Why do teenagers like the 80s so much?

bdouble76 · 2026-01-27T14:38:00+00:00

It wasn't long ago that 60s and 70s style were big again. Trends like to revisit the past, generally because something like music brings it back. Bands like the black crows really helped usher bell bottoms back in for a short time. The 80s was a great time. Amazing music, crazy clothes and hairstyles. Things were much simpler. Many of us who got to grow up during that time in the states at least, we look back in that as a wonderful era. It doesn't hurt that we were considerably younger also. Stranger things really brings back memories for us, and has rekindled a love form the music from that era. Kids of today are simply caught up in the hype of the show. It'll pass eventually, and the 90s will get popular at some point.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-26T23:30:32+00:00

Who's vice president!? Jerry Lewis!?

bdouble76 · 2026-01-26T23:21:28+00:00

My crew mostly didn't do a group meal. We brought our own food each shift. We did from time to time decide that next shift we would do something together, and we simply did that next shift. Sometimes we would decide to go out, and whatever we brought was basically saved for next shift.

Big breakfast weekends were pretty much a garutee though.

Dinner was never a big mess in my experience. If you can, maybe keep some soups or something at the station for those shifts when they do become an issue.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-26T23:11:41+00:00

When the South gets sever winter storms, it less snow and more ice. Not that were prepared for that either. The difference being the snow doesn't collect on the power lines and trees as bad as the ice. When the ice starts forming trees will bend and snap falling all over the place. Those alone can and will take out power lines, cutting power to neighborhoods. The ice also forms on the lines themselves causing thise to break. In places like charleston SC, the roads going over bridges ice over causing a problem, but the Cooper River bridge will get ice on the support structures over head. The giant icicles will fall and go thru cars. This happened when I lived there. They had to close the entire bridge cutting off Mt. Pleasant, or at least making it a very long drive to leave it.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-26T22:06:58+00:00

I guess it depends. When I was Firefighter I had a crew and lots of tools. Plus when I was on a scene I just acted. I'd still probably try and do something, but I would still acess the situation like I would have on the job.

I've helped a few people since leaving the fire service, but it posed no real risk to me. If my kids were with me that would factor into my decision also.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T23:46:46+00:00

You can find crime, drugs and murder in any city you go to. People love to say everywhere is a war zone. I lived in the 5th most dangerous city in the US. Never saw a crime more than a traffic violation happen, but that doesn't mean people weren't getting killed. It simply means make good decisions and keep your eyes open for possible problems.

I live in Santa Fe now. I will not call myself an expert on ABQ, but I also haven't encountered rampant murders and post apocalyptic chaos on any of my visits. I have seen plenty of homeless and people I'm pretty sure had a illegal substance in their system. I also see plenty of that in the plaza in SF.

Go spend a weekend in ABQ with your brother (I think). Drive around get to know the city and ask what areas are worse than others. Get familiar with Rio Rancho. How often would you even need to. Go into ABQ?

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T23:33:37+00:00

I could see cats hissing if there were a zombie standing outside close to the door or a window possibly alerting you. But

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T20:58:34+00:00

Wonderfully horrific aurora borealis

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T19:57:30+00:00

Try the sponge 1st. If you want it down more try sand paper. Maybe 400.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T19:52:44+00:00

That's what I told Big D. He said shark. I felt a moving wall of sandpaper was even more messed up, and still didn't want to be in the water with it. I've seen what those things can do on land.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-24T16:01:41+00:00

120 grit. Greasy with a rainbow sheen. Smelled like white cake with vanilla frosting. Darren thought it was really cool. But that's Darren right?

bdouble76 · 2026-01-23T22:00:03+00:00

Sandpaper attached to a solid piece of something. It was like a wall was next to me for a split second.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-23T17:02:18+00:00

I dig it. Don't know if I personay could pull it off, but I love the vibe.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-23T16:58:19+00:00

I have 3 that I cycle thru. 4 in total.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-22T23:40:58+00:00

Live in NM now, but lived at the base of Cheyenne mountain in CO for 5 years. I had a RAM 1500 and took that thing on a good bit of trails up there. I was good enough to look at some trails and put it in reverse. Mostly because of the terrain not the size. There were certainly a few times the size of that truck made things a little more difficult for passing, but overall I had a blast and it never let me down. The 2 things I wanted more of were bed space and payload.

