Sup?
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Adventist Health, and they dropped the axe on anyone and everyone.
Heh. We're all about the "Christian mission" until it comes down to dollars.
Assholes.
My oldest son is an instructor at Top Gun.
How cool is that? What part of instruction is he involved in?
I went to work for Brooks Brothers, but Covid shut it down, and then they filed Chapter 11. I now work for Home Depot.
Talk about a fucked-up virus. Wow.
Hope you're stable for a while.
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:17 last edited byThanks. Yeah... Adventist Health really screwed A LOT of people out of jobs, just so they could install their own people. I guess I don't blame them, but it was pretty abrupt. Not nice....
My oldest son's field is Intel. Very cool stuff, but not much that he can talk about, of course.
As for Brooks Brothers: Even before Covid, they were in trouble. It was owned by an Italian guy who kept trying to "Euro-style" things, and then tried a more trendy line that went over like a lead balloon. It's an American company, and needs to remain an American company.
And yeah... Home Depot is a great company! They take care of their people. After my 90-day "probation" was up, they decided to keep me. A couple weeks later, they offered me full-time, which I jumped at. Now, I'm looking at applying for a supervisory position. We'll see how it pans out...
Jolly, I'll quote Mark Twain: Rumors of my demise have been grossly exaggerated. LOL
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:19 last edited by
Hey, man! Good to hear from you! Sounds like you're doing well, all things considering this year. Military History, eh? Any particular time period you're trying to focus on?
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Hey, man! Good to hear from you! Sounds like you're doing well, all things considering this year. Military History, eh? Any particular time period you're trying to focus on?
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:22 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer Howdy! Good to see you, my friend! The degree covers everything from pre-Mongol all the way up and through Desert Storm. I've already blazed through two of my textbooks, cover-to-cover. Fascinating shit!
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:23 last edited by Copper 12 Sept 2020, 00:23
I guess maybe it is Frank
I count 15 books on Amazon now, how is that going?
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:23 last edited by
Damn fine to see you here, even though we are in touch elsewhere.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:25 last edited by
FFS, @Frank_W , how long have you been with TNCR?
We've changed, to be sure. A lot less contentious than it used to be, but most of us, after all these years are friends. There's no one here that I wouldn't be happy to share a beer or some (cheap) whiskey with.
I would not have said that a decade ago. We disagree, but we understand each other well enough after all this time to make it okay.
Stick around, jump in. The water's good.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:25 last edited by
@Copper Thanks for checking it out! I've written a ton more since then. Sadly, it doesn't make enough to pay the bills. Yet. I just keep on writing, though. It's always gratifying to sell a piece here and there. It nets a few dollars a month.
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FFS, @Frank_W , how long have you been with TNCR?
We've changed, to be sure. A lot less contentious than it used to be, but most of us, after all these years are friends. There's no one here that I wouldn't be happy to share a beer or some (cheap) whiskey with.
I would not have said that a decade ago. We disagree, but we understand each other well enough after all this time to make it okay.
Stick around, jump in. The water's good.
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Who the hell let you in? Aw cripes, Jon, I told you to take the link at the last place down...
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 00:28 last edited byLMAO!
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FFS, @Frank_W , how long have you been with TNCR?
We've changed, to be sure. A lot less contentious than it used to be, but most of us, after all these years are friends. There's no one here that I wouldn't be happy to share a beer or some (cheap) whiskey with.
I would not have said that a decade ago. We disagree, but we understand each other well enough after all this time to make it okay.
Stick around, jump in. The water's good.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:09 last edited by
Frank!
Great to see you again. Great to know that you are well. Hope you stick around. Maybe you could share some of that pre-Mongol knowledge?
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:28 last edited by
And another thing....
Many of us are "friends" on FB.
However, that's different. On FB, anyone you've ever "friended" has access to what you say, and you're inundated with all of their carp.
I have > 100 "friends". Most are acquaintances, former co-workers, etc. They're not "friends." They'e people I know.
Here, we are, even if we disagree, real friends, especially after (gasp) more than a decade. It's a totally different, and better, dynamic.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:29 last edited by
Frank!
Good to see you. I see you occasionally on FB but nice to see you here too.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:48 last edited by 89th 12 Sept 2020, 01:48
Hey Frank! I returned in Feb 2020 after a good 5-8 years mostly away. As soon as I returned the whole forum moved to this nodebb platform but hahahaha they didn’t lose me! Suckers.
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Hey Frank! I returned in Feb 2020 after a good 5-8 years mostly away. As soon as I returned the whole forum moved to this nodebb platform but hahahaha they didn’t lose me! Suckers.
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 01:55 last edited byHey Frank! I returned in Feb 2020 after a good 5-8 years mostly away. As soon as I returned the whole forum moved to this nodebb platform but hahahaha they didn’t lose me! Suckers.
But we learned from that. Won't make the same mistake twice.
Frank - glad you've joined folks here. We're lucky to have you on our team.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 02:14 last edited by
Frank - I drove through Bakersfield last fall on my way to Pismo Beach from Vegas. Thought about you as I went through.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 02:20 last edited by
Welcome back, @Frank_W.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 02:24 last edited by
Alright, one last chance, but this better not be some forum equivalent to a 3AM Booty Call...
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 02:36 last edited by Larry 12 Sept 2020, 02:36
Hey Frank! How's it hanging?
(Asking for Ax and Andy......)
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 03:01 last edited by
@Frank_W Awesome that you show up here!!!
Good to "see" you . Please stick around!!!!