thephan wrote:
I mean did anyone but me know if you miss you turn you can just take the next exit? You don’t need to shoot across 3 lane to get there or get to the shoulder so you can back up (saw the second one on the beltway last week).

This is a great opportunity to push my agenda and hashtag:

#MARA Make America Right Again. Keep right except to pass!

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:
General common sense seems to be an increasing mystery to a lot of people.

I think this sentiment is part of aging as well.

Don't know, there seems to be no age requirement on this. I have consulted on a lot of bananas HR stuff in the last two years that is simply inexplicable. I assume it is an uptick as there has been a lot of advisement. Easy stuff like porn, harder stuff like VPN access from places people should not be accessing a network from, basic stuff like downloading IP onto USB drive, stupid stuff like running a separate business from your desk on your work machine, etc. age ranges are twenties to seventies and pretty much distributed.

thephan wrote:

Werthless wrote:

Uncle Milty wrote:People are getting dumber

* comment unrelated to the aged and technology

I actually think people are getting smarter in most ways... Not sure if that gives us hope, or the opposite.

General common sense seems to be an increasing mystery to a lot of people.

I mean did anyone but me know if you miss you turn you can just take the next exit? You don’t need to shoot across 3 lane to get there or get to the shoulder so you can back up (saw the second one on the beltway last week).

I can definitely say that's not a new thing. Undecided whether gps makes it worse or better. On the one hand, many people listen to voice commands truly as if it were the voice of God commanding them and must be obeyed whatever conflicting reality may be in front of tbem. OTOH, you'd think they'd have more confidence that if they went astray the Supreme Leader would set them on the right path eventually.

I guess you can say people are definitely more knowledgeable. They can regurgitate information and often most times correct information. However, understanding and applying such knowledge is a different story. This includes school to blogs and podcasts.

There’s a severe lack of any type of critical thinking skills anymore though, which includes plain old common sense. I think we are now teaching what to think and not really how to think. I noticed a shift from high school to college to post graduate to eventually some teaching. This pushing of group projects definitely escalated over a 15 year span. Individualism took almost a backseat to the groupthink of today.

I don’t know if I’m old school or what... I pride myself in individualism and resourcefulness. Do not get me wrong it’s important to be a “team player” from work to relationships to life in general. However, I learned those, not in the classroom, I learned them on the field, on the court and on the playground.

Went to Walmart yesterday to buy a cast iron dutch oven. It was $55. Rang up as $13. Suck it, Walton's.

those are the lead iron ones from china they had on discount.

Only buy Loge cast iron.

Gotta check out Walmart now. Love my heirloom cast iron but haven't been able to pilfer inherit the dutch oven yet

with the reappearance of the centuries old curse of King Shidas and the recent unexplained time travel phenomena, it is quite possible that a rift opened here at bsg that has exposed many of us to portals, vortexes, and alternate universes. i advise all to be careful.

Muhammad Ali is still alive in my timeline.

Monkeyboy wrote:Muhammad Ali is still alive in my timeline.

Cool... if you bump into slowhand there too, see what’s up. Think he might have gotten lost and needs a ride back.

seriously, where is slowhand. Anyone in touch with him?

My mom got a call yesterday that her granddaughter was taken into custody by the Pottstown police (she's 4). Someone reported my brother/his girlfriend for neglect, the cops showed up and there was drug paraphernalia on the bed my niece sleeps in. Her mother doesn't know which, if any, vaccines her daughter has. I know my brother has multiple felonies, including some drug charges, on his record. I don't know about his girlfriend.

Thankfully she has someone who can take her in and give her somewhere safe to live at least temporarily. Hopefully my mom can get permanent custody.

tl; dr: heroin bad.

Damn man, I’m sorry, that is heart breaking. Glad your niece is safe now and hope your mom can keep her that way.

sorry man. I know this has been an ongoing thing with your brother.

Hard stuff to deal with Soren. Hoping the best for everyone.

Wow. Wish that little girl the best.

Sorry man. Your niece has the deck stacked against her- I hope your mom wins custody.

Yea. Kids are resilient.