OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[utee94]

We've got 3 Costco in the Austin area, the closest one is only about 5 miles away.  But I didn't feel like driving that far.  When gas is a scant $3.20, it's not worth my time to drive a couple of miles further.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Dang, we've got two, and are only a fraction of the size of Austin. 

[MikeDeTiger]

Yeah, but I'm tryna figure out why anywhere in Austin is cheaper than here.  I filled up at Walmart which is consistently the cheapest in this area.  So it's almost certainly more than $3.44 on average around here.  

[utee94]

Yeah, but I'm tryna figure out why anywhere in Austin is cheaper than here.  I filled up at Walmart which is consistently the cheapest in this area.  So it's almost certainly more than $3.44 on average around here. 

Couldn't tell ya. Indeed it's usually cheaper the closer you get to the coast/Houston/refineries.

[MrNubbz]

Gas $5.65/gallon at Costco. And that was the 87 octane, since I drove the Jeep today. The 91 was $5.99 IIRC.

3.69/gal. here  this morning when I filled up

[MrNubbz]

We've got 3 Costco in the Austin area, the closest one is only about 5 miles away.  But I didn't feel like driving that far.  When gas is a scant $3.20, it's not worth my time to drive a couple of miles further.

Betcha all those Lonhorn portal pukes don't for their rides either

[bayareabadger]

I went to a Catholic funeral last week. The whole thing seemed so weird to me. The first guy gets up , I didn’t know what to expect , but he did like 10-20 Hail Marys. I guess I expected him to talk about the deceased , but it was just Hail Marys on top of Hail Mary.

Next guy, I still expect him to say something about the deceased. Nope. 10-20 Hail Marys.

Next guy..I have no idea why I expected then, but I was thinking, now they’re going to say something about the deceased. Nope. 10-20 Hail Marys.

Next guy, I was pretty sure it would be something different. Nope. 10-20 Hail Marys.

Then some more chanting. I think it was Latin. Then some pseudo knight looking guys with swords, marching in formation. Chanting something. I think it was Latin as well.

More Hail Marys and chanting.

So bizarre. Not trying to dog anybody else’s religion, but it was all very strange to an outsider.

Went to a non-denominational but I think vaguely Baptist funeral (it was maybe a memorial, but got more religious than that) a few months back. Found it quite strange. I think because this particular pastor had a large dose of proselytizing that felt self-serving and it was odd because the deceased was definitely not publicly religious, but maybe privately more than he let on.

[bayareabadger]

I was a groomsman for one of my Jewish friends.  I wore the kippah and everything. It was similar to a Christian wedding in many ways, but also different.

The chair dance was a lot of fun.

The chair dance is always so enjoyable.

[utee94]

Betcha all those Lonhorn portal pukes don't for their rides either

Not sure all those Lamborghinis even run on normal fuel.  

[MrNubbz]

won't be long before I buy a quarter horse and in a Amish Buggy

[MikeDeTiger]

Not sure all those Lamborghinis even run on normal fuel. 

I started watching an Amazon Prime documentary about LSU NIL in 2023 called The Money Game, which I didn't know about until just recently.  Don't know if there were any Lamborghinis, but a few of them appeared to be doing pretty well.  And, there's this one kid whose name I've never heard and didn't have a clue about.  Probably because he played basketball, and our basketball team has sucked for decades.  I guess that was sort of the point, to show what NIL realities are for average "nobodies" in addition to more recognizable names.  

I could talk about that in the TV thread, but listening to a bunch of kids whining about not getting paid enough to play a sport they love makes me grumpy. 

Although watching Olivia Dunne in her gym outfit kinda offsets the grumpiness.  

[Brutus Buckeye]

won't be long before I buy a quarter horse and in a Amish Buggy

[betarhoalphadelta]

Why does someone apply for a job, get through the phone consult to be offered an interview... And then no-call no-show?!

My wife is hiring a new medical assistant. She's actually getting some pretty good applicants this time (unlike her last two cycles). 

But she's getting probably 30%+ no-call no-show rate on agreed-to interviews. Interviews that were scheduled by an actual phone conversation between two real people, not some online appointment program. And this high rate is consistent with her last two hiring cycles. 

I could see the occasional one-off. But how is it possible that the no-call no-show rate is so high? What the hell is wrong with people? Can't you have the courtesy if you've changed your mind to call and say you're not going to be there?

[utee94]

That's some BS right there.