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kevzilla
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
Apologies to the Portland folks. I ran out of time after the weekend. I really enjoyed staying in Yachats near the water. I hit a few (maybe more than a few) breweries and cider joints in Portland proper and ate some damn good food. The Japanese Gardens are very impressive. Pretty sure I’ll be back again soon as my friends are considering living there long term.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
Osaurus
Footballguy
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
Nice! Did a handsome mexican fellow greet or wait on you at all at Cascade??? (if so, that's my good buddy Miguel)
Osaurus
Footballguy
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
kevzilla
Footballguy
Absolutely. It's a palace. The screen is so big I fear for radiation poisoning. During the Gonzaga-Baylor game they had two baseball games and other stuff on. Founders Club on the roof is Strip-quality drinking and lounging.
El Floppo
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I love to clean the garage - put some tunes on, grab a beer and take my time. Granted, my garage stays fairly clean but it’s still one chore I don’t mind at all.I read that too quickly and thought you were asking me to clean your garage.
sure.
belljr
Footballguy
It actually doesn't need cleaning. I got some tools out on the bench. That's about it. And why she even gives a #### is beyond me.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
RC94
Footballguy
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Zegras11
Footballguy
mr. furley
Footballguy
peg boards on the walls?shuke said:
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Osaurus
Footballguy
mr. furley
Footballguy
garage guys> tell me about sheds
DO YOU USE ONE?
getting the full court press to buy one, but everyone i know who has a shed hasn't been inside theirs in years.
DO YOU USE ONE?
getting the full court press to buy one, but everyone i know who has a shed hasn't been inside theirs in years.
Zegras11
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Yep - peg boards are crap but the concept is still valuable. I have Husky wall storage that looks kind of like this. Works really well and is aesthetically pleasing too.Hate that ####
ETA - will snap a picture later if I remember. It works great to have your tools handy and organized.
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mr. furley
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DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
pfizer #2 today. so far so good. haven't checked my download speed yet. excited about the better speed.
belljr
Footballguy
Well since my town and hoa require approval of a normal size shed I have a small one. It fits my string trimmers, lawnmower with handle folded and some other items. It's not huge but serves it's purpose. I should probably clean it out and move some more stuff in it. It's mainly my "yard stuff"
Peg board, my one wall in my garage was/is unfinished. I put insulation in and just peg boarded it. Was cheap and easy. I don't really use it as a peg board. I have some hammers and my levels hanging. My toolbox was getting cluttered
All my shovels etc are hanging from hooks in the stud. And I have other shelving I've hung
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
One wall of my garage is unfinished. Which is perfect. Just use nails and wood to store stuff.
belljr
Footballguy
I need some perspective here and this seems like a good thread. My wife isn't the only one that does this but obviously the most exposure. I totally understand needing to plan for things but the amount of over thinking and scenarios, and what abouts for smaller stuff frustrates me. I'm just wondering if I'm in the minority. I know this is just a difference in personality, I'm just curious
Example, family is coming at the end of May for my son's wedding. The Saturday of that weekend my daughter may or may not have practice for the playoffs. There are no wedding activities Saturday. So the question was raised why don't we do X Saturday. I say if we don't have practice sure or maybe after practice. Then I get how about Y or Z. Or if no practice we do ABC but if she has practice you go to Y and then we do Z.
So basically I said why don't we just wait until we find out if they have it. If she has practice it will be from 9-11 like the others. We won't know until that week.
This is just the lastest example. I'm all for needing to have a plan but it feels like wasted time and energy coming up with a bunch of scenarios for something we don't know yet. This happens a lot.
I kind of always take a wait and see approach before deciding vs these are all our potential options, which is more common for you?
Example, family is coming at the end of May for my son's wedding. The Saturday of that weekend my daughter may or may not have practice for the playoffs. There are no wedding activities Saturday. So the question was raised why don't we do X Saturday. I say if we don't have practice sure or maybe after practice. Then I get how about Y or Z. Or if no practice we do ABC but if she has practice you go to Y and then we do Z.
So basically I said why don't we just wait until we find out if they have it. If she has practice it will be from 9-11 like the others. We won't know until that week.
This is just the lastest example. I'm all for needing to have a plan but it feels like wasted time and energy coming up with a bunch of scenarios for something we don't know yet. This happens a lot.
