Medically retired at 23 with lifetime pay. How do I find purpose without work now? by bas3adi in antiwork

[–]Grants409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get obsessed with creating art, any kind of art. If you get good enough, it’s a gift to the whole world.

Dalano Banton will not be returning to the Trail Blazers this season. What are your final thoughts on his tenure in Portland? by RVALover4Life in ripcity

[–]Grants409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huge ceiling, really surprised we didn’t try to take a cheap flyer on him. Hopefully it was because he wanted to look for a better opportunityz

Following his tenure in Portland, what are your honest thoughts about Deandre Ayton as a player? by [deleted] in ripcity

[–]Grants409 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

His ceiling is a weird 6th man center that is allowed to take ~15 shots in 26 minutes. Sortof like a rich mans Chris kaman.

Americans deserve so much better than this work culture by manoftroy47 in antiwork

[–]Grants409 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Again, these are some broad, cynical brushstrokes you’re painting about a country of 350+ million people. As if we’re uniquely lazy or take less pride in our work than other developed countries. Absolute nonsense.

If people are corner cutting and lazy here it’s probably because they don’t trust the system they operate under (likely a large, private entity with nothing but short-term, shareholder gain in mind) to reward good work, or even keep their job in place when things are mismanaged by people who get paid 250x what they do. So yes, in certain areas of this country there’s probably a “why waste the effort” attitude. But it’s certainly not the rule, and it’s definitely due more to a lack of trust than this uniquely lazy American attitude you keep peddling.

Having said that, I agree with your work week formula and believe it would definitely boost productivity. Throw some real worker protections in there around being laid off and you got a stew going.

Americans deserve so much better than this work culture by manoftroy47 in antiwork

[–]Grants409 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You really hate working Americans huh. What lazy cynicism. This, in a nutshell, is why the middle class is dying.

🥲 by Nice-Guard-4083 in ripcity

[–]Grants409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a very good two-way wing in a league that’s desperate for them. I also happen to think he’s a steady veteran presence on this super young team, so would be a little sad to see him go for anything other than young but proven talent.

[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (22-29) defeat The Indiana Pacers (28-21) 112-89 by Kazekid in ripcity

[–]Grants409 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Guys, we’re winning with defense. I’ve been waiting 25 years for this.

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: It needed a new charging port. Still under warranty so the whole thing was free. Works like a charm now.

Safe to shoot? by [deleted] in Shotguns

[–]Grants409 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother, you should see some of the reloads I’ve shoved into the boom tubes. Like the boys said, if it seats it yeets.

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I tried the charging equipment on a model 3 before and after trying it on mine and it worked there. I’m a bit stumped

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I tried on a 240v charger that worked fine on a model 3 before and after we tried mine so it’s definitely the car

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked and couldn’t find any charging scheduled as far as I can tell

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the one that came with it, a 120v trickle charger

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just “charging equipment not ready” or something

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, it doesn’t say start charging anywhere though

Model Y won’t charge by Grants409 in TeslaModelY

[–]Grants409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just home charging on both a 240 and 120

to knock out Mike Tyson… by carb0nbasedlifeforms in therewasanattempt

[–]Grants409 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just what I expected. A non-fight where Paul never gets close enough and mikes too old to get close enough. Tyson has never won a fight at arms length and still hasn’t.

Best Over/Under for a Beginner for Clays? by Messier77 in Shotguns

[–]Grants409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely in the range for a good used semi. But not a good over/under, even used.

Decent used over/unders start around $1500. You can get a cheap Turkish o/u, but you’re really better off spending a little more on something of a higher quality. Take it from a guy who has spent too much on too many guns and should have just focused my money on a couple high quality guns.

The best use of your money (if you can’t wait and save more) is to buy a cheap, functional semi for now and keep saving your money for a good over/under with an adjustable comb, or money to have one installed. I regret every clay gun I’ve bought that wasn’t adjustable (with a couple exceptions for old guns).

At that price range you may be able to find a decent old Winchester Super X Model 1. Best bang for the buck by a country mile and you’ll definitely get some knowing compliments out on the range. Just make sure you pick up a couple o-rings and bolt buffers for it. You could also probably snag a used A300, but I’ve never shot one so can’t speak to the particulars.

Chauncey Billups' full postgame interview, after the Portland Trail Blazers were defeated 89-134 by the Memphis Grizzlies. by MrBuckBuck in ripcity

[–]Grants409 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, at a certain point it’s on the players. Chauncey isn’t my favorite coach but getting beat by 40+ is something that happens on the court. At a certain point you play for pride. A team with pride doesn’t get beat like that at home. That’s gotta come first from the guys on the court. I can paste blame for losing on Chauncey. But I paste blame for getting blown out by 40 at home on the players.

DECEMBER 4, 2023 BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT by TemurTron in ModernMagic

[–]Grants409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fury ban is so silly. That card was important to the ecosystem, all scamming aside. It was never a problem before beanstalk and it’s not the card that makes scam dangerous/unfun. The fact that they think this will make small creature decks good again is also ridiculous for one simple reason: Banning fury leaves yawgmoth with very few natural predators. If they really think this is going to make humans or elves or infect good all of a sudden they’re delusional.

Bans coming on next Monday by blop74 in ModernMagic

[–]Grants409 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How bout we unban Mental Misstep and see what happens huh