultus - Mediterranean Cabal
Gevaudan
Windscape
Ultra Space Battle Brawl
Through the Woods
This is the Zodiac Speaking
The Uncertain: Light At The End
The Uncertain - The Last Quiet Day
Tales
Tales of the Neon Sea
Styx: Master of Shadows
She and the Light Bearer
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
A Wolf in Autumn
The Music Machine
Jalopy
Insane 2
Antigraviator
All-Star Fruit Racing
Constructor Plus
Ice Lakes
Knights of Pen & Paper 2
Victoria II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Band of Bastards
Kingdom Come: Deliverance – From the Ashes
Mindustry

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Cube Runner
Slash It Ultimate
Slash It 2
Slash It
Cybercube
Poly Island
Spin Rush
Upside Down
Neon Space
Hungry Flame
Charlie's Adventure
Neon Space 2
Duke of Alpha Centauri

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House Flipper VR
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Slinger VR

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Legendary Hero Edition
Two Point Hospital
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
Trek to Yomi
Shadow Warrior 3
BATTLETECH MERCENARY COLLECTION
BATTLETECH Shadow Hawk Pack
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Knights of Pen and Paper - Haunted Fall
KNIGHTS OF PEN AND PAPER 2 - DELUXIEST EDITION
Knights of Pen and Paper 2 - Here Be Dragons
Deathloop
Hell Let Loose
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
F1 2019 Anniversary Edition
Valkryia Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Mafia Definitive Edition
Mordhau
Back 4 Blood
Little Hope
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Visage
death stranding
Slay the Spire
Praey for the Gods
Degrees of Separation
Ghostrunner
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Control Ultimate Edition
Encore Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Hyper Light Drifter
Dirt 5
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Kentucky Route Zero - Season Pass Edition
Dreamfall Chapters
Wuppo
Human: Fall Flat
Northgard
The Witness
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
MO:Astray
Metro Exodus
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
Super Mag Bot
Blade Assault
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
TOEM
Backbone
GreedFall
Wasteland 3
GAS STATION SIMULATOR
IN SOUND MIND
MIND SCANNERS
EMILY IS AWAY <3
OMNO
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Banners of Ruin
Lawn Mowing Simulator
Legend of Keepers
Yes, Your Grace
Endzone - A World Apart
60 Parsecs
XCOM: ULTIMATE COLLECTION
PGA 2K21
Bioshock Collection
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition
JUST CAUSE 4: COMPLETE EDITION
Plague tale
Gas station simulator
Mind scanners
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA DEADLOCK SEASON ONE
Gamedec
Command & Conquer Remastered (Origin)
Surviving The Aftermath
Genesis Noir
Dirt Rally 2.0

Stand With Ukraine Charity Bundle
Gang Beasts
Tinkertown
Cloud Gardens
Blightbound
Stick Fight: The Game
Railway Empire
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
ibb & obb Double Pack
The Falconeer
Truberbrook
At Eve's Wake
Interrogation: You will be deceived
Hoplegs
Cannibal Cuisine
Necronator: Dead Wrong
Awesomenauts All Nauts pack
1993 Space Machine
8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I
ChromaGun
Baby Dino Adventures
Click and Slay
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Cosmonautica
Crash Drive 2
Dimension Drive
The Way
Explosionade
Gelly Break Deluxe
Guppy
Journey For Elysium
Last Resort Island
Lumini
Marooners
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
Pizza Connection 3
Pressure Overdrive
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Tales of the Tiny Planet
TaniNani
THE CORRIDOR
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Treasure Temples
Shu
Combat Tested
Unexplored
Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
Circles

Killer Bundle 25
From Space
Breathedge
Police Stories
DOOM 64
Arise: A Simple Story
Patron
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Turok
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
THE GAME OF LIFE 2
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
DESOLATE
The Hong Kong Massacre
Death and Taxes
Lair of the Clockwork God
AMID EVIL
Just Die Already
I Am Fish
Golf Gang
Hypnospace Outlaw
Dark Deity
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
DUSK
River City Girls

Other Games
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
Chess Ultra
Godstrike
Home Sweet Home
Neighbours back From Hell
Pathologic 2
SAMUDRA
STRANGER
Songbird Symphony
The Invisible Hours
I am Bread
Hotshot Racing
Autonauts
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Iconoclasts
Patch Quest
Tunche
For The King
Abandon Ship
Book of Demons
PC Building Simulator
Pile Up! Box by Box
Snooker 19
Speed Limit
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Youtubers Life
Dex
WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship
V-Rally 4
PlateUp!
