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Jon A thon
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re: I am an engineer
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/4/26 at 7:29 am to windmill
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The productive part of the job begins when the engineer(s) clear out
As someone with an engineering degree who had to implement products designed by our engineers and now is the manager of the team that does the designing and support, each side doesn't see what the other does. Neither is better than the other. Plenty of poor designs that probably aren't optimized for application. But just as many complaints from the field that have no understanding of why things were done in the first place. Engineers often have to design to budget, time, specs, and industry standards that put a lot of constraints. And have to often think of that "what if" scenario. It may be 1 in a 1000 chance, but if that means catastrophic failure that leads to death, injury, or environmental disaster, you can't just cross your fingers and hope it doesn't happen. At the same time you'll often see crappy designs due to lack of knowledge or just not enough time and money to do it the "correct" way.
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re: I am an engineer
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/4/26 at 7:23 am to Zap Rowsdower
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Prove it. Being an engineer you must have at least have some background in general automotive knowledge, can you tell me what would the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet, with a 327 cubic-inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor?
That's a bullshite question
re: Allied Injury Attorney commercials- hilarious
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/3/26 at 9:18 pm to delta_zulu
I did chuckle at "all sorts of numbers".
re: Crenshaw has lost
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/3/26 at 8:54 pm to hawgfaninc
Got tied up all day and had forgotten to early vote. This was the only one I really wanted to vote in. Tired of Crenshaw. Glad to see as I was annoyed with myself for flaking on that.
re: Average Distance Data - What to keep, what to throw out
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/3/26 at 9:08 am to AUjim
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1. What would you keep, what would you throw out?
If I can tell I miss hit a ball, I throw the data out. I want to know my distance when I hit the ball correctly. I'm not good enough to hit that consistently, so I have my fair share of shots that come up short, etc.. But I don't want to know my average carry including all the bad shots, assume my average carry is 15 yards shorter than what I would carry on a good shot, then hit a great shot that flies over the green into the trees or something. So I remove fat, toe strikes, etc. that reduce yardage. And will even take off pulls that give you that extra 10 yards, but you are going to be offline. I set up a target on my launch monitor at the distance I'm seeing and just confirm my good, straight shots are landing in that target area. Woods are always hard for me as there is a lot of data to throw out :lol:
re: Property tax
Posted by Jon A thon on 3/1/26 at 5:51 pm to Chris89
Honestly, property tax is the one I'm most comfortable paying. In our area, it is high. Keeps out people who don't see value in paying more each year for an equivalent house. Schools are great, parks are clean and continually updated if the equipment breaks, medians and such are kept up, etc.. I realize this is the exception though.
re: Just got my oil changed, and realized the reminder stickers are sneaky
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/26/26 at 1:42 pm to AndyJ
Just traded in a truck yesterday with 170k miles. Never had an engine issue and never changed my oil until the vehicle told me it was time to change (10k miles). Actually never had an engine issue with any vehicle I've ever owned and followed the "oil life" provided by the vehicle. Save for like my first car that didn't have that feature and I followed the dated 3k mile interval.
re: Crawfish popularity in Texas
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/26/26 at 5:08 am to turnpiketiger
There's a few places that do it well where I'm at. Usually obviously run by Louisiana transplants. When I first moved, I was in a sales role and went with some clients. All Texans. They knew I just moved and suggested this "great" crawfish place. They had to get the extra spicy and I even recall them chuckling that the Louisiana guy didn't even get the extra spicy. Well extra spicy was just more seasoning powder coated on the outside and they gave you a ramekin full of the seasoning powder to dip your tails in. It was disgusting, but those guys loved it. Not that I order crawfish at restaurants much, but knew to be selective after that.
re: What is your wedge makeup ?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/24/26 at 8:09 am to llfshoals
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I have a little bigger gap 48 to 52 than I would like
I've got 4 degrees between all my wedges except my 48 gap wedge and 50 deg. The gap wedge is the same platform as my irons and the 50 is a "true" wedge. It's got a little more behind the ball than the other true wedges, so I end up with similar gapping to the 4 degree gaps.
re: What is your wedge makeup ?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/22/26 at 8:16 pm to bopper50
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So you are like me and using the 58 out of the bunker ?
I am, but I happen to like the bounce on the 58 (12) more than the 54 (10) in the sand. I'd like to get my hands on the same clubs with the bounce swapped to see how that works. I'm fine (relatively :lol:) in bunkers greenside, but struggle anything over 20 yards
re: What is your wedge makeup ?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/22/26 at 11:45 am to double d
My Titleist T150 PW is a 44. I added in the GW with 48 loft. Have 50, 54, and 58 Cleveland RTX6 wedges. Gets me from 130 yds to ~ 85 yds in full swing gapping with 10-12 yards between each. 54 and 58 for in between shots depending on how much I want them to hold or run.
re: Putter path always goes right by 4-6 degrees
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/19/26 at 7:25 am to RoosterCogburn585
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have the ball pretty far forward in my stance, so I don't think it's that.
Where is the point where the shaft enters the club head? I have to put that just before center stance. It literally has the ball on my front toe with a DF3. It was substantially forward to an uncomfortable point at first. Just wasn't what I was used to seeing. If I don't focus on that, I will without a doubt push putts. It took a lot of putts on my mat at home to realize just how far it was for me to not push, while not going to far to start pulling. Then it took 100+ for that to become my new norm. Not sure how long you've used this putter.
re: Shopping for a new truck. Advice welcome
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/16/26 at 9:21 pm to TDFreak
In an F150 with the 2.7 Ecoboost right now. Have 170k miles on it and starting to have issues with emissions. Runs perfectly fine, but have to address those for inspection in June. Had to do the same thing last year. Not paying that every year, so will be buying when my bonus comes in May/June.
