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  1. On 6/27/2025 at 7:41 PM, msucolt45 said:

    My wife used to want us to clean the house and tidy up, prior to the bi-weekly house cleaner arriving!  After the 1st couple of months, I digressed, as her main excuse was not to leave the house embarrassing before we went to work.

    Nothing like making your bed (Adm. Mc Raven) before someone comes to strip the bed!

    Hook’em!!!

    My wife is always complaining that she wants a maid to help clean. I told her that she would want to clean the house before the maid got there and since it would never happen, we'd never get one. 

  2. On 6/29/2025 at 12:38 AM, Hairy Biped said:

    54 years old.  Had my annual physical last week including the typical blood tests, except my doctor asked if I wanted to also try a new test for markers of Alzheimer's/dementia since I've had memory issues the past several years.  About 8 to 10 years ago I had an MRI on my brain and it showed cerebral atrophy at an advanced level for my age back then, but my neurologist retired a couple of months later and things didn't seem to be getting any worse, so I didn't do pursue it any further.  Anyway, a day or two after my physical, my doctor's nurse calls and says test results are normal-ish, but the typical "lose weight, eat better, exercise" routine they say every year.  So I think, that's that, see you next year.

    Then Thursday night at 8:38, my doctor, not his nurse, calls to talk about the other test, which frankly, I had forgotten about.  He goes on to explain that my results were a bit "outside of the normal range" and that he's going to find a new neurologist for me to start the process to understand how far along I am.  So basically, as he explained it, at this point, it's not so much will I get it, but when will I develop it, if I haven't already.  I have noticed that it's a lot more difficult to focus on stuff at work and keep my thoughts organized, but it hasn't been at an alarming rate.  I just figured that it was because as I age, my give a shit has naturally decreased.

    I've been trying to process everything and I'm lost, frankly.  I feel fine.  Don't notice too much different honestly.  But the idea that I don't know how much of a future I'll have, is messing with me.  It's not like it's an aggressive cancer diagnosis, but it's still a horrible way to go out, and I certainly don't want to be a burden to anyone.  I know that at this point, having not seen a specialist yet, I'm kinda putting the cart before the horse, but I keep thinking that life as I know it is about to be over.  I'm not afraid of death, but I don't want a prolonged, drawn out demise that's miserable for everyone involved.  That leads to some really dark and also ridiculous thoughts.  I'm a planner.  I plan everything out.  But all of the sudden, that seems useless.

    There's a lot of criticism because of small sampling but it's a interesting read. And no one takes into consideration that learning the bagpipes helped him. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/brain-age-health-lifestyle-012262b3

     

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  3. 48 minutes ago, Baboontyme said:

    Knee is feeling pretty good. I've been pushing it pretty hard in the gym so sometimes it hurts but it's all "good pain". I think...

    Anyway, I realized my eyesight was going to shit when I basically failed my eye exam getting my real ID (she passed me and told me to get my eyes checked). Went to the eye doctor and yep my eyesight is definitely going to shit. I don't want to have to wear glasses everywhere so I also ordered contacts. They came in and this morning I had contact lens school with someone at the office showing me how to put them in and take them out, etc. The only problem is that everything is massively blurry when I have them in. I was only supposed to wear them 4 hours today and I kept thinking it was my brain and/or it was due to the general eye trauma of sticking my fingers into my eyeballs so much trying to get them in the first time. It never got better.. Something is fucked up. I could hardly read my phone with them in. Close, medium, far... Everything blurry. And yeah I'm sure they were facing the right direction. Not great. I guess I'll try again tomorrow and call the office on Monday if it doesn't get better. Getting old sucks. 

    The last batch of contacts I received had the lenses inserted in the case backwards. I had to reverse the curve on them to see correctly. They came out of the case like this "(" but should have been like this ")". If you look close at the edges you see which way they should go.

  4. 55 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

    If he has a desk phone put a tiny piece of scotch tape over the earpiece or the mouthpiece or, fuck it both and watch the hilarity ensue.

    I once superglued the handset down to some of the phones in our office. We (well I did) laughed like hell when our uber Aggie, corp turd boss, almost knocked himself out when he slammed the entire phone against the side of his head answering it.  

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  5. 1 hour ago, Tylerocks said:

    I park in the same spot at work everyday, regardless of other open spots.  

    New-ish guys has started  parking there.

     

    Keep in mind, we do NOT have assigned spots.

    We're engagedd in a silent game of "early bird gets the spot"

    What's really dumb about it is that it's not even the closest or anything.  It's just a random spot.

     

    I'd leave my vehicle there overnight and take an Uber home. Show him who's the boss.

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  6. 8 hours ago, Reagan1k said:

    If you can legally purchase a firearm, pay $35 to join the Garand Collectors Association (you get a cool magazine) and have a concealed carry license.....you qualify.

    If you don't have a CC, then the below would also serve as a related activity.

    Proof of marksmanship participation can be provided by documenting any of the following:

    • Current or past military service.
    • Current or past law enforcement service.
    • CMP or NRA Classification card.
    • Participation in a rifle, pistol, air gun or shotgun competition (provide copy of results bulletin).
    • Completion of a marksmanship clinic that included live fire training (provide a copy of the certificate of completion or a statement from the instructor). Visit http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=search to find an upcoming CMP sanctioned clinic or match.
    • Distinguished, Instructor, or Coach status.
    • Firearms Owner Identification Cards that included live fire training. – FFL or C&R license. (Note: An expired C&R license is acceptable to show proof of marksmanship.)
    • Completion of a Hunter Safety Course that included live fire training.
    • Certification from range or club official or law enforcement officer witnessing shooting activity. Complete the CMP Marksmanship Form to certify your range firing and the required marksmanship related activity for an individual to purchase from the CMP.

