The Weirdly Wonderful Seneca Wallace Small Talk Chit Chat Talkin' Topics Thread - Page 11496

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 09:57 AM

FT Jr's team won 12 - 1 last night.

Now for FT JR's game.

1st at bat, he went to bunt on the 1st pitch and didn't pull back in time for a called strike offering at the pitch. He then took 2 balls. I noticed he finally followed what the coach weas saying for his stance so he can speed his bat up. Instead of having his bat horizontal over his shoulders, his bat was vertical. He fouled off the next three pitches including a nice rope over the third baseman's head that went foul. The next pitch, he roped a single over the second baseman's head. He then stole second and third base. Unfortunately, he failed to slide trying to go home on a past ball and was tagged out.

His second at bat, he used the same stance. He took the count 3-2 with his strikes coming on foul balls before drilling a single up the middle. He stole second base/ He then stole third base and on the overthrow into left field, scored easily.

So he went 2-2 with 2 singles, 4 stolen bases, and a run scored. He was so happy. He also played center field and 1 inning of second base. The last inning he was in center field and there was an overthrow of first by the second baseman. The kid took off for second and the shortstop failed to cover second base, but out of centerfield, FT JR was there for the tag and the out.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 09:58 AM

My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor.

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 09:58 AM

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Does everyone you work with drink heavily?

Not since I was in the military, young, overseas, and was joining them.

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 09:59 AM

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If you had to look at pictures of fire trucks and trains that some guy in the office kept showing you, you would drink heavily too

Dude wasn't even working here back when he got busted.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:00 AM

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Dude wasn't even working here back when he got busted.

PTSD.

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor.

That sucks.

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 10:01 AM

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PTSD.

He is an army reservist.

Bosoxfan5990 · 10-01-2025, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor.

One of my biggest fears about assisted living facilities.

Do you know if they have a fall detection system?

fulltritty · 10-01-2025, 10:03 AM

Our government employees are still here as they have not yet received their furlough paperwork. A military guy is in charge of my team while they are out as our lead is not mission essential. Unfortunately, his boss is not mission essential and we are getting stuck with a government employee I have often gotten into it with because he always try's and gets us to do work that is not ours and he always asks us to drop everything to fix female's computers.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:07 AM

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One of my biggest fears about assisted living facilities.

Do you know if they have a fall detection system?

Not sure. Probably someone listening for a thud.

My aunt is suing them.

Her daughter, my cousin, is a lawyer as is her husband.

They live in Ohio.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:08 AM

He still drives, golfs, goes to the Legion. So it’s not like he was a shut in that nobody ever saw.

Saraste · 10-01-2025, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor.

That is what we are worried about with my dad. He just turned 81 and has fallen some. After my PT tomorrow, I am taking my mom to the airport so she can go visit her sisters in the Chicago area. She will be gone 2 weeks. My sister and I will be checking in on my dad every day and get him out several times. He knows to keep his phone on him at all times, even when going to the bathroom, in case he falls. Whether he will or not is another matter.

He usually uses a cane but sometimes won't around the house.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:10 AM

My other grandpa died in the same place just down the hallway. He had a stroke at 97 probably 5 years ago.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:11 AM

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That is what we are worried about with my dad. He just turned 81 and has fallen some. After my PT tomorrow, I am taking my mom to the airport so she can go visit her sisters in the Chicago area. She will be gone 2 weeks. My sister and I will be checking in on my dad every day and get him out several times. He knows to keep his phone on him at all times, even when going to the bathroom, in case he falls. Whether he will or not is another matter.

He usually uses a cane but sometimes won't around the house.

People get comfortable in their own homes and don’t realize the dangers.

jlzinck · 10-01-2025, 10:12 AM

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So who is getting fired first before FT JR's game.

One of my employees called me on my way home yesterday because he had taken my new employee with him to work some tickets at another building and he was a disaster including committing a security violation by plugging the wrong cable into a workstation for a different LAN.

I never wanted to interview this guy to begin with but my boss made me and when we had no other candidates, she wanted the position filled.

My employee revealed that when the two of them went to lunch last week, dude was on the phone with his lawyer because he had been pulled over for a DUI. He wasn't sure if he should tell me. Of course with a security clearance, that is a reportable offense to the SSO and knowing it, means we need to report it too.

My new employee calls me today and tells me he is going to be late because he has to be in court at 9:30 and he has to appear in person. We pull up the DC court cases online and find his case. He got pulled over July 7th and charged with drinking while intoxicated and having an open container in the car. Just as we were printing that out, my boss came in so I told her and she is going to call his company and our security person and take care of it.

New love interest for Oldest SD?

Saraste · 10-01-2025, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

He still drives, golfs, goes to the Legion. So it’s not like he was a shut in that nobody ever saw.

99 and still drives...

jlzinck · 10-01-2025, 10:17 AM

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My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor.

W T Actual F?

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:20 AM

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99 and still drives...

His dad drove until he was 104.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jlzinck

W T Actual F?

Bruised arms, dehydrated, liver damage, UTI, hallucinating. He needs PT to walk again.

oldgoldy97 · 10-01-2025, 10:22 AM

He apparently was calling out for my uncle but nobody ever came for two days.

