Flight from fucking hell has arrived. Stuck on tarmac for hours because incoming AA flight was delayed 30 mins which caused us to hit the storm and not get out on time. Fucking airlines / airports man.
ATTENTION: if anyone would like to read a reflection and first hand account of yesterday’s White Sox “pope game,” @americamag was kind enough to give me space to share my thoughts. Read it here:
https://t.co/GWaiXnj3KY
@domineeringDom@SeanTrende We also did a cake recently from a local bakery (customized-picture, 3 layer, etc) and still thought it’s nuts, but was $65. No way $200 on two cakes. You do one smash cake and a sheet cake from Costco = half that. All of these minus park rental is 2x what it needs to be (choice)
@JohnWonderlin@domineeringDom@feelsdesperate Completely agree with the overall premise. If I was still 22 making $52K out of college, it would seem impossible to do some of the spontaneous things I did back then. But there's also the self-inflicted exacerbation factor of people wanting to live like they make 6 figures
@domineeringDom@JohnWonderlin@feelsdesperate To wrap it up, I think if I was 26 and single, I could still easily go to a white sox game (upper deck tix, 3 beers, and some food) for under $80. Cubs, I think $140 - 150. I wouldn't even spend $250 at a cubs game today unless I was getting 100/200 lvl tickets.
@domineeringDom@JohnWonderlin@feelsdesperate Starting salaries for those with a business degree in the early 2010s was closer to low 50K. When I was making $52K, I was grabbing black coffees, beers, upper deck mlb tickets, etc. I wasn't going out for 'drinks & apps' at a 4 star sitdown weekly, or even monthly.