JDurk
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Sheetz, Wawa, Royal Farms are all shit. Buc-ee's is just a bigger pile of shit.
James Pearl Thinks Blogging is Dead
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rjr44
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Maybe timing is everything? I've been to the SC one and the one near St. Augustine in FL multiple times each and have never faced mob like crowds, never stressful, nothing like that one pic that looks like Black Friday when Tickle Me Elmo came out.
Honestly never had anything other than positive times there. The whole fam is team Bucees cuz there stuff for all of us.
Honestly never had anything other than positive times there. The whole fam is team Bucees cuz there stuff for all of us.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
tbh this looks pretty tame to what i experienced lol
i legit thought i was going to lose one of my kids
I drove from Moab to park city and was in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing around for 50 miles in any direction.
Then we pull into a sheetz and there’s a shitload of people. It was really weird. Where did they all come from.
They live there?
I felt the same about Buc-ees. The roads were not crowded at all. I guess locals all go there as a family outing?
iman29
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they opened a brand new Wawa near me and its actually not that bad - usually only go there for gas but grabbed a quick sammich a few times for lunch.
Ski Signs
For a year or more, I've had a project in the back of my head in which I wanted to make a sign for each of the ski hills I've been to. As I sit here today, that total is 18. By the end of the season, it should be 19 and possibly 20. In all, it's a reasonable number of signs, and I think it plays a bit more coherently for ski hills than bike trail networks. I'm not sure how I would go about doing the same for bike systems, so this works out fine. A few weeks ago, I finally started the project.
In 2 weeks I've done 2 signs. My first was Tremblant and the second is what you see below, Brighton. I still look back to Brighton as 1 of the more fun days I've ever had on skis, and until I go back and remember otherwise, probably the ski hill I enjoyed the most on the Utah trip from 2 years ago. Hopefully we can get back there before too long. I decided to add the logo to the sign, which raises the level of difficulty considerably, but also adds a level of color and uniqueness to each sign. I started with Tremblant and liked the way the logo came out a lot, so will continue with the rest of these.
We do plan to hang these up somewhere in the house. I may put them in the office, but a more likely destination is the basement wall. We haven't figured it out yet but after this week, we'll likely have 3 signs and I'll need to start putting them up to see how they look, and so on. The next hill on my list is Sugarbush, which we plan to hit next weekend when we're up in Vermont.
This isn't really a post about retirement, but stuff like this is probably what I will end up doing after we retire, at least on the days when we don't have a lot going on. We've started to talk more about the post-work life, and while we do plan on being a roaming duo several months a year, there will be time when we're home and need stuff to do. Things like this bring me enjoyment and allow me to just chill out and listen to my audiobook.
For a year or more, I've had a project in the back of my head in which I wanted to make a sign for each of the ski hills I've been to. As I sit here today, that total is 18. By the end of the season, it should be 19 and possibly 20. In all, it's a reasonable number of signs, and I think it plays a bit more coherently for ski hills than bike trail networks. I'm not sure how I would go about doing the same for bike systems, so this works out fine. A few weeks ago, I finally started the project.
In 2 weeks I've done 2 signs. My first was Tremblant and the second is what you see below, Brighton. I still look back to Brighton as 1 of the more fun days I've ever had on skis, and until I go back and remember otherwise, probably the ski hill I enjoyed the most on the Utah trip from 2 years ago. Hopefully we can get back there before too long. I decided to add the logo to the sign, which raises the level of difficulty considerably, but also adds a level of color and uniqueness to each sign. I started with Tremblant and liked the way the logo came out a lot, so will continue with the rest of these.
We do plan to hang these up somewhere in the house. I may put them in the office, but a more likely destination is the basement wall. We haven't figured it out yet but after this week, we'll likely have 3 signs and I'll need to start putting them up to see how they look, and so on. The next hill on my list is Sugarbush, which we plan to hit next weekend when we're up in Vermont.
This isn't really a post about retirement, but stuff like this is probably what I will end up doing after we retire, at least on the days when we don't have a lot going on. We've started to talk more about the post-work life, and while we do plan on being a roaming duo several months a year, there will be time when we're home and need stuff to do. Things like this bring me enjoyment and allow me to just chill out and listen to my audiobook.
