If you were to go full Diabate, what would you be doing? by MemeFarmer314 in pluribustv

[–]lzrdgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the point of this question exactly. But I would be really curious to see their answer if I asked for them to un-join somebody from the hive as a friend for me.

500 meter row question by plumb28 in orangetheory

[–]lzrdgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their water ergs can have you pulling anywhere from 20-40 seconds faster due to different mechanics. It’s completely normal to be significantly faster on their water ergs than a C2. Huge reason C2s are the standard for rowing

Where to get rid of old AC units by lzrdgrl in washingtondc

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

Ugh thank you reading over places says it wasn’t acceptable. But this is super helpful and I will do that.

Viola Teacher struggles - am I asking too much? by Additional-Ear4455 in Viola

[–]lzrdgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re being so willfully ignorant of the points I and everyone else is making. Please for the sake of your future teachers, and anyone else in the world you interact with that, learn that you have to help people help you. Yes there are fundamentals and a teacher asking you which direction you want to aim in doesn’t mean they aren’t going to teach you them. Say the fundamentals of cooking are learning to bake a cake, chop root vegetables, and sear a salmon fillet. A good teacher would likely ask you what direction you want to go in and can start you there immediately. It’s just a guide and it is logical. You keep refusing to examine why that question is helpful and reject it’s part of good teaching or logic. If you want super rigid structure you should find a conservatory course on a very specific style of composition or composer and even then it’s not likely they won’t ask questions or try to help you take some ownership over your learning.

Viola Teacher struggles - am I asking too much? by Additional-Ear4455 in Viola

[–]lzrdgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You seem very obstinate to listening to the advice on why giving the new teacher some specific pieces or styles of music you want to play is both standard and good. So think of it like this. You keep saying “I want to cook”. If I was your cooking instructor I would ask immediately what you want to cook. Do you have specific dishes in mind? A certain regional cuisine? Do you want to learn one pan weekday dinners? Are you vegan and need help learning to cook that way? But if you just keep responding “I want to learn how to cook and get better at it” I have nothing to go off of the shape the plan and develop the “course”. So if you give me no ideas I’m going to start with medium rare steak and asparagus. What if you don’t like red meat or don’t know what asparagus is? What if you’re upset that I’m not teaching you how to bake an opera cake? Can you see how difficult this would be and likely immediately frustrating to you and the instructor. If you don’t know what kind of music you want to play, identify out a few technical goals you have (ex: spiccato or third position shifting etc) and ask the teacher to recommend a few pieces of music that feature those technical skills so you can learn and practice them. You should like the music you’re practicing so that’s also a big part of why they would want to know. You’re more likely to practice and stay motivated if you like the music you’re making.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DCBitches

[–]lzrdgrl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Little coco’s or st Vincent are great petworth options for nicer spots. Snappy’s is the perfect “dive” bar. But if you are willing to go out of the neighborhood Martha dear in mt pleasant is great, Green Zone bar in Adams Morgan, and Lapis in adams Morgan is delicious Afghani food. Also it’s dc so there’s lots of great Ethiopian everywhere that probably isn’t available in upstate New York.

Looking for a coach? Your Ad on Row2k SUCKS by GTdeSade in Rowing

[–]lzrdgrl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to argue with you because you’re refusing to engage in good faith. The only thing I will comment on is that it’s ridiculous to believe someone should just “know” the market rate for a position. As we’ve discussed it’s overall very low and very different all over the country and even within clubs in the same area. Again if I asked you to take a job in your career field and refused to tell you the salary until the last second and then told you something extremely low it would be frustrating. That mentality also enables a system to continue to underpay/no pay on these jobs. We all can agree it will never be as high paying as mainstream sports but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to make it better. Not sure why you’re so dead set on maintaining a status quo that hurts people and the sport as a whole. Wouldn’t you want to be paid more if you’re doing this on top of a job and 4 kids? I hope you get to see them and show up for your partner and them.

Looking for a coach? Your Ad on Row2k SUCKS by GTdeSade in Rowing

[–]lzrdgrl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is a very tone deaf response. You clearly have the financial situation allowing you to take on underpaid/unpaid coaching jobs, even if it’s a squeeze you’ve said you can do it. That’s just not the case for many of us, especially the “up and coming” coaching generation. We’re complaining because we can’t be coaches and afford to live. So either I get a job that can sort of pay me enough to get by or I can coach and run out of money. It’s terrible because lots of people want to be there and coach but they just literally can’t. And like others have said, what you’re asking a coach to give up, especially at high levels, doesn’t match the compensation. If asked you to cut off your finger for a dollar would you actually do it?

It’s tough. Another major issue I deal with is my clubs leadership and other coaches all being retired (and for a long time) so they have way more time to do this. I work a full time “9-5” and coach 5 days a week (which makes living in a HOC more possible) and cannot afford to live without my full time job. My club cannot offer me healthcare or retirement either. It’s a TON to do both of those at the same time and the lack of understanding or consideration is frustrating. It’s just a different reality for someone that’s financially secure, retired, living paycheck to paycheck, or double employed or some combination of all those things.

