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CHIEF

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  1. Sorry guys, I was still kinda shitfaced this morning. I should have just put it on the TCU week thread. It was just a glorious day of football, and in my condition, I was overly giddy. Did not take the truck, Mrs. CHIEF said there is no way she is going to drive that thing back home in traffic, and we both knew she would be driving. I'm kinda in the doghouse, I went through 3/4's of a handle yesterday. CHIEF
  2. It started with a few whiskey and Cokes before walking into Amon G. Carter stadium to watch our Horns dismantle the Hornfrogs. Being the only Burnt Orange spot in a sea of Purple (at least for a few rows) it was awesome. The guy next to me, "we don't do Horns down". Me, "look at the screen you stupid motherfucker, you are Sooner trash. You hate us more than you like yourselves. This is Fat Gar's Super Bowl, and we haven't thrown a pass this quarter (4th)". He was dejected, almost a flip phone moment, but I don't have a flip phone. We hit a restaurant, don't remember which one, but I gotta go get my phone from there this afternoon. Come home and "sleep" most of it off. Mrs. CHIEF and CHIEF Jr. wake me up to watch "sometimes a Pirate beats a Soldier". That pesky whiskey bottle was still out, well it was after I dug it outta my trunk (not that trunk, the car trunk). Apparently, I have shit to do today besides going back to Ft. Worth and getting my phone. What a glorious weekend. CHIEF
  3. Zactly, oh how the turn tables. CHIEF
  4. If you look at Trade Schools, TSTC for example: https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/487320/texas-state-technical-college/enrollment/ The student body is overwhelmingly male. Outside of legal, accounting, and STEM degrees, what degrees are available that males would want to work in, that will provide a greater income than what they can get at a trade school in 12-18 months? What gender makes up the bulk of social work, nursing, and education degrees? One of my best friends dropped out of a four year university, and went to TSTC to get an associates in automation engineering. He has automated every Chemlime plant over the last 30 years. He has been making over $200k for at least 25 years, and who knows how much now. His wife has a Masters in Medical Records and has always made about half as much as he has. The number one thing all women want is financial security, that trumps education. You show me someone that is successful, educated or not, and an educated women will find something that interests them. Be it grit and determination, ability to think outside the box, money management. If he is decent looking, she will overlook his lack of a four year degree. This kinda went off on a tangent, but yeah, China is fucked. CHIEF
  5. Y'all doing a deer survey, or shooting hogs? CHIEF
  6. You really see that more educated women are willing to marry less educated men in the childbearing years. I believe this is more pronounced in rural areas, especially female school teachers marrying a less educated successful property owner, or business owner. You ask any business owner, in my area, what their wives do, and the answer is usually "a school teacher". School teachers seem to move around less, and want to put down roots, this wasn't really the case when I was in school decades ago. Their income is not the primary income on which they live, it is their less educated spouse that owns an electrical contracting company that is knocking down $250k per year. In the 70's and 80's, it was more of educator/coach would marry another educator, and they would move from place to place as the coaching gigs and money got better. CHIEF
  7. aggy and Jimbo remind me of my dog on steak night at my house. We get bone-in ribeyes. After we eat everything we can, we give a bone (Jimbo) to my dog (aggy). The rest of the night, he growls, and runs off with that slimy, spit covered bone, that you don't want, anytime you walk near him. He is so proud of himself and his prize, "look what I got". Its his prize possession, but everyone else sees it for what it is, a slimy, spit covered bone with nothing left on it that anyone would want. CHIEF
  8. Same. Nose, and swayed back say 4.5, small front brisket says he could be 3.5. CHIEF
  9. Where at in Granbury? I'm in PP. Got tickets and a parking pass from the guy down the street. CHIEF
  10. Here is the thing, you never know....I don't pile up cash or stock over $100k or so. With a minor in history, I always fear our monetary vehicle could go the way of the Weimar Republic (worst possible scenario). I reach a certain level of cash, and I buy an item that can generate income, or the service it provides can be used to generate income or trade. Saved up $15k, bought a skid loader, save up $6k, split ownership of a 28 ft. gooseneck. $10k, bought a tractor. My next purchase, is an excavator at about $20k. Next, a car lift at $4k, etc... Luckily I have the acreage/shop to put it on/in. I personally don't trust anything where I don't have full control. Rent houses, land, equipment, greenhouses, items that provide services, food on the table, or a roof over your head are where I invest. This is where the last thing that people with no money will still be willing to use their limited funds. I'm pessimistic enough to think there will be something come down the pipe in the next 30 years that will wipe out investments, pensions, and the value of cash money. CHIEF
  11. I think semi-retirement doing something you love that brings in additional income is a good way to feel like your fully retired, but keeps you from being bored. I realized that in COVID shutdown. I love selling and buying real estate, working on old cars, a little bit of welding. I can make money doing the things I love and on my schedule. I drove a couple to Cross Plains today to look at a little place in the country. Shot the shit the whole way, looked at the place for about 30 minutes, detoured back up through Cisco, and stopped and ate a chicken fried steak at Mary's in Strawn. It was raining today, or I could have put off the appointment to play golf or fish. Best advice I was given, was get out of the rat race, and move somewhere with a low cost of living. It's put years on my life, no stress, and no obligations. CHIEF
  12. I think DJ is our most talented DB, and probably the first off the board next year. His athleticism, and "it" factor is off the charts. He just needs to up his game on focusness, and erase his bad habits. People will have a valid argument that Josh Thompson is better, but it will show at the combine. Josh is bigger, but DJ has the measurables to go ahead of Josh, you see it on special teams. CHIEF
  13. Just a GC with my own equipment and real estate agent. Of course not, I still light my cigars with a 5'er. CHIEF
  14. No tailgate. The people parking in the spots next to it will have to crawl out the other side of their vehicles. Would be definitely "low brow". CHIEF
  15. The CHIEF household is rolling with this one right now. I love it: CHIEF
  16. Well, I picked up some awesome tickets from my neighbor right down the street. Got a parking pass for Lot 6, which is Frog Alley, right behind the stands on the visitor side. He said to get there early. Now comes the tough decision, take Mrs. CHIEF's Lexus, or my Crew Cab F-350 with 9.5 foot flatbed to tailgate on? I'm sure the truck would piss people off, would also probably need to be there by sunrise. Is that a dick move? CHIEF
  17. He does have some hellacious backstraps. He would taste like chicken hearts and string cheese. CHIEF
  18. LOL, widowed. She is beautiful at 71, but has no interest in dating or marrying again. I told her she was too young to spend the rest of her life alone. She said it took 50 years to get my Dad raised right, and does not plan to start over. CHIEF
  19. Thanks for the Pointer, my Weiner dog will be happy to hear about that. CHIEF
  20. Selling Real Estate. Made a shit ton in the Barnett, enough to pay cash for everything I own. Mom still has a huge non-participating royalty on 15k acres in Milam county. Her checks have quadrupled with the rise in NG prices. CHIEF
  21. CHIEF

