Shaddie

So, it’s always about someone’s skin color with you. Shocked I am not.

Good stuff, except the ratio of meat to cracker needs to be about 3 or 4 to 1. Quit being stingy with yourself. You deserve it.

Ding, ding, ding. Just left a large US corp that for last 14 yrs always made good money and stock price stayed good. 2 yrs ago new CEO. B to B type company. Stock price is 1st thing he talks about. New leader for 6 of our companies kinda under same umbrella. Wouldn’t allow any new hires. Cut R&D on some existing products. Cuts out “special” products that we made plenty of for certain customers that needed them. Takes away all “branding”. All products under same name now. Only 1 product in my group is absolutely no. 1 in its class. Lots of of competition in all other categories. Stock is now on S&P 500. Great. Except your bonuses have been slashed 75%. Sales can only discount 4% before seeking corp approval. Their whole thing is “concentrate on top customers who make up 60% of sales.” They are managing by spreadsheet because they are too lazy to get in the weeds with us and really figure out who buys the products, how are they used, and what is each of our companies rep in its field. The c guys and board don’t care cause “cash in baby” is American way. Looked up leader of our group and he has never been at a company longer than 2 years. What could go wrong. 1999. Motorola. Will say name cause they are no longer in the field. Foreign company announced moving into Austin building a fab. I worked at Mos13 as a vendor at the time. All work had stopped at this plant cause down turn in business for 5 months. Company across town keeps filling up fab with equipment. Their end products market price drops 70%. Do they care? No cause they are looking long term. Guess who is around and guess who’s name will only be remembered by us olds for a very thin phone way back in the day.

Just a story from a customer in Austin. 6 months ago losing engineers and techs to Tesla. 1 month ago same customer says he is getting them back cause Tesla wants 12hr days 6-7 days a week.

Luby’s. Get there before 5.

I damn sure wish somebody had pulled a gun and pointed at his “security” and said quit assaulting this man or I will shoot. Let’s see his reaction to guns then.

Don’t sweat it. Pretty soon your SO will ask “you’ve been home for 2 weeks. Don’t you have somewhere to go.” (meanwhile Pablo is also asking same question.

I’m a 40-45 weeks a year. Monday out Friday or Thursday back. 6 times a year I wouldn’t sweat it. 45 times a year adds up to take least painful options. Also Admirals club is great for a rest and during irrops they know all the tricks to get u something different. Unless u can buy 1st every trip the pain adds up over a year.

Depends how much you fly. I’m an every week guy so non-stops are 1st. 2nd is upgrades. 3rd is Admirals club. 4th is free international flights to more than Cancun and Belize etc, etc. Love is closer to the house but that 20 minutes becomes 3-4hrs of torture.

Cheese hinge: That’s on you for not having enough “stuff” to make it fork or spoon only. Silverware/Fancy plates: When at distant relatives for holidays and next morning you pile about 6 layers of leftovers on said fancy plate and pop in microwave and host screams at “what are you doing” You calmly reply “I am shanking, what are you doing.”

In the Steel Shank thread there is no wrong (except mayo). There is only right and righter.

Lunch becomes tacos. Leftover crappie, pineapple slaw, corn on the cob. Cilantro lime sauce and japs.

Hadn’t watched Amazon in awhile so figured it out.

WTF Do I have some weird setting on my tv? What is all the fucking narration shit? I figured 1st 5 minutes ok. But this seems to on and on.

Bad news Gold won’t get you much. Upgrades would only be on domestic portions and even then extremely unlikely. 1 checked bag free. You won’t even be able to pick an extra room seat in coach until 24hrs before flight. Almost always gone by then. Possibly could get a miles plus cash upgrade on international AA flights only but for your status unicorns are more likely. Partner flights won’t get anything either.

What is the issue again?

Actually about 7-8 hundred k a year. Just did math so maybe not as much savings as I thought. Still $1600 a year so that will go along way towards nicer vacation.

Decided on Hilton Surpass. Don’t need card to get diamond since I do that organically. I figure with the card plus organic I can get about 5-6 hundred K points a year. My thinking is (I know it is an extremely bad devaluation) that 2-3 hundred a month wife spends on Amazon will now be free. Still haven’t figured out if AA upgrade policy will factor in LP or just $. I book lots of last minute flights but still get upgraded about 90% based in DFW or at least 1 on list. But if not flying as much who cares. Will look at AA card if too much slips or I fly more than I thought.

Anybody ever get prime steaks from Wildfork? Have a new one open up near me and did a choice brisket from them and was very impressed. Only thing I am concerned is everything is frozen so not sure if grocery store prime might be slightly better.

Helicopters and mattresses. Fucking Americans never read the instructions.

ochaucer I did same awhile ago. Kept my gasser and small charcoal grill. Got a Pit Boss cabinet that only smokes. Lots of room if you want to do sizable smoke. Cheap if you decide not for you and very easy clean up. My best results come from doing 2 hrs at 175 and using a smoke tube. The tube is filled with a mix of pellets and hickory chips. Start it at end and in middle so lots of clean smoke. Usually have to do 3 in about 2 hrs but you will get a recognized smoke flavor.

Wait a minute. What the hell is going on? I was told by our friends to the east that new building ceremonies are supposed to have a cloud of dust rolling over them.

Ok. I am a lazy mofo and don’t want to go back and reread all the stuff. Probably taking another job that you use personal CC for all. Currently use company Amex and can’t buy into anything good with it. Spend about 6-8k a month. Lifetime Plat on AA but good chance I won’t be flying as much as 20-25% will be in Texas. My 1st thoughts are AA card, Hilton CC or cash back card. Any ideas from those who are into the game?

Can’t source it but remember an article that since the security briefings began (Kennedy maybe) every president did about 250 a year and Trump did less than a 100 a year. Probably off on the number but pretty sure he was at less than half of the others.

After living in this nonHEB desert for 19 years I have my ninja swords sharp and shiny and will cut any motherfucker who gets in my way.