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snakeweasel

@oldfarmer50, Chnage Lawn mower to Landscaper.

Lawn Care Professional

Real estate trichologist.

corvette

snakeweasel said:

Don't they usually do inventory for things like screws, nails and the like by weight?

When I was a kid (1980s), some hardware stores sold those types of things, unpackaged, by the pound.

jmonroe1

corvette said:

snakeweasel said:

Don't they usually do inventory for things like screws, nails and the like by weight?

When I was a kid (1980s), some hardware stores sold those types of things, unpackaged, by the pound.

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I remember those days too but I wasn’t a kid. Although I felt like one. Not so much anymore, though.

jmonroe

explorerx4

I'm sure there is logical explanation for this but I don't know what it is.
Saw this walking around the neighborhood.

stickguy

It’s black. Maybe doubles as a casket?

kyfdx

Wheelchair in the trunk? Handholds to get around to it?

corvette

Mobile towel rack to avoid having to put towels in the dryer?

roadburner

Owner is a complete fool?

laurasdada

My first (ok, maybe second) thought mimicked @kyfdx.
In the latter few years of his life, my father had to slide along the side of the car for support to retrieve his walker from the trunk. So, while inelegant, it would appear to be a functional solution.

Michaell

Do we know if there were corresponding handles on the passenger side?

nyccarguy

I can tell you that my father in law has terrible balance. He needs a walker which obviously doesn't fit in the front seat. So there is obviously some sort of mobility device in the trunk.

28firefighter

Ahhh this room just breathes tolerance, doesn’t it?

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

I'm sure there is logical explanation for this but I don't know what it is.
Saw this walking around the neighborhood.

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Looks like someone put a handicapped restroom in the trunk.

jmonroe

xwesx

Dang. I need those around my car, too. Winter is getting more and more unkind.

driver100

snakeweasel said:

I have been canned from 6 jobs.....can anyone top that?
The first time I was canned I was 19 years old working in a warehouse picking orders. The guys went out for lunch on payday, which was every other Friday. When we got back there were about 8 in line to get our cards time stamped. I was near the end of the line and one guy did my card - I didn't ask him to do it.
The supervisor saw him do it and fired me.
I went up to the main office and asked to speak to the president. I explained that I was a student completing two courses and would be going back to school full time in 3 months.
He reinstated me. It did teach me I didn't want to work in a warehouse.
btw....that was before computers. It was a warehouse for hardware stores. To do inventory you walked around with a desk and counted inventory....like it could be 1053 screws, 546 bolts etc., this was before they did reordering when you reached a minimum. Mind numbing work!!!!!!

Don't they usually do inventory for things like screws, nails and the like by weight?

Not in those days. I had a pulpit like device with wheels, and I'd walk along and fill out the inventory card. Later, companies used a mini/maxi system. If you need 500 screws on hand, you'd say that when it gets down to 100, you need to order 400 more.
But weight might have been one way to do it.

driver100

corvette said:

snakeweasel said:

Don't they usually do inventory for things like screws, nails and the like by weight?

When I was a kid (1980s), some hardware stores sold those types of things, unpackaged, by the pound.

Yeh, like these days you can't buy 5 screws, you have to buy a package with at least 24 screws.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

I have been canned from 6 jobs.....can anyone top that?
The first time I was canned I was 19 years old working in a warehouse picking orders. The guys went out for lunch on payday, which was every other Friday. When we got back there were about 8 in line to get our cards time stamped. I was near the end of the line and one guy did my card - I didn't ask him to do it.
The supervisor saw him do it and fired me.
I went up to the main office and asked to speak to the president. I explained that I was a student completing two courses and would be going back to school full time in 3 months.
He reinstated me. It did teach me I didn't want to work in a warehouse.
btw....that was before computers. It was a warehouse for hardware stores. To do inventory you walked around with a desk and counted inventory....like it could be 1053 screws, 546 bolts etc., this was before they did reordering when you reached a minimum. Mind numbing work!!!!!!

Don't they usually do inventory for things like screws, nails and the like by weight?

As the aforementioned sandwich maker we had to inventory EVERYTHING nightly. Cups, bread, jars of mayo, pounds of meat, you name it. If it was in the store we had to count it.

oldfarmer50

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

xwesx

It's about time! And, right ON time for Thanksgiving holiday travel. All is right in the world again.

Michaell

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

I find it amusing that what you call “mountains” back east is the elevation at which I live (5900’).

sb55

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

Here's the view of Mt. Mansfield from out lakefront. I know that @Michaell will scoff that it's only 4500' high, but it is higher than the lake, so it looks impressive from here.

oldfarmer50

xwesx said:

It's about time! And, right ON time for Thanksgiving holiday travel. All is right in the world again.

