GM's thread about nothing (31 Viewers)

[shuke]

$1400 for Tae Kwon Do? You need Mr. Miyagi to step in there. Wow.

I'll admit I had no idea what is reasonable until you just asked.

$116 a month for 12 months. This is for up to 3 classes a week.

I just looked online and typical is $60-$140.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

$600 for issues related to lightning strike??

That seems reasonable.

 

[shuke]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

I know, it's ridiculous. $409 per tooth and only had 6 done. Dental "insurance" pays $1k max benefits. I still have 22 teeth left to do.

It's worth it, though.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

I know, it's ridiculous. $409 per tooth and only had 6 done. Dental "insurance" pays $1k max benefits. I still have 22 teeth left to do.

It's worth it, though.

I know. Just messing with you. It has to suck big time.

 

[shuke]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

I know, it's ridiculous. $409 per tooth and only had 6 done. Dental "insurance" pays $1k max benefits. I still have 22 teeth left to do.

It's worth it, though.

I know. Just messing with you. It has to suck big time.

Eat a ####, bro.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

ATTN Dads of daughters*: Girl posted this with the caption "getting ready for my first date!"

*Homer too

 

[shuke]

Still don't get this whole Chive on thing but love these a$$ pics in my twitter feed.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

EAT ALL OF THE #####! BWAHAHAHA

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

I know, it's ridiculous. $409 per tooth and only had 6 done. Dental "insurance" pays $1k max benefits. I still have 22 teeth left to do.

It's worth it, though.

I know. Just messing with you. It has to suck big time.

Eat a ####, bro.

I would tell you the same but with all your dental surgery...

 

[shuke]

a-$-$ is filtered? Good one, shick.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

### plunderer.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Confirmed

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I want to do this but without all that 'landing on their feet' bull####'

 

[Captain Quinoa]

$1700 for gum surgery? Just have whichever kid is taking gold-plated TKD lessons kick your teeth out.

I know, it's ridiculous. $409 per tooth and only had 6 done. Dental "insurance" pays $1k max benefits. I still have 22 teeth left to do.

It's worth it, though.

I know. Just messing with you. It has to suck big time.

Eat a ####, bro.

I would tell you the same but with all your dental surgery...

Eat some mashed potatoes in the shape of a ####

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Shuke Jr?

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

$1400 for Tae Kwon Do? You need Mr. Miyagi to step in there. Wow.

I'll admit I had no idea what is reasonable until you just asked.

$116 a month for 12 months. This is for up to 3 classes a week.

I just looked online and typical is $60-$140.

That's not bad for a year really. It's worth it if it helps him with anxiety issues, and its something he will end up doing and expanding on his whole life possibly.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Might have to try and re-create Tanner's facebook profile pic.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

ATTN Dads of daughters*: Girl posted this with the caption "getting ready for my first date!"

*Homer too

I'm planning to add a prison tatt, too, by the time mine reaches that age.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

ATTN Dads of daughters*: Girl posted this with the caption "getting ready for my first date!"

*Homer too

I'm planning to add a prison tatt, too, by the time mine reaches that age.

Don't you think that your daughter having a prison tatt might send the wrong message and make her seem "easier"?

 

[General Malaise]

Wife and I are firmly and squarely anti-Disney. I love this woman.

 

[guru_007]

I hate amusement parks, long lines, heat, humidity, Florida, and long threads on the internet.

I went to Disney a few years back and had a fantastic time - kids had the time of their lives. And that Disney thread was very helpful

 

[Abraham]

I don't think it's that bad for tkd. However, is it run where it's on the student to show up for classes or is there a set schedule you are supposed to abide by? The way you describe it as a "annual contract" with "up to three classes each week" makes it sound kind of like a gym where only 10% of the members show up and the ones that don't subsidiZe things for everyone else. Just wondering about karate economics.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

ATTN Dads of daughters*: Girl posted this with the caption "getting ready for my first date!"

*Homer too

I'm planning to add a prison tatt, too, by the time mine reaches that age.

Don't you think that your daughter having a prison tatt might send the wrong message and make her seem "easier"?

Good point. I wonder what a convent tatt runs these days.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Wife and I are firmly and squarely anti-Disney. I love this woman.

My sister inlaw and her husband are so anti-disney, that a couple of years ago, I heard my nieces (9 and 6 at the time) say that Disney doesn't exist and that's is just a place on TV.

 

[Ignoramus]

For today's uplifting news:

Spoiler

I mentioned in here a while back that they had found a small occurrence of breast cancer in my Mom. So small, they said, that it could not have been detected if it was any smaller. The treated it and cut it out and did the follow up and - boom, no cancer and none spread to her lymph nodes.

