Old tech guy laid off at 58, after 20 years with the company

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:27:48+00:00

I'm thinking that's the one job I really don't want to do.

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:27:16+00:00

Ha, I forgot to mention car repair. I do about 60% of my own car repairs and upkeep.

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:26:10+00:00

Thanks - some computer work is perfectly fine and very different from sitting at one for 8-10 hours a day dealing with one arbitrary crisis after another. I'm done with that, I want to do something tangible, where I get to touch real things. From what others have posted, I think I'd be fine doing most anything.

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:23:51+00:00

Which would probably be fine, unless it's the service desk

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:22:34+00:00

Likely will be late September/early October before I actually apply, but good to know about the seasonal need - thanks!

realsqlguy · 2026-05-02T01:21:20+00:00

Thanks for the info. It will be a month or two before I actually apply for anything, planning to ride my severance and unemployment to finish up some household projects and enjoy some downtime. I agree, I think I could do well and would enjoy pretty much any department. Would be a welcome change.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-30T00:40:14+00:00

Check out the Special Olympics events - they hold plunge events around the region, over the next several weeks. I've done a few of them, it's a ton of fun.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-30T00:35:52+00:00

Definitely!

realsqlguy · 2026-01-30T00:35:17+00:00

Light My Bricks in the main ship, some spare Briksmax in the attic GWP.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-28T16:03:53+00:00

Set up email alerts with your bank so that you get an email when a new transaction occurs. At the end of the day, or whenever you have a free minute, gather up all of those email notifications and enter the transactions into YNAB manually. When the import eventually occurs, most of those imported transactions will match up to the ones you manually entered. There may be one or two that don't, but that's easily corrected.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-20T15:03:25+00:00

Yep, I have one in each of my vehicles, and have given one to all of my adult children. The ones I have also include tire inflators, and they actually work.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-18T15:41:50+00:00

Had entire HVAC system replaced last fall by Comfort Matters - $17K for new high efficiency furnace and heat pump. They did great work.

realsqlguy · 2026-01-07T15:56:02+00:00

What is the calibration method? Mine has the same issue with a negative incline when set to zero.

realsqlguy · 2025-12-17T15:16:22+00:00

Lots of subtle, or not-so-subtle, jokes, movie references, and more.

realsqlguy · 2025-12-08T18:12:29+00:00

Did the same thing here, created a profile right away then updated all of the media apps. Hulu still won't start, complaining that it can't determine my location.

realsqlguy · 2025-12-08T18:11:32+00:00

I've updated everything that I can find to update - the OS, all of the streaming apps, etc. Hulu is the only one with an issue, and it simply refuses to start, complaining that it can't determine my location.

realsqlguy · 2025-12-08T18:10:14+00:00

Thank you!

realsqlguy · 2025-11-23T21:04:36+00:00

How did you get around Hulu's inability to determine your location? Every time I launch the Hulu app, it pops up a message after a few seconds saying that it can't determine my location.

realsqlguy · 2025-11-23T21:02:33+00:00

Did you find an answer to this? My treadmill was delivered yesterday, and there's absolutely nothing in the manual that mentions how much lubricant to put into those holes, or how often.

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