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#251 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 3:27 PM EST
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Prolly a white supremacist, too...
dkeage Offline
#252 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 3:35 PM EST
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Prolly a white supremacist, too...

I know he’s white.....but is he tall enough to be supreme?.
RiverRatRuss Offline
#253 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 3:35 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
The vast majority of biologists say life begins at conception, and there are only 2 genders.
Prolly can't trust them any more.Mellow



There's enough Chit going on at Ft. Detrick MD that if a leak happened, no one in the world would know about it.

COVID-19 would be a splinter in comparison!! Herfing
MACS Offline
#254 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 4:09 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
I know he’s white.....but is he tall enough to be supreme?.


Nope. 70" tall. 5' 10"

I'm barely regular, forget supreme. Gonz
rfenst Offline
#255 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 6:02 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Just finished 3 hours of corporate training.

Diversity and inclusion? Sarcasm
I have to take 6 hours of that every three years.
Don't go sailing without a boat.
Cheno Offline
#256 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 6:27 PM EST
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Dang kids getting me sick. Hopefully the strep goes away fast as it came on.
rfenst Offline
#257 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 7:38 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Repair shop by me with great reviews. I'll look into that, first.

So, what was the problem?
Hope not "user error." whip
Sunoverbeach Offline
#258 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 7:42 PM EST
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Stick with the 70". Sounds more imposing than 5'10"
rfenst Offline
#259 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 8:08 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Stick with the 70". Sounds more imposing than 5'10"

That's weird. Old photos of MACS posted here make him look like 5'6" or something like that. Sarcasm
corey sellers Offline
#260 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 8:13 PM EST
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Ask Frankie about height not d i cc size. Cause it is longer
frankj1 Offline
#261 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 9:28 PM EST
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I spent a few great hours with MACS a few years ago in San Diego.
Couldn't tell you how looong he is cuz he is so dreamy I was hip mo tized
dkeage Offline
#262 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 9:39 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
That's weird. Old photos of MACS posted here make him look like 5'6" or something like that. Sarcasm



He no longer suffers the weight of state taxes....
8trackdisco Offline
#263 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 9:57 PM EST
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This thread has some sizzle. Keep the Mo Men Tum.
danmdevries Offline
#264 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 10:33 PM EST
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Wheel was short.
frankj1 Offline
#265 Posted: Wed, Mar 8 2023, 11:14 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Wheel was short.

I've become friends with fiddler over these many years and he told me that he met and herfed with Bill and he was probably 5-10/5-11.
danmdevries Offline
#266 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 1:15 AM EST
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Happy Thursday fellas
BuckyB93 Offline
#267 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 1:32 AM EST
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Got a couple calls today. Last company I interviewed with, I'm in play in either a Manuf Engr position or a QC Engineer position. No decisions have been made yet so not counting my chickens. They said they would make a decision by the end of this week/beginning of next week. Hopefully one of the two pan out.

Got another call for an IT Admin job that I applied to for a local state university. Video screening interview scheduled for the March 20th after spring break. Entry level position but competitive salary. Would like to land this one too. Benefits are pretty nice. One beni is that if you're employed at the college, you, your significant other and dependent kids get either free tuition or discounted tuition in the state college/university system. Considering the way tuition is going that's a HUGE benefit.

The Walmart gig has served it's purpose with the freebies that they provided and I took full advantage of (free tuition for another BS degree, nice 401(k) matching, 15% match for employee stock purchase plan). I've milked them for a couple years now and I really need to get back into doing technical stuff and exercising my brain before I turn into a Walmart zombie

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#268 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 6:47 AM EST
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Morning, peoples. Mrs Beach tells Mr we're looking at snow again later today. Hoping she's a big liar
deadeyedick Online
#269 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:01 AM EST
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Morning guys. All new AC system going in today starting at 7 AM so I gotta hump my 5 miler real early to be back in time to open up and get the cars out of the way.

Once they start I plan to attack the annual palm tree trimming war of attrition. Gonna be 50 going to 75 and sunny.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#270 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:35 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
Screw da wimmens... Mellow



Well, okay.whip
Ram27 Offline
#271 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:27 AM EST
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Howdy y'all.
dkeage Offline
#272 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:46 AM EST
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Got a Fitbit for Christmas. ram27bat

Started wearing it after New Years weekend... Brick wall

Have lost 25 lbs..... Applause
8trackdisco Offline
#273 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:48 AM EST
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Up too early, so may as well get working.

