Random Topics 3.1

[Road Guy]

Bring it on down to liquo Ville?

Also I thought the big money was in banking, or maybe they are just cheap?

 

[Audi Driver P.E.]

How much cooler would it have been if Elon had launched a DeLorean?

 

[Road Guy]

anyone have issues spending visa gift cards?

my folks usually give them to us and the kids for Christmas gifts and other than when using them to buy gas I always seem to have issues with them, have tried bars, restaurants, and hotels have told us flat out they don't take them?

Have been trying to get rid of them, used them last night at our regular drinking place- had a $50 one and our bill was around $45 and they said it would only run it for $30?  Bartender said they have been a huge PIA trying to get them to run through the machine...

Should this be in the 1st world problems thread?

 

[mudpuppy]

Bars and restaurants might automatically authorize an extra amount to cover any tip you might add. Normally not a problem with a credit card because you don't get near your credit limit,  but if the prepaid card is only $50 there won't be much extra to authorize a tip.  Same goes for hotels with incidentals.  I've used these at stores, e.g. grocery store or lowes, with no problems. 

 

[Road Guy]

that must be it, my kids don't really buy much "stuff" but they like to go eat with their buddies - I think they work okay at fast food but even places like Qdoba give them trouble..

 

[MA_PE]

that's why personally, I don't see the use for these prepaid cards.  Just give them a $50 bill.  no problems using ca$h.

 

[Road Guy]

same here, I've tried to hint to my folks just to send them a check - they can scan it on their phone and spend it as they please. we normally end up "buying" the gift cards from my kids and then trying to use them (yeah I know sounds unappreciative) - I even had issues at Home Depot with one, I think the cashier has to hit a different button for the visa gift card and some seem to get stumped by them..

 

[YMZ PE]

Does anyone know how to track down a particular program's grad students? I've been trying to get a hold of a professor for the last few days without success and now looking for her grad students to help me out. Unfortunately her faculty page has no information on her current research, and my Google stalking has been less than stellar. 

 

[knight1fox3]

Does anyone know how to track down a particular program's grad students? I've been trying to get a hold of a professor for the last few days without success and now looking for her grad students to help me out. Unfortunately her faculty page has no information on her current research, and my Google stalking has been less than stellar. 

The queen internet stalker is having issues stalking tracking someone down? Is it opposite day? :huh:

What university?

 

[YMZ PE]

The queen internet stalker is having issues stalking tracking someone down? Is it opposite day? :huh:

What university?

Would rather not say. I did eventually manage to track down a former grad student who's now employing her as a consultant, and contacted him on LinkedIn. Hopefully he doesn't ignore my message because he mistakes me for a recruiter, or respond to my message mistaking me for a tart.

 

[Ble_PE]

Would rather not say. I did eventually manage to track down a former grad student who's now employing her as a consultant, and contacted him on LinkedIn. Hopefully he doesn't ignore my message because he mistakes me for a recruiter, or respond to my message mistaking me for a tart.

It all depends on your profile pic...

 

[tj_PE]

What does one have to do to be considered "worldly"? How many countries do you need to have visited? Miles traveled? Languages spoken?

Legit asking because I am curious if what I think of as "worldly" when I hear it aligns with other perspectives

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[leggo PE]

Hmm, I've never really thought about this too hard, and don't think I'd have hard numbers on anything like number of countries visited or languages spoken.

I think I consider someone distinctly "worldly" when that person has lived, or spent a lot of time in, several different regions of the world. They would need to have a good understanding of various cultures, though not necessarily speak all the different languages. I'd think they would be knowledgeable about what regular life is like in all of those places, understand the mentality of the people a fair amount, and perhaps even be knowledgeable about the various histories. I suppose that to me, "worldly" is not just about going places, but understanding them.

Writing that out, it seems like a pretty high bar! Maybe that is why I don't think I know too many people that I consider "worldly".

Of course, this is purely subjective!

 

[csb]

Yeah, I think you have to have lived somewhere else for awhile and really have been immersed in the culture. 

Traveling a bunch makes you a world traveler, but not worldly. 

 

[tj_PE]

Yeah, I agree, "well traveled" would be what I think I hear "worldly" used for, most of the time, so I was curious if I was just being uppity about it, and seems we're on par in our opinions! 

 

[Road Guy]

I think you have to also own a couple pantsuits

 

[MA_PE]

To change the direction, IMHO "worldy" could be used to describe someone that is knowledgeable about people and situations and how to deal with them despite how many countries they've seen.  If he/she has experienced a range of living conditions say poor, rich, rural with little technology versus a metropolis with the latest technology, etc.  then he/she might be considered a "person of the world" or "worldly"  I don't think a young person could be called worldly as they don't have years of experiences.

 

[Supe]

There's a local shoe store called SAS Shoes in the mall.  Their website is www.carolinasasshoes.com.

 

[csb]

I can't wait until I'm old enough to wear sensible SAS shoes. The average demographic for that store won't notice what Carolina's really selling. 

 

[leggo PE]

Almost quittin' time!