Random Thoughts the 13th: Jason Takes RTT

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Cave thread? Thought we had some talk on this but maybe it got moved.

If the 737 MAX was made by Airbus or Bombardier the FAA would have already grounded it. This is starting to reek of conflicts of interest and influence peddling, not surprising considering the industry background in the DoD and FAA. Not American airlines so no biggie. It's a also an American airplane company and few Americans were killed (also mostly not white people!) so no biggie. Still possible they might be feeling some heat with most countries grounding but I am not holding my breath.



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And that's the crux of my issue with this whole thing. I hope we don't have to remove the CEO's name from our distinguished alumni list, I kinda liked him when I talked to him.
 
You would think with all the semi traffic we have up here, they would take better care of the gravels. Need 4 wheel drive to just about get anywhere.
 
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Rash of community college openings going around.
Something in San Diego, something in Virginia. They look possible, but I'd bet they don't do anything for relocation expenses.

One in Westchester, NY appeared. Read the ad to see if I could meet the X-Men, and saw that they must have known I was looking. Must be able to teach everything that I don't know well at all.
 
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I broke down and rode the bendy bus to class today because of the rain. It's pretty trippy watching the bus hinge in the middle from the inside.
 
I broke down and rode the bendy bus to class today because of the rain. It's pretty trippy watching the bus hinge in the middle from the inside.
The bendy bus?

I do think it is pretty weird if you are in a middle section of the London tube watching the other sections move independently from yours.
 
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hopefully you have a stash there:eek:

This morning I packed a bag with my sleeping bag, a change of clothes, some zzzquil, and yes, some of that.

I'm pretty confident I will go home, though. It supposed to start dying down around 4 or 5.
 
The bendy bus?

I do think it is pretty weird if you are in a middle section of the London tube watching the other sections move independently from yours.

Same with the L in Chicago. You're riding in one car, and the car in front of yours is moving differently than the car you're sitting in. That'll make me motion sick in a hurry.

Same goes if I'm watching "Deadliest Catch" and they switch to the static camera hooked up to one of the masts in choppy/stormy seas. Makes the boat look like it's not moving, but the horizon is allllll over the place.

Edit: Corrected to "you're"
 
One in Westchester, NY appeared. Read the ad to see if I could meet the X-Men, and saw that they must have known I was looking. Must be able to teach everything that I don't know well at all.

If you want a laugh look at housing prices there (including rentals). Absolutely insane. Some of the priciest zip codes in the country are in Westchester County. Took three of us to be able to afford renting a house while I was up there for a bridge project.
 
If you want a laugh look at housing prices there (including rentals). Absolutely insane. Some of the priciest zip codes in the country are in Westchester County. Took three of us to be able to afford renting a house while I was up there for a bridge project.
How in the world did the quote this was responding to end up being from Boxster in your post? Bizarro world!
 
A friend of mine had to take quite a bit of leave when she was caring for her terminally ill wife (cancer). She maxed out her leave at ISU (sick leave can be used to care for immediate family), and some of us tried to donate leave to her account but were not able to as the leave had to be for the individual's illness, not for emergency family care. I didn't understand that, because her wife could not drive herself to Rochester, or to IC, or even to her own chemo & radiation treatments just a few blocks away. She was as helpless as any child in that regard. A number of us wrote to HR regarding that ruling.

I'm not sure of the details because I retired soon afterward, but I believe that sick leave donation rule has now been changed. I think that's a good thing.

Dh said someone at work asked people to tell Congress to make changes for who counted as family. Had a sibling with cancer they were caring for but didn't count under fmla.
 
Watching weather channel while eating supper at a diner. Look up right as reporter is talking and spills out with a header to the ice. Dude was a pro, kept talking and picked himself back up.
 
Guess who gets to spend the night plus probably a chunk of tomorrow getting water out of the basement.
No water in my basement (knock on wood), but there's plenty of water in the backyard that I'm thinking about selling my house as a waterfront property.
 
Home inspector warned us about the grading of our yard before we bought this house last year. This is our first house, so of course I'm on pins and needles about where this water is going to go.
 
In practice, my company is "unlimited" when it comes to our own illness or bereavement and honestly even vacation. They don't care about policy until you abuse it. When I had my blood clot thing I was in the hospital for a week and then took another week off. I was gonna work that third week until my manager was like "Screw PTO, HR doesn't even check it unless I say there is abuse. Take another week off". So I did.


Was thinking about this with the cave thread on the topic and now your post - I think places like that should institute a minimum usage as well. Often I think companies that have unlimited there can still be a pressure to not use much or some managers may be better than others. I was toying with that idea in my head today. Unlimited upper but say, 2-3 weeks lower minimum.
 
Random Wednesday Night Observation: I eat a LOT of ******* salmon. Grilled salmon. Baked salmon. Smoked salmon. Raw salmon sushi. Brined lox salmon. I may have a salmon problem probably because it pairs so well with French Rhones. :rolleyes:

Per capita annual consumption is supposedly like 3 lbs, hell I am pushing that since I got back from Mexico.
 
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