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suapyg t1_ja0oyby wrote

Reply to Longshot: work truck got broken into by StarGraz3r84

Just a heads up for standard thief procedure: Unless this was a one-off (it probably wasn't), any thief who knows what they're doing will keep watch on where you're parking the truck, wait a couple weeks for you to replace all the tools that were in the truck, and hit you again. Easy target ID, and brand new tools.

Change it up - keep your tools somewhere else, park somewhere else, swap vehicles with someone for a month or two, whatever you have to do. They will almost certainly be back.

Source: I ran a furniture business in Brooklyn for 15 years.

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okcknight t1_ja0on7d wrote

Reply to Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts

Police Vacancy: %21 (157/755)

Police OT: 6.2 MM

Police Budget (2022): 97.8MM

Percentage OT to Budget: %6.3

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Fire Vacancy: 1.5% (6/401)

Fire OT: 4.7MM

Fire Budget: 62MM

Percentage OT to Budget: %7.5

Something I found interesting: despite having a 1.5% vacancy rate, the fire department is paying %7.5 of its total budget in overtime. Meanwhile the police vacancy is 14 times greater and running at approximately 6.3% of their total budget, less than Fire percentage-wise. I wonder what the reason for that is. I would expect the fire OT numbers to be much lower considering their staffing.

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leecanbe t1_ja0ok36 wrote

Reply to comment by STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S in Henrico to pay bonuses at nine schools with high teacher vacancies by CrassostreaVirginica

Professional developments are classes and training teachers have to take. Usually during non contract hours. They are worth points, and we have to have x amount of points to renew our license. They are usually people who have some great new theory about education everyone should try, so you try it and then next year they are on to the next one. Same crap new acronyms, more paperwork.

TDLR: long meetings outside work hours that you don't get paid for and are 90% useless.

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Megh2984 t1_ja0i5mo wrote

Reply to Daycares and nap times by Mindful_Mom_36

Not in Montessori but 1-3 is the typical naptime for all the other daycares we’ve been to at that age. Our get up at the same time as an FYI and they adapted fine.

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RVAblues t1_ja0hueb wrote

Reply to Anyone else getting a bigger State refund than normal? by yesiambear

The state standard deduction went up a lot this year, so that reduced your taxable income, but since the increase in the deduction didn’t go into effect until December (it was tied to actual state revenue vs. projections), your boss spent the entire year withholding at the old rate, assuming a smaller deduction amount.

There is no raise to the deduction planned this year regardless of state revenues, so withholdings should match your tax liability this year.

TL;DR, through no fault of anyone but the General Assembly, you paid too much in taxes over the year and got a big refund. Do not expect the same next year.

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