Woopsie...

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I was checking in at the military base showing the head fix it guys some pictures of some crazy stuff I did In Mono Lake yesterday and he stops me been sentences wait a minute yesterday was Tuesday why the **** ain't you working

And unfortunately me being me before I could check myself I said "Dude, working is for schleps"..


This dude busts his ass 60 hours a week down here for 16.95 plus shitty benefits an hour.



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It is a good reminder that all work has value. Also we all need to remember our roots and that careers are progressive. Being raised on the farm I had a lot of experience with manure (chicken, hog, horse, cattle) and hay bales. One of the greatest gift from my parents in retrospect was being raised poor without being bothered by it.
 

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It is a good reminder that all work has value. Also we all need to remember our roots and that careers are progressive. Being raised on the farm I had a lot of experience with manure (chicken, hog, horse, cattle) and hay bales. One of the greatest gift from my parents in retrospect was being raised poor without being bothered by it.
Every time I visit my sister in Saskatchewan, she says, "great, you're just in time to help me much out the stables". Here I thought I was on vacation.
 
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Did I not say tweak your image to be the man you are now?
Ears can hear or they can listen ...
Whoopsie is right .
Been Worker.
Found Rug Cleaning...
Became a self absorbed ass proven as such by my respected Peers .
On that any one ,I ever insulted truly sorry.
Then went to a 40 hour job again...
So ya Whoopsie.
By the grace of god you got where you are...
Never forget the fact you can lose all In the blink of an eye...
I care ,so just being blunt honest...
 
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What you've forgotten is at one time that was you working that hard. You made better money but it was still a pretty callus response. It sounds like you didn't intend to offend him, but you did and hopefully you apologized to him.

People tend to judge others by what they have or the job/position they hold. Here its education, it doesn't matter what you make, if you don't have the education.

It's all wrong, people should be judged by "who they are" not what they have. Judged by how they treat others, especially those that have a job or position beneath themselves.

Having money, a good job, nice house, nice wife, toys doesn't make anyone a better person automatically. The better person treats everyone equally or doesn't judge them until they get to know them.

Sorry to preach but it's a pet peeve of mine. People always ask "What do you do for a living?" I suppose so they know how much respect they have to give you. 🤨
Money for nothing and my chics for free.
 
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Obviously I know I ****** up or I wouldn't have started the thread the good thing is Mr handyman knows he ****** up too and hates the position he is in and he understands my dry humor..
He didn't say anything back to you? Whut a pussy!

I'd said something smartass back. 🤭
 

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When I was a Coit schlep working 60 hours a week for not much more per hour I wish somebody would have punched me in the throat with a dose of reality and got me out of that situation quicker
Not everyone can change the predicament they find themselves in. Kudos to you for being able to.

Maybe this poor schmuck is working his way up too. ??? Or was until you kicked him in the teeth...tooth. 😉

Hopefully you're right and he gets you, otherwise he thinks you're a gianormous prick.
 

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Not everyone can change the predicament they find themselves in. Kudos to you for being able to.

Maybe this poor schmuck is working his way up too. ??? Or was until you kicked him in the teeth...tooth. 😉

Hopefully you're right and he gets you, otherwise he thinks you're a gianormous prick.
Most of us were a poor schmuck once.
 

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Did I not say tweak your image to be the man you are now?
Ears can hear or they can listen ...
Whoopsie is right .
Been Worker.
Found Rug Cleaning...
Became a self absorbed ass proven as such by my respected Peers .
On that any one ,I ever insulted truly sorry.
Then went to a 40 hour job again...
So ya Whoopsie.
By the grace of god you got where you are...
Never forget the fact you can lose all In the blink of an eye...
I care ,so just being blunt honest...
You’ve insulted me a couple of times.
Why apologize?
It’s what we do here.
 

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Sorry Marty,Yes I did that person was wrong ...
Being suck gives you time to reflect on past ways...
Trying here to be better in both health an mind...
Your a solid old school guy who shoots straight from the hip...
Highly Commendable...
Regards to all ...
 

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Not everyone can change the predicament they find themselves in. Kudos to you for being able to.

Maybe this poor schmuck is working his way up too. ??? Or was until you kicked him in the teeth...tooth. 😉

Hopefully you're right and he gets you, otherwise he thinks you're a gianormous prick.


Easy there tiger he and I have had countless political discussions talks about upper management there on the base family discussions neighborhood gossip and all the rest, we are fine.


He also knows the whole story about green Glides and how the military base is pretty much responsible for creating the brush Glide and he's quite interested in the whole thing and asks me numbers all the time
 
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I'm heading to starbucks to get a mocha, then back home to fix my Orbot. I got my new pump delivered yesterday.
 
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