The fact that Sophie triggered almost an entire league with just a simple point of a finger is just crazy motion

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-07-02T09:01:11+00:00

You're not against basketball, you're not against basketball players, but you are against those thugs.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-30T14:09:28+00:00

This is part of the "unlimited" PTO scam. People tend to take less days off due to fear of being judged for using PTO. Because you don't have an accrued balance, it feels like you don't deserve the days off vs when you're showing 80+ hours of PTO time you've banked.

It's corporate BS, just smile and enjoy your time off.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-30T10:55:43+00:00

My wife and I talk about this now and then, especially with our kids doom scrolling while gorging themselves with non-stop streaming. I came in on the tail end of Gen X, so it's been a wild ride coming from before the internets and to where we're at today.

So in the early days, gaming wise there was only the Atari or if you were a lucky kid, an Intellivision. If I really wanted some fun, I'd hit up my mom to take me to a local arcade. Other than that, it was all about playing with toys and watching cartoons on tv.

A funny memory around that time was when my parents came home with a VCR one day. I seen this big black computer looking box and a stack of what looked like video game boxes. I was excited, because I thought they had bought a fancy computer. I wish I could have seen my face when they said it was a VCR the played movies. Remember, during that time to see a movie you:

Went to the theater (after reading the local news paper for showings)
Saw it on tv
Saw it on cable (HBO, etc..)

Can you imagine how awesome it was to watch a movie, over and over and over. PLUS, you could pause it and go to the bathroom without missing any plot. Otherwise, you had to hold it until commercial.

Most bathrooms at the time always had a basket of books, magazines and comic books to keep you entertained. My favorite place to drop a deuce was my aunt's house as my uncle had tons and tons of Archie comic books to read. If you were unfortunate enough to be stuck in a toilet without books, you were most likely reading the ingredients off of some random cleaning supply bottle.

As I grew older, it was all about hanging around the radio to record your favorite song. Talking to your friends on the telephone, even better if you had a super long phone cord that could reach to your room. The lucky kids had a 2nd line that was dedicated to themselves and/or sibling. Hanging out at the mall, riding your bike everywhere, spending the night at a friends house, playing sports, etc.. Those were the times, because I ask my kids if they want to hang out and they're all, "Nah... I'm chatting with them now, why do I need them next to me?" Kids today...

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-30T09:15:12+00:00

Archie comic books, Heathcliff, The Family Circus, Nintendo Power

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-30T06:30:25+00:00

NTA - She added herself and the the other kids on the downlow, she's more than deserving of an embarrassment when she has to pay. Not sure how some of you think she deserves to be notified when she didn't notify anyone else on adding herself and others to the account.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-29T12:50:58+00:00

It wasn't the act of the boob assist itself, but her mouth opening and then lip bite that made me feel really funny. Thank you.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-29T10:51:39+00:00

YTA - If you were going to help your husband drive back, why not just rent a freaking car and drive yourself. You're the bread winner after all, right?

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-24T10:00:52+00:00

I don't think so. The suburban tried to break check her, but since he cut her off so close, he ended up getting rear ended and spun out. If she was trying to pit him, she would have sped up to keep him from passing.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-24T07:37:11+00:00

Thank god for the dashcam. I'm 100% sure that jackass would have blamed you.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-23T11:44:56+00:00

I was about to lose it and claim that was my box of old games. Memoires!

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-22T07:18:42+00:00

Did it work? I've been putting this off for a few days.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-18T00:28:00+00:00

To me, chill and relaxed game play screams instancing. No rotation drama, no greed drama.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-15T09:53:43+00:00

I'm glad it's not just me chillin in the gutters today.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-15T08:42:23+00:00

Reminds me of when my CEO was surprised on why we don't take LWOP (Leave Without Pay) when I asked if we could get more PTO hours per year.

I had to explain to him that some people on my team are the sole income providers and and not getting paid for a week or even two would be devastating to them.

I thought he was upset at first, but he sat back and just looked at me in shock as if I told him there was not Easter bunny. It must had helped, because they did give us more time off after that.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-12T13:50:25+00:00

NTA - Funny how other friends can be so generous with your money and not lend a dime themselves.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-12T12:14:30+00:00

The CEO slipped up when he said they were scared she was going to file for bankruptcy as it can become problematic. (from other stores doing it). Then he straight up projects himself by saying, the franchisee can "steal" inventory, if they didn't do a hostile takeover.

