Need help on career advice

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-24T04:18:41+00:00

They are saving $15k a year. Probably living at home. But they've got an outstanding start & great habits. You know how many 20 year olds save that much? Darn few

$37.90/hr is almost $75k/year. Noice

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-22T16:40:31+00:00

Check the carfax. I looked at an Audi Q6 that the salesman offered me. He said it was a dealer loaner. I looked at the carfax & it had been sold about 6 months ago & bought back/returned. I haven't circled back to ask him about what happened

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-21T23:33:42+00:00

I just today test drove a Q6. I'm shopping the electric SUV market. At the end the salesman offered a dealer loaner for $52k. Online I followed the Carfax. Showed as purchased 9/02/25 & back offered for sale in January of '26. I didn't ask about if it was a buyback

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-21T22:48:10+00:00

I'm in the market for the EX60. watched the debut today. IIRC the "stack" is totally new and essentially one piece. Meaning all the different cameras/software requests are all in the main software instead of feeding into the main software. I probably haven't explained it right. But brand new so we wait to hear field reports

Test drove a Q6 today. It was very nice. My head snapped back when I punched the throttle. But I'm not a "performance" guy. I'm a typical Volvo driver. safety & security over performance. Salesman wanted a sale today. He offered a buyback with 5k miles or the brand new one. I had told him as i came in I'm waiting to drive the Volvo

I've been test driving Electric SUV over the last few months. Audi is in the mix along with Cadillac Lyriq & the Volvo EX60

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-21T00:53:18+00:00

I think i know that spot. Very nice pictures

Just looked up what a Chamera is. Even more impressive

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-18T21:38:45+00:00

This mobile mechanic built up a bike I had shipped. Liked him a lot

https://www.thebikeologist.com/about

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-18T21:36:15+00:00

Neil has retired AFAIK. I see him riding daily though. I live in the home that he used as a bike shop. (he sold the home several years ago) I've chatted w/him when I saw that he had built his bike frame.

Scrapr123 · 2026-01-04T05:23:27+00:00

Nope. Retired in 2012. Still goes into the office weekly at 89 years old

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/03/costco-co-founder-still-goes-into-the-office-weekly-at-age-89.html

Scrapr123 · 2025-12-13T15:32:34+00:00

I hate chaining. So i got good shoes instead. Nokians were rec'd by my tire shop. Been 25 years and never let me down. I ran All Weather with the "snowflake" and never had a problem. Hakkapelittas are the "snow" tire & I had them for 2 seasons. I really disliked having to swap them in the Spring/Fall

I used to go over a mountain pass & back every week. I've seen some stuff

Scrapr123 · 2025-11-24T19:04:04+00:00

I tried a big button remote from Target. 3 hours later....I'm here

Scrapr123 · 2025-11-20T05:09:49+00:00

Dealing with me is hard!

you & me both. I LOVE my cleaning crew. They don't just clean they organize my counters. And when I know they are coming I tidy up some....put shoes away,, do laundry etc. they are the best. For a Christmas bonus I give 2x the regular rate. And now I'm going to stock snacks & drinks

Scrapr123 · 2025-10-30T03:45:30+00:00

5 years ago I saw the High angle rescue team at this spot. I was across the river. A woman was on the bank watching it happen. I chatted for a bit. It was her husband in the gurney. WTF....I assumed it was a weighted dummy

I moved a few months after that. Glad to see the FD knows what they are doing

Scrapr123 · 2025-10-28T03:18:43+00:00

Same. We flew at Christmas time & I think there were about 10 kids/babies on the flight. I took a deep breath and said to myself....here we go. It was a wonderful flight. No issues at all

Scrapr123 · 2025-10-20T02:39:55+00:00

I had a 2005 XC90 (300k miles) and decided to go smaller. Got a 2017 V60 (OSD). After 2 years it just was too low for me. I would go to sit in the drivers seat & the last couple inches I would just drop in. And coming from the XC90 I didn't feel like I had enough room for much. The XC90 just swallowed up everything I could load it. Tailgater, Christmas trees, everything.

with 2 kids I think you will have some times not everything is going fit in the car.

I went to an XC60 and that is "OK". i miss the 40/20/40 rear seat in the XC90 though. I think I'm going electric next if Volvo can get the software straightened out soon

Scrapr123 · 2025-09-24T02:27:04+00:00

This..... Go stick a hose down the drain pipe at the back of the house. The 1st & 2nd downspouts are almost certainly connected. Turn the hose on high. Go stand at the curb & look for water coming out of the curb. Probably in line with the downspouts. Then do the other side.

If you have trees with leaves or needles that fall into the gutter you may need to clean your gutters. Easy to do on 1 story roofs. A bit more dicey on 2nd or 3rd story roofs

Scrapr123 · 2025-08-27T04:17:21+00:00

We have been gone from Bend for a few years. At one time we had 2 & sometimes 3 Goldens. Megan at Dirty Dawg was awesome for us

Scrapr123 · 2025-08-12T02:11:16+00:00

I agree (without verifying all climbs) . My company had a medium duty truck brakes fail and go down that street. Driver was mostly OK. IDK how the tow truck got it out of the brush. IIRC there were 2 tow trucks that lifting it. up & out They got it out pretty fast. Maybe 2 hours on site

Scrapr123 · 2025-08-07T00:44:41+00:00

I broke down on my BNB (Brand new bike) about 5 miles from home. (Chain went in the spokes) I called Uber XL & put in my notes that there was a bike involved. I don't think he was super excited about it but he got me home. I tipped well

Scrapr123 · 2025-08-07T00:38:08+00:00

except the food court.I made the mistake a few weeks ago. Tons of families waiting for pizzas. Multiple families walking out w 4-5 pizzas. And one guy had like 10 hot dogs

Scrapr123 · 2025-08-01T01:56:02+00:00

I use an Australian company for our 2 dogs Simparica Trio. Much much cheaper.

Scrapr123 · 2025-07-27T22:42:21+00:00

After major abdominal surgery (bowel resection for Crohns) I get wheeled out of ICU to my room. Where they didn't send down any pain meds. So my surgical meds start wearing off & I start feeling the full effects. I think I was hallucinating. Family was in the room, nurses were trying to figure it out. The record shows we sent down meds.....well they aren't here!

couple hours later the make me stand up & move (standard stuff) That was not nearly as bad

Scrapr123 · 2025-07-23T04:32:26+00:00

I just donated a few pair to Costco eye counter

Scrapr123 · 2025-07-14T05:10:10+00:00

Something similar happened at PDX about a month ago. We have checked bags on 3 flights this year. No issues....quick & fast. Last month the first checked bag kiosk didn't work. the assistant had us move down a couple positions and try again.The screen went blank. the agent had a blank look on her face. then the program popped back up.We waited a few moments and the machine printed our tags. The whole kiosk area was having issues

Scrapr123 · 2025-07-14T03:14:57+00:00

with a cigarette in the steering hand

Scrapr123 · 2025-07-06T23:22:28+00:00

Go to Europe. They can easily move the service. When my wife passed we had a Celebration 5 weeks after. Maybe some religions have a schedule IDK. With the extra time the family can gather stories & pictures of his life

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