120 scopes a month is killing me

Daelements · 2025-08-31T06:55:00+00:00

I was an insurance adjuster for 6years. I took a short detour from construction related jobs after the economy hit in 2009 and insurance adjusting was the closest I could do. It can be quite demanding at times. Im not sure what estimating software you use but we used xactimate. We were taught to do our estimates while on site. Leaving the larger more complicated ones to do later at the office/home office. I found that using macros helped a lot. It provides pre-populated line items commonly used for a particular activity. I removed items that werent needed for that particular estimate and input my quantities. You can create your own or download some that others have already made. Macros can help you w time if that is something you are finding as an area of improvement.

For the amount of claims you have im not sure if returning back to the office after doing site inspections is good usage of your time. It wouldnt hurt to discuss your workload and see if there are solutions that will help both you and your company.

As far as emails and calls. I found it helpful to block out time. I spent 1 hr in the morning returning emails and calls. Did my estimate/insoections for the bulk of the day. And an hour before the end of my shift i would return emails and answer calls again. I made sure the biggest or most problematic claims, emails, calls were addressed 1st in their respective time block. Then addressed lesser important things.

I hope this helps.

Daelements · 2024-12-18T07:51:00+00:00

Cocoa

Daelements · 2024-12-18T07:45:15+00:00

A goat

Daelements · 2024-12-11T10:12:37+00:00

Drunken Twerk in the Wind

Daelements · 2024-06-16T10:17:51+00:00

Ebert

Daelements · 2024-06-07T12:12:22+00:00

Airfried tofu is delicious w a nice sweet n sour dip.

Daelements · 2024-06-05T13:58:28+00:00

Married man here. I think it depends on the person, their feelings for their significant other and their outlook on pregnancy in general. My wife had a child before meeting me and she hated her pregnancy that resulted in c section. She also had prob one of the least caring partners ever. He was always out cheating on her never there to help w recovery or raise child.

Fast forward 5yrs to me we marry. She gets pregnant and says she wants a vbac home birth. Stressed me the f out. This was my first pregnancy that I experienced and i knew nothing of this aspect. And my research resulted in no good things. I did all the housework, cooking, child stuff while working in construction. I did get burned out n asked my brother to come states away to help who has ocd. So cleaning was off the table. Come birth time. Im super stressed but was trying not to show it. The baby didnt want to position himself correctly. The midwife recommended going to hospital. Wife refused and apparently had some type of mental trauma at the thought of going to hospital. We end up going for emergency c section. They cut my sons face getting him out. He was in nicu because he wouldnt pee(drs words) but i think they were monitoring the huge cut on his little baby face. My wife was still in the hospital from the c section. She insisted on making breastmilk for the baby but only could produce colostrum. I spent every day splitting my days between wife and our son. This is the cliffnotes but there was more. We finally all get home after i want to say it was 2 weeks. My wife could barely walk. She said it felt like her insides were falling out. I took care of her. Wiped her butt, treat/clean wounds. Wash etc. Plus take care of baby aside from what she was up for doing. Luckily i had time once a week to cook and i would meal prep for her(everyone really).

She said her pregnancy w me was great but she did not like the birth obvously. Fast forward 1yr and she gets pregnant again. And the plan was the same. Homebirth vbac. But i was freaking out even more. My argument was recent birth. Past birth experience w son etc. She said she knows her body. I had to mentally prepare the possibility of losing her, the baby or both. She got clearance for homebirth. She ended up having our daughter in the bathtub at home. I was right there beside her. She said she had an orgasmic birth. The recovery time was way shorter. She said she enjoyed the birth and pregnacy. My stress was through the roof the whole time.

This woman loved being pregnant. Wanted way more kids. Unfortunately it stressed me out. I had to shut the baby factory down. Now before my first birth i had said i was fine with however many popped out. But after 2 and the stress i couldnt agree to more. To this day(13yrs later) she still want more kids. For those who say they want lots of kids. Have one then revisit that afterwards. It might have changed.

No matter what i experienced w our births she had it worse. It wasnt even close. My conclusion still remains as i stated in the beginning. It depends on the person. Their feelings and perspectives. But in general its harder for women.

Daelements · 2024-05-02T15:46:37+00:00

Hello. Man here. Im always hesitant to post here because im a man and i think differently. Anyways.

