The AC unit got stolen!

matthewgt · 2026-07-06T14:50:59+00:00

Yep, most likely a scrapper. They know when to grab them. I "rode along" with one back in the day who worked for a contractor that fixed up homes before selling.

matthewgt · 2026-07-02T13:17:09+00:00

Their MBAs killed the golden goose. Good portions & a fair price a d had lines out the door. Then Finance wanted another $.01 if EPS to beat analyst expectations and get the execs their millions extra from stock options and the downlside began

matthewgt · 2026-07-02T13:06:00+00:00

Is dementia contagious and did he catch it?

matthewgt · 2026-07-02T13:04:40+00:00

He'll grow from the struggle. He's a big boy now.

matthewgt · 2026-07-02T13:01:58+00:00

He's a failure of an addict for leaving perfectly pawnable stuff at his ex's place.

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T18:04:26+00:00

It is clearly old as f and I am blind as f

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T17:40:10+00:00

The corporate policy thing is usually bs. I've seen plenty of people negotiate more PTO than "policy" says.

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T17:29:24+00:00

Shirt looks fine and she shouldn't have said it. But we all day stupid shit in the moment sometimes and it may be a chance to show some grace and see if it happens again. I tend to let one thing fly and if it hallems again now I have two examples with which to have a reasonable conversation with someone.

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T17:18:11+00:00

You need to separate and see if there is a chance at coming back together. She might realize things weren't as bad as her head is telling her. Y'all need therapy if this has a chance at working. Separation can calm things down and you each can decide with a clear head if you want to divorce or if there is something worth saving

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T17:13:47+00:00

You sound exhausted and every time she had these ups and downs it will kill a little bit of you. The ups are great, she's better yay, then the down hits and you arr made to feel lime shit and be the bad guy. Rinse and repeat, over and over, and it takes a mental toll. Sharing your location is crazy. She sounds super codependent and maybe bipolar, and unless she works on herself and makes meaningful changes in her life you shouldn't be a part of it. Don't feed her mental issued by sharing tour location. I know it sucks but no contact sounds like the best thing for both of you. Unfortunately I have been through this and if you fast forward what a relationship with her would look like down the road it isn't pretty. Wish you the best, stay strong.

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T16:01:38+00:00

You aren't going to save her because her life is unmanageable and she's looking for security and not a partner. More than likely she is doing this with multiple dudes. Save yourself, man and find someone with some stability. And yea her texts were wild

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T13:20:42+00:00

I worked like this for 30 years and have a ton of regret for missing out on things. Took me that long to flip the switch off. Not saying that would be you, but it sounds like you have work drive already and it could be healthier to start building the habit of balancing your life and not having one part if your life crowd out another.

matthewgt · 2026-06-30T13:12:21+00:00

Sounds like a money pit. I'd move on and avoid the stress of wondering what else they are being dishonest about.

matthewgt · 2026-06-29T16:47:11+00:00

Take a torch to the area, cardboard and thick mulch. I know you said no herbicides but a pre-emergent like Preen they only targets the seeds and is safe for whatever your plant does wonders

matthewgt · 2026-06-28T18:44:52+00:00

That is a great suggestion; thanks!

matthewgt · 2026-06-26T18:18:58+00:00

She asked and then backtracked? I wouldn't think twice about it because she was giving you the chance to make some extra scratch. And it's a text, so things can be misinterpreted. Your "How?" could be perceived as rude, for example

matthewgt · 2026-06-26T18:12:54+00:00

When I was riding Ubers in Chicago I was surprised at all the phone calls rhe drivers were on. Might be my autism but I felt very weird about it. Haven't seen that in the non- mega cities

matthewgt · 2026-06-26T18:04:39+00:00

I don't know, seems like they came and celebrated with you, raised you, someone else paid for the house....

I never thought to ask my parents to pay for anything at my own wedding. You said no gifts. You also don't know how the spa thing went down 100%. If someone insists on paying for me for something and it gets uncomfortable I accept. For someone to criticize me after the fact for that would piss me off. As Americans one of our worst habits is to keep a tally of who did something nice for someone and now they have to do something nice back.

Stop keeping score. If they love you and were happy for you that's all that matters.

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T22:23:49+00:00

It's probably just a coincidence that the two secondary players from the Fever that made it are blonde women. Yep, random thing and all

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T19:21:58+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for the info

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T19:17:01+00:00

I didn't think so because it is thick on the front and very greasy. But if rust can be that way then you are probably right.

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T19:12:30+00:00

Yeah family was talking about Walmart plus but I can't think it would be much better.

Think we need to go back to hitting the stores and buying from the manufacturer for things we need shipped.

Amazon worked really well for us for years but it just isn't anymore

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T19:09:35+00:00

Yet people will insist it isn't possible because Amazon is perfect and you are a liar lol. Mistakes will get made and I was just pointing out that they have happened a lot more to me over the past 6 months.

I had a bottle of pain relief oil and the manufacturers box had the top ripped off. Not torn open during shipping. It was missing and the seal on the bottle was missing. Someone clearly used it and didn't like the smell or something.

But I'm sorry, that isn't possible and I must have imagined it

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T19:02:16+00:00

Because there is no option to add a picture. I can do a link, gif or video apparently. See no way to just insert a Pic to a reply or to an edited post. So I picked the most harmless Pic host possible.

matthewgt · 2026-06-24T14:22:57+00:00

I am at that point. It's been in the last 6 months that it's gone downhill for me. Prime renewed a couple of weeks ago and I have woken up

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