The Swamp

elflaco2

so sorry to hear this Syb -- hang in there -- lots of similarities w my dad -- he's very stubborn and won't share anything..

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Thanks!!! didn't qualify for individual events, just relays. He's been stuck at the same times now all winter season, kid's frustrated. yeah. haven't been yet.. He ran there this past week - loved the facility, said the track was better than Ocean Breeze .. but didn't see parking. once i know the ti...

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i'm out.
the boy is running both saturday and sunday at Indoor Nationals in the city. Going to be a very long two days.
Guess i'll see you around the spring track meets.

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I'm interested in this sort of question because would it be different if it were like a ~50 year old who had some fancy liquor cabinet in the background? Like I know it looks different based on historical expectations, but functionally its not at this point? i'm on Teams calls several hours a day -...

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yeah, i find your bag above my seat and your bag is gone man. Well then I guess a bitch like me is lucky we were never together on a plane. being i usually seat between 7 and 20 (unless upgraded) and until yesterday have been boarding group 1, if we had, i would have waved as you went to the back p...

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yeah, i find your bag above my seat and your bag is gone man.

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returning from Houston on wednesday (united of course) in line waiting to board, look down at the boarding pass on my phone and notice that unlike the flight out monday morning, i'm now in group 2. oh yeah. i didn't quite make the required number of trips in '22.. back w the commoners. at least it i...

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Giff wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:47 pm I'll miss being in a division with you, el flaco.

yeah, i was in Houston last couple of days - no time for fun. longer trip in april, will let you know.
our group will still work with you guys, but not sure if that will remain as shared service or what.

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Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:37 pm Sorry, brian (and Giff/flaco?).

wait, what?

Giff and i work at same multi national -- although as of yesterday due to exec shuffle, we are now in different divisions...Giff's got moved to a different division although i hear they're kicking ass these days.
don't think Brian works with us.

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And now she wants to drive somewhere by herself. This is fucking bullshit I can’t take it. we held him off for three days .. because of insurance... since then, he has driven himself to school each day. and into town on a friday night, and out to celebrate with the track team their big win last wee...

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rass wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:03 pm That's nuts flaco. I can only hope...

i mean, the monthly nut is pretty nutty -- it is NJ .. and we had to get a new car this past fall which is why it went up.
i've had the same insurance guy since 98.. talk to him once a year.

elflaco2

We paid for an driving course (more than $40) because her school doesn’t have driver’s ed, and actually paid some extra to use their car today because we didn’t have one with a center hand brake, which I guess DMV requires. Didn’t get lucky enough to have the option to have them grade her. Driving ...

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We paid for an driving course (more than $40) because her school doesn’t have driver’s ed, and actually paid some extra to use their car today because we didn’t have one with a center hand brake, which I guess DMV requires. Didn’t get lucky enough to have the option to have them grade her. Driving ...

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Kid’s 17th birthday and she insisted on doing her driver’s exam today. We felt she was prepared, but she got the cliche mean DMV employee who yelled at her for using her side mirror while parallel parking, made her do it again, and then she bumped a cone coming out of the space. Game over. She’s pr...

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Yeah, when that’s gone, it’s gone. Enjoy it. My wife just had a shouting match with the 16 year old who wanted us to come upstairs and say goodnight with a minute left in the Steelers game. It’s gone. That’s why DVR has a pause button. And she got legs She’s got to conserve for track season! indoor...

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rass wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 11:16 pm Yeah, when that’s gone, it’s gone. Enjoy it.

My wife just had a shouting match with the 16 year old who wanted us to come upstairs and say goodnight with a minute left in the Steelers game.

It’s gone.

no shouting match with the nearly 17yo tonight. so far the year is off to a good start!

elflaco2

HR sharing the document regardless of legality, treated like drinking -- don't drink on your lunch hour, don't smoke up during smoke break. it was raised by multiple team members to the managers on site. work has not been affected.. then again rejections from the jurisdictions are on a 60 realy so w...

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got a call from one of my managers.. advising me of the impending email to HR... staff taking smoke breaks and getting the munchies later and stinking up the joint.
very vague language in the employee manual...and its now 'legal' in that state.

waiting to see what happens..

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still not making the game day roster, must work harder in training.

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most annoying thing this year for thanksgiving... was my brother and long time gf (>10yrs, i lost count) telling us two nights before they are now pescatarian. well, right behind my dad telling me i wasn't doing the turkey but could i do stuffing and apps so i made oyster stuffing (and sausage stuff...

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nope. can't find it.

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Just watch.
watch all the matches you can.
love the game.
f the $ and politics. watch the games.

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i see Giff asking managerial questions on the HR chat (where workday is finally taking ove the world).
carry on.

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may they rot.
they upended so many lives and dreams all due to their greed and stupidity.

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I would agree with that… It’s not too often that you see things spelled out in that much detail including the mistakes that they made. I agree with all the comments, incredibly generous terms and very humble words from the founders that come across as genuine. As a little more context, the Chief HR...

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i wasn't able to visit for about an hour this morning.
here now.

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In both Ann Arbor and MoCo, MD, it is assumed you are going to college. Just a cultural norm and that has not changed one iota, at least here in MoCo. You go to college unless something derails you from that path. I will say, it is MUCH more common these days for kids to "take a break" fr...

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When we go to DFW area, we typically end up staying somewhere where you can see plane after plane after plane come in. I'd like to live close to an airport is what I'm saying. We spend 9 months in an apartment that was a casual throw (see pic below) away from a reasonably busy train line and I love...

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Sorry man. I’d mostly be worried if they weren’t taking it seriously and your dad turning off the phone is worrisome, I guess. Will your mom be honest if he’s not getting better and will he listen to her? my dad's very old school. doesn't want anyone knowing he's sick. didn't want to tallk about it...

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parents (and likely MIL) got covid last couple of weeks.they're down in md. we are still corona free in this house! so they aren't coming up for the 1yo bday party i don't want my wife to throw saturday. that aside, got a text in the family chat from my old man. still suffering from whatever variant...

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yeah. him.
Thank you.

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came home late last night from the pub to a text message from a buddy down in MD.. call me he said. i did. he told me to sit down, really, sit down. what? Tom's been murdered...remember he told us about that crazy ex student of his... guy walked in and shot him. . . . . wtf. why. how. why? what. we ...

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Fortunately they're all juniors, none are 17.. so no one driving. All for picked up by their parents. Got more of the story today. Seems two kids invited by others brought the alcohol, corona and hard seltzer.. when my son found out they had it he was trying to kick them out.. which is when I walked...

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speaking of HS drinking.. did my fair share, so not trying to be a hypocrite. the boy (16, junior in hs) had friends over tonight. 10 became 20 became 30 in basement my storage work room.. became the quarters arena they blacked out all the lights with red cups and markers i heard the bottles and hea...

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i have 8 hot jam jars going out...
1 for chedda.. who the rest for?

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Going to reserve an Atlas on Saturday. probably wont take delivery until november -- no one seems to have cars. the american cars we saw.. all carried a hefty charge on top of the sticker. vw guys say sticker is sticker, and i've soft spot for VWs (Bus, fox, jetta) question now in the Hidalgo househ...

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Have to buy a car.. not ideal timing but it is what it is. don't judge. the boy will start driving in February.. and besides that, we have a need for a larger vehicle (aforementioned boy is now taller than me, although at least an inch of that is hair).. youngest is now in the larger car seat and we...

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rass wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:12 am Next time to keep flaco’s interest I need to get an early commitment from a Portuguese waitress instead of a dude from Kentucky.

food and women. you forgot the cervezas

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