Mustachian People Problems (just for fun)

[AMandM]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

[GuitarStv]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

Rather stark choice there.

[jeninco]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

Rather stark choice there.

There are options: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w
However, it's best to choose one and stick with it so you minimize mental load in the moment.

[ATtiny85]

Well, I checked to make sure they'd be closed on Saturday, and told them we'd "get it picked up" then, and they let me sign the paperwork. At 6am the next morning, I was dropped off, reinstalled the headlight the shop has removed (they wouldn't even reassemble the non-broken stuff!) and drove it home sans bumper cover and grill. For some reason, they had also moved the license plates, and those screws were nowhere to be found.

Nice, I drove my totaled truck from the tow yard to my driveway to stop accruing the storage fee. I don't recall any conversation with them, but this was in a pretty rural area of Georgia, so some things were done differently. I had rolled it off a mountain road, damaging every body panel. Windshield was still fine, though the roof was partially collapsed. I went to clean it out and thought "hmm, let me see if it fires up" it did, so off I went for about a ten mile trip (oddly enough right back up the mountain road I had tumbled off.) Told the insurance company it was in the driveway, and they came and grabbed it a couple days later.

I still miss that truck, typical early 90s small pick-up that does not exist new any longer in the US in quite some time. Simpler times...

[Alfred J Quack]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

Rather stark choice there.

I agree, I'll just stick to staying alive!

[ixtap]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

Rather stark choice there.

I agree, I'll just stick to staying alive!

1) I always sing the part that is just "alive" really drawn out.

2) I am not sure my sense of rhythm is good enough to do any song at the prescribed 120 beats.

3) Now that I have seen real CPR performed by professionals, I hope more than ever that I am never called upon.

[markbike528CBX]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

I'll use Another One Rides the Bus by Weird Al.....    although my snickering demeanor on remembering the lyrics might be inappropriate and off-putting.

[jeninco]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

When I was putting together a playlist for class, I included "Word Crimes", because I'm not willingly playing the Alan Thicke song... (but the tempo -- between 110 - 120 BPM -- is right for adult CPR)
At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

I'll use Another One Rides the Bus by Weird Al.....    although my snickering demeanor on remembering the lyrics might be inappropriate and off-putting.

[dcheesi]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

I'll use Another One Rides the Bus by Weird Al.....    although my snickering demeanor on remembering the lyrics might be inappropriate and off-putting.

Some might particularly object to the accordion...

[markbike528CBX]

I just got certified to teach this course (in the US) and I'm currently building a playlist so I can implant students with what we call an "earworm" here -- a tune that sticks in your head. "Stayin' Alive" is on my list, but so is Death Vader's March from Star Wars (Actually called "The Imperial March")  .... (anything that's about 110 beats per minute will work, so you could also use "Eye of the Tiger", Brittany Spears "Stronger", and even "Baby Shark"...)

First class is this evening, so I'll know what types of music I should add!

At my CPR class, we were told to choose between "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

I'll use Another One Rides the Bus by Weird Al.....    although my snickering demeanor on remembering the lyrics might be inappropriate and off-putting.

Some might particularly object to the accordion...

At least I'm not gonna use "Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung".   Wrong cadence, and something else, but I can't quite put my finger on it.....

[ixtap]

Both here and bogleheads, several posters have mentioned calculating how much they gained today. I had already run the numbers since our last check in, so my percent was smaller. Woe is me!

[Sibley]

Both here and bogleheads, several posters have mentioned calculating how much they gained today. I had already run the numbers since our last check in, so my percent was smaller. Woe is me!

I only run the numbers once per month. No exceptions. So, even though I can easily one section went up a lot, I can't actually see what the whole went up. I'll have to wait until October.

[PhilB]

Both here and bogleheads, several posters have mentioned calculating how much they gained today. I had already run the numbers since our last check in, so my percent was smaller. Woe is me!

I only run the numbers once per month. No exceptions. So, even though I can easily one section went up a lot, I can't actually see what the whole went up. I'll have to wait until October.

Snap.  That means I don't have all last month's excitement in my data either :(

[ChpBstrd]

The most economical way to buy 0W20 synthetic motor oil is in 5 quart jugs. We have 2 small compact cars. Car A has an oil capacity of 4.4 quarts. Car B has an oil capacity of 3.8 quarts.

Thus when I change the oil in Car A, I am left with 0.6 quarts of brand new oil left in the jug. When I change the oil in Car B, I am left with 1.2 quarts left in the jug.

The cars need oil changes at about the same frequency. Therefore, I end up with a surplus of 0.6+1.2=1.8 quarts per 2-car changing cycle.