Turbo Golf Racing
Eternal Threads
The Last Campfire
Kingdom Two Crowns
Indivisible
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Field of Glory II
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure
Soul Axiom Rebooted
A Little Golf Journey
Murder by Numbers
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Songbringer
STONE
Rescue Party: Live!
Rise of the Slime
Steel Rats™
Hue
Teacup
Perfect
Arcade Paradise - Arcade Paradise EP
Strange Brigade
Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle (EPIC)
AVICII Invector: Encore Edition
10 Second Ninja X
The Indie Mixtape
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Heroes of Hammerwatch
Monster Slayers - Complete Edition
My Big Sister
Red Ronin
Heal
Cat Lady - The Card Game
Undungeon
Tangledeep
Styx: Shards of Darkness
Styx: Master of Shadows
Squids Odyssey
Pendula Swing - The Complete Journey
Mists of Noyah
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf Special Edition
Undead Horde
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Stirring Abyss
Scarlet Tower
Blood And Zombies
One More Island
Doorways: Prelude / Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
Slain: Back from Hell
Lucius/Lucius 2/Lucius 3/Lucius Demake
Aragami
Deliver Us The Moon
Anuchard
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Darkwood
Intravenous
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Interstellar Space: Genesis
Survive the Nights
Blasphemous
Unto The End
NUTS
Cat Quest
Cosmic Star Heroine
Degrees of Separation
Pure Farming 2018
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
Syberia/Syberia II/Syberia 3
The Innsmouth Case
Tinytopia
Sniper ghost warrior contracts
Trine 4
Risen 3
Shadowgate
How to Survive
FORCED
Psychonauts
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf Special Edition
Sniper Elite 3 + Season Pass DLC
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 - Season Pass Edition
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Strange Brigade Deluxe Edition
Call of Duty® Modern Warfare 3™
Sniper Elite 3
Sniper Elite 4 Deluxe Edition
Amnesia: Rebirth
PGA 2k21
Jurassic World Evolution
Darksiders Genesis
Endless Space® 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition
SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION VI : PLATINUM EDITION
F1 2020
Titan Quest
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Witch It
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
Mighty Switch Force! Collection
Gone Home + Original Soundtrack
The WB Batman Collection
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Beholder
Beholder 2
We Were Here Together
Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
GRIP: Combat Racing *-GRIP: Combat Racing - Cygon Garage Kit *-GRIP: Combat Racing - Nyvoss Garage Kit *GRIP: Combat Racing - Terra Garage Kit *GRIP: Combat Racing - Vintek Garage Kit
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Miscreated
Second Extinction
Survive or Die
Breathedge
Dead in Vinland
Die Young
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
How to Survive 2
The Wild Eight
One Finger Death Punch 2
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Slap City
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition
Civilization: Beyond Earth – The Collection
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Due Process
SimpleRockets 2
Killing Floor 2
For the King
For The King: Lost Civilization Adventure Pack
Pro Cycling Manager 2020
Tour de France 2020
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
Warhammer: Chaosbane
Project Highrise
LAST OASIS
The Beast Inside
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Crown Trick
Discolored
Everhood
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands
Nomad Survival
Sparklite
The Ramp
Valfaris
Dusk Diver
Neverinth
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Zengeon
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
Unmemory
Nigate Tale
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
Liberated
Neversong
Nine Parchments
The Walking Dead
Secret Government
Monsters' Den: Godfall
Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
THIS WAR OF MINE: COMPLETE EDITION
Cats in Time
Afterparty
Battlecruisers
Astronarch
Save Room - Organization Puzzle
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Warhammer vermintide collector's edition
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Tank Mechanic Simulator
The Uncertain: Light At The End
INSOMNIA: The Ark
Darkside Detective
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
GIGA WRECKER
Panty Party
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Tannenberg
Golf It!
