Bruco

And then when they get out of the airport van: “I gotta tell you, I started getting a hand for that, a taste for that Pai Gow.”...

Only time I’ve sent back something is when I’ve had a legitimate food safety concern like some undercooked chicken. So basically I’ve sent back food like twice in 25 years. My view is that if it’s bad or not done right, the solution is just to never go there again. I also struggle with e...

[quote]Airlines are one of the most subsidized industries in the world, and despite all the public money and in-kind services, the experience of taking even a short flight is fricking horrible. So I'm all for it.[/quote] So, to deal with our inefficient and heavily subsidized existing infrastructu...

[quote]Now I can frick around a lot but I often have to take calls at all hours, send emails late or early, and occasionally work some very long hours and/or go in on the weekend. I genuinely prefer it this way.[/quote] Yep. I’ve worked past midnight and a ton of weekends. I’ve also watched a bunc...

[quote]but if a private equity client is working on a live deal, your vacation isn't relevant to the diligence schedule[/quote] Yep, that’s my life. I once traded calls and emails with a PE associate level guy on HIS wedding day. We aren’t that bad, but when your clients operate like that, th...

Bonuses were rough this year. Cash bonus was 30%, stock bonus (3 year vest) was 20%. Target is 40% cash. Last year cash bonus was 54%, with a stock bonus of 15%. Target cash last year was 35% (got a title promotion this year that bumped the target to 40%). They paid slightly above target on ...

[quote]see alot of hospitals financial statements, and like I said, most patients are net losers.[/quote] How is there money for never ending new building projects? I pass a massive hospital complex every day in charlotte (Atrium Health) and it’s been under construction for 10 years non stop....

[quote]65 mph in the dark and drunk - plain damn stupid[/quote] Was curious, the basic rule of thumb seems to be that anything over 30 mph is overdriving your headlight and not considered safe as you won’t be able to stop within the beam of your headlights...

Found a more detailed article about the incident, a couple things: -it was dark/night when this happened, so going that speed is really not safe -it is an FAA approved airstrip, it’s on a private farm that allows snowmobiles to access/traverse the property. So IMO, the only other potentially n...

[quote]Cubans doing work.[/quote] If the Cuban Uber drivers from the last time I was down are any indication, black and Cuban relations are not in a good spot in Miami. 3 different Uber drivers gave me their unsolicited opinion on what group was ruining Miami Beach and I could see why. Th...