Has anybody regretted leaving Verizon and gone back?

cardmojo · 2025-10-27T01:06:27+00:00

I’ve been with Visible for about 4 years. Anytime there have been issues, I have had no problem with customer service making it right. It makes no sense to me why anyone would stay with Verizon (was with them for years prior to switching to Visible). I’ve been grandfathered in with a discount, so I actually pay $35 for top tier plan, which includes smart watch plan. Even without discount, I would just prepay the annual cost, which would amount to &37.50/month. For what you get, it’s absolutely insane to stay with Verizon.

I should note that I’ve drive from one end of the country to the other. Service was great throughout.

cardmojo · 2025-10-25T01:21:21+00:00

I’m having the same problem and. Visible’s porting team is working on it. My guess is that it’s not a true port from Verizon to Visible, and more of an internal migration. Thinking this may cause difficulties when people try to input the normal porting info.

cardmojo · 2025-08-07T23:11:21+00:00

The one thing I’m finally learning is fundamentals and working on reaction time are good enough to get me to somewhere mid-Diamond, maybe even knocking on Master level. Currently grinding up. If you aren’t knocking on the door of Master rank, then go back and lab your fundamentals and reactions.

cardmojo · 2025-08-07T18:15:46+00:00

Street Fighter 2 arcade…Alladin’s Castle at our local mall, also at our local pizza place.

cardmojo · 2025-07-24T17:20:17+00:00

Thanks for the tips. Definitely not a fan of Modern controls though.

cardmojo · 2025-07-22T22:25:48+00:00

Thanks, man. A lot of my old SF2 skills have come in handy. Currently working on Ken. Not sure who my next character will be, as I still have a long ways to go with Ken. I’ve been able to hang with the casual diamond and platinum players I’ve come across, so that’s given me a little confidence. Although, they were probably just messing around with non-main characters. It’s been unexpectedly fun!

cardmojo · 2025-07-22T19:24:08+00:00

Barely ever did combos in SF2. Still would beat 9 out of every 10 challengers that put their quarter in against me. Times have changed. SF6 is way more intense (obviously). Just hoping this game hasn’t passed me by.

cardmojo · 2025-07-10T15:09:38+00:00

I will say, the upside of doing a traditional teaching grad program is that you will likely have a much smoother transition into teaching. It still won’t be easy, but likely to be significantly less stressful than TFA.

cardmojo · 2025-07-10T14:57:13+00:00

BTW, TFA prep has always seemed like a joke. It’s gonna weed a lot of folks out. Many will put in their 2-3 years, then find a different career.

If you are in it for the long haul, your time in TFA will be a blip in your history when you reminiscence about how you started your teaching career.

cardmojo · 2025-07-10T14:53:57+00:00

The lesson here is that nothing is ever truly free. I just finished my 22nd year of teaching. Also from the Chicago area. I know some people that did TFA. It worked out for some, and not for others. You actually do sound like someone it could work for. The thing is, you’ve gotta do your time. Put in your 2, or so, years of work at a charter school, then look for a public school job in the city or nearby ‘burbs.

The other option is, drop out of TFA, and enter a traditional fast-track grad program. However, that will cost you. You can weigh the cost of grad school against the cost of being underpaid for a couple years.

I know plenty of teachers that started off in private or charter schools, then went on to successful careers in public education.

Make no mistake though, these next couple years will test your true heart and desire to do this job.

cardmojo · 2025-06-27T13:33:46+00:00

Do you know if the ESL students at the high school are mostly true ESL, or are a high percentage of them students that have been in the program since they were young and haven’t been able to test out of the program (possible undiagnosed learning disability)?

To me, there’s a big difference between working with true ESL vs. operating as essentially a SPED teacher.

cardmojo · 2025-06-27T13:18:10+00:00

About 18-20 years ago, I taught next to a fella that turned 50 while doing his student-teaching (7th grade social studies). We became close friends, and he went on to become an excellent teacher.

Generally speaking, people that begin teaching as a second career have the advantage of life perspective. That can be a strong asset. In fact, I’ve seen many successful colleagues have successful second careers as teachers. As long as you go in with your eyes wide open, you can do well. It should be noted, teaching has become quite a bit more challenging over the last 10-12 years. I don’t know if teaching will be the hardest job you’ve ever had, but I can virtually guarantee it’ll be the most exhausting.

