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Stogie1020 Offline
#251 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 11:55 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
lolz

You got a point. My wife said she wanted a new vacuum. I got her other things, but also told her on her birthday she could buy whatever new vacuum she wanted because I didn't want to buy the wrong one... She did, and seemed happy about it.

Don't buy her a vacuum, you might get the wrong one. Let her pick it out herself.

Plus, think of the conversation with her friend...

Friend: "So, what did your husband buy you for your birthday?"

Wife: "A new vacuum."

Friend: "That basstid."



There is just no winning.
danmdevries Offline
#252 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 11:56 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Just finished a 5 miler in shorts and a jacket. Started out 44 but now it's a sunny 56 headed to 71.

Wife's brother just txt from Minn that it's -33 there. I'm guessing -33 and -3 are pretty much the same. UFF DA! If I had to put up with that you could just shoot me.


-3 and -33 are only one 3 different but it's the difference between your snot freezing in your nose and the tears freezing on your eyes.

It's quite unpleasant.
HockeyDad Offline
#253 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 12:57 PM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Plus, think of the conversation with her friend...

Friend: "So, what did your husband buy you for your birthday?"

Wife: "A new vacuum."

Friend: "That basstid."



There is just no winning.


I’ve literally had this conversation with my wife. I said I know you want a new vacuum but there is no way in hell I’m getting that for you for Christmas or birthday.

Daughter got us a Roomba this year for Christmas. I named it Alberto.
deadeyedick Online
#254 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 1:08 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
+1 The cold, except for killing off mosquitos, sucks.


There is that. Those little bassturds.Mad
8trackdisco Offline
#255 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:08 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
-3 and -33 are only one 3 different but it's the difference between your snot freezing in your nose and the tears freezing on your eyes.

It's quite unpleasant.


It’s the frozen sinuses, tearing of the eyes in the wind, followed by those wet eyelashes freezing together.

The one highlight is throwing hot water out the door and watch it instantly turning to snow.

Pure, northern entertainment.
8trackdisco Offline
#256 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:10 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
I’ve literally had this conversation with my wife. I said I know you want a new vacuum but there is no way in hell I’m getting that for you for Christmas or birthday.

Daughter got us a Roomba this year for Christmas. I named it Alberto.


I see you made the smart choice and bought the VO-5 model.
MACS Offline
#257 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:30 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
I see you made the smart choice and bought the VO-5 model.


*Groan* d'oh!

delta1 Offline
#258 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:36 PM EST
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just roll with it...
Gene363 Offline
#259 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:41 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
I see you made the smart choice and bought the VO-5 model.


Rimshot!
Speyside2 Offline
#260 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 2:51 PM EST
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-3 is cold, -33 is deadly cold, big difference.
corey sellers Offline
#261 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 3:05 PM EST
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Afternoon gents
Ram27 Offline
#262 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 3:42 PM EST
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corey sellers wrote:
Afternoon gents





Hello.....
rfenst Offline
#263 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 4:34 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
Start off by offering her a back rub. If she says No, tell her you’ll take one.

While she’s doing it, say Happy Birthdaaaaaay.

Forgot to get her a card so I had to run to CVS. Had to sneak out when she was out and didn't know I'd be gone. She's big on getting/giving cards and doesn't like it when I buy one last minute (because she's a chick). So, in addition to the birthday card, I also bought a valentines Day card. #Winningthegame!
Sunoverbeach Offline
#264 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 5:46 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Warmer over by you I see.

Well the name does roughly translate to paradise valley. 'Cause of our tropical climate, and uh, valleys and stuff

I did purchase a vacuum cleaner for the wife once for a Xmas gift. It was a very limited, very specific, and very directed list that year
izonfire Offline
#265 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 7:05 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Well the name does roughly translate to paradise valley. 'Cause of our tropical climate, and uh, valleys and stuff

That description was actually quite accurate for that area during the Mesozoic Era
Sunoverbeach wrote:
I did make the mistake of incriminated myself in a chauvinistic manner, but the wife has yet to use it against me. Which, at some point, she inevitably will. Despite the fact that it was at her request. But facts don’t matter in the court of marriage…

Gonz
Sunoverbeach Offline
#266 Posted: Fri, Jan 7 2022, 7:36 PM EST
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I will neither confirm nor deny your rephrasing of my testimony
BuckyB93 Offline
#267 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 8:16 AM EST
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Currently sunny and 12° with a high of 24° today

Brrrrr...

