Nataly

I dunno, but I do know I've never needed to get advice about it on the internet. I'm not getting advice, I'm just curious what people think. I'm still not throwing them out no matter what the poll says!! ETA - I'm also not throwing away my boobies!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

So true!! But I just hate waste... yet you wasted your money on two other pair It's not money wasted... One I use more on the motorway... They are less comfortable but have better knuckle/palm protection. The other pair was a gift. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

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"Andy you look so chic." "You look so thin." "DO I??! (

So true!! But I just hate waste... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

ETA: I *do* wear them every time I ride in the winter (which is practically every day)... I have 2 other (practically new) pairs, but they aren't as comfy (or warm) as these. My thought is that if they serve their purpose (protect and keep warm), why should I throw them out just because they look a bit ugly? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

My work colleagues have been making fun of my gloves and think I should bin them... They may be a little tatty, but they are still perfectly warm!! Would you throw these out?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

The fact that we jump in the first place is uncommon, but I'm not convinced we as people are so different... People like to feel special... And saying "I jump out of planes" makes a lot of people feel special. A small subset of skydivers really are different, just like a small subset of *any* group would be. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Bwahahahah . . . oh that's a good one. Seriously. HR doesn't even need to call you in for an interview to discriminate today. With social media it's all too easy to eliminate any candidate you want for whatever petty reason you want and there is absolutely no legal recourse. It's like that in the UK as well. But the anti-discrimination laws exist even though there is practically no way of proving that discrimination is blatantly going on... Back to the OP... If it's for a skydiving instructor position that changes everything... Telling applicants they should not look too much like a bum is perfectly valid I would interpret that to mean "tie-die t-shirts are ok, but not if you haven't washed them in 20 years!!!" Put yourself in the client's shoes... You expect that skydivers may be a bit mad (edgy), but if your instructor rocks up looking sloppy, it signals to the newbie that the instructor might be equally "sloppy" on gear checks, safety, et cetera. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Does mumbling count?? What about moaning with your mouth full?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

If you were staying longer than one week, I would recommend going to both, but personally I have a soft spot for ZHills

^^THIS^^ I agree, too. It's executives in their 50s & 60s set in their ways re: style/grooming, because it was done that way most of their lives, so they consider newer styles to be grubby or sloppy. The IBM story up-thread, about them not even considering anyone w/facial hair 30 years ago, is a good example of that. Back then, the guys in management were born in the 19-teens to 1930s, and most of their lives all men in the US had been clean-shaven. Those of us who came of age in the 70's and had moustaches got a lot of shit about it from our dads. I'm in my 50s, and still getting used to professional guys with 4 days growth of beard. What, your razor's broken? And what's with this combing your hair straight forward? you look like 12 year olds. Rotten kids. I don't know the ins and outs of recruitment in the US, but they have age discrimination laws in the UK, that theoretically prevent you from deliberately screening based on age... This is meant to help young people get on the job market and "old" people (ie, over 30 ) *stay* on the job market... In reality, people try to appeal to different age groups by using euphamisms ("requires 10 years of experience" when the job could be done by a 5-year-old, or "a dynamic company keen on fresh ideas," meaning the CEO is still in diapers and so is everyone else, et cetera, et cetera). The reality is that just like you can totally find an excuse not to hire a woman, an ethnic minority, someone who wears a hijab/turban, you can also find ways not to hire on the basis of age. By using descriptions like "edgy," for example. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

^^THIS^^ "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I think he'd object to being called a pet. But yes, they are WAY more trouble than anyone needs. (Yes, different meaning... b.f.'s nickname. My only pets are two cats.) I see Well, I have a monkey too, in that case!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

What an... interesting combination...!!! During boot camp, we would mix all sorts of beverages (and sometimes non-liquid items ) and dare the person in front of us to drink it all down... One time, the mix was just Dr Pepper and chocolate milk... Which turned out to be delicious!!! I highly recommend it

Sorry if this had another meaning, but do you really have a pet monkey???!! I would soooo love to have a monkey (even though I know they are probably WAY more trouble than I could handle!!)... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

PLEEEEEEEEASE post the email here!!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I have never gotten a speeding ticket. Seriously. Never. And I've been driving/riding almost daily since 1998.

I'm certain your cat had 18 very good years of love given/received. Sorry for your loss "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Nope

There was no time to stop... In answer to other questions... It's a long-term rental so hence the sticker... I get pretty car sick without alcohool... But the previous night's drinking games probably contributed a little... And it was another colleague who took the picture (at the car-wash, just before it went through). I thought it would go on the road, but the wind did not let this happen... Luckily, the guy in the back had his window shut!!! We got a lot of stares when we got into town... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yes it was... If there were any doubts about my car-sickness, those doubts have been removed. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Lots of things I don't own (and I'm perfectly happy not to have them)... - TV - microwave - oven - dishwasher - washing machine - microwave - car - heating in my house (although after 2+ years I finally bought a small electric heater... I have yet to use it) - kettle - bicycle I'm sure there is more I just haven't thought of... ETA... Ha ha ha!! Just realised I put microwave twice... Perhaps I *do* secretly wish I had it!! Although to be honest, if I would change just one thing it would be to get a washing machine... Taking your clothes to the laundromat is actually pretty annoying... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, don't do this... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss