tadman

In this age it is astounding how many people will defend a criminal such as Lindsay Clancy or the stabbing guy over in Dallas.

Has anybody else noticed videos of car chases and such with language like "this horrible criminal was caught by Flock cameras". Seems like their PR is in overdrive now...

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McNerney was a disciple of Jack Welch. That style works in some industries but probably not in aerospace.

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Didnt' work for GE either. Of course it looked great for a while but when it came time for new generations of product they came within inches of sinking their own ship. GE tries to pay on net 120 terms these days and that's after they demand HUGE price cuts up front. The worst managed company I've ever done business with.

The real ugly part is that many private equity companies seem to think it's a good talent farm, so when they do these rollups, the hire some GE pukes to run them. It's not going well for many in my industry. They buy up a bunch of competitors, roll them together, slash benefits, stretch payables out 60-90 days, try to squeeze the old owner out of his earnouts, then bulk up the backlogs with razor thin margins, and flip it. Rinse and repeat.

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upmarket

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Have a downvote based on using this word alone.

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How would you prefer I describe the place? "bass pro for dweebs that don't really hunt or fish and spend lots of money trying to make us think they do"

Does that work?

post is not roll tide

People keep complaining about "the state of the economy"... maybe I'm crazy but it feels like the economy is decent these days and we have a lot to be thankful for.

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Right now they are towing with a 4 Runner but claim that it feels like the boat/trailer is driving the vehicle

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I don't see how this gets better with a Pathfinder. That's basically a minivan with the CVT others have mentioned. I would absolutely keep the Runner over the Pathfinder.

But moving forward I would want a 1500 pickup if they are regularly towing.

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I explained to her that her “toy” is 6000 pounds Dry. Once you load it down with fuel and other equipment you will be Significantly above that “rated towing capacity number”.

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Towing is more than the nominal tow rating. If you go five miles once per month on flat ground in the country, a pathfinder would be fine. If you tow five miles daily across Houston traffic or up and down a mountain, that pathfinder will shred itself quickly. So not only is it 6000lbs dry, but what demands are you making of the brakes and shocks?

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It’s Sky Screamer management that lets the butches beat the shite out of the honkys.

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And this is the crazy thing. The WNBA has a chance to make a really solid womens league (regardless of profit or your personal opinion) that is a motivator for young ladies of all backgrounds to participate in sports and learn teamwork and build to something.

And they're throwing it all in the trash to pursue this crazy dream of letting a handful of trans people ruin it. Decades of work to get a womens league together being sacrificed.

I get people want a little weekend time and church time.

But I don't understand being open at 9 sharp on Monday, who buys fishing poles and such at 9a monday. But closed Sunday, when a lot of us need stuff.

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Surely you fired him and told him

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you must be a special kind of stupid if you think im going to fire a guy halfway through a job and leave the 220 lines just hanging off the side of my house.

But if you are a contractor, you indeed are a special kind of stupid.

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The Bible is a good book to start with.

I'm going to be quite honest, it really isn't that hard:
1. Do your best to stay married. Show your kids how a marriage is supposed to be, a loving, caring give and take relationship. You're going to be mad at each other, that's part of it but come to a common ground and don't fight in front of your kids.
2. Don't be your kids friend, they don't need more friends, they need parents who set boundaries and are a good role models, you act like an arse hat, guess what, so will they. You can be friends when they are grown.
3. Do not threaten, follow through with what you say, especially when they are young, once you've set a precedent that you don't mean what you say, when they are pre teens or older it's too late and they won't listen to you. Believe it or not spanking when they are young works, not beating, 3 licks on a bare butt does wonders at making a kid straighten up.
4. Demand respect for you and your spouse and others. By no means let the kids rule the roost and talk back.

Why do I say these things and know they work? I have 2 sons, oldest is 24, married has a 1yo son of his own and is a State Trooper, youngest is 19 and studying to be a CRNA, I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. Both of my boys were A students all the way through school, and were great kids, no major trouble at all, never gave me or my wife a reason not to trust them and never got in trouble at school. I've been blessed but also believe how we raised them definitely helped.

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These are all really good lessons and this is how life should go. Congrats man, in all seriousness, you have achieved a really good life.

I was looking for a bit more psychological tactics and such when little man throws a fit, when to hold an argument or drop it etc..

But overall big picture you are are right about your biblical 1-4 up there.