pancing

Lol you buy that and wear it to work and your employees will riot and burn everything down!

sdematt

In the field? Were you in the Forces?

manimal

That Orange Monster was my first ever mechanical watch. I also have the Pepsi Turtle. Can't beat the value.

2fcknfst

Only if they notice it... who am I kidding - that watch is a solid beacon of 'LOOK AT ME!'... everyone would notice, and you are right, everything would burn...

2fcknfst

Military? No.

We do a lot of 'field' work, usually in the a$$ end of the country, pipelines, facilities, SIMS, marine, etc. etc.

Things (trucks, equipment, stuff...) regularly 'break' - I was once, many moon ago, doing some work on a ferry and the lead engineer says to me, 'You're thin enough to fit between the ferry and the dolphin (mooring pylon), get in there and hook up this widget...'

So I did, and in the process, the tide started to shift and I started to get stuck. My response to this (fear) was to start wiggling my way out (quickly). In the process I destroyed a very nice Seiko Chronograph that my father had given to me as a young lad... from that point on, I have limited the value of what goes on my wrist.

s65e90

Imagine learning and wanting to be successful, only to get successful and be too scared of what others think to enjoy the fruits of your labor. People are strange.

2fcknfst

We are indeed.

k9turbo

modesty is often understandably seen as a "virtue", while flaunting ones "wealth" ostentatiously is often understandably frowned upon.

don't ask me to explain the related concept of noblesse oblige.

a common theme among those who have little, is the need to display what little they've got.

2fcknfst

You are very well read.

k9turbo

i'm a 5th grade dropout but thanks, i do have what was once referred to as "common sense". less common these days. but you have it too.

2fcknfst

Being a 5th grade dropout does not define ones ability to make reasoned comments, logical observations, or read books...

I am a trained (but never practiced) Behavioral Psychologist and I only ever use that skill set to sell something, or win at cards.

How many of us went on to do something completely different than how we were trained? Don't be so hard on yourself, you're a good egg.

And, as an aside, you have a pretty good sense of humor - that'll trump an education any day of the week.

pancing

Modesty is thrown out the window when we own multiple toys, nice houses and have jobs. Theres a difference between having nice things and throwing it around because you can. We are who we are and there isnt anything inherently wrong with that.

2fcknfst

Well said.

k9turbo

i believe that to be a contradiction in terms. or at the very least, a flawed analogy. but no matter.

back to porsches.

2fcknfst

Today, I thought about building a fire breathing 4.0l monster and wondered if I could ever make it competitive on the track...