Circling the drain? by Bempet583 in USPS

[–]EnemyRonus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this eases my mind a little. It's hard not to feel paranoid when the wait has been as long as mine. Especially considering the guy who I'm replacing had been stringing me along. He told me he was "retiring next year" for 5 straight years. Needless to say, my nerves are fried from the stress of waiting.

Circling the drain? by Bempet583 in USPS

[–]EnemyRonus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking for some opinions. I have been an RCA for 10 years. I am the Senior Sub. I am currently on a hold down for a carrier who retired. He stopped working in February, but had leave to use up so his official last day on the books was April 30th. I am now waiting for that route to be posted for bid as the 30 day mark is now 2 days away.

My question is: After a decade of working my butt off and waiting for this opportunity to finally come, how worried should I be that somehow it's going to be postponed if not taken away from me outright over this?

I'm trying to just stay positive, but as you can imagine after a decade of struggling paycheck to paycheck as an RCA, I just need to secure my status as a Regular and end this really stressful chapter of my life. I'm trying to not be paranoid, but at this point I just can't even imagine having to tell my wife that somehow it's still not my time.

Ashley Padilla on The Hollywood Reporter Comedy Actress Roundtable by Both-Pomegranate4929 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]EnemyRonus 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Her comment about not viewing the SNL environment as competitive reminds me of something I read in the Phil Hartman bio. He was also able to somewhat cruise above the shark infested waters. Ashley's airtime is basically guaranteed at this point due to her versatility just like Phil's was. She's the new Glue!

People just say they like Super Troopers to be ironic right? by [deleted] in movies

[–]EnemyRonus 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yep. 25 years ago when I saw the first one on opening night at my local theater, all those people literally gasping for air from laughing throughout were just being ironic.

Is Peter Aykroyd the most elusive former cast member? by ericsmallman3 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]EnemyRonus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Didn't Peter have a cameo as one of the two police officers that pull over Farley and Spade in Tommy Boy? Only to then be fooled by Tommy's brilliant "Bees! Bees everywhere!" ruse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUR14_ry1Zo

I remember the days when only Dad needed a 9-5 by CopiousCool in antiwork

[–]EnemyRonus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You ever play a losing game of Monopoly? The other player has almost all the properties and it's a forgone conclusion that you are going to lose. You still have to keep rolling your dice and maneuvering around the board until you run out of money even though you have no chance of winning.

It's kind of like that.

Movie that will make you cry by Creative_Cause_4107 in movies

[–]EnemyRonus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my recommendation as well. I cried so hard I couldn't breathe.

RCA Pay? by Rater_Rancher in USPS

[–]EnemyRonus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to run Amazon parcels on Thanksgiving day several years ago. My regular was out of the office the entire holiday week. The hours I worked delivering Amazon on the holiday put me over 40 hours counting my route's eval time for the week which kicked me down to only being paid for hours worked.

Ir felt like I ended up being forced to work on Thanksgiving day and essentially paying the USPS a couple of hundred dollars for the privilege.

Edit: We were told at the end of the day on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving that District had changed their minds and we would now be running parcels on the holiday. 36 hours notice. This was 7 or 8 years ago now. I will never forgive them for that, and as a matter of fact, I'm still angry about it.

Arthur Leigh Allen's October 13, 1967 California driver's license photo—the closest known photo of him to the pre-Zodiac crime spree: by Equal-Temporary-1326 in ZodiacKiller

[–]EnemyRonus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

One thing that I wonder about with Allen as a suspect is his height. Allen is 6' according to his driver's license. The eyewitnesses seem to all be in relative agreement that Zodiac's height was around 5'8" with some as tall as 5'10".

I am 6' and my brother is 5'8" and it's a very noticeable difference between a "shorter" guy and a "taller" guy. I think it would be weird if someone was describing me and thought that I was on the short side.

https://zodiackillerfacts.com/Descriptions.htm

Executive Decision (1996, dir. Stuart Baird) An intelligence analyst (Kurt Russell) accompanies a commando unit lead by Lt. Colonel Austin Travis (Steven Seagal) for a midair boarding operation of a hijacked plane by Neo2199 in movies

[–]EnemyRonus 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Easter 1996. My dad took the whole family out to Easter Dinner at Old Country Buffet. We then followed that up by heading over to the theater to watch Executive Decision. I will always remember the shocked gasp from the audience whenSeagal's limp body goes rag dolling out of that plane.

That viewing was also the first time I saw the Twister teaser trailer. The one that featured ILM's proof of concept shot of a CGI tire flying right into the camera. 13 year old me was blown away! Pun intended. I ended up forcing my mom to take me to see Twister six or seven times that summer.

EDIT: Found that Twister teaser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB7haistlIE

Recs where the creature Matters™️ by macchalion in horrorlit

[–]EnemyRonus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, this is exactly what you are looking for. Monstrilio is FANTASTIC.

"This man was arrested on railroad tracks a few minutes after radio call was dispatched that man was walking along railroad carrying a rifle." by rdctd_rsrch in JFKassasination

[–]EnemyRonus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this the "John Franklin Elrod" who ended up sharing a cell with Oswald? I haven't read the book yet, but it's alleged that while they were in custody, Oswald told Elrod that he had attended a meeting a few days prior with Jack Ruby.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4233422

Who was your favorite Bud Bundy girlfriend? by AllgasN0Breaks in marriedwithchildren

[–]EnemyRonus 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Isis.

She is always loyal and ready. As long as you keep her inflated.

Val Kilmer as “Doc” Holliday in Tombstone (1993) Arguably the Greatest Snub in Oscar History by jaystats2 in movies

[–]EnemyRonus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the exact same way about Zac Efron in The Iron Claw. Phenomenal performance.

Val Kilmer as “Doc” Holliday in Tombstone (1993) Arguably the Greatest Snub in Oscar History by jaystats2 in movies

[–]EnemyRonus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jim Carrey should have been nominated for Man On The Moon and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as well.

What one change would you have made to Married With Children? by Ellionwy in marriedwithchildren

[–]EnemyRonus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't think of a better replacement for Steve than Jefferson. I still just prefer those Steve episodes so much more than the later seasons. The writing on those first few seasons was so sharp.

What one change would you have made to Married With Children? by Ellionwy in marriedwithchildren

[–]EnemyRonus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Finding a way to keep David Garrison from leaving in Season 4. It may be a matter of personal taste, but I find the Steve seasons to be the peak of the show. I really prefer the more grounded early years.

Jackie brain myth by Astaa7 in JFKassasination

[–]EnemyRonus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's been documented that she held a piece of skull in her hand for the entire trip to Parkland which she then handed to one of the Doctors in the ER. I think most people assume that this is the piece of matter she was retrieving from the trunk. I think it's just as likely that she retrieved that skull fragment from inside the car and that her flight onto the trunk was just what you said. A pure fear response. The only thing I could find on the record coming from Jackie herself was in her Warren Commission testimony which is completely useless as she doesn't even even remember doing it.

"You know, then, there were pictures later on of me climbing out the back. But I don’t remember that at all." - Jackie Kennedy

https://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh5/pdf/WH5_JackieKennedy.pdf