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The Louisville DAV is awful. Their phone representitive is argumentive & unprofessional (when they answer the phone, which is rarely). Thus far, I have emailed documentation to them 3-4x, with help for appealing a Claim Denial. Instead of filing a Claim Appeal, they OPENED A NEW CLAIM! I told them a deadline is looming multiple times - they don't give AF, at all. This week alone, I have called 10+ times and have only received 1 call back during my work shift (note: I emailed them with my hours of availability, which is generally before 3p).

I had heard bad things about the DAV; that's it's really a platform for the founder & his goals/aspirations. But I see ads for them in many airports and they do have a better public "face" with the younger cohort of Combat Vets. So I decided to give them a try. I even became a lifelong DAV supporter ($300+ donation), and it hasn't done anything to help my cause.

I used the American Legion as my VSO to help obtain my current rating. I will be ditching the DAV and going back to the American Legion.

Yeah, that should be good. For me, it's longer in the winter (until my back relaxes) than in the summer.

McGill advocates for a reclined position, for the first 60/90 minutes of every day. Standing, walking or doing ANYTHING during this timeframe will cause microtears/microabrasions, that will worsen symptoms overall over time. For example, DON'T do PT first thing in the morning. That was a msitake I made, and I wish PTs wouldn't tell ppl "do this when you first wake up" for ppl with back issues. The back wakes up more slowly than our brain... hard concept to grasp, but I'll never NOT think about it, hereon.

This is 100% true... well-said.

False, they actually reduced their fee from 5% to 3%.

I have a slight herniation of L5/S1, complicated with degenerative discs around L5/S1.

Great question. Sincerely, thanks for inquiring. I have NOT had surgery. I get injections 2x/year from the VA. I'm currently "off-cycling" from steroidal injections and I'm experimenting with some "nerve-singing" techniques. It provided total relief, for 2 weeks. But the nerves start to regrow and the effect wears off in 8 weeks, entirely. I do notice that I'm getting stronger, year-by-year. But my hips are showing some signs of arthritis. So at times it's difficult for me to get moving as much as I need to, because that's the key with the McGill method... it requires time. Time for walking, time for the Daily-3. I find that I do the Daily-3 about 3 days/week. Overall, I experience discomfort on occassion, but I live a partially adapted lifestyle. Hope the answer helps.

Only thing to add is that I heavily endorse the McGill book; changed my life. He has a few simple guidelines: (1) first two hours of the day, do as little as possible to allow the discs to ‘loosen’ up, (2) walk 2-3x/day, for 10-20 minutes each time, & (3) do the ‘daily 3,’ everyday. I’ve been doing this for 18 months and I still continue to see incremental improvement.

Awesome, guys

What leads you to believe I'm subscribing to communism/socialism? Lol... Renting out my AirBnBs is not my only job, but it happens to comprise 50% of my overall revenue. Regarding the contract, my only point was that the way the contract reads, it seems like the Extenuating Circumstances can be invoked on a 'case-by-case' basis; not across the board for ALL guests, for an entire month. I'm not overleveraged, either; my small portfolio is at 50% LTV.

I agree w/ everything you've said. I also lived through '08/'09 and I was in the housing finance industry. I'm a lifelong real estate guy, who has some diversification from some other sources.

I'm not overleveraged; roughly 55% LTV across my small portfolio. But 60% of my revenue is based on AirBnB. Again, I "get" everything you're saying, but my business was simply not built to withstand such a large & sudden shock.

Hmmm... I thought my language was quite clear; perhaps not

I'm somewhat evolving, in my position. First, ABnB should have stated the limited window during which this applies in their Founder msg; scope is 30 days, but at this point I expect longer.

I get the pandemic, but you're not acknowledging any of my points. Plus, I'm getting cancellations that are equal to 110% of the reservation. So, I'm actually "paying" ABnB for these cancellations. If it makes sense for guests to get a 100% refund, why is it not also true for hosts?

Thank you! Jesus... I've had like 20 negative PMs.

Ok, you're missing the point. If AirBnB has a valuation of $35 BILLION, then perhaps they could shoulder some of this pain. Look, my cancellation policy was moderate (about a 50% refund). Why not "share the pain"? Why not do a blanket 80-85% refund, across the board?

This is funny; good point...

Not the case, maybe 55% LTV.

Go fuck yourself. I'm not a bad human; you don't even know me, or my personal circumstances. My post used argument & logic to make a case. You're just invoking a blank "life matters more than $" argument; which, APPLIES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

Regarding Hipfire Recoil, I agree with your take - completely useless technique - but it begs the question: Why would anyone ever use the PEQ-15, because it’s ONLY buff is “-30% HIPFIRE RECOIL.” Perhaps this is just a ‘shiny’ attachment, with limited benefit.

Question: What about the two numbers stacked vertically on top of each other, specifically in the weapons blueprint of the Bivouac store? Separately, I wanted to contribute to the discussion above. The three rounds pointed to the right (beneath the explody/damage/stopping indicator) are the cyclic rate of fire; NOT a max ammo indicator. In the lower right, where one sees the rounds pointed to the sky, that is the fire selection options. Single round implies semi-auto, 3-rounds implies a 3-shot burst (like the real M4/M16a2), and 5-rounds implies full-auto.

Great gallery.

What’s wrong with you? Go do something else.

What a stupid & disrespectful question. Go waste your oxygen elsewhere.

McGill’s book (Back Mechanic) does cover the entire back, as I recall. My problems are in the lower back, so my reading only queued with a perspective as such. My reply to the last McGill book inquiry, just 15 minutes ago: “THIS forum & THAT book (Back Mechanic) changed my life. A year ago, I was meeting w/ multiple surgeons with plans to go under the knife. A last ditch effort to ask for guidance herein provided life-changing information. I agree w/ the comments made regarding the Daily 3. I haven’t met w/ a McGill clinician of any kind; just a rigorous discipline to the Daily 3, walking & adhering to other principles outlined in his book (main one, was the first 2 hours of enforced spine neutrality, each day; to let discs release some moisture, slowly, and not form micro-tears). From a year ago, I literally TRIPLED my average steps per day (4K to 12k), and I believe walking is equally important as the Daily 3. It all takes time, and I’d say I’m 50% better than I was a year ago. Let me say, it takes a LOT of time, to walk an average of 12k steps per day; but it’s afforded me time for more podcasts, and meaningful conversations w/ friends & family. I’m only 80% successful on doing the Daily 3, EVERY day; but I stopped trying to do higher numbers of reps. I have found more consistent results from doing a simple 5-3-1 rep count, and I rarely go higher in reps. By doing this 5-6 days/week, it’s‘enough’ for me. And I find that walking is more curative, in both short & longer terms. For my last flare up, I forced myself to walk around the block one time, every 2-3 hours; a normal walk for me is like 20-25 blocks. So walking is curative, for flare ups AND for the long-term strengthening. Get the book, without question.”