And Then There Were None
Today at 5pm, my access was shut off to Outlook/Slack for the org that I had worked for since June of 2020. In October, the org announced it was getting away from the business we were supporting, and we would all be out of a job come February 3rd. For any of us who stuck around, we would get a 1 month bonus payment. The day we heard the news, it was 5pm EST. I immediately called an old friend who I've worked with on & off since 2015, and had interviewed with in July. By noon the next day I had an offer letter in front of me. With a raise.
All of that would be well and good but you can do the math of my current job's start date of 11/4 and the last job's end date of, well, today. The guy who runs the department said to us, one by one, "I don't care what you do, I just don't want to know about it." So, I took another job, eradicated everyone from LinkedIn who still worked there, and proceeded to do absolutely nothing for 4 months at the old job while actually working the new job. I mean, what were they going to do, fire me? They'd already fired me.
The image below is from the last team workshop we had, a few weeks before this all went down. We were trying to figure out ways to fix the things that were broken with the team and the company. I think the shot below says all you need to know about how well that went. As I look back, there were so many things wrong with the situation that we were never going to make it. But you have to try.
This is fine, but it does mean my days of mountain biking in Vietnam are probably done. In fact, I may never ride in MA ever again. Of course, you never know if a future client will be up there and maybe I'll head up there for old time's sake. Or, you know, I won't. But it will be a little sad to not be exploring the various parks that CT and MA have to offer. I did enjoy that bit of things.
It was a good run, but it has come to an end. So it goes, and we move on to the next adventure.
Today at 5pm, my access was shut off to Outlook/Slack for the org that I had worked for since June of 2020. In October, the org announced it was getting away from the business we were supporting, and we would all be out of a job come February 3rd. For any of us who stuck around, we would get a 1 month bonus payment. The day we heard the news, it was 5pm EST. I immediately called an old friend who I've worked with on & off since 2015, and had interviewed with in July. By noon the next day I had an offer letter in front of me. With a raise.
All of that would be well and good but you can do the math of my current job's start date of 11/4 and the last job's end date of, well, today. The guy who runs the department said to us, one by one, "I don't care what you do, I just don't want to know about it." So, I took another job, eradicated everyone from LinkedIn who still worked there, and proceeded to do absolutely nothing for 4 months at the old job while actually working the new job. I mean, what were they going to do, fire me? They'd already fired me.
The image below is from the last team workshop we had, a few weeks before this all went down. We were trying to figure out ways to fix the things that were broken with the team and the company. I think the shot below says all you need to know about how well that went. As I look back, there were so many things wrong with the situation that we were never going to make it. But you have to try.
This is fine, but it does mean my days of mountain biking in Vietnam are probably done. In fact, I may never ride in MA ever again. Of course, you never know if a future client will be up there and maybe I'll head up there for old time's sake. Or, you know, I won't. But it will be a little sad to not be exploring the various parks that CT and MA have to offer. I did enjoy that bit of things.
It was a good run, but it has come to an end. So it goes, and we move on to the next adventure.
Let There Be Light!
I installed this today. For those of you who've been to the house, it's the small room between the front door and the kitchen. There used to be a monster fan there, and the light in it stopped working. The previous owner put some sort of control box in it, and I think maybe that went bad. Regardless, we decided to go with something different and D found this online. We both liked it, and here we are.
It came in a small box; I had to put it together myself. That isn't a heavy statement, as pretty much any Lego set is far more complex than this was. I did the electric, which makes many people, myself included, nervous. But really there are 3 wires and so long as you take your time, it's pretty hard to screw up. The people who do this for a living don't really take more time to do it than you would yourself. They just do it all day, every day.
This sat on the floor of my office for like a month, maybe more. I needed to find a time when nobody was here because turning off the power is like depriving people of air. When D hopped into the Uber today to head to the airport, I promptly got to work. All told, it took me an hour to take the old one off and put this in place. In my head, this was going to take the better part of the day on & off. I guess I overestimated the job here.
Anyway, we now have light again.
I installed this today. For those of you who've been to the house, it's the small room between the front door and the kitchen. There used to be a monster fan there, and the light in it stopped working. The previous owner put some sort of control box in it, and I think maybe that went bad. Regardless, we decided to go with something different and D found this online. We both liked it, and here we are.
It came in a small box; I had to put it together myself. That isn't a heavy statement, as pretty much any Lego set is far more complex than this was. I did the electric, which makes many people, myself included, nervous. But really there are 3 wires and so long as you take your time, it's pretty hard to screw up. The people who do this for a living don't really take more time to do it than you would yourself. They just do it all day, every day.