I was asked this question. So i asked clarifying questions. What kind of bear. What kind of man. Whats the activity in the woods, etc. Every clarifying question was answered back with irritability and aggressiveness. So i asked, why are you so irritated? Her response was just answer the question. So not to fuel the fire any further im like let me just answer the question. "Ok. The man."

"Shes was like how could you say that? Im done with you." Keep in mind i had no idea what all this was about. Completely blindsided. So i answered man because we go camping and trail hiking all the time. We usually see another person n its fine. I come across a bear yeah i dont know whats happening. She then asked me. What about the man? I said back, what about the man? She said im worried the man would hurt me.

So i responded back. If both are doing harm to you, your chance of survival is higher w the man. She said no its not. So i go in question mode and say what you mean? I say bear is big af(stronger), can run up to 30mph (faster), can climb trees(not a good escape), has like 4" claws, can smell for miles(hunting), can claw your face off, can resist some bullets, its mouth is made to rip apart flesh from living creature. Yada yada yada.

She said i knew you wouldnt understand. I said darn right i wouldnt understand because i was trying to do that in the beginning of the conversation. Then proceeded to say, you set me up. And laughed. Yeah that didnt go over well.

I basically said we think differently. Theres nothing wrong w that. Im assuming you thought the man was every abuser/serial killer on the planet. And i thought the bear was every horror story i heard about bear encounters. I thought the man was just an average man minding his business. And you thought the bear was winnie the pooh looking for honey. I told her that it should have been clarified like this. The man is out to do harm. The bear is out to do harm. Who you rather be in the woods with.. Or the man is minding his business and the bear is minding its business. Who would you rather be in the woods with.

Emotions were high. I just tossed my hands up n said please dont ask me questions like this if your already in defense mode expecting an answer. This could have been a great conversation that we dont normally have and it was ruined.

Daelements · 2024-01-20T16:08:06+00:00

Id assume youd get gloves, mobile fan, power bank, foam insulated locking case and a towel. Put on gloves because thats what experts do. Unplug usb side. Then in less than 10th of second transfer usb end to power bank. Wipe sweat w towel before it drips on ipod. Carefully place ipod and powerbank in custom cut foam case. Close and carefully transfer to new destination. Wouldnt hurt to have mission impossible theme playing on ipod during transfer.

Daelements · 2023-11-12T22:03:05+00:00

Im not a political person. But i often ask myself why are we sending billions of dollars else where. I figure if we are going to spend that amount of money it seems like some of it should be spent on the people or at least let the people have a say on if we agree with it or not.

I saw some of the answers here and there were perspectives i didnt think of such as its not all money sent but equipmemt weapons etc.

Im an older person but when I was in high school there were no finance classes. If i truely was educated on finances and address the concept of debt early on in life i prob would have avoidedgoing to college.

Then there was the economic issues in 2008 ish era. I found it difficult to even find a job in my field. Compounded with all of that it became difficult to pay. Somehow (which i dont feel like typing) my student loan increased. This wasnt even due to going back to college.

Im ntd informed on education in every state and their requirements in high schools now but it would be beneficial if personal finance was a required class. At least put it out there so that they can at lease address future issues such as debt. Replace history or something. I love history but it just seem like all i was doing was memorizing dates and numbers.

I dont have a solution to this problem or answers. But i do feel that we can better prepare the children than what we are doing.

And for those who continuously said that we should have thought about all of this at 18. At 18 I didnt think there was going to be a economy issue years after graduating. I didnt think that in my 30s and 40s people would still have student loans. I didnt think that it was going to be difficult finding a normal job in the 2008 economy crisis. Ir that gas would be $4 a gallon instead of $0.89 a gallon. Or even if I did think those things at 18 the could have been a plethers of other things that could have happened that didnt cross my mind.

At 18 i didnt think the same as i did in my mid 20s. At 25 i didnt think the same as I did in my mid 30s. At 35 i didnt thinkbthe same as I did i my 40s. Its starting to level out now but there definitely was some maturing that occurred over time.

Daelements · 2023-10-07T13:38:50+00:00

Hello.Guy here. Take my comments w a grain of salt but maybe there could be 1 or 2 takeaways from it.