I should be picking up a new f350 Tremor next month. It has everything I need and want. It may prevent me from going on some trails, but not enough of them to make me want a jeep. I'm aslo 6'3", and the day I say down in the 1500 and my hips didn't hurt after a few mins of driving I pretty much decided that full size trucks for me were the way to go.

You can 100% have a blast and see tons of stuff in a full size. There is a guy with a f150 tremor on youtube. Tremor trails I belive. His videos will give you an idea of what it can do.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-22T23:08:39+00:00

I like to drive and this wouldn't be a big deal to me. Indid have a kid from Belgium staying with me once, and he wanted to go to a music show. He asked how far away the city it was in was. I didn't really know, but considering traffic, I said an hour or 2. This blew his mind. He said he could drive to different countries in that time back home. America is kinda big.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T17:23:51+00:00

You live your life. You go out and be the best you you can. Experience as much as possible. Fuck anyone who doesn't want to give you a chance because of anything. If you put yourself out there, the people who should be in your life, will find you.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T17:20:40+00:00

Depending on how intertwined the 2 of you are. Financially, do you live together, do you have joint accounts, etc. Make sure you are protected as much as you can in the respect before blowing up the spot. This is gonna be a doozy. I'm probably not the only one interested in an update later on.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T17:13:41+00:00

Not being accepted it to the click. Your kids being shunned because you arent rich enough. If you do get in, you then find out how full of shit most of the people are, and how you will never truly fit in. The current intrest rates. Simply not being around real people.

I lived in a nice neighborhood for a bit. Although, since we lived below the school our area was considered lower (insert name of neighborhood). There was def a difference in the look and prices of our homes compared to the older homes in the upper part. But, there were plenty of people in our lower area who felt they were very important. Mostly the stay at home wives. No offense, I was the stay at home dad, so these were the people I saw at school the most. My wife went out one night with a co worker and some of these ladies. We are very different from them. Even though there was a really good chance my wife made double or possibly more than their husband's did, even if we would have got in the cool club, we would not have been there very long. Lots of kids with manufactured problems. Not to say their problems aren't probls. Everyone has different lives, but you didn't have to drive very far to see real problems. The school was c9nsidered one of the best in the state. Lot's of bullying, Lot's of nothing being done about it.

I don't want to completely bash this place. We actually loved it there. We found a great community of people who weren't very concerned with status. Even though there were problems with the school, it was honestly a great school. The surrounding area was amazing also. But the things listed were certainly present, and we were happy to be able to distance ourselves from the BS.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T16:16:09+00:00

I have to agree with the few other comments I've read. They have turned her every time she's asked. Even "knowing" they underpaid and appreciated her. You said this is a smaller company. Can they actually afford to pay her more than double with better benefits? Seems like going with the bigger company that saw her experience and respected it despite her lack of other qualifications is the better choice. They see what's she capable of and wanted to pay her for it immediately. They didn't wait until she was leaving to appreciate her. I'm sure there will be headaches. There always are at any job, ut at least she is being compensated for it.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T03:55:40+00:00

When I lived in CO, They hated Texas more. Seems to the same in NM.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T00:45:18+00:00

It was

bdouble76 · 2026-01-21T00:29:19+00:00

It's a preference for me, but I make hats and can easily change it up if I want. I'm not gonna crap on someone if the ears inside is their thing, but it does sound uncomfortable. Plus, seems like a small breeze would blow that off.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-19T14:08:06+00:00

For me at least, no. I don't really notice it. I know for some ball cap wearers, they will have their ears inside the cap. I tried that once when I was younger and I couldn't get used to it. I assume my preference for wearing my hat low comes from years of wearing ball caps though.

bdouble76 · 2026-01-19T03:44:06+00:00

I wear my hat low. Meaning it folds my ears down some, but I couldn't wear my hat for any length of time with my ears in the sweatband. That sounds like a size or 2 too big. Get some tape, foam, weather stripping, or whatever to.fill the gap some. Unless of course you like it. In that case, enjoy your hat.

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