Heroes of Hammerwatch
The Battle of Polytopia *DLC1. Cymanti Tribe *DLC2. ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe *DLC3. Aquarion Tribe *DLC4. Polaris Tribe
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Lornsword Winter Chronicle
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Virgo Versus The Zodiac
They Bleed Pixels
Maize
Smile For Me
The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
A Hole New World
Sumoman
Shape of the World
Evan's Remains
Ministry of Broadcast
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Hi,
29 year old male here. I'm looking for advice on how I could go about dating again.
First, I work remotely. This means 100% - all my coworkers are in other state(s), I have no office to go into even if I wanted to, and I do not see people from work unless we travel for work to a common location.
Second, I live remotely. By this, I mean I live in my own house by myself, acreage on a rural road with old folks as neighbors. It's about 15 minutes to the nearest town (store and gas station) and 30-45 minutes to the nearest metroplex (night life, population center).
I do go to town every weekday for the gym (jiu jitsu) and have friends there. My family all live nearby as well.
I ended up in this peculiar 'position' due to a string of life transitions that occurred in unfortunate tandem and in succession with COVID. I used to live in a large city and work in an office, so dating seemed far more attainable.
Dating apps... I really don't like them, just by their nature and who they attract, and the dismissive or passive feel of it all (not going after anybody here, just my experience) though I have had dates and a relationship off them in prior years. The whole experience generally leaves me feeling worse off. That, and people see how far I live (an hour) from the majority and I feel like that gives me a lot of automatic dismissal off the bat.
----So the question: is my only real choice to go go to bars every weekend looking for girls? The gym I go to is mostly guys, and the 2 or 3 girls are basically bros or somebody's partner already. I'm also a bit nervous having not done anything in basically 3 years due to the aforementioned transitions, as well as a little anxious that I live in the middle of nowhere and it may be off putting. I have had (1) sexual relationship before for about 6 months. I just want to put myself out there and find somebody before I get continually older and behind the experience curve and miss the chance altogether. If the only answers are bars or dating apps then I may have trouble with that 😞
A plus is that I take really good care of myself otherwise. I am very much in shape and follow a good nutritional regimen, get good sleep, exercise a lot, have a good relationship with my nearby family, and have a few friends groups within 1.5 hours distance that hang out every now and then.
TL;DR -- work alone, live alone, kind of far from town. Don't like dating apps. Little experience. Recommendations for getting out there?
Any advice on how I could go about dating under these circumstances (or any other insight) is greatly appreciated!

So for the longest time I always told myself I wanted to be financially stable when I have kids( I’m 26) I currently work part time at a gas station and I am stressing a whole lot about my finances…. I’m due in a couple months. September. Everybody says the mother instinct is going to kick in after I have her and that I will always find a way to make it… but I get that ok… I totally 100% get that so I wish people would stop throwing that in my face when I UNDERSTAND FULLY. I’m just stressed about the now….. I barely make anything and it’s killing me to know that I’m going to have to struggle when I have my baby as well. Cause obviously I’m struggling now… any advice cause like 😭😑

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Memory transcription subject: Tassak, Arxur Paleontologist
Date [standardized human time]: July 15, 2165
I nervously clicked my claws against the wooden table as I waited for the rest of the invitees to arrive. The UN had brought me to the senate building privately so as to not cause panic, and I was grateful. I only hoped that the people whom I was going to be working with wouldn’t freak out at my appearance.
