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Got to play there for the first time today. It was absolutely terrible. The guys I played with said the owner sold or lost the water rights.

What does this mean? And why would he do that?

Does anyone know the full story behind what's happening to this course?

I started playing golf maybe 4 years ago. And I swear it's the only time where I have heard "Amateur" pronounced "Am-id-er". I have always heard it pronounced "Am-uh-cher".

Has anyone else noticed this? Is this just a me thing? It doesn't seem to be a location thing. I have been all around the US and never heard that pronunciation until I got into golf.

Is anyone here just a sim golf player? If so, why?

I know the majority of people build a simulator for practice or as a way to play when they can't get out on an actual course.

I'm not hating at all - I'm just wondering why someone might only play on the simulator.

I definitely prefer to play alone if I'm not playing with my friends. But I don't mind playing with random people.

The one thing I don't really like is having to share a cart with a stranger. Being that close with someone I don't know, forcing conversation, then bouncing back and forth to each other's ball the whole round.

I really wish they had single person carts for everyone. And the fact that you pay the same amount regardless is crazy to me. If two people are in a cart together, it should just split the cost evenly between both riders.

Am I the only one?

***EDIT:

Strange turn of events. Got paired up with a twosome and a single.

I was able to request my own cart, and the course accommodated.

Turns out the single was super cool, and I actually would have enjoyed riding with him. I may try to play with him again, or most likely we'll exchange numbers and never talk again!

I posted about this a few days ago, but felt that my explanation did not fully explain what happened.

Friendship of about four years, for context.

2 Saturdays ago I rode my buddy's motorcycle, dropped it, and scratched the plastics. I looked up what the parts would cost, sent him the list, and sent him $400 to cover it, no haggling. Later that night we agreed that since he was already planning to sell the bike, I'd handle the sale, and if I got his full asking price without the need for new plastics, he'd give me the $400 back. He was happy with the plan. I posted the listing, paid to boost it, and started fielding buyers.

That Tuesday I told him I had interest coming in. He said he'd been sent to the ER the night before and didn't have the bandwidth for the bike right now. I backed off right away, asked what happened, asked if he was okay, and told him to let me know if he needed anything. He said jokingly the doctors had ruled out anything that was going to kill him, so I honestly assumed he was just a little sick and would be feeling better soon.

Thursday I had two serious buyers lined up. I sent him the update. He came back, saying he'd already told me he didn't have the bandwidth for this. I apologized and admitted I'd misread him, I thought he meant just in that moment, not that he needed real time, and since the doctors had ruled out anything serious I figured he'd be up for it by the weekend. I also asked if he would be cool with send my $400 back, since I'd basically proven the bike would sell at his asking price. I offered to handle the whole sale so he wouldn't have to do anything but sign the title and open the garage if he was interested. (I didn't say a single thing after this.)

a few hours later he sent the $400 back without a word, blocked me on social media, and left every group chat we were in. No explanation.

I sent him a long, honest message after that. Apologized, took full accountability, told him the friendship meant more to me than the money or the bike. No response. A few days later I ordered the actual replacement parts and they are being shipped to his place, just so I know I paid for the damage I caused, not to guilt him into anything.

I had my wife send him a message showing the ordered parts. He said nothing back.

For context, he's financially very comfortable. So money is not the issue here.

I also understand that I misread the situation and pushed for the money back when I shouldn't have. But the second I realized that it put our friendship at risk. I took full accountability, apologized, told him I cared about him immensely, and now I have paid for exactly what I damaged.

So, AITAH still?

I have GAD, so any new body sensation, especially from meds, can send me into panic mode. I also know a lot of my eating has always been anxiety-driven, not actual hunger.

I picked the Wegovy pill over a shot because it felt less permanent. Bad reaction? Just don't take tomorrow's pill. A weekly shot felt like I'd be stuck riding it out no matter what.

Day 1, felt nothing. Thought "well that anxiety was for nothing lol."

Day 3, had two panic attacks. Mild nausea, food noise quieting down some, but the panic felt way bigger than the actual symptoms. Honestly can't tell if it was the drug or if I just spiraled once I started paying attention to every little feeling.

Now deciding: stick with the pill, switch to tirzepatide, or just step back for now.

