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Cop Porn Popper posted:Thats what your mom said last night. and thats what you're saying tonight. 
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funny Star Wars parody posted:I was recently informed that my mother got a life insurance policy at some point in the last decade and told my father that she was glad she would at least be able to pay for my university using that Parents are good at making you cry like that. We went and saw my dad last night and he made a big deal out of how his new house will end up being mine at some point and I fuckin hate that kind of talk. I need him to be around another three decades minimum.
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ExplodingSims posted:Honestly, this really solves nothing, and only serves to further entrench the beliefs of those at the top. Yes, this. The wife and I are doing (comparitively) extremely well, and we budget heavily. However, due to rising costs outside of our control (gas, electricity, property taxers) and a housing-market that has stagnated in our local area, I stress immensely about money. We're working hard at trying to pay things off as quickly as we can to get ahead of the game, but nothings ever cheap or easy. And we still have 15k worth of windows, plus the roof, and likely the deck to do in the next 3-5 years. Those are the only things left that can reduce our energy usage and save us money on bills. So its a while before I'm "ahead" - and that's also just hoping that neither of our jobs disappears (which isn't too likely, thank gently caress). Things suck for a lot of people, and saying someones suffering is subjectively less because someone elses is objectively worse is a false dichotomy. Looking at our northern communities (especially Native towns), and its like a third-world in the first-world. There is a huge amount of income disparity and the people at the top either really don't care, or have completely lost touch. I'm 36 - born in 1980, so - early millenial, maybe? I've worked hard my entire life, have 2 degrees, and I've never been able to get ahead. I'm not anywhere near as behind as I could be, but after spending 18 years in the workforce, I'm not where I ~feel~ like I should be. I haven't always been smart, but I've spent a lot of years scrimping and saving. Its a lovely, stressful thing. Pardon the rant, it was a frustrating day at work.
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Y'all are missing the part where I said "Yes, there is huge wealth inequality in the US, where the fantastically wealthy own a disproportionate amount of the wealth. That is bad, and wrong, and will only be changed with a revolution and the guillotine." So... do something big about it (which is what it will take), or stop the bitching.
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Here's non depressing stuff: my dad found this in the garbage and brought it to me Based on the logo I think it's old, but still sturdy as heck
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Here's non depressing stuff: my dad found this in the garbage and brought it to me gently caress that's a nice toolchest. How are the slides? Little bit of maintenance and that'll outlast the both of us.
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Slides are clean as can be Why would someone throw away what looks like an antique snap on?? At the least it's from the 80s, my dad seemed to think more like 60s
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ExplodingSims posted:You'd be surprised at the amount of antiques people just toss out because it's dads/grandpas/uncles junk. Im sadly fighting my grandmother with this exact thing. My grandpa promised all of these things to me but he never said it to her. Now hes dead and shes being a gently caress and not letting me get anything he promised or tryed to give 10 times over. Please go talk to your parent/grandparent and hug them. I would give anything to sit and have a whisky with my grandpa one more time. 
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Got assaulted by teenagers! Whooo! Kid was bouncing a basketball in the store, he kept banking it off poo poo so I asked him to stop. The he bounced it off a glass display case so I said "GET OUT" and he flung it into my face. Hit me just right to knock me off balance so I smacked my head on the floor as well. Or one of them kicked me in the head, I couldn't tell. By the time I found my glasses they were long gone. Security was useless, didn't bother calling the cops. My nose is fat as poo poo now.
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Rhyno posted:Got assaulted by teenagers! Whooo!  Jesus loving Christ, I hope you at least requested a copy of the security camera footage. I'm glad you are okay, did they take anything?
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Unfortunately we are currently without functional cameras. And the mall doesn't have surveillance either. Our system was ancient and finally took a poo poo so while we have powered cameras in the store they no longer actually function. And the mall lacks them due to some insurance loophole.
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Rhyno posted:Got assaulted by teenagers! Whooo! next time call the cops first then security, I'm a security guard and tell my co workers to do this as well, because if it's a crime that needs the police asap (assault, robbery, attempted murder, etc) otherwise you're just wasting time because that's what I'm gonna do once i figure out what happened anyway. And by that time the perps are long gone.
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The kids were gone before I was even up off the floor and it took me forever to find my glasses. I used to work security at a bar and experience told me that calling the cops would have been a waste of their time. It's been two hours and I couldn't pick them out of a lineup if you put a gun to my head. Also they were minors so they'd have gotten a slap on the wrist.
