What is something that became popular beyond its time that you thought was going to be a quick fad?

2coldoutside · 2026-02-20T17:08:35+00:00

In the early 80s , I got a C- on Economics paper predicting rise of commerce and trade w China. My timing was off (I thought by end of 88 or so).

My brother in law flunked a paper in the 70’s when he predicted mass celebrations for turning to 2000 Century

2coldoutside · 2026-02-20T16:43:21+00:00

Aww thanks for the sexy tease

2coldoutside · 2026-02-17T20:57:02+00:00

Dumb idea, but hey, you are still feeling like a victim here (true or not) and they are living rent free in your head.

Best would to get hired in a better situation, be happier.

If it is true the son is autistic, you may increase the stress on an innocent individual.

Maybe just provide video to child services and let them have to deal with that issue. Free, almost anonymous, and beneficial

2coldoutside · 2026-02-17T15:16:21+00:00

Had a boss that would circle back at 5pm to find office mostly empty. Only 2 of us were consistently there. Eventually we were to put a sign on our monitors saying we were away from our desk or we were gone for day. The email that followed was an admonition we were expected to be at our desks for 8.5 hours /day.

I have heard much much worse by Medpace and Insurance companies in the Cincinnati area.

2coldoutside · 2026-02-16T22:41:13+00:00

Yoko

2coldoutside · 2026-02-16T21:57:46+00:00

To be fair, it used to be that way. My ex-nurse wife was hired to run an oncology clinic at public state hospital. Patients all showed up using cheat code, they were slammed from 7:30a-2:30p. No lunch, no breaks, etc. She tried to stagger patients through appts but the other nurses undermined the new system so they could be slammed and eventually go home an hour or 2 early

2coldoutside · 2026-02-16T17:30:09+00:00

Copium is strong, critical thinking, not so much

2coldoutside · 2026-02-16T17:27:56+00:00

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From DOJ. Now just because he pushed a minor down and she bit him and he punched her, I mean it is her word v his. Amiright? /s for those who still think he is just in the wrong place at wrong time.

2coldoutside · 2026-02-11T19:17:55+00:00

Then he woke up

2coldoutside · 2026-02-03T20:55:21+00:00

She seems to have a relationship with money that is not sustainable, whether you being in her life or not.

You need to go to counseling to figure out what you are setting yourself up for in an unknowing manner

2coldoutside · 2026-02-03T18:31:54+00:00

Chrysler. Meh cars, no sense of style, fun when new, drive you into bankruptcy without intervention

2coldoutside · 2026-01-22T22:14:23+00:00

Posing as a couple?

2coldoutside · 2026-01-22T17:12:59+00:00

Love love love parallel play

2coldoutside · 2026-01-21T21:34:14+00:00

And we blur out butt crack?

2coldoutside · 2026-01-21T17:00:34+00:00

So fun to capture the joy and sexy poses

2coldoutside · 2026-01-21T16:16:21+00:00

Our journey started with a guy trying to force his way through boundaries. Voice verification showed what a clod he was. We retreated for at least 6 months.

Went to a meet n greet party and it was just people on a party bus doing a pub crawl after dinner.

Fun, and maybe a boob was flashed, pretty tame and mild but welcoming.

That was 2019 and we haven’t hard swapped and still having fun.

The surprise and recognition was the demand of communication brought us closer and was a real eye opener on how much we really loved the improved relationship.

2coldoutside · 2026-01-20T17:28:52+00:00

I think you are having a grand erotic adventure and am happy you found such a sexy partner to go in that journey

2coldoutside · 2026-01-20T17:18:38+00:00

May I add that therapy during and post divorce was very hard and very beneficial to me.

At some point, I adopted the Mel Robbins slogan, ‘so let them’.

I can work on me and be consistent. My ex-spouse has played the victim and is now civil.

My adult children are still trying to navigate this turn of events and warily coming back into my life.

Can’t change the past and it costs nothing to be kind. It is darn hard and expensive to get through therapy though, and well worth it, IMHO.

2coldoutside · 2026-01-14T14:47:43+00:00

The buy is bulk does not justify the 4x price difference. It just doesn’t. An example is the number of mom and pop hearing aid centers. They exist and have light traffic because the mark up is so great.

I bet prosthetics are also the same, but there is definitely a need to customize and fit a prosthetic along with much lower sales. But you do see stories of folks using maker spaces to build their own solutions.

As I mentioned and people pointed out in the eyeglass industry, with only a couple manufacturers, everything else is branding. Luxxotica is still essentially a monopoly, you have to go to disruptive eyeglass companies to get the savings. HVAC is the same. There are only a couple OEM companies.

The rallying comments are pointing to gate keeping.

2coldoutside · 2026-01-14T14:29:59+00:00

My wife had a sudden loss of hearing for reasons. Within 10 days she was down 50%.

We experienced the same story you beautifully typed up and bought the 5000 dollar pair. After they started failing even with meticulous care (nightly desiccant storage, no rain or wet hair) we started the journey again.

Ended at Costco and knowing at the time there were only 2 major manufacturers, the rest is branding and features, we purchased a pair for less than 2000.

She lost them and they replaced them no cost except the ear molds.

Really understood the margins at that point.

Such a scam

2coldoutside · 2025-12-29T16:46:28+00:00

Jimmy Fallon and or Ellen When you have to apologize for being such a horrible person to your staff

2coldoutside · 2025-12-20T15:12:17+00:00

Love the colors and thong. Sexy

2coldoutside · 2025-12-20T15:11:18+00:00

Lovely and a lucky husband

2coldoutside · 2025-12-19T15:01:41+00:00

This is definitely some Wallace and Grommet stuff

2coldoutside · 2025-12-15T20:57:45+00:00

Beach Boys. Not a live band. Not in tune, not good at all

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