Crosby 87 · 10-01-2025, 10:37 AM

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Not sure. Probably someone listening for a thud.

My aunt is suing them.

Her daughter, my cousin, is a lawyer as is her husband.

They live in Ohio.

I hope they are held accountable

BostonNut · 10-01-2025, 11:16 AM

Took the red eye last night, 2.5 hour drive home, shower, right into work.

BostonNut · 10-01-2025, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

So who is getting fired first before FT JR's game.

One of my employees called me on my way home yesterday because he had taken my new employee with him to work some tickets at another building and he was a disaster including committing a security violation by plugging the wrong cable into a workstation for a different LAN.

I never wanted to interview this guy to begin with but my boss made me and when we had no other candidates, she wanted the position filled.

My employee revealed that when the two of them went to lunch last week, dude was on the phone with his lawyer because he had been pulled over for a DUI. He wasn't sure if he should tell me. Of course with a security clearance, that is a reportable offense to the SSO and knowing it, means we need to report it too.

My new employee calls me today and tells me he is going to be late because he has to be in court at 9:30 and he has to appear in person. We pull up the DC court cases online and find his case. He got pulled over July 7th and charged with drinking while intoxicated and having an open container in the car. Just as we were printing that out, my boss came in so I told her and she is going to call his company and our security person and take care of it.

BostonNut · 10-01-2025, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

FT Jr's team won 12 - 1 last night.

Now for FT JR's game.

1st at bat, he went to bunt on the 1st pitch and didn't pull back in time for a called strike offering at the pitch. He then took 2 balls. I noticed he finally followed what the coach weas saying for his stance so he can speed his bat up. Instead of having his bat horizontal over his shoulders, his bat was vertical. He fouled off the next three pitches including a nice rope over the third baseman's head that went foul. The next pitch, he roped a single over the second baseman's head. He then stole second and third base. Unfortunately, he failed to slide trying to go home on a past ball and was tagged out.

His second at bat, he used the same stance. He took the count 3-2 with his strikes coming on foul balls before drilling a single up the middle. He stole second base/ He then stole third base and on the overthrow into left field, scored easily.

So he went 2-2 with 2 singles, 4 stolen bases, and a run scored. He was so happy. He also played center field and 1 inning of second base. The last inning he was in center field and there was an overthrow of first by the second baseman. The kid took off for second and the shortstop failed to cover second base, but out of centerfield, FT JR was there for the tag and the out.

Bat horizontal with his shoulders?

That wasn’t a dead giveaway a long time ago?

Boo · 10-01-2025, 11:32 AM

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Bat horizontal with his shoulders?

That wasn’t a dead giveaway a long time ago?

FT didn’t correct it, Jr likes to act like major league players.

10-01-2025, 09:58 AM	#287377
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,417	My 99 year old grandpa fell last Friday or Saturday at his assisted living home. Nobody checked on him until he missed Monday morning coffee with my uncle. If my uncle wouldn’t have checked at that point, he probably would have died on the floor. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

10-01-2025, 10:08 AM	#287386
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,417	He still drives, golfs, goes to the Legion. So it’s not like he was a shut in that nobody ever saw. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

10-01-2025, 10:10 AM	#287388
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,417	My other grandpa died in the same place just down the hallway. He had a stroke at 97 probably 5 years ago. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

10-01-2025, 10:22 AM	#287395
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,417	He apparently was calling out for my uncle but nobody ever came for two days. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

10-01-2025, 11:16 AM	#287397
BostonNut Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 61,593	Took the red eye last night, 2.5 hour drive home, shower, right into work. __________________ "It's true that whenever rectal issues come to mind thoughts of you aren't far behind" - HairySas September 4, 2025 "GD it. I am a doofus." - majestik101 October 16, 2025 “This is the baseball section, NN ” - Bosoxfan5990 November 25, 2025

10-01-2025, 09:57 AM	#287376
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,559	FT Jr's team won 12 - 1 last night. Now for FT JR's game. 1st at bat, he went to bunt on the 1st pitch and didn't pull back in time for a called strike offering at the pitch. He then took 2 balls. I noticed he finally followed what the coach weas saying for his stance so he can speed his bat up. Instead of having his bat horizontal over his shoulders, his bat was vertical. He fouled off the next three pitches including a nice rope over the third baseman's head that went foul. The next pitch, he roped a single over the second baseman's head. He then stole second and third base. Unfortunately, he failed to slide trying to go home on a past ball and was tagged out. His second at bat, he used the same stance. He took the count 3-2 with his strikes coming on foul balls before drilling a single up the middle. He stole second base/ He then stole third base and on the overthrow into left field, scored easily. So he went 2-2 with 2 singles, 4 stolen bases, and a run scored. He was so happy. He also played center field and 1 inning of second base. The last inning he was in center field and there was an overthrow of first by the second baseman. The kid took off for second and the shortstop failed to cover second base, but out of centerfield, FT JR was there for the tag and the out.

10-01-2025, 10:03 AM	#287384
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,559	Our government employees are still here as they have not yet received their furlough paperwork. A military guy is in charge of my team while they are out as our lead is not mission essential. Unfortunately, his boss is not mission essential and we are getting stuck with a government employee I have often gotten into it with because he always try's and gets us to do work that is not ours and he always asks us to drop everything to fix female's computers.