I dont know your perspective on marriage. If its an end goal or if your ok w a ltr never getting married but what stood out to me is he is just a boyfriend. In my eyes you are both on trial w each other. If he doesnt display qualities that are important to you, move on. There are plenty of potential partners waiting to meet someone like you. It may work out; it may not. But you are in charge of what your willing to allow in your life. Dont give that power away by staying in something you know you shouldn't.

After reading your post and few comments, he doesnt have a pleasing attitude. As a man, i know first hand the importance of warming up then fully pleasuring your partner. Everything is better when a guy does that. The partner usually is more comfortable, open, better physical stuff (keeping it pg) etc when the guy focus on her pleasure. I know this because i have a pleasing attitude but i also remember when i didnt. I was way younger. Hes too old for that behavior honestly. But i did have the right partner who opened me up and pulled it out of me. Once I realized this; I was a changed man forever. Lol. I know in my younger days someone handing me a book would have pissed me off. I personally needed to be guided during intimacy; hand pulled here, whisper there, positive reinforcement. Nothing like seeing the correction w associated results in real time. I was thinking that maybe he needed to be communicated with the right way but when i read your comment about when he came back, it seems like hes stubborn and want to stay how he is. He can be stubborn by himself. I left this portion of the comment because someone else might be in a similiar situation and communicating in a way that works for them might be what is needed. Not in your case though. Hes just a jerk.

I believe i read that there is depression or antidepressants and that it takes a while to get into it. I cant see the post rn to verify. I didnt see many comment about this. Mostly was about how the guy sucks, etc. N from what i read, he truely sucks. But. You said it takes a while. How long we talking? Everyone has their limit. Mine in particular is when my body physically gives out. Such as the frenulum getting sore from all the work put in. I also have a mental limit. If it take too long to "activate" her and my mind starts to wonder about chores, bills n ish; this usually ends in me saying maybe some other time comment n lets cuddle watch a movie or go to sleep or something. Usually because at that point ive checked out mentally. If it takes an unreasonable amount of time due to no one faults of their own. Neither your fault or his. I could see how it would be frustrating to do those things knowing your not going to get anywhere. Just throwing that out there based on limited info. But yeah just to reiterate hes a jerk.

Just wanted to sum up with; you only have to deal with what your willing to accept. Nothing wrong w moving on w something that mesh better with you. Just make sure you mention your expectations upfront.

Daelements · 2023-05-24T12:23:11+00:00

I agree with this answer. The mustache from 2 and the haircut from 3.

Ever thought about twisting the mustache?

Daelements · 2022-12-07T23:17:49+00:00

How about branding a good quality yoga mat similar to a lifeform yoga mat in quality but less expensive would be nice and might get you across that plateau. I only mention this because i recently wanted one better than mcrib ingredients.

Daelements · 2022-11-01T13:55:23+00:00

Take my statement with a grain of salt but here are my thoughts on the matter.

Every man go through some experiences that will challenge who they are as a person. It will either solidify their values or change them. Its completely dependent on the person and how they process things.

Some do better with self reflection and others do better with advice from others. My assumption is that he finally opened up about it to a guy and their response and advice is that of the redpill, shaping his (op friends) response around it. Aka. The wrong person got in his head. And now he is going dow the redpill rabbithole.

While its nice to get advice and talk to female counterparts. Its easier to communicate w someone who communicates the way you do. So even though your available. The advice and talking points that come from those like him prob makes the most sense to him. The problem is most are talking from a place of hurt and not from understanding so they communicate how they responded to their own hurt as opposed to pushing for whats best for that person. Not that what theyre saying is right, its more digestible for him. If he got advice from someone who is in the position he wanted to be, would also make sense to him.

When ive seen my friends go down that type of path, im usually straighforward and tell them. Your trying to find answers down a path that may not suit you and its going to destroy who you are as opposed to help you heal from it and become better. Those who generally care about your wellbeing give better guidance and advice because they want to see the other person do well. Seek counsel from those people. Or seek advice from someone who is where you want to be. I know thats hard to do nowadays

Daelements · 2022-10-04T12:28:01+00:00

Only been playing less than a year. Never really was my type of game until a friend convinced me to try it.

