Posted on 02/09/2023 5:29:36 AM PST by MtnClimber
Well, file THAT under “D” for Duh.
Irony of ironies pure “meritocracy” would mean that the Asians would dominate the white man in many elite positions - non-Jewish white folk have been a minority of Ivy League schools for at least the past 30 years.
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imho this is what admissions at the ivy’s are looking at.
This extra year has given me an opportunity to get involved in AI/ML and sensor data collection work. More interesting than re-engineering standalone server applications to run in cloud environments inside kubernetes clusters.
Certainly true for anyone who has had to do business over the phone with some people. Most of the time you have to ask whoever is supposed to help you, to spell their name as you don’t have a clue what they said. They resent that. Spelling it out is even worse.
I can name on one hand the companies that I don’t mind calling. Others I know what I’ll get; a heap of frustration. Believe it or not, there are some people answering the phone who actually SIGH as if to say “go away.”
Since my husband passed away, I’ve had to take on a lot of jobs I know nothing about - like going to an auto parts store. I had the pleasure last week and indeed it was a pleasure as I found the manager to be top notch who went the extra mile (no pun intended) to help me.. I won’t forget him and will highly recommend customers to that store.
Fix a flat only works if the puncture is in the tread. The construction of radial tires have bands moving in a circular direction around the tire, with a band of steel weaving around the tread. It works real well almost all of the time. However, if you get a puncture at the edge or outside of the edge, you cannot fix a radial tire. The hole will continue to rip.
The old poly tires have a basket type weave throughout the tire, so the puncture can only move to the nearest weave band. That is why all ATV tires are still poly.
Having said that, I had significant construction near my house and I got a flat about every 4 months (Nails, screws, etc.).
I now ensure I have a spare for all of my vehicles. I went so far as to buy a doughnut spare for my son-in-law's car. He laughed, but put in his car. About a year later, he needed it.
That one's in Huntsville, which is the home of Redstone Arsenal and many other space related entities. They built the Saturn V rocket which took us to the moon and most other space missions. That area has been in good hands for decades.
My city built a new city hall and passed the old building to the police department for 100% use. The remodeling has been underway for 18 months. My wife has had screws in her tires 3 times thus far.
While I was still riding my Harley Fat Bob daily in San Diego, I got a screw in the rear tire. The bike handling got strange and rolling it with the engine off was noticeably more work. The Dunlop rear tire was surprisingly stiff and functional even without air. I had El Cajon Harley replace the tire and they discovered the rear caliper bracket had been cross threaded by service work done before I purchased the bike. Almost $600 out the door for the tire and bracket replacement. I happily paid for another Dunlop of the same version.
Phideaux Roibeard O Maolalaigh. You're welcome :-)
Yeah BiteMe tore up my plans for retirement this last month. My 403 has gone back up, hoping to recover a chunk of it lost but not holding my breath. If I can get a significant portion of it back and place it in a stability fund I’m gone at the end of next January. My company will pay for your health insurance for just you when you retire until you are eligible for Medicare. Whatever plan I am under is the one they pay for so I am going to take the primo plan next October and then I’m gone come January pending the market.
My wife is about to get a promotion to VP and an nice salary increase which would offset a good portion of my monthly income. She said you can actually retire and file for social security disability and I can as I have a neuromuscular disease which causes me a great deal of pain walking, I can’t even bend over. If you ever watched the series House in one episode House who’s on a cane and a pronounced limp-I have two canes and limp, says to a person, you see that drink across the room, before I will go get it I have to decide is it going to be worth the pain of each step? There are mornings when I have to force my legs to walk to the truck and get moving. I’m ready...
My HR staff said I could stay on the company sponsored healthcare plan as long as I'm working full time. They cautioned that the minute I sign up for Medicare, my ability to make HSA contributions halts. That is a BIG deal for my budget. My wife burns through most of my HSA account to cover her very expensive diabetes supplies (pump, infusion sites, cartridges, CGM sensors, CGM transmitter, insulin). Her dental expenses have been significant too. When she retires in August, she will be signing up for social security and Medicare. It remains to be seen how the expenses change at that point.
Took the IRS 10 months to process my paper return and send my refund. But they immediately sent me a 1099 to pay tax on the interest they paid on the delayed refund.
That’s it!!!!! My last name has 4 letters in it and I’ve had people ask, “how do you spell that?”
You know it’s almost like listening to Biden who doesn’t finish any word - Sochhh rity - Rush had it down pat for others who never said SOCIAL SECURITY correctly.
Even with 4 letters, it's better to get it correct. Especially on a financial document. My first name has 4 letters, but the last one might be a "c" or a "k". Around town we have a game in spelling of names. Baylee, Bailey, Beighlee. There are more variations. My wife has to spell her first name as there are easily 5 or 6 ways to spell it.
My example was a bit obtuse for Phideaux->Fido. Woof! The rest of the name was Scottish author...real name. I practice Scots Gaelic each evening and it is taking time to internalize the rules to pronounce it and recognize the spoken words. By comparison, Welsh is perfectly phonetic. Effortless to pronounce or recognize.
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