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Just to clarify, go back to being a 6 YO in 1980? Or stay in 2024 and be 6 years old? If it's the first, the red pill ALL. THE. WAY.

That's not the worst. I was flying home from San Francisco, and some douchenozzle put his fedora up there while 1/2 the plane was still boarding. I took it out and shamed the guy into taking back. He was pissed, but fuck him.

Me, looking at a Total Wine catalog... Her: You don't need to buy any more whisky. Me:

I have a Seiko SBDC051. Absolutely love the watch and it's been my daily wearer for at least the past 3 years very little external wear. The insides are a mess though. It was losing time, and would stop after <30 hours. I took it to a Seiko shop and they guy said the movement was gummed up. He cleaned it and set it to run a tick fast saying it would eventually slow down and keep good time. And for the past 6 months it's been awesome. Kept time really well, maybe gaining 10 seconds per week. But the past 2 weeks it's been gaining about 10-20 seconds per day. I know the 6R15 movement isn't the best, but what could be causing the sudden gain?

I fucking love this thread.

Terries? Better keep 'em away

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All the pro-Trump subcontractors I’ve talked will be holding their butts in January. NGL, our SoCal group is struggling a bit because a few projects, about $600M worth were put on hold, because… interest rates. At this point, we might as well just archive those because they probably won’t be back before the next midterm election.

HR is in on the action as well. I’m a mere cog in this big machine. If the senior VPs, and occasionally the division president joins us for drinks, who am I to deny them a pour or two.

Test. Trying to change my avatar to this upside down Jackie Chan. But the software rotates the image so it's right side up. Is the AI overload trying to control me?

That’s great. Teachers at school teaching basic finance. Dad at home teaching them to fight chimpanzees with their bare hands. Sounds like a well rounded education.

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Most of the population don't understand the economy or even give a shit. The see what's directly in front of their faces without considering their futures. Lower taxes? Yay! Tariffs on other countries! Fuck yeah! Pay for someone else's IVF treatment? Uhhh... Why not? If Trump follows through with all the campaign promises, the US national debt is projected to go up $7 billion in the next 10 years. This is a lot of fucking money. Fitch's and Moody's already downgraded US debt in the past year. Borrowing more money will downgraded it even more, meaning higher interest rates needed to attract investors. Anyone thinking interest and inflation rates are going down is fucking uninformed. It'll be great for people who have money in the market, and don't have, or have debt at lower interest rates. It'll be a big fuck you to anyone who is trying to buy a car or house, expand their business in the near future. A lot of the people who voted Trump don't have money in the market because they don't know how to think ahead. I'm teaching my 2 kids about tariffs, taxes and interest rates at home. We need to teach finance and economics in school!

I've membership status at Total Wine has been upgraded. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. They've taken a lot of my money the past couple of year as I've bought too much whisky. At this point, I have 20+ bottles, and would take some hard work to power through those if I drank by myself. On a mini-tangent, I've started an unofficial happy hour at the office. I hold my staff meeting every other on Friday at 3PM. It runs 'til about 4PM at which point the ice bucket gets filled and the whiskys and whiskeys starts to flow. It started with just 3-4 people, and now it's about 12 with the VPs joining as well. It's a good time to just kick back for an hour or so to unwind from the week.

The AI image generator used for this picture is terrible.

In short. Most people, not just American are ignorant when it comes to the economy. I'm subscriber to 3-4 economic podcasts. I listen to them in the car and sometimes at home. Other than upper upper management in my company, noone seems to give a shit about where / now things are going.

The people who voted because inflation was too high are in for a rude fucking awakening. 20% tariffs on all imports will make things more expensive for American consumers. Things will cost 20% more. Yay! Lower business tax and fewer regulations means companies will look to borrow borrow borrow for capital investment. More demand for borrowing means... yep, higher interest rates. Gen Zers waiting on lower interest rates so they can buy a house are fucked. Lower business taxes also means bigger budget shortfalls and the Federal government would need to issue more bills and bonds to pay for shit, at higher interest rates, so the budget to service debt payments will go up, meaning fuck you social security and medicare. Independent financial groups said Harris's economic proposals would have added $3.5 trillion to the national debt. They say Trump's proposal would added $7 trillion. Yep, the Republicans are better at the economy. Bullshit. I voted on character and also economic issues, especially national debt. Wife and I never planned on social security and medicare in our retirement planning.

They are idiots to believe the bullshit that Trump said. Trump was pro-Israel in his last term, and his pick of Elise Stefanik to be his UN ambassador will mean she'll support Israel even more. I feel for the Palestinians in Gaza, but if the electorate in the US were fucking stupid if they thought Trump would do anything to help the situation in Gaza.

I don't get it.

Arab American voters who voted Jill Stein instead of Harris will FO. Trump is appointing Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the UN. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vlndv0yxpo This election was fucking frustrating because people were voting against their own interest. Only mentioning this demographic on this thread. Don't get me started on the fuckery that will be the economy.

I stand at 5'11". In my Barbie shoes. About 5'8" without. A skosh below the national average, but I don't consider myself a little man.

Shower door contractor is coming over today to measure and provide quote. I want regular glass panels and hinged doors. The wife wants the kids' shower to have sliding panels, because apparently she thinks the kids don't know how to squeegee the glass on a regular shower door without the door opening and dripping water onto the floor (oh the humanity!). My wife fucking stubborn. Gets it from her grandmothers... Me: If you're thinking of getting the sliding door, you should find a picture of it and show the guy. Her: Why? I can just describe it. Me: It'll save you a LOT of time and words if you just show him a picture. Her: But what if he has another type of door? I don't want him to limit it to just what I show him. Me: Yes, and he can give you a 3rd option. But trust me, find a photo, show it to him, and he'll better understand what you're looking for. Her: No, I'll just describe it. This goes on for 2 minutes... Me (getting mad): We've been together for 18 years, and I don't understand you at times. You'll start mid thought, won't provide any context, I have to ask a lot of questions to understand what you're trying to say. Save the guy the frustration I feel everyday, just find a freakin' photo so you can show him, and it won't be as confusing for you, or for him, and you'll get what you want!!! Her: I hear you. But why do you have to get mad? I looked up some photos, took screen shots and texted them to her, because knowing her, she'll be too stubborn to do it herself and waste everyone's time. Fucking infuriating.