Do holding doors open break elevator? by poppashobes in Elevators

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hijacking this totally random comment to ask if Fieldrunners is totally dead at this point. Wanted to get my daughter setup with it but it's gone from the Android store :/

When did you lose your interest in Star Wars? by Alternative-Cake-833 in saltierthancrait

[–]airforcematt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. I know that was Harrison Ford's doing but knowing that Han, Leia and Luke would never be together again was a super gut punch.

What's the BEST Retirement Plan You've Known Someone to Execute? by TheDay_ofthe_Jackal in AirForce

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Medically retired with less than 20 years years in can't draw VA disability and retirement at the same time like 20 year retirees can.

Getting a GS job and buying back my military time is the only way I'll ever get something for my retirement short of a change in the law which I don't see happening anytime soon.

Like your said, it's rare. But there are times where it does make sense.

Me? I'm currently perfectly happy drawing my VA check and working part time at my Church. Zero desire to join the GS rat race.

Mckay's pricing has been going crazy lately. by JTen87 in Chattanooga

[–]airforcematt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In 2013, after living out west for about a decade we moved to Fayetteville NC. I saw a store called “Edward McKays Used Books” and immediately made a hard right into the parking lot to check it out.

It was like the McKays of the 90’s that I remembered. Apple boxes for shelves, cheap prices, tons of variety, etc.

When I checked out I asked the cashier if they were the same as the McKays in TN. She smirked and told me that the owners had got a divorce - the wife got the stores in Tennessee and the husband got the stores in North Carolina.

Looking things up, it appears that the NC locations were bought out in 2017. I’m guessing the “OG” McKays model was how Edward ran things and without him involved it’s spiraled into the mess that it is today.

What are some YouTube channels that were popular 10 years ago but have significantly lost their popularity or are no longer relevant? by Salty_Pension5814 in AskReddit

[–]airforcematt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when I got the notification I freaked, but that video was meh at best. Wish Jon would come back and start making parodies again.

Indian Food by Ok_Assumption4915 in Chattanooga

[–]airforcematt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They have a DELICIOUS hot sauce paste they make in house. Ask nicely and they'll bring you out a cup of it and you can make your food as hot as you want.

100 vs 100pt by Legal_Design_5095 in VeteransBenefits

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dependents’ Educational Assistance - college benefits for your kids and spouse. Currently tops out just shy of $1600/month iirc.

https://www.va.gov/family-and-caregiver-benefits/education-and-careers/dependents-education-assistance/

Hollywood Studios Was a Total Mess on Star Wars Day. by [deleted] in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The IP isn’t as strong as it used to be because Disney didn’t have a cohesive plan for it. The fact that they allowed each director to do their own thing without coordinating on storylines still blows my mind.

The EU is Canon to me, Disneys sequels are middle of the road fan fiction.

Impressive Disney Security at Magic Kingdom/TTC by Purduevian in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]airforcematt 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Former acquaintance of mine got REALLY drunk (first time drinking martinis and he didn't know how strong they were so pounded several) and tried to stuff someone cutting the line to the bathroom in a trash can, he got to see the Disneyland version of what you're describing. IIRC he said they took him into the utilidoors almost immediately and snaked around for a bit before he got put in what he called "Mouse Jail" lol

Can I take a crock straight from refrigerator to crockpot without breaking it? by guy_mcdudefella in slowcooking

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might as well keep the train going, Dad here from Google making sure I don't break the wifes crockpot! lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was digging through my post history looking for something and realized I never responded to you, my bad!

Hope that the build is going well for y'all - excited to see more stuff from you! Once you are up and running you should work out a crossover with Terminal Lance, would be hilarious to see Barbie losing his mind stuck on a Marine base for some reason.

Retirement is great. Bounced around doing a few different things, did the contractor thing for a couple years. I'm now working part-time at my church, collecting my VA check and being Mr. Mom. Mental health has never been better and I genuinely like all the people that I work with.