7,000 steps in.
100 Zone minutes.
Two cups of yogurt in me.
Coffee, breakfast bar and the TPC @ Sawgrass on ESPN +

Whoever designed this course was an absolute masochist. whip
RiverRatRuss Offline
#274 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:50 AM EST
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Mornin Ya'll... High of 43 cloudy....

Cut up a 70' Soft Maple off my lot today... only good for bon fire/ camp fires, but it's in the way of where the Storage Units will be coming together!!! Herfing

So we're stacking all the brush ontop of the stump and going to have a Topping out Tailgate party at a later date... Beer Beer
8trackdisco Offline
#275 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:51 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I've become friends with fiddler over these many years and he told me that he met and herfed with Bill and he was probably 5-10/5-11.


He absolutely was NOT. 5'11". That is funny. Maybe with his Stetson on. He might have been 5'9".

Shawn,
Do you have a picture of Wheel and I together when he was in GB?
8trackdisco Offline
#276 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:57 AM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Got a Fitbit for Christmas. ram27bat

Started wearing it after New Years weekend... Brick wall

Have lost 25 lbs..... Applause


Hey! That is great, Kip!
Move it and Lose it.
Proud of my Brother.
tonygraz Offline
#277 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 9:22 AM EST
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Happy National Meatball Day !
MACS Offline
#278 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 9:31 AM EST
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6000 steps and 34 zone minutes. Just on the dog walk.

1 cup of coffee before that and no food yet. Prolly need to go to the gym. Mellow
HockeyDad Offline
#279 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 9:33 AM EST
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10 steps. Now on a conference call.
rfenst Offline
#280 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 10:40 AM EST
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Wie has day off on Thursdays. We plan to swim laps, pick up my new glasses from Costco and just hang out.
Gene363 Offline
#281 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 10:41 AM EST
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Good Thursday Morning to All! It's 62° on the way to 70° today.
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#282 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 11:37 AM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
He absolutely was NOT. 5'11". That is funny. Maybe with his Stetson on. He might have been 5'9".

Shawn,
Do you have a picture of Wheel and I together when he was in GB?


I picture Mutt and Jeff?
MACS Offline
#283 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 11:41 AM EST
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13k+ on the steps... 100+ zone minutes. Time to chill.

I don't have any photos of that meeting. I deleted my FB account and most of the photos I had were saved there.

To be fair, wheel was about as tall as I am. Pretty sure he may have been a red **** hair taller than me, so 5'10" or 5'11" are not unreasonable.
MACS Offline
#284 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 11:41 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I spent a few great hours with MACS a few years ago in San Diego.
Couldn't tell you how looong he is cuz he is so dreamy I was hip mo tized


Awwwww, shucks... Blushing
delta1 Offline
#285 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 1:47 PM EST
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I appreciate all the kind thoughts, gentlemen. My sister's travails have a silver lining; she has forced me to have serious discussions with my wife about our end of life needs and wants, conversations that we may've put off or ignored.



Huzza3045 wrote:
Prayers for your family delta. I’m not sure if this is helpful, but whenever I confirm a dementia diagnosis, I recommend this book to the family.

The Dementia Caregiver's Survival Guide: An 11-Step Plan to Understand the Disease and How To Cope with Financial Challenges, Patient Aggression, and Depression Without Guilt, Overwhelm, or Burnout https://a.co/d/c1tsPl0

My clients’ families have let me know it’s very helpful.

Also, good morning everyone


thanks for this recommendation, Huzza....it looks like something we can really use.
delta1 Offline
#286 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 2:02 PM EST
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having spent time with MACS, I can certify he's 70" cause he's def taller than my 68"...but like frank, after hanging out and herfing with MACS, I think he's dreamy too, so who really knows?



good luck to Bucky on selecting the position that suits his needs the most...

wonder if the state university IT position comes with a defined benefit lifetime pension based on final salary and number of years of employment, like all the public education/service systems in CA offer? That's a significant carrot...
Palama Offline
#287 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 2:34 PM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
Got a couple calls today. Last company I interviewed with, I'm in play in either a Manuf Engr position or a QC Engineer position. No decisions have been made yet so not counting my chickens. They said they would make a decision by the end of this week/beginning of next week. Hopefully one of the two pan out.