Gotta "work" today then 11 days off from the circus.
8trackdisco Offline
#268 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 8:29 AM EST
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Eggs, sausage, hash browns, tea, breakfast bar and now coffee.
FA Cup. The well mannered Millwall vs. Palace.
Burner02 Offline
#269 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 8:47 AM EST
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46/66 and partly sunny today in LA. Wind 5 to 15 with gust to 25.

Time to fix breakfast for the grans.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#270 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:09 AM EST
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Morning, peoples
Gene363 Offline
#271 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:16 AM EST
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Good Saturday Morning! It's a clear cold 33° on the way to 53° today.

Today's jobs are roasting coffee and installing a free library box for our neighborhood. My contribution is the 6x6 inch post and books when it's done. A retired Navy officer, no idea of rank, likes woodworking and built the box. Several boxes have been built around town and are supposed to be successful, I hope so, but we shall see.
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#272 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:17 AM EST
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I was thinking of changing oil in both Hondas but the thought of crawling under cars on my back in a cold garage did not sound very appealing. Found a tire place with a special $16.95 for oil change, filter and tire rotation. Gonna have to pay extra for synthetic and a $3 charge for disposal, which I would need to pay anyway iffn I did it myself. I already changed the air filters.


Hell ya! Getting too old for that chit.
MACS Offline
#273 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:35 AM EST
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49 headed to 62. Prolly have a beer and a smoke with the fellas today.

DED - disposal fee for used oil? Any place in CA that sells oil has to accept the used stuff for free. I usually buy Mobil 1 at Wally World and dump it at O'Reilly's.

I do the oil in my truck. The wife's car is too fkn complicated, so I pay for hers.
Speyside2 Offline
#274 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:43 AM EST
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Good morrow,

I am looking at hunting rifles and scopes today.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#275 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 9:57 AM EST
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Happy hunting .......gear!
corey sellers Offline
#276 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 10:14 AM EST
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Morning gents , 40° headed to 65° gotta stain some outdoor furniture today.
HockeyDad Offline
#277 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 10:51 AM EST
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Speyside2 wrote:
Good morrow,

I am looking at hunting rifles and scopes today.


You’ll shoot your eye out kid.
Ram27 Offline
#278 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 11:24 AM EST
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Howdy dowdy peeps. Applause
8trackdisco Offline
#279 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 11:26 AM EST
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Speyside2 wrote:
Good morrow,

I am looking at hunting rifles and scopes today.


Be weary weary qwiet if you are hunting wabbits.

Don’t forget your sword and magic helmet.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#280 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 11:41 AM EST
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Make sure it's wabbit season and not duck season.

So much needless confusion and violence that could have been prevented if only Elmer had a calendar
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#281 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 12:09 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
49 headed to 62. Prolly have a beer and a smoke with the fellas today.

DED - disposal fee for used oil? Any place in CA that sells oil has to accept the used stuff for free. I usually buy Mobil 1 at Wally World and dump it at O'Reilly's.

I do the oil in my truck. The wife's car is too fkn complicated, so I pay for hers.


Yea. Az is not Cali. My dad used to spread our used oil on the dirt driveway to hold down the dust when I was younger but that is now called toxic pollution. The old homestead is prolly a superfund site now.
rfenst Offline
#282 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 1:28 PM EST
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What's up dudes?

Had a real nice birthday dinner for my wife last night at one of her most favorite restaurants- Colombia in Celebration, FL

She had such a great day. Friday, she got a call from a past employer from like 10 years ago. His office manager gave notice. He wanted to see if she wasb all on the same day- her birthday!!! Yesterday, he interviewed her, had his recruiter interview her later on, then called again to formally discuss salary and benefits and to hire her. She used to just manage his front desk. Now, she's going to manage 20+ employees and a chit-ton more, just to start. 44% increase in base salary plus office performance bonuses plus great benefits. What an UNBELEIVEABLE day for her!!!

Getting our eyes tested today so I can buy new glasses before my wife leaves her current job's vision insurance plan. We are all going to max out on our annual benefit today, including free glasses, so as not to lose out when the coverage ends in 30 or so days.

Now, I got to figure out the COBRA thing vs. Obama Care for the time until she is eligible for health insurance new job. 8rack explained it here once a few years ago, but I can not find it and the rules may have changed..

^^^
Brother 8-Track where art though?
RMAN4443 Offline
#283 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 1:50 PM EST
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I just cancelled a Cobra plan that went up to $747 a month Jan 1st...found a Gold level plan on the government website for $224.77,with $750 deductible
Palama Offline
#284 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 2:50 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
What's up dudes?

