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Post by Chuckie on Jun 20, 2015 10:08:40 GMT -5
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Post by pooka on Jun 20, 2015 15:01:21 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw it, but money is just too tight. I caught up with all my bills with my last paycheck, though my house payment was four day late, & my water bill was two days late. To add insult to injury, the tarp on my failing roof has failed, & I came home to water coming into the attic, overfilling the buckets I have statically placed & pouring through my small bedroom & into the basement. I'll need to get a new $40 tarp to hold out the rain, & after paying bills, there was only $140 left of my paycheck to live on for the next two week. I've been getting more hour at work the last couple of months, but it's not enough to get ahead of things. I've got things I need to sell & there's still money that's tied up from my mom's estate that still haven't been resolved. I just can't find the discipline & focus to buckle down & work them out. When I'm not working, I just want to collapse from fatigue & exhaustion on my two days off. Last week, they called me into work on one of my days off, & I was going to go into overtime on the last day of that pay period, so I had to come in one hour later & leave early so I wouldn't go into overtime, because the world would come to an end if I went over forty hours in their view.
Life seems to be like treading water & constantly almost drowning. If it weren't for help from my brother & sister, I would have already succumb, but they have their own challenges. I've never been very good at managing my life, even with all of my talents. I'm sure there are others who's lives are worse than mine, so I try not to complain too much.
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Post by nana on Jun 20, 2015 19:58:25 GMT -5
You have my sympathy, Pooka. I've been up and I've been down, and for sure up is better.
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Post by mach12 on Jun 20, 2015 22:05:26 GMT -5
Man Pooka, I know exactly what you mean! It seems like every time I get to where I can start to see daylight something else hits. My wife has worked for the Girl Scouts for years and she came home the other day with a letter notifying her that they're implementing a new computerized system and her whole section is being put out on the street. It's going to get pretty tight around here, too.
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Post by pooka on Jun 21, 2015 2:03:29 GMT -5
If I let it get me down, I'd be sick about it, but I just have to let it go. I have to be thankful I have a roof over my head, even if it is leaky, & I've got a job, as humble as it is.
I'm sorry to hear about your wife. I tell people all the time, any day we're still upright is a good day.
A couple of years ago, the company did a house cleaning of people from the CEO on down. We got a new boss, & the place was crawling with out of town management types looking to boot anybody out the door they could. I had one of them literally try to pick a fight with me by stepping in front of me, blocking my path. He said he'd move if I asked him nicely. I didn't take the bait. I just threw my hand in the air, & said; "I guess it's break time" & went outside to take a smoke. He left me alone mostly after that. Another of the more congenial ones did my job on a busy night when I wasn't there. The next day I worked, he came up to me & said; "your awesome" because he realized how difficult my job was. I assured him I wasn't & that I was only ordinary. I said "the only problem is that most people don't even measure up to ordinary".
I'm very persnickety on how I do my job, & I knew others would suffer if I wasn't there keeping things organized & in line. I try to inspire other to try harder if they're paying attention. Some are oblivious, & a few others take the hint. It's simple teaching by example. Nobody works harder than I do. Every now & then I throw them tidbits of history, science, current events & practical handyman skills. I also stress health & safety in a hazardous environment. I tell them that you never stop learning & you can never know too much. I think my boss grudgingly appreciates me.
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