The war against the Federation and the subjugation of the Arxur by the Dominion had ended shortly after my birth, but the effects of the past few centuries of conflict could not be eliminated in such a short amount of time. Societal ideals have to be rewritten over long stretches of time by strong people with strong will, and there simply hasn’t been enough time to do so. As a result, though it has been many years since the last battle against the Arxur, it was still uncommon to see any outside of the space they already inhabited, and still VERY common to see hatred and fear of us among Fed species. It has always been my ultimate goal to show those who fear us just how similar we are, that is why I sacrificed everything to attend the Meiers Institute of Knowledge.
On the Arxur’s side of the societal coin, it was social suicide to interact with “prey” species willingly. [Oh how I hate that word.] Most of the elders of our society could not get over their hatred of the Federation species, despite the fact that they were under just as much, if not MORE subjugation than we were. When I made the decision to go and learn at MIK, I was shunned from all social groups at home. Not that there even were many, most Arxur rarely interacted with each other if they could help it.
MIK was a chance for me to experience new ideas and try new things. For once, I wasn’t discriminated against because I had front-facing eyes and scary teeth, and I learned just how much I loved socializing with like-minded people. I was finally allowed to let my love for knowledge flourish in a way that other Arxur would never have condoned. I graduated some time later with several degrees and a doctorate in paleontology.
Though to some, the idea of digging up bones and putting them together like a puzzle seemed macabre, it felt liberating to me. I felt like I truly understood the value of life and death. I could look at the cracked tooth of an ancient ancestor of the Arxur or the fossilized chitin of one of the Tilfish’s predecessors and identify a pattern, showing the divergent evolution they underwent to achieve their current form. I could see the similarities all life inherently had. Sometimes the similarities between us were shocking, and occasionally it was kind-of scary, but that only made me more passionate about my work.
I assume that is why the UN decided to send me a job offer 3 weeks ago. When I received it I was ECSTATIC at the prospect. The UN government sending ME, a small-time nobody Arxur paleontologist, an invitation to work with them? If I could tell my past self what I would be up to now, I would almost certainly scoff at myself. Even as I boarded my UN funded private ship to Aafa I was subconsciously wondering if it was some elaborate prank. My thoughts were interrupted as I heard footsteps from the other side of the door. This is it, I’m about to meet my partners, please don’t run away screaming.
A human, a venlil, and a gojid stood in the doorway staring at me. The gojid seemed slightly fearful but hid it well, the human and venlil however just seemed confused. [Okay, okay, they didn’t scream at me. That’s a good start.] The three, along with their escort, settled into chairs at the table I sat at, looking at me expectantly. I straightened my posture and prepared myself mentally to greet them. “H-hi, my name is Tassak. Are you the other three invitees?” The human sitting across from me spoke. “Yes. I hope I don’t offend by saying this but I wasn’t expecting an Arxur invitee.” He raised an eyebrow as he ended his sentence. He quickly started talking again, probably to try and explain his reasoning. “Sorry, I-I mean, don’t the Arxur frown upon interacting with “prey” species?” The venlil and gojid looked at me as I thought of a response. “Yes, they do. I had to cut a lot of ties to get into this profession. Let’s get introductions out of the way please.” “Alright, my name is James. I’m 31 years old. I was born on Earth and now live on Venlil prime. I went to MIK to become a historian. My diet is mainly coffee but occasionally I drink coffee as a treat.” The man smiled as he awaited our amusement, but it never came. James’ smirk faded and he coughed into his hand before continuing. “I was invited along with my friend Lemva, she’s the venlil next to me, and Cayek, he’s the gojid to your right.”