I don’t look forward to driving in that “all is right with the world” for the next four months. 😫 that picture is so nice because the snow is where it belongs, up on a mountain, far, far away.

oldfarmer50

sb55 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

Here's the view of Mt. Mansfield from out lakefront. I know that @Michaell will scoff that it's only 4500' high, but it is higher than the lake, so it looks impressive from here.

Yeah, let him come back after 500 million years of erosion and say that!🤣🤣🤣🤣

That’s a beautiful picture, you’re lucky to live there.

laurasdada

Michaell said:

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

I find it amusing that what you call “mountains” back east is the elevation at which I live (5900’).

Oh, yeah? Well at least our mountains offer much icier skiing than yours! In your face!
Wait, not ice. Extremely frozen granular...

ab348

I am of the view that the only good snow is the stuff that melts and ends up in the lake.

Michaell

@laurasdada - I’m sorry, but the combination of snow, gravity, and trees does not make for a good time.

Ask Sonny Bono. Or the Kennedy progeny who died in a skiing accident.

They are adding an extra lane to I-70 in the mountains to help alleviate the congestion to and from the ski resorts, however.

houdini1

roadburner said:

AMG sent me a 2025 calendar; now I just need to find a place to hang it- since as of January 3, 2025 I no longer have an office.

We will both be celebrating, Jan. 3rd 2025 will be my 82nd BD.

houdini1

I 'm so old I complained to my doctor of stiffness in my back. He said don't worry it's just early onset rigor mortis.

jmonroe1

houdini1 said:

roadburner said:

AMG sent me a 2025 calendar; now I just need to find a place to hang it- since as of January 3, 2025 I no longer have an office.

We will both be celebrating, Jan. 3rd 2025 will be my 82nd BD.

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I hit that mark last Summer.

Let me give you a little up front advice. Start doing some cardio exercises so you can blow out all the candles in one breath. I didn’t and I didn’t.

In any case let me be the first to wish you Happy 82.

jmonroe

houdini1

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

roadburner said:

AMG sent me a 2025 calendar; now I just need to find a place to hang it- since as of January 3, 2025 I no longer have an office.

We will both be celebrating, Jan. 3rd 2025 will be my 82nd BD.

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I hit that mark last Summer.

Let me give you a little up front advice. Start doing some cardio exercises so you can blow out all the candles in one breath. I didn’t and I didn’t.

In any case let me be the first to wish you Happy 82.

jmonroe

A big thank you to Old Man Monroe. I plan on using my leaf blower for that candle task.

xwesx

houdini1 said:

A big thank you to Old Man Monroe. I plan on using my leaf blower for that candle task.

It's true! With age *does* come wisdom!

imidazol97

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

roadburner said:

AMG sent me a 2025 calendar; now I just need to find a place to hang it- since as of January 3, 2025 I no longer have an office.

We will both be celebrating, Jan. 3rd 2025 will be my 82nd BD.

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I hit that mark last Summer.

Let me give you a little up front advice. Start doing some cardio exercises so you can blow out all the candles in one breath. I didn’t and I didn’t.

In any case let me be the first to wish you Happy 82.

jmonroe

Are you saying you are 82 years old as well? "I hit that mark last summer."

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

jmonroe1 said:

houdini1 said:

roadburner said:

AMG sent me a 2025 calendar; now I just need to find a place to hang it- since as of January 3, 2025 I no longer have an office.

We will both be celebrating, Jan. 3rd 2025 will be my 82nd BD.

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I hit that mark last Summer.

Let me give you a little up front advice. Start doing some cardio exercises so you can blow out all the candles in one breath. I didn’t and I didn’t.

In any case let me be the first to wish you Happy 82.

jmonroe

Are you saying you are 82 years old as well? "I hit that mark last summer."

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Yes. I was trying not to be wordy. I don’t want to hit my word count in here before it resets next year.

jmonroe

tjc78

‘Tis the season -

I once again broke the internet by explaining to Gen Z that Die Hard, Trading places and Gremlins are all Christmas movies.

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

‘Tis the season -

I once again broke the internet by explaining to Gen Z that Die Hard, Trading places and Gremlins are all Christmas movies.

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That’s debatable but Christmas Vacation ain’t.

jmonroe

roadburner

My son and I watch my Die Hard BD every Christmas.

corvette

Booked a D-car from Thrifty for my trip to LA later this week. Here's hoping it's a VW Jetta (as suggested) and not an "or similar" (Sentra, Corolla, etc.)... Either that, or they give me an upgrade. Was considering booking a full size, but "Malibu or similar" did not make me reach for my credit card.

laurasdada

Michaell said:

@laurasdada - I’m sorry, but the combination of snow, gravity, and trees does not make for a good time.

Ask Sonny Bono. Or the Kennedy progeny who died in a skiing accident.

