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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Like an egg salad sandwich, out of a vending machine in the factory floor.... on a Monday in July..... after a week end of thunderstorms....that have knocked out the power a couple of times......

    There is a fine line between a Hero and a Goat.

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    I once bought an egg salad sandwich from a cooler in a truckstop by the trans canada highway at roughly 1 in the morning. I was not a happy person the next morning. Never do that. Under normal circumstances I know better.
    You know of what I speak......LOL....
    One of those ...."Someday you are gonna laugh.....(High rising terminal emoji)"
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    You know of what I speak......LOL....
    One of those ...."Someday you are gonna laugh....."

    Oh, I laugh. Ruefully. But that's with 15 years of perspective. And now, having just realized that I was in university 15 years ago, I am going to go do something really immature so I can feel less middle aged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tundrabadger View Post
    Oh, I laugh. Ruefully. But that's with 15 years of perspective. And now, having just realized that I was in university 15 years ago, I am going to go do something really immature so I can feel less middle aged.
    That's why I added the "High rising terminal emoji"....because there isn't any yet....but is necessary when speaking with younger people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tundrabadger View Post
    Oh, I laugh. Ruefully. But that's with 15 years of perspective. And now, having just realized that I was in university 15 years ago, I am going to go do something really immature so I can feel less middle aged.
    University 15 years ago?

    You are just a kid!

    I graduated University while Nixon was still president! Not sure who was Canadian PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    That's why I added the "High rising terminal emoji"....because there isn't any yet....but is necessary when speaking with younger people.
    That way lies madness.

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    Was that before the War of 1812?
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    15 years ago I was still old. (sigh).

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    Next spring I will hit my 10 year anniversary for getting my BS degree. (That BS sure does add effect) .
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    Quote Originally Posted by finallyME View Post
    Next spring I will hit my 10 year anniversary for getting my BS degree. (That BS sure does add effect) .
    Even the two year Associates Degree adds effect. It shows completion of a course of study and perseverance and is looked at with respect by employers where "two years of college" means you dropped out.

    The greatest effect I noticed when I got my MA was the automatic 20% pay raise that went with it! The BS let me get my job, the MA made the job worth having.

    80% of the teachers in the U.S. will leave the classroom after 5 years because they do not want to continue their educations. They will try to claim the MA is not worth the $$$ or the effort and that is BS. Most states allow teachers to go to grad school for free or at half tuition.

    Grad school was one of the high points of my life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Hummmm..."I know a guy"....isn't that code for referring to yourself in the third person?
    Hunter did I ever tell you that you have a big mouth!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildthang View Post
    Hunter did I ever tell you that you have a big mouth!!!
    That has been brought up in the past, more than once.....LOL
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    Got an apprenticeship in the HVAC field.......and had just completed my Associate Degree (started in 1968 on and off)....so was able to straight to Journeyman.
    $12 hr on Monday.... to $34 on Tuesday/$39 across the border in Il. ....as my Retirement job.

    Yes the degree does make a difference.

    Earlier on,....did a lot of hiring for