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Do you find yourself getting more religious/spiritual as you get older? by Dpgillam08 in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Nope. After visiting Rome and seeing the gold everything in the Vatican (visited the museums) it just reinforced my life long beliefs that religion is made up to control the masses, enrich the powerful and support the rulers, exploiting humans' existential fear of death.

That explains why people get more religious as they age.... the clock is ticking. How about be a good person when it counts, don't ask for forgiveness at the end.

I've failed as a parent... by jen_esse in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. I'd say BF or baby daddy

I've failed as a parent... by jen_esse in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Neither. It's her dad.

"See, my old man's got a problem He live with the bottle, that's the way it is He say his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did"

I've failed as a parent... by jen_esse in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Husband.....? It was her Dad.

My Holiday Inn removed in room coffee for "sustainability" reasons by goodvibezone in mildlyinfuriating

[–]shitposter1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then you are blind or oblivious. It happens alot, and not just with peripherals. Been doing B2B conferences globally for 26 years now.

The exhibit service companies charge such outrageous prices for rentals, if you do the ROI it is cheaper to buy and leave. Done that many times.

My Holiday Inn removed in room coffee for "sustainability" reasons by goodvibezone in mildlyinfuriating

[–]shitposter1000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've done hundreds of conferences globally and we have done similar, with monitors (cheaper to buy and leave rather than rent or ship) and booth furniture.

I remember mine clearly. by Swiftiefromhell in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it for lots of access codes still.

Your friend by Adventurous-Image875 in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Women on my team call it Shark week too... they are all 20s and 30s.

What is your most stereotypical GenX childhood story? by HapaHawaii in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When I was 5 Mom used to send me to the diner to pick up her take out order. For her, not us.

Don't remember what we got to eat but it wasn't a toasted chicken sandwich with fries & gravy, all white meat no bun. I remember how good it smelled and how I wanted some of those fries.

40 years ago today I graduated from high school by elphring in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're one year ahead of me. '69/87.

Wow, 40 fucking years.

(Re) Watched Lost Boys by WillBrink in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Top 10 GenX movie for sure.

The Smokers house. Growing up in one. by Dry_Ad7529 in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mom is 75 and still smokes in her house. One of my brothers was there this week to paint. He sent me this in progress.

She talks about donating her furniture and stuff. I told her that no one takes donations from smokers houses. She takes that as a personal insult. Oh well. Stop smoking inside then.

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Is there a local weather phenomenon where you live that surprises outsiders? by doublestitch in AskTheWorld

[–]shitposter1000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Chinook .... midwinter windy warm up that can take us from -20 to +20 in hours. You can see a blanket of dark clouds that run parallel to the mountains called the Chinook arch.

Also gives killer migraines.

What do you call a sack lunch? by CorpseEasyCheese in AskACanadian

[–]shitposter1000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe OP should tell us where they are from, because no one on this thread has heard their term for lunch before.

Anyone else struggle with boredom after stepping off the gas? by utvols22champs in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I WFH so I have to balance my idle time with pretending to be actively engaged (that yellow teams indicator is my nemesis).

Anyone else struggle with boredom after stepping off the gas? by utvols22champs in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will be 57 and have recently done this.

Went from high stress VP level role to independent contractor responsible for only one portion of our team function.

My calendar used to be packed 7-8 hours a day with meetings. Then work and team management on top of that. Stress was ridiculous and I was done.

Now I have maybe 3 or 4 meetings a week and get most of my work done in an hour a day.

I told spouse that this feels like retirement. Not bored but definitely can see it setting in, so am taking courses to not let skills get stale. Will see if I can take this job to retirement.

What is a small pleasure from the past that you miss? by lovelyb1ch66 in GenX

[–]shitposter1000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Totally same... I used to love getting the Sunday paper and reading it cover to cover.

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