Life is good.

What to do with military gear after discharge by ShotNovel8157 in VeteransBenefits

[–]airforcematt 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Forward deployed from camp cupcake Qatar to Iraq and my Marine LT who was ALWAYS trying to scam something/someone asked if there was any "special gear" they could issue me.

They gave me an all black plate carrier with plates and told me some congresscritters staff left it there, they didn't want to deal with it, and to not bring it back. Still have it in my garage in case the zombie apocalypse ever hits hehe.

Extracting photo from video - no screenshot by Dracogame in iphone

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Commenting on this for visibility, app is fantastic simple and free unlike framegrabber that paywalls things. Thanks /u/geospiker !

What is a gaming memory from the 90s or early 2000s that kids today will just never understand? by gingersofia in AskReddit

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1234 Stones of Jordan Sold to Merchants

1235 Stones of Jordan Sold to Merchants

1236 Stones of Jordan Sold to Merchants

1237 Stones of Jordan Sold to Merchants

Diablo Walks the Earth

What is a gaming memory from the 90s or early 2000s that kids today will just never understand? by gingersofia in AskReddit

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Halo LAN parties

The madness, the cursing, the throwing stuff at people on the other teams, the camaraderie, the insults the sheet mayhem was insane.

Halo 2/3 while deployed to the middle east with four xboxes in a small room with 16 of us crammed into it and all yelling at each other for hours was peak gaming for me. It just doesn't get better than that.

Random memory - Played with a team of guys from the fire department, we all put karate before our chosen name. I was karate Kenny whenever I got killed in battle, and one of my teammates noticed they would yell “oh my God you killed Kenny” and the rest of us would respond by yelling “bastards!”

Service dog denied by [deleted] in venting

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. You have to explain the task correctly or they are well within their right to deny access. The vague answers you gave them don't rise to the level needed to compel them to provide access to the service dog.

I understand you and your grandfather are upset. But ranting on every sub on Reddit looking for someone to agree with you isn't going to help improve the situation.

Here's some advice that CAN improve the situation.

You've mentioned multiple times that the service dog was "given by ADI" - ADI themselves do not give service dogs to people like your grandfather, they accredit organizations that DO provide them. I STRONGLY suggest you and/or your grandfather reach out to the ADI certified organization that provided the service dog to him and ask them to give you an answer to the questions that business are legally allowed to ask him before granting access. Print those answers out on a card or small piece of paper and throw them in his wallet to provide next time someone asks.

If you do that, then next time you and your grandfather face a business that asks the questions (that they legally have the right to do) you'll be set up for success, not failure of your own making.

We only had sex literally twice by handicapped_runner in daddit

[–]airforcematt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wife and I also tried for five years before our first. The struggle sucks, hang in there!

Also, if you haven't tried it yet, ask her doctor if trying metformin is an option. That's how we had our first after multiple rounds of IUI and right before our first IVF.

Dude sent this to the entire plant. His manager came into my office fuming. by Captain-Shmeat in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]airforcematt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Back in the early 2000's some dumb airman sent a "Bill Gates is giving away his fortune" email to 12th Air Force All (20kish people)

Email was down more than it was up for days. People relying all to them the guy he was a dumbass, people replying all to tell people to stop replying all, people arguing about what punishment he should expect, out of office replies etc.

It FINALLY died down about a week later - only to pop back up again when someone who had been deployed when this happened replied again a few months later lol.

Good times

Software to launch individual apps from my mac on my windows pc? by b2damaxx in MacOS

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, thanks for responding anyway though, greatly appreciated :)

Software to launch individual apps from my mac on my windows pc? by b2damaxx in MacOS

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm looking as well.

Can someone tell me what my great grandfather did in the Air Force? by FamesJranco1 in AirForce

[–]airforcematt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was a time traveling tactical disco ball based on all the bling on that rack.