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So why were you mad the security guy didn't call the cops then? You don't have cameras? Lotta times kids causing trouble roam in groups, and I've had luck with cops catching up to them loving off somewhere else in the area. But if you can't even identify them yeah that would be tough. Also just because they're minors doesn't mean they don't have some strict rear end parents to answer to. I've witnessed some pissed off loving parents coming to get their kids, and I knew their lives were going to be hell once they got home 
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Applebees Appetizer posted:So why were you mad the security guy didn't call the cops then? You don't have cameras? Lotta times kids causing trouble roam in groups, and I've had luck with cops catching up to them loving off somewhere else in the area. But if you can't even identify them yeah that would be tough. My post could have been clearer, I called security, they never answered. I didn't bother called the police because I knew it was a waste of time. I wasn't mad. Our camera system took a massive poo poo recently. We're currently in lease negotiations and part of it would include an upgraded security system if the mall locks in our current rent. And like I said, aside from looking like smug little shits I couldn't ID them if I had to.
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God-loving-drat I am sore. 6 hours in a UPS truck today. The driver told me he wants me with him whenever possible, saying that I bust my rear end more than 99% of the seasonal helpers he's worked with. It's a 20 minute drive for me to meet up with him, but we seem to get along really well. And bust my rear end I did. Or kneecaps anyway. Only took my sunglasses, since yesterday we finished before dark. Didn't have my regular ones (they were back in my car), tripped over a massive crack in a sidewalk while not wearing glasses in the dark. 193 pounds slammed into my kneecaps, then palms. Upside is I chucked the package into the lawn on my way down, so it didn't get damaged, and I don't have any bruises. Palms are skinned a little, but no blood. Driver was freaking out thinking he'd have to report an injury (and also lose his helper halfway through a bitch of a route). Knee caps only hurt for about 15 minutes, the only things that hurt now are the things that always hurt when I go from sedentary to walking/running a lot in short order (shins, ankles, calves). Nothing some ibuprofin won't fix if I do wind up being sore in the morning. Good thing I went with jeans today; I was originally going to wear shorts. If I'd done that my knees would have been bleeding pretty good. He handed me one of his flashlights afterwards and told me to use it on the sidewalks; he said he busted his rear end a few days ago over the same thing (busted sidewalk at night). The Locator posted:I'm pretty happy with Amazon in general, very few issues given the amount of stuff I've gotten from them over the years, and this monitor is the first time I've ever had a problem getting the problems worked out to my satisfaction without any escalation. As a customer, I generally like them. They're notorious for intermingling stock from various vendors if the UPC matches, which has led to a lot of chinese knockoffs being sold as the real deal, even if the "sold by" is the manufacturer themselves, if it's "fulfilled by Amazon". They're also a bit bad about selling returns as brand new, if you can't tell anything has been used. It's one thing if it's an unopened return, but I've bought "brand new" items from them that had obviously been opened and repacked. They're a loving horrible company to partner with or work for, though. Actual employees get poo poo-all for benefits outside of discounted stock and medical insurance, and a small discount off of a small number of orders per year. Darchangel posted:You need one about being able to tell a 96K baud connection by the sound alone. "BeeeeEEEEEEYOOP ba-DANG!" I can tell you if a 9600-16800 connection is v.32, v.32bis, HST, Zyxel, etc. And can tell the sound apart between 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, etc etc etc etc.  I was enough of a sperg with init strings and sounds in my short stint at Internet America that if someone was having speed issues, they got sent to me. At least on dialup. I was lost on ISDN stuff. Before I moved out here, there was a freenet in my home town (Rio Grande Freenet - it's long dead now, as are the people who were involved with running it). It was barebones enough that they had something like 60 external USR 14.4k Sportster modems. And of course, modems die now and then, but with no way of knowing what phone number was for what modem (they were all grouped into 1 number anyway, and there wasn't any real communication behind the freenet admin and PBX admin), I'd go over there and play "find the hosed up modem" occasionally in exchange for a t-shirt or lunch. Usually by physically swapping the lower use modems with the higher use ones and listening for the ones having issues connecting. It was hosted by a community college, so they were very limited in what they could do in terms of equipment and phone lines. They had tons of phone lines, just didn't have a PBX admin that was particularly helpful. And I think they only had one direct dial number for all 60 modems. scuz posted:What do you guys do when: Well, the dude I work with at UPS (I'm doing a seasonal driver helper job) was a data analyst for 22 years. Got sick of sitting at a desk, got a CDL, drove 18 wheelers, got sick of that, and got hired on as a driver by UPS. They hire from outside rarely, but it does happen. Fucker is bringing home high 5 figures if he takes it easy, and if he wants OT, he breaks 6 figures - gets OT after 8 hours, and this time of year, his paychecks triple thanks to mandatory OT. It's also a union gig with a real union (Teamsters), so as long as you don't assault/kill people, you're generally untouchable. Also you get to be in loving good shape. He's worked for them for about a year and a half, and said he's down to half the weight he was when he started. I've been doing it 3 days and I'm already down 7 pounds.  