Anyone else with anxiety/panic history gone through this?

Pill or shot easier on your anxiety, and why?

Does the hyperawareness fade, or does it stick?

Anything that actually helped?

Appreciate any real experiences.

I went to see the new Obsession movie with Inde Navarrette. She was great, the movie was great. No complaints there.

But the Alamo Drafthouse decided to play one of their quirky "don't use your phone" commercials right before it started, and they used Inde Navarrette as the star of it.

I get it. Theaters need those reminders. Fine. But why would you use the actual lead actress from the movie that's about to play?

We all know Johnny Depp isn't really a pirate. Nobody thinks that. But part of watching a movie is suspending disbelief for a couple hours, and it's really hard to do that when the last thing you saw before the film started was the main character breaking the fourth wall to talk about cell phones.

Just use a different actor. Or a funny cartoon. Or literally anything else. Don't snap me out of immersion before the movie even begins.

I went to see the new Obsession movie with Inde Navarrette. She was great, the movie was great. No complaints there.

But the Alamo Drafthouse decided to play one of their quirky "don't use your phone" commercials right before it started, and they used Inde Navarrette as the star of it.

I get it. Theaters need those reminders. Fine. But why would you use the actual lead actress from the movie that's about to play?

We all know Johnny Depp isn't really a pirate. Nobody thinks that. But part of watching a movie is suspending disbelief for a couple hours, and it's really hard to do that when the last thing you saw before the film started was the main character breaking the fourth wall to talk about cell phones.

Just use a different actor. Or a funny cartoon. Or literally anything else. Don't snap me out of immersion before the movie even begins.

For some reason I can't stand the opening lyrics to "Here To Forever"

I have always looked up to Ben for his lyrical genius. I truly think he is one of the greatest musicians/lyricists of our generation.

But the opening lyrics of Here To Forever just seem so juvenile. They take me out of the song completely and it's all I can think about the rest of song.

Does anyone else feel this way? Am I an outlier here?

I'm not saying he isn't speaking the truth. Almost every movie I watch, even from the 90s. I tend to look up the cast and wonder if they are still around or what they are doing.

The lyrics just seem tacky and again "juvenile". It sounds like a lyric a teen would write during algebra class or something.

"In every movie I watch from the '50s
There is only one thought that swirls
Around my head now
And that's that everyone there on the screen
Yeah, everyone there on the screen
Well, they're all dead now, they're all dead now"

This past Saturday, me and two friends went out bar hopping. We're all early to mid 30s. Call them Alex and Marco.

Alex is always broke, so Marco and I cover him when we go out. We don't mind. We just want him to have a good time. He wouldn't ever get to go out if we didn't fund his nights.

That night Alex didn't pay for a single drink at the bars. Then we went to an afterhours strip club where he didn't pay to get in, didn't pay for a drink, and Marco and I even gave him cash for the dancers and covered him a private dance.

Club closes around 5am. We're all drunk and semi functional. Marco and I start figuring out how to get to my place where all our cars are parked. One bus, one train, and done. That's when Alex starts demanding we pay for an Uber because his phone is dead. Even if it wasn't, he couldn't afford it anyway. Last time we went out Marco paid for his Uber AND tipped the driver to walk him to his door. After covering his whole night again, neither of us were feeling it.

We tell Alex that we are just going to take the bus. Then all of the sudden he erupts into this unprompted racist, antisemitic rant. No real direction, just ugly. For context, Alex is an incel with clear alt-right beliefs he usually disguises as jokes. Also, none of us are Jewish. Just standard white guys.

We ignored it and started walking to the bus stop. Alex followed for a bit, then randomly turned right up a main street. We kept going straight. He didn't get lost. He just walked a different direction.

After that outburst, neither of us felt the need to chase him. We got the bus, got the train, got home.

Four hours later Alex shows up at my place while Marco and I are still passed out, grabs his car, and leaves. He made it home fine. No idea how.

Did we break bro code? AITAH?

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This is probably a question I could ask about any member that's left a successful band. It probably depends on contracts as well.

But figured I would see if anyone here had some knowledge!

I heard that Carlos wrote a lot of the early Interpol songs with Daniel. So I wondered if he still got a cut of their music sales, commercial revenue, or even live performances.