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re: I have worked 41 years for the same company and calling it quits today!
Posted by eitek1 on 3/3/26 at 1:55 pm to forkedintheroad
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I am fully expecting not to get to experience retirement, at least not in the traditional sense of never working again.
The enemy of the future I hear often is “I deserve”. As in, “I deserve a new IPhone, car, etc.”
You can retire but it takes decades of forgoing the thing you want NOW for the thing you want (retirement).
I’d really like and can afford a new corvette. I drive a used economy car. I don’t have a “flagship” cell phone, I carry a 200 dollar one, etc.
All that money gets invested. Over a long enough timeline, you can retire, just like the OP.
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Good Morning from Dublin!
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This adds another layer to it. Whenever the time comes, I hope you are able to give your wife peace and remember that she is the same person she has aways been, despite needing more and more assistance (which I am sure you will),
I know this is going to be the greatest source of her frustration and I'm doing my best to be aware of it. Communication is a big thing. I've already AI generated her voice and she has an app that basically allows her to speak in her own voice.
I'm going to try and take it one step further. I'm going to build an "AI Agent" that is trained off my wife's text messages to generate possible responses for her to choose from based on previous interaction to speed communication.
If I can master this, I'm going to give it away to anyone that can scale the concept so the largest amount of folks can use it. It's a work in progress though.
My wife of 33 years and truly the most wonderful person I have ever met was diagnosed with ALS in January.
We are currently on vacation and will keep going on vacation long as she is able. She loves to travel and that’s what we are going to do. I hate that I get to watch this happen to the woman I love, but I’m glad I can have the privilege of taking care of her through all of this.
We are currently on vacation and will keep going on vacation long as she is able. She loves to travel and that’s what we are going to do. I hate that I get to watch this happen to the woman I love, but I’m glad I can have the privilege of taking care of her through all of this.
re: GMT
Posted by eitek1 on 2/15/26 at 5:00 am to Bama and Beer
Good morning from London!
I'm in the airport now. There were only like 20 people in line for TSA.
I'm not sure I've ever got through as fast as I did today.
I'm not sure I've ever got through as fast as I did today.
re: "I always wanted one" did you ever fulfill this?
Posted by eitek1 on 2/12/26 at 3:03 pm to DarlingClementine
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I hope your wife can beat whatever challenge she is facing. If she is healthy enough, at least try and fulfill some of those dreams even if they need to be modified. If she can’t travel, try local luxuries…spa,days, concerts, fine dining, ball games…visit friends and family, read books together, reminisce about fun things you’ve shared.
Thank you for the kind words. We are taking an international trip in two days. We are going one of the places she always wanted to go. I'm planning another trip for the summer. We are going to "go" as long as we can. My wife's condition is supposed to be progressive but for now, she is capable.
In regard to her being healthy enough, my wife took good care of herself. She exercised for years and was doing crossfit up until a few months ago. The docs said her physical condition being so good is going to pay dividends as we go through this. She is starting out in a very good spot compared to other folks.
My wife is one of the kindest and nicest people you'd ever be lucky enough to meet. She really is. For this to happen to her is just a shame. That said, we are Christians and have faith. Hopefully we can witness a miracle.
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I’ve said a prayer for your wife and you. May God bless you both and give you strength and comfort.
Thank you, we need all the prayers we can get. I'm really praying for a miracle.
re: "I always wanted one" did you ever fulfill this?
Posted by eitek1 on 2/11/26 at 3:51 pm to SquatchDawg
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I mean, I could ….but what the hell am I going to do with a 10’ long ostrich &1,600 bullwhip?
Break the sound barrier every time you popped it. That’s enough, isn’t it?
re: "I always wanted one" did you ever fulfill this?
Posted by eitek1 on 2/11/26 at 2:56 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
Across the arc of our lives, my wife and I have planned and saved for the day when I could retire and we could travel and just have fun. We’ve worked diligently in many cases choosing to work now/play later.
We are about to run across the finish line. We got to the end, we are so close…
A few months ago my wife was diagnosed with what is generally an incurable and terminal illness. Our time together now is limited.
Your time is limited too, you just don’t know it or may not realize it.
Go enjoy the thing you want. In many cases, it’s not much of a reach for most people. Go ahead, make the leap…
We are about to run across the finish line. We got to the end, we are so close…
A few months ago my wife was diagnosed with what is generally an incurable and terminal illness. Our time together now is limited.
Your time is limited too, you just don’t know it or may not realize it.
Go enjoy the thing you want. In many cases, it’s not much of a reach for most people. Go ahead, make the leap…
I’ve got 2 3d printers. I have a high resolution resin printer and a regular filament 3d printer.
I’ve never printed something I didn’t design. But, I use them fairly regularly. I used the resin printer to design my wife some custom jewelry, which I printed out to verify sizing and design and then had them made for her.
I’ve printed lots of props for theater stuff, housings for electronics, small plastic car parts, etc.
If you create stuff, they are amazing. Just to print stuff you can already buy, they would be useless.
I’ve never printed something I didn’t design. But, I use them fairly regularly. I used the resin printer to design my wife some custom jewelry, which I printed out to verify sizing and design and then had them made for her.
I’ve printed lots of props for theater stuff, housings for electronics, small plastic car parts, etc.
If you create stuff, they are amazing. Just to print stuff you can already buy, they would be useless.
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Explain it to me like I eat crayons. Does this lower gas prices and raise the value of my truck nuts stocks?