To save up enough spare oil to change Car A would require 4.4/1.8=2.44 oil changing cycles. To save up enough spare oil to change Car B would require 3.8/1.8= 2.11 oil changing cycles. So that means 3 oil changing cycles either way, and even then I'd still have some oil left that I'd have to keep storing when I cashed in all my savings.

This is why I have to perpetually keep all these partially filled 5 quart jugs of oil sitting on the floor of my workshop, cluttering the place up and requiring a jug consolidation step to be added to each oil change. And now I hear people say it's not good to mix brands.

Somebody optimize this plz.

[zolotiyeruki]

The most economical way to buy 0W20 synthetic motor oil is in 5 quart jugs. We have 2 small compact cars. Car A has an oil capacity of 4.4 quarts. Car B has an oil capacity of 3.8 quarts.

Thus when I change the oil in Car A, I am left with 0.6 quarts of brand new oil left in the jug. When I change the oil in Car B, I am left with 1.2 quarts left in the jug.

The cars need oil changes at about the same frequency. Therefore, I end up with a surplus of 0.6+1.2=1.8 quarts per 2-car changing cycle.

To save up enough spare oil to change Car A would require 4.4/1.8=2.44 oil changing cycles. To save up enough spare oil to change Car B would require 3.8/1.8= 2.11 oil changing cycles. So that means 3 oil changing cycles either way, and even then I'd still have some oil left that I'd have to keep storing when I cashed in all my savings.

This is why I have to perpetually keep all these partially filled 5 quart jugs of oil sitting on the floor of my workshop, cluttering the place up and requiring a jug consolidation step to be added to each oil change. And now I hear people say it's not good to mix brands.

Somebody optimize this plz.

Well, one way to optimize this would be to purchase a third and fourth car, carefully selected, so that you use 15 quarts total to change the oil in all four cars.

In honestly, though, why would you have more than one partially-used oil jug?  After changing the oil in Car A, you have 0.6 quarts left.  When you change the oil in Car B, you deplete the last 0.6 quarts in the first jug, and complete filling Car B with 3.2 quarts from a second jug.  You keep the 2nd jug on the shelf with its 1.8 quarts, until it's time to change the oil in Car A again.  At that point, use 1.8 quarts from the 2nd jug, and 1.6 quarts from a third jug.  And you leave Jug 3 on the shelf with 3.4 quarts remaining.

See?  No consolidation step needed!  And of course, you then use the now-empty jugs to collect the used oil so you can get it recycled.

Am I missing something here?

[Taran Wanderer]

Am I missing something here?

What zolotiyeruki said…

[Mighty Eyebrows]

Somebody optimize this plz.

Well, the spendypants solution is to buy an EV :-)

I feel your pain, though. I changed a lot of oil over the years.

[RWD]

Somebody optimize this plz.

Well, the spendypants solution is to buy an EV :-)

It's the cheaper solution now that you can get good used EVs.

[techwiz]

I would just use that left over oil to change the snowblower or lawnmower oil.  You could offer to change the oil in the neighbors lawnmower etc... 

[TimCFJ40]

The most economical way to buy 0W20 synthetic motor oil is in 5 quart jugs. We have 2 small compact cars. Car A has an oil capacity of 4.4 quarts. Car B has an oil capacity of 3.8 quarts.

Thus when I change the oil in Car A, I am left with 0.6 quarts of brand new oil left in the jug. When I change the oil in Car B, I am left with 1.2 quarts left in the jug.

The cars need oil changes at about the same frequency. Therefore, I end up with a surplus of 0.6+1.2=1.8 quarts per 2-car changing cycle.

To save up enough spare oil to change Car A would require 4.4/1.8=2.44 oil changing cycles. To save up enough spare oil to change Car B would require 3.8/1.8= 2.11 oil changing cycles. So that means 3 oil changing cycles either way, and even then I'd still have some oil left that I'd have to keep storing when I cashed in all my savings.

This is why I have to perpetually keep all these partially filled 5 quart jugs of oil sitting on the floor of my workshop, cluttering the place up and requiring a jug consolidation step to be added to each oil change. And now I hear people say it's not good to mix brands.

Somebody optimize this plz.

Slightly less optimized on oil usage, but optimized on time/brain consumption is how I would do it.  Car A gets 5 Qts, Car B Gets 4 Qts.  Roll the whole numbers of quarts over to the next change.
I've never had a car that can't take at least a quart extra when properly drained, but I'd add slowly the first time checking along the way with yours. 

