Everything posted by Sandman
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Things that remind you of growing up poor.
Man, this takes me back. My mom would go to the local western wear store to get me irregular jeans. Levi's made sure you had the "IRR" stamped on the back tag, too. And we had to get Levi's because the super cheap-o brands didn't have a long enough inseam for my gangly ass.
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Things that remind you of growing up poor.
I didn't grow up poor, but my parents did and they acted like we were poor as fuck too. Dad gets offended when I look back and call him cheap, I guess "frugal" would be the right word. I get it though. His dad built one of their houses out of old railroad ties. No indoor plumbing. Fried baloney was the first thing I ever learned to make by myself. We lived in military housing overseas, so no A/C at all and no central heat, just radiators. Eating out was a rare treat. I got hand me downs as well, but from my older sister. I thought the Hardy Boys were cool but perhaps her old Parker Stevenson iron-on t-shirt was a poor choice for an 8 year old boy.
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
My kids would whip into the driveway at an angle, blocking both sides of the drive with what they called "NASCAR parking" and thought it was hilarious. Then I'd make them get the fuck up and move their car so my wife and I could get out of the garage. They don't live at home anymore but will occasionally do it when they come visit. It still infuriates me and they still laugh about it.
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
Using my standing desk at work. It makes me feel like some 80s keyboard player in a shitty band. By which I mean I feel cooler than normal while probably looking like a schmuck.
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What makes you angry?
More electronic bullshit: Wife came into the study to show me something on her laptop. Unbeknownst to either of us, she set her phone down on top of the Apple TV remote and hit the volume down button. It immediately started lowering the volume on my TV, and I mean it was acting like there was an invisible person permanently holding down the "Volume Down" button, even though she had quickly picked up her phone. The TV remote would no longer function properly, shit was fucked. I tried everything I could think of, I unplugged the Apple TV, unplugged the TV and plugged it back in a few mins later, fucking did a factory reset! Nothing worked. After researching, it turns out that the Apple TV remote is a piece of shit and does this, at least it does it to Samsung TVs. I had to plug the Apple TV back in and reset it's remote. Everything was fine after that. I then unplugged the Apple TV and used all of my willpower to keep from throwing it across my backyard.
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Thinking about college athletics for my daughter
I assume rape is illegal on campus, too. Maybe they'll cancel each other out?
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Thinking about college athletics for my daughter
However much a nice 9mm pistol and handgun training costs. Say $2000 or so?
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Thinking about college athletics for my daughter
That's the parent's fault. If my kids had turned down a full ride, they would've paid their own way. The fucking nerve.
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What makes you angry?
When shit that you can't actually operate just quits working. Like wi-fi, or home internet in general. I can't just turn it off like a faucet, yet sometimes it just goes out. And by the time you call the ISP and get some slapdick on the phone, it miraculously comes back on. Fucking ridiculous.
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Thinking about college athletics for my daughter
15 or so years ago, I read that women's golf was the best sport for getting a scholarship in college. The premise was that they had so many schollys to give away and nowhere near enough golfers. So there was going to be a full ride available somewhere. I tried to get my 2 girls into golf and they declined. Hope you have more luck.
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Phishing Texts and Cheeky Answers
I got a call from my credit union, their number was on my phone screen, so I knew it was them. The guy said my card was used in another state. Long story short, it was bullshit. But it was hard to tell right off the bat because they had spoofed the phone number. I've had this account since 1989 or so and I know that phone number by heart, so I felt safe enough to talk to the guy. And his obvious indian/pakisanti accent didn't faze me too much because I know many companies use offshore CSAs. I wound up freezing and cancelling our debit cards and getting new ones. Hope that guy gets killed in a goat-fucking accident or worse.
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Getting old sucks
Scrolling on twitter and saw one of those "released on this day" posts and it was the movie "Porky's". Came out 43 years ago this week, I was beside myself. Texted my friends, immediate replies of OMG and WTF. Time is a motherfucker.
