OT: The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

[1972]

Eventually yes. I am closing in on 30 gone.

Good job! August 1st I’m back on the weight loss wagon, I have 20 I wanna lose.

 

[Chainshot]

104 pounds :0ldteach:

Truth be told from peak to target is actually 107. I was down 26 before going for a beer last night.

 

[Kyndig]

Eventually yes. I am closing in on 30 gone.

Nice. I've gone the opposite way over the past year. From 190 and in shape to 240 and fat. (Depression sucks)

 

[Mike McDermott]

Had an interview this morning. Had a 2nd interview set up as soon as it ended. Will be interesting to see where this goes.

 

[brian_griffin]

Good job! August 1st I’m back on the weight loss wagon, I have 20 I wanna lose.

Sign me up for 20 pounds too. If/when I can do that, we'll see about the next goal.

Had an interview this morning. Had a 2nd interview set up as soon as it ended. Will be interesting to see where this goes.

Only 3 options, right? 3rd interview. No more interviews. Job offer.

 

[cybresabre]

Nice. I've gone the opposite way over the past year. From 190 and in shape to 240 and fat. (Depression sucks)

It's all ebb and flow, buddy. Finding a fun way to get moving every day helps part one, but, more importantly, it points you in the right direction on the second part.

 

[Mike McDermott]

Only 3 options, right? 3rd interview. No more interviews. Job offer.

Well yeah obviously. I more meant if I get an offer, what the exact offer will be, benefits vs current job etc.

 

[DazedandConfused]

Got out for the first round of the year today, shot a 92, still have the distance but my placement was a little weak. My current work schedule isn't all that conducive to having a hobby, or a life for that matter. Miss getting out 5 days a week.

Been feeling the itch to take off for a year or three and travel/ try working for myself, but I keep getting promotions and more pay so I haven't left. /firstworldproblems

 

[NotABadPeriod]

It was like a three hour delay. She had a friend there with her, so they just had a few drinks and complained about the delay.

I feel like you should just expect to have a delay like that when connecting through O'Hare.

 

[Jim Bob]

I feel like you should just expect to have a delay like that when connecting through O'Hare.

She said that while she was waiting.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Was playing some NHL 18 last night while waiting for my wife to finish her violin practice. Hit the trade deadline in the 17-18 season, bottom of the division, on All-Star. I swear this game cheats. Made a few deals, though, because I was getting pissed off.

ROR + McCabe + 4th to Minny for Nino, Coyle, and a 1st
Fasching + 3rd to StL for Berglund
Kane to Winnipeg for Kyle Connor and a future 1st

Earlier in the year I moved Lehner + Beaulieu to the Jets for Myers and Hellebucyk

So my lineup is something like:

Nino - Eichel - Okposo
Sheary - Coyle - Reinhart
Connor - Berglund - Bailey
Pouliot - Girgensons - Moulson

Myers - Risto
Scandella - Bogo
Falk - Tennyson

Hellebucyk
Ullmark

The hope is to be able to draft Dahlin. I'm working on having the roster be at least somewhat recognizable, so I don't want to keep a lot of guys around who have been traded.

Amusingly, when I named Jack captain after the trade deadline, he said, "What took you so long?"

 

[brian_griffin]

I feel like you should just expect to have a delay like that when connecting through O'Hare.

I've only been through Midway a couple times, but never had an issue.

 

[Jim Bob]

Well, my wife is flying back through O'Hare today. Let's hope her flight into Rochester is somewhat close to on time.

I need to get up early tomorrow morning.

 

[Jim Bob]

Lawson Craddock's Amazing Last-Place Finish In The Tour De France

Biometric Data of Tour de France Rider Lawson Craddock

I'm not buying that winning isn't everything it is the only thing.

 

[Chainshot]

Well, my wife is flying back through O'Hare today. Let's hope her flight into Rochester is somewhat close to on time.

I need to get up early tomorrow morning.

Odd that we both have to pick up our spouses from the airport tomorrow. May your trip home be as smooth and safe a I intend mine to be.

 

[cybresabre]

Got out for the first round of the year today, shot a 92, still have the distance but my placement was a little weak. My current work schedule isn't all that conducive to having a hobby, or a life for that matter. Miss getting out 5 days a week.

