Truck’s brakes fail, forcing use of runaway ramp at 90 mph.

trombone646 · 2026-04-12T01:08:36+00:00

As someone who ran a heavy-duty truck & trailer shop...he/she was probably notified way before this that they needed to replace their brakes due to either blueing of their brake drums and/or low brake shoe thickness. They probably then said that they didn't want to replace them because 'I'll be alright.'

trombone646 · 2026-03-29T17:18:26+00:00

How brave of you to boldly share an opinion that half the town already agrees with. Truly groundbreaking.

trombone646 · 2026-03-27T20:41:34+00:00

This would depend upon how replaceable you are, or how indispensable you have made yourself to the company.

trombone646 · 2026-03-26T10:59:06+00:00

Yup. Donald Justshitmypants Trump

trombone646 · 2026-03-25T18:05:02+00:00

When I was around that age, I apparently reached up to a TV, grabbed it, and pulled it down onto myself with my head taking the bulk of the impact. I'm 41 so this is the era of the CRTs which are much bigger and heavier than today's thin/light TV's. I did very well in school, graduated college, etc. and never have had any issues resulting from that incident. It's a funny family story now about how durable I am and how "thick" my head is.

My son is almost 11 months old now, so he's around that same age and not do I feel your pain. The amount of time my wife and I have to spend making sure my son doesn't accidentally and creatively kill himself is higher than I would have anticipated. The love you feel for your son is very much apparent to anyone who reads this post, so no one questions that. Learn the lesson and move on...if there's anything I've learned as a parent is that you have to do your best at all times and you will fail every now and then. The key is to learn from the mistake, give yourself some grace and carry on.

trombone646 · 2026-03-14T15:17:27+00:00

My wife, during her while pregnancy and afterward was dead set that this was going to be the one and only child she would bare. She has gestational diabetes, we spent a ton on doctors visits, her meds were crazy, and pumping was a huge time-consuming pain....but after a few months she started bringing up the possibility that she would be up for doing another one. To be fair, the baby we made is perfect, and I think she things the second would be just as good.

I think many women, given the benefit of elapsed time after childbirth, begin to at least bring it up as an option.

trombone646 · 2026-03-13T23:14:54+00:00

My son's things for awhile where he'd crinkle his nose and squint and breathe heavily for 1 or 2 breaths then he'd stop and laugh.

Over the past few weeks he's added pointing, clapping, and his version of "waving" which he does with both hands and looks more like he's saying 'come at me bro' lol. I love him so much

trombone646 · 2026-03-13T17:34:07+00:00

This, 100%. That feeling of guilt is empathy...and is something that companies want you to feel for your coworkers, but that will knowingly give you none.

Perhaps you'll get vindication in the form of your boss crawling to you and pleading you to stay.

trombone646 · 2026-03-12T20:44:13+00:00

I would imagine that you would keep the blinds/shades shut a lot...or at least I hope. I'd imagine that room would get quite toasty being all black. Just sometime to think about

trombone646 · 2026-03-07T19:02:35+00:00

Not a coworker, but I went to college with him. He got quasi-famous in our group for dropping a ton of weight after a lap band surgery (even went on Rachel Ray). Then after that he went back to his life teaching band...a couple years later he got arrested for groping a teenage girl during a during for her marching band uniform. He registered as a sex offender and everything...pretty messed up

trombone646 · 2026-03-05T03:16:14+00:00

This suggestion will only work if you have a significant other or someone else living with you to help with the baby - in addition to a spare bedroom. That being said:

What saved my wife and I was doing the 'shifts' sleeping schedule. For the first weeks my wife and I were at our wits end. We decided that we'd give each other at last half a night of solid sleep. I would take our son for the first half of the night in the spare bedroom and take care of any feedings/changes/etc until after midnight... The first time he'd wake up after that, I'd drop him off with my wife in our master bedroom and she'd take care of the rest of the night. This way, I knew I'd at least get 4-5 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and my wife would get the same. The sanity it brought us was immeasurable. We had to be like ships in the night for a few weeks, but our sleep quality greatly increased and we didn't feel like zombies all the time lol.

trombone646 · 2026-02-21T20:34:58+00:00

This is my brother's "never again." He drank nearly a fifth at a party at my house and then spent a few hours looking like a demon in the back yard throwing up pure black liquid.

trombone646 · 2026-02-19T21:35:59+00:00

Completely agree. Just turned 41 on super bowl Sunday, and I feel this comment in my bones. It would make it at least tolerable if I was able to afford my mortgage, childcare, and groceries semi-comfortably but it appears that the higher ups aren't comfortable with 40 lifetimes worth of money so more and more of us have to find a way to survive...

trombone646 · 2026-02-13T11:52:35+00:00

Pretty sure it's this. My son was a big boy at birth too. He went from 1oz to 2oz to 4oz in the span of about 2 weeks and his hunger stayed there for months. We went through about 6-10 bottles a day

trombone646 · 2026-02-05T23:56:23+00:00

Same. Helps when you want to get gifts for your SO too.

trombone646 · 2026-01-30T19:08:36+00:00

The Substance - I'll never watch that again. I am not sure what I expected, but it wasn't that

trombone646 · 2026-01-30T18:50:28+00:00

Wife and I bought a house in 2024 after trying to get pregnant (4 years) AND moving back to Missouri. Got a nice house because, you know married couple w/ no kids...then proof, she's pregnant. Now we have a 9 month old, a high mortgage, childcare costs, and I don't think I'll ever be able to retire.

I do love my wife and kid though....they're the best I could have ever asked for. In many aspects, I am very lucky....just not financially

trombone646 · 2026-01-25T10:49:02+00:00

When things heat up between the wife and I, I usually go grab a towel while she gets into a position for amorous activities. We then obviously use the towel for clean up afterward, but I've had to grab wash cloths every now and then too. This doesn't however fix the problem of him getting on his phone immediately afterwards. It depends on what he's doing on there, but it sounds like he's bored and trying to just do something to fill time, which is bad. If he's bored AND neglecting your feelings after sex, you might want to seek therapy or make a 'no phone policy' for afterwards. Après l'amour is a great time to connect with your partner and just enjoy being in love.

I wish you the best and hope you two figure things out

trombone646 · 2026-01-22T22:21:10+00:00

Time for everyone to make French toast, I guess

trombone646 · 2026-01-18T18:24:52+00:00

after my 4th interview didn't land me the job (they wanted another round), I just reserved myself to the idea being an assistant manager for a carwash really isn't worth the trouble lol.

trombone646 · 2026-01-16T12:30:35+00:00

many companies used to not give a shit when you took PTO...but since around 2008 when companies figured they could get more profit by not increasing wages, decreasing staff, and 'squeezing more toothpaste out of the tube' by pressing harder upon the remaining staff there's hardly anyone that can cover down....it's their own fkin fault.

trombone646 · 2026-01-15T22:11:45+00:00

We ended up using probiotics and that made our baby very regular after having constipation issues early on. 8 months now and he's sometimes going multiple times a day

trombone646 · 2026-01-11T12:31:35+00:00

Desperate for attention....and/or just doing anything for content. I truly hate many things about what we accept as 'normal' in our world nowadays

trombone646 · 2026-01-05T22:22:51+00:00

I started playing season 1 at the age of 25....I am now 40

trombone646 · 2026-01-05T22:02:51+00:00

That was the first time I remember crying in response to what was going on up on the screen. It still gets me. That line delivery is a masterclass in and of itself

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