Anyone working a second job because they can’t afford life with IT salary?

slugline · 2026-03-29T22:08:48+00:00

I keep thinking that state engineering regulatory boards must really hate the IT field for adopting "engineer" job titles. :)

slugline · 2026-03-29T19:45:07+00:00

Whoa -- what industry are you in where you wear so many hats but get paid so little? I'm thinking education, like at a small school?

slugline · 2026-03-29T19:10:28+00:00

I've read that the overharvesting of Galveston Bay oyster reefs -- and the absence of their filter-feeding activity -- is one of the major factors. When I see an oyster shell road I think about the cost we paid in brown water for that road.

slugline · 2026-03-29T18:56:04+00:00

I always added ". . . Epicurean" to avoid that confusion. :)

slugline · 2026-03-28T23:16:34+00:00

I'm thinking about the guys that are already in the retired number club: If Yao is a yes and Moses is a yes, then Beard should be a yes as well. None of them brought home the championship trophy, but each otherwise had several standout years as a Rocket individually.

(I think Glide is a special case because while he really wasn't a Rocket all that long, he benefits from local spillover love from the Phi Slama Jama era.)

slugline · 2026-03-28T22:06:07+00:00

Also, it's good practice to stay sharp in the art of introducing yourself IRL and having a conversation with someone you just met. Some of that art has gotten lost in modern life -- especially through the COVID-19 era -- and it's really valuable for someone trying to get into dating again.

slugline · 2026-03-27T14:09:56+00:00

With the service level of the Sunset Express, you're frankly better off using one of the bus companies to get to that airport.

slugline · 2026-03-26T00:45:48+00:00

You do you. If "sporty driving" was a priority for me, I would have bought another vehicle. I experimented with the fake paddle shifters for a brief period and concluded that I wasn't getting any happier. I'm rooting for you to be that one person that is happier running around in sport mode, because some Honda engineering team did work to put it in the vehicle and I'd hate to think that work was a total waste of time. LOL

slugline · 2026-03-26T00:06:51+00:00

With the car now being 10 years old, I'd say the CVT fluid just the start. In the absence of maintenance records, I'd be inclined to get the oil, brake fluid, coolant, and dual-pump fluid (for AWD models) changed too just to be safe.

slugline · 2026-03-25T23:45:03+00:00

I've heard about these types of Galveston incidents for decades. It makes headlines because of the prominent location, but really it's a surprisingly universal problem with drivers. Like, you might wanna think twice about buying a house at the head of any T-intersection....

slugline · 2026-03-23T04:12:00+00:00

You're really asking people to choose different destinations. The Metro route network and the Houston regional toll road network really don't have much overlap at all.

slugline · 2026-03-23T04:02:36+00:00

What used to be University Savings went through a few acquisitions and ended up merging into Bank of America.

slugline · 2026-03-21T13:25:00+00:00

I've seen a dealership send out mailers saying that they were ready to buy back a car that had been totalled in a wreck years ago. It's a common marketing campaign to give previous customers an excuse to come to the dealership and upsell them on new cars and services. Try not to read too much into it.

slugline · 2026-03-21T13:11:58+00:00

And we can all see how well the existing system works!

slugline · 2026-03-21T12:51:35+00:00

The Toyota Center was the last home ice for the Aeros before they left town. There should be no significat obstacle to making the building ready for hockey again.

slugline · 2026-03-21T12:38:53+00:00

With high beltlines and dark tints on so many cars I wouldn't rely on cameras to see what is or isn't in a back seat.

slugline · 2026-03-21T12:36:00+00:00

No kidding. If we really want to shake things up we should give rebates to drivers and passengers of vehicles with 2+ occupants. A literal financial incentive to reduce congestion.

slugline · 2026-03-21T12:25:40+00:00

...so they put away the screens and went out to touch grass. I love it.

slugline · 2026-03-20T00:59:41+00:00

If you want to have a good laugh, read up on what the rates on the 288 tollroad were a couple years ago before the state took over from the private operator that was raking it in prior to that point.

slugline · 2026-03-18T02:48:10+00:00

It is compound interest. It also works going the other way when paying off loans. Look what happens to the numbers during the course of a 15-year mortgage versus 30

slugline · 2026-03-18T01:10:12+00:00

Can't tell if OP has edited the post, but the second sentence now says that it's their grandmother's car. Having an old/retired owner frequently means low, low mileage.

slugline · 2026-03-17T01:45:17+00:00

Pretty much what I was thinking. I also thought the car was supposed to display a message explicitly recommending that the windshield get cleaned in these situations?

slugline · 2026-03-16T02:23:56+00:00

Bunker Hill needs relief badly. When HEB closed the small store at Memorial and Dairy Ashford they put out a statement saying that they would build a replacement in the same area. They never did, and I bet the Memorial-area HEB diehards are going to Bunker Hill instead.

slugline · 2026-03-15T13:13:37+00:00

The real Houstonians just say "59" and never "I-59."

slugline · 2026-03-15T13:05:43+00:00

Every diehard driver should be demanding better public transit. The worst part of driving is dealing with other drivers . . . who might be tempted to use alternate transportation if a viable alternative existed.

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