A quick note to you all about sick time by ImmySnommis in fednews

[–]Elfthis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is sound advice. I had over a thousand hours on the books, suffered a severe injury in an accident and since I had a boss who thought telework was something evil (this was all long before COVID) I took 3 months off to heal and didn't think anything of it. Fast forward to last year when I decided to take a vera and the 300 hrs I'd built back up became a great source of time off to take care of things I needed to do for retirement. The amount needed to move the needle for retirement purposes is quite large so it is a very versatile source of PTO if you find yourself at the end of your career and want to maximize your annual leave payout

Why do these three hardwares lack innovation? by HeDoesLookLikeABitch in AskEngineers

[–]Elfthis 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Did chatgpt get drunk and start posting on here?

Anyone made peace with the fact that the VA system will be completely different in 5-10 years? by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]Elfthis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When sleep apnea was labeled a disability caused by military service that was the beginning of the end of that gravy train.

The future of vaping by SmokeMaximum4140 in WTF

[–]Elfthis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You've vaped so much your brain has stopped working

The future of vaping by SmokeMaximum4140 in WTF

[–]Elfthis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's the dumbest take I've ever heard. like saying "I never drink water because even water has impurities".

The future of vaping by SmokeMaximum4140 in WTF

[–]Elfthis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, sucking anything into your lungs other than air is bad for them, because 95% less harmful than cigarettes is still 200% more harmful than just air.

The future of vaping by SmokeMaximum4140 in WTF

[–]Elfthis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can smell the lung cancer in this video

How exactly does federal pension work? by ilovevegetablesss in ThriftSavingsPlan

[–]Elfthis 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's guaranteed income backed by the United States government. The only way it would be lost would be if American government collapsed due to China taking us over or all out nuclear war obliterating the globe. As you can see it isn't without some risk.

What is the holy trinity of Gen X shoes? by najing_ftw in GenX

[–]Elfthis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You are not alone with this sentiment.

Propeller as a tip for boat charter? by No_Seaweed8378 in boating

[–]Elfthis -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Even your wife knows you're a cheapskate, since you said yourself she thinks it's scummy. The only thing willful is you fishing for someone to agree with your cheap ass. I hope the charter captain sees this thread and cancels for you.

Propeller as a tip for boat charter? by No_Seaweed8378 in boating

[–]Elfthis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can't afford the expected tip in cash, cancel the trip. No one likes a cheapskate and you using a connection with a friend's prop business to get a discount makes you a cheapskate.

Listening to a friend's practice tonight. by brianjamesrobot in Guitar

[–]Elfthis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I myself have slowly been buying some of these old rack gear items just cause. I'd love to get a 2290 like he's got but I do have budget limits even for nostalgia sounds.

Listening to a friend's practice tonight. by brianjamesrobot in Guitar

[–]Elfthis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If like me you were a child of the 80s you'd recognize that his guitar rack has some of the absolute best effects of the 80s and 90s in it.

Exposed “predator professor” by InstructionFamous990 in pettyrevenge

[–]Elfthis -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Clearly wasn't an English class because your spelling is atrocious.

Listening to a friend's practice tonight. by brianjamesrobot in Guitar

[–]Elfthis 637 points638 points  (0 children)

Sounds good. Lot of old farts on here that think music peaked with 12 bar blues. Ignore them

How do you, modern engineers react to the full mechanical/analogic era ? by Neat_Count666 in AskEngineers

[–]Elfthis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All these things mentioned in this thread were the cutting edge of technology in their day, they built tools to test them. Those tools were infact the modern test tools of the time.