This sat on the floor of my office for like a month, maybe more. I needed to find a time when nobody was here because turning off the power is like depriving people of air. When D hopped into the Uber today to head to the airport, I promptly got to work. All told, it took me an hour to take the old one off and put this in place. In my head, this was going to take the better part of the day on & off. I guess I overestimated the job here.
Anyway, we now have light again.
Cole
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Just need a fan rated box to a joist/support or one of the boxes mounted to a spreader bar.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
This is the way to go. The spreader bar ones seem to be less stable though. If you have good attic access to the ceiling above, you can put a 2x4 wherever you need it to brace one of the boxes. Just make sure it’s secure!
replacing a fan with a fan is stupid easy, basically the same actually; the instructions should give you all the info you need.
If you are replacing a light fixture with a ceiling fan you would need to check the box.
Last Meal in Savannah
It was at a place called Treylor Park. It's hard to eat genuine southern food for every meal when you're in a place like Savannah. But you need to get at least one meal that checks the box. We had gotten in late the night before, so in reality we only had enough time for a light breakfast then a solid lunch. What you see below is what we would refer to the solid part of that equation. It was good, for sure. D's was not and so she ended up eating some of mine and leaving much of hers. This thing was more than a single person should eat at one sitting. It was good, but it was a lot.
In a way I feel like the egg on top was the restaurant saying, "Fuck it, just add more shit," when coming up with this meal. It was so rich and flavorful, the egg had no noticeable effect on the flavor at all. The chicken, biscuit, and gravy all slammed your taste buds like the time Hulk Hogan body Slammed Andre the Giant. It was bigly.
I like it, once. And as I scroll through my camera roll looking for something to talk about tonight, I already miss this trip. I could definitely see myself doing part time work, where you fly somewhere and drive a car back home as a service to someone. I'd love to roam the country like that. Of course, most people would probably want the car back sooner than later, so your roaming would be limited by the timeframe you have to bring back the car. Anyway, I am sure I won't do this.
Been thinking about what's next on the roadmap after Q1. I do think some serious consideration needs to be given to a pass through the Carolinas again. But this time, perhaps a western swing to see some friends? We'll see what the future holds in that regard.
In the meantime, enjoy:
It was at a place called Treylor Park. It's hard to eat genuine southern food for every meal when you're in a place like Savannah. But you need to get at least one meal that checks the box. We had gotten in late the night before, so in reality we only had enough time for a light breakfast then a solid lunch. What you see below is what we would refer to the solid part of that equation. It was good, for sure. D's was not and so she ended up eating some of mine and leaving much of hers. This thing was more than a single person should eat at one sitting. It was good, but it was a lot.
In a way I feel like the egg on top was the restaurant saying, "Fuck it, just add more shit," when coming up with this meal. It was so rich and flavorful, the egg had no noticeable effect on the flavor at all. The chicken, biscuit, and gravy all slammed your taste buds like the time Hulk Hogan body Slammed Andre the Giant. It was bigly.
I like it, once. And as I scroll through my camera roll looking for something to talk about tonight, I already miss this trip. I could definitely see myself doing part time work, where you fly somewhere and drive a car back home as a service to someone. I'd love to roam the country like that. Of course, most people would probably want the car back sooner than later, so your roaming would be limited by the timeframe you have to bring back the car. Anyway, I am sure I won't do this.
Been thinking about what's next on the roadmap after Q1. I do think some serious consideration needs to be given to a pass through the Carolinas again. But this time, perhaps a western swing to see some friends? We'll see what the future holds in that regard.
In the meantime, enjoy:
iman29
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Came to say this ^ as I wasn’t sure the way you worded your question @jShort if you were replacing an existing fan with a new one.
I will say from experience the hardest part is getting the fan motor /light fixture combo mounted properly depending on the size.
And here’s a pro tip: the fans have a directional switch on them to spin clockwise or counterclockwise. and if you accidentally move it to the middle or not fully up or down it makes the fan not work. Then you change the wall switch and buy and new fan and install that one until you finally realize the old one wasn’t blown out it was the switch in the wrong position.
Ask. Me. How. I. Know. 🤦🏻♂️
Phew, looks like what every restaurant will serve when the south wins the next civil war
JDurk
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Only if the bird flu doesn't wipe out the whole chicken and egg supply.