She comes out here last week for a friend of the family's wedding next week and is complaining of back pain and a low fever. This is unusual because my Mom does not complain, ever, under any circumstances. After a couple days she goes to a walk in clinic and the doctor looks her over and says she looks great, can't find anything wrong with her, she appears to be in awesome health. He says if it keeps up check into an ER where they could do a more extensive look-see.

It does and she does and yesterday they find a large mass in her chest on her lung and a building anyeurism between her aorta and her lung that could burst any time, killing her fairly rapidly. They don't know if the mass is an infection or cancer or something else but the diagnosis is pretty grim. The story last night was regardless of what this was, it was inoperable and was going to kill her now or sometime very soon. My Dad is a mess because although he's brilliant and stoic, she runs the show. He likely hasn't cooked a meal for himself since he was single and their 50th anniversary was just earlier this month. I keep it together when I'm with her and him because I know me breaking down will break both of them and both are being very brave all things considered. However, the second I got in my car to go home, I lost it. Cried like I haven't cried in probably over 30 years. Not just for me and losing my mom but for my kids, especially my daughter who would never get to know her and what an amazing person she is/was and what a great role model for a young woman she would be and mostly for my Dad who has obviously never considered that she might go first. I tried talking to him last night about what he would do next and he just couldn't comprehend it, he mumbled that she had been his whole life for 50 years and went into his room and shut the door.

Because she is Canadian (actually Australian but living in Canada), they want to keep her overnight and then put her on a plan at the earliest opportunity to get back to Toronto where they say the hospitals are actually better at this type of thing, not to mention free. However, this morning she begins coughing up blood. At that point, I'm pretty sure that's it. The thing is about to burst and within minutes it would be over. Nurses come, doctors come, surgeons consult. Luckily she stops coughing up the blood so it appeared to be a temporary passing of blood between the walls of the aneurism and her lung. Still could go any second but not necessarily the 2 minute warning.

The surgeons decide that they are going to get her into surgery and try and put a stint in place. The vascular surgeon is new to the situation and seems to be confident that he can do it without causing too much disruption that the things bursts. This is contrary to what the thoracic surgeon had said but this guy thinks that issue would be a very low chance. He also thinks that because the breast cancer had never spread to her lymph nodes that there's a decent chance that the tumor is not malignant. The thoracic guy is going to power wash her lungs and test what comes out. If she survives the surgery and if the stint works and if their is no infection and if it's not cancerous and if they can get her back to Toronto and find her another aorta, she may survive. Hell of a lot of ifs but when it's your Mom you're happy for any ray of hope.

Been a long ####ty 24 hours and probably not going to get any better. I can't feel sorry for myself because sooner or later this happens to everybody and for many far sooner than this. Don't forget to tell your mom how much you love her and as hard as it is encourage your parents if they are both living to have a plan for what to do when one of them goes before the other. If they are like mine, they only planned for what to do when both were gone and didn't give the more likely possibility much thought.

They just came and finally told us that she's in prep and about to start the surgery. Wish me more luck than we've had so far.

I'm so sorry to hear this, Drifter. TPW.

 

[Ignoramus]

Last night, she was asking if she could get a sleeping pill if she had any trouble sleeping (you know because she had just been told she was going to die) and the nurse said, "i don't think it will be a problem. You're pretty healthy". My mom laughed her very loud barking laugh and said, "Healthy? I'm dying. I don't think I'm exactly healthy".

 

[shuke]

I don't think it's that bad for tkd. However, is it run where it's on the student to show up for classes or is there a set schedule you are supposed to abide by? The way you describe it as a "annual contract" with "up to three classes each week" makes it sound kind of like a gym where only 10% of the members show up and the ones that don't subsidiZe things for everyone else. Just wondering about karate economics.

Progression through the belt requirements is individually based. It's up to the student to show up.

Everyone pays the same, regardless of how many times you opt to show up. Not sure I understand your concern.

 

[Ignoramus]

Thropas, drifter.

Rest assured that I will continue to man our awful fantasy team to ease the burden.

As a gesture of goodwill, we would be glad to trade you that ### bag David Wilson (rb-giants) for any player on your rooster.

We have Geno Smith and some WR depth to trade for half a RB. I think Wilson qualifies.

DONE. GM, make it so, TIA.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Thropas, drifter.

Rest assured that I will continue to man our awful fantasy team to ease the burden.

As a gesture of goodwill, we would be glad to trade you that ### bag David Wilson (rb-giants) for any player on your rooster.

We have Geno Smith and some WR depth to trade for half a RB. I think Wilson qualifies.

