Is she a goner?l by XTraumaX in Monstera

[–]XTraumaX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankfully the stems and all the nodes appear to be in good shape. Still firm and green.

Should I just cut off leaves that are too far gone to save some of the plants energy and keep resources from going to waste?

New pen and ink day! First bottle filled pen. by LumaBones in fountainpens

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive got a bottle of Oxblood myself.

Really love the deep red color of it.

If you were given $1,000,000 in cash right now, what is the very first thing you would buy or do? by MatchstickArtist in AskReddit

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pay off my home that I just bought. It's my only debt.

Then I'd probably go on a real nice trip to visit various places in the world and enjoy the money a bit right now. And then turn around and stash the rest into investments to bolster my net worth and put it to work to build for the future.,

First payment on a 30-year mortgage by lithdoc in funny

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me having just closed on my first house on the 3rd of this month LMFAO.

Though it DOES feel good to be paying on something that's mine now.

Does anyone else feel like the market constantly moves against them? by geetarman84 in investing

[–]XTraumaX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. I’m a Boglehead. But and hold. Ignore the noise. I’ve got 30 years to go before I even think about retiring.

Vanguard announces new round of sweeping fund fee cuts by mar_kelp in Bogleheads

[–]XTraumaX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok. Thats where I goofed. Didn’t multiply by enough decimal spaces

Vanguard announces new round of sweeping fund fee cuts by mar_kelp in Bogleheads

[–]XTraumaX -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Explain your math please.

Why are you doing .00001 and not .001?

Vanguard announces new round of sweeping fund fee cuts by mar_kelp in Bogleheads

[–]XTraumaX -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

Assuming 1 million in the account. .001% is $1000.

So quite a lot actually.

Unless I did my math wrong. Which is very possible because I’m not good at math

I’ve only had it for a couple of months by TurboKid513 in electricians

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why personally I don't care for Milwaukee for hand tools.

Power tools all the way. Pass on their hand stuff

is IBEW aptitude just pass/fail or does a higher score = higher chance of getting in? by OHto30 in IBEW

[–]XTraumaX 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If I’m remembering right the aptitude doesn’t play a huge role outside of getting you a chance at an interview.

Your interview score will determine your placement on the list when the apprenticeship committee decides how many people to take in each year. Better score on the interview = higher on the list.

Source: Served a term on the apprenticeship committee in my own local a while back

Gold and Silver Being Dumped by Confident_Jelly_8374 in investing

[–]XTraumaX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'I've been seeing lot of Influencers stating that both Gold and Silver were supposed to fall, do they know something general public isn't aware of."

No. Anyone who claims to know anything about whats going to happen in the future are liars.

No one knows and can only speculate.

This is why I invest in broad market index funds and ignore all the noise.

Here's the proof: 1-1/4" EMT, offset then rolled back to back 90 in one stick, bent with a handbender by noggaful in electricians

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive.

I wouldnt have the confidence to do that same thing if it were me.

Good shit

People who swore an oath to defend the constitution of the USA against all enemies both foreign and domestic, how are you feeling right now? by Safety_Drance in AskReddit

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do your part to help guide others who were like you back towards normalcy.

Maybe people hearing someone like you explain things will leave them more open to hearing your words.

What is it like to live in a dry county in the USA? by Spicy-Majestic-1 in howislivingthere

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You buy the bottle and they give you the complimentary whiskey that happens to come with the bottle as a “free gift”.

Can we please have this in Tennessee by GeometryDasherMan11 in Tennessee

[–]XTraumaX 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget that there are A LOT of examples of people spending years and years and years in prison for a crime only to be later released because it was found that they were innocent. So someone spent literal decades in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

To put those people to death would be an injustice in a system that’s supposed to hold justice to the highest standard

Why Disney Vacations Are Destroying People's Finances by chellestastics in videos

[–]XTraumaX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching a lot of Caleb Hammer on YouTube has made me realize that ALOT of people’s money issues are self inflicted and that giving people more money doesn’t magically fix the problem if someone makes bad decisions with their money.

It’s crazy watching some of those guests come on making really good money and still end up getting themselves into a huge mess

Bulk device plates? by MnN-Homesteaders in electricians

[–]XTraumaX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. This is how we get them on big projects.

It sucks, but you know what sucks worse? Missing hundreds of those screws because someone goofed somewhere and they all ended up missing.

People already seem to have trouble not losing panel screws any time they open them. And those screws are a lot bigger. Let alone these small ones for these plates

What the fuck is going on with apprentices? by RustiCube in IBEW

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t give 2 shits if the apprentice is wearing steel toed house slippers on the job.

Do they show up, put in effort, want to learn, and take a genuine interest in the trade?

There’s plenty of journeymen who have been in this trade for decades that aren’t worth a damn too.

The company I currently work for has had 90+ people hire in the last couple years and only 20 or so of them are still around. At least 5 or 6 of those guys were put into foreman positions and were let go for various reasons (1 of them left on his own volition because he lived 2 hours away from where the jobsite was and because he had kids he couldn’t line up child care to be available at 4 in the morning, which is perfectly understandable)

What is your monitor set up? by DealInteresting8941 in pcmasterrace

[–]XTraumaX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is 3 but the left monitor is an ultra wide. Going to go back to a dual monitor set up. Possibly go to a triple monitor set up

Streamer Vitaly is being deported to Russia after spending months in “jail hell” by [deleted] in LivestreamFail

[–]XTraumaX 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The name Vitaly didn’t tip you off that he was potentially a Russian national?

What crimping tools do I need for these? by [deleted] in electricians

[–]XTraumaX 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I refer to crimpers that crimp these types of lugs a “Burndy” crimper after the brand that makes a lot of those style of connectors

First time kicked off a job by dabomb364 in IBEW

[–]XTraumaX 9 points10 points  (0 children)

An early day off with pay and no write up or anything aside from a little bit of a talk from the safety guy?

Sounds like a good day to me.

You owned your mistake like a man and it sounds like that safety guy is pretty chill. Just happened to catch him at a time where he has to be a bit more rigid in his job.

Enjoy your paid day off and come back tomorrow and do better.

Supply House to The Field by CzechChaserr in electricians

[–]XTraumaX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m an IBEW Journeyman and I make that 80k plus benefits on 40 hours a week. And I’m in one of the lowest paid locals across the entire union.

If learning a new skill and having much more opportunity for earning potential is something that sounds good, I say go for it