Can't complain about the Ford, but after spending time in the GMC, I'm a fan of the interior. I've done my time in the low trim model with no note for a while, think I'll be treating myself to a Sierra 1500 Denali. The price tag is absurd, but think I'm just biting the bullet and indulging.
New vs used in trucks is insane. Especially when you are looking at that price point. Saving 5k-10k isn't worth it to start out with 30k miles already ticked off the vehicle warranty.
Can't complain about the Ford, but after spending time in the GMC, I'm a fan of the interior. I've done my time in the low trim model with no note for a while, think I'll be treating myself to a Sierra 1500 Denali. The price tag is absurd, but think I'm just biting the bullet and indulging.
New vs used in trucks is insane. Especially when you are looking at that price point. Saving 5k-10k isn't worth it to start out with 30k miles already ticked off the vehicle warranty.
re: Anyone with eyes can see Bhatia is illegally anchoring his putter
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/15/26 at 7:56 pm to T1gerNate
Honestly, with Bhatia, he's like 125 lbs soaking wet, it likely is only touching his clothes. I imagine his chest is concave.
re: Better to be affluent in an impoverished area or lower level in an affluent area?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/15/26 at 7:33 pm to weagle1999
I wouldn't say we are lower level at all. But we are surrounded by many people who do a lot better than us. For the sake of my children, I much prefer this situation than to have our income and be in a poorer area. It has its own "keeping up with the Jones's" issues, but the other kids they go to school with all come from good homes with high expectations. And that's a huge influence. He's 11 and already has classmates in public school who's goals are to go to Yale and Harvard, because their parents went there. I grew up in public school with kids who were the first to graduate high school and going to college was never a goal.
re: Any athletic parents with unathletic children?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/15/26 at 10:26 am to TRUERockyTop
I was a baseball player. Dad coached high school baseball and other sports. 11 year old son plays and can hold his own, but it's not super athletic. It's just hanging out with friends to him. And that's okay.
My only frustration is that he wants to play, but has no intention of putting in extra effort and can't stand if his dad tries to coach him on how to do things better. But I'm blunt with him when he talks about moving back to a select team or playing in high school. Never say he can't, but that it's a different level of sports than he's playing right now in little league. He'd have to have put in a lot of work.
It's just different to me as I would have gone to practice or just throw in the back yard 24/7 when I was young. He'd rather play a video game. Hard for me to relate to that.
My only frustration is that he wants to play, but has no intention of putting in extra effort and can't stand if his dad tries to coach him on how to do things better. But I'm blunt with him when he talks about moving back to a select team or playing in high school. Never say he can't, but that it's a different level of sports than he's playing right now in little league. He'd have to have put in a lot of work.
It's just different to me as I would have gone to practice or just throw in the back yard 24/7 when I was young. He'd rather play a video game. Hard for me to relate to that.
re: HGTV cancels Rehab Addict after 15 year star caught saying “oh, fart (n word)”
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/14/26 at 5:56 pm to boosiebadazz
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Would be hard to do if all she’s talking about is black dudes ripping wet farts
It could be the only words she ever speaks to me and I don't believe I'd be thinking twice.
re: Full Size SUV Recs
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/14/26 at 6:47 am to CBLSU316
Parents and Sister both had Expedition MAX's. After a few mong family trips with them, we decided to move to a full size SUV. Went in with the intention of getting the Expedition. For the sake of being thorough we stopped at GMC to take a look. At least for the 2025 model year it had more features, noticeably nicer fit and finish, and just looked better. Test drove it and never went back to the Ford dealer again. Still only had it for a year, but no complaints so far.
re: Anyone here ever use the LAB putter remote fitting?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/9/26 at 6:50 pm to 225bred
Do you already have an arm lock putter? From my research when getting my standard grip, they are using a known vertical line to measure your lie angle. Shaft length etc. you are basically providing from your current putter.
I came from a counterbalanced grip to a standard grip. A big difference like going to sweeper or arm lock seems like a tough on video fitting.
I'm impatient and impulsive, lol. I just found my current lie angle and confirmed the putter head was parallel to the ground with my natural stance. That lie angle was the same as the off the shelf DF3. Then went try the different lengths and landed on the 35" 69 deg as feeling right.
I came from a counterbalanced grip to a standard grip. A big difference like going to sweeper or arm lock seems like a tough on video fitting.
I'm impatient and impulsive, lol. I just found my current lie angle and confirmed the putter head was parallel to the ground with my natural stance. That lie angle was the same as the off the shelf DF3. Then went try the different lengths and landed on the 35" 69 deg as feeling right.
re: Teacher warns about kids' illiteracy today
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/9/26 at 11:53 am to Deplorableinohio
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100k
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I did, after 15 years.
As a standard teacher? Or did you move into administration or something? My father retired as a public school teacher. Always knew he didn't make a ton, but what shocked me the most was complete lack of salary increase throughout his career. I made more in promotions and raises in my first 5 years than his entire salary at retirement.
re: 3D printing is boring and pointless. Am I missing something?
Posted by Jon A thon on 2/8/26 at 9:40 am to stout
I realize I have a background different than most having a mechanical engineering degree. But I've made plenty of useful things where the is no commercial option available. I have fusion 360 and can pretty quickly pop out customized storage for tools and stuff. For golf, there is this training aid to hold alignment sticks that costs like $150 and I just found a file where someone created their own and printed it for probably $5.
It was a Christmas present for my son a few years back and he just prints fidget toys and stuff, and he goes in and out of realizing it exists.
It was a Christmas present for my son a few years back and he just prints fidget toys and stuff, and he goes in and out of realizing it exists.
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