DONE. GM, make it so, TIA.

even reading about fake trades is getting rather tedious

 

[shuke]

Me (calling down to electrician who just walked down into my basement): Are you going to be shutting the main breaker off to the house?

Electrician: Nope.

Me: Really?

Electrician: I'll do the work live.

Me: You sure that's safe?

<no answer>

 

[Gadzooks]

Might have to try and re-create Tanner's facebook profile pic.

I saw the FB pic before I read this. I thought it seemed kinda gay. I'm still not sure to be honest.

 

[T Bell]

Me (calling down to electrician who just walked down into my basement): Are you going to be shutting the main breaker off to the house?

Electrician: Nope.

Me: Really?

Electrician: I'll do the work live.

Me: You sure that's safe?

<no answer>

Why are you telling a man how to do his work?

 

[Ignoramus]

Me (calling down to electrician who just walked down into my basement): Are you going to be shutting the main breaker off to the house?

Electrician: Nope.

Me: Really?

Electrician: I'll do the work live.

Me: You sure that's safe?

<no answer>

Way to go, Jinxy McJinxerton.

 

[shuke]

Me (calling down to electrician who just walked down into my basement): Are you going to be shutting the main breaker off to the house?

Electrician: Nope.

Me: Really?

Electrician: I'll do the work live.

Me: You sure that's safe?

<no answer>

Why are you telling a man how to do his work?

Great question. Which is why I found his lack of response pretty funny.

 

[Ignoramus]

Yeesh, I had to add a Team Defense in one of my leagues this morning. I'm spent.

 

[Abraham]

I don't think it's that bad for tkd. However, is it run where it's on the student to show up for classes or is there a set schedule you are supposed to abide by? The way you describe it as a "annual contract" with "up to three classes each week" makes it sound kind of like a gym where only 10% of the members show up and the ones that don't subsidiZe things for everyone else. Just wondering about karate economics.

Progression through the belt requirements is individually based. It's up to the student to show up.

Everyone pays the same, regardless of how many times you opt to show up. Not sure I understand your concern.

Not a concern at all. I didn't know that's how dojos worked. It is like a gym then wherein your price is kept low because there are people paying that don't show up at all.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There is nothing wrong with Disney purse-hay but like anything else moderation is the key.

 

[Ignoramus]

purse-hay

Gets me every time.

 

[shuke]

Anyone see urbanhack? Been waiting for his review of the Miller Lite punch top can.

 

[Abraham]

I swear, if you are ever in a funk you can find relief by driving down the Texas drag during lunch hour when all the coeds are meandering about.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

ATTN Dads of daughters*: Girl posted this with the caption "getting ready for my first date!"

*Homer too

Would smash.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Anyone see urbanhack? Been waiting for his review of the Miller Lite punch top can.

Big fan. HUGE.

 

[General Malaise]

In the wake of all the bad news related to family members and members of this community, let me temper this by stating that I feel kinda guilty even posting about it, but I'm going to because it has had a deeper impact on me personally than I thought it would and so I'm getting it off my chest.

My neighbor Tex is over 90. He recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. His heart is failing him, he can't hear very well, he's had more things cut off his face, ear, body than Zooks has in his entire scrotum area. Guy is just a survivor and despite his ailments and advanced age, gets around okay. He still drives, which is important because a month ago, his wife fell, was taken to the hospital, caught pnemonia (sp?) and has been in a rehab facility after leaving the hospital. She had a stroke a few years ago, beat breast cancer and is the only reason Tex holds on to life and I know this because he's told me several times. He drives over to see her every day and stays by her bed 12 hours a day. He's tired. And he's incredibly lonely. He waved me over today saying "Trouble, trouble" as I ran over after loading my kids into the car, on our way to school/daycare.

"What's wrong Tex, you okay", I said as I ran across his front lawn in my loafers. "Forrest...it's Betty. I don't she's got much longer and I'm so damn tired and lonely, I don't think I can go on anymore." For the first time ever, I saw this really strong, self made man who is tougher at 90 than I'll ever be with tears in his eye. I didn't really know what to do so I hugged him and told him I'd come over later with some cigars. He used to smoke 'em outside all the time, but had to quit. He will chew them. I hope he will chew one with me later today. He is so very lonely and tired. He's not had a very easy life and he's told me all the tragedies that have befallen him. I asked him once, trying to look on the bright side and cheer him, "Yeah, but Tex...you've had a lot of good things happen too, right? I mean, if you had to do it all over again, you would do it, right?"