This post is mostly in jest, but for the dude I've been working with, it was exactly what you're bitching about. Also by the time you're done with your day you're too tired to drink. You DO NOT want to work in one of their warehouses, I've been there/done that. Lost 30 or 40 pounds in 3 months, but was too sore to do anything else once my 4-5 hour shift was done, and they're still paying warehouse guys the same thing that paid me.. 13 years ago (small change, but it's literally change... less than a 25 cent/hr difference). This post isn't really that serious, but in this dude's case, he went from a 6 figure desk job at a Fortune 100 company to delivering packages, and he's making about the same money with far more job security and benefits. And you don't need a CDL to drive the package cars (the stereotypical trucks you see around town) - hydraulic brakes, GVW of 19,999 lbs. Do need to know how to drive manual though. If I ever see a public opening for a UPS package car driver, I'm going to be all over that poo poo. If you make it to package car driver, you're making bank, and you get fantastic benefits. And you can ditch the gym membership... but you'd better set aside a lot of money for new clothes and uniforms as you drop weight. Serious part of this post... I'm looking for any real career to get into right now that isn't a desk job, my only "careers" have been food service, retail, and delivery. I turned down the job with Nissan, mainly because of the commute (35 miles each way on a highway notorious for being bumper to bumper almost 24/7). I have an interview with Lowe's tomorrow. Retail is where I've always excelled, but I want a clear path to management if I'm going to go back into retail. I'm just barely inside of the "proper" DFW metroplex (by about 2 miles), so I've been trying to find stuff within a 30 minute drive - which includes parts of 3 counties. That Nissan job would have been up to 2, even 3 hours each way, depending on weather, wrecks, suicides by jumping off bridges, etc. Even on a good day it would have been a minimum of 45. If I'm gonna be driving that much, it's not gonna be my own car. I've been in food service management before, and call center management, I can't see retail management being that different aside from an eye for different kinds of detail. funny Star Wars parody posted:Slides are clean as can be I had a Snap On dealer as a next door neighbor in the 80s, complete with the bigass truck in his driveway with the logo. That is absolutely not an 80s logo. I think your dad is right, I'm thinking 50s-60s for the top, and 60s-70s for the bottom. ExplodingSims posted:You'd be surprised at the amount of antiques people just toss out because it's dads/grandpas/uncles junk. This. My stepfather and mother threw out (well, donated) all of my grandma's vintage stereo equipment. Marantz equipment (modern and vintage), KLH speakers from the 60s that needed refoaming, but still sounded amazing. They knew I love music, and they know I love quality music equipment even more. I was devastated.. and I'm still angry about it. It's been 15 years now. This happened while she was still alive too, but after she was moved into assisted living. My stepdad did say I could have his long-retired Sansui receiver (model 881 from the mid 70s), but it needs a lot of work to get going again. It still powers on, and still puts out (really good) sound, but has a decent ground loop hum now, and all of the knobs are scratchy as poo poo. I'm sure the caps are long dried out, and a lot of the lights are out. One of these days I'll pick it up and track down schematics for it. I think the light bulbs will be the hardest parts to find. Ironically, the only reason he never threw it out when it started acting up is... he bought it with the money he inherited from his father (everything else he got with that money is gone now, except for a gun, AFAIK). He did say it's always had a bit of an issue with running a bit "hot" on one channel and frying speakers on that channel, but I've had some low end Infinitiys hooked up to it and they sounded fantastic (and even volume on both channels) aside from the hum. Its output is low enough that any modern speaker should handle it easily. My mother cherishes knick knacks and photos - I do too, though not to the same extent. My stepdad is more of a "if I'm not going to use it soon, throw it away". I've gotten rid of a lot of my own stuff by taking his attitude, since I used to be a bit of a hoarder in many ways (especially electronics), but I will never throw anything passed down to me. And if something works and either has some use or some memorabilia, I'll sell it or donate it (or pass it along to another family member) if I don't plan to hang on to it. (goddamn this got way too long, even for an STR mmmmmegapost... I've been in a UPS truck all day, and went to 2 interviews before that...)