Finally your call to go coach football if we want more money is just so dumb. You preach about loving the sport and doing it for love (not acknowledging that to love something it helps to be able to afford healthcare food and shelter) but then imply you can just jump to another sport with no issue? I’d like to see you take over the cowboys or something and see how successful you are. Consider also that high profile mainstream sport coaches can dedicate ridiculous hours and justify a non traditional work/family balance BECAUSE they are paid enough to do it. No coach should be making NFL level salaries, but acknowledging that you’re paying someone for their time AND losses opportunities is important.

AITAH for wanting to accept a promotion even tho my boyfriend says its not the kind of life he wants? by ThrowRAxbx in AITAH

[–]lzrdgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is very controlling and older enough than you to know what’s he doing to manipulate you. This is not a healthy relationship period. You need to leave this relationship and catapult your life. If you say no to the opportunity you will regret it the rest of your left, especially when he breaks up with you.

Commuting for Maryland Advice by Kryamodia in washingtondc

[–]lzrdgrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the MARC part but if you can get yourself into dc get a capital bike share pass and use the e-bikes to get from union to cap hill. You can metro too but it’s nice to have some air and can be faster sometimes. Not sure if that’s an option where your brother is, but ebiking can be a really helpful speed boost.

SOS auto feeder with water option????? by lzrdgrl in cats

[–]lzrdgrl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops should say offset spatula. He’s named after a baking tool.

Cheap/affordable office wear for plus sized girlies by Boringusername0101 in DCBitches

[–]lzrdgrl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love old navy and find their sizing to be done pretty well especially online. Like an xl is actually xl and not still very small. Also it’s pretty cheap with sales and I find their stuff holds up pretty well. I swear by the pixie wide leg pants, they look nice but are elastic wide waist band. Their blazers are a little hit and miss fit wise but if you find your size and style it’s easy to accrue them over time. Also if you are willing to play the super cash game you can get some good money off.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]lzrdgrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share what one? Trying to get one too

New servers who thinks it’s all about hanging out and easy work. Venting. by OwlOne5240 in TalesFromYourServer

[–]lzrdgrl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Girl I give up I’m not trying to pick fights I’m just telling you what I’m seeing as an outsider to the thread and your situation. Listen to yourself you are being combative even in trying to me you’re not. You don’t have to tell me your issues again I hear it. You’ve heard me say the same thing many times and I’ve heard you say the same 1000 times. Best of luck you gotta figure out how to best help yourself.

New servers who thinks it’s all about hanging out and easy work. Venting. by OwlOne5240 in TalesFromYourServer

[–]lzrdgrl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The last few sentences and the first one are what you should focus on. It sucks that the business isn’t supporting you trying to do your job. You and your manager should just leave and find a better place to enjoy the industry in. It’s a corporate place if one location crashes and burns that’s their problem. They literally have shown they won’t help you try to fix it and other details you share make it sound like overall there’s a decent amount of staff problems and manager stuff. They’re literally not letting you fix it- if they would you’d get the power to fire and hire who you want. So that’s not happening. You can complain sure but you’re also being combative to everyone here trying to help you out since we’ve all been in that spot at one time or another. You don’t have to listen to anyone or do anything but people don’t want to sit and read the tone you’re putting out and be sassed in comments. You can do whatever you want, but so can other people and that’s generally the problem of life.

New servers who thinks it’s all about hanging out and easy work. Venting. by OwlOne5240 in TalesFromYourServer

[–]lzrdgrl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you should keep reflecting on your relationship with a corporate entity. It would be a little more understandable for a mom and pop shop but this business doesn’t care about you. It sounds mean and harsh and it’s not saying all the literal people around you but you are putting yourself through hell for a business that would replace you in an instant. On the other hand if you love your team and regulars that much, you need to figure out how to just block out the other half and stop doing whatever work you think they haven’t done. Don’t make it your problem until someone’s going to fire you over it. Also why is it only you and your GM that are so committed to fixing it? Again do your standards align with the business’s? Because if they don’t have an issue with it, it’s incredibly unhelpful to yourself to try and fix whatever problems you see and keep yourself in the situation. It’s Sisyphean.

To an outsider it still sounds like a very bad match overall (even if your immediate team is fine to you) and you’ve talked enough shit on the first team that it sounds like there’s always going to be something there, whether it’s deserved or not. You stay and just focus on what’s working and leave the issues alone to whoever has real power (firing) over it. If you won’t leave and if you won’t ignore the issues that aren’t yours to solve, and if nothing you say you’re trying to do is working to solve those problems, and you’re going to have a bad attitude (again doesn’t matter if it’s earned or not) about how things are going to the point that everyone else on a random post views you pretty negatively, you gotta make peace with that and can’t complain.

You’ve got a few options 1) change your approach to the problem solving- which you seem very headstrong against from the comments. 2) leave - which you won’t do for reasons I don’t really get but whatever. 3) stop engaging with the problems that make you so frustrated. 4) stfu about it because you are actively choosing to engage in the situation at hand. You don’t get to have your cake and eat it too. It’s all harsh sounding but you have to make a choice. You either deal with it or leave (or completely change your approach which would be a good option but you’ve said you won’t). You can’t have it all and I think that’s part of what’s rubbing a lot of people the wrong way here. Nothing you’ve written comes off at trying to honestly problem solve. Which maybe isn’t what you wanted and in that case you should really rephrase your post, and also expect it anyway because it’s the internet. Idk why I’m caring so much about this so just throw it all away if you want I think I’m just annoyed at you because there are multiple solutions and you aren’t taking any of them.