Got another call for an IT Admin job that I applied to for a local state university. Video screening interview scheduled for the March 20th after spring break. Entry level position but competitive salary. Would like to land this one too. Benefits are pretty nice. One beni is that if you're employed at the college, you, your significant other and dependent kids get either free tuition or discounted tuition in the state college/university system. Considering the way tuition is going that's a HUGE benefit.

My h.s. classmate has worked almost 20 years in IT at Chaminade University (…the same school that beat Virginia and Ralph Sampson back-in-the-day…) and one of his benefits is his kids being able to go there for $0 tuition, they only have to pay for the student fees and their books. His two kids went there so he’s saved thousands of $$$ and since you’ve enjoyed a similar benefit via Wally World, you know full well how great it is to not hafta shell out those buck$.

The Walmart gig has served it's purpose with the freebies that they provided and I took full advantage of (free tuition for another BS degree, nice 401(k) matching, 15% match for employee stock purchase plan). I've milked them for a couple years now and I really need to get back into doing technical stuff and exercising my brain before I turn into a Walmart zombie




delta1 wrote:
having spent time with MACS, I can certify he's 70" cause he's def taller than my 68"...but like frank, after hanging out and herfing with MACS, I think he's dreamy too, so who really knows?

Although I haven’t spent as much time with MACS as Delta, I will 2nd that motion about Shawn’s height and dreaminess.

good luck to Bucky on selecting the position that suits his needs the most...

wonder if the state university IT position comes with a defined benefit lifetime pension based on final salary and number of years of employment, like all the public education/service systems in CA offer? That's a significant carrot...

Oh yah! My wife’s retirement plan from the State of Hawaii includes both a pension as well as FREE LIFETIME medical coverage for her and ME! When we were younger, I didn’t realize how good / big that medical benefit was but man, it is a SWEET deal!

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#288 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 2:37 PM EST
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Looked at 3 trucks today. Struck out on all, should've spent more time looking at them online.

2018 F150 v6 but didn't realize it was the non-turbo v6. I'd try an ecoboost but not a NA v6.

2019 Ram 1500 this one did say v8 but 3.6L v8 so I figured it's either actually a 5.7 v8 or a 3.6L v6. It was the v6 and the truck didn't even have a hitch receiver.

2017 F150 5.0 V8 but it was black. I don't want another black vehicle but it was priced 30k and had some options like power seats and stuff and the FX4 package. BUT it had tan interior which was already pretty well stained. WEbsite did say black interior but I didn't look at pictures. I could live with it but for $30k I would rather not.

Need to find something by the first week of April or I've gotta sink serious money into my beater. Needs exhaust manifold/ cat assembly, the entire exhaust, and o2 sensors. I have to pass emissions before I can renew registration that expires in a month.
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#289 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 2:57 PM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
Got a couple calls today. Last company I interviewed with, I'm in play in either a Manuf Engr position or a QC Engineer position. No decisions have been made yet so not counting my chickens. They said they would make a decision by the end of this week/beginning of next week. Hopefully one of the two pan out.

Got another call for an IT Admin job that I applied to for a local state university. Video screening interview scheduled for the March 20th after spring break. Entry level position but competitive salary. Would like to land this one too. Benefits are pretty nice. One beni is that if you're employed at the college, you, your significant other and dependent kids get either free tuition or discounted tuition in the state college/university system. Considering the way tuition is going that's a HUGE benefit.

The Walmart gig has served it's purpose with the freebies that they provided and I took full advantage of (free tuition for another BS degree, nice 401(k) matching, 15% match for employee stock purchase plan). I've milked them for a couple years now and I really need to get back into doing technical stuff and exercising my brain before I turn into a Walmart zombie


Fitchburg?

