The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXXIII

eastwest2300 · 06-13-2019, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BoneZ

...and painus free I hope.

im ok...

eastwest2300 · 06-13-2019, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

eastwest2300 · 06-13-2019, 03:06 PM

EW is tired... need a 2nd cup of coffee.

eastwest2300 · 06-13-2019, 03:07 PM

Baronsmokes · 06-13-2019, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I retired as a senior control room operator. I had direct contact with the grid operator. I had dealings with them, gas supply, the Fed's and anyone else. The things the general public doesn't know.

So true.

Also by the way if others did not catch it.

Natural Gas is not renewable.

BettyZ · 06-13-2019, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

So true.

Also by the way if others did not catch it.

Natural Gas is not renewable.

Wait what? I thought that intersectionalist victim culture and tofu would replenish our natural renewable resources and make all those evil conservatives die off.. I mean, generationally displace.

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JLarson · 06-13-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

I understand this but they have this sense of entitlement.

I live in a State that has very independent people.Even young people here look at this attitude in disbelief.
Lowest unemployment rate in 60 years.Move if you have to.
You old people just worked a minimum wage job and it paid for College.
Not true.Slept four hours a day and worked two part time jobs while going to School.Drove tractor trailer in summer.
After graduation I worked very hard to find a good job.I was willing to go anywhere.When I found a job I continued to work a second job to retire debt.
Retired my Schools loans by age 32.Then I bought a house not before.
My Daughters had the same work ethic and paid off School loans by their mid 30s.
I think their embrace of the Nanny State Socialism will change when they reach their high earning years.
Once they are making good money; may not like paying 90% taxes to support Socialist government.

Again you aren't wrong, but the average debt post-college has increased from 10k in the 1990s to 30k as of 2016, and that's the average. Wages also haven't increased, except for a select slice of the population.

Take me, for example. I worked in my family business doing construction with my dad and 2 of my brothers. Someone once commented they knew we weren't union because we ran to get tools

Anyway, housing market crashes. I'm waiting for it to get better, not aware of the true implications; my savings are eaten up (and I didn't have a ton before that) so moving wasn't an option without a guaranteed job, because I barely had money for rent (we rented a house, 4 of us, $1150/month, split it 4 ways. No cable, utilities not included). I bought knorr packaged noodle knock-offs for dinner because they had the most calories I could find for the cost, peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat for lunch, drove a 25 year old car.

My point is you can do all the right things, have a great work ethic, a real sense of independence (I didn't once suckle from the government teat), and still get screwed ridiculously.

Today I am incredibly blessed with a great job, work for a great company, and my frugality paid off, but out of all of my friends I'm the only one who really broke through - and some of these people are bright, capable, and extremely under employed given their skill set. That's the real threat today - underemployment, not unemployment.

JLarson · 06-13-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

So true.

Also by the way if others did not catch it.

Natural Gas is not renewable.

Sure it is! Just feed EW more dairy

Ghostvette · 06-13-2019, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JLarson

Sure it is! Just feed EW more dairy

Baronsmokes · 06-13-2019, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JLarson

Again you aren't wrong, but the average debt post-college has increased from 10k in the 1990s to 30k as of 2016, and that's the average. Wages also haven't increased, except for a select slice of the population.

Take me, for example. I worked in my family business doing construction with my dad and 2 of my brothers. Someone once commented they knew we weren't union because we ran to get tools

Anyway, housing market crashes. I'm waiting for it to get better, not aware of the true implications; my savings are eaten up (and I didn't have a ton before that) so moving wasn't an option without a guaranteed job, because I barely had money for rent (we rented a house, 4 of us, $1150/month, split it 4 ways. No cable, utilities not included). I bought knorr packaged noodle knock-offs for dinner because they had the most calories I could find for the cost, peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat for lunch, drove a 25 year old car.

My point is you can do all the right things, have a great work ethic, a real sense of independence (I didn't once suckle from the government teat), and still get screwed ridiculously.

Today I am incredibly blessed with a great job, work for a great company, and my frugality paid off, but out of all of my friends I'm the only one who really broke through - and some of these people are bright, capable, and extremely under employed given their skill set. That's the real threat today - underemployment, not unemployment.

I would move to where the jobs are.

I lined up a job long distance.Lived in Rat infested apartment to start.Police hauling people out every night.

Get yourself established where ever you have to go for a job.

As the years go buy you can try to get a good job where you would like to live.

I do not see the same level of self sacrifice you made with most younger people.

Rusty · 06-13-2019, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

So true.

Also by the way if others did not catch it.

Natural Gas is not renewable.

According to California, it is. Why are they trying to put methane bags on cows to catch it.

Who ever thought that one up needs to have a bag attached to them with their head in the bag.

Rusty · 06-13-2019, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I have a cartoon for you when I get home.

This might trigger a few people.

Baronsmokes · 06-13-2019, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

This might trigger a few people.

Rusty
You sure know how to stir the pot.

JARblue · 06-13-2019, 05:20 PM

Put 500 miles on the Fit today. Pulled over once. He gave me 3 warnings lol

75 in a 70

Expired registration
Not displaying registration tag (I guess the parking sticker doesn't count)

Rusty · 06-13-2019, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

Rusty
You sure know how to stir the pot.

Are you triggered?

That's some plan.

06-13-2019, 03:06 PM	#3093 (permalink)
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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Put 500 miles on the Fit today. Pulled over once. He gave me 3 warnings lol 75 in a 70 Expired registration Not displaying registration tag (I guess the parking sticker doesn't count) Rusty, Ghostvette, jchammond and 2 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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