Grimas

XOM has always trimmed the bottom 5% of performers and continued to hire from the Universities regardless of the oil price. If you weren't let go directly, they definitely let you know you didn't have a career there and to look elsewhere... What isn't mentioned is that XOM is still funding the pension plan and the 401K contributions were benefits in addition to the pension plan...

So can a kid in one of the schools not playing now join the transfer portal to get picked up by one of the schools that will play in the fall?

Put in a valve between the bidet and the shutoff valve on the wall. You can then regulate the amount of water coming out of the wand...

Thanks. Will try that once they open back up...

Where did you call/how did you contact them? I renewed my GE and finally got the conditional approval and need to setup an interview. The problem is that I added Nexus to mine (I go to Canada occasionally for work) but the nearest interview site for Nexus is in Dallas. I don't give a crud about the Nexus part anymore and just want to have the regular GE so i can do the interview in Houston...

My buddy own a few McD franchises in Oz and he told me yesterday this”is a bloody f’ing disaster” for them...

Oops, someone already posted. Damn search didn’t work...

Just finished watching ZeroZeroZero on Amazon Prime. Basic story is following a shipment of coke from Mexico to Italy. Lots of twists and turns featuring cartels, Italian mafia and even “Isis”. Highly recommended...

Lyme disease...

All schools in Madrid shut for at least 2 weeks...

I locked in a 3.125 (from 4) refi on my house for 30 years this week (pulling out 30k cash for improvements and overpaying principal so still paying off in 15)

Making tonight but not using Clamato as it has carbs... Will use a clam juice (1T) instead...

Great Ocean Road along the coast to the the 12 Apostles (3-4 hours sw of MB).Philip Island to the the Penguins come onshore at dusk. Wine country SE of town near Red Hill... And holy crap, the amount of flies... (Maybe the recent fires killed them all off...) Spent 3 weeks driving an RV with wife and 2 year old twins from ML to Sydney a few years back... Idea was coastal towns along the coast and buying fresh seafood and grilling every night -Shrimp on the Barbie”. Uh, no. All seafood gets sent to Sydney... (Fantastic seafood market if you make it there!) And because of the fire hazard, all parks have a frigging flat metal pan that you insert coins in to fire up the gas to hear the metal plate rather than a “barbie...” Screw the concept of “ Throw another shrimp on the Barbie...” Still a fantastic country that still felt like the US in the 50’s... (Every small town shuts down at 6pm...) if you want recommendations in MB itself, my best bud is a foodie and lives in town and I can ask him what’s hot these days... Tell me what part of town you will be staying...

I bought a Saber 3-Burner SS grill (Char-Broil’s high end line) over 5 years ago and their customer service has been great! Just passed the 5 year warranty and I need the infra-red grates replaced (under the grill and prevent flare-ups) as they were rusted out and they offered to replace them even though I’m past the warranty date for free if I just pay the shipping costs... I also have a BGE and WSM that I also use. (I stopped using the WSM since I got the BGE but mainly out of playing with the new toy...) one thing to consider in the kitchen is a high-BTU burner - I bought a “wok- burner” that is used by food carts all over Asia for both the Wok as well as putting a big 80lt crawfish boil pot on it. I use it for stir fry almost as much as the grill as it generates many more BTU’s than my gas countertop inside.... Running water and electricity are things that would have been nice when I built my kitchen but I’ve done fine without them... to be honest, the one thing I regret is not having a second dishwasher for the occasional times when you have a big party but am about to install a second one in the regular kitchen...

Have a work trip planned in the coming weeks to Santa Cruz in Bolivia and was wondering if anyone has suggestions... I’ve heard the Marriot is nice but not much else... what to do there in the evenings for dinner or evening adventures... (Just did Bogota but the whole bomb sniffing dogs/armored cars/kidnapping threat kinda put a damper on the trip...)

Lesson learned from playing first indoor session - don't wear shoes without some tread on them. Flat rubber soles, bb's and smooth concrete floors don't like each other...

I applied for my renewal in October with mine expiring next week. I'm glad they extended the grace period...

Searched but didn't a thread on Airsoft... My teens are now getting in to it and figured there was some knowledge to be shared on here... Made the mistake on buying manual, spring loaded rifles for the kids but they a) have barely the strength to cock the guns and b)get hammered by all their friends with gas/electric ones... Now that I've started shopping for better guns, the versions and accessories for airsoft are as bad or worse than when buying real guns... Any helpful tips? (Gas vs. electric? Specific brands to get/avoid?) Just got one of them a Glock 17 Gen 4 with gas but the other one wants a rifle... I was just assuming that in the indoor range, the larger the mag is best so you can just keep pumping out bb's downrange...

Thanks! I had seen these steps posted somewhere but couldn't find them... I just checked and my original points posted in my November 2015 bill so I should be good to start the process (after a trip next week so i can get 2X points)

Thanks!

Also, what’s the delay? I’m planning a trip over Christmas so should I wait until the trip is over in January before doing this? I’m not sure the delay in downgrading the CSR and the application and approval of the CSP lag...

I’ve have a Chase sapphire Preferred for the past 48 months and want to upgrade to the Sapphire reserve to get both the greater 3x as well as the sign in points. Do I downgrade the CSP to the Freedom card then apply for the CSR to get the 50k bonus? If I understand correctly, if I ask for the upgrade w/o the “downgrade”, I don’t get the 50K signin bonus. Also, I have 200k credits on the CSP, my understanding is those drop to 1x when I downgrade to the Freedom. What happens to these credits when I then get the CSR? Also, if I pay the extra 75 to add the wife, is she able to get the same benefits (300 travel credits, lounge access, 100 back for Global entry, etc)?

What were you really being offered $1000 for at the bar?

Before an overseas flight, I usually try to unload before boarding hoping I won't need drop one on the plane. I was very pleasantly surprised that the main business lounge in DFW for AA (I think it's in terminal C) have every toilet equipped with an every bell and whistle bidet - seat and water heater, frying fans, multiple sprays, etc. (I didn't see the brand) The first time I've seen one like this in a US "public" toilet whereas you see them pretty standard in Japan. Oh, and the wifi works in the stalls as well.

I like that burnt orange jacket Matthew McC is wearing. Anyone have a clue of the manufacturer?