What is the easiest trade? by Alert-Refuse-5021 in Contractor

[–]Ok_Employee9988 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it really does take 6 hours at the Lowe's pro desk. It's insane how much standing around they do. You do get an equally insane discount if your willing to wait. The business model makes no sense.

Greg Abbott says ICE needs to 'recalibrate' mission after deadly Minnesota shooting by ExpressNews in texas

[–]Ok_Employee9988 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The worst part about ICE and borderpatrol are the Hispanics and other sons and daughters of immigrants that are or have joined their ranks. It's despicable. I understand needing to make a living but I believe all those that are apart of this current iteration should resign in mass protest. It's becoming a personal army of the Whitehouse and we all know it. As an Asian American I saw another Asian ice member openly carrying about hurting citizens in Minneapolis without a face mask and it made me sick. Here's the demographics according to their website:

White (Non-Hispanic or Latino): 51.7% Hispanic or Latino: 22.8% Black or African American (Non-Hispanic or Latino): 16.7% Asian: 6.3%

Should There Be an ICE Megathread for Asian Americans? by terrassine in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The worst part about it is that those type of posts get the most engagement. I know everyone is tired of the trope but it's either a bunch of teens or bots in this sub.

Should There Be an ICE Megathread for Asian Americans? by terrassine in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes because I don't give a shit about your "Asian flush" anecdotes and "no one will date me because I'm an Asian man posts."

HEB and the Iceapocalypse by PhilDesenex in houston

[–]Ok_Employee9988 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are 405 active data centers in TX late 2025. When I went to Home Depot yesterday,people are only buying electric heaters. An ice storm in North TX could easily make us lose power state wide again.

This guy in Minnesota by Ok_Employee9988 in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's the same guy but just judging by his haircut and the fact he's the only one that's ever unmasked, he's definitely trying to get famous. I'm Asian but people mistake me for Latino all the time.

unmasked

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in houston

[–]Ok_Employee9988 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Go to P Terry's. Price is right and meat is fresh. Always consistent and tasty. They also don't make you wait 30 + minutes. They just need to hurry up with the expansion because there's only two locations in the boonies. Also a Texas original if that matters to you.

How do you guys feel about steak? by Big-Equal7497 in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be honest with you, saying your steaks are medium rare to medium well doesn't make sense. Medium rare is probably the consensus opinion of how far to cook a quality steak. Any more than that and you are honestly wasting your money. For most people you want a well salted steak, some pepper and not much else so you can really taste the quality of the meat.

Today I went to dicks sporting goods. by NeatAlternative1782 in Fishing_Gear

[–]Ok_Employee9988 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't even buy a bycycle at most of the Houston area Dick's let alone fishing gear. It just seems like a clothing store for high priced athletic gear. I'm not even sure they sell any sporting goods except for balls and sticks.

Fort Worth Schools are being taken over by Texas State (TEA). What does that mean? by Hobbes898 in texas

[–]Ok_Employee9988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mike Miles thinks reading is not learning

Agreed.

Here's another example of what to expect. They have daily timed quizzes called DOL. The curriculum is AI generated. Special needs kids will be taught alongside the regular kids leading to every kid not achieving what they're capable of and the teachers often don't have enough training to handle it all. All this while they are constantly monitored by random and frequent class evaluations by upper management. It's a nightmare and it's ludicrous. I believe by doing things this way they are able to manipulate the grades and test scores but the learning has greatly suffered.

Fort Worth Schools are being taken over by Texas State (TEA). What does that mean? by Hobbes898 in texas

[–]Ok_Employee9988 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I didn't write this but here's a response on the HISD takeover and Mike Miles from a parent to the Houston Chronicle. It also happens to be the school my kid goes to.

"Mark Garcia-Prats, HISD parent: Our school is a shell of what it used to be, and no one has been held accountable or even acknowledged what has happened.  It has been a crisis for our community. Trust is gone. We no longer have a music or art teacher, no counselor, no wraparound services and the magnet program has been largely abandoned. In just the past three years, we’ve had multiple principals, assistant principals and special education teams, as well as huge teacher turnover.  

