OT: Anything Goes 35 - Tony O Edition

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

My buddy is in the running for a job, and he put me down as a reference. I got a call this afternoon but was unable to answer at that time. I'm assuming I'll get a call back either this afternoon again or tomorrow.

Anyway, this is my first time being a reference. Does anyone have experience with that, and any idea what kind of questions to expect?

 

[ChiHawks10]

My buddy is in the running for a job, and he put me down as a reference. I got a call this afternoon but was unable to answer at that time. I'm assuming I'll get a call back either this afternoon again or tomorrow.

Anyway, this is my first time being a reference. Does anyone have experience with that, and any idea what kind of questions to expect?

To your assumption, they usually don't call back unless they have to. More likely, they move on to other references, and get what they need from them. Did they leave a voicemail?

General stuff about the person, their personality, relationship, age of relationship, etc. Nothing crazy, from my experience.

 

[RayP]

So we moved last weekend. To a really, really nice brand new apartment. Only 20-30 people living there currently in a massive building.

The day we moved in as any normal person would, I would open the door with boxes and let the door naturally shut.

10pm on a Saturday night (we moved in on a Friday morning) our neighbor knocks on our door to tell me I’m shutting our door too loudly and it’s making her dog bark and to stop.

I haven’t seen her since then, not in the hallways or anywhere. Today she knocks on the door to tell my wife that I can lock my bikes up outside or in the stairwell, and that she checked if there are any available storage units for us. She then gave my wife a package of ground beef as a peace offering.

 

[hawksrule]

Mrs. Hawksrule bought cotton candy grapes. They actually taste like cotton candy. What will they think of next.

 

[x Tame Impala]

In general I find most people to be either indifferent, incompetent, dishonest, lazy, or some combination thereof. It's hard to find good people.

Most people are

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

So we moved last weekend. To a really, really nice brand new apartment. Only 20-30 people living there currently in a massive building.

The day we moved in as any normal person would, I would open the door with boxes and let the door naturally shut.

10pm on a Saturday night (we moved in on a Friday morning) our neighbor knocks on our door to tell me I’m shutting our door too loudly and it’s making her dog bark and to stop.

I haven’t seen her since then, not in the hallways or anywhere. Today she knocks on the door to tell my wife that I can lock my bikes up outside or in the stairwell, and that she checked if there are any available storage units for us. She then gave my wife a package of ground beef as a peace offering.

Maybe it's ground human from the last person that made her dog bark

 

[RayP]

Maybe it's ground human from the last person that made her dog bark

Well if I stop posting someone call the cops on my neighbor across the hall.

 

[hawksrule]

Maybe it's ground human from the last person that made her dog bark

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

So we moved last weekend. To a really, really nice brand new apartment. Only 20-30 people living there currently in a massive building.

The day we moved in as any normal person would, I would open the door with boxes and let the door naturally shut.

10pm on a Saturday night (we moved in on a Friday morning) our neighbor knocks on our door to tell me I’m shutting our door too loudly and it’s making her dog bark and to stop.

I haven’t seen her since then, not in the hallways or anywhere. Today she knocks on the door to tell my wife that I can lock my bikes up outside or in the stairwell, and that she checked if there are any available storage units for us. She then gave my wife a package of ground beef as a peace offering.

Ground beef is the best part of this story. People are f***ing whacked.

 

[RayP]

Ground beef is the best part of this story. People are ****ing whacked.

f***ing weird man. We don’t have peepholes so she just sits and watched a doorbell camera all day apparently.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

To your assumption, they usually don't call back unless they have to. More likely, they move on to other references, and get what they need from them. Did they leave a voicemail?

General stuff about the person, their personality, relationship, age of relationship, etc. Nothing crazy, from my experience.

I did get a call back. Pretty normal stuff.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Mrs. Hawksrule bought cotton candy grapes. They actually taste like cotton candy. What will they think of next.

So the question I need answered.. Do you like them?

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Well if I stop posting someone call the cops on my neighbor across the hall.

I'll make sure to let them know that RayP is in danger.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Ground beef is the best part of this story. People are ****ing whacked.

Can never have too much ground beef!

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Well if I stop posting someone call the cops on my neighbor across the hall.

****ing weird man. We don’t have peepholes so she just sits and watched a doorbell camera all day apparently.

Can never have too much ground beef!

Is she Mormon? If you are still in Utah and she's Mormon, I could see beef being pretty high on the list of "vices", lol.

 

[hawksrule]

So the question I need answered.. Do you like them?

Yeah, they're a fun change of pace. I'll probably have some after dinner.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Yeah, they're a fun change of pace. I'll probably have some after dinner.

Woah there buddy, be careful!​

 

[Toews2Bickell]

So we moved last weekend. To a really, really nice brand new apartment. Only 20-30 people living there currently in a massive building.

The day we moved in as any normal person would, I would open the door with boxes and let the door naturally shut.

10pm on a Saturday night (we moved in on a Friday morning) our neighbor knocks on our door to tell me I’m shutting our door too loudly and it’s making her dog bark and to stop.

I haven’t seen her since then, not in the hallways or anywhere. Today she knocks on the door to tell my wife that I can lock my bikes up outside or in the stairwell, and that she checked if there are any available storage units for us. She then gave my wife a package of ground beef as a peace offering.

Seems like the obvious thing to do is return the favor with a case of red dogs....after you throw the ground beef in the trash

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Only just recently realized that I haven't gotten my eyes checked in at least six years. And I only realized it due to my right eye suddenly having more blurred vision while driving.

That ain't good...

And my wife is somewhat concerned as she's only ever known me with this pair of glasses.

 

[hawksrule]

Only just recently realized that I haven't gotten my eyes checked in at least six years. And I only realized it due to my right eye suddenly having more blurred vision while driving.

That ain't good...

And my wife is somewhat concerned as she's only ever known me with this pair of glasses.

It could just be you need a new prescription, but sudden blurry vision could mean other things as well. You should definitely get it checked out.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Speaking of eye sight, it’s about time I go get some glasses. My vision from far away has slowly been getting worse.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Oh yeah, have an optometrist appointment set up.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Tornado hit parts of Dallas

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[BK]

A350 is such an amazing plane, by far my favorite. A350 > 787.

Just need to fly on a A380 and 747 before they are done.