Ramblin Wreck
| Favorite team: | Georgia Tech  |
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| Number of Posts: | 3898 |
| Registered on: | 8/20/2011 |
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re: Will any SEC school give Holtz and Chavis a chance? Stallions continue to dominate.
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/13/24 at 9:33 pm
Stoops seems to think so....
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Will any SEC school give Holtz and Chavis a chance? Stallions continue to dominate.
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/13/24 at 9:23 pm
Just curious if anyone thinks they will ever be considered for an opening.
Skip Holtz is 19-3 with the Stallions, has won both the championships and the team appears to be even more dominate this season. The USFL / UFL is probably a pretty easy gig for the pay, so maybe they aren't interested. ...
re: Suggestions for simple music software
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/11/24 at 8:58 pm
Wow, I really appreciate all the suggestions from everyone so far. I have a PC but think I will invest in a Mac based on TN Tygah's comments. It is also good to know that I can adjust timing afterwards. Since I usually make up stuff as I'm playing, my timing can be off slightly whenever my hands ...
re: I had no idea that Georgia Tech had grown to be larger than UGA
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/9/24 at 8:17 pm
[quote]Georgia Tech's latest enrollment figures are just over 19,000, not 47,000 as Yekkies love to lie so much all the time.
Oh, you continue to live under a rock.[/quote]
That is just undergrad students. With graduate students the number is 47,000....
Suggestions for simple music software
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/9/24 at 8:14 pm
Let me first state that I am not a professional musician, don't ever plan to be, and have very limited knowledge of the functions of what I own. With that stated, I own two older keyboards, a Proteus EMU and a Roland RD-1000. I enjoy playing them for my own benefit. The limit of my technical know...
I had no idea that Georgia Tech had grown to be larger than UGA
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/9/24 at 7:47 pm
I guess I have been living under a rock. I graduated from Georgia Tech in 1989 when enrollment was about 13,000. I have always thought of GT as a small engineering school. I admit I've only stepped foot on campus about 5 or 6 times since I graduated, so haven't been there to notice the enrollment...
re: Anybody else getting a ridiculous amount of requests from the IRS on past years returns?
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/2/24 at 6:56 pm
No, but I don't post on PT too often and use an old burner laptop when I do....
re: Goal for retirement savings as a ratio of salary
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/2/24 at 6:49 pm
[quote]I don't subscribe to this line of thinking. Do you know your current spending? Can you forecast how that will change over time? Can you put placeholders for major expenses (car, roof, air conditioner, etc.)? Can you make assumptions about how things that are important to you will impact finan...
re: Goal for retirement savings as a ratio of salary
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/1/24 at 2:54 pm
[quote]that’s with a rental property [/quote]
The great added benefit to a rental property is that if you get in a bad situation, you can always sell it or borrow against it. I don't consider the worth of my RE properties in the value of my retirement account. I view the real estate as more of ...
re: Goal for retirement savings as a ratio of salary
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/1/24 at 2:43 pm
I based 20X off real simple principles. One is the assumption that you will be spending in retirement about the same amount per year you do the same year you retire. That is probably pretty conservative. Using the same example, if you are making $150K the year you retire, a 5% rate of return-on-in...
Goal for retirement savings as a ratio of salary
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 4/1/24 at 1:40 pm
I see these types of posts all the time, so why not one more? My total retirement savings goal has gone up quite a bit over the last few years due to inflation, primarily the increase cost to build a home where I plan to retire. My current view is that a good target is to have 20 times your income...
Funny comedy sketches that wouldn't be allowed today
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/22/24 at 9:20 pm
I don't want anyone banned so don't get too carried away. What are some of your favorite sketches that would upset the apple cart too much today to be shown?
[link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijIfNwqzdzs)]Jamie Kennedy Experiment - Spring Break "That's a dude, dude"[/link]...
For those whose team isn't making the tournament, who are you pulling for?
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/17/24 at 4:30 pm
The fun thing about the NCAA tournament is that you can usually find someone to pull for even when your own team isn't there. Pulling for UAB and Samford, the teams from the city of my birthplace. ...
re: How much does it cost to build a custom home where you live?
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 9:18 pm
[quote]I think when people say that nowadays they just mean a non DR Horton/DSLD house.[/quote]
To clarify, we are having someone draw up a home based on a floor plan we developed with custom built cabinets, 10-foot ceilings, etc. So not choosing from a book of model options in a contractor's ca...
How much does it cost to build a custom home where you live?
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 8:50 pm
I'm getting close to retirement and bought some land outside of Birmingham where I grew up. It is so disappointing to keep having contractors tell us it will cost between $325 and $350 per square foot to custom build. We were empty nesters and downsized before we moved in our current house. We ne...
re: U.S. States Losing and Gaining Population
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 8:19 pm
[quote]We not putting New Orleans in the same sentence with Shreveport and Lake Charles like it’s not desirable to young people[/quote]
I never hear anyone say they would love to move to New Orleans like it is Nashville or Austin. Detroit may not be in the same category as Mogadishu, but it is s...
re: Coolest birth given names in sports
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 7:25 pm
[quote]Elvis Peacock[/quote]
How about Elvis Grbac?...
re: Coolest birth given names in sports
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 6:52 pm
[quote]Neither were of European ancestry.[/quote]
Reminds me of Prince Wimbley that played for Alabama....
Coolest birth given names in sports
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 6:46 pm
What are the best examples of athletes or coaches that have the coolest birth given names in sports? No nicknames or legal name changes, so Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods and World B. Free can't be included.
Here is one - Mike Stonebreaker who played for the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. It...
re: U.S. States Losing and Gaining Population
Posted by Ramblin Wreck on 3/16/24 at 6:26 pm
I live in Louisiana so my comment is based on being a resident and not a trolling attempt. All the usual reasons given that include crime, politics, and schools are just contributing factors. I think the main reason people leave Louisiana and why there aren't a lot of people moving in the state is...
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