[ixtap]

My partner had to call Fidelity to take care of some after tax stuff. He readily agreed when the rep asked him if he wanted to do a retirement check up, which surprised me, but I guess he needed someone to talk to while he adjusts to retirement. The guy kind of struggled when he asked the goal retirement date and heard "two weeks ago" from a 40yo.

[Turtle]

My partner had to call Fidelity to take care of some after tax stuff. He readily agreed when the rep asked him if he wanted to do a retirement check up, which surprised me, but I guess he needed someone to talk to while he adjusts to retirement. The guy kind of struggled when he asked the goal retirement date and heard "two weeks ago" from a 40yo.

Thanks for the laugh!  That must have been fun.

[AnotherEngineer]

The most economical way to buy 0W20 synthetic motor oil is in 5 quart jugs. We have 2 small compact cars. Car A has an oil capacity of 4.4 quarts. Car B has an oil capacity of 3.8 quarts.

Thus when I change the oil in Car A, I am left with 0.6 quarts of brand new oil left in the jug. When I change the oil in Car B, I am left with 1.2 quarts left in the jug.

The cars need oil changes at about the same frequency. Therefore, I end up with a surplus of 0.6+1.2=1.8 quarts per 2-car changing cycle.

To save up enough spare oil to change Car A would require 4.4/1.8=2.44 oil changing cycles. To save up enough spare oil to change Car B would require 3.8/1.8= 2.11 oil changing cycles. So that means 3 oil changing cycles either way, and even then I'd still have some oil left that I'd have to keep storing when I cashed in all my savings.

This is why I have to perpetually keep all these partially filled 5 quart jugs of oil sitting on the floor of my workshop, cluttering the place up and requiring a jug consolidation step to be added to each oil change. And now I hear people say it's not good to mix brands.

Somebody optimize this plz.

Slightly less optimized on oil usage, but optimized on time/brain consumption is how I would do it.  Car A gets 5 Qts, Car B Gets 4 Qts.  Roll the whole numbers of quarts over to the next change.
I've never had a car that can't take at least a quart extra when properly drained, but I'd add slowly the first time checking along the way with yours.

I agree that they seem to take more than is posted, but a quart seems like a lot.

Don't interpret this advice as overfilling, that is filling more than full on the dipstick. I had a spark plug seal go bad suspiciously soon after I ever so slightly overfilled my van. "Close enough, it will be fine" I said...

[Sugaree]

Today's MMP is that my spreadsheet, the one with almost 15 years worth of data, became corrupted this morning and wouldn't save.  Luckily, I was able to access a previous copy and it's working now, but there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth for a few minutes.

[jinga nation]

After 6.5 years of hybrid work, I've been working remotely full-time for the last few months, and enjoying it. Flexible start/stop times, work out daily, etc.

Have to leave work early today, drive an hour to a "golf" place for team activity, tolls will be $10 (reduce driving time from 90 to 45 mins), food isn't good OR healthy there, I'm mostly alcohol-free, and I don't play golf, and going to miss my evening workout. Woe is me!

But it's a team event, I have good people on my team and my boss is a decent chap. So going to suck this up, since this is a 1x/year event. Oh well... creature of habit has to suck this one up. Literally for the team.

[crocheted_stache]

I just transferred some appreciated stock to my DAF as my contribution for the year. It also needed to move between institutions, so the process took about a week. The stock and the market wiggled during the week, as they do, and the whole number of shares ended up arriving worth just shy of the round number of dollars. They'd be above that threshold if the transaction had taken a couple extra days. I think they got liquidated and invested in the DAF mix upon arrival, so they will miss any further rebound, too.

[sonofsven]

I'm subscribed to so many Doctor Of Credit bank churning comment threads that my inbox is inundated daily.
I guess this is what most of you with "normal" jobs have to deal with 
As a working carpenter it was not part of my  daily routine to filter dozens of emails.

[ChpBstrd]

I correctly predicted last week that oil would go up in response to Israel invading Lebanon. I purchased 100 shares of USO with some spare traditional IRA cash, at $69.44/share.

USO is now $75.92 but as @reeshau helpfully pointed out, it is possible to have to receive a K1 from the USO partnership if > $1,000 in gains can be attribute to you as a stockholder, even if it is in an IRA.

I already receive a K1 each year due to a real estate partnership, so getting another K1 wouldn't force me to upgrade to the next level on my tax preparation website. It's literally just pressing some buttons to make money. Worst thing that could happen is the K1 delays my tax filing.

Yet I'm letting this tiny detail influence my decision of whether to hold or sell. This fund pays no dividends and the price closely follows NAV, so in theory I should have less than $1,000 in partnership profits attributable to me if I sell for about $950 in capital gains. That would be a limit order around $78.94, a price which could arrive within days. I'm currently up $648 on the speculation.

