DTF Chat Thread v. Gadzooks!

[Kotowboy]

Did somebody say NAKED ?!

 

[JayOctavarium]

[hefdaddy42]

Good afternoon.

[JayOctavarium]

Yo

[ReaperKK]

Afternoon guys. Just got home from the vet with the puppy. She was just spayed, now sleeping. I'm having a quiet day on the couch as well.

[Kotowboy]

I think my back tyre needs air. Back end feels a bit ..."wandery".

[Kotowboy]

Afternoon guys. Just got home from the vet with the puppy. She was just spayed, now sleeping. I'm having a quiet day on the couch as well.

 

Rain on my ride into work. Sunny on the ride home so went for a cruise. Worked out i'm getting about 170 miles per tank

FUNNY STORY : Since i figured this out - I calculated that my next fill up would be on 27620 miles (roughly)

As i was watching my mileometer tick over - I shit you not - as it went from 27619 9 to 27620 0 - the bike spluttered and ran out of petrol

I literally could not have been more exact.

[ReaperKK]

I think my back tyre needs air. Back end feels a bit ..."wandery".

Check it out, I check my bike pressure all the time, I'm a bit paranoid about it.

[Kotowboy]

haha "wandery"..

Later That Day

...yeahhhh It was a puncture. I didn't realise and drove to town. It went from being a bit wandery to being a lot crashy.

[JayOctavarium]

Haha


I'm about to finally see Age of Ultron.

That's 3 movies in a week for me.


(which is more than I see in a 3 month time most of the time.

[ReaperKK]

haha "wandery"..

Later That Day

...yeahhhh It was a puncture. I didn't realise and drove to town. It went from being a bit wandery to being a lot crashy.

You can also patch motorcycle tires in case you don't know depending on where the puncture is.

Haha


I'm about to finally see Age of Ultron.

That's 3 movies in a week for me.


(which is more than I see in a 3 month time most of the time.

I only go out and see like 5 movies a year, I don't know why but I'm not really drawn to the theater.

[BlobVanDam]

Good times. Unity just ass-raped my entire project and now it doesn't work. Now I have to figure out the best option to recover from least pain-in-the-ass to most pain-in-the-ass (least pain-in-the-ass probably being to revert to my backup from a week or so ago).

edit: Ok, it looks like a quick fix from the internet actually worked and all is well.

[hefdaddy42]

Good morning, peoples.

[Chino]

Today I sit in my cubicle and ponder turning on all of my college education, leaving the corporate world, and starting a paving company.

[hefdaddy42]

Today I sit in my cubicle and ponder turning on all of my college education, leaving the corporate world, and starting a paving company.

If it would make you happy, and you can make a living doing it, then go for it.

[JayOctavarium]

Do it.


But just know, you'll need something bigger than your Mini...

[Chino]

Today I sit in my cubicle and ponder turning on all of my college education, leaving the corporate world, and starting a paving company.

If it would make you happy, and you can make a living doing it, then go for it.

I think it would. My entire life I've always been a hands-on/mechanical/trade kind of guy. I ended up where I am now because getting a college education and making money was what was stressed to me my entire life. I wouldn't say my dad forced it on me. He took me to look at trade schools and whatnot when I was looking at high school, but seeing him make $150k+ per year lead me to trust what he said about school. He wasn't wrong, but it's definitely clear that the corporate environment isn't for me in the least. Don't get me wrong. I make good money and the job security I have is really appealing, but the thought of sitting in front of computer screens with limited access to the outdoors for the next 40+ years is absolutely dreadful. It's all I can focus on most days.

My girlfriend's family has really changed my line of thinking in regards to work. Everyone in her family, on both sides, owns paving companies. Some do residential, some to commercial, some do public transit, some will do anything. Their companies double as plowing services come winter. No one in her family is hurting. Every family has at least three kids and the smallest house is about 3400 square feet. It would not be hard for me to learn the trade from her father and uncles (who have offered to let me work if I wanted to) and branch out on my own in a few years. Her father is super relatable to me. He went to college for business, worked at Aetna (rival insurance company) two years, and then went to work for his wife's brother's paving company once he decided he couldn't stand being behind a desk. He managed to put three girls through school on his own and has a really nice house in Brookfield CT. He'd respect my decision and would be totally onboard (I think) with helping me get my own paving business going. I also live far enough away where I wouldn't be impacting any of their businesses in regards to potential customers.

[hefdaddy42]

Sounds good.

