Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425919)

I love the Mediterranean climate and lifestyle. More comfortable with Spain but I would not mind visiting Turkey if the political and economic situation allows.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425685)

She is. I don't necessarily agree, but from her perspective I understand her. It is clearly the number 1 school for her intended area of study (film), and it's also the number 1 school in the country for something called "student experience" I don't know that I give that as much weight but I can't deny it's the best school for film.

She already had an interactive online meeting with USC. She has an online discussion with a Temple film student later today, and we all have an online conference for students/families for NYU tomorrow.

We are going to have a serious family discussion about all the options sometime next week. Stay tuned. I hope we all end up on the same page.

It might be TMI, but one thing that DOES weigh heavily on me. My sister, who is 4 years older than me, got accepted to Tulane. She really was excited to go there. My parents told her that it was too expensive and too far. And she was told she HAD to go to our state school (Rutgers).

Sound familiar??

My sister was very angry and resentful about that for quite some time. She finally came around and accepted this but only after many years of anger. She told me recently that it's only been maybe in the past 5 years she really is ok with it, and I bet on some level she is still not happy about it.

That does weigh on my mind.

#FirstWorldProblems

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21425929)

Just be careful! I've already been killed thrice because of mine. :(

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425691)

Sell them locally and buy the right tubes? I cringe at the idea of drilling your rims but that's the nuclear option.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21425770)

Kind of ironic because:

(1) with increasing automation/robots + gig economy, the workplace could look a lot different in 10 years

(2) this spring could really accelerate a shift toward online learning. Once you "go there," it completely upends the traditional college model.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425959)

What happened??

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21426006)

I didn't hear something, so I died, evidently.

Three times over.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21426006)

I didn't hear something, so I died, evidently.

Three times over.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425901)

Good news is my wireless earbuds arrived and work/sound great! :bday:

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21426010)

You are one chatty corpse.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425911)

BTW if daughter goes to a private university she WILL have to borrow a portion of the cost. Probably 20% or so. If she goes to Temple, we will pick up everything.

Originally Posted by big john (Post 21425805)

In addition to a butt-load of wheels, I have broken 4 frames, 3 pedals (crashed twice because they snapped off) a stem, at least 3 seatposts, at least 4 saddles, lots of cables (usually my fault for leaving them on too long) but only one chain, and that was my fault, too. I broke a front derailleur and I was 20 some miles out. Got to practice my spin that day.
I was climbing a grade with a friend and he sprinted after someone and his middle cog split in half and fell out. He didn't crash and that was amazing.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21425997)

Grrrrr - locked out from the last page. :notamused:

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21426000)

Well yes. One of the problems is a career should be minimum 30 years, probably more like 40. We "train" for this sort of career in 2-4 years, whether traditional college or trade school, and then the world changes prior to your career being over. Whether that's welding or other manufacturing before the job goes overseas (or just to another state) or is automated, vast reams of office workers being replaced by MS Office, travel agents, pretty much everything. And when you're 10-20 years into the career, you usually can't just stop and retrain as effectively as the next batch of kids going to school with no mortgage and family, only for the cycle to repeat again, and again.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21425345)

So our drip coffee maker pot/carafe cracked somehow and now leaks a little. It is a proprietary size to fit in the unit and also push up the spring so the coffee drips down. I may have to disable that spring for the time being. I scoured ScamBay and did see a used replacement for like $25 (half the price is shipping), no way.

Why can’t they just use a universal size pot? Sigh.

Originally Posted by big john (Post 21425866)

Yeah, what happened to us?

My older sister wanted to go to college and my parents couldn't understand why. Why would a woman need college? Of course, they didn't have any money anyway.

Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21425907)

Turkey.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21426010)

You are one chatty corpse.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21425728)

There's a lot of subjectivity in student reviews. I might like it there (vs. other schools) primarily because it's not freezing cold.

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 21426020)

I thought Temple offered her a full ride?

Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21425909)

Gobble gobble.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 21426037)

Cars man.... Cars.

Originally Posted by big john (Post 21426038)

Is there a roadie culture there? I know they have a basketball league and they've always had wrestlers and weightlifters in the Olympics. Ennes Kanter is in the NBA and he has been a staunch critic of the government there.

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 21426055)

Deviled chicken.