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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 17:18:04 GMT -5
I realize I don't sound much like a gentleman but, I assure you I am the utmost gentleman when it comes to the ladies.
I'm not afraid of doing anything wrong cause that won't happen but, prejudice on there part can put you in jail for anything they feel like putting you there for. I don't trust authorities here so I certainly won't trust them there.
Never said you weren't!  I am much the same way. In an age where people are offended if you glance the wrong direction, always better to be on the cautious side. ExChef who is about to get his evening commute on. Best of luck sir! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 1, 2019 21:01:05 GMT -5
I've always wanted to go Mexico and mingle the pretty Senorita's but, I reckon I've seen and heard of too many horror stories about getting thrown in jail there for anything and everything, so this Gringo decided to say here and take his chances instead.
As long as you keep your hands off the pretty senorita's butts you should be ok. stress should. I found that the ladies in Mexico liked to sexually harass this 18 yo boy. 😁😎🤠 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 21:17:50 GMT -5
As long as you keep your hands off the pretty senorita's butts you should be ok. stress should. I found that the ladies in Mexico liked to sexually harass this 18 yo boy. 😁😎🤠 Cuz they know THEY can get away with it but, if the tables were turned I wouldn't give a cent for your life sir. |
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Post by Darin on Feb 1, 2019 22:12:47 GMT -5
Reminds me of a Kingston Trio song. |
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Post by kxg on Feb 1, 2019 22:16:24 GMT -5
Fortunately, from my viewpoint, I’ve always lived and worked in the sticks. My average commute time has been around 5 minutes. That said, I traveled a fair amount for work in my former life and found the experience a mixture of mind numbing dullness and fascinating people watching. I’m thankful that I don’t have to experience a long commute, although I can imagine it providing some decompression time.
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Post by exchef on Feb 4, 2019 20:51:28 GMT -5
Some pre-commute musing, the MBTA has already started announcing to expect delays, overcrowded trains and other assorted bovine fecal matter for commuting tomorrow. They are preparing for the celebratory rioti…err parade for the Patriots having not lost the super bowl.
I would work from home, but we have a full day of on-site training that I need to be part of. Wish me luck, say a prayer to which ever imaginary friend you worship and sacrifice a pinch of your favorite tobacco that I survive #commuterwars tomorrow.
That said, 4am comes mighty early in the morning and I can already hear by bike calling to me.
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Post by exchef on Feb 6, 2019 8:44:51 GMT -5
So, after yesterday’s commuter hell sponsored by the NE Patriots parade, I can honestly say the majority of sports “fans” ruin many experiences for those less invested.
Yesterday morning, I caught an earlier train than I normally do to ensure that I would not be late to work for the all-day training session I was involved in, at 6:35am the train was already mostly full. Last night coming home, they had queue lines for each of the commuter rail destinations stretching around the station with lines 100s of people deep, all jockeying to ensure they got on their train. The drunken rowdy behavior of the “fans” was appalling, I get that “your” team won but public drunkenness is a sad thing. Not to say that when I was in my twenties, I was never drunk in public but I keep enough wits about me to not make a fool or myself or interfere in the lives of others. All that aside, what really got under my skin was a few simple things.
1. Being forced to be home later because someone felt the need to take the day off of THEIR job to go to a parade.
2. Being subjected to the bovine fecal matter of drunken morons who feel special because the local team won a game.
3. The entitlement of those same drunken morons, there was one on my train home last night (over an hour later than usual) who started getting loud with the conductor collecting fares from those without the EXPENSIVE monthly passes because “he was told it was free all day today”.
4. Referring to the NE Patriots as “world champions” for winning an AMERICAN game. When the UK and other countries start to play American football, then it can be referred to as a “world championship” game. Get over yourselves, they are not competing on a world stage!