They are adding an extra lane to I-70 in the mountains to help alleviate the congestion to and from the ski resorts, however.

Au contraire, mon frere. Don't knock it till you've tried it!
More dangerous to be on the roads, likely.
But, to each.

introduced the wife to skiing. She enjoyed, but is hesitant to go to the top of the mountain. Even though I told her there are easy trails from the top (I just want her to see the beauty). But she wants to jump out of an airplane...
To each.

qbrozen

@corvette said:
Booked a D-car from Thrifty

You did what now?

sb55

oldfarmer50 said:

sb55 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

Here's the view of Mt. Mansfield from out lakefront. I know that @Michaell will scoff that it's only 4500' high, but it is higher than the lake, so it looks impressive from here.

Yeah, let him come back after 500 million years of erosion and say that!🤣🤣🤣🤣

That’s a beautiful picture, you’re lucky to live there.

I'm driving down to daughter in Albany for Thanksgiving tomorrow. The forecast makes it look like a sloppy trip down 22A and the rest of the way. Ugh.

kyfdx

corvette said:

Booked a D-car from Thrifty for my trip to LA later this week. Here's hoping it's a VW Jetta (as suggested) and not an "or similar" (Sentra, Corolla, etc.)... Either that, or they give me an upgrade. Was considering booking a full size, but "Malibu or similar" did not make me reach for my credit card.

What's a D-car?

Thrifty is certainly a choice. Are you renting from LAX?

tjc78

I’ve done a lot of car renting over the years and have to say National has treated me best.

Emerald aisle is fantastic and when I traveled heavier the executive selection (where available) was great.

They are also very flexible. You pay for the mid size tier and select whatever was on the aisle. A few months back there was nothing left on the aisle, so I just grabbed something from the exec side and they waived me right through

oldfarmer50

corvette said:

Booked a D-car from Thrifty for my trip to LA later this week. Here's hoping it's a VW Jetta (as suggested) and not an "or similar" (Sentra, Corolla, etc.)... Either that, or they give me an upgrade. Was considering booking a full size, but "Malibu or similar" did not make me reach for my credit card.

You should have booked with Enterprise, you could have gotten an Aston Martin, Maserati or Jaguar with an exotic rental available at LAX.🚗

oldfarmer50

sb55 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

sb55 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

On our trip to Burlington VT this morning we had a nice view of the snow covered mountains across the lake in NY. This picture doesn’t do it justice. It was a more brilliant white in person.



In the afternoon we were down in Monticello NY near the casino and they must have still had 6” of snow in some places.

Our run of unusually nice weather is over.🥲

Here's the view of Mt. Mansfield from out lakefront. I know that @Michaell will scoff that it's only 4500' high, but it is higher than the lake, so it looks impressive from here.

Yeah, let him come back after 500 million years of erosion and say that!🤣🤣🤣🤣

That’s a beautiful picture, you’re lucky to live there.

I'm driving down to daughter in Albany for Thanksgiving tomorrow. The forecast makes it look like a sloppy trip down 22A and the rest of the way. Ugh.

Hopefully all the tractor trailers will be home eating turkey and you won’t have to follow them all the way.😬

sb55

@oldfarmer50 said:
Hopefully all the tractor trailers will be home eating turkey and you won’t have to follow them all the way.😬

The milk trucks don’t get a day off:(. But at least the hay wagons should be done.

corvette

@kyfdx said:
What's a D-car?

Thrifty is certainly a choice. Are you renting from LAX?

Yeah, flying into LAX. D-car is how they classify a “standard car.” I don’t think I need a car for the entire week, but it was cheap.

kyfdx

corvette said:

@kyfdx said:

What's a D-car?

Thrifty is certainly a choice. Are you renting from LAX?

Yeah, flying into LAX. D-car is how they classify a “standard car.” I don’t think I need a car for the entire week, but it was cheap.

LAX is expensive. I know National has a $15/day surcharge, there.

suydam

When we had friends visiting this summer, the only rental they could get at LAX was a jeep with off-road tires! Not exactly a freeway cruiser.
I usually use Costco Travel for rentals. I don’t see much difference in most of the companies.

laurasdada

Drove from MA to Jersey City, NJ yesterday. Not as bad as I expected, usually a ~5 hour drive, this time ~8.5 with a gas/lunch stop.
MA/RI/CT were ok, but as soon as we hit the Hutch in NYS, parking lot. Including the Cross County, Saw Mill and West Side of Manhattan. The two blocks to the Hollandaise Tunnel were brutal, that was probably 20-30 minutes! But once in the tunnel, it moved.
As always, the A7 was an excellent companion.

stickguy

Take 84 to 684 and the tappan Zee bridge and the palisades parkway down. Skip NYC entirely.