Been feeling the itch to take off for a year or three and travel/ try working for myself, but I keep getting promotions and more pay so I haven't left. /firstworldproblems

I've got my first round in two years coming up. Every year at the family cabin we walk to the course in the Adirondacks. When I was playing weekly, the course tore me up, aside from a glorious eagle that I'll never get again. It's narrow as a pencil, which always murdered my intermittent slice. There's a 587 yarder with water, jerk trees everywhere, sand, and it's at just the right part of the course that the beer is wearing off. Brutal hole. Can't wait, though.
The last time I went up there, I hacked my brain to fix my slice. I hadn't golfed all that year, either, but that whole drive, I went through my swing in my head and fixed it. It worked--18 holes, no slices. Fairway woods launched beautifully. That's it, though. It was an abomination everywhere else.

 

[TehDoak]

I've only been through Midway a couple times, but never had an issue.

Well, my wife is flying back through O'Hare today. Let's hope her flight into Rochester is somewhat close to on time.

I need to get up early tomorrow morning.

Midway does ALOT less in terms of transfers than O'Hare. Southwest is the big airline through there. O'Hare is a major hub and seems to run into a lot of dominos with their planes/gates. Bad weather in Florida can make another plane be late in taking off, which will in turn block your gate, which will cause a delay. When I lived in Chicago I loved O'hare because I could take the blue line from my house straight to the airport (basically a 25m ride vs a 1h 15m ride for Midway) and I could get a direct flight basically anywhere.

But yeah. I'd say you'll get delayed 15-30 minutes about a 1/3rd of the time and 1 hr+ maybe 1/4 of the time at O'Hare. Unless you have like 15 minutes to go between terminals...then the plane will be right on time.

 

[Mike McDermott]

Welp, got an offer this morning. Now to weigh the pros vs cons, talk with the wife and make a decision.

 

[Jim Bob]

Odd that we both have to pick up our spouses from the airport tomorrow. May your trip home be as smooth and safe a I intend mine to be.

Her return was on schedule.

Now she has a bad headache and thinks it is due to the jet lag...

 

[Mike McDermott]

Well, after talking with my wife, and my dad.... The pros definitely out weigh the cons, which I basically knew but wanted to talk it out. So I've officially accepted the offer.

And now I get to go to work. Which is going to be awkward because I'm not going to tell my staff until I can tell my boss which I want to do face to face. And that can't happen until later this week.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Well, after talking with my wife, and my dad.... The pros definitely out weigh the cons, which I basically knew but wanted to talk it out. So I've officially accepted the offer.

And now I get to go to work. Which is going to be awkward because I'm not going to tell my staff until I can tell my boss which I want to do face to face. And that can't happen until later this week.

Sounds like a good opportunity, though. Congrats man!

 

[Mike McDermott]

Sounds like a good opportunity, though. Congrats man!

~20% pay increase and 401K with employer match that I'm eligible for after 1 year of service are the two biggest pros.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

~20% pay increase and 401K with employer match that I'm eligible for after 1 year of service are the two biggest pros.

Those sounds pretty positive. I got a 20% raise when I came to my current job, and I'm hoping my next job will be another 15-20%. That's the way to make it happen, man.

 

[brian_griffin]

Midway does ALOT less in terms of transfers than O'Hare. Southwest is the big airline through there. O'Hare is a major hub and seems to run into a lot of dominos with their planes/gates. Bad weather in Florida can make another plane be late in taking off, which will in turn block your gate, which will cause a delay. When I lived in Chicago I loved O'hare because I could take the blue line from my house straight to the airport (basically a 25m ride vs a 1h 15m ride for Midway) and I could get a direct flight basically anywhere.

But yeah. I'd say you'll get delayed 15-30 minutes about a 1/3rd of the time and 1 hr+ maybe 1/4 of the time at O'Hare. Unless you have like 15 minutes to go between terminals...then the plane will be right on time.

It's been a few years but, yeah, the blue line into the city from O'Hare is definitely the bomb for convenience. And the surface-street drive to Midway is cool too. It's like, OMG, there's a big airport here!!

 

[1972]

6 years ago I had the decision to go into Civil Engineering or Golf Management in school. What a decision that turned out for me. I’m so glad I choose the engineering.