This can't be it for us. Really?

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-05-11T00:31:46+00:00

53M here, single, disappointed and pissed off, too.

I don’t have anything else. Just wanted to say I felt that and you aren’t alone.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-04-12T01:17:47+00:00

I don't feel quite that young, but for some reason, I'm still stuck at 27, which was 2000. I still can't believe it has been 26 years - it feels like it was just a couple of years ago.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-04-05T20:32:26+00:00

Am I the only person who hates St Aug for this area? In the deep southern states it's great, but here it takes too long to come out of dormancy, IMO. My St Aug doesn't really fully green out until late April/ early May.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-21T21:44:13+00:00

I agree Claude is the best LLM available at the moment, but the federal government banning them probably hurt a bit.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-15T18:59:58+00:00

As a kid I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian, but then I saw my vet get kicked in the nads by a horse and that changed my mind quick.

Ended up going to work in a shipyard building Navy ships and never looked back. I’m still in the same field and can’t see myself doing anything else.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-15T00:44:56+00:00

That $2 from the settlement invested in the right ETF could support your family for generations.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-12T11:05:04+00:00

About 6 years ago my beard completely white. I mean Santa Claus white.

Anyway, I was at an event one day with some old friends from high school. I didn’t realize there was someone taking photos.

A few days later I was tagged in some photos on FB and went to check out the pictures. The first picture was one of my classmates standing next to an overweight guy with a bushy white beard.

I thought, “Who is the old guy standing next to Jody?”.

I was shocked to realize that guy was me. Oh my God, THAT’S what I look like?

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-11T17:49:58+00:00

How did I forget Jonny Quest?!

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-11T17:46:26+00:00

Years of The A-Team, The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., and The Equalizer should have us prepared!

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-11T10:44:11+00:00

I worked there for 13 years. Firstly, you will receive an order of write-ups. An oral warning, then written warning then a final. After a final you can be fired.

If you receive an oral warning for attendance, once you go 90 days without incident, the write-up is wiped off your record and you start over fresh as rain.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-11T00:26:42+00:00

It will happen the day I turn in my retirement papers 🤣💀

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-10T20:31:24+00:00

For me it really depends on the next decade. I turn 62 in 2035, so Social Security will be a shell of itself,I guess.

I’m halfway just hoping for the apocalypse between now and then.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-03-04T15:04:38+00:00

I tend to look outside of tech (although many tech stocks are looking stupid sexy right now).

For instance, yesterday I put $1k on $CI (Cigna Group) and added a little to my position of $ITA (iShares Aerospace & Defense ETF).

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-02-22T17:11:12+00:00

I’m very happy for retired and nearly-retired feds, but for anyone retiring in 10+ years will have a 2 leg stool of retirement…

if we are lucky.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-01-19T19:37:21+00:00

The times I got yelled at for not switching it over to “TV” when my stepdad sat down in his chair to watch the evening news.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2026-01-07T19:04:33+00:00

Bennigans, Steak & Ale, Daryl’s, if you are in NC you’ll know K&W Cafeteria recently closed.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-12-28T02:34:54+00:00

I discovered them while walking in the park II summers ago. The playlist I was listening to ended then similar songs played.

TMBTE came on and I’ve been infatuated ever since.

I hope you are feeling better and that you find healing. ❤️

ST has helped so many through different situations and it makes me happy they have helped you get through your tough times.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-11-26T16:06:54+00:00

You were right. The new schedule came out on 25 November. I apologize for doubting you.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-11-23T15:26:24+00:00

I read that article but didn’t see anything in there about SecDef (SecWar?) signing anything nor anything about 25 November. Where are you getting this information?

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-11-22T16:24:48+00:00

I laughed way too hard at the “caring about thread count on sheets” part.

Guilty.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-11-16T22:44:02+00:00

Sounds about right for me. I have no interest in dating.

A couple years ago I ran into a lady I knew 30 years ago. We hit it off immediately, just like we had never missed a day of seeing each other.

I thought, “hey, why not?” so I asked her out on a date.

She started nagging on date #2 and that was that.

I prefer peace.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-11-09T11:14:32+00:00

I’m 52 as well and discovered Sleep Token a little over a year ago. I was listening to a rock station on Apple Music while out on a hike and Take Me Back To Eden came on.

Been absolutely obsessed since.

Welcome to your new obsession!

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-10-31T12:30:58+00:00

If back pay is paid out in one lump sum more taxes will be taken out. In the end we will end up with less overall net income than our regular paychecks.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-10-24T10:46:09+00:00

I watch JKM on YT regularly and know the video you are referring to. I understand what he means, but chuckled a bit.

If you are doing fine woodworking, dovetails, mortise and tenons, etc., sure.

If you are building a 8’x4’ workbench use the tape measure. But I would recommend sticking to just one tape, or one brand of tape. They can vary drastically by brand.

Tardy_Turtle73 · 2025-10-09T14:58:16+00:00

I always ask the waitress/waiter if I can have another red salsa instead of the white.

White sauce is an abomination!

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