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  1. We were at our cabin for Christmas last year, and my daughter (no pics for pervs) had to come come early. We get a call from her that there is water on the floor of our basement water heater/furnace closet and adjacent laundry room.

    After a little Q&A, I determined that the pressure valve had failed and was spraying water on the floor. Fortunately, the sump pump was getting most of it, but I told her to shut off the water supply to the water heater. Instead, she OPENED the valve to the sprinkler system, filling the lines which had been blown out (winterized) in the fall. 

    When I got home, I replaced the valve and attached a hose that ran directly to the sump. I waited for spring to discover the fairly extensive damage to the sprinkler system  

    The basement damage could have been much worse. Now, I try to cut off the inside water supply when we leave town. 

  2. On ‎10‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 6:34 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    If your office environment is the right, then ok but be sure that you can dress like the guy on the left,  nothing more annoying than an adult being asked to dress professionally for one day or one meeting, and they whine about how much nice clothes cost.  

    And look comfortable in a suit.  One of the things I liked about having 4 kids go to prom/whatever is the photo shoots with the kids and their dates.  Most HS boys don't know what to do with their hands when you put them in a suit.  It's kinda cute when they are HS boys, but not so much once they're adult men.

  3. 17 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

    The only thing more, or as, nauseating as Polonsky whoring out the stadium and polluting it with ads was Cole getting introduced to the PA at DKR and ultimately getting more and more time behind the mic.   He's embarrassingly bad.  

     

    I came up with my handle while watching a Texas game on tv. I had hornfans on my laptop and could hear Bob Cole in the background during a sideline report. The rest is history. 

  4. 1 hour ago, Richard Kimball said:

    Just a couple of things from an old guy. 

    Contact lenses, if you can wear them, are a good thing. Glasses age you. 

    If you've been out in the sun too much, like me, long sleeve shirts can help hide the aging on your arms. 

    Short hair is better than long hair if your hair is thinning, but shaving the head can make you look like a walnut wearing a skull cap. 

    The more wrinkles you have, the fewer wrinkles your clothes should have.

    Stay behind the cutting edge. Wear things that are reasonably in fashion, but not high fashion.

    Spend a couple of bucks on your clothes. You don't have to go crazy, but higher end pants, shirts, belts and shoes last longer. 

    Have at least one tailored, dark suit. It will last for years if you only wear it occasionally. Get it refitted or buy a new one if you gain or lose weight. 

    Dress for your profession. Different professions have different informal dress codes.

    Different areas of the country have different informal dress codes also. 

    It's been more than a few years since I was in corporate, but in my profession back then, suits at meetings in New York were expected. Anything more formal than a sport coat (no tie) in California was odd. 

    I would add that cheap accessories can be more noticeable than a cheap suit. A $400 suit is less noticeable on a guy wearing a nice shirt/shoes/tie/watch/belt (even socks) than cheap ass accessories are with a $1,400 suit.

    And for crissakes, keep those shoes polished.

    And never, ever wear short sleeves with a suit. Nothing looks worse than a bare arm sticking out of a suit jacket, especially if you wear a gold bracelet (I’m looking at you, Dan from Chicago).

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  5. On 9/30/2018 at 8:30 PM, Aqua Buddha said:

    This is written for both the Gen X-ers and the millennials.  It is written not as something chiseled in stone but, much like Spankytoes’ travel manifesto, something that is ongoing and can be added on to.

    That being said, age discrimination in our society is real, albeit subtle.  Younger is almost always better.  Even at the high end, a corporate executive can’t look “old.” In middle management, you’re fucked.  They’ll always take a flyer on an up and comer vs. an unemployed 56 year old.

    So, what does it take to hide your age?  (This applies to both men and women but I do write it from the man’s perspective.)

    Appearance:

    First, slim down.  Fat people age badly both from a health and an appearance standpoint.  You know those people were people say “I can’t believe they’re that old?”  Those people are never, ever fat.

    Second, dress appropriately.  That doesn’t mean wearing skinny jeans and hipster earrings but it does mean dressing trend right with somewhat form fitting clothing.  (Remember, you’re thin now.)  Throw out the dad jeans, guys.  Also ditch the polo shirts, khaki pants, and tucked in shirt look with baggy jeans and tennis shoes.  I know it’s comfortable.  I don’t care. For the gals, ditch the mom jeans the dated hair cut.  However, it’s important here not to try too hard.  If you’re 45, don’t try to look 25.  That will be obvious.  Try for mid to late 30’s. Same if you’re 55.  Aim for something believable like early to mid 40’s.

