NWI INGO General Post Part 20 - Raccons 4 Life!

[chef larry]

Tuesday morning and off to the salt mine I go.

 

[actaeon277]

I bet it won't be easy. My dad works nights during the week and somehow manages a normal sleep schedule on the weekends and when he is on vacation.

Does U.S. steel still give out retirement watches?

We get a "catalog" of a few items.
I'm not really a watch person. They're not engraved or anything special.
Also some tools and stuff. Some kitchen items.
But most of the tools and kitchen items, I already have.

So I have to think about it.
I have till March to decide.

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

We get a "catalog" of a few items.
I'm not really a watch person. They're not engraved or anything special.
Also some tools and stuff. Some kitchen items.
But most of the tools and kitchen items, I already have.

So I have to think about it.
I have till March to decide.

I have family members who worked at Inland and US. Some of them "received" tools from the mills long before their retirement.

I thought your retirement was only a few weeks away. Use vacation time until March! haha

 

[darkkevin]

When I started as a mechanic my brother was a purchasing agent at inland. He “requisitioned” a LOT of tools to get me started, todays market probably $20k worth of stuff.

 

[Snapdragon]

Region News Source​

Expect Delays

Train vs Vehicle in Miller section of Gary near Lake & Miller and the Howard St crossing. Multiple casualties being reported at this time. Avoid the area and expect delays due to the stopped train.

 

[Snapdragon]

Just saw this also

Horrible Car vs Train accident Lake Street and Miller Avenue, 3 ejections and 3 10-0s, stay away from area for a while.

 

[darkkevin]

Just saw this also

Horrible Car vs Train accident Lake Street and Miller Avenue, 3 ejections and 3 10-0s, stay away from area for a while.

unrelated to the accident, people should avoid the area in general.

 

[Snapdragon]

Yep, just as I thought, he tried to beat the train. Shame he had to take two innocent people with him.

3 dead in Gary, Ind. train accident ID'd as woman, 2 kids; car drove around gates, police say

'100% preventable.' Gary police say a woman and two children were killed in a train crash after their car drove around the crossing gates.

abc7chicago.com

 

[Snapdragon]

Followed me home today.





2015 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab. 43K miles.
Tonneau cover goes on next week.

 

[HoughMade]

Followed me home today.

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2015 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab. 43K miles.
Tonneau cover goes on next week.

Congrats! Those are good, reliable trucks. Love the blue!

 

[Snapdragon]

Congrats! Those are good, reliable trucks. Love the blue!

Thanks. I love the blue too. 2015 was the last year they did this blue. The new blue is dark and dull and ugly. 2015 was also the first year they did the bluetooth, backup camera, etc, so I knew 2105 was the year I wanted to get. When I found one with a clean Carfax and 43K miles on Carvana, that sealed the deal.

Saw another 2015 Frontier at a dealership in Illinois. Same pretty blue, 31K miles. Dealership was charging a premium price because of the low miles. There was a link to the Carfax in the dealership listing. Looked at the service record and saw that the mileage was 0 in 2014, 50K in 2015, 150K in 2017, and 245K in 2019. Then all of a sudden in 2021 it was 31K. Carfax is a beautiful thing.

 

[darkkevin]

Followed me home today.

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2015 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab. 43K miles.
Tonneau cover goes on next week.

well that escalated quickly!
congrats

 

[jedi]

Thanks. I love the blue too. 2015 was the last year they did this blue. The new blue is dark and dull and ugly. 2015 was also the first year they did the bluetooth, backup camera, etc, so I knew 2105 was the year I wanted to get. When I found one with a clean Carfax and 43K miles on Carvana, that sealed the deal.

Saw another 2015 Frontier at a dealership in Illinois. Same pretty blue, 31K miles. Dealership was charging a premium price because of the low miles. There was a link to the Carfax in the dealership listing. Looked at the service record and saw that the mileage was 0 in 2014, 50K in 2015, 150K in 2017, and 245K in 2019. Then all of a sudden in 2021 it was 31K. Carfax is a beautiful thing.

So did they rebuild the engine on that other one???

 

[Snapdragon]

So did they rebuild the engine on that other one???

Who knows.

 

[Bill2905]

Followed me home today.

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2015 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab. 43K miles.
Tonneau cover goes on next week.

Nice color

 

[Snapdragon]

Nice color

I'm a sucker for a pretty blue vehicle. There were a million and one silver and white Frontiers out there. Do people really like them, or are they cheaper to produce than a color?

 

[Bill2905]

We get a "catalog" of a few items.
I'm not really a watch person. They're not engraved or anything special.
Also some tools and stuff. Some kitchen items.
But most of the tools and kitchen items, I already have.

So I have to think about it.
I have till March to decide.

My employer offers retirees a nice online gift catalog to select items from. There is but one catch however. It is offered only to retirees aged 62 and over with at least 20 years of service. I will retire next year with 36 years of service at the age of 58 but won't be eligible for a parting gift due to my relative youthfulness. It's not an issue for me, they have been good to me and my family all of these years. But sometimes, you just gotta wonder how they can arrive at such a stupid and insensitive policy.

 

[actaeon277]

My employer offers retirees a nice online gift catalog to select items from. There is but one catch however. It is offered only to retirees aged 62 and over with at least 20 years of service. I will retire next year with 36 years of service at the age of 58 but won't be eligible for a parting gift due to my relative youthfulness. It's not an issue for me, they have been good to me and my family all of these years. But sometimes, you just gotta wonder how they can arrive at such a stupid and insensitive policy.

We get them on certain anniversaries. I forget which ones. Either every 5, or every 10 years.

 

[actaeon277]

When I started as a mechanic ...

Sure you want to post that?

 

[actaeon277]

I have family members who worked at Inland and US. Some of them "received" tools from the mills long before their retirement.

I thought your retirement was only a few weeks away. Use vacation time until March! haha

No. I have till March to select my anniversary gift.
I retire end of January. But it's all vacation in January.
My last day of going in to work will be 30 December.