The "not living close enough to be a competitor" is key.

[ReaperKK]

Today I sit in my cubicle and ponder turning on all of my college education, leaving the corporate world, and starting a paving company.

If it would make you happy, and you can make a living doing it, then go for it.

I think it would. My entire life I've always been a hands-on/mechanical/trade kind of guy. I ended up where I am now because getting a college education and making money was what was stressed to me my entire life. I wouldn't say my dad forced it on me. He took me to look at trade schools and whatnot when I was looking at high school, but seeing him make $150k+ per year lead me to trust what he said about school. He wasn't wrong, but it's definitely clear that the corporate environment isn't for me in the least. Don't get me wrong. I make good money and the job security I have is really appealing, but the thought of sitting in front of computer screens with limited access to the outdoors for the next 40+ years is absolutely dreadful. It's all I can focus on most days.

My girlfriend's family has really changed my line of thinking in regards to work. Everyone in her family, on both sides, owns paving companies. Some do residential, some to commercial, some do public transit, some will do anything. Their companies double as plowing services come winter. No one in her family is hurting. Every family has at least three kids and the smallest house is about 3400 square feet. It would not be hard for me to learn the trade from her father and uncles (who have offered to let me work if I wanted to) and branch out on my own in a few years. Her father is super relatable to me. He went to college for business, worked at Aetna (rival insurance company) two years, and then went to work for his wife's brother's paving company once he decided he couldn't stand being behind a desk. He managed to put three girls through school on his own and has a really nice house in Brookfield CT. He'd respect my decision and would be totally onboard (I think) with helping me get my own paving business going. I also live far enough away where I wouldn't be impacting any of their businesses in regards to potential customers.

I thought that the corporate life was for me when I finished school but when I did finish school and started work it wasn't for me. I know manage a hotel that I'm buying at the end of the year, it's hands on and fairly small but the work is much more rewarding. I'm my own boss making my own money. It's not glamours but it's good work.

[Chino]

How did you segue from a corporate environment to hotel management?

[BlobVanDam]

Reaper has a Segway? Neat! I've always wanted to ride one of those things. I bet that helped with his segue to hotel management.

[Kotowboy]

You can also patch motorcycle tires in case you don't know depending on where the puncture is.

Dad says it will be a pain to remove the tyre so we might just take the wheel off and take it to a garage.

[Chino]

Reaper has a Segway? Neat! I've always wanted to ride one of those things. I bet that helped with his segue to hotel management.

Shit lol. Nice find. I was having a conversation about segways literally two minutes before typing that.

[Kotowboy]

Did your conversation segue into segways ?

[BlobVanDam]

Reaper has a Segway? Neat! I've always wanted to ride one of those things. I bet that helped with his segue to hotel management.

Shit lol. Nice find. I was having a conversation about segways literally two minutes before typing that.

King has me well trained to pointing out typos.

[JayOctavarium]

[King Postwhore]

Reaper has a Segway? Neat! I've always wanted to ride one of those things. I bet that helped with his segue to hotel management.

Shit lol. Nice find. I was having a conversation about segways literally two minutes before typing that.

King has me well trained to pointing out typos.

I'm infecting you all.

[hefdaddy42]

Fuck, it's hot outside.

[JayOctavarium]

It's 60 degrees, overcast, and a tad humid.


I love it.

[King Postwhore]

Fuck, it's hot outside.

Keep that down south please.

[hefdaddy42]

Fuck, it's hot outside.

Keep that down south please.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

[JayOctavarium]

OH

[King Postwhore]

They say that after you give them the ring.

[JayOctavarium]

Oh

[ReaperKK]

How did you segue from a corporate environment to hotel management?

Well I just quit lol. I had some good savings and I was trading as well. I ended up moving back to my hometown and I asked if my buddies family would let me rent one of their apartments for a few months so I didn't have to commit to a year lease elsewhere. My buddies dad owned a hotel next door to the apartment and said he'd work a deal with me where I would watch the hotel for him while his family left for the summer and he'd cut me a deal on rent. I eventually became the manager of the place.

A few years pass and I'm growing tired of working at the hotel, I hate the city and wanted a change of pace plus my boss is getting old and is planning to sell the hotel anyway. He ended up approaching me and asked if I would be interested in buying a part of the business and he keeps a portion (I couldn't afford all of it). I still hate the city but since the wheels are in motion of purchasing the property I have a renewed sense of purpose and I have my own ideas and plans for it.