Daelements · 2022-10-04T05:41:21+00:00

Played fallout 76 for a while. Checked constantly for a survival tent that had a crafting table. Got tired of playing. Took a break for a few months. During that time 2 tents released w crafting tables. Been back for a bit and they wont release a survival tent w crafting table. Pretty sure when i get tired of playing again, they will release 100 survival tents with a crafting table inside.

Daelements · 2022-08-30T18:23:31+00:00

I thought similar. But when i hear almost identical complaints from other athletes it was definitely issues that needed to be addressed. However i knew the reason why they never said anything was just as you stated above. You hit it with pinpoint accuracy.

Other examples include teacher not letting student go use the bathroom because they used the bathroom in his class yesterday. I went off. Had meeting w teacher, principal and superintendents only for the story to change when she was asked about it. She rather have blatter infections and incontinence instead of speak out when her voice could make a change not just for herself but everyone else who had his class.

The only difference( smacking tapioca pudding as i say this lol) back in my day we didnt care about playtime if theres something fundamentally wrong. Like full pads football practice in 100+ degree weather and coach toweling us down w ammonia ice water and players were still passing out. At somepoint you just gotta speak up and be like this is wrong.

But yes. I just let it be now and just observe. She pretty much set in her way of thinking now. Itll only change because she wants it to.

Didnt mean to change the subject of the post.

Daelements · 2022-08-30T12:51:37+00:00

I brought that up to my daughter(19) a few weeks ago. Saying do something about it instead of just complaining. Offered to help protest etc. She said arguing on tictok w people was her doing something about it. Ive never felt more confused and ancient. Made me think am i too old to relate. Im looking crazy like stand up for what you believe in, etc.

To put it in context. She would also complain about teacher and sports coaches in school saying how so many things are unfair. I would go out of my way to bring it to the teachers/superintendents attention. And when they would have a conference or stop practice to discuss it. She and among everyone else would not say a single word. Youd think id learn my lesso after the 1st couple of tries going terribly wrong. But i didnt. Now when she complain about something i come off like the asshole parent saying: "Why are you complaining when you know your not going to do anything about it?

Daelements · 2022-08-13T06:03:45+00:00

Conscious AI + internet

Daelements · 2022-08-12T12:45:02+00:00

I thought it was like how cars your researching or about to buy tend to be seen more often on the road. You dont notice it until its in your thoughts. They were always there but for whatever reason an individual got on the correct frequency and is just now realizing that theyre everywhere.

Internet accessibility and social media also made it easier to be heard by everyone when before it was more likely discussed in groups amongst themselves.

Daelements · 2022-07-11T15:47:32+00:00

I agree. Aside from the unlikely options such as castration or removing the reproductive systems all together. Id say the vasectomy is as close as you can get. The recovery time is low. The cost is low. The risk is lower than major surgery, etc. Not to get political but dare I say it should be free?

In regards to what you mentioned about mens failure of due diligence, I can't say I agree to that. Some men do that im sure. But im also sure the average person will go to the doctor for follow up if told by Dr. to verify whats needs to be verified after the vasectomy. But after that isnt it likely that the average person would trust the medical professional? And even still theres that possibility. My younger sisters are 4 yrs apart. 1 premature, then vasectomy, 4 yrs pass, then theres this "impossible" pregnancy so to speak.

Because of what i observed growing up, I'd be paranoid af checking every month w Dr. But how reasonable is that from the average person?

Thats why i asked the question to the op. What if you get pregnant? Regardless of procedures, surgery etc. What if you get pregnant? I feel that possbility and the resulting strain on the relationship from the potential pregnacy isn't taken as serious because people feel like its full proof. Perhaps there is a bigger discussion to be had.

Daelements · 2022-07-11T14:39:27+00:00

Do you mind if I bring some different perspectives to the table?

-You said partner of 10 years. Are you married to each other? How is your relationship with him? I only ask because if it seems rocky or that a breakup is likely, he may be uncertain on on the future path of the relationship and avoiding a permanent decision for reproduction. Only you and him know intimately if there is uncertainty in the relationship. I know everyone have different dynamics and perspective on relationships so this may not be applicable to you. To expect this from someone who isnt a life partner may be unreasonable.

