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CHIEF

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  1. Wow. Twelve hours between between the last post and the one before, while protest threads have several posts per minute. The IDF could invade Rafah, and no American would know it for 48 hours. The protests have completely derailed what is currently going on in Gaza. Americans have to have the shortest attention span in history.

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  2. 100% agree with Smax. It has divided our nation, and much of the World. It has caused unimaginable harm to our relationships (my BIL's narcissistic wife and he divorced over her seeing people going on exotic trips and they couldn't), social media, misinformation, infidelity, murders, human trafficking, a whole list of societal ills. It has its benefits, but the bad far outlays the good.

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  3. 28 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    In the dating app world a presence on at least one social media platform is almost a necessity. #1 reason being it’s a way to show that you’re not a catfish. It can also show that you at least have some level of friends or a social life, and can also be a red flag filter as well (ex: oh this person follows a bunch of neo nazi accounts, let me not waste my time going on a date with them). It’s pretty much why I have an Instagram. 11 posts in 7 years, 200 something followers and accounts following. Pretty much just enough to show I’m likely not some murderer.

    Most of the young adults, that I know around here don't use social media, my son doesn't have any. Someone hacked his Snapchat account and sent all of his group a message saying he needed money for rent, and asked them to Venmo funds to an account he didn't create. They all knew he lived at home, at the time. We were on or way to the lease when it all went down. Then the fucker that did it wanted $1500 to let him have his Snapchat account back. He, and everyone that got that message went to straight group texts. I'm sure a bunch of the women still have social media accounts, but they know that a bunch in their group only text. CHIEF Jr. wasn't the first one it happened to, happened to several others as well. Realizing a face to face meeting, and getting a girl's number, where you can't get catfished and you can gauge just "how bigga ol' girl are ya" is still a thing.

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  4. Not necessarily incels, but a lot of young singles in general no longer go to clubs and bars in our area. A DWI will wreck them financially. We are lucky in that we have a 19th Hole in our neighborhood and security doesn't give DWIs, in fact, you can call them to come pick your drunk ass up and take you home. My son bailed out one friend, and had another get one leaving the last wedding we attended. He worked at Lockheed and got let go because he could no longer qualify for Top Secret clearance. Our 19th Hole is an older crowd, but there are some pretty young women, bartenders, and our cart girl is a smoke show. At work, the older women are always trying to set him up with their daughters or granddaughters. I'm glad he didn't take a job working from home.

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  5.  I think Israel offered feeling that Hamas is stupid enough to reject it. If they do reject it, Israel will try to gain sympathy and lessen criticism of their actions. If Hamas doesn't care about their civilians and any humanitarian aid, why should we.

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  6. 26 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    I’m more worried about the ones that get obsessed with the military…

    It’s mainly a stand-in for doing and learning things that young men need to do. Do something difficult but not impossible. Make yourself presentable and make your bed. Do things you don’t want to do but need to do. Accept authority and be in authority. Work in a group to accomplish something. Maintain some physical activity.   
     

    Not the only way but A way, that’s accessible. 
     

    The one thing that comes through in anecdotes and interactions is passivity combined with entitlement. And that’s a huge turnoff. So many of these guys whine about women liking bad boys, but they just want to be around someone with drive and energy.  Protector/provider drive is best, but having prey drive is better than just being the prey. 

    I've often wondered about compulsory military service for a year or two after high school for Americans. It is mandatory in all Scandinavian countries, Austria, and quite a few other countries. To hit on the above, it instills discipline, punctuality, accepting authority, and how to work as a team. It might not make a difference in some, after they leave the military, but you would think it would take quite a few and turn them away from the incel path, before it starts, and towards being a kind, contributing member of society.

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  7. Just now, Rip76 said:

    Looks like a nasty one in Seymour, Tx.

     

    I've been watching that one. Luckily, we still don't have anything left to tear up at our deer lease. The big one went south, but the lease got pelted with heavy hail and was in a tornado warning earlier from the storm north of the one that has produced this big tornado.

