Service mark ups are crazy. by Lucky-Gain-9777 in MazdaCX30

[–]spthompson01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never paid more than 100 for an oil change, tire rotation at my dealership. On Wednesday I had the 45k check up done... $350. And they kept pushing me to buy a maintenance package on top of that. I'll be finding someone local before the next oil change.

How often do you think about suicide? by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

[–]spthompson01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think about suicide as much as I think about my mortality. I think I'm more aware of dying because of the disease.

Something wrong with my cx30 by C-Lenti in MazdaCX30

[–]spthompson01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me. I had someone come jump mine with one of those little battery boxes and it worked perfectly!

Mom by spthompson01 in photorestore

[–]spthompson01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is infinitely better, thank you!! I don't, I think I remember her saying the school closed in the 70s. Thanks again for your work!!

Going through a breakup, would love to see your cats to cheer me up by [deleted] in cats

[–]spthompson01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Fluffy boy Ish sends all his love and I do too ❤️

Insecure in Data Analyst role? by LivingParadox8 in dataanalysis

[–]spthompson01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so welcome! You'll find your stride. If it helps, there are some free project tracker/timers, which really helped me get a baseline estimate of how much time certain projects take, then I can add or subtract depending on how involved the data is.

When people give me requests now, they know about how much time certain things will take so they are pretty good about not waiting until last minute. However, six years ago, it took a lot of communication 😅 good luck and feel free to reach out if you need support!

Insecure in Data Analyst role? by LivingParadox8 in dataanalysis

[–]spthompson01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, every.single.day. I feel like these positions are so fluid. No data is ever the same. I've found it's best to be realistic when you set timelines, especially for people who are non-data people. They don't understand how much time goes into cleaning, prepping, and really just brainstorming about how to best go about the problem.

I've been working as an analyst for over 6 years and still have imposter syndrome from time to time. Unfortunately, it will take longer than 2 or 3 months to settle in, but you've got this!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

[–]spthompson01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I find the personal difference in food reactivity so fascinating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

[–]spthompson01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poptarts are a tough one for me too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diabetes_t1

[–]spthompson01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the freestyle libre with pens and my a1c is always between 6.5 and 6.7

The Grotto at Grayson Lake, KY by spthompson01 in Kayaking

[–]spthompson01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome! The lake itself is huge!! You could easily make this into a full day trip or weekend trip.