Additionally, and irrationally, I have some hindsight regrets about not just using bullish options plays to track USO. This thought influenced me to sell a covered call on my 100 USO shares yesterday, and it's now underwater of course, though I will probably roll it to next Wednesday later today because the time decay is amazing. However this would open up the problem of what happens if USO hits my exit price on Monday and I have an underwater short call I originally planned to hold till Wednesday!

Yet without these thoughts influencing me, I might hold USO for an even bigger pop. The Lebanon war will be at least as bad as Gaza - probably worse since Hezbollah is so much bigger and well resourced than Hamas, and is not trapped in an enclave with no hope of supply lines like Hamas was. If that's my thesis, why don't I hold USO anyway? This fund has hit $81 three times in the past 12 months.

TL;DR - I'm about to earn 13.5% within two weeks but detect irrational thought processes about my exit strategy.

[Sugaree]

I must be putting off some strong Struggle Bus vibes because my dad seems very concerned that I would have problems coming up with $800 for the car repair bill I got hit with yesterday.

[Miss Piggy]

I must be putting off some strong Struggle Bus vibes because my dad seems very concerned that I would have problems coming up with $800 for the car repair bill I got hit with yesterday.

I feel that. We needed a one-time $1600 medication a couple of weeks ago. My parents and my husband's parents both offered to help or pay for all of it. (I only mentioned it to them out of frustration with the insurance company not covering it.) Thanks for the offer, but we're good.

[Sugaree]

Also, I very nearly messed up big time this morning.  After looking at the CPI data that came out this morning, I decided to go ahead and buy some more I-bonds to lock in the 1.3% fixed rate and the higher variable rate for 6 months.  I also noticed that I had some from last year at the .4% fixed rate so I was going to redeem them and rebuy that amount plus $1k with the higher fixed rate.  Then it occurs to me that doing so would put me over the $10k annual limit.  I was able to cancel the redemption and bought up to the annual limit, which is less than I would have liked.  It won't be a huge issue if the new fixed rate is higher than .4%.  I'll just switch them out in January, but it would have been nice to lock in a historically high fixed rate. 


For what it's worth, I know that there are plenty of arguments against I-bonds, but I like them as the third tier of my e-fund because if the idea is to have X number of months of expenses in reserve then I want that to keep up with inflation.  I'm not looking to get rich off of them, but I do want to preserve purchasing power without chasing rates on CDs or HYSAs. 

[ixtap]

Also, I very nearly messed up big time this morning.  After looking at the CPI data that came out this morning, I decided to go ahead and buy some more I-bonds to lock in the 1.3% fixed rate and the higher variable rate for 6 months.  I also noticed that I had some from last year at the .4% fixed rate so I was going to redeem them and rebuy that amount plus $1k with the higher fixed rate.  Then it occurs to me that doing so would put me over the $10k annual limit.  I was able to cancel the redemption and bought up to the annual limit, which is less than I would have liked.  It won't be a huge issue if the new fixed rate is higher than .4%.  I'll just switch them out in January, but it would have been nice to lock in a historically high fixed rate. 


For what it's worth, I know that there are plenty of arguments against I-bonds, but I like them as the third tier of my e-fund because if the idea is to have X number of months of expenses in reserve then I want that to keep up with inflation.  I'm not looking to get rich off of them, but I do want to preserve purchasing power without chasing rates on CDs or HYSAs.

Oh, if we had extra cash, I would very much be buying I bonds this month! With Mr. Ixtap giving less than three weeks' notice, we barely built up any cash reserves and we spent a lot more than expected his first week retired. He was in San Diego turning in his badge and laptop while I was in Ventura writing a check to the boatyard, then he came home and started another project....

[AMandM]

I must be putting off some strong Struggle Bus vibes because my dad seems very concerned that I would have problems coming up with $800 for the car repair bill I got hit with yesterday.

When our DD started rec basketball, we were so disorganized about getting her to a shoe store for athletic shoes that her coach figured we couldn't afford them and bought her a pair as a gift.

[Sugaree]

I must be putting off some strong Struggle Bus vibes because my dad seems very concerned that I would have problems coming up with $800 for the car repair bill I got hit with yesterday.

When our DD started rec basketball, we were so disorganized about getting her to a shoe store for athletic shoes that her coach figured we couldn't afford them and bought her a pair as a gift.

I can understand that struggle.  That's why I ended up spending $100 on soccer cleats this year.  He had to move up to men's sizes and when you wait until an hour before the first practice of the season you get what you can find.