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  8. 33 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Must have been nice not having to steal magazines from parents or convenience stores, or downloading a single GIF for an hour and then having it fuck up at the last minute.

    I think some aspects of the whole nerd culture thing are a problem.  Basically you don’t have to leave your toys behind.  I think the helicopter parenting thing of GenX has hurt as well.  Imagine letting 10-12 year-olds running wild until sunset these days. We learned a lot of interpersonal skills and self confidence through that.

    Our circle of friends (whose kids ended up as my son's circle of friends) didn't let the kids sit in the house on video games and social media. The daily choices were Air Soft fights, take your bows to the archery range, play golf, fish or hunt for arrowheads on the Brazos, go to the pool, or go to our local rec center and play pickup basketball, shoot pool, or play air hockey. We were lucky to have shit for kids to do by golf cart.

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  9. On 4/26/2024 at 10:04 AM, Celery Man said:

    more than that but only barely, so really not the end of the world. this is probably my own stupidity as well. she's starting a new full time job where they actually pay her and she's a little grumbly about making sure that we get that set up correctly for the filing jointly tax rate.  tone, etc

    Just set her paycheck up to withhold 100% so it offsets your lowered withholdings. That way her money becomes "our" money. I heard wives really dig that.

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  10. Just now, Brisketexan said:


    Of course….the NEXT phase of that is that your wife never calls you….except when something really bad has happened.
    Now, when the phone rings during the day and I see it’s her, my instant thought is “oh shit…what’s broken/caught on fire/who died?”

    Same. I have to scroll through contacts to find Mrs. CHIEF, she is never in my recent calls list. 

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  11. 15 minutes ago, troph said:

    My 16 year old has had 3 girlfriends already. His sex life isn’t any of our business - though I do the mom part pretty well here - but in any event he’s not super interested at this moment - reason? High school girls are needy as fuck according to him. He can’t have a moment alone  and she’s always blowing up his phone.  
     

    It really hasn't changed in college.  My son and his male college mates had, "I'm in class, will call you later" as a cut and paste, and kept their phones on silent. He would not be able to hold down his job if he was still dating the last one. He is transitioning from dating college girls to dating women with jobs that understand that you have to be left alone during working hours.

    There still is hope out there. We won't be going on a dive trip this year, CHIEF Jr. is in three different weddings and a traveling bachelor party, and it will use up what little personal time he has earned at work. At 26 about a third of his friends are married already, with probably half in long term relationships. Mostly small town guys marrying small town girls. I would be curious to see if this is a more urban or rural phenomenon. 

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  12. 4 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

    Yeah, lots of opinions on Jay on this thread.  I'll check my bias at this time.  But there is obviously going to have to be some fall guy for this.  UTPD Chief Stephens may be an obvious choice, but she simply did what they've been doing for a long while at campus protests.  It'd be hard to make a case against her leadership since DPS just rolled right over her and her team.  somebody from student affairs or vice president for student groups, maybe.  Some of the Regents are pissed, and rightfully so...even the ardent Abbott supporters.  But none of them are gonna leave over this.  UT System/Chancellor have been strangely quiet, may be something brewing there.  But most of these would be regarded as hollow resignations/terminations since this story went national/viral and right quick.  So I think Hartzell may be the Fall Guy after all.  I have inside baseball opinions on his tenure and what his future with UT could be, but I'll save that for later.  But yeah, somebody's gonna have to eat a shit sandwich on this and I doubt it's gonna be Abbott.  If the heads of DPS can survive the slaughter or dozens of children's faces beyond recognition at Uvalde, I'm pretty sure they can weather arresting some browner students being salty on an idle Wednesday.  

    I say the fall guy should be Terry Joseph. 
     

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  13. 6 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

    Always love a good 'taint' reference. 

    But just to be clear, father stepping out on their families & wives to possibly impregnate a woman whose possible child would likely be raised fatherless is bad?  Do I have that correct, fellas?  

    In most social circles, YES. But Surly requires pics to make a determination.

