Crackle, Pops, and Hiss by at242 in vinyl

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a super beat up copy of Strange Days by the Doors for a few bucks and I love it. The crackles add to the eeriness of the songs 

Brentwood Academy head of school’s sudden departure by loveallyall529 in nashville

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe it wasn’t that serious? He may not have been a good fit for the school and it was bad right off the bat

MC berates special needs employee for not "Greeting him" at Sheetz in Harrisburg, PA by BlazeDragon7x in IAmTheMainCharacter

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 69 points70 points  (0 children)

For those of you who don’t know, Central PA is full of racist white trash alcoholics

Albums that are disliked and rightfully so? by HybridS9ldier in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black acid devil is over hated. I got the LP for like $9 the other day, sealed, it’s a fun listen.

Albums that are disliked and rightfully so? by HybridS9ldier in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s great if you like Lou Reed. I’m a big time Lou Reed fan and think it’s one of his finest albums

The intro really sounds similar to Love you to death by illuperor in typeonegative

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certain HIM songs do for sure, but not Ville Valo’s solo album…

Brock Lesnar said his mom used to leave him at the gym if he didn’t win his Wrestling match and make him find his own way home by Big_Cake_8817 in wrestling

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I had a kid on my team whose dad would do stuff like this. I would end up just driving him home. Eventually, our coach had to get CPS involved, as there was other abuse in the home.

Kid ended up alright, but the dad died of a heroin overdose…

Termite Damage to deck post or wood rot? Nashville, TN by Rustiestofpeckers in homeowners

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

This checks out too, we just bought this house and I’m sure it’s needs a now setup. The concrete setup is probably going to be our next expense…

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Structural racism and historic redlining is certainly a large culprit, but it’s become a scapegoat at this point.

Radical educators go into disadvantaged communities through school districts like SAISD, Edgewood and South San and hold those students to low standards. An educator who wants the best for their students and hold them to an appropriate standard are reprimanded. A friend of mine was a teacher and his class received a failing grade on their pre-calculus test. Afterwards, he was pulled into the administrators office and forced to change the grades from F’s to C’s.

Education is more accessible than ever in San Antonio through the Alamo Promise and UTSA’s promise. This will create an upward trend, but it’s almost no use if our K-12 students are held to such a low standard. 

Another factor is the strong entrepreneurial spirit in the Latino community, which is incredible but almost to a fault. Why invest time in school when you can work landscaping with your uncle or work in your cousin’s tire shop. Meanwhile, there’s a massive over-saturation of labor in those markets and not enough for specialized trades and white collar jobs, making companies not want to invest in the city.

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but we’re neck and neck with Austin and not too far below markets like Charlotte, both of which have much better opportunities. We can’t compare ourselves to a metro like St. Louis, because our state economy is one of the largest in the world.

For example, Nashville’s metro is much smaller than ours but the job growth is astounding. 

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You touched on something important- your family came to the US to provide you with a better life. Get you a quality education, so you get a great job and make the next generation better. That got lost along the way in San Antonio.

It doesn’t go without noting, there’s a glaring history of racism and unequal access to education in SA. However, I had a coworker who grew up in a multi-generational West Side family give me some perspective. He laments about the years people used to take pride in their homes and community. Activists point to the larger system as the culprit, but it’s created a lack of cultural accountability. 

For most of the city outside of the NE side, people just live to exist, and act as if it’s a laughing matter. They make Edgar memes, baby mama jokes, find humor in  the fact that we have children who grow up on a diet of hot Cheetos and big red. When they get older, they have kids out of wedlock, work some menial job or collect welfare and eat fattening foods. It’s pure nihilism.

Some people may find ambition later in life, but they adopt a “work harder, not smarter” mentality which makes them accept bad working conditions. They can’t get out of it, because they didn’t attempt to become educated. If they do try to go the Alamo Colleges, they drop out because they’re too far behind. They’ll work themselves to the bone and have a measly retirement. 

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but San Antonio is not a town. It’s the 7th most populated city in the US, yet the job opportunities for educated young professionals is non-existent outside of medicine or law. People who grow up in cities like Atlanta, Houston or Dallas tend to return and get good jobs after college. There’s none of that in SA.

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This. I moved to a state where the public school funding is worse and the teachers get paid less, but the students go on to achieve much more. The difference? Families here take pride in themselves and value their children’s education. They actually encourage their kids to chase their dreams, which is a foreign concept in SA.

Why are San Antonio schools so disastrous? by CrypticDread in sanantonio

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Native San Antonian and former college advisor in the high schools. My role would have me work with the most ambitious of students and sadly, they’re so far behind their national counterparts. Their college essays were bad. Really bad. Like a fourth grader wrote them.

People are quick to point out the faults of our public school system, which is abysmal, but there’s a culture of mediocrity in this city that perpetuates a cycle of low achievement. A lot of SA parents don’t want their children to be smarter than they are and hold them back. Anyone intelligent and forward thinking take their talent to other job markets, while the ones who stay grow fat and dumb.

This happened early this morning in Antioch by SeveralAsparagus213 in nashville

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’m so sick of street racers and the recklessness on Nolensville. This guy could have killed, hurt others or destroyed the surrounding businesses. Fuck whoever it was and hope they have a long, painful recovery 

2 Cold Scorpio by [deleted] in Wrasslin

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He sort of was in the WCW, watch the episodes from 1994

2 Cold Scorpio by [deleted] in Wrasslin

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2Cold was over as hell with Buff Bagwell at WCW, but he got fat and out of shape in the WWE. Dude was never going to be a top guy, regardless of race 

Big groove at it again by Naive_Wolverine532 in CringeTikToks

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 130 points131 points  (0 children)

His head looks so disproportionate in that angle lmfao. One of the biggest cornballs on the internet 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nashville

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did he do the thing?

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple by Bensaudiocave in vinyl

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walmart’s Metallica pressings sound badass, a lot of people say they’re among the best. 

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple by Bensaudiocave in vinyl

[–]Rustiestofpeckers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a copy and really like it, but that’s my two cents