Had a real nice birthday dinner for my wife last night at one of her most favorite restaurants- Colombia in Celebration, FL

She had such a great day. Friday, she got a call from a past employer from like 10 years ago. His office manager gave notice. He wanted to see if she wasb all on the same day- her birthday!!! Yesterday, he interviewed her, had his recruiter interview her later on, then called again to formally discuss salary and benefits and to hire her. She used to just manage his front desk. Now, she's going to manage 20+ employees and a chit-ton more, just to start. 44% increase in base salary plus office performance bonuses plus great benefits. What an UNBELEIVEABLE day for her!!!

Getting our eyes tested today so I can buy new glasses before my wife leaves her current job's vision insurance plan. We are all going to max out on our annual benefit today, including free glasses, so as not to lose out when the coverage ends in 30 or so days.

Now, I got to figure out the COBRA thing vs. Obama Care for the time until she is eligible for health insurance new job. 8rack explained it here once a few years ago, but I can not find it and the rules may have changed..

^^^
Brother 8-Track where art though?


Hey Robert, not to be a potstirrer but your wife has great leverage and getting “just” a 44% increase seems on the low side. I get that there are bonuses and benefits too but they need her, she doesn’t need them (…or so it seems…). Plus, her job responsibilities have significantly increased. Personally, I would, if it’s not too late, counteroffer and ask for a more substantial base pay increase. Factoring in the length of time since her employment there, inflation, etc., anywhere from 75 to 80% increase wouldn’t be out of the question. As a friend used to always tell me, “You don’t ask, you don’t get.”
frankj1 Offline
#285 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 3:06 PM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
I just cancelled a Cobra plan that went up to $747 a month Jan 1st...found a Gold level plan on the government website for $224.77,with $750 deductible

I blame Tr...
I mean Thanks Ob...

I mean, that's fantastic!

any idea how that will actually play out cost wise with that deductible and current family health care needs?
MACS Offline
#286 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 4:04 PM EST
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Afternoon, gents.
Ram27 Offline
#287 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 4:21 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Afternoon, gents.





Howdy Macksie............
DrafterX Offline
#288 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 4:22 PM EST
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RAM..!! Laugh
HockeyDad Offline
#289 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 4:24 PM EST
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Drafter!
Ram27 Offline
#290 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 4:28 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
RAM..!! Laugh





X RollEyes
DrafterX Offline
#291 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 5:02 PM EST
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Hockey Dad..!! Laugh
Sunoverbeach Offline
#292 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 5:12 PM EST
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SOB!!!!

Wait, no. I'm doing it wrong
Speyside2 Offline
#293 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 6:44 PM EST
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SOB!!
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#294 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 6:52 PM EST
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Wife and heard about a food truck with lobster rolls so we headed over there this afternoon. Right next to a small start-up winery with live music outdoors. Great food and nice times.
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#295 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 6:57 PM EST
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SPEY!!!
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#296 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 7:25 PM EST
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Light rain and temp drop - everything is frozen.

Tried to get the mail. Walked onto the driveway and got to the bottom without moving my feet. Got the mail but walked back up on the snow. Driveway is impassable

Work called, 2 people slid off the roads and called off.
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#297 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 7:30 PM EST
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Yep, ran errands earlier and light coat of ice on the truck when I got back. I'm officially in for the night
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#298 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 10:25 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Hey Robert, not to be a potstirrer but your wife has great leverage and getting “just” a 44% increase seems on the low side. I get that there are bonuses and benefits too but they need her, she doesn’t need them (…or so it seems…). Plus, her job responsibilities have significantly increased. Personally, I would, if it’s not too late, counteroffer and ask for a more substantial base pay increase. Factoring in the length of time since her employment there, inflation, etc., anywhere from 75 to 80% increase wouldn’t be out of the question. As a friend used to always tell me, “You don’t ask, you don’t get.”


No. I don't think I explained it well. She did negotiate down to the 44% increase over and above her **current** executive salary (without even considering the probable 10-15% more in incentives and better benefits). She's already well paid. This is going to be just awesome!!! Applause
rfenst Offline
#299 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 10:46 PM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
I just cancelled a Cobra plan that went up to $747 a month Jan 1st...found a Gold level plan on the government website for $224.77,with $750 deductible

Dude, you have been around here long enough to know that you should never settle for anything less than a Platinum Membership. whip
Palama Offline
#300 Posted: Sat, Jan 8 2022, 10:52 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
No. I don't think I explained it well. She did negotiate down to the 44% increase over and above her **current** executive salary (without even considering the probable 10-15% more in incentives and better benefits). She's already well paid. This is going to be just awesome!!! Applause


Well, heck, now that that’s cleared up, hell yah!

Congrats to her! Beer
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