    Third, speaking of hair, go with a trend right haircut.  For men, we can thank Bruce Willis and Michael Jordan for making bald cool.  You can have a full head of gray hair at 38 and shave your head and no one notices.  Also ditch the beard if it’s full of gray hair.  I know you can color a heard but it’s a lot of work.  If you’re OK with that, then by all means.  It’s just a pain in the ass.  For women, go with a trend right haircut.  Work in some color as that’s OK with women.  If you’re a man or woman and have a full head of hair, you can work with the color.  Keep it dark until you’re looking for an executive level job and then peppered gray can work for you there.  Just avoid the peppered look if you’re in your 30’s and 40’s.  

    There are many caveats here, I know.  It depends on your industry, your city, your immediate office, etc.  Adjust this as you see fit on points #2 and #3.  You can get away with a nose ring and silver hair in the Bay Area, for example.  

    Resume:

    First, clean up your resume.  No one cares about the job you had out of college, with rare exceptions.  Eliminate the job altogether.  Shrink your resume down to 2 or 3 pages at the most.  (This also applies to LinkedIn.)

    Second, take the dates of the resume, except for more recent positions.  Take it off altogether for your education.  Graduated college in 1993?  Slow your roll, old man.  Just leave the years off.

    Third, keep the resume relevant with current skill sets and their demands.  (This is wildly dependent on your industry, I know.)  This also involves keeping your skill set up to date. Certain industries change faster than others and never hesitate to volunteer for something that’s cutting edge.  Don’t know what blockchain means?  Don’t care.  Volunteer.  No one cares that you have 25 years of Mainframe programming, for example.

    Fourth, get the right picture for LinkedIn.  (See the part about appearance.)  Make it somewhat professional looking while hiding your age.

    Hobbies and Personal Life:

    This one is tricky and it may involve things you don’t like.  For example, if you’re in tech, you’re going to have to keep up with all 4,950 comic book movies.  Those young dudes like that.  In consumer products?  Keep up with what women like, if you’re a man.  This also applies on a more broader scale to your immediate office.  If you’re the minority in the office, follow what the majority follows.  At least now the relevant football players or millennial celebrities.  This can be a total beating.

    College age kids?  Take down the pictures.  Don’t hide it but just don’t adverse it.

    Get a Facebook page but don’t drone on about stuff like your crazy Republican uncle does.  Do more on Instagram.

    That’s my initial offering and this is a “living document” so to speak.  It’ll be more relevant the older you are and oh, by the way, “old” now is 40ish so you’re closer than you think.

    Hope this helps and I hope tp hear input from everyone else.

    What do you have to say about proof-reading things?

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  6. 21 minutes ago, CowboyFred said:

    I only pos repped because TexPete’s uppity ass negged but honestly didn’t think it was racist either.

     

    I guess that makes sense for the school to be in charge of the proceeds to be paid out.  Good on the NCAA for now completely fucking this up.

    You were the exception to my reply. 

  7. 16 hours ago, Junior Miller said:

    Nice racist post you cunt. 

    It's alarming pieces of shit like you are allowed anywhere near people's kids, much less as a teacher/coach. 

    Just for giggles, I clicked on the reactions to see who liked or disliked your post. Most  of the likes are from posters who have no “community” /barf reputation. I’m not sure what to make of this, and I’m about the last person to care about reputation points. Is  there really a community of snowflake lurkers out there?

  8. 22 hours ago, Nivek said:


    Same thing happened in 2008 when Tech suddenly stopped holding for 1 game.

    Wasn’t there a pic of Oakpo getting his knee hyperextended while in a TT choke hold?  Uncalled, of course. 

  9. I wish I could find the article/blog/whatever from about 10 years ago where Herbie said that every time he comes to Austin, one of the first things he does is text his wife asking her why they don't just move there.  All I can find is shit about why he and his family got the hell out of Columbus.

  10. 28 minutes ago, Augustus said:

    For the most part, announcers can't win, because if they call it like they see it, one of the two sides is going to scream "Bias!"

    And, for the most part, the current crop of announcers suck.  Like, a lot.  I suppose it's to be expected in an age where nearly every game is televised and there are 674 announcing crews.

    Nevertheless, Brando is definitely "neutral" as Hagbard says, even if fans don't like what he has to say about a particular play/flag/game/etc.  He also seems like a genuinely good human being.

    None of that is to say that he's a great announcer.  But he doesn't bring an agenda into the booth like Klatt/Kannell/Danielson/many others.

    Link?

  11. 2 hours ago, hornian said:

    Hager Harbour himself a 2nd half,  and he was getting held most of the game. Even my 70 year old dad with bad eyesight was yelling st the screen for a flag most of the game. It was a joke thT they never called KState for a penalty, but it is what it is. Fuck em. 

    I told my wife to watch a non-call hold on a replay, and she immediately spotted a second blatant hold by another KSU OL. 

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