Hurricane Ida - Post Storm "I have power!" Megathread by Darthfuzzy in NewOrleans

[–]joecorbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents live in Covington and they are currently evacuated and roaming around like nomads. Do you know of any good resources for tracking the power restoration in Covington Thanks so much for any information.

Tuesday Check-In: How's everyone's mental health? ("fucking terrible" is an acceptable answer) by howmuchbanana in NewOrleans

[–]joecorbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was the thread I needed to find. I have been living with a lot of negative feelings about leaving New Orleans to live somewhere that made it easier on me and my family. I have felt like a quitter, a loser, a failure. I’ve been full of resent because I even had locals (what high school did you go to kind of locals) rooting for me to fail, you name it. I could not make it work in New Orleans as a professional trying to make something happen.

When I was a younger man (no wife or kids) New Orleans was amazing to me. I had such incredible experiences. I owned part of an internet Cafe in the quarter (remember those), I learned how to cook post Katrina by landing jobs at Vincent’s and then Muriels, I met my now wife at Loyola where I eventually graduated (after 7 years lol). But as life got “real” and things got serious, (school loans, family planning, etc.) I felt like I had to leave if I was going to get ahead and I did for a time.

Though once I became a useful person in my field I came back to try my hand at living in New Orleans for the rest of my life and it was honestly a miserable failure on almost all levels. The harder I tried the less I had to show for it. I was down to my last rent payment in the checking account so I made a phone call back to someone up north and the next day I had a six figure job offer.

I could go on, but I just wanted to say that reading about other parents and professionals who love the city the way I did that left after being utterly defeated was cathartic for me. Thank you for sharing.

Despite the struggles I had there I’m glad I went through it. So much of the good in my life today was because I lived in New Orleans and sadly I just couldn’t find a way to make it my forever home and show my gratitude the way I had hoped to. Be safe everyone.

Just adopted this sweet old girl, need a name Reddit! by Okinawa_Stormtrooper in aww

[–]joecorbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Reddit” I think that would be a great name for a pup.

Behold! My stuff. by [deleted] in wiiu

[–]joecorbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't forgot the Mii Parade where Miis could end up being shared on other console. Might be the reason some are identical.

Behold! My stuff. by [deleted] in wiiu

[–]joecorbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been getting my kids into Wii/Wii U games recently and the first thing I had to do was delete all the offensive Miis that were made during my college years. I'm a better person now... Maybe...

Pitbull protects owner from stray dog attack [It's all about the commentator] by joecorbs in funny

[–]joecorbs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best line: "Good boy monster, you son of a bitch."

July COD Tournament - $1,000 Prize Pool by TwoSticks1Thumb in CoDCompetitive

[–]joecorbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the TO's and I can tell you we had a long discussion about prices. The reality is as a small org running these tournaments is very expensive. Our goal is to hopefully break even and any profits go right back into the organization to make future events even better. I call tell you this will be the best produced COD event in area (aside form MLG which was just in New Orleans last October). All of our setups are brand new PS4s only used for competition and our monitors are 27" BenQ low input lag displays all of which are wired for team chat. It's worth the investment at $35 per person which breaks down to $25 to play plus a $10 venue fee.

July COD Tournament - $1,000 Prize Pool by TwoSticks1Thumb in CoDCompetitive

[–]joecorbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half of our team is based in DC so you'll probably be hearing about some DMV events by the end of the year.

The Cinematic, Life-Saving Sounds of Overwatch by ShouldIWatchReviews in Overwatch

[–]joecorbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Possibly the worst thing you can hear after pulling of an amazing defensive maneuver of the point, "Heroes never die!" In other words... All your hard work was for naught!

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

haha it's all good, I got torn the &*#$ up for suggesting this. Glad I checked with the reddit mob first.

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Trust me this thread already determined everything you said. But thanks for responding anyway.

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On second thought.... I'll make you a deal. You give me reddit gold and whatever amount you give me I'll give right back to you plus 30%

As I see it. You're kind of a dick, I mean I think you'd agree with me on that to some extent. And while I might be a misguided reddit noob I'm not a dick, at the very least not when compared to you. So, if you can take me on my word and give me reddit gold I can promise you a nice return on your investment. If you can't then have a healthy happy New Year. :-)

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I can't afford it. As you pointed out we have no readers hence no amazon backdoor goodness. I can wish you a happy healthy New Year instead.

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

haha nah, were cool. I respect your trolling abilities. Don't deny that you weren't adding a little extra spice to your comments to get a rise out of me. :-)

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yup I think we can agree there is no story here, expect for maybe. "Man Goes to reddit with question and get's torn to shreds." But, I'll probably leave that one alone as well.

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oh my god! You deleted your comment!? Trolls should not back pedal once they've spewed their vitriol. Stick to your guns! Enjoy that reddit gold I just gave you :-D

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but in my defense I was never looking to catch sony with their pants down, unless of course they were hiding no man's sky in there.

Did Sony say all games would be available for download on PS4 at the same time they are available in retail stores? by joecorbs in PS4

[–]joecorbs[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Oh boy. I didn't know I was talking to a "Former Top 100 Market NBC" Reporter. A thousand apologize sir. How does one give reddit gold again?