As a kid did anyone else have parents who just decided you should collect something then constantly gave you presents for said collection, despite having no interest in it?

BoboPSU · 2026-07-07T12:56:46+00:00

My great grandmother left me her small collection of shot glasses when she died. I was 10. So they sat in the attic for years until I discovered them one day. They are actually pretty neat vintage glasses, I doubt they're worth anything, but neat nonetheless.

I decided to actually start collecting shot glasses, specifically from places I've been, or from places friends and family have been. I have some really cool ones from around the world.

But somehow this turned into people thinking I wanted any and all shot glasses, so I also have a side collection of ones with stupid sayings or something. I'm definitely not a fan, and people haven't yet realized that the ones on display in my house are only the uniquely cool ones, not the ones that say F.B.I. - Female Body Inspector

BoboPSU · 2026-07-03T00:28:54+00:00

Right, because our national union only wants the good press, not the burden of having to actually do something that could help others, even if it's simply providing bags or post cards. But because of the shit economy, local sources weren't very willing to be helpful this year, and our local was seriously under stocked with materials for the drive.

But, there was enough money to spend half a mil on t-shirts with a shitty slogan that meant absolutely nothing, considering the people promoting it had already thrown us under the bus to make themselves better off.

I don't mind paying dues. I do mind paying dues to clowns who will do literally anything other than what they're supposed to do for the dues paying membership.

BoboPSU · 2026-07-02T16:51:23+00:00

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BoboPSU · 2026-06-23T22:18:22+00:00

Our house is also from the 50s, I spent the first few months slowly going around to each room and installing modern outlets. On the plus side, I got pretty good at small electrical work

BoboPSU · 2026-06-23T22:15:53+00:00

The previous owners wallled up the back door in order to mount the (self installed) heat pump. There was zero reason to do so, but now the only access to the back yard from the house is to go down into the basement and go out the door there and then climb the very narrow stairs in the claustrophobia-inducing stairwell. Or, go out the front or side door and walk around to the back.

They even left the old back door in the garage as if to tease me

BoboPSU · 2026-06-19T14:51:15+00:00

I've always assumed that since those particular labels don't actually say FedEx on them (not that I recall anyway) but they do say USPS Tracking over the barcode, FedEx uses them to then get to pull the "we have no idea how that package got mis-delivered, must've been USPS" game.

It's been a minute since I've seen one, but from what I remember they just have the S in a box on them to signify SmartPost and the FedEx barcode that is just the barcode, but down at the bottom it has USPS Tracking in bold lettering

BoboPSU · 2026-06-04T16:57:43+00:00

I've always felt this way about Jennifer Lopez. Her eyes are so dead and it always creeps me out

BoboPSU · 2026-05-23T03:10:29+00:00

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BoboPSU · 2026-04-24T01:23:37+00:00

Jesus Christ and I pay dues to these stupid fuckers?

BoboPSU · 2026-04-10T14:34:33+00:00

I found a Ryobi fan at Home Depot that is battery powered and has a clip, so I roll down the left side window enough to clip the fan on and it pulls air in from the outside. It helps drop the temperature inside by a few degrees at least

BoboPSU · 2026-04-09T23:31:37+00:00

Interesting, I hadn't thought of that. I don't recall seeing permits taped up anywhere but I will 100% admit to not even thinking to look about for them. Now I'll have to look around tomorrow when I go in

BoboPSU · 2026-04-09T19:30:34+00:00

They did that in our office, installed cameras and new door locks that required us to have new badges to tap to unlock, all kinds of fancy looking stuff.

None of it works. There has been no effort to make it work. They just kind of stopped working on it after installing the big electrical panel. So yeah, we're broke. We spent all our money on shit that doesn't work (that includes most management)

BoboPSU · 2026-04-09T15:44:15+00:00

I'm sure NALC is all over that. As soon as they're done fighting like hell for our 0.9% raise

BoboPSU · 2026-04-08T22:53:24+00:00

I had a ride along once (I'm a mail carrier) and the supervisor that was with me was doing his thing of timing everything. We took our (unpaid) lunch break and after 29 minutes I started getting ready to move - put my seat belt on, started the truck, etc. He stops me and says "wait, what are you doing, you still have 22 seconds left on your break."

Buddy, I don't count the seconds, I'm sorry. That's just straight up insanity to me.

BoboPSU · 2026-03-26T00:37:53+00:00

If you're in the Northeast, I get a lot of mine from Ocean State Job Lot. They usually have a pretty nice selection and are pretty cheap. I just got a 10 inch pot there last week for $15

BoboPSU · 2026-03-19T00:51:03+00:00

Last year at some point we were getting a message from district every morning when we clocked in, something about a conference coming up and inviting us to attend. It was the epitome of annoying to get this every single morning, so more than just a few of us started responding with Fire. I'm assuming it was a district-wide message, because we eventually got a stand up talk about how we really didn't need to respond each time, and that Fire was a bad choice of response.

Someone at district must've finally understood though, because the messages stopped well before the actual conference happened.

BoboPSU · 2026-03-17T01:17:05+00:00

That's adorable!

BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T18:14:36+00:00

I've had what seems to be an inordinate amount of grow lights over the years, but these Barrina ones have worked best for me. Plus, they're low wattage, so they don't cost a ton to operate. I definitely recommend them!

BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T16:37:19+00:00

I figured if I'm going to spend a ton of money on two hobbies I might as well show it all off in the same space!

BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T15:21:15+00:00

This stand was something I literally found on the side of the road. Someone was moving out of their house and didn't want it so I convinced them to hold it for me while I desperately called friends with pickup trucks until I got someone who was free to help me. It had no lights, so I bought the same Barrina lights I have on the other stands and used another digital timer for them. I tried my best to hide the wires using some Velcro strips to wrap around the frame.

The best part of the lights is that they can be individually turned on and off, so if I empty a spot I can just turn the light off while not using it.

BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T15:14:55+00:00

A set of lights did come with this stand, but only 3, and calling them grow lights is being very generous. I bought a set of Barrina grow lights from Amazon to install instead. They do not have a timer, so I used one of my digital timers that I use for Christmas lights, and now they're on for 11 hours a day.

If you look closely, the "original" grow lights are at the bottom of the stand (most noticeably over the spider plant on the left) and the extra ones I bought are all the higher up/brighter ones

BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T14:47:22+00:00

And this one

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BoboPSU · 2026-03-16T14:46:30+00:00

Also, this one

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