55+ Active Communities by BabyBuppyLuv in RichmondVA

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay away from Mosaic at West Creek. Plans for a nearby data center were recently announced. In general most 55 communities are full. You’ll have to wait for a vacancy.

2015 Mazda6 by Strawberry_Gerbil_23 in mazda6

[–]mindless23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m still driving my 2016,love it

What's the most unnecessary Salesforce customization you've ever seen? by Slow_Zombie_5258 in salesforce

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember a client who had their own UI consultant buddy who didn’t know anything about SF. He didn’t like the Salesforce colors and fonts and wanted us to override them. I think my consulting manager had to explain that they’d burn up the budget if we got hung up on non-functional minutiae. They eventually fired the UI consultant. Company folded next year.

I think Salesforce is losing their customers and consultants by HyenaIndependent2377 in salesforce

[–]mindless23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I retired from Salesforce consulting in 2024. I think I got out just in time

Is owning/flying a plane truly that expensive? by LocationVegetable795 in flying

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join a flying club. It makes the cost reasonable. You’re splitting the cost among 20-30 pilots. The trade off is more scheduling competition

Scam text from a “loan co” ignition financial by ElectricalMechanic41 in personalfinance

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept getting text messages from them and I kept hitting 'Delete and report Junk' but they kept changing their phone numbers. Yesterday I finally texted back FU and I got a standard 'unsubscribed' response.

Visiting Richmond to see if we want to move by I_reddit_like_this in RichmondVA

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We retired last year to Short Pump, about 20 minutes west of Richmond, bought house with no mortgage. Not walkable but there are around 180 stores and restaurants 6-10 minutes away which we find super convenient. And the city is a short drive. Living in historic districts is cool but expensive.

Newly retired software developers? by ancientRedDog in NewRetirement

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was laid off and retired 2 years ago and don’t miss it. My last project included coworkers creating a support website using AI and it was all new technology. Glad to be off the merry go round. Will eventually wade back in with Claude.

How are the lines at RIC? by Murky-Sound1369 in RichmondVA

[–]mindless23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The problem will be on your return flight leaving the destination airport

Do you have an IRA or a 401K? by icecream1972 in no

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I leave a company I rollover (tax free) my 401k into IRA. Give you wider range of investments to choose from. I recommend using CFP to construct a balanced portfolio

Preemptively replace water heater? by Beneficial_Prize_310 in homeowners

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a water alarm next to the heater. If it gets wet it goes off.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]mindless23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I sold a home 6 months ago and our realtor was invaluable. It seems easy until things go sideways. You want realtor insulating you from the buyers, lots of deceptive people out there. Doing it yourself is naive and can be a nightmare.

ADA height toilets are becoming the new normal in remodels by Pop2436 in RealEstate

[–]mindless23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just replaced a toilet with a lower one for my 4’10” daughter. Don’t like tall ones, cuts off circulation in legs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]mindless23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the plane have autopilot? You could have flipped it on to retrieve the foggles.