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  14. I remember both my parents and Mrs. CHIEF’s family both told us, “if you wait until you think you can afford kids, you will never have them.” This was about five years into our marriage. Mrs. CHIEF and I had been living in apartments, and were waiting until we could purchase our first home. My parents helped us, and said there is more support if you need it. Her parents did as well. 
    Children are expensive, time consuming, and are a bunch of trouble. However, the day your first born arrives is the best day of your life. Everything pales in comparison. At least it does for me. 
     

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  15. 4 hours ago, Celery Man said:

    what a gentleman

    When you disregard someone's well-being and DEMAND that they drive to your place because you are lonely at 3am when you have been drinking with your friends, or DEMAND you take them to get something to eat in a foreign country at 2:30 in the morning even though the gas station is across the street and won't open till morning and your vehicle is empty, that is a big line that has been crossed. She created such a scene that it was waking people up.

    CHIEF Jr. had an application in for a job that required a Top Secret clearance, a brush with the law would completely have deprived him of that opportunity. She didn't give a shit, killing people while driving drunk was way down her list of bad shit that could happen. Good riddance.

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  16. 21 hours ago, troph said:

    Did those women you reference play team sports? I actually have a theory. It’s not mine, a retired successful woman who owned a killer company couldn’t figure out why her women employees were so bad then she decided to only hire those that played team sports growing up and it solved a lot of her problems.

    No its even worse, cheerleaders.

    My niece played travel club softball, and she has been married for about two years with a new baby, and is in a stable committed relationship. I believe your friend may be on to something. Having to compromise on team decisions, and work within that team provides a lot of maturity and growth.

    When CHIEF Jr.'s girlfriend would get bent out of shape he would tell her, "you are just like a toddler throwing herself to the floor in a candy store, you are an embarrassment to be around." The beauty/crazy matrix is for real.

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  17. A lot of young women have become bossy and entitled. I know CHIEF Jr.'s last girlfriend was. One of his best friends just broke up with his fiancé', they had bought a house together. He said it was because of her uncompromising, her way or the highway approach to any disagreement. With divorce rates at 50% and young men loosing their house, kids, and half their retirement, they are reluctant to commit to such an arrangement. CHIEF Jr. and all of his well educated friends that are knocking down high five and low six figure incomes are looking to own their own houses, and getting prenups before getting married.

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  18. 14 hours ago, JGrayDBU said:

    Wapo Taco will be the destination between now and Wednesday.  I am here for a week's worth of doctor visits.  I knocked out two today.  This is my last visit from Alaska.  I am moving here(SA) permanently on May 26. 

    Gotta give the old lady some super credit....The apartment complex she picked is old(favors me, cuz I don't like huge increases in rent), and location, location, location....walk 2 blocks to some of the best Tex-Mex-Datapoint Tacqueira- I have ever eaten.  

    Within 12 miles of this apt., there are 14 Elementary schools in Northside ISD, which means plenty of Elementary SPED teaching jobs, so I got a teaching job exactly where I wanted... I get to walk to work for year #7 in a row...yea!!  I just paid off our 2022 car in Oct. 2023, so I do not have to buy a car.  The old lady works the night shift and gets home at about 6:30 a.m. so if for some reason I need a car, it is there. 

    The reviews and pictures of Wapo look good enough I just might take some of that with me on the airplanes. 

    My last trip back to Alaska is pretty good as well.  I start off flying first class on AA from SA to Phoenix, then a regular seat on Alaska from Phoenix to Anchorage, and next is First class on Alaska from Anchorage to Kotzebue.  Finally, the little 30 minute trip from Kotzebue to Selawik.  Knocking on wood, this is the only year of the three years in Selawik there has not been a disaster....year one a fire killed all occupants, year two the principal's husband "allegedly" murdered a local man, and that principal and family exited Alaska faster than a speeding bullet.  

    This year nothing!  yea! so far....last working day for teachers is May 24.  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    If a fire killed all of the occupants of Selawik, who were you teaching?

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