Roy Curado

I am not blue collar and not really great with mechanical stuff but I can follow instructions and youtube videos well. The most mechanical things ive ever done was change my break pads and rotors on my truck before.

With that being said, is replacing a 1.5 hp above ground water pump reasonable or are there any challenges I should consider? Decent price range to getting someone out here to deal with it instead?

I like Duke's over Don's but they are both the best in BR.

This will build rapport faster than making people sit for 30 mins to hear about some lame BR story.

I think taking time off is a form of negotiation.

First and foremost, if you have the time and want it, use it. There are some caveats though. If you are in a big project or know one will be due during that time, then maybe schedule your leave around it if you can. If not, just give a big advance notice that you will be taking it so management can plan accordingly.

Request 2 weeks off 1 month before a project that has been know all year is due and place the extra work on other co-workers... not okay.

Request 2 weeks off 6 months before you know a big project is due... okay.

At the end of the day, be considerate when requesting your time off but dont be scared to take it. The business is considerate by giving you time off to begin with. There are many companies and professions that do not offer PTO...

If they are already cooked, just boil them any other way you would crabs but only until they are heated.

If I were you, I would just do a pot of boiling water with some liquid crab boil or just steam them for about 5 mins with a bunch of JO's or Old Bay.

Have a friend that works at Dow Plaq who is constantly saying his life is miserable at that company. Makes too much money to care to leave it though.

Constantly tripping, blowing up, old mechanisms, processes are outdated, hes shocked nobody has been killed in a few years there.

Tokyo or Italy.

I made it through my bachelor and master’s degree by having only read 4-5 books in their entirety since I learned to read.

I read so much other stuff (news articles, research, reports, social media, etc) that I just don’t want to read a book.

Ive my Astro A50s for about 5 years and they are still trucking along with great quality.

They have an update version I think called the A50x. Pricey but absolutely worth it.

Gotta be the same owners. The "mongolian" grill was what Foo Chow use to have and they discontinued it.