Anyway, this is less musing and more of ranting. I now return you to your regular reading.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 6, 2019 10:57:23 GMT -5
Thankful I don't have to commute to work on trains or subways. I'm able to do a lot of work from home with occasional flights to see my clients. I hate crowds and even going to an airport once every few weeks drives me nuts.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 6, 2019 11:00:53 GMT -5
So, after yesterday’s commuter hell sponsored by the NE Patriots parade, I can honestly say the majority of sports “fans” ruin many experiences for those less invested. Yesterday morning, I caught an earlier train than I normally do to ensure that I would not be late to work for the all-day training session I was involved in, at 6:35am the train was already mostly full. Last night coming home, they had queue lines for each of the commuter rail destinations stretching around the station with lines 100s of people deep, all jockeying to ensure they got on their train. The drunken rowdy behavior of the “fans” was appalling, I get that “your” team won but public drunkenness is a sad thing. Not to say that when I was in my twenties, I was never drunk in public but I keep enough wits about me to not make a fool or myself or interfere in the lives of others. All that aside, what really got under my skin was a few simple things. 1. Being forced to be home later because someone felt the need to take the day off of THEIR job to go to a parade. 2. Being subjected to the bovine fecal matter of drunken morons who feel special because the local team won a game. 3. The entitlement of those same drunken morons, there was one on my train home last night (over an hour later than usual) who started getting loud with the conductor collecting fares from those without the EXPENSIVE monthly passes because “he was told it was free all day today”. 4. Referring to the NE Patriots as “world champions” for winning an AMERICAN game. When the UK and other countries start to play American football, then it can be referred to as a “world championship” game. Get over yourselves, they are not competing on a world stage! Anyway, this is less musing and more of ranting. I now return you to your regular reading. ExChef I feel bad for you. I can't imagine anything worse than at the end of a long day when you are tired, to not be able to get on a trip because of crowds or deal with the abuse of a bunch of drunks on that train ride. Must put you in a pretty crummy mood by the time you get home. Not to mention the time lost with your family. |
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Post by exchef on Feb 13, 2019 7:49:46 GMT -5
Morning!
Today’s tale of commuter musings brings us heading into Boston on a later train than usual, why you ask? Well our “hero’s” town plow drivers felt it was ok to completely bury the mouth of his driveway with an almost solid mound of rather solid packed snow which then got rained on. This mound was about 3’ wide and about 2’ high and 15’ long. So rather than being on his merry way to the commuter rail depot, it was about 30 minutes of snow blowing to free egress from his driveway. Not really unexpected, I do live in New England, snow happens. It was more the timing of it all, for some reason I neglected to think that it would have happened. Bad on me, my own fault.
Anyway, on to the commuter portion, as I have mentioned before I have been using my commute to study for the AWS Solutions Architect certification, my exam is this coming Friday. Today, sitting across from me is a millennial who is slurping his beverage from a dunkin donuts disposable cup, now I do not care about his poor taste in coffee but the slurping?
I have been taking practice exams the last few days and am feeling comfortable with the materials, looking forward to having this cert under my belt and moving on to the next one.
Well, that’s sufficient musings for this morning.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 13, 2019 12:39:53 GMT -5
Morning! Today’s tale of commuter musings brings us heading into Boston on a later train than usual, why you ask? Well our “hero’s” town plow drivers felt it was ok to completely bury the mouth of his driveway with an almost solid mound of rather solid packed snow which then got rained on. This mound was about 3’ wide and about 2’ high and 15’ long. So rather than being on his merry way to the commuter rail depot, it was about 30 minutes of snow blowing to free egress from his driveway. Not really unexpected, I do live in New England, snow happens. It was more the timing of it all, for some reason I neglected to think that it would have happened. Bad on me, my own fault. Anyway, on to the commuter portion, as I have mentioned before I have been using my commute to study for the AWS Solutions Architect certification, my exam is this coming Friday. Today, sitting across from me is a millennial who is slurping his beverage from a dunkin donuts disposable cup, now I do not care about his poor taste in coffee but the slurping? I have been taking practice exams the last few days and am feeling comfortable with the materials, looking forward to having this cert under my belt and moving on to the next one. Well, that’s sufficient musings for this morning. ExChef wishing you success in your upcoming exam, exchef. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2019 13:14:58 GMT -5
Some pre-commute musing, the MBTA has already started announcing to expect delays, overcrowded trains and other assorted bovine fecal matter for commuting tomorrow. They are preparing for the celebratory rioti…err parade for the Patriots having not lost the super bowl. I would work from home, but we have a full day of on-site training that I need to be part of. Wish me luck, say a prayer to which ever imaginary friend you worship and sacrifice a pinch of your favorite tobacco that I survive #commuterwars tomorrow. That said, 4am comes mighty early in the morning and I can already hear by bike calling to me. ExChef It appears that no one is happy about the Patriots win. |
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