Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Cole

Anyone who wears standard issue boots is a chump.

Is standard issue Nike or Oakley? I've seen Oakley sand color combat boots at SVP for $50 bucks and when I Googled them supposedly they were standard issues in the States?

And the swoosh is trying to sell chumps this for like $200 something.



I once saw some dude struggling hard to put these on at Foot Locker lmao!

[cjd]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

hahahahah

Everyone is getting laid off in the Seattle office in 30 days to cut costs at work and relocating to the east cost.

First IT job. Guess I now have my own "back in my day" story to tell.


(I work in managed services where companies outsource their IT to us, never expected to experience the same outsourcing).

I've said it before but... Send me a resume, I'll take look at what we've got and I could sell you into if I were interviewing. I've not had a long shot bet turn out bad yet, and that assumes it would be a long shot in the first place.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Cole

Anyone who wears standard issue boots is a chump.

I tried them on in the nineties... Things are different now from what I gather.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

hahahahah

Everyone is getting laid off in the Seattle office in 30 days to cut costs at work and relocating to the east cost.

First IT job. Guess I now have my own "back in my day" story to tell.


(I work in managed services where companies outsource their IT to us, never expected to experience the same outsourcing).

Managed services aka. MNS or strategic outsourcing.

Shit they pulled this stunt before at my first company. Basically they told peeps down in the States to either report at Colorado in 30 days or take a package. As for here on the day of the deadline I saw a few dozen people with Lowe Alpine camping bags sitting on the floor at the concourse.

This was many many years ago. I heard some dude jumped off the top floor a couple weeks back. SMH!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You had options?

Back in the 60s, in the US Army, we had a single option to the standard issue combat boot.

They were made by Corcoran and they were expensive ($20).

I would wear my Corcorans when we were not in the field and wear my issue boots in the field.


humfrz

PS ----- Nooooo ....... @Tcoat I was NOT in the "brown boot" Army .......

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by cjd

I tried did on in the nineties... Things are different now from what I gather.

wanna translate that fer this ol boy .....




humfrz

[Cole]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Is standard issue Nike or Oakley? I've seen Oakley sand color combat boots at SVP for $50 bucks and when I Googled them supposedly they were standard issues in the States?

And the swoosh is trying to sell chumps this for like $200 something.

[IMG]https://content.nike.com/content/dam/content-api/SNKRS_2-0/season-2016-HO/OCTOBER/NSW/859202-339/859202_339_Cover_DES.jpg[IMG]

I once saw some dude struggling hard to put these on at Foot Locker lmao!

Neither are standard issue in Canada. But I've worn both Nike and Oakley. The Oakley's were absolute junk. Swore by the Nike's. I've tried a ton of different boots, and the Nike SFB's and the older Blackhawk boots seemed to be the best. I need to look into the Blackhawk ones again and see if they make a 6" version of the boot I had. They were awesome for winter time. Waterproof and decently warm, super friggen comfy too.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by humfrz

wanna translate that fer this ol boy .....




humfrz

Fixed... But you might have to find the conversation thread to make sense of it still. Or nap and forget. Your call.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by cjd

Fixed... But you might have to find the conversation thread to make sense of it still. Or nap and forget. Your call.

Thanks, got it ...... but I might just kick back in my recliner for a snooze anyway .....


humfrz

[krayzie]

I just found this on Google.

That Nike boot outsole looks like something off the Nike Free.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by krayzie

I just found this on Google.

That Nike boot outsole looks like something off the Nike Free.

[IMG]http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140530-190241.jpg[/MG]

That's exactly what it is. Can you tell why I loved them yet?

I also desperately wanted a pair of the NB OTB boots, but they stopped production about 6 months before I found out about them and couldn't track down a pair in my size.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

That's exactly what it is. Can you tell why I loved them yet?

I also desperately wanted a pair of the NB OTB boots, but they stopped production about 6 months before I found out about them and couldn't track down a pair in my size.

Did you try eBay

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[krayzie]

Looks like JDM has finally figured out how to merge energy drinks with instant noodles.

[humfrz]

Well, we presented the mountain bikes to the two older granddaughters after school today.

They were surprised and a bit intimidated. A 24" bike is a stretch for an 8 and 10 year old. It will take then a while to become comfortable on them.

I realized I was getting old, when I overheard this conversation:

Granddaughter - look mom, here is how you use the brakes, you always pull this one for the rear wheel first.

Daughter - yes I know.

Granddaughter - how did you know that?

Daughter - because your pa-pa taught me that when I was about your age.

Granddaughter - oh.

The 11 month old granddaughter squealed with glee at the whole scene ...... 8 more years and I can teach her too .......


humfrz