OT: Sens Lounge CV - The CV Joint and other Car Parts Edition

[Stylizer1]

Almost 20 degrees celcius in Antarctica today.

We are so, so screwed.

The Northern tip is nowhere close to the interior.

 

[Qward]

Could be possible, I assume the folks he hired would be all over it if its available. He hasn't mentioned it at all so assume it's not available to him. I seem to remember this was the non resident amount they take, otherwise its close to half? This is what he told me once he was done with all his meetings with lawyers/financiers etc...

Gaming & Casino Tax Refund Eligibility:
– You are not a US citizen, Green card holder or resident
– Won taxable gaming, gambling income from specified gaming activity within the last three years.
– You have been issued an IRS Form 1042-S by the casino (the casino usually keeps up to 30% of your winnings as withholding tax and sends it to the IRS)

 

[Qward]

Almost 20 degrees celcius in Antarctica today.

We are so, so screwed.

Are you a penguin?


It's summer there.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I mean, I get that it has to be taken seriously, but like SARS was actually relatively dangerous, this one just sounds like a bad flu? I've already been sick this year and I don't normally get sick in the winter and I know a lot of other people that have had bad flus, maybe it's just a bad flu year? Anyhow, keep those immune systems strong everyone!

My understanding is that it less deadly than SARS (about 3% of people are dying with Coronavirus compared to 9% with SARS). The bad news is that it is spreading a lot quicker and infecting a lot more people.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Are you a penguin?


It's summer there.

Damn, poking holes in my Lex Luthor plan of buying up useless inland property that will become beachfront when the water levels rise.

 

[Icelevel]

Is there a thread somewhere on where to watch televised games? I have bell fibe and can't watch the tsn games cause they are blacked out.
Anyone had this problem and looked into it?

 

[The Lewler]

Is there a thread somewhere on where to watch televised games? I have bell fibe and can't watch the tsn games cause they are blacked out.
Anyone had this problem and looked into it?

Get a VPN

edit Im serious. If you use a VPN you can shift your geo-IP around and no more blackouts.

I do it with NHL Live all the time. I'm paying for all the hockey game, like F am I going to allow some archaic blackout system to cheat me out of my product.

 

[Daffy]

1917 was excellent. So well done.

 

[Qward]

Bought starburst gummies.
Should have just bought the regular ones.

 

[coladin]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

Seems like the respectful thing for him would be to initially address you as Mr. Smith. And seems like the respectful thing for you to do then would be to say "Call me Mike." This isn't just "some 17yr old trying to get into [your] daughter's pants" – it's a person who's done nothing to show he deserves any less respect than you do.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

I have a 14 year old daughter so I am soon going to need to understand how to deal with this as well.

I suggest your first meeting with him should go like this:

Kid: Hi Mike!
You: <give him in-depth tour of your gun collection>
Kid: These are great Mr. Coladin!

 

[Qward]

Beat her to the punch, when he walks in walk up to him and say "Hello Jimmy, I'm Mr. Coladin." Then shake his hand.

 

[Qward]

I have a 14 year old daughter so I am soon going to need to understand how to deal with this as well.

I suggest your first meeting with him should go like this:

Kid: Hi Mike!
You: <give him in-depth tour of your gun collection>
Kid: These are great Mr. Coladin!

I have a son, so I get to avoid this a little. But my plan was to nail a pair of ripped underwear to the tree and tell the kid that her last boyfriend lasted 2 hours up there. How long does he think he can last?

 

[Fandlauer]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

I’d say you’re the dinosaur (no disrespect). Most adults I know don’t want to be called Mr so it’s a little awkward when they do. Not a big deal but I can see why your daughter is like what the hell.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

No matter how old I was growing up till now I always said Mr and Ms whatever the last name. This kid shouldn't even be told to do it he should know to do it.

Doesn't seem like an outrageous thing to expect to me. Some parents simply don't teach kids respect.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

No matter how old I was growing up till now I always said Mr and Ms whatever the last name. This kid shouldn't even be told to do it he should know to do it.

Doesn't seem like an outrageous thing to expect to me. Some parents simply don't teach kids respect.

Yeah, I recently met my bosses dad and I initially addressed him as Mr.

I am 54 and he is about 80.

You always speak to the next generation up with respect.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Kids are taught to use first name only these days. I couldn't believe it.

Respect is still there if they are taught respect, but it doesn't end up in a personal title.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Wait until they find out they own Facebook

https://www.washingtonpost.com/grap...ity/cia-crypto-encryption-machines-espionage/

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Hell I'm 36 and I still use Mr/Ms. and "vous" whenever I meet someone new.

Sticking to "vous" is especially hard though, people really do not like be referred to with it for some reason.

On the plus side people tend to reach positively to being "granted" respect right away so being polite has helped me a lot in my career.

Just got a $10k promotion so I'm doing something right

 

[coladin]

Seems like the respectful thing for him would be to initially address you as Mr. Smith. And seems like the respectful thing for you to do then would be to say "Call me Mike." This isn't just "some 17yr old trying to get into [your] daughter's pants" – it's a person who's done nothing to show he deserves any less respect than you do.

I can appreciate this point of view. Thing is, why should he call me Mike? While it is true that he has done nothing to show he deserves any less respect...don't you think as the parent here that we are not on the same level? My friends call me by my first name.

And the reality is, and we have all been 17 before, clearly he is on a mission as I was, and most of us were. Not fun times!

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Ok, so dilemma that I need some opinions on:

My 16yr old daughter has her first boyfrend, and she wants to bring him home as he wants to meet us. How nice. Anyways, I told her that I want him to call me Mr. , I find it awkward that a 17yr old boy is going to be introduced and address me on a first name basis. Like, that is for my friends and family, not some 17yr old trying to get into my daughter's pants. Of course, she is mortified at the prospect of it. I don't see the big deal when he comes over to say "Hi Mr. Smith, Hi Mrs. Smith", or whatever. Instead , he is supposed to walk in and say, " Hi Mike"?

So, am i the dinosaur that she wails that I am, or do I stand tall and expect that this is the way it should go?

I think you should just wait to meet him to make any judgements, or else from now on your daughter will only have secret boyfriends.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

I can appreciate this point of view. Thing is, why should he call me Mike? While it is true that he has done nothing to show he deserves any less respect...don't you think as the parent here that we are not on the same level? My friends call me by my first name.

And the reality is, and we have all been 17 before, clearly he is on a mission as I was, and most of us were. Not fun times!

Definitely not fun times. I empathize – it's gotta be tricky to look out for your daughter without being too overbearing. That's a tightrope act. What you're saying makes sense, and I don't think there's a "right" or "wrong" answer here.

 

[coladin]

No matter how old I was growing up till now I always said Mr and Ms whatever the last name. This kid shouldn't even be told to do it he should know to do it.

Doesn't seem like an outrageous thing to expect to me. Some parents simply don't teach kids respect.

I am kind of this mind. He doesn't know me and I don't know him, right? How the hell does he just walk in and call a 47yr old man by his first name? It would feel more awkward to me. But it is a different day and age, for sure. When I coached sports, no one called me by my first name , it was always coach first. There is some title, needed, no? People who are older than me, I typically call them by their title until they say "please, call me Mike", but some do not say that, and I am fine with that. Valentine's is coming and I gotta get this shit sorted out!