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For god's sake, can we finally put a fork in it? AKA, putting an end to threads about "which watch is a better investment?" or "which watch will hold its value better?"
Why we all feel such disdain for Seiko now... AKA, the @ichibunz SPB143 homage perfectly illustrates why Seiko and other mid-tier manufacturers can no longer compete for enthusiasts’ hearts and minds
Luxury brands are misleading all of us with the fiction of their "artisan watchmakers." AKA, why it takes 3 months for your watch to get serviced, when it should actually take 2 weeks
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Unfortunately, this is geared for me...
@Edge168n likes to tease me that he knows the only reason I do charity watch auctions here on WC is that I'm too lazy to actually sell them on Ebay or whatever, and not because I'm actually committed to charity.
And, well...
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
I've turned to modern medicine. I now take propranolol before situations where I know I will get triggered. For example...
Recently went with my wife to the pediatrician's to get allergy meds for my 10 year-old
Have a history of yelling at doctors
Wife asks me to go along, because she's a very agreeable person, and knows that at the slightest hint of resistance from the doctor, she'll instantly cave
Downside is that she knows that there's a 95% chance that I'll snap and start berating the doctor like a 5 year-old who's pooped on the carpet, even after being told repeatedly not to defecate in the living room
Anyway, tell the doctor that we want X medicine for our daughter
Doctor proceeds to ask 30 random questions, starts saying that we need to cover everything in the house with dust mite covers, gotta get rid of all the stuffed animals on the bed, gotta schedule another appointment but with the allergy specialist, etc., etc., etc...
"You have dogs??? Does she allow the dogs onto the bed? Oh, no, no... no dogs allowed on the bed."
Me...
Pediatrician starts talking about how we'll need to make all these changes first, and then let's check back in 2 weeks, and if there are still allergies, then we can prescribe X
I look over at my wife, and she's doing this at me...
I blurt out, "No, I think we'll do both in conjunction. Please send in a prescription for X," and then I make an excuse about how I need to go pee and leave the room to go pacing furiously outside
Wife comes out and says, "I'm so proud of you! You didn't blow up!"
I then proceed to go off on the car ride home about how awful this pediatrician is, if I come into Starbucks and ask for a lactose-free latte the barista's job is give me a F*&%'ing lactose-free latte, NOT to suggest that I look into changing my lifestyle, to research almond milk, and then come back 2 weeks from now, after I've already tried an almond milk cappuccino instead
"What you don't understand, doctor, is that you are nothing more than a glorified barista! Your job is to give me my F*&%'ing lactose-free latte! If I want your opinion about almond milk, I'll ask for it!"
My wife's reaction...
The problem? I forgot to take a dose of propranolol before going with my family to the pediatrician's!
Yes! This is living life to its fullest potential!
Right??? I'd be happy with $1M from Softbank. That's only 1/14,000th what they've lost on WeWork! They should be happy to give me $1M!!!
No, you're right. It's best to go through life without getting triggered by the small stuff. Unfortunately...
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