Put three kids through the MA system... one kid went to Westfield, one to Dartmouth, one to Amherst
Gene363 Offline
#290 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 4:39 PM EST
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Time for a Long Drink, it's a citrus flavored 5.5% Alcohol drink from Finland, quite refreshing. Waiting for UPS to deliver the air pump for our new Air-Pedic mattress. The mattress came by freight truck this morning. The driver was happy to drag it into my pickup. I got it off, unpacked, and in place. Loaded the old (bad) memory foam mattress and hauled it to the dump where its final job is holding down yard cutting in a dumpster bin headed to the actual dump.

I just hope I didn't piss off my back, I'll know tomorrow for sure.

Beer
8trackdisco Offline
#291 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 5:50 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
6000 steps and 34 zone minutes. Just on the dog walk.

1 cup of coffee before that and no food yet. Prolly need to go to the gym. Mellow


Settled it down a bit, while still overdoing it a bit. 8 miles walked, 167 zone minutes.

Get strong or get dead. Win win.
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#292 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 5:51 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
13k+ on the steps... 100+ zone minutes. Time to chill.

I don't have any photos of that meeting. I deleted my FB account and most of the photos I had were saved there.

To be fair, wheel was about as tall as I am. Pretty sure he may have been a red **** hair taller than me, so 5'10" or 5'11" are not unreasonable.


As I recall, he was wearing heeled boots, no?
MACS Offline
#293 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 6:50 PM EST
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^Maybe. I dunno... fuh sho.
MACS Offline
#294 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 6:51 PM EST
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You fellas keep saying nice things about me and people may start to think I'm a good person.

What the hell! fog
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#295 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:16 PM EST
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Car deleted its exhaust from cat back. Went over some bumps, it dragged on the ground for a lil bit then caught a pothole and removed itself from my car.
MACS Offline
#296 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:22 PM EST
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PROLLY PRETTY LOUD, NOW, EH?!
rfenst Offline
#297 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:36 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
He absolutely was NOT. 5'11". That is funny. Maybe with his Stetson on. He might have been 5'9".

Shawn,
Do you have a picture of Wheel and I together when he was in GB?

There is an old CBID posted photo of Wheel and Michael (I don't remember his last name)- he has a BMW motorcycle and was the person who posted about Wheel having passed. They were on a cruise and I think the photo showed them in suits or tuxedos, IIRC. If we can find out from Michael how tall he is, we can then approximate Wheel's height. May he rest in peace.
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#298 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 7:43 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
You fellas keep saying nice things about me and people may start to think I'm a good person.

What the hell! fog


I can be a character witness for you.

You are some kind of character.
danmdevries Offline
#299 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 8:02 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
PROLLY PRETTY LOUD, NOW, EH?!


Lilbit.

It did come muffler deleted by rust so it's never been quiet. But straight from the manifold is a bit obnoxious.

I think I'm gonna try to wait on buying a truck a bit. Prices are trending down and inventory up. Ordered tubing and flanges to make a new exhaust.
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#300 Posted: Thu, Mar 9 2023, 11:06 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
having spent time with MACS, I can certify he's 70" cause he's def taller than my 68"...but like frank, after hanging out and herfing with MACS, I think he's dreamy too, so who really knows?



good luck to Bucky on selecting the position that suits his needs the most...

wonder if the state university IT position comes with a defined benefit lifetime pension based on final salary and number of years of employment, like all the public education/service systems in CA offer? That's a significant carrot...


I think in MA public education and service systems are like those that you mention in CA. I know one kid working at Wally World that is going to college for free because his mom worked at the college he's attending. Plus he gets additional financial aid from a scholarship or something so he really doesn't have to work for money but his parents make him work a job. Good kid, smart, great work ethic. If I was a business owner, I'd hire him on those merits alone.

According to the job description's benefit package: "a choice of pension or 401(a), and supplemental plan retirement options."

Re: the tuition - "tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children"

Since my son will be graduating high school this coming spring and my daughter will be in 2 years, this is definitely a benefit that it's worth it's weight in gold. I'm not sure if it applies to the whole U-Mass system or just the specific college where you work at. I'd wash dishes for 6 years if it meant that both of my kids got free tuition for a 4 yr degree.

Not counting my chickens though, haven't even had the first screening interview yet.
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