OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

Johnny_P · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:32 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:39 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:37 pm

https://redf.in/fGrJHl
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It shows well. Checks most boxes for us. Needs some love and repairs and all new windows but otherwise it’s alright.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:34 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:37 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:04 pm

@Johnny, send a link over of the house, would love to see it!

I know some of us have given Max shit about the thought of selling his house and sitting things out in a rental, but have you given thought to this? It may make sense in your sitch if this new house doesn't work out.
https://redf.in/fGrJHl

Obviously pics can be deceiving but that looks like a really cool house to me, would take. Also 'on the main line' isn't that Philly speak for :fancy:

? Walkability to local places sounds cool (and I'm sure bike-ability) and presumably that means easy proximity to transit into the city for work?

Also, so jealous that you get basements on every house up there... My place is 1100 sq. ft., no garage, no basement so there just isn't any flexible space for projects, storage, laundry, etc.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:35 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:52 pm Michelle got Covid when we flew out to Florida, didn’t realize that’s what it was until we got home and she was feeling worse and tested positive Friday. I started feeling sick Saturday and woke up feeling like a bud hit me this morning. Sucks. She just lost her sense of smell last night. Plus side I probably won’t be going to SD Thursday with her anymore and just relax at home by myself.

Dang man... I still have yet to ever get it... unless I have. Hope that it's pretty painless.

Johnny_P · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:48 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:34 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:37 pm

https://redf.in/fGrJHl
Obviously pics can be deceiving but that looks like a really cool house to me, would take. Also 'on the main line' isn't that Philly speak for ? Walkability to local places sounds cool (and I'm sure bike-ability) and presumably that means easy proximity to transit into the city for work?

Also, so jealous that you get basements on every house up there... My place is 1100 sq. ft., no garage, no basement so there just isn't any flexible space for projects, storage, laundry, etc.

10 min walk to library. 3 parks walkable. Can walk into town but it’s 20 mins so it’s a maybe. I’ll need a car for the train station but should still only be 30 min commute.

Ardmore is somewhat fancy, it’s on the fancy stretch, but it’s the more affordable town in that area.

It checks most boxes of what we were looking for. Was hoping for closer to town but will see what happens I guess. Realtor said they have 3 offers that are extremely close. So idk.

Johnny_P · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:50 pm

This is all so extremely mentally taxing. After a beach weekend where toddler only napped 20 mins a day (usually does 2 hrs so he was a mess) and a funeral service for a friends mom.

Weather was awesome tho

ChrisoftheNorth · Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm

I left my last company in large part because my boss was terrible. Name anything a bad boss does, and he did it. Had an HR rap sheet a mile long, yet managed to persist. The dude was a high stress, chaotic type, and a past co worker called me yesterday to tell me he passed away Friday. Early 50's, had a young daughter (that he had when I worked there ~4 years ago) and a wife that was way hotter than he should have been able to pull in.

Turns out he had a heart condition. I remember that he would take random weeks off for "personal health" reasons when I worked there, and it turns out that it was for some sort of treatments. The crazy thing to us though, is why was he such a high stress, intense dude with a heart condition? Apparently business performance is struggling and he was particularly high stress as of late, and the general consensus from a few people I've talked to that knew him was that he stressed himself to death. For a company that couldn't care less. This just blows my mind.

I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:02 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm I left my last company in large part because my boss was terrible. Name anything a bad boss does, and he did it. Had an HR rap sheet a mile long, yet managed to persist. The dude was a high stress, chaotic type, and a past co worker called me yesterday to tell me he passed away Friday. Early 50's, had a young daughter (that he had when I worked there ~4 years ago) and a wife that was way hotter than he should have been able to pull in.

Turns out he had a heart condition. I remember that he would take random weeks off for "personal health" reasons when I worked there, and it turns out that it was for some sort of treatments. The crazy thing to us though, is why was he such a high stress, intense dude with a heart condition? Apparently business performance is struggling and he was particularly high stress as of late, and the general consensus from a few people I've talked to that knew him was that he stressed himself to death. For a company that couldn't care less. This just blows my mind.

I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.

Wow. I mean, I could see that being closer to worth it if you started your own business and creating something big (i.e. Steve Jobs types), an artist creating music or visual art that impacts millions of people, that kind of thing. Caring that much about a corporate job is just very :butwhy:

to me. Sucks for the hot wife/kid :sad:

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:03 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:50 pm This is all so extremely mentally taxing. After a beach weekend where toddler only napped 20 mins a day (usually does 2 hrs so he was a mess) and a funeral service for a friends mom.

Weather was awesome tho

at least you were able to enjoy nice weather at the beach. It's been 5/7 here as well, looks like we're moving back into a heat wave :doe:

Sorry about the house stress, hope it works out for y'all!

