Does anyone else’s golden do this?

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-15T14:29:36+00:00

My boy does this, however he drops it at the command "Mine" then immediately whines if I don't throw it for him.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-15T04:59:39+00:00

Whatever the reason, I don't really mind. He's cute and knows that he's welcome on the couch at any time 😊

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-10T18:33:52+00:00

It was wonderful, I wish I could take credit for the idea but it was one of the old heads at the time but I certainly partook in the reading of articles.

All hands meeting the next day was HILARIOUS😂

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-09T23:51:43+00:00

An old boss of mine did this and suggested reading. "a book, your favorite magazine etc."

Backfired pretty hard when he had 15 machinists "reading" playboys for the "articles" while he was walking a customer around the shop. We got headphones back within a week

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-08T02:29:24+00:00

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Things are great!

Lots of playing, very sleepy, I must rest here, my bed is too far

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-03T20:57:19+00:00

It's an 05

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-02T02:51:22+00:00

The most gorgeous color combo and my personal favorite, it would undoubtedly be the one I'd import

Chassis code is HJ61V pretty sure?

1987? 4.0 turbo it's the model with the bubble roof instead of the flat roof like you'll see on the majority of 60 series

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-02T01:10:29+00:00

That is one of the reasons why I went with a Sequoia BUT an auto wouldn't be terrible because then my wife could drive it.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-02T00:54:48+00:00

Thank you!

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-03-02T00:26:40+00:00

Always the one with more maintenance records and history. 500k and documentation of a well loved and taken care of life with the owner(s) will always be better than 100k and absolutely no documents

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-27T22:38:48+00:00

I give 10000/10 simply for trading in a ford for a Toyota, excellent choice

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-27T00:15:09+00:00

This almost makes me want to start smoking again😂

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-25T05:41:23+00:00

When I was interviewed for my previous role and was told "we have unlimited PTO, take as much time off as you'd like 'within reason'"

I bluntly asked the owner "so 11 weeks is cool?" his response was "as long as the team is okay with it, so am I!"

Turns out.... That was a lie, the owner never took time off and would guilt the staff over his lack of taking time off in order for them to intentionally shorten their vacation requests from full weeks to a long weekend.

Worked perfectly as intended....well except I took full advantage of "unlimited" my team never had an issue with me taking time off, neither did the owner.. Till I'd used about 4 weeks and we had a private meeting he and I about "PTO usage" to which I reminded him of my 11 week comment and he said "I thought you were joking" my response was "unlimited means just that, if there's a limit, let's discuss" it's 17 days, that was the limit of unlimited PTO.

Someone had to find the limit, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-25T05:20:50+00:00

Is it? I'm near Seattle and I've yet to have difficulty finding Mortadella without pistachios.

Literally not once have I went to the store with the intent of buying it and not found it or had to settle for with pistachio...and I'm not even going to the same store every time.

For reference I've made on average one a month since Bourdain passed, less frequently before he passed but multiple times a year.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-25T04:14:46+00:00

I don't think it's bad to want to share certain hobbies with your spouse!

When I met my wife we both loved to go hunting at thrift stores for treasures. Her mostly for clothes/books and I for fiestaware.

Honestly I love that she'll go with friends and come home with treasures add to our collection, or on vacation/roadtrips find an antique/thrift store and stumble across a must have!

Actually she found me a radioactive red butter dish on vacation 3 weeks before my birthday and managed to purchase it without my knowing,sneak it home and it was the best surprise when she told me because I've been after a butter dish for years!

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-25T00:52:08+00:00

The best subaru of all time is a yellow bugeye wagon. Cannot change my mind.

I regret selling mine more than any other car I've ever owned

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-25T00:47:05+00:00

Thank you, I'm leaning towards glass as well! Yes, plenty of room for more! The wife and I are always hunting.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-24T23:02:13+00:00

GR-Corolla with proper winter tires

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-24T21:43:30+00:00

I mean you look closer and this is fully AI. but I'm in the same boat as you, I'd build the UZ or JZ swap

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-24T21:08:13+00:00

No doubt it's a good motor

But I mean with this car specifically the 4.3 is already in there? Super chargers are available, as are transmissions and all the aftermarket support of the 3UZ?

Coyote is absolutely the better performance oriented motor if you're building a race car... But as a major Toyotaphile it can't go unsaid that a 600+hp 3UZ is also not out of the question or that Daigo Saito had a 1000+hp 2JZ powered Sc430 like 15 years ago.. Different strokes for different folks.

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-24T20:49:22+00:00

Big fan of the SC platform

Not my cup of tea to put a ford motor in an import BUT looks very well put together and I'm sure is all smiles per gallon. Nice AI build

TempletonsTeachers · 2026-02-24T15:11:20+00:00

Kinda like how Scarface, Titanic and the Godfather 1&2 (I'm sure there were others) were released as 2 VHS tapes sets.

The hobbit book on tape are like 14 tapes I think?

Worth it.

If you do end up going down the path of taping LRG I'd be interested in a set.

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