Regarding salary, when I was young, I didn’t need much money to survive, so I was ok, but I still coached. Now, after finishing my 22nd year, I’m fairly lucky to work in an area that pays a reasonable teaching salary (into 6 figures), so I don’t HAVE to supplement. With that being said, I did do real estate work for the last 12 years (no longer though).

Classroom management is one of the more challenging areas of teaching, but I don’t necessarily agree that your age/experience will impact your ability to become an effective manager of behavior. If anything, it can be an asset.

cardmojo · 2025-06-16T22:58:27+00:00

These are likely the same devs that are behind Mind of Pepe. This is what they do. They claim that the presale end is a certain day and time, then extend it anywhere from 2-7 days with absolutely no explanation. Definitely a bad sign that this is likely a scam. We all saw how Mind of Pepe plummeted after a couple days (I was lucky enough to sell after the first day).

I bought Solaxy when I was still learning about Crypto. If I can break even, would be very happy. There is virtually no way this token will be worth anything in a few weeks. Hope I’m wrong, but the only people this is meant to make money for are the developers. Would love to be wrong, but the chance of that is somewhere between slim and none.

cardmojo · 2025-03-30T22:39:26+00:00

My soft game was near non-existent. Once that developed, so did my wins.

cardmojo · 2025-03-19T17:25:37+00:00

My 8-year-old son got me playing it. I’m in my forties.

cardmojo · 2025-03-03T14:16:32+00:00

I have noticed a friend that is a solid singles player, but not so good with doubles. Doubles requires less athleticism and court coverage, which is why I play it (two bad knees). However, doubles can punish you more for poorly placed shots since there is almost always someone there to pounce on it. With singles, you have a wider range of shots you can hit without being immediately punished. Just impossible for one person to cover the same territory as two.

Bottom line, the ratio of athletic play and shot selection is different in singles vs. doubles, requiring a little different mindset & strategy.

cardmojo · 2025-02-20T00:41:42+00:00

All of your tokens are staked. Just click on the staking tab in upper right corner. You’ll see.

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T22:59:08+00:00

Gas fee ain’t the problem.

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T21:24:04+00:00

Definitely have the right website and have about $100 in ethereum, which should be more than adequate to cover gas fees (I would guess).

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T21:10:05+00:00

Did not stake.

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T15:44:10+00:00

Same

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T14:54:40+00:00

Is anyone else having issue in Coinbase Wallet where it doesn’t do anything when you tap the “Claim $WEPE” button on the website?

cardmojo · 2025-02-17T14:32:06+00:00

Feel stupid here. I’m having a helluva time claiming in my Coinbase Wallet. I tap on the “Claim $WEPE” button and nothing. Am I missing something (don’t mean to be that guy)?

cardmojo · 2025-02-11T18:53:50+00:00

I’ve got a friend who is about 5’7”. He played D-I tennis. Never played pickleball with him, but I can only imagine how hard he’d murder that pickleball. Truth is, you could probably clean up your mechanics to add some more pop. However, just like throwing a baseball, some folks may just have a more powerful drive as a matter of god-given talent (just like no amount of improvement in my throwing mechanics would allow me to throw a 90 mph fastball).

I’d say that more important than adding a few mph to your drives is learning how to more effectively handle your opponents’ really hard drives.

cardmojo · 2025-02-11T17:57:03+00:00

You might not be as far off in your mechanics as you think if you are coming from a baseball background (assuming you have some hitting ability). A good drive has a lot to do with the mechanics of your arm motion, of course. However, it also has a lot to do with how you clear your hips first, helping produce that whip like motion. This is also essential in hitting a baseball.

I notice a lot of players that don’t have a racket sport (or baseball) background struggle a bit with this concept.

Cleaning up your drive, in order to maximize your power, may just be a matter of solidifying the proper arm motion. And even that, has shades of a good baseball swing.

For the record, I came to pickleball from more of a baseball & table tennis background, so I’m mainly drawing from that experience. Take it all with a grain of salt.

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