I exhaled quietly, James seemed friendly enough. “My name is Tassak, as I said before. I’m 29. I got a doctorate in paleontology at the Meiers Institute of Knowledge, along with some other degrees. I hail from Wriss I currently live on Earth.” As I finished my statement, I couldn’t help but criticize the way I spoke. [Why did I talk so rigidly, ughhh! My first impressions are going terribly!] James spoke up. “Wait, did we all come from MIK? Weird coincidence huh?” I could tell he was trying to ease the tension in the room. “I thought I would’ve noticed a giant lizard guy walking around campus.” Wait, did he call me a guy? “Uh, I’m a girl, actually.” I spoke timidly. The man before me became as red as a fresh cut of steak. His embarrassment was plainly visible, which I found amusing, it lessened my anxiety slightly.
The venlil that James had referred to as Lemva spoke up, changing the subject. “Weelll… Anyhow, my name is Lemva as James told you. I’m 30 years old. I’m an archaeologist and got my doctorate from MIK. My current home is on Earth but I’ve lived a little bit of everywhere. Me and James have been friends for a long time, we met in the institute’s history club.” Everyone focused their attention onto Cayek as Lemva’s introduction concluded. It took several seconds for him to compose himself. I could tell that my presence was uncomfortable for him, and him being seated closest to me of the three people probably exacerbated that feeling. I didn’t blame him for his fear, but it still stung a little. He gulped and started talking.
“My name is Cayek. I’m a 41 year old linguist who also went to MIK for my doctorate. I was born on the Cradle, was taken in at a young age by the UN after it got bombed, and was offered a home in one of the cities constructed by the Cradle Re-colonization Project, where I now live.” The man stopped talking and I thought he was done, but he straightened his posture and started speaking again. “I just want to get this out of the way before it causes trouble later down the line.” He spoke with a sigh. “I was born in a… you could call it a “hostile” household. My family raised me during a time when hate against… “people who were different” was acceptable. My upbringing cemented a couple habits into me that I’ve been trying to chip away at, so to speak, ever since I saw the sheer good that mankind is capable of. I’ve been attempting to be more open to new ideas ever since. Hell, I even took the anti-cure and tried some-” He gulped. “-non-herbivore cuisine, to get some perspective. So if I accidentally say or do something offensive to you please tell me, I truly want to leave that part of me behind.” As he ended his speech, he slouched and let out a breath he had been holding in. I was surprised by his honesty.
James and Lemva both processed the information. I responded first. “Thank you. You have no idea how much anxiety dropped off my shoulders just now. I was worried you’d all run away at first sight of me or treat me like some bloodthirsty beast. I very much appreciate the effort you’re putting into reforming.” James spoke after me. “I appreciate it too. After all these riots it’s such a breath of fresh air to meet a person that won’t cry if I look at them.” In the past 10 minutes, this man had crammed in jokes at any time he could. I think I’m gonna like him. I could tell that the joke came from a place of sadness though, I could see the sadness in his eyes.
James started to look impatient, he tapped his fingers on the table in a rhythmic pattern while he checked his holopad for the time. “I thought we were here for a job offer. How long is this gon-” The sound of the heavy wooden door opening filled the room, as a small group of well-dressed men and women filed in through the doorway. As my eyes scanned over each person who entered, my heart skipped a beat and I jolted upward to attempt a human salute as I spotted President Zhao at the tail-end of the group. [What the fuck? Why is he meeting with us?] The other three followed my gaze and stood to salute as well. In his surprise, James nearly fell over. My three partners were as equally dumbstruck as I by the sudden appearance of the head of the government.
