I love my wife and all, but Jesus Hercules Christ...

[AK47bp]

Start working the BLUF statements with your old lady military style:

BLUF (bottom line up front)[1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first.[2] By extension, that information is also called a BLUF. It differs from an abstract or executive summary in that it is simpler and more concise, similar to a thesis statement, and it resembles the inverted pyramid practice in journalism.

BLUF is a standard in U.S. military communication[3] whose aim is to make military messages precise and powerful.[4] It differs from an older, more-traditional style in which conclusions and recommendations are included at the end, following the arguments and considerations of facts. The BLUF concept is not exclusive to writing since it can also be used in conversations and interviews.[5]

Thanks. I’ll implement this order tonight.

If I don’t update this thread within 24hrs send help.


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[Dantheman]

“That’s crazy” is good because it can work for good things and bad things. Better coverage.

Karen got a ticket.
Karen called me a bitch.
Karen won the lottery.

Works for all of them.


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"Woh, are you serious?" works pretty well also, can also be used in any of the above scenarios PLUS if posed as a question, which is kind of what she wants anyhow, allows her to carry on/continue/expound on her story, which usually allows you to figure out what the story was all about in the first place, if you lost focus on it somewhere along the way

1:45-2:15

[AK47bp]

1:45-2:15

So true. My wife always has an arch enemy that is out to destroy her at any job shes had. So ridiculous.


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[singlecross]

My 20 y/o daughter yesterday… first try. She’s a keeper

[muted reborn]

My wife was explaining why she called her Mom to me- which was totally irrelevant to the story she was telling, but for some reason I had to know it was about a CC charge to lulemon and told me the whole backstory on the purchase and why it was an issue - then she went back to the main plot and said, "Anyways, to make a long story short..."

No honey, you are making a short story very long.

I did not say this out loud because I just couldn't wait to hear the main story.....christ almighty

[old goat]

Oh my poor man--thinking that the purpose of a conversation is to exchange important information. It is in part an exercise in dominance and submission and you, by listening quiety as she goes on and on, have submitted.

[muted reborn]

Oh my poor man--thinking that the purpose of a conversation is to exchange important information. It is in part an exercise in dominance and submission and you, by listening quiety as she goes on and on, have submitted.

need to put you on ignore for this

[neufox47]

My wife told me a story this morning about back to school night last night which she runs with the PTA. She does a great job with the school. But the story. Went on for like ten minutes, and the end point of the story is some kid who was in my daughter's class last year is in another class this year. Could have been a 2 second story. Olive is in the other class this year. Oh, cool.
Reminded me of this...

https://youtu.be/hUs-x4UeMS4?si=ckK1NypnvV7w0f1S

It’s not about what happened but HOW it happened.

[XXX-er]

Oh my poor man--thinking that the purpose of a conversation is to exchange important information. It is in part an exercise in dominance and submission and you, by listening quiety as she goes on and on, have submitted.

This mans got it ^^ you don't really try to fix anything just listen

so you need some go-to reactions like "is that so" " really "

but if you don't change them up she will realize you aren't actualy listening and don't really care

[warthog]

You use your truck (left to go right, right to go left or hold the bottom of the wheel) to point the trailer where you want it to go, THEN you have to maneuver the truck to follow the trailer where you pointed it without messing it all up again. This is why bigger things are easier, because it takes more to move them, so its harder to mess it up.

couple tips.. turn the wheel toward the side that you see more trailer on to straighten out, and watch/line up your trailer axels rather than the back of the trailer when you are lining up because thats going to be your pivot point.

but, yeah. Practice in an empty parking lot to avoid an audience and inevitable embarrassment.

play with your kids toy truck and trailer, too. its pretty easy to see what does what.

Just to revisit, because I see it mentioned here. Any time I teach someone to back up a trailer, I have them hold the BOTTOM of the steering wheel. Wherever your hand goes, the trailer goes. Hand to the left, trailer goes left, etc. This is the easiest way to teach. Once you have the feel, it is not needed much anymore. Just throw some cones out in a parking lot and practice. Totally useful life skill, like driving stick or changing your own oil or tire. Should be required learning.

[old goat]

need to put you on ignore for this

My wife already has.

[TahoeJ]

Just to revisit, because I see it mentioned here. Any time I teach someone to back up a trailer, I have them hold the BOTTOM of the steering wheel. Wherever your hand goes, the trailer goes. Hand to the left, trailer goes left, etc. This is the easiest way to teach. Once you have the feel, it is not needed much anymore. Just throw some cones out in a parking lot and practice. Totally useful life skill, like driving stick or changing your own oil or tire. Should be required learning.

My buddy just got a new Ford Bronco with a manual transmission and he let me drive it this morning. I hadn’t driven a stick in over a decade and I forgot how nice that clutch release and pop into the next gear feels. Just saw BMW and Mercedes are going 100% automatic. I get it, but it’s kind of a shame.

[Dantheman]

My kid will be driving in little more than a year year and will be getting a MT car for several reasons. I can't wait to row through gears again. The entire experience is so much more engaging.

[yeahman]

Kids should be thinking about driving safely, not shifting gears.

[bennymac]

Time for a backup off

[Core Shot]

Kids should be thinking about driving safely, not shifting gears.

The opposite. It’s hard to text and phone while driving mt. Be the car. Feel the drive.


Plus manual shifting is a lifelong skill. Not needed much anymore. But So much more engaging

[XXX-er]

And I’ll out back up a trailer any of you fuckers any day, any place. .

wow this ^^ guy has a massive cock, couldn't we just make do with a walk-off ?

Does it now state on your DL if you are rated for manual or Auto ?

[plugboots]

The opposite. It’s hard to text and phone while driving mt. Be the car. Feel the drive.


Plus manual shifting is a lifelong skill. Not needed much anymore. But So much more engaging

I was gonna say this. My daughter learned on a manual, and took her drivers test w/ the manual and I think it made her a much better driver.

[Meadow Skipper]

It’s gonna be a lot easier to learn to drive a motorcycle if you’re already familiar with manual transmissions…At least until they all go electric.

I taught my daughter to drive a manual trans with the dad idea it might help prevent a date catastrophe.

[yeahman]

The opposite. It’s hard to text and phone while driving mt.

In my experience with two teen drivers, parents are better off investing in a hands-free talk and text system. That's reality.

From what I'm reading on here, the manual trans fetish seems to be more about the parent than the kid. Red flag. (And FWIW I learned to drive on a manual trans Ford Pinto. Did me zero good in the general scheme of things.)

[AK47bp]

Time for a backup off

Home Depot parking lot.


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[Diamond Joe]

Time for a backup off

Switch to the boat ramp?

[seano732]

Speaking from IRL experience, Telee and his Mrs. are trailer backing MASTERS

[Buzzworthy]

My kid will be driving in little more than a year year and will be getting a MT car for several reasons. I can't wait to row through gears again. The entire experience is so much more engaging.

Enjoy the hell out of it, I did with her MiniS. She just graduated to an automatic Subaru as the clutch was fun but not anymore on campus.

[Buzzworthy]

Speaking from IRL experience, Telee and his Mrs. are trailer backing MASTERS

Airstream owners pfft