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Two Words: Meat Grinder. Stocks vest in 5 years, lots of people quit at 5 years and a day. I made it half that before I decided the money wasn't worth the pain. It is exciting and fulfilling if you are a 20-something and single. Which most new hires are. As they age and look for a life, or...

As a former lieutenant in the SpaceX army, this is standard Elon process. Everyone picks on his overzealous schedules and goals, but he has a reason for his crazy. If he asks for 1 launch a month, employees will work at that goal and maybe get one or one every other. We never get to Mars or...

Yup, me too "Cold War with occasional flareups pretty much along voting lines"

The pro shop assigned him to our tee time. He specifically said "I am playing with you" to start off. We then politely said the "Due to covid we prefer not to play with others." before we knew his stance about anything. "Nobody in front of us, why don't you go ahead. " I repeatedly told...

In my 'hood it has settled into a Cold War with occasional flareups pretty much along voting lines. Red voters carry on like nothing is different while the blue voters for the most part continue lockdowns, cancelling get togethers, etc. But then when the two groups intersect, it can be...

Not a fan of Starliner, BUT...sticky valves in the rocket business are quite common. Any number of SpaceX launches (and everyone else as well) have been scrubbed due to this issue. It will take a few cycles of fiddling with them to get it sorted out. Part of the normal demo launch teething...

Having been an launch ops engineer for both Boeing and SpaceX, I can verify this opinion as 100% fact. Boeing lost this game 10 years go, just hasn't realized it yet.

I slipped one day for some extra medical insurance, but here I am, at the finish line! Everything turned in and shut down. To the links! Boose 1/5/2021 Announcement. BGH1 1/15/2021 Announcement [-]GATime 1/2021 or 3/2021[/-] Seems to have graduated early, in Oct. 2020. gamboolman 2/1/2021...

OK, make it April 1st. I "One more day"ed it at the suggestion of HR to get an additional month of health benefits.

Not really because it is VERY hard and stoopid expensive to do so. A few exceptions are that the Space Shuttle team pulled its two solid rocket boosters out of the ocean and refurbished them. I worked with one of the guys that was the diver that went in to fish them out. The old...

Completed my last big project today. :dance: Now just cruising to the end of the month.....

Add me to the list....Resignation dropped on March 5th, with a last day of March 31st!

I was down to one more week-ing it, and then the President of the company (who hired me and made special provisions for my situation), announced she was departing on April 1st. That seemed like a good sign, as the only thing holding me back was not letting her down since she went out of her way...

After “One More Month”ing it, finally dropped the retirement notice today. April Fools Day will be first day of freedom.

Noseeums. Ugh.

You can barely buy anything new below $20K these days. Only the very stripper, bottom of the line models get below that number.

Agree that "They" and "Many" are full of it. Check out actual by presidency here https://www.macrotrends.net/2614/sp500-performance-by-president-from-election-date

If/when we evac from California, would likely move to Las Vegas to cut taxes/costs and be within driving distance of DW family in SoCal. Still far more expensive than Huntsville though. Although I am not hard set on anything except has to be West of the Rocky Mts since humidity sucks!:laugh...

This cartoon was right in the front of my mind when I wrote this, my favorite as well. And my 2nd favorite website after this one.. I call it Rich?Broke? or Dead? Says 50% chance of dead by 80 years old, no chance of broke at 80k/yr (of course future performance not guaranteed based on past...

Reply 1) IF needed would be a 72(t) - But between DW 403(b) and post tax have around $900K accessible now. 2) From a combo of that $900K - I know might not make it all the way for me, but wife is 9 years away and I am 10 years from 59.5 as you said. 3) Oh I have, infinity times. Did I...

Been around, posted a bit, but finally formally introducing myself. As the username implies, aerospace engineer (orbital rockets) by trade. The usual salary slave dilemma of most of the money in pre-tax accounts. Had a few family members get hit with serious illnesses lately (60 y.o. BIL...

Pismo is a smoke covered ashtray right now. Hopefully the wind shifts by the time you get here. Air quality at danger levels the last few days. Rotten to be outside.

Yeah, I didn't post. It was easier.

Not all of California. My course in San Luis Obispo county is still open. They went all in on protection early. Pulled the rakes, ballwashers, etc off the course. One person per cart. Sanitize pull and drive carts after every use. Clubhouse closed, have to call to check in. Also raised...

$15K in VTI here today....Catch that falling knife Baby