ChrisoftheNorth · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:19 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:02 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm I left my last company in large part because my boss was terrible. Name anything a bad boss does, and he did it. Had an HR rap sheet a mile long, yet managed to persist. The dude was a high stress, chaotic type, and a past co worker called me yesterday to tell me he passed away Friday. Early 50's, had a young daughter (that he had when I worked there ~4 years ago) and a wife that was way hotter than he should have been able to pull in.

Turns out he had a heart condition. I remember that he would take random weeks off for "personal health" reasons when I worked there, and it turns out that it was for some sort of treatments. The crazy thing to us though, is why was he such a high stress, intense dude with a heart condition? Apparently business performance is struggling and he was particularly high stress as of late, and the general consensus from a few people I've talked to that knew him was that he stressed himself to death. For a company that couldn't care less. This just blows my mind.

I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.
Wow. I mean, I could see that being closer to worth it if you started your own business and creating something big (i.e. Steve Jobs types), an artist creating music or visual art that impacts millions of people, that kind of thing. Caring that much about a corporate job is just very to me. Sucks for the hot wife/kid

I would argue that nothing in life is worth stressing so much over that it costs you your life. I know some people are super passionate about stuff and creating their own thing, so I agree that it's closer to worth it, but still. Know your body and limitations and be more mindful of your overall being.

This was a corporate jockey who did nothing more than build powerpoints by yelling at people and belittling them. Now there's a little girl that will barely know her real dad (she'll have a step dad in no time, I'm sure). For fucking ppts. It's disgusting.

golftdibrad1 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:20 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm
I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.

SAWCE · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:32 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:59 pm
SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:52 pm Michelle got Covid when we flew out to Florida, didn’t realize that’s what it was until we got home and she was feeling worse and tested positive Friday. I started feeling sick Saturday and woke up feeling like a bud hit me this morning. Sucks. She just lost her sense of smell last night. Plus side I probably won’t be going to SD Thursday with her anymore and just relax at home by myself.
Damn is that your 3rd round?

4th for her. If I test negative this will officially be my 2nd, but I think I had it another time between this one and the first one.

max225 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:35 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:32 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:59 pm

Damn is that your 3rd round?
4th for her. If I test negative this will officially be my 2nd, but I think I had it another time between this one and the first one.

Wow that’s always insane to me… some people keep getting it over and over. My dad had it 3 times at least also

SAWCE · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:53 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:35 pm
SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:32 pm

4th for her. If I test negative this will officially be my 2nd, but I think I had it another time between this one and the first one.
Wow that’s always insane to me… some people keep getting it over and over. My dad had it 3 times at least also

It’s weird for sure. The really weird part to me is how it shows up different in every body. Last time I for sure had it, I got a massive stye on my left upper eyelid. Same thing happened this time too.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:40 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:19 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:02 pm

Wow. I mean, I could see that being closer to worth it if you started your own business and creating something big (i.e. Steve Jobs types), an artist creating music or visual art that impacts millions of people, that kind of thing. Caring that much about a corporate job is just very to me. Sucks for the hot wife/kid
I would argue that nothing in life is worth stressing so much over that it costs you your life. I know some people are super passionate about stuff and creating their own thing, so I agree that it's closer to worth it, but still. Know your body and limitations and be more mindful of your overall being.

This was a corporate jockey who did nothing more than build powerpoints by yelling at people and belittling them. Now there's a little girl that will barely know her real dad (she'll have a step dad in no time, I'm sure). For fucking ppts. It's disgusting.

I agree 100%. I can just at least appreciate on some level someone caring that much if it's something special they truly built. Middle management at a corp is just a cog in the wheel, an expendable number on an 'XL' if you will.

Johnny_P · Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:46 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:03 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:50 pm This is all so extremely mentally taxing. After a beach weekend where toddler only napped 20 mins a day (usually does 2 hrs so he was a mess) and a funeral service for a friends mom.

Weather was awesome tho

at least you were able to enjoy nice weather at the beach. It's been 5/7 here as well, looks like we're moving back into a heat wave

Sorry about the house stress, hope it works out for y'all!

Didn’t get it. $25k over and all inspections waived wasn’t enough apparently. Loool.

max225 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:55 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm I left my last company in large part because my boss was terrible. Name anything a bad boss does, and he did it. Had an HR rap sheet a mile long, yet managed to persist. The dude was a high stress, chaotic type, and a past co worker called me yesterday to tell me he passed away Friday. Early 50's, had a young daughter (that he had when I worked there ~4 years ago) and a wife that was way hotter than he should have been able to pull in.

