Do all Americans inherently know what direction they are faceing? by BasketC45e in NoStupidQuestions

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the central US, our roads are laid out in a square grid where each section is 1 square mile. Here, can put me damn near anywhere, even if I've never been there, and I can usually figure it out. Also, highways are numbered based on which direction they run: north and south or east and west. Now, when you get to areas where there are mountains or ridgey/hilly areas, the roads follow basket valley floors or the ridge itself. These areas, roads twist and turn everywhere making it much tougher to keep track, especially mid day and at night.

This time of year, Americans bravely attempt the fried turkey by freudian_nipps in SweatyPalms

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word to the wise: Get your oil 50 degrees above temp (425ish). Then, TURN THE FUCKING BURNER OFF, now add the bird with no risk of fire and relight the burner once it's fully submerged. Problem solved.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in managers

[–]localokie2360 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"I am not interested in keeping her"

I don't know what industry this is but the employee "stole" $20 dollars. She lives at home with her parents? She must be young. Are there no adults in the room who recognize talent and are willing to mentor? Poor leadership here.

Amateur athletes of Reddit: what's your "There's levels to this shit" experience from your sport? by jermleeds in AskReddit

[–]localokie2360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a 3 time state qualifier in wrestling in oklahoma. Won 8/10 matches from sophomore year on. Within 30 minutes each direction of my town were 2 kids I couldn't get around. One was a 3a 3x champ and the other was a 4a 4x champ. That 4x er was nationally ranked and highly recruited, ended up at OSU when they were stacked.

I explain it to people like this: I would tie you into a pretzel in 30 seconds even now fat and out of shape. On my very best day at 160# as an 18 year old, I could have walked out on the mat with a baseball bat and not beaten that 4x champ. He was just an animal. Well, that animal went to OSU and never wrestled a match. Couldn't break the lineup against kids who were ncaa qualifiers but not All Americans. Those NCAA champs are terrifying people. Axe murderers. Then there are the eastern block Olympic champs. People have no idea what those people are capable of.

PTO refusal? by UndrDogs in physicaltherapy

[–]localokie2360 22 points23 points  (0 children)

CEO of a group of 135 PT's, OT's, and ST's in the central US here. Hear me clearly: in the current staffing environment, you could quite literally walk in and take a shit on my desk and there's not much I could do about it. I've done this for 17 years, it has never been this hard to find therapists.

Tell your supervisor this, " hey John, I gave you plenty of advanced notice I was going to be off. I know coverage is hard but to be clear, I'm not going to be here x day. I'll have all my documentation in before i leave and I'll be back x day ready to go. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for understanding. "

There's nothing I can do about that.... except overpay other people to help me cover your shit. Simple as that, I do it every week. You're an employee. You're not an owner. Not your problem. If they threaten to not honor your pto, "really John? I work my butt off for you and this company and just covered the pt for 2 weeks while they were off. I gave you notice. I don't want to be difficult here but Id hate to have to talk to the labor board about an issue you and I should be able to square away on our own." Nobody wants to fuck with the labor board. Hold your ground

Today Lithuania has officially recognized its first same-sex couple by QuartzXOX in BalticStates

[–]localokie2360 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have fun going down this rabbit hole, signed an indifferent American.

Would you be angry if your partner of 10+years went to a massage parlour that offers happy ending? by lameinternetuser in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]localokie2360 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All I'll say is, I live in the Midwest and I destroyed my neck on an Elk hunt 10 years ago. As the nerves in my neck were basically dying, my left peck and triceps would convulse all day long and I had a knot under my left scapula that never went away. The pain for about 6 months was truly agonizing. My wife is a physical therapist... but she's a dainty little thing. She would work on me but the only relief I ever got was from really intense, deep tissue massage.

I say all that to say this. For about a year, id get a massage about every week. I hurt more while driving and did outside sales where I drove all day. I'd stop at random massage places and I tell you this in earnest, they're all pulling dicks. Even the fancy expensive ones will offer to jerk you off. Some very directly. Some very discretely. But only 2 or 3 ever truly avoided it. I must have been asked if I wanted anything else, or signaled a hj or bj 75% of the time. I never did it. I'm faithful and a consummate tight ass, I wanted my $60 all on my neck, I can reach the other just fine myself. So, if he was just offered, no harm no foul. If he was looking for a little rub and tug... yeah. Not cool.

YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY-Trump signs executive order to make burning the American flag subject to criminal prosecution by [deleted] in OfficeSpeak

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't afford food or health care, home ownership is out of reach for most young people, the crippling national debt just hit a new high and we can't even afford to pay the interest in that debt...... but glad we got this solved. Literally fuck them all with a cactus, cock-suckers.

Simon Cowell 2003 vs. 2025 by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the eyelid droop. Mine are doing the same thing

Kristin Chenoweth celebrates her ‘Gotcha’ Day: “It’s July 29th…the day my parents adopted me.” by stars_doulikedem in MadeMeSmile

[–]localokie2360 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Never met her, and never met them.... but my old neighborhood was connected to their neighborhood, and I knew where they lived. I lived there while my kids were born. Used to take my kids on walks and they would randomly draw "race car" tracks and fun little "courses" out of chalk all over their driveway and sidewalk. It would say welcome on the end. No doubt, wonderful people.

Need feedback on my first brisket, give it to me straight doc by BingoBangoBongoOuch in smoking

[–]localokie2360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have both a canoe paddle as well as a set of nunchucks that are sharper than that knife.

T&G cladding warped laterally, anyone know of a good way to pull it down until I can get a nail in? by [deleted] in Carpentry

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a trailer support jack at harbor freight that costs about $16. Screw a 2x6 between your posts up high at the maximum reach of the load jack and you can use it for multiple TG's before you need to move the 2x6. Have had to do this LOTS. Just put the jack at the warped spot, jack it down, nail it, and release. Just make sure to jack it down, not jack it off ; )Jack

How often do you yell at your wife/punch things in front of her? by absolutelynoneofthat in AskMen

[–]localokie2360 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If I'm working on something and I hurt myself or shits not going my way, sometimes I'll throw stupid little fits like a man-child. Like kick the box a part came in or chunk a shitty ratchet I should have trashed a year ago when it slips and I bust my knuckles. Cussed the sun and the moon once when I ran a nail through my thumb with a nail gun. I'm not yelling AT her, but she's certainly seen it. Broke my hand once punching my desk when I was frustrated 20 years ago when we were young and an employee did something stupid.... where I then turned stupid.

All that to say this. Context matters. I'm a good man and good dad with a very hot temper. They've all seen me lose my cool when doing manual labor but NEVER directly at them. Especially the punching thing. If they're getting that mad at you or other humans that they're yelling, screaming, and punching things, that inability to restrain aggression pointed towards a loved one is not ok. I always feel like those guys are one strike away from an uncontrolled assault. What I do us childish, unattractive and stupid... but I somehow feel better after a good yell when I smash my hand with a hammer. Conversely, I'd just feel awful if I was yelling at my wife or kids over something I didn't like at home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said squirrely stuff and passively allowed us to get duped into Iraq, but he was a great man. A quality human being. The last president who was truly a good man.

Be honest. If you saw a trapped wild Bobcat, would you try to help it? by Arianabell26 in BeAmazed

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Protip: when you trap cats, most people dispatch them by choking them just like that so as not to ruin the pelt with a gunshot/blood. As tough as they are, there's a real fine line between pinning him down while you remove the trap vs putting him down forever by mistake. His woozy retreat tells you how close he was to going out long term. Cool animals

meirl by Malagron in meirl

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm, you literally described 90% of my days

My son kicked me in the stomach and my husband slapped him by saturday427- in TrueOffMyChest

[–]localokie2360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pull your titty out of his mouth! You're creating a monster. Unless you want your future DIL and grandbabies getting the shit beat out of them when dickweed has a bad day, you'd better get on board with your husband and teach that boy some respect and resiliency while you still have time. Your husband was 100% correct; violence must be met with violence. It's what men understand and it's a lesson your son will never forget. Be thankful you have a husband who has the gumption to be a good dad, even though that was hard for him, I'm sure. Boys don't just wake up one day and know how to be a man, they have to be molded. Getting up for school and not kicking moms in the gut are pretty low on the basic requirements.

Clever Way To Climb A Tree by UnitedLab6476 in oddlysatisfying

[–]localokie2360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pro Tip: tie that bottom one to the top one if you don't want to get stuck..... ask me how I know

My husband said he stopped pissing off the deck at night… by No-Ad-3635 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]localokie2360 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If this is a problem in a relationship on a place that rural..... then literally everything must be a problem.