Originally Posted by Velo Vol

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Originally Posted by rjones28

Did you have a book on your head?

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

Why do you think this is the fault of the kids, instead of the parents?

Originally Posted by RollCNY

I almost said I thought it was a coffee shop, but I didn't trust the memory.

Originally Posted by DougRNS

#DougsDontDoDrugs

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

There's also this thing called training: If a young buck such as yourself does a thing, for example, a long set of fake miles somewhere near threshold, a time or two, it gets easier, or so I hear.

Originally Posted by bampilot06

I was referencing my old airline, and more importantly a Flight Attendant with zero seniority. I’m sure Flight Attendants with higher seniorty can get more time off.

Originally Posted by bampilot06

I get paid the same way, just not the same amount.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

I honestly wish we'd stop using "generations" to pigeonhole and stereotype people. Race, religion, and sex weren't apparently enough ways to generalize and make bad assumptions; we had to go invent another.

Originally Posted by datlas

I should try. Issue is once I burn a match (say 3.5-4 for 10-20s) I have a MUCH harder time maintaining even 2.5.

Originally Posted by terrymorse

And we got to watch nuclear test explosions on live tv. Not those crappy underground ones, either. The awesome mushroom cloud ones.

Originally Posted by datlas

I may have to concede a point to the youngsters. If you compare minimum and entry level wages from say 1985 (when I was 20) to now, the difference is roughly double….but housing, living expenses, tuition, and healthcare (big ticket costs) are roughly triple.

The wage difference evens out for college-educated salaries (triple like expenses), but for entry-level/retail/unskilled, the difference is real.

Originally Posted by genejockey

Well, the advantage of the pace bots is that they really do stick to their power targets. The disadvantage is that, IRL, almost nobody pushes the same power on the flats, up the climbs, and down the descents. I end up dropping the pace bot on climbs, and then it zooms by on the descents and I have to catch up.

Originally Posted by genejockey

I saw something on this the other day. For decades, sentiment about the economy has been consistently trending downwards, no matter what the economy is actually doing. Take the current moment - inflation is getting back down to the 2-3% level; unemployment has been lower for longer than it's been in at least 50 years; real incomes are rising, especially at the lower end; economic growth has been consistently good for a couple years now. And yet 60-70% say the economy is terrible, while at the same time, 60-70% say their own economic situation is good or great. Similarly, most people say the local economy is good, but the national economy is awful. And people are spending like they're feeling good about the economy, too - which is one reason why the economy is so good.

There's a disconnect between perceptions and reality and it's been growing for decades.

Originally Posted by genejockey

It's the amount that's the problem - a job that pays < $14K/year and doesn't allow you to take other work seems like a really terrible deal!

Originally Posted by BillyD

NOW you're sounding like a real New Yorker.

Originally Posted by Eric F

The guy I know would like to work more, as I understand it. He talked about having to "bid" for work. I'm not sure what that means, but it sounds an awful lot like having to work for cheap. My knowledge on this is pretty minimal, and based on my conversation with this one person.

Originally Posted by Eric F

You can improve this with training. Suffering Some mild discomfort will may be involved.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

I'm a big pinko commie and think that higher education should be publicly financed à la Europe, but boy do I not like blanket loan forgiveness for this and several other reasons.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

I'm a big pinko commie and think that higher education should be publicly financed à la Europe, but boy do I not like blanket loan forgiveness for this and several other reasons.

Originally Posted by Eric F

The guy I know would like to work more, as I understand it. He talked about having to "bid" for work. I'm not sure what that means, but it sounds an awful lot like having to work for cheap. My knowledge on this is pretty minimal, and based on my conversation with this one person.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize2

I’ve bought plenty of used underwear in my life. I don’t get the problem you have. Do you also not wear your own underwear after it’s been through the wash? I do, lately, buy new underwear, but nothing else new, unless used is unavailable.I have yet to run across used cycling kit.

Originally Posted by SwtBadger

As I understand it from pilot brother, bidding is about which flights you get put on to not directly how much payment one is willing to accept. Those with higher seniority get to pick the preferred flights. This can lead to difference in pay as pilots are paid from "door close to door open" iirc. The whole payment and selection in the airlines is off the rail bonkers the more I hear about it. For instance, my brother currently chooses to not be a captain so as to maintain his seniority so as to be awarded the better flight he bids on.