MexicanDragon

I like how that doesn't explain why you didn't get a babysitter. I'm sure your list goes "Me > my kids > other people". Nope, my kids are way ahead of me. That's why I currently live in relative poverty so they can go to the best public school in the region, a school that was at one point rated the best magnet school in the country. **BRENT**

To annoy you 13 years in the future. **BRENT**

My kids > other people. She didn't make a peep the entire movie, as was to be expected. Also, House of 1000 Corpses wasn't exactly a blockbuster film with packed houses every showing. **BRENT**

All the Pokemanz! **BRENT**

Heh, I didn't pick up any 90s stuff (though I did have to catch some of the cars and make sure they were all period correct; I think a Ford Festiva was a little too new, but it was close.) That e28 was pretty hot. Heh, House Of 1000 Corpses was Zoe's first movie in theatres... at 6 months. **BRENT**

Seeing that you're bad at this, I got a new-to-Chattanooga friend a Kuat NV 2.0 2-bike 2" rack from the LBS near me. While he was talking to the shop owner, he found out that a new RS Reba was ordered incorrectly, thrice, so he got a crazy deal on that. I'm glad he was able to pick up the slack where Chris failed so miserably. What fishing stuff are you getting? **BRENT**

I enjoyed Stranger Things, but I have a feeling I missed *most* of the references. When 90s nostalgia comes around with something like this, though, it's on. **BRENT**

Kids and I were out playing tonight. Snapped this in the middle of a rain storm. Part of the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. **BRENT**

Nate, looks like you need a Kuat. http://kuatracks.com/products/ The NV and NV2.0 have an integrated repair stand which should be awesome, and both have integrated locks. The Sherpa and Sherpa 2.0 (the 2.0 definitely has my vote aesthetically over the Sherpa 1) are a little cheaper, have some locking, but no stand. Here's the comparison chart for all of them. Jeff, Dan, and maybe a couple others have them. When I look around at the shop owners locally, everyone has a Kuat NV or a 1UP USA. i'm in love with them both for different reasons. **BRENT** P.S. Nice ride, 18mph is a stretch goal for me these days on anything that isn't Florida-flat, but we all know that the best part of riding is all the buying of new stuff. P.P.S Did I mention the Kuat is still $$$? At least it looks pretty great. I think lots of the $$$ for the 1UP stuff comes from the fact that it's made in the US; I can respect that. Kuat is out of Springfield, MO but made/assembled in Taiwan and China, much like Yakima.

OK, since you don't have the BLACK hitch until the 11th, send back the wrong color 1UP and get the right one. #FirstWorldSolutions **BRENT**

Shelly, I haven't had a biscuit in a week or two; you're fine. **BRENT**

If it's any consolation, you DID order the wrong color, so you need to send it back anyways. **BRENT**

Bring it. I hope I get to keep Manning again this year. **BRENT**

Plus, grawk doesn't look poor. **BRENT**

That looks like you're a poor person. I even have a Yakima hitch rack. Me > you. **BRENT**

Do what you usually do: buy them all, open 2/3rds, say cameras are dumb, then use your iPhone 7 (it'll be out by then.) **BRENT**

Oh, didn't know. Sounds great! (I've been looking around for a new phone as well, so I'm scouring for deals.) The one I want is backordered for 4 weeks. Grrrr... **BRENT**

At 249$ for Moto X vs 299$ for OP2? Sure. At 269 for OP2 and 399$ for Moto X? No way. 399$ gets a OnePlus 3, which is what I want, and competes with or beats the 700-800$ Samsung Galaxy S7. It depends on the day and the deal, but that's the cheapest I've seen that phone. **BRENT**

@shellylh, OnePlus 2 on sale for 10% off on Amazon right now. (270$) https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-Unlocked-Smartphone-Sandstone-Warranty/dp/B015FZLA8A/ **BRENT**

Should have gotten black. We all know moar expensive = better. Let me know when you're going to the installer; I've been wanting a biscuit. **BRENT**

Love the OneUp. Congrat. **BRENT**

Happy b-day, pizza man. **BRENT**

Message me later if you don't have this solved; I think I have something I can send. **BRENT**

Buy it today and if the other phone works out, return it. It's an OK phone at normal price, it's a great deal at this price. I think the iPhone 5s battery replacement cost will be 79$ at an Apple Store, unless it's still covered under Apple Care. I can always find you a deal, but the Moto X is the best thing out there at the moment, though the OnePlus 2 is probably worth the 300$ normal price, even with its quirks. **BRENT**

I don't consider AT&T a company that matters, so I never think of them. I think Sprint matters more than AT&T. OnePlus X is out, so that's OK. The Nexus 5x works on the T-Mo and AT&T bands you want, though. FWIW, the OnePlus One doesn't work on the main T-Mo LTE band, so I switch between HSPA and LTE, and I stream FLAC from Tidal all day long. The OnePlus X has the same processor as mine, which is a little dated. There are people who had issues with the OnePlus 2 (mostly nerd stuff,) but it should be fine for a lot of people, especially at 299$ for 64GB. Have you asked your niece if she wants a small phone? Most people don't use phones for phones, and kids tend to be on their phones more. I've seen a ton of women with huge phones (Galaxy Note and larger.) The thing with Android phones is they typically have a better screen to body ratio than iPhones, so 5.2" phones are similar or barely larger than a 6S, and 5.5" phones are smaller than a 6S+. (I actually almost got a 6+ a while back, but when I played with one and noticed how horribly proportioned they were, I couldn't do it.) Zoe (13) uses a Galaxy S5, which is barely larger than the iPhone 6S, but has 17% more screen real estate on a phone that is just a few mm larger. She loves the size of that phone. There are still some good options out there, and the OnePlus 2 does cover all the bands. That being said, for 1/6th less, I'd probably go with the Moto X Pure Edition, that is on sale for 11 more hours. It has all the right bands, it's powerful enough (more so than the OnePlus X and my current phone,) and looks like it has some great reviews. It does have a large screen, but 1) a LOT of people really like that and 2) it's a free phone; if she bitches about it, she probably doesn't deserve it. 2a) if she does bitch about it, give her your iPhone that's 2 years older and has a battery that needs replacing. TL;DR, buy the Moto X Pure Edition that's on sale today, (but Shelly should read it.) The best deal is the 32GB for 249$. It comes with a 32GB memory card to bring it to 64. The 64 is 150$ more, and the 16GB is 50$ more. There is a White/Bamboo (back) that looks pretty sweet. **BRENT**