    Thanks for the help! On the join page, you have the option to register with the CMP.

  7. A side if getting old sucks I didn't consider. Our 42nd wedding anniversary is next week. Whenever my wife mentions it younger people (not that much younger either), have been asking "What's the secret to a long marriage?". That's definitely an "ask an old person" question. Someone ask us that today and I told her you need to learn to tolerate each other.

    I think my future answer will also include having separate TV's.

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  8. I thought I dodged a bullet on the car buying experience. My wife's car is 8 years old with 95K miles. I've been telling her we either need to get a new one or spend some money on getting new strut's, brakes, etc. for hers. I've dragged her around to look at new cars and asked her what she wanted to do, which she never answers. I've made appointments to look at cars and she wouldn't go. So I just gave up assuming she was content.

    So we got a notice that she's getting some money from social security and I told her we could use it to fix her car. Then she asked me about getting a new car and asked why I waffle on getting one. I told her I didn't care and I was just following her lead of being non-committal. She then went on a rant that she never said she didn't want a new one, she likes all of them and it was my decision not to get a new one. When I pressed her on the fact that every time I tried to buy one she backed off, she said "Well I just started thinking about spending the money and  thought I didn't really need one when there's nothing wrong with mine". I said "So I'm to blame for following your lead of indecision and waffling to get a new car?" Silence. 

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  9. On 2/28/2025 at 11:43 AM, Scheiss Meister said:

    Yeah, upon further reflection I think a can of sardines in the front vent or some jolly ranchers stuck to the windshield are better options.  If one must go for the paint, polka dotting the hood and doors with Barbasol works well, as I found out the day after my wedding.

    My daughter once poured a bottle of synthetic deer urine down the air induction vents of a guys car. He was a racist, misogynist, pig, so I applauded her creativity. 

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  10. 1 minute ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Buried between two wives is not a peaceful way to pass through eternity. 

    After experiencing step son life with an "I'm your stepmother and you have to obey and all my obscure rules without question" life during teenage years, I told my wife I'd never get remarried if she died. She said I couldn't go without the sex. I told her I could rent the sex and still have peace of mind afterwards.

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  11. 5 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Your dad was buried with his first wife instead of his second?  

    Yeah. My mom died of cancer after 28 years of marriage. He remarried 3 years later and was married to her for 5 years before he died. I would have dug my stepmother up all by myself and moved her if she was buried next to him. 

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  12. 2 hours ago, Horn_Spanker said:

    Who really owns cemetery plots?

    My parents bought a six space plot when they were first married.  Dad was buried there, then mom.  I'm an only child and I assume the remaining four plots are mine?  I know money was exchanged and the plot assigned back in 1962, but I find no record of a deed?  When mom died, nothing cemetery was transferred to me.

    A real long story short. My mom and dad bought 3 plots in the 60's at Mt Olivet in Fort Worth. They both died and were buried there. I got married and knew I was never going to die so I told my Aunt that she could be buried next to her sister, my mother and I'll figure my situation out later. I let the funeral home know this. 10 years later, when she died, they faxed me paperwork to sign with the intent of sign the real documents when I arrived back to FW for the funeral. I arrived 45 minutes before the funeral and was pulled into an office to be told they weren't going to bury her because I didn't have title to the "property", it belonged to my much disliked step mother. I screamed, yelled, called him a stupid MF'er. I insulted him, his intelligence and the motive behind waiting 45 minutes before the funeral to bring it up. I finally told him that if he doesn't get it fixed, I was going to go get my remaining aunt and 2 uncles and unleash them on him and he would soon realize that he was dealing with the nice person in the family. He made a call and let it go through. A month later, I told my aunt, who proceeded to drive to the funeral home and let him have it for another hour.  

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  13. 54 minutes ago, Iceman said:

    See also: More fucked up math on TV ad last night for local car dealer:

    4.9% financing, which in and of itself hurt my head; but then they throw 84 months out there like it's a feature, not a rip-off.

     

    I guess the poker adage applies here, "It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money."

    Duh! You can't buy an $80,000 Tahoe for less than $1000 month without 84 month financing! 

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  14. 12 hours ago, ztejas said:

    I'm goofy footed and left eye dominant but right-handed. 

    Same. I went to a Catholic elementary school in the 60's. Being left handed was morally wrong and they forced me to do everything right handed, like GOD intended. 

  15. 10 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


    Because they aren’t selling a car (dealers make $0 on cars). They are selling financing/a loan, add-ons (warranty), and an avenue to future service revenue.
    Last car we bought (end of 2020, right before car prices shot up), I planned to pay cash, already had a really great price. Sales team begged us to finance it, offered us another $1k off if we financed. “Can I just pay it off after?” “Yeah.” Done deal.
    Financed the purchase. First payment came due, and I paid the total about owed. But the sales guy probably got a $1500 loan origination commission in exchange for the $1k price break he gave me, so we both won.

    Well I might have dodged a bullet anyway. I think my wife wants to keep her 9 year old, 95K mile Hyundai. She's driven several new cars, from cheap to semi-expensive and seems to have no interest. She kept complaining that they didn't have CD players and none of the 50 way adjustable seats felt right. 

    I'm retiring this year and will lose my company truck. I guess I'll buy me something instead.

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