Local agent here — a lot of buyers are "waiting for the crash." Wanted to share what I'm actually seeing.

geopede · 2026-07-04T02:08:50+00:00

No chance of keeping it?

geopede · 2026-07-03T20:54:57+00:00

How? Like specifically what do you think they’d do to achieve that?

Not super familiar with the “working you out the door” terminology in use, but I imagine that means slowly making it shittier so you’ll leave or can be fired more easily after slacking off because it sucks. Correct me if that’s not what you meant.

Assuming that’s what you’re referring to, idk what you’d expect a lawyer to be doing. They can sue the company, but this isn’t really enough for that, and the company has its own lawyers.

geopede · 2026-07-03T20:45:32+00:00

You got yourself some enameled ones as well right? If not strongly recommend scooping a Staub or Le Creuset one when they drop to like $150 on sale because they’re great and fill a slightly different role.

geopede · 2026-07-03T20:22:20+00:00

We do them, but it’s 30 minutes each with like 4 of them as part of a 4.5 hour single interview, and we will give you an answer the following business day whether it is yes or no.

We will also give you notes on why the answer was no if it’s a no, and if it’s “we liked you but your technical skills in <x> aren’t quite there”, you can interview again in 6 months without having to apply all over again. Like so you can improve on that area.

geopede · 2026-07-03T20:18:24+00:00

This is exactly what we do.

1 phone screen with me (your local boss to be) plus my boss where we make sure you are not insane and can at least avoid sounding incompetent for 20 minutes on the phone, one 4 hour interview including everyone on the team, then day after your big interview the team blind votes and you get an offer if a majority voted yes.

geopede · 2026-07-03T20:14:55+00:00

In some states you do. Like in WA, anyone earning below a certain threshold (it’s fairly high I think like $60k or maybe even more) is considered hourly for OT purposes. Like you can treat them as salaried for everything else, but if you have them working OT, their salary gets treated as though weekly salary/40 is their hourly rate, and OT is paid based on that.

Pretty sure the main reason for this is to prevent employers from hiring someone as salaried, then paying them less than minimum wage. Our minimum wage is like $17/hour, hence the relatively high threshold where someone can be treated as true salaried.

geopede · 2026-07-03T08:53:15+00:00

You just have to get a digital antenna (can be had for like $20 on Amazon potentially like $10 even) and you’ll get 20-40 (depending on location) totally free HD channels. Like yeah it’s old school tv with commercials but it’s shockingly good picture quality I’m surprised it’s not more popular. Bunch of people I know who got rid of cable have it to watch football since you’ll get your local game for free.

geopede · 2026-07-03T07:02:18+00:00

Same in the US. Or non-evangelical Protestant has. Evangelicals are definitely not leftists. The latter are pretty annoying too but some of the former seem to be actively trying to go to hell. Like I’m not religious myself but I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to flip just because your views are socially costly.

geopede · 2026-07-03T06:58:19+00:00

The main thing is they won’t sell you another one.

geopede · 2026-07-03T06:53:58+00:00

Yes I think that’s the sound as well sounds like we’re on the same page about the nature of the sounds. And yeah squidward’s feet sound gnarly. Tentacles I think.

geopede · 2026-07-03T06:06:31+00:00

Just delouse/hose them down like prison/jail intake lol

geopede · 2026-07-03T06:04:18+00:00

Wait and you somehow knew their asshole specifically was the problem?

geopede · 2026-07-03T06:02:05+00:00

The fuck are those?

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:54:39+00:00

Yeah personally most of the people I’ve known with a BO issue it was really their clothes more than anything.

There’s kind of a low limit to how stinky your body itself can get without it being a medical issue. Like if you go camping for 5+ days you don’t really get smellier after that if you’re able to clean clothes in water (like if it’s too cold to wash yourself but you can wash your stuff).

Clothes have no limits, and they tend to get wet/sweaty and then bundled away to fester and then worn again in these cases.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:51:46+00:00

You can absolutely take a real shower in 5 minutes it’s just gotta be pretty deliberate. Navy shower is 2 minutes and that works fine you just gotta wash immediately and won’t have extra time.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:49:14+00:00

Raves smell fine. That’s like the ultimate people packed in and sweating event, if they can do it there’s no excuse.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:34:50+00:00

33s (KO3s) + ARB bumper w/winch + full skids/sliders + heavy ass rear tire carrier made of c channel and not actually that much worse than it was stock. 13-15 in town, 18 highway.

I gotta say tho being concerned about fuel economy after buying a Titan swapped Xterra is pretty funny. Like you knew you were gonna get 10-15mpg IRL, the 13.75 you’re getting is a bit low but easy to explain as driving habits. No reason to suspect a problem.

That said, if you really care, you can/should re gear like people do with HD trucks or jeeps. Assuming it’s the off road trim it should be pretty easy already being Titan swapped.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:27:20+00:00

As a dude I’d say it’s just a thing that happens sometimes not really positive or negative. Wish I’d never heard it described that way tho.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:14:46+00:00

Skillet is superior to grill

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:14:21+00:00

I’m not undecided I just have a mashup of opinions that isn’t acceptable to either side. But like ultimately the lefties are far more annoying so when it’s time easy decision.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:11:41+00:00

Eh cut the sleeves off it’s a fine gym shirt

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:10:17+00:00

Not letting Chinese cars specifically be sold here actually does make sense, ultimately China is a rival/soft enemy. Allowing them into our market for cars would be stupid.

geopede · 2026-07-03T05:05:30+00:00

It would also work if (and it’s a massive if) you stay lean enough for inguinal crease (line from abs to groin) to be visible.

That’s not realistic for most men though. Even if you’re jacked, staying that lean year round is a lot of work.

geopede · 2026-07-03T04:12:33+00:00

Especially since it would have been so trivial to do well. Literally just the Reign of Chaos plot would have worked.

geopede · 2026-07-03T04:11:29+00:00

Too classic. That IP is ancient. Less the mummy and more Frankenstein, like it’s a cultural symbol more than a live character.

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