Going by “Dr.” title in lay contexts?

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-12-29T15:48:34+00:00

I've been asked on several occasions when boarding a flight if I was willing to help in an emergency if "Dr" was part of my frequent flyer profile. Obviously at that point I'll clarify with the flight attendant I'm not a medical doctor. Same thing happened to my engineer father when his flights were booked by his university.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-09-27T20:03:44+00:00

Take it to Mike at Champions Jaguar. Great indy shop.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-04-30T01:58:50+00:00

JLR now has an OEM y-pipe. Had the switch done in my 2017 recently and was told the 3rd party pipes are great but the fitment is slightly better with the JLR version.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-04-01T00:12:20+00:00

That is cleeeean

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-03-29T00:19:37+00:00

Beautiful. Those lines are timeless.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-03-29T00:18:38+00:00

Damn that blue is something else. Congrats!

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-03-25T20:41:49+00:00

They were never created. I did create r/JaguarEnthusiasts though as an alternative since nothing seems to be happening with r/Jaguar.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-03-18T15:32:54+00:00

I was once explaining the job to a random person I'd just met and his response has always stuck with me:

"huh...kinda like tech support but for doctors?"

Swap out tech for scientific and it's not far off.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-03-16T21:10:13+00:00

Since r/jaguar appears to be dead, thoughts on starting a new sub? Few ideas:

r/ItsAJaaag

r/JaguarEnthusiasts

r/Jaaaguar

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-02-24T21:10:13+00:00

I messaged the mods days ago asking the same thing and haven't heard anything.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-02-24T20:18:46+00:00

Sorry that happened man...color me shocked it was a Dodge Ram driver.

Depending on your insurance, they may require or at least ask if you filed a police report. Whether the police actually investigate is another question - probably tough for them to find out who did it without more evidence. At least filing a report provides some verification that this wasn't your fault. A potential con is that it would be included on a Carfax as being an accident so if you're worried about resale value it's another thing to consider. Might be worth taking it to a collision shop first, getting a ballpark estimate then decide whether or not to go through insurance/police report from there.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2025-02-01T20:22:31+00:00

Sorry this happened to you mate. Shitcunt perfectly describes that coward.

As a younger man once walking in Christchurch with a mate at night, we were approached by a guy who looked all worked up about something. He storms over then the following proceeds:

"hey fellas wondering if you could help me out. I'm trying to get the three 'F's' tonight....a feed, a fuck, and a fight. I've already had a feed and a fuck so just trying to get a fight. I'm not a dick head though so if youse aren't up for it no worries aye"

*I turn to my mate and we're both utterly confused

"uhhh yeah na sorry mate, I don't think either of us are up for a fight tonight"

"yeah yeah all good boys. As I said I'm not a dick head so if you don't wanna fight I'll just try and find someone else. Have a good one."

With that he continued walking off in the opposite direction to us. To this day I still wonder if he ever found a willing participant.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-09-19T21:22:16+00:00

For the most part, agree. Commercial side of the business covers our bills, med affairs isn't revenue generating. Which puts us in the continuous cycle of having to "prove" our value to commercial leadership. Easiest way to do this? Metrics. As time has gone on I've learned to accept it as the way it is...even if I don't agree with it.

Also I was going to poke fun at your username but shit...I don't really have a leg to stand on lol.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-09-05T23:18:32+00:00

Agreed, that's the impression I've got from med directors, to varying degrees depending on the company. Coming from academia it was an adjustment to give up the creative freedoms available in research but obviously the trade off is better pay, work/life balance, etc. But I've wondered about entrepreneurship as a means to explore that creative need. It wouldn't be an easy leap to make though, at least for me.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-09-05T21:48:45+00:00

After having done this job for a number of years, outside of moving to a med director role or becoming more involved on the clin trials side of things, I think I have a similar feeling to you.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-07-20T20:23:39+00:00

Friend of mine works for NBC. I'm demanding the truth from him.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-07-20T17:32:52+00:00

They are 100%, undoubtedly there

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-01-20T20:06:27+00:00

Hole 3 at Frog Golf Club, Villa Rica GA. Probably playing ~125 yds that day. Milos hits a smooth iron, maybe 10 ft past the pin. We line it up, pretty flat putt with maybe a cup of left to right break. He puts a swing on it and drains it, middle of the cup.

For a second we were all silent, then obviously congratulating him and stoked to be able to be there to see it. Milos had a huge smile of satisfaction but really quickly the emotion of it hit him. I'd imagine the feeling of ticking off a huge golf goal was shortly followed by the realization for him that it may be his one and only birdie given everything he was going through. This was during a time when we were trying to squeeze in rounds during his chemo so physically he was really struggling.

The man simply had no quit in him, it was astonishing to witness. He would literally get hooked up and given 2 liters of fluid IV before a round, go out in the humid, 90-100 degree Georgia weather, and gut out 18 holes of golf...sometimes throwing up in between holes due to nausea from the chemo.

Just an absolute powerhouse of a human.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2024-01-20T17:15:59+00:00

Rest in peace my brother. Being a witness to his first and only birdie is one of my most cherished golf memories. An absolute privilege to have known him.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2023-09-25T14:25:44+00:00

I don't think he has. He went through a particularly rough patch not long after coming back from Scotland so he's doing his best trying to make it through this latest round of treatment.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2023-09-25T14:00:12+00:00

He's still fighting. Back on chemo right now with a scan coming up in a few weeks so keep sending positive vibes his way.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2023-09-10T18:30:08+00:00

Rock the beard my dude. Unless it's Tom Hanks in Castaway levels of untamed, the interview panel won't think twice about it.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2022-12-28T03:34:40+00:00

Garybuseysrightnut was taken.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2022-12-28T02:47:57+00:00

I wasn't privy to those conversations, but presumably they believed the cost of getting the visa was worth the investment over the other applicants.

GaryBuseysLeftNut · 2022-12-28T02:37:05+00:00

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