CuriousByNature

So maybe it means he's a clock watcher, or not a clock watcher, or what? LOL

Oohhh. That's unnecessarily harsh, isn't it? And not exactly apples to apples...

Perhaps this is exactly what the OP wanted him to do

But when he's out in public he only tops... lol

He has an interesting way of wearing a watch. It might be even more interesting to know how he winds it.

Every time I see the title of this thread I think of these guys and their Winnebago:

I'm kinda confused - does he have to pull down his pants to check what time it is? Is he suggesting he has a pendulum?

I imagine it may always be a status symbol for the elite, since it's much rarer than gold - even though its relative monetary value has fallen.

It's clear that you are really bothered by the interaction you had with this individual, and while I can empathize to a certain extent, maybe your reactions are doing exactly what he wants - leaving you without a sense of peace. People 'win' when they are able to get into our heads.

It might help to go to a place that is more than just reputed to be a jewelry store... But seriously, I also noticed that gold has risen higher than platinum in recent years, which surprised me at the time. Especially since platinum is a rarer element. I've read that platinum experiences greater swings in its value compared to gold, depending on what it is being used for at the time. Platinum jewelry is heavier than gold, which may be a downside. It's also not as easy to work with, and it is very difficult to polish and keep polished. So it seems likely that even though gold is mined in greater quantities, overall it also seems to be more popular and in greater demand. There was a time in the early 19th century that aluminum was much more valuable that gold, with aluminum place settings being a status symbol that only the wealthiest could afford. Today I think it's rhodium that's one of the most expensive metals - rarely used as solid pieces, but instead, more often used to plate silver jewelry with a tarnish-resistant finish. Maybe after 'gold' level the next level for status should be 'diamond' rather than 'platinum'. I expect that gem-quality diamonds will always be more valuable by weight compared to gold. Maybe the highest tier category could be 'red diamond' which is apparently the rarest diamond of them all.

That's a huge increase in weight during a visit. I'd be concerned he might have a glandular issue.

The grammy award-winning singer, perhaps best known for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" died at home today. She was diagnosed with ALS several years ago. RIP.

Awesome show, but I can't seem to find where I left off in season 13. I'm not sure if my machine is recording things consistently...

This is really strange @Archangel - somehow I have been attributed to the quote you responded too "The irony is that companies claim they want the best talent, yet many still expect candidates to blindly apply without knowing if the pay is even livable, let alone aligned with industry standards and job requirements". But those were not my words or my post...

LOL - I was thinking more along the lines that he fudged his endowment by 12.5% so those who have met him might only get 87.5% of the experience they were expecting.

I had him last night with a side of garlic bread and a nice Chianti.

Probably 12.5% less enjoyable than expected...

When he travels to Japan does he change his name to 'Toyota_Toyota'?

I heard that Phil was an early mobster in the Pacific Northwest, and a rival mob made him 'disappear' and buried him in the vicinity of what is now Seattle. That's how Seattle came to be built on Phil.

This doesn't surprise me. It really should have folded back in the late 90s or early 2000s.

And from another perspective, perhaps GenZ has become so aware and sensitive to LGBTQ issues, that they subconsciously assume bisexual identities in order to share the experience beyond what regular ally-ship would require. I know a couple of GenZ's who have done similar things regarding other historically persecuted groups, and while their heart may be in the right place, it doesn't usually aid their ally-ship in the long run.

Sometimes it seems that employers will do anything to prevent workers from knowing what each other make, especially when it's for the same position. I once had a supervisor who told me that discussing salaries with co-workers was grounds for firing. I think it was just one more way for management to control the staff. This was long past the days when it was still appropriate to ask someone about their religious beliefs or marital status in an interview. Some of my older relatives faced those kinds of questions.

Lighting is key. The town I live in has generously funded a lighting crew to accompany me anywhere I go, in case I've forgotten to wear a paper bag over my head. Sometimes it just slips a guy's mind.

No, I was being a bit facetious with my comment. I think his looks and image definitely make him more popular, but a lot of people also support what he did because of how insurance companies treat clients.

Yes, I read a lot about 'the Big One' when I was living there. It's the Cascadia fault line that is overdue to rupture, by some estimates. I believe it runs about 1000 km from northern Vancouver Island all the way down to northern California. It's quite far off shore where the Juan de Fuca Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate - and it doesn't reach as far south as LA. I don't think it even reaches the northernmost section of the San Andreas fault. The last megathrust Cascadia quake was in January 1700, and we know this because a tsunami hit Japan approximately 10 hours after the quake. There were no written records in what is now western Canada at that time, but there are Indigenous oral histories that speak about great shaking and flooding. Japanese historians recorded the tsunami as an 'orphan' tsunami because there was no quake felt in Japan before the waves hit there - since the earthquake had happened all the way across the Pacific. I've read that these ruptures happen on average every 300-800 years, or so. Cascadia is currently 25 years past the low end of this average, and almost 500 years from the top end. If the entire fault ruptures it could cause a quake in the range of 9.0 to 9.5, which would likely devastate Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. If only a portion of the fault ruptures, then the quake might 'only' be 8.0-8.5. This is still extremely strong and damaging, but it would only release one tenth of the energy of a 9.0-9.5 quake, since the scale is base-10 logarithmic in nature - if I recall correctly. I don't know if the quake today would have relieved any pressure on the Cascadia fault, since it's quite far off the west coast of Vancouver Island and today's shaker was on the coast of the mainland itself - and I don't believe the two faults are connected. 🤷‍♂️