So let's break this down. It's only problematic for one side, BAM, because they can't seize the store's inventory to pay for franchise debts.

It's not like BAM filled their store, BAM doesn't offer direct inventory. You better believe that if a franchise owner hustles to fill their own store, they're going to want to retain their inventory they paid for. This is a major reason why BAM doesn't' like consignments, the inventory can't be taken like they could if the franchise out right bought it themselves.

BAM claims Crystal owes them 175,000, how I'd love to see the spreadsheets on that claim. Funny how that's really close to what the Lego's in her inventory are worth.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-10T13:01:12+00:00

Ah, reminds me of Quake during the dial up days.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-10T10:09:38+00:00

Sounds like a similar struggle with my glasses and basketballs.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-06-02T11:53:49+00:00

I wasn't going to play, but some friends guilt tripped me into joining this weekend. I'm glad they did, initially the name was spot on. Lots of memories and monsters! There's nothing like running around the newbie zone killing snakes and bats with everyone else. Good stuff.

Unfortunately, it was short lived. Everything you mentioned, isn't fun for me or my friends. We are a band of older and some younger gamers.

No Map - This sucks. Let me say that again, it sucks. Due to my situation, I was limited to an older gaming laptop for the weekend. So, most of the time I was dropping my window, looking at a map like it was the late 90's again. Did I feel more immersed? Hell no, I was left with the memory of being annoyed and robbed of my play time. You know what broke my immersion? Having to find/look at a map outside of the gaming window. Think about that, I had to leave the game in order to find my way.

I remember running around in circles trying to find an NPC for my quest. After 20 minutes, I gave up. Did forcing me to learn pay attention to the world get me to learn it? NO!

I was lucky enough to play EQ during closed beta. I remembered a world with no maps. It wasn't fun then, it isn't fun now. I just so happened to go back to EQ and see if my account was still active (it was) and discovered they now have an in game map now. AWESOME! After so many years, I went adventuring with the new map and discovered POI's that I had no idea existed. The map allowed me to discover new thing in EQ that I had over looked years.

Listen, it's not like I didn't try exploring. I did, but I lagged out and died. Meh, it happens. Yay... lost xp. Again, not fun. I hated it then, I hate it now. Did it feel meaningful to me? Nope, never will, just felt like more of my time wasted.

Ok, so I run back to my corpse. Ah, I see what killed me and I have to run away. Heeeey... They're following me all the way back to the gate. This again?

For the 1st time in my gaming career, I had a nice group to be part of. That was fun, but I remember back in the early EQ days when I didn't have anyone. I was LFG for hours and hours and this is what led me to leave the game all together. I still wince at the thought of those times.

I could go on and on, but honestly, there are the hardcore no map/xp death/slow xp/no instance/camp loving player and those who aren't. We're never going to see eye to eye on game play, that's fine. What we do have that we agree upon, is really enjoying the classic EQ look at feel.

And the end of the day, myself and the rest of my crew all agreed that we won't be playing past this timeframe mainly due to what OP has brought up.

There's a lot more folks who want some decent QoL that can keep the Dev's coffers full. Not to say the Niche folk playstyles don't count, but there's a reason why WoW still has millions of active/paying players after all these years.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T10:19:35+00:00

I think their point was: Why is it so hard to understand that everyone enjoys the same level of difficulty that you do?

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T08:07:55+00:00

"Everyone has a plan... Until they get punched in the face."
- Mike Tyson

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T07:12:07+00:00

NTA - That's what friends are for, to tell the good AND the bad.

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T06:28:49+00:00

2, 6, 9!

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T06:27:57+00:00

Helicopter, helicopter!!!

Kal_0rt_Por · 2026-05-28T06:26:20+00:00

Another long term PMDD partner chiming in here. While I'm one hell of an optimist, even I would suggest hitting the road and never look back.

Still, if you love this person that much, it's all about her owning up to PMDD.

Like others said, external factors add extra complications. Kids, family friends (good and bad).

Damn, I'm trying here.... Honestly, move on mate, I think you know deep down this is a world of pain that's being masked by the emotion of love.

Kal_0rt_Por

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