I kind of always take a wait and see approach before deciding vs these are all our potential options, which is more common for you?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I'm a planner, so would take an approach closer to your wife. But I would only throw out the options, not get crazy about it. She probably feels pressure to have to entertain people that weekend.
belljr
Footballguy
Yeah I totally understand that, but shes like this with other stuff too. Was just the last example that came up. She definitely goes over board though. Always has been, just 25 years in and it's like a comedy routine between us now.... Thanks
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mr. furley
Footballguy
17 years in between dating and marriage and i'm still struggling with this discussion
i'm of the mind that there's only so much control one can have over a situation. you can plan, but at some point you've got to let go. make a preferred plan A and have a plan B, but C, D, E, F, G, etc. is just introducing unnecessary stress.
my wife likes to think through ALL the possible outcomes. and spirals out from those possible outcomes. it paralyzes her.
she likes to say she's just thinking out loud, but she can't act until she games out all the eventualities. so she never acts & in the end 99.8% of things go just fine. it's the 0.2% that plague her. she can't accept that you can't plan for everything. failing to plan for everything means you didn't spend the time thinking things through. and only people who are stupid don't think things through first.
that's the military upbringing in her. she has just taken in to an extreme place.
i'm more a "wait & see" and if anything extraordinary happens we'll sort it out. can't plan for a lightning strike on a sunny day.
any common issue like traffic, or someone showing up late, etc. is just part of life. can't control everyone.
i'm of the mind that there's only so much control one can have over a situation. you can plan, but at some point you've got to let go. make a preferred plan A and have a plan B, but C, D, E, F, G, etc. is just introducing unnecessary stress.
my wife likes to think through ALL the possible outcomes. and spirals out from those possible outcomes. it paralyzes her.
she likes to say she's just thinking out loud, but she can't act until she games out all the eventualities. so she never acts & in the end 99.8% of things go just fine. it's the 0.2% that plague her. she can't accept that you can't plan for everything. failing to plan for everything means you didn't spend the time thinking things through. and only people who are stupid don't think things through first.
that's the military upbringing in her. she has just taken in to an extreme place.
i'm more a "wait & see" and if anything extraordinary happens we'll sort it out. can't plan for a lightning strike on a sunny day.
any common issue like traffic, or someone showing up late, etc. is just part of life. can't control everyone.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
We have similar issues and at least with the kid's hockey schedule or my desire for free time to bike, she treats it as fully cancellable if she can plan something "more exciting".
belljr
Footballguy
TBH it's why I don't make plans anymore and that frustrates her. It is a "controlling" trait that she can't let go and if it's not the way she expected or might of done it she's a mess
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
mr. furley
Footballguy
yeah, i'm in this boat.
i've said to my wife in the past "if i make plans, then you tell me i'm controlling you. if i don't make plans, then you get upset that i'm not making plans because i know you can't." and her response is "yeah
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DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
I just dropped my kid off at the airport, to go visit her cousins in Maui. It’s her first solo flight. 
14 years old.
she’s super excited. Has a row to herself. Snacks galore. iPad, etc. She’s having a blast.
14 years old. she’s super excited. Has a row to herself. Snacks galore. iPad, etc. She’s having a blast.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
20 years with my wife. She’s extra early, I’m barely on time. Aka, late. She’s quite cautious, I’m an idiot. Those are two biggest differences, between us. She rarely busts my chops about anything. I’ve learned to be almost early, especially when it’s important.
belljr
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
Yep.
The wife loves and needs to plan and have things go according to plan, I tend to roll with things.
Yep, it's a cause of conflict at times. She ends up taking on a lot of preparing for stuff ranging from trips to shopping to kids lives (school, extracurricular, etc) and wishes I'd do more- a genuine pain to her. Most of the stuff I genuinely don't care about, but when I do...not a lot of room for ideas beyond what she's already planning, so becomes a pain to me putting any energy into it and being greeted with a range of disapproval or hostility.
She's amazing at planning though- ran her own fashion line for years, so is nails with schedule and details. Aside from the stress she carries over the stuff that leaks into how she acts towards me and the kids (primarily in the last few days before whatever it is she's planned), I'd be generally fine letting her completely run with things and supporting however she needs me to...and tbh, that's basically where we are with most things.
The wife loves and needs to plan and have things go according to plan, I tend to roll with things.
Yep, it's a cause of conflict at times. She ends up taking on a lot of preparing for stuff ranging from trips to shopping to kids lives (school, extracurricular, etc) and wishes I'd do more- a genuine pain to her. Most of the stuff I genuinely don't care about, but when I do...not a lot of room for ideas beyond what she's already planning, so becomes a pain to me putting any energy into it and being greeted with a range of disapproval or hostility.
She's amazing at planning though- ran her own fashion line for years, so is nails with schedule and details. Aside from the stress she carries over the stuff that leaks into how she acts towards me and the kids (primarily in the last few days before whatever it is she's planned), I'd be generally fine letting her completely run with things and supporting however she needs me to...and tbh, that's basically where we are with most things.
El Floppo
Footballguy
We are both early birds. But she has to be done and ready waaaay before. I'm happy being last minute...but early last minute.