The oil down there is too thick to flow well. Think of it being closer to asphalt than the oil you put in your car. Because of this, they need to add something to dilute it so it'll flow better and be more useful.
They add the one component to "thick" oil to make it flow, super thin "oil". That is what the Naptha is. Basically, it's lighter fluid and it thins out the thick stuff.
re: How long does the OT usually keep a vehicle?
Posted by eitek1 on 2/1/26 at 11:51 am to Hangover Haven
Usually over 300k. I enjoy working on cars so I don't mind the maintenance or repairs.
My wife had an '04 trailblazer with 225k on it and the transmission went out. I told her "time for a new car". She said "no, I really like my trailblazer".
I put in a new transmission, brand new carpet, new leather seats and replaced everything that might fail in the next 100k miles. I think the cost was $5500 total for all that work.
The vehicle was like brand new and she drove it another 100k miles.
My wife had an '04 trailblazer with 225k on it and the transmission went out. I told her "time for a new car". She said "no, I really like my trailblazer".
I put in a new transmission, brand new carpet, new leather seats and replaced everything that might fail in the next 100k miles. I think the cost was $5500 total for all that work.
The vehicle was like brand new and she drove it another 100k miles.
re: Hypocritical musicians like Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and Randy Blyth…
Posted by eitek1 on 2/1/26 at 9:41 am to Robin Masters
My wife and I saw U2 in the superdome. They mentioned that people should be welcomed here without restrictions. They apparently meant the US and not their concert.
I told her, I must have missed the open section here that didn’t require a ticket and vetting to get into.
What a bunch of jackasses.
I told her, I must have missed the open section here that didn’t require a ticket and vetting to get into.
What a bunch of jackasses.
re: I saw a 60ish year old man wearing a Desert Storm veteran hat
Posted by eitek1 on 1/30/26 at 7:47 pm to SidewalkTiger
Yes we are...
re: Why do embedded X links lock-up your phone for 10 - 20 seconds?
Posted by eitek1 on 1/29/26 at 11:19 am to Wildcat1996
It appears you just can't touch them and scroll. Outside of the link, you can scroll just fine.
re: Does anyone actually know what these Minneapolis protestors want?
Posted by eitek1 on 1/29/26 at 10:18 am to RoosterCogburn585
They want to "matter". They want to make a difference. They want the "status" that goes along with it. Usually, in the past, this was achieved by "mattering" to your family, your church, your bowling league, etc.
These people have none of that. They've turned their back on convention completely. Those things that have normally satisfied this need, they've totally spurned.
Because of this, they are waiting to be outraged by the next "thing". This can be proven by the fact that deportations have occurred in masse for the last 20 years and they never said a word, until their "handlers" decided this was the next "thing" they should be mad at.
There are a few examples of this that all the folks cared deeply about when they were told to. These include, climate change, Gaza, Ukraine and now immigration policy in Minnesota specifically. The list goes on.
Once they have the 'cause de jour' to care about, the next thing they desire is "status". The way to prove "status" are demonstrations of Empathy up to and including violence against the offending party. Passive demonstrations of empathy generally include incessantly posting on Facebook, changing a profile picture to include the latest symbol of outrage, etc. Active demonstrations of empathy include protesting and even direct action against the offending party.
Rinse and Repeat...
re: Molly Ringwald Warns Trump Supporters:Collaborators Are Criminals When Democrats Take Over
Posted by eitek1 on 1/29/26 at 6:47 am to CharlesLSU
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It’s not enforcing the law. It’s the manner in which it’s being done in select places.
And, you fully well know this.
You seem to be very informed on this issue. Please tell us more and educate the rest of us.
Could you explain the differences in the manner with which the law is being applied in different locations and the contributing factors influencing that?
There are three drivers in my family with 5 cars and a bus.
So yes.
So yes.
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people wouldn't be upset about Trump deportations if they didn't involve violating American citizens constitutional rights.... He has already told them they have immunity so you have no constitutional rights if they B&E your home without a warrant.
I’m supposed to believe that the same people that worked for ICE when these people didn’t care about deportations aren’t the same people working now? Did the tactics manual suddenly get rewritten when Trump was elected? Do you believe if they were left alone to do their job it would be different than 2015?
Did ICE suddenly become “mean” when Trump was inaugurated? Can you show me a time when the feds ever showed restraint in the face of opposition, regardless of who was in the White House?
The “powers that be” knew exactly what the response from federal law enforcement would be when they unleashed the useful idiots on them. But the “useful idiots” are idiots so they were whipped up into a frenzy due to their simplicity and here we are.
The decision for Minnesota to decline to work with ICE and the federal government like they were so willing to do prior was just political retribution to create the very situation you are witnessing.
re: Don Lemon Captures Anti-ICE Protesters Confronting Minneapolis Pastor in Chaotic Scene
Posted by eitek1 on 1/18/26 at 6:53 pm to hawgfaninc
I wonder if this guy realizes he is a “Useful Idiot”?
These people weren’t the least bit concerned during the Obama years when that administration was deporting WAY more people. Not a care one.
These people are there because it’s easy to manipulate these people into action for whatever reason they want.
Rachel Good died to advance a cause, it just wasn’t the one she had any idea she was advancing. Her death served a purpose, she just had no idea what it was.
These people weren’t the least bit concerned during the Obama years when that administration was deporting WAY more people. Not a care one.
These people are there because it’s easy to manipulate these people into action for whatever reason they want.
Rachel Good died to advance a cause, it just wasn’t the one she had any idea she was advancing. Her death served a purpose, she just had no idea what it was.
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