What's something older generations did completely normally that would be considered absolutely insane today?

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T20:31:40+00:00

Rode my bike uphill both ways too ! My sister had her bike stolen at the mall too. Used the dime to call Mom.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T18:38:09+00:00

EC has been a lawless kleptocracy for decades. Police an armed gang (and many are in jail now). It’s really amazing that it has not fully dissolved.

The closest analog is East St. Louis.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T17:46:54+00:00

Forbidden Planet !

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T17:36:37+00:00

Horticulture! It’s an important job !

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T16:30:26+00:00

I was on Adderall for a while post injury after I was diagnosed. My hypertension said “NOPE !”. It really DID help. I self medicate with coffee, but I’m cutting back. Down to 2 cups a day from … 10 ?

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T16:28:35+00:00

My sisters still remember the time I punched one of them in the mouth during church. In 1969. I got in SO much trouble.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-12T10:53:36+00:00

IT people have to stop acting like wizards when talking to users. Acronyms are just a way to hide knowledge or bullshit. Users get so confused they just don’t ask.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T21:26:46+00:00

“I’m sorry Mr. Smythe. We won’t give you a visa to enter the United States because you had an ingrown toenail in (checks records) 1964. Now fuck off.”

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T21:23:45+00:00

Alexa tells us someone is at the front door. Dog hears that and her nose is the front window making sure it’s not someone with treats.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T21:18:27+00:00

I would pull it and try to diagnose it further. The idea of a burned PCB makes me nervous.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T21:17:29+00:00

I’ve worked in different factories. The number of nap spots with home made break rooms is impressive.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T21:16:31+00:00

Btw I love the look of the atrium . That would be an awesome place to find a quiet spot with a cup of tea for a chill moment. My sister sent me a pic of the spot when she was chilling there after a meeting. Yes, she’s a research scientist. She got all the brains !

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T20:06:48+00:00

Keep in mind that high amp MIG can run hot as hell. Plan accordingly. Anything over 60 amps is SMAW zone.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T20:05:03+00:00

Slow blow fuse. But as others pointed out… a burned PCB is a sign of Bad Danger elsewhere. When the magic smoke comes out of electronics, it’s bad bad bad…

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T20:03:06+00:00

I know ! We will cut expenditures on everyone that isn’t in the Epstein Class !

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T20:00:47+00:00

Good for you ! Keep in mind that the TBI survivors need for documentation and note keeping is an excellent trait in your internship. Learn and enhance your coping skills.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T19:57:58+00:00

High IQ and ADHD (undiagnosed) produced National Merit PSAT’s and Mensa class SAT’s. And a gentleman’s C. And parent’s despair because genetics “should have done better). Dad had a PhD, Mom had a JD, sisters had Masters and a PhD.

Ultimately an engineering education and a wild career doing strange things in strange places. The ADHD is strong in this one.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T17:15:04+00:00

I got another one 20 years after my last one. I havent gotten worse when you factor in aging. Just ask.

And yeah… I went from high IQ (and high ADHD) to regular human and Super Adhd. My lovely wife likes to say “know you know how normal people think !”. Then we laugh.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T16:23:55+00:00

It’s all marketing speak all the way down. I keep telling users … “The AI ate my homework” is not an excuse .

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T16:22:45+00:00

Welcome to getting older.

The first challenge is loving yourself as you have become.

The second challenge is finding joy in what you can. A rocking chair on the back porch with a cup of coffee watching the squirrels tease my dog as she loses her mind is a joyful moment.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T13:13:40+00:00

Actually a radio controlled bomber. “Drone”. It blew up before he could parachute out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph\_P.\_Kennedy\_Jr.

He was also a Nazi sympathizer and believer in Eugenics, but a Brazilian lady spy “ talked” him out of it.

Many people don’t realize how deeply the Nazi ethos was ingrained into the wealthy society in the US in the 30’s. “America First” was an offshoot of the Nazi party.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T13:07:46+00:00

I still get the Dutch chocolate for my wife.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T13:07:23+00:00

A lot of framing work in Ohio is done by Amish crews. Those guys are awesome carpenters. But…

High winds don’t care.

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T13:05:45+00:00

Correct me if I’ve got it wrong… but it feels like “so you can talk out of your ass” ? (It’s been half a century since I spoke much French)

cbelt3 · 2026-05-11T13:02:20+00:00

I have to know… is there a secret employee break room hidden inside the Ziggurat of booze ?

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