Turns out he had a heart condition. I remember that he would take random weeks off for "personal health" reasons when I worked there, and it turns out that it was for some sort of treatments. The crazy thing to us though, is why was he such a high stress, intense dude with a heart condition? Apparently business performance is struggling and he was particularly high stress as of late, and the general consensus from a few people I've talked to that knew him was that he stressed himself to death. For a company that couldn't care less. This just blows my mind.

I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.

Yea I realized this with my last high stress job… now I just try to spend as little as possible and have a back burner of cash to fall back on so I don’t need to work anymore for years … fuck working till the death it’s not the way of life

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:11 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:46 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:03 pm

at least you were able to enjoy nice weather at the beach. It's been 5/7 here as well, looks like we're moving back into a heat wave

Sorry about the house stress, hope it works out for y'all!
Didn’t get it. $25k over and all inspections waived wasn’t enough apparently. Loool.

Dang man, sorry to hear it. Any thoughts to selling the house and renting while the market cools off? You could get $25K over asking as well I'm sure.

Johnny_P · Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:26 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:11 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:46 pm

Didn’t get it. $25k over and all inspections waived wasn’t enough apparently. Loool.
Dang man, sorry to hear it. Any thoughts to selling the house and renting while the market cools off? You could get $25K over asking as well I'm sure.

Maybe. Dog and cat complicates things.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:56 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:26 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:11 pm

Dang man, sorry to hear it. Any thoughts to selling the house and renting while the market cools off? You could get $25K over asking as well I'm sure.
Maybe. Dog and cat complicates things.

Valid point. And of course moving blows, doing it more times than necessary would be :disgust:

It may open up more/better options though if things do digress a bit, but you could still get prime cashola out of the current domicile.

SAWCE · Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:11 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:26 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:11 pm

Dang man, sorry to hear it. Any thoughts to selling the house and renting while the market cools off? You could get $25K over asking as well I'm sure.
Maybe. Dog and cat complicates things.

You could do the online ESA bullshit. We had to do that for up here because nobody was allowing dogs over like 30lbs. So Michelle saw an online therapist who wrote a letter certifying our dog as an emotional support animal. You can move in anywhere and they can’t say shit, can’t charge per rent or deposit, etc. It’s a little shady, but it’s a loophole worth exploiting.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:30 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:11 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:26 pm

Maybe. Dog and cat complicates things.
You could do the online ESA bullshit. We had to do that for up here because nobody was allowing dogs over like 30lbs. So Michelle saw an online therapist who wrote a letter certifying our dog as an emotional support animal. You can move in anywhere and they can’t say shit, can’t charge per rent or deposit, etc. It’s a little shady, but it’s a loophole worth exploiting.

I would say this is unethical but so many of those landlords are just preying on poors and total shit bags so meh, I agree. Loophole worth exploiting.

max225 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:45 pm

The way I see it is as long as the dog doesn’t ruin shit then it’s fine. But if the dog chews up the baseboards and pisses and shits all over the apartment then there is a problem.

SAWCE · Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:53 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:45 pm The way I see it is as long as the dog doesn’t ruin shit then it’s fine. But if the dog chews up the baseboards and pisses and shits all over the apartment then there is a problem.

Agreed. Ours is completely house broken, and Johnny doesn’t seem like a shitbag at all so I imagine his is as well.

D Griff · Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:37 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:45 pm The way I see it is as long as the dog doesn’t ruin shit then it’s fine. But if the dog chews up the baseboards and pisses and shits all over the apartment then there is a problem.

Yep, there are certainly shit pet owners who in turn have shit pets. Our dog destroys nothing in the house. We do let him on the couch and I think it causes a bit more wear and tear though.

wap · Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:46 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:55 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:59 pm I left my last company in large part because my boss was terrible. Name anything a bad boss does, and he did it. Had an HR rap sheet a mile long, yet managed to persist. The dude was a high stress, chaotic type, and a past co worker called me yesterday to tell me he passed away Friday. Early 50's, had a young daughter (that he had when I worked there ~4 years ago) and a wife that was way hotter than he should have been able to pull in.

Turns out he had a heart condition. I remember that he would take random weeks off for "personal health" reasons when I worked there, and it turns out that it was for some sort of treatments. The crazy thing to us though, is why was he such a high stress, intense dude with a heart condition? Apparently business performance is struggling and he was particularly high stress as of late, and the general consensus from a few people I've talked to that knew him was that he stressed himself to death. For a company that couldn't care less. This just blows my mind.

I couldn't stand the guy, but man...work is not worth your life. Keep stress in check, and priorities straight my dudes.
Yea I realized this with my last high stress job… now I just try to spend as little as possible and have a back burner of cash to fall back on so I don’t need to work anymore for years … fuck working till the death it’s not the way of life

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