Granted

That’s how it reads, but the intent was probably the reverse.

Made before Trump took office, right?

Never fails to make me smirk when people do the title of that show in markdown.

My family texts each other all the time when we’re in the same house, just too lazy to go upstairs or whatever.

<Gives you the side eye>

English teachers: 😢

Yeah, if you read the article linked above, it was originally marketed to steel workers as a replacement for beer when on the job. Originally Iron Brew. But the ingredients are a closely guarded trade secret. I’ll have to see if I can find some to taste.

I would love to try their sarsaparilla! I haven’t seen it at the regular grocery store, but there’s a world market close by that might have it. I’m going to look.

Looks like there’s a version of it that is a caffeine drink. But yeah, I’m pretty curious about what it tastes like. Unsweetened and originally a replacement for beer, so I’m going to guess it’s nothing like a conventional soda.

I’m in the US (California) and can often get Bundaberg in the grocery store here. I do like their ginger beer. Their root beer is good, but a little too heavy on the licorice for me.

I just spent 20 minutes watching commercials. Thanks!

I guess some businesses and industries check more than others. Where I worked, you had to submit your transcripts, plus they did background checks for criminal records.

Wouldn’t be worth the anxiety for me.

On the other hand, I’ve long been a proponent of the above board fake it till you make it approach. There were many, many times in my career that my boss needed something done and I told him I could probably figure it out if he keeps his expectations low. Got to do a lot of interesting things that way and learned some really cool stuff.

And every promotion was like that. They knew all of my experience, but were putting me in a new position. Managing people for the first time is always a fake it till you make it situation.

Well sure, of course. I’m more likely to hire a painter to paint my house if he says he’s been in business 20 years, but I’m going to be pissed off it turns out in his first job and he’s bad at it.

I was a hiring manager in aerospace for decades. We for sure checked transcripts before a start date.

I also just don’t get people who lie on their resumes. That would cause me so much anxiety. Even for things I have training or experience with, I always worry people are going to expect me to be more proficient than I am. I had I guy put that he was fluent in a computer language that I’m not sure he’d ever seen, so everyone was always frustrated with him and he eventually got laid off.

I had a Sound Blaster 16 in my computer from about that year. Had totally forgotten that sound cards were almost as prevalent as video cards.

I don’t think that changes anything.

I’m not at all arachnophobic - I’ll often pick spiders up with my hand to put them outside - but I don’t think I could let this one crawl on me without crying.

It was built in the 1700s, so it might not be what it once was. Also, probably cosmetic damage, not structural.