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The rant thread...

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by buckeye, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Good friend him and his 50 year old brother were out west in the mountains last week. He got home Saturday wakes up 1:30 in the morning sweating like a fat kid and having chest pains. He has an hour and a half ambulance ride to Duluth. Turns out he had a heart attack they put a stint in. The guy is 50 and fit always in motion never had an issue. If you are 50 go to the Dr every year for a health check it might save your life.
     
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    smart ass

    Not letting the guberment use my money interest free where I can help it.
     
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    To the point @Sota might have been making, there could be some things/employer offered perks that lower your taxes paid/taxable income:
    Retirement funding (401k pretax)
    Stock purchase plan (maybe)
    Equity
    Some other benes
    Hsa/fsa

    Or reduce spend (we have some optional benefits at work, frivolous spends like some subscription based charges, spouse's spend, etc)

    If you take a real hard look, you can sometimes find extra $ flowing out of the bank account.

    Or just change the w4...
     
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  4. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    I swear to god this company is getting dumber by the day. I was back in the shop and took a side door to the warehouse the door would not fully open I shimmied thru. The shipping assistant asked me why I went thru the doorway, you are wondering why I went thru a doorway to get in another room? He said well I put up a sign because the cardboard bin is there on the other side of the door. Who the hell thinks it is a good idea to barricade a doorway in a business? Kid has worked here two weeks the cardboard bin sat on the other side of the room for over 10 years he wants to change it up even if it means barricading a doorway?
     
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    Hey kid, Fire hazard... What if somebody needs to quickly exit this way... Did putting the bin here make sense?

    Btw- its not far your company. Common sense has flown the coop.
     
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    I explained to the young lad I have been there over 30 years and there has never been a need to block a doorway, spend less time walking around talking and checking your phone.
     
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    The TV news and newspapers all trying to tell us how to react to the impending snow. I am 55 years old all my outdoor chores in preparation for winter were done last weekend, wanna know why? It is November in Minnesota we all know what is coming we do not need to be told how to react and what we need to do.
     
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    Never been a face book person, why are they now running commercials on TV telling the public how vigilant they are?
     
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    You know how you just posted about the new kid at your work moving a bin in front of a door?
    THAT is why.
    Although I very much understand what you're saying.
     
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    Because they are about to get sued for censoring treatment information other than vaccination regarding COVID. The "fact checkers" having suppressing reliable and honest information about other treatment options. They caught got with their pants down and nuts in a blender. The power cord is being plugged in and the puree button is about to be pushed.
     
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    I know I am a grumpy old man, next transition will be crazy old man sota where I get away with saying all kinds of **** that people laugh off instead of getting offended.
     
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    It won't be near as enjoyable being a grumpy old man if they laugh it off and don't get offended. Offending them is the satisfying part.
     
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    It is funny when I talk about work stuff with my wife she tells me I look and sound like an a-hole far too direct. Pretty please with sugar on top do your f'ing job with a sense of urgency.
     
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    Never leave expectations open to interpretation
     
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    Mr data wants you to join his metaverse
     
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    Commanders intent meet the objective with freedom to execute within procedures.
     
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    You're only scratching the surface... While looking at the blender, you don't see the inbound meteors:
    Congressional testimony / impacts on minors
    Algorithms used and weightings
    EU legislation
    Data privacy concerns
    And more!
     
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    Best put Google into that group
     
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    Donchaknow
     
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    Yet I still cant get the wife to dump chrome....
     
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