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Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
When my wife has to park, it's like she's trapped in a maze and she'll die if she chooses wrong. "I'm going to park here-wait, that car is too close. I'll go here-no, there's a closer spot. Wait, maybe I'll pull through-no that truck is too big". Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk.
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Things you own that you have never bought.
Twist-ties. We used to save the ones that came in boxes of sandwich bags, but now they're all ziplock baggies. So I keep ones from loaves of bread. Slightly off center of this question, but my late brother-in-law never had a job interview. He joined the Marine Corps after high school, served 22 years and retired. While laying around the house a few months after retiring, a buddy he served with called and said he was working at our local AFB and would my BIL like a job up there with him. He said yes and worked there until he unexpectedly passed away.
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College basketball coaching carousel: 2025 edition
I'm a long time IU fan, and I'm pretty meh on the hire. Better than the last 2 coaches, for sure. But I feel like NIL has really evened the playing field. Look at Kentucky and Louisville last year, neither could get a big name coach and both are pretty far ahead of IU these days. At least IU was able to flip a sitting Power 4/5/whatever coach. Whether or not he's worth the money remains to be seen.
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
I remember getting my driver's license in the late 80s, they asked if we wanted to use our SSN as our DL number too. Me and all my friends all said yes.
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Trivial Things That Make You Surly
In the office this morning and had to take a shit. I go to the bathroom and it's empty, I go to the handicapped stall, as the regular one it ridiculously tiny. A guy comes in and crashed into the stall door, didn't bother to do the gentle push to see if it was locked. Just barreled into it like scooby doo. He had to take the walk of shame into the tiny stall.
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Southwest or every other airline in the history of the world?
I never did either but the last two times we've gone to London, my wife buys so much shit for friends and family (and herself) that I wind up buying a cheap suitcase and putting all the extra shit in there and checking the bag. Or I'll put all the dirty clothes in the new bag and check that one. We're going back in August and I'll be damned if I'm buying another fucking suitcase. I've got a room full of the fucking things.
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gene hackman has died
I had never seen this, so I watched it last weekend. It was great and so was GH. Just hilarious.
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Everything is Shit: Tracking the Great Enshittening
Exactly. Why pay extra for the butthole insert when you can just bang it on the edge of a table or something??
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Word of her murder surprised a woman living in Bowie
- Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
I stare at my phone or computer screen as she drones on, I say nothing. After she's done, she'll say "Thanks for letting me vent" and usually I get laid that night. It's tough work but necessary for my well-being.- Depression, OCD, and whatever else ails you between the ears
I can remember going to the strip club with my friends, 30 years ago. I never drank, so I'd just order a coke. "Sure thing, Hon", then I get a slightly colder than room temp can. "That'll be $3.50". Meanwhile, the bros are getting pitchers of bud light for like $7.- Everything is Shit: Tracking the Great Enshittening
Circling back to USPS bullshit: I bought something on ebay a couple of weeks ago. It was shipped from CT and was on it's way to my house in the OKC burbs. After a couple of days, the tracking showed that the box was in Ft Worth. Great, I thought, it'll be here in 2 days, tops. WRONG. It went from FTW to OKC, then back to FTW for a couple of days. Then back to OKC and then to my town! Yay, I said, delivery tomorrow for sure! NOPE. It left my town and went to some other podunk town, 50+ miles away. WTF?? Then back to OKC for a day or so, then to my town, then delivered. I called the PO the day before it was delivered to complain, had to wait on hold for 35 mins for them to pick up. She said "I guess it's making a loop" and while she was pleasant, she offered no help or insight into solving my issue. And the box showed up looking like it had been kicked down the road the whole way from Connecticut, instead of shipped on a truck.- Trivial Things That Make You Surly
My friend found this out the hard way. We're in Oklahoma and he bought a Tesla. They told him it would be ready on such and such date. He assumed he would pick it up at the local showroom. Whoops, direct sales aren't allowed here, so he had to drive from OKC to Kansas City to get it. - Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
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