Montfrooij Posted at 3-11 00:11
100%.
If I could take 2 weeks off, it would probably be done. But that's not possible (and it was part of the agreement, so I don't mind)

Understand as paying job has priority.  

Cool development Monty

DowntownRDB Posted at 3-11 03:14
Understand as paying job has priority.

Very much Having fun while working fortunately

A J Posted at 4-30 09:14
Cool development Monty

Thanks Andy. Not going very quickly nowadays due to work, but that's ok.

Montfrooij Posted at 4-30 23:40
Thanks Andy. Not going very quickly nowadays due to work, but that's ok.

Priorities always gets in the way mate

A J Posted at 4-30 23:41
Priorities always gets in the way mate

Indeed they do.
Fortunately I love my job, so I don't mind.

Montfrooij Posted at 4-30 23:50
Indeed they do.
Fortunately I love my job, so I don't mind.

That makes all the difference. What line of work are you in these days Peter?

A J Posted at 4-30 23:55
That makes all the difference. What line of work are you in these days Peter?

Still the same job. So I'm making software and implementing it for my employer.

Montfrooij Posted at 4-30 23:40
Very much  Having fun while working fortunately

It's always nice to have fun at work, enjoy your work and even get paid to do what you love doing.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-1 03:15
It's always nice to have fun at work, enjoy your work and even get paid to do what you love doing.

Yeah, although 76h was a bit much last week....

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 03:37
Yeah, although 76h was a bit much last week....

Dang, that's almost a double weeks hours in just one week.  Reminds me a bit of 12 hours on and 12 hours off while deployed on a ship.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-1 03:44
Dang, that's almost a double weeks hours in just one week.  Reminds me a bit of 12 hours on and 12 hours off while deployed on a ship.

It was indeed.
Especially if you also count the commuter hours (add 12 more)
But it was very interesting and fun to do.
And now I'm tired hahahahahahahahaha

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 00:41
Still the same job. So I'm making software and implementing it for my employer.

Good for you mate - one of my friends is a freelance IT developer (over my head)

A J Posted at 5-1 04:27
Good for you mate - one of my friends is a freelance IT developer (over my head)

I'm a bit of many things here, which I like TBH.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 04:35
I'm a bit of many things here, which I like TBH.

Variety is the spice of life

A J Posted at 5-1 05:07
Variety is the spice of life

Exactly. Keeps the job interesting.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 05:30
Exactly. Keeps the job interesting.

Nothing worse than a boring job!

A J Posted at 5-1 05:31
Nothing worse than a boring job!

I'm not good at those.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 05:51
I'm not good at those.

I resigned from them lol

A J Posted at 5-1 06:26
I resigned from them lol

Good for you

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 03:54
It was indeed.
Especially if you also count the commuter hours (add 12 more)
But it was very interesting and fun to do.

The commutes are the worst after a long day at work, especially if traffic is bad.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-1 08:06
The commutes are the worst after a long day at work, especially if traffic is bad.

Fortunately traffic is quite good, but yeah, I agree.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-1 08:35
Fortunately traffic is quite good, but yeah, I agree.

Now that tourist season is picking up here in Florida traffic just keeps getting worse by the day.  Long commutes are the norm now.  Fortunately, being retired I don't get caught up in the long morning or evening commutes unless I have an early doctor's appointment or something.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-1 08:55
Now that tourist season is picking up here in Florida traffic just keeps getting worse by the day.  Long commutes are the norm now.  Fortunately, being retired I don't get caught up in the long morning or evening commutes unless I have an early doctor's appointment or something.

I usually have one moment where it starts to get a bit busy, but after that, it's mostly open road ahead.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-2 00:14
I usually have one moment where it starts to get a bit busy, but after that, it's mostly open road ahead.

Okay, then that makes for a fairly easy commute.  I keep reading about people in California have a 2-3 hour commute to and from work.  I think I'd move if that was me as no way would I spend 4-6 hours a day in traffic and wasting fuel.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-2 03:12
Okay, then that makes for a fairly easy commute.  I keep reading about people in California have a 2-3 hour commute to and from work.  I think I'd move if that was me as no way would I spend 4-6 hours a day in traffic and wasting fuel.

For me, 15 minutes is great.
1h already feels like a waste of time.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-2 06:22
For me, 15 minutes is great.
1h already feels like a waste of time.

When I was stationed in the Washington DC area I had a 45 minute commute each way and it was always a boring commute.  Even worse on snow days.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-2 13:46
When I was stationed in the Washington DC area I had a 45 minute commute each way and it was always a boring commute.  Even worse on snow days.

I can imagine.
I usually listen to a podcast, so time flies, but still.

Nice renovation!

dimidrone Posted at 5-3 00:46
Nice renovation!

Thanks a lot!

Montfrooij Posted at 5-2 22:49
I can imagine.
I usually listen to a podcast, so time flies, but still.

Most of the commuters were reading the news on the way in but I've found most news channels to be too biased.  So I would just listen to my iPod.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-3 06:39
Most of the commuters were reading the news on the way in but I've found most news channels to be too biased.  So I would just listen to my iPod.

Yeah, that is a thing for sure.
I'm driving btw, so no reading for me

Montfrooij Posted at 5-3 07:24
Yeah, that is a thing for sure.
I'm driving btw, so no reading for me

Yes, eyes on the road for you.  When I commuted in the DC area I was a passenger on the metro rail, bus or in a carpool.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-3 11:19
Yes, eyes on the road for you.  When I commuted in the DC area I was a passenger on the metro rail, bus or in a carpool.

Absolutely.
I don't mind btw

Montfrooij Posted at 5-3 13:47
Absolutely.
I don't mind btw

No doubt.  You'd probably mind if you had that 2-3 hour commute each way that many in Los Angeles face every day.  My son was out there for a business trip and he said it was normal for bike riders to ride by the stalled or barely moving car traffic.  I'll be honest, I'd not last in that situation very long as it would be time to move.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-4 13:05
No doubt.  You'd probably mind if you had that 2-3 hour commute each way that many in Los Angeles face every day.  My son was out there for a business trip and he said it was normal for bike riders to ride by the stalled or barely moving car traffic.  I'll be honest, I'd not last in that situation very long as it would be time to move.

Yup. New house or new job.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-5 08:42
Yup. New house or new job.

Guess that is why California is facing a mass exodus.  Based on latest statistics:

- In 2022, California lost 817,669 residents.
- Between 2018 and 2022, 352 companies moved their headquarters from California to a different state.
- The average cost of a single-family home in California is a shocking $737,677, more than double the national average.

Yeah, I'd say it is time to move out of California also.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-5 09:07
Guess that is why California is facing a mass exodus.  Based on latest statistics:

- In 2022, California lost 817,669 residents.

Yup that sounds like it.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-5 12:42
Yup that sounds like it.

California is not alone in people leaving their current state.  With the recent run of hurricanes home owner's insurance has tripled in many east coast states.  Seems lots of people are moving inland.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-6 02:36
California is not alone in people leaving their current state.  With the recent run of hurricanes home owner's insurance has tripled in many east coast states.  Seems lots of people are moving inland.

Yeah, it seems to be something ongoing that we have developed (and invested) a lot into something that is no longer 'working' like we expect it to do.