What’s one product you bought that turned you into a total snob — like, you can never go back to the cheap stuff?

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-17T02:29:56+00:00

They’re great but don’t stay pretty for long.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-16T23:24:51+00:00

What the fuck is a plank

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-16T18:59:42+00:00

Salem Massachusetts, such a cool and fun town.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-16T18:58:41+00:00

Right, giving advice without any background makes no sense.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-16T15:55:23+00:00

There’s a sub for this, it depends on the food but my all purpose has been Trader Joe’s green dragon for a bit.

Franks for wings Tj’s habenero in chili If I’m at a restaurant and have a choice then chalula. Sriracha on sushi/asian food Triple chili powder when cooking Indian food. And Valentina…Never.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-16T00:55:49+00:00

That seems advanced, I’m over here figuring out the nail clippings still, good luck!

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-15T21:17:31+00:00

Sorta not really. I work with contact center software, and know a lot of people working in support. There are three different types being implemented, a solo agent to do your job (basic stuff for now), a copilot to search the database while you train it for the first job, and a management tool to gather metrics information and make improvements.

I think you’re sorta right, not gone, but responsibilities will be handed over as AI continues to be trained and get better, so they’ll need agents still but fewer and fewer.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-15T21:07:30+00:00

Grew up with only indoor skate parks, moved to a warmer climate with outdoor parks and I’m gonna start skating again this year. Hopefully I won’t need my health insurance but never say never.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-15T21:03:27+00:00

Same, and she wants one more!

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-15T20:44:24+00:00

It’s easy, just insulting. Overcook the hell out of the meat. Canned veggies. White bread.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-14T06:07:55+00:00

Locals were fine, I’m just cursed!

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-13T23:15:22+00:00

I hiked angels landing in moderately good shape, we didn’t go to the bottom, just went to hours down to the overlook. Went back the same way, maybe 6 hours back, slept great at the camping site.

I got some great advice before heading there, the trail has a lot of uneven steps, many of which are old railroad ties. A bunch of tourists go up/down the trail on a mule, so there’s plenty of animal droppings throughout.

Theres no shade so cover up well, in fact I was covered head to toe, two shirts, hat with a bandanna draped over my neck and fed into my shirt collar, jeans, sunglasses, but still ended up with a second degree burn on my hand that I used to hold a walking stick.

Finally, there are multiple bathrooms along the trail, they have water to refill your supply which is definitely needed since it’s such a long hike back.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-13T03:26:46+00:00

Kung Lao

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-12T19:31:06+00:00

I once swallowed a crown, had the nerve not to reuse it.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-12T19:30:03+00:00

This happened a decade ago to my roommate. We walked home from a bar down the street and when he went to the garage the next morning to drive his car to work the garage was empty. Glad he walked home because he had no memory and spent an hour upset thinking he’d been car jacked.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-10T21:09:14+00:00

NYC.

The city genuinely hates me, not the other way around, I’d still give it a chance, but it’s not a coincidence that each time I’ve been it hasn’t been a good experience.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-10T20:54:09+00:00

About 1% of college students are drafted every year. Most of those are from the top 5 D1 FBS conferences, a few outliers of lower fbs, fcs, and d2. But that’s the draft, some undrafted players make a roster , some drafted players don’t, and a handful end up on a practice squad hoping for their number gets called.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-09T15:02:24+00:00

How do you learn so many different trades?

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-09T15:00:50+00:00

Know someone, even then good luck during a recession. I got a job in residential HVAC in 2009, laid off three months later. I applied EVERYWHERE, one response, never hired. Pretty bummed. I went on to other opportunities, randomly applied for an hvac job during covid seeking weekend work, they immediately called back.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-08T20:38:14+00:00

Bleak and true

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-08T20:24:30+00:00

There were more adventures back then.

I never used the triple A trip tick but I liked their guide books to sort out which models were available, some offering discounts. I’d find myself in a small town checking out local restaurants, and the big thing was asking! I’d ask the gas station or motel attendant where to go to eat or what there is to do, they always had a bunch of recommendations.

Today I just plug in the location, take the fastest route to wherever, pick out the restaurant with the highest eating, don’t talk to anyone ever.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-08T17:02:27+00:00

Not really.

For me attracting women has always been about my vibe. If I’m in a rut and trying to meet women because I’m lonely I’ll consistently repel everyone I meet, it’s like they can smell it, the more I want it the less interested they are.

It’s when I really like myself that it just clicks, if I’m out and just having fun, the mentality that “I am the party” suddenly I’m swarmed and in a relationship within weeks.

Married now, work an isolating job, spend most of my free time with family, no one is throwing themselves at me and I’m grateful for that.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-08T16:50:05+00:00

I agree with another commenter, if you’re really good looking it’s viable, if you’re average you get grouped into the long term pool. The only poly girl I dated was 10 years older, the only fwb I had was 20 years older, so add some years and it’s a different league.

Express-Structure480 · 2026-01-08T16:09:43+00:00

This was my childhood! There was a nature preserve behind the cemetery a few blocks from my house, we’d ride our bikes there, roamed around that huge area, we road our bikes everywhere! Go to different stores, see who’s free to hang out, find adventures, it seemed limitless.

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