    Getting old sucks

    My MIL is at the end of life stage, not in hospice, but the writing is on the wall. I have been trying to prepare Mrs. CHIEF. MIL has bed sores, constant UTI, dementia, loss of sight in one eye, and just got a feeding tube, amongst other things. We get a call from the Round Rock hospital this morning: Nurse: Good morning, Mrs. CHIEF, I was just calling you to let you know how your mother is doing. She is adjusting to the feeding tube well, she is awake, and alert. Mrs. CHIEF: That's great to hear, you will probably have to put her hearing aids in, or she will "what?" you to death. Nurse: Will do. I have to let you know her legs are very weak, she can't even stand with a walker. Mrs. CHIEF: Well that is understandable, she has been a fucking paraplegic for 18 months. Nurse: Oh. CHIEF
  22. I probably work 10-15 hours per week, and have since I was about 48 or so. Real estate is fun, I will never fully retire. Mrs. CHIEF can't handle not working 40+ hours a week, and will probably do that till the day she dies. Only thing we owe money on, is her car, and she gets a car allowance from work. Right now it's just managing investments, insurance and taxes. CHIEF
  23. Holy fuck. CHIEF Jr. watches this sober as a church mouse. Told him he owes me an Oh Zee to hang. The same thing happens every three minutes. The semi-hot chick walks out in a new outfit and a complete change in life goals. It's fucked, but she has nice tits and a helluva fart box. But the chick in the group is nails. Think I'll go fuck the wife. CHIEF
  24. Might need to get a Surly min-tailgate. It's funny, have a lot of family and friends that are big TCU fans and Grads. My cousin actually keeps that train horn contraption at his house in Godley. I can park at my other cousin's house and walk to the stadium, if need be. TCU was probably my second favorite team until Fat Gar's shit. CHIEF
  25. I think I talked Mrs. CHIEF into going. We are only 45 minutes away. I too have never been to a game against TCU in Ft. Worth. CHIEF
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