Random Announcements
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Finally sold my business (a gym). Didn't nearly get back what I put into it as far as blood, sweat, and tears goes, but sometimes these things can't be judged that way.
Reason for selling? I'm sure you wanted money back, but I imagine it's not the main motivation.
I took 4 years off from engineering to run it (ran it for 9 years in total, doubled up with an engineering job for the first 4 and the last 1). It was a good experience but I always knew I was going to get back to engineering in the long run. Spent a lot of time in the last year refining the business model and setting up systems so that it could keep going after I left. Felt like I had done all I came to do and it was time to step away.
Had a business partner, and the way everything was structured it wouldn't make sense for one of us to be a "silent partner." So in the end he got the autonomy and full ownership, and I got liquidity and the ability to focus on my current career and not worry about how the business is doing.
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Here's an interview with Ron Stallworth, a black cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the seventies.
Favourite quote: Fortunately the people I was dealing with weren’t the brightest bulbs in the socket.
The story is the basis of the new film, BlacKkKlansman.
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Scratch that one off the bucket list
Maybe only fellow Americans will find your story funny
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When I went down under a few years ago "mate" (also common on the forum) and other terms gave me a kick. I think I made one of my Aussie colleagues self-conscious about calling me "mate," but I loved it. It's so nautical. "Man" and "dude" have seemed so pedestrian since.
Very charming lot, as are their evictors.
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After almost 2 years, it finally happened yesterday…
After having a conversation, an old Englishman looked me in the eyes and said "Cheerio!"
Definitely that's some sort of milestone in my life, lol!
My friends from the UK were visiting a couple of years ago. They were going to go for a swim, the husband announced he had his swimming boots on.
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I finally got around to listening to most of the Dean Delray/ @Giles interview for Let Their Be Talk. Pretty good listen. I'm about 3/4 of the way done and will try to finish it tonight.
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I finally got around to listening to most of the Dean Delray/ @Giles interview for Let Their Be Talk. Pretty good listen. I'm about 3/4 of the way done and will try to finish it tonight.
100% agreed, i really enjoy Deans Handmade Episodes, you need 1 Minute to realise that he is as much into that stuff as we all are. My Favortes are besides the one with Giles the Magnus Walker, Kiya Babzani and the Josh Warner ones, these guys have crazy life storys where no one tought they´ll end up where they are know.
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Nothing in Berkshire FFS.
29.5 deg.c in the house last night.
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29.5 deg.c in the house last night.
30 here yesterday. Got up at 3am, started work at 5, went beershoping at 9, had two beers at 10, powernap at 12, now awaiting arrival of fresh box of beers.
If only it were 30C° colder, it would've been a great day…
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My son's last day at daycare will be Aug. 6th. Our monthly daycare bills were about $1000 split between my ex and I – next month's bill is only $232, so $116 on my end. So relieved to not have to pay astronomical bills every month
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This is outside (in the shade) and livingroom.
Bedroom currently 28.5 deg. C. -
Since we're talking about weather….the temp driving home the other day in Phx.
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Since we're talking about weather….the temp driving home the other day in Phx.
Does that mean it's 100 degrees in the shade? Absolutely brutal