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Re: UPS. I have a friend who works for a UPS warehouse and is some kind of supervisor or something. Went to college, got a fancy degree, still at UPS. Probably because the pay and hours with his seniority can't be beat. Not to be a dick though, but if that Nissan job was permanent, I'd have taken it in your situation. So much easier to get a job when you have a job. Commute be damned, when you're unemployed, you take what you can get. There's a reason I moved to the IE, and it wasn't the weather. Four years in meth land, and I have an amazing job (in a better place) that I'd only have gotten because I took that job.
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iwentdoodie posted:Why have I spent 3 1/2 hours reading about dirt track car suspension setups Because dirt tracks are rad?
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I posted a controversial article on Facebook yesterday, then went and played videogames, ate dinner and helped my son with his homework. Came back to it to see it had something like 150+ replies because CommieGIR and Kastein were arguing with my uncle and cousin. It was really fuckin' hilarious. I think it's still simmering, too.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:God-loving-drat I am sore. 6 hours in a UPS truck today. The driver told me he wants me with him whenever possible, saying that I bust my rear end more than 99% of the seasonal helpers he's worked with. It's a 20 minute drive for me to meet up with him, but we seem to get along really well. Get a headtorch. You may feel that you look like a dick, but its worth it as it will leave your hands free either to carry stuff properly or to use to stop yourself going over and faceplanting anything. Sounds like you're doing OK with that guy, and geting paid for getting some exercise! CornHolio posted:I posted a controversial article on Facebook yesterday, then went and played videogames, ate dinner and helped my son with his homework. Came back to it to see it had something like 150+ replies because CommieGIR and Kastein were arguing with my uncle and cousin. It was really fuckin' hilarious. I think it's still simmering, too.
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Tomarse posted:I need more AI people on my faceballs. Having Kastein and Cat Terrist on my Facebook is fantastic. So often people have waded into a "discussion" with them and they get so thoroughly schooled.
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I don't miss working for FedEx one bit. The nice weather days where your route wasn't overloaded was nice, but if theres even a little rain or snow it made my day miserable. The only really good days were when they sent you in rural areas. That way instead of 100+ stops per day you might have 25-30 or so.
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CornHolio posted:I posted a controversial article on Facebook yesterday, then went and played videogames, ate dinner and helped my son with his homework. Came back to it to see it had something like 150+ replies because CommieGIR and Kastein were arguing with my uncle and cousin. It was really fuckin' hilarious. I think it's still simmering, too. I had to stop because he's so willing to bend reality to try to fit his narrative that its unreal. That and he keeps spouting Tea Party talking points. The valve lifters on the 90 are gone 
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Tomarse posted:I need more AI people on my faceballs. AI people on the Bookface was the only reason I hung around as long as I did. I'm done with it for now, I'm giving a real go at the twitters and Instagram.
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CommieGIR posted:I had to stop because he's so willing to bend reality to try to fit his narrative that its unreal. That and he keeps spouting Tea Party talking points. Yeah, most of that side of my family is like that. Welcome to Indiana.
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CornHolio posted:Welcome to Indiana. Rhyno dupe account spotted. (also it was hysterical)
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Beverly Cleavage posted:Rhyno dupe account spotted. I guess it's possible if you swap horrible friends for horrible family.
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No December chat thread yet? Y'all are losing touch here. edit; I should post something more constructive. I was a FedEx Ground guy for a year. I was not a contractor but I was a driver. I enjoyed the job but in large part because it was only for a year. I was definitely fit. I had incredible balance on my long board and stamina that surprised me. I learned a TON about businesses and what made them tick and it actually has helped a ton with jobs that I have since had. A great part of the job was you showed up and had one thing to do - drive without crashing, deliver packages to the correct place, pick up packages when you were supposed to. Work never followed you home and when you left your job it all stayed right there. Somewhat Heroic fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Somewhat Heroic posted:No December chat thread yet? Y'all are losing touch here. That last part is huge. I'm glad my new job is 99% left at work. I'll bring the laptop home on weekends ~just in case~, but I haven't even booted it when home yet. Albeit in theory I'm on-call, we get about 2-3 calls a year on weekends, and nobody will care if I don't pick-up. If I do, I'll get comp time out the rear end for it, so I kind of hope I get a few and can snag a day or two extra off here and there :P
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Not sure this is the correct place to ask, but I've never been in this sub-forum before, and I didn't see any other obvious thread about it. I'm looking to purchase an audio dashboard to replace my radio, namely one that will allow my iphone to connect wirelessly. Is there a thread where I could get product recommendations for that?
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