President Zhao took on a small amused smirk as he witnessed James straighten himself out. “At ease. You may take a seat.” We did as he commanded. “Welcome to the Capitol. It’s good to see that you all accepted your invitations. I can see from your confused expressions that you probably want some answers, so let’s get started.” As Zhao took a seat at the head of the table, one of the men who had accompanied him lifted a briefcase from his side and placed it delicately on the table. The man inputted a code into a small keypad and the briefcase unlocked with a click. Inside was a holo-projector, which the man placed on the center of the table. “Before we begin, our four guests will need to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, the information spoken of in this meeting must never leave this room.” Another of the officials, a small woman in a black dress, passed four holopads to us, which we promptly wrote our signatures into. The holopads were collected and Zhao spoke. “Excellent. You’re probably all curious about the reason we invited you specifically for this opportunity, why all the security measures and guards, why we’re trying to keep this under such tight wraps.” The holo-projector on the table switched on and briefly displayed the Coalition logo, before transitioning to a hologram of Talsk, the Farsul homeworld. “As you know, for hundreds of years the Federation had been keeping archives filled with classified knowledge and confiscated or outright stolen items. On the nineteenth of june, approximately four weeks ago, after extensive search efforts, we found the motherlode. The Federation had kept many archives but this one was special. It wasn’t a library, it was a tomb. Buried under several kilometers of rock and deep ocean, the Federation sealed away items and information that, if released, could possibly threaten their hold over the galaxy.”
The holo-projector transitioned to a diagram depicting the archive, there was no entrance-way and no exit, just kilometers of water and stone between it and the surface. The hologram zoomed in on the archive, showing a more detailed view of the gargantuan structure. It consisted of several levels, each with a number of chambers housing items or information. At the very bottom of the structure, one chamber stood out among the rest. 10 meter thick walls of an ultra-hard titanium alloy encased a small cell filled with toxic gas. Suspended in the middle of the chamber by hundreds of metal rods was a vacuum-sealed prism of diamond. Finally, inside the prism was a small metal cube along with a holopad.
I felt a chill down my spine as I studied the intricate carvings etched upon the surface of the artifact. I could tell that the carvings were of some language, but it did not match any that I could think of. “Within the records, this artifact was designated as Class-Hydrogen1. The Federation’s information classification system is far too complex to discuss in full, but in summary, the more important something is, the closer to 1 the atomic number of the element it is assigned will be. The classification is then proceeded by a 1 or 2, 1 signifies dangerous information and 2 signifies dangerous materials. For example, in this same archive we discovered an experimental and dangerous singularity generator with a classification of Fluorine2, which has an atomic number of 9.”
“To put into perspective how scary the idea of a Class-Hydrogen designation is, the second highest classification object on record is a self-powered anti-grav receptacle of strange matter. Strange matter will turn any other matter it touches into more strange matter, I shouldn’t have to explain why that is incredibly dangerous. The receptacle was classified as a Carbon2. There are 4 classifications between Hydrogen and Carbon and none of them are being used.” My blood ran cold as I listened. What power could this artifact possibly hold? The question in my mind was quickly replaced by another. Why are WE the ones being told this? Before the window of opportunity ended, I opened my mouth to speak.
“Permission to speak, sir?” Zhao looked at me and nodded. “I still have a question, and I’m sure my partners do too, but why us? Why did you choose to tell us this instead of someone more qualified?” “I’m glad you reminded me.” I heard the clacking of a keyboard as one of the men beside the President switched the holo-projector to a different tab. A close-up of the cube appeared, showing the four sides of the object.
The first side depicts a bipedal creature covered in spikes turning their back on two similar figures cloaked in blood and flames. The creature holds a defiant posture. Flames trail behind them, turning to embers, then to smoke, and then fading entirely.
The second side depicts a small fluffy figure being chased by a dark version of themselves across a variety of settings and locations.
The third side depicts a large being covered in scales bound in chains kneeling on an altar, their arms being stretched to two different sides. On one side a crowd of identical creatures and on the other side a crowd composed of different figures of varying shapes and sizes, both sides pointing weapons at the central figure.
The final scene depicts a man screaming in anger and sorrow pointing a dagger toward a small creature with bloodied hands. Tears stream down his face. A man and woman lie dead in the background.
A gojid, a venlil, an arxur, and a human.
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