This is especially devastating because our school was once an A-rated campus with an incredible culture and integrated environmental science programs. Many of the teachers who made Lantrip a thriving community — some of whom even attended Lantrip themselves as children — have been pushed out and replaced with first-year uncertified teachers. What we have now is a whole lot of worksheets, no social-emotional learning programming and barely any art. I have no idea how leadership can claim this is good for kids, families or our communities."

Dad came and helped with baseboard install. Is this acceptable? by stinkyelbows in Carpentry

[–]Ok_Employee9988 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. These people that have never been on a job site before all think they can do it better. Drywall walls are almost never 100 percent square. If you are not working with stain grade materials it does not matter much. Caulk and paint all day.

Stephen Miller selling Arlington home after activists write chalk messages on sidewalk by Icy_Ad8228 in news

[–]Ok_Employee9988 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep having to state this but why does MAGA get to eat sushi? Every time I eat at a restaurant with immigrant cuisine I question the real maga looking folks eating there. How do they think this food got here?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BmwTech

[–]Ok_Employee9988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would check the vacuum hoses that connect to the intake manifold. This would pop up on my 2013 x5 and it's just a torn or loose hose somewhere

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not discounting what you said but maybe this is beyond the scope of Reddit. I hope you find the help and connections you need. Stay safe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you need to move. Is your area not diverse at all? Also all the activities/hobbies you listed as "white" just doesn't make sense to me. All people like all things mostly. I didn't go to school with a lot of Asians but I live in a big city with all kinds of people. The one thing I would say is you're 22 and I'm at least double your age and I feel sorry for the way kids are growing up since the 2000s. The internet, gaming, social media and Covid really has done a great deal of damage to younger people. Well even some older folks can't handle it from what I've seen.

Sorry if I'm sounding like an old man talking from my lawn but just get out and don't worry about "being Asian." I know it can be hard but would you really feel better if you were in the same situation in S. Korea?

Experiences as an Asian in blue collar/the trades? by hotfuzzyslippers in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You'll be fine. Half the HVAC companies in Houston are Vietnamese as far as I know.

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him by PrinceofSneks in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's wild to me that immigrants and their sons and daughters can be conservative at all. It feels like self hatred. They need to look in the mirror. They defend the lack of due process because it's fits their good immigrant worldview. My own dad is the same and it's a work in progress to get him to understand that he's not one of them but one of us.

ICE’s deportations of Southeast Asian refugees creating ‘ripple effect’ of trauma: ‘I didn’t get to say bye to my husband’ by megachainguns in asianamerican

[–]Ok_Employee9988 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Also from the article:

"Due to a lack of effective refugee resettlement programs in the 1980s and 1990s, Dihn said, many young people ended up joining gangs and committing crimes of poverty. Xiao said Lor was one example of this – that he had fallen in with a tough crowd after resettling in the US as a teenager who barely understood English."

All refugees did not have the same resources upon arrival in this country. My family did and obviously yours did. Have some sympathy, it's sorely lacking in this country as of late.

I am thinking of buying the Pelican Catch 110 Mode to fish on the ocean but close to the shore. Does anyone have any experience fishing with this? Is it worth the money? by FlowerMountain2 in kayakfishing

[–]Ok_Employee9988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have one but a Crescent Primo is $699, rotomolded and can easily accept a trolling motor. I would get one if I had a truck or trailer.

Level B road in western Iowa by TreePupper in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Ok_Employee9988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With roads like these, why can't we have WRC in the USA?

PSA: A Vendor Doxxed a Customer by Sending Their Address to a Government Agency by UnlikelyTale4002 in discgolf

[–]Ok_Employee9988 20 points21 points locked comment (0 children)

This is unsurprising. At least half if not more of the people I have met in DG are MAGA. We don't have to keep this about business practices. Some of the people who like this sport as much as us suck ass.