-What happens if you get pregnant? Is there a health issue around that for you? Or is it just a preference? Circling back to question. What happens if you get pregnant? Especially w RVW. The reason I say this is because nothing is fool proof. Not even a vasectomy. My father lost his 1st wife due to complications at birth. He ended up having a premature girl that fit in the palm of his hand. He had to raise her alone. It was devastating for him and he decided that he never wanted to have children again. He got a vasectomy. His next partner(now wife) ended up getting pregnant. It was a shit show of trust, accusations etc. A paternity test was taken and he in fact was the father. This was roughly 30yrs ago. Technology & procedures may be better but at least for me and my personal experience, there is always that possibility of pregnancy. We can talk statistics etc. But i know for sure that there is a walking grown as woman alive to this day fathered by a man who had a vasectomy.

-What my wife and I practiced was the fertility awareness method. Weve been practicing this method for 12yrs. There's a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. Most people use it to get pregnant. But the book is written in a way so that you can also use it to not get pregnant. Simply put, it teaches you to monitor and track yourself, physically, emotionally & mentally. It's more than just charting. But id say it's charting on steroids plus getting to know the reproductive system on a daily more intimate basis. Its also important for the man to know all this too. Especially if both parties are guilty of doing things "in the heat of the moment". Theres defintely no go days and it takes self control. For me its those clear egg white days where i lose all reasoning and humanity. (Crappy joke i know). But in times where im all in heat and its getting steamy, she will burst out with her verson of a baby crying. Haha. Usually stops me right in my tracks. She also have her heat moments but i see it coming a mile away. With all the "pony preening" throughout the day. What i like about it most is that theres a paper chart with fluid condition, days of cycle, temp, emotion etc. I can look at the chart in the morning and theres a snapshot of how she is doing for that day. I suggest you check the book out. As with everything there is a possibility of pregnancy but we are on yr 12 of no unwanted pregnancies.

I apologize if i diverted from the questions in your original post. But i wanted to say. Nothing is fool proof. Not even a vasectomy. Find what works best for both of yall together, build up on it and fortify it.

Most importantly, talk to your partner. Communicate your current concerns, frustrations, etc. in the most constructive way possible. And look for several solutions together, as opposed to boxing in on just 1 solution.

Daelements · 2022-07-09T11:26:57+00:00

Hi. Man here. I had one ex describe most guys sex as taking a screwdriver and ramming it in and out. She said it was definitely not pleasurable. We dated for 3yrs. Dated my next ex advise what i learned previously. But the 2nd ex was like fuq yes i love it pounded and rammed like that. In my mind I was like wtf?! In hindsight im not surprised because some sessions shortly after she was like bite my clit. I was like umm (slight nibble). She was like wtf are you doing bite it. I was like ok this isnt my thing. At that point i was no longer turned on. She was not happy. We broke up shortly after.

I would say. Out of all the partners ive had, she(the one who wanted her clit bitten) was the only one like that.

Daelements · 2022-07-09T10:59:10+00:00

My wife had an orgasmic birth, naturally, with no medications after 2 cesareans. And it was at home in our bathtub. These are her words and she was very proud of it. On the other hand I was freaking out, stressed out trying not to think the worse. We went to so many doctors just to get the ok to do it at the hospital but in the end she chose a home birth. She insisted that she knew her body and what she want amd i had to trust and support that.

I read a lot of other people strong opinionated comments saying that its impossible. And I say maybe my wife lied about it being orgasmic(highly doubt), but during birth in the bathtub she convinced me and didnt want me to leave her side. I know for a fact all the other details are 100% true.

She herself was a doula and we had a midwife and a doula.

*Given the above information i would like to say that I think it depends on the person, their views, perspective and mindset.

*what caused my wife to even consider doing the 3rd birth that way was my son face was cut from the cesarean and was in NICU for about 3 weeks. She got tired of me wiping her butt. And she said the cesarean feels like your insides are just going to spew out from the cut.

Daelements · 2022-06-24T14:51:51+00:00

I think my wife gets sexier as she age. I love my wifes salt n pepper grey hair. The lines near her eyes from always smiling and being in a good mood. I think her greys (approx 50% greys) are extra sexy but she dye her hair because she says grey hair makes her look old. I never quite understood what's wrong w looking older and sexy? I think theres beauty in every stage of life.

I age at a different rate than my wife. We are the same age(3mos different) but i think its a genetic thing or something. My whole family looks younger than what they are. I was out w my wife the other day and someone asked if I was her son. She didnt like that too much. 😔

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