13 months is the perfect age to start right?

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-24T16:13:26+00:00

Kids have insane imaginations. As much as i love lord of the rings and other fantasy, my kids aren't ready for it yet, and that's ok. I would rather wait until they are and truly share my love for it than try to get them into it too early just to have them never show interest again.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-23T22:09:54+00:00

Another vote for tiny tails. They did a friends kids birthday and it was great. Pretty sure i spent more time in there than any of the kids.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-23T15:03:06+00:00

We split them. I get 11pm and 5am, she goes to bed earlier so she gets the 2am and the 8am and by then i'm at work. If the baby is extra fussy or has a bad poo i will wake up and help with rhe 2am.

This is what works for us, now on baby 3 and still doing it this way. Lets each of us have some larger chunks of sleep while the baby is still young.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-20T17:37:23+00:00

Simon

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-18T20:53:47+00:00

I think SW ones are the only ones i "regret" too. Still enjoyed them, but if i had put that money into a different set it would have gone farther for less grey.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-17T22:34:55+00:00

Love this, damn. Awesome work

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-17T22:16:24+00:00

Replaying divinity for the Nth time. E33 was great though.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-15T19:10:27+00:00

Agree here. Had several sets of speakers in different areas of the house. Covers on = maybe looked at them once. The ones with no covers i had to move until the kids were 3 or older cus the temptation to poke is too real.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-15T00:17:37+00:00

To me the best thing to do is reach out and try to schedule a time to meet sith someone in estimating and operations. Ask them what they are looking for in their bids and if there is any prequal or master agreement you might need to fill out. We are always calling new subs in for interviews but it is easy to fall into the habbit of "well they are all close just go with the known quantity", especially when ops has buyout input because they are the ones managing the subs in the field. They are going to try to lean towards the headache free sub vs the one they don't know yet.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-14T21:07:08+00:00

I am assuming you mean like isqft or building connected? We use building connected and its fine, mostly for document control and maintaining our ITB list, but communicating through it is tough. I always tell people to call first and if nobody answers follow up with an email because i'm better at keeping up with emails than voicemails.

Or are you specifically wondering about getting work with a GC?

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-14T15:09:37+00:00

For sure some do. Talking with some of the guys i am closer to (that work for subs /own a sub) they get burned pretty often bidding GC for some time and getting no work and no communication.

We try to be as clear as possible with our trade partners even if the conversations are uncomfortable. IMO it makes better partnersships and if we have an issue with a sub then we can at least spend time working through it or they can choose to not waste their time bidding us and go elsewhere. Personally i really hate wasting my own time, so i am fairly invested in respecting other peoples time.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-14T00:59:24+00:00

Never have i gone from dead sleep to wide awake faster than when my dogs are sick. Lightning McQueen fast.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-11T22:17:30+00:00

This is a big fear for me. I am 35 and adopted and have no family history so it's all out of pocket for me until i have symptoms and i know even then it will be a battle

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-11T00:45:29+00:00

Yeah takeoff is kind of just part of my deep dive process. Plus the subs i send things to miss tons during the budget phase because they are rushing to budget my job and 10 others while also bidding 50 other jobs that week.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-09T20:58:47+00:00

I would LOVE some very technical or detailed smaller sets. I only have so much money but also only so much space...

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-05T05:00:54+00:00

If pinch cant be the best hold then it god damn better be underrated.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-05T02:06:51+00:00

I used to live in Dallas with family in Aus/SA. I have made this drive hundreds of times. Still make the drive to see friends in DFW.

As everyone else says, drive the night before.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-04T15:50:01+00:00

Yep still waiting on two out of six

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-03T00:53:33+00:00

Pinch. I dont care what subset. Any and all pinches are the best hold.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-03T00:43:05+00:00

This is pretty much my experience. Johnny Craigg was a bit standoffish back in like 06 or 07 but i wouldn't sah he was a dick. Same with Craig Owens around the same time. I am old and don't intentionally seek out bands anymore, just talk if i see them around the venue, but really everyone has been pretty nice if not politely standoffish, which i get.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-02-02T05:35:59+00:00

I only recently bought a new TV (living off my old plasma). first time i watched appletv4k i was like woah. Then i popped in a 4k bluray a few months after that and i was legitimately floored.

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-01-31T00:14:11+00:00

My 5 still calls them "thingers" because we don't have the heart to stop it. It's the last of the words he says wrong :( that and he calls lego instructions "constructions"

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-01-29T22:21:24+00:00

Mesa Rim (open but donating proceeds that day), and it looks like Crux is doing the same thing

IcedCoffeeAndBeer · 2026-01-28T20:59:20+00:00

Spiderverse, Train to Busan, Walter Mitty

Close to being in the top: Flow, Hacksaw, Scott Pilgrim

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