He told me he'd have to think long and hard on that, but honestly, I think he was telling me "No way". And that's kind of bummed me out a little, but I'm guessing at his age, after losing a grandson at 17, watching your son debilitate with MS over several decades, losing uncles, siblings, all your friends and watching your wife slowly fade away while you yourself battle all the pains and aches of aging, heart failure, cancers and the worst of it all I'm learning - horrendous loneliness - maybe the view doesn't look so rosy as it does at my age. I've never given a second thought to doing it all over again if I could.

Anyhow, I'm going to get some Dutch Masters and bang on Tex's door tonight, tomorrow, this weekend...hopefully I can catch him and at least spend some time with him. Not sure if I'm a great alternative to loneliness, but at least I'll have cigars.

 

[Uwe Blab]

On my Facebook feed: Pregnant women can get angry...

"It's upsetting enough to be told you will have to have an emergency csection at 34-35 weeks, if you make it that long. Then you go to your favorite second hand kids clothing store AND Kohls only to be told by both places they can't keep this stuff in stock because grown women are in there ever day buying preemie clothes for their ####### dolls. "

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

In the wake of all the bad news related to family members and members of this community, let me temper this by stating that I feel kinda guilty even posting about it, but I'm going to because it has had a deeper impact on me personally than I thought it would and so I'm getting it off my chest.

My neighbor Tex is over 90. He recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. His heart is failing him, he can't hear very well, he's had more things cut off his face, ear, body than Zooks has in his entire scrotum area. Guy is just a survivor and despite his ailments and advanced age, gets around okay. He still drives, which is important because a month ago, his wife fell, was taken to the hospital, caught pnemonia (sp?) and has been in a rehab facility after leaving the hospital. She had a stroke a few years ago, beat breast cancer and is the only reason Tex holds on to life and I know this because he's told me several times. He drives over to see her every day and stays by her bed 12 hours a day. He's tired. And he's incredibly lonely. He waved me over today saying "Trouble, trouble" as I ran over after loading my kids into the car, on our way to school/daycare.

"What's wrong Tex, you okay", I said as I ran across his front lawn in my loafers. "Forrest...it's Betty. I don't she's got much longer and I'm so damn tired and lonely, I don't think I can go on anymore." For the first time ever, I saw this really strong, self made man who is tougher at 90 than I'll ever be with tears in his eye. I didn't really know what to do so I hugged him and told him I'd come over later with some cigars. He used to smoke 'em outside all the time, but had to quit. He will chew them. I hope he will chew one with me later today. He is so very lonely and tired. He's not had a very easy life and he's told me all the tragedies that have befallen him. I asked him once, trying to look on the bright side and cheer him, "Yeah, but Tex...you've had a lot of good things happen too, right? I mean, if you had to do it all over again, you would do it, right?"

He told me he'd have to think long and hard on that, but honestly, I think he was telling me "No way". And that's kind of bummed me out a little, but I'm guessing at his age, after losing a grandson at 17, watching your son debilitate with MS over several decades, losing uncles, siblings, all your friends and watching your wife slowly fade away while you yourself battle all the pains and aches of aging, heart failure, cancers and the worst of it all I'm learning - horrendous loneliness - maybe the view doesn't look so rosy as it does at my age. I've never given a second thought to doing it all over again if I could.

Anyhow, I'm going to get some Dutch Masters and bang on Tex's door tonight, tomorrow, this weekend...hopefully I can catch him and at least spend some time with him. Not sure if I'm a great alternative to loneliness, but at least I'll have cigars.

Whoa. You win the PowerBall or something?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

On my Facebook feed: Pregnant women can get angry...

"It's upsetting enough to be told you will have to have an emergency csection at 34-35 weeks, if you make it that long. Then you go to your favorite second hand kids clothing store AND Kohls only to be told by both places they can't keep this stuff in stock because grown women are in there ever day buying preemie clothes for their ####### dolls. "

I try not to listen to pregnant women...because they are women.

 

[Abraham]

I'm going to sell an instrument to a woman who responded to my Craigslist ad. The instructions call for me to to up a gravel driveway through the gate and then stay to the right. So if I end up dead, make sure ignoramus remembers to submit our lineup each week in my honor.

 

[Thorn]

So I'm looking for info on Disneyland (kingdomplanners.com IS down), and I find this disboards.com. These people are weirdos.

It freaks me out when full-grown adults are way too into Disney. I've probably mentioned this but my brother's ex-wife and my 30 year old neice go to Disneyland about 6-7 times a year. My niece likes to countdown the days until they go on facebook.

There's a 40ish lady at work that goes there for a couple weeks a year and gives tours. She, of course, is completely insane.

I used to work with a woman who went twice a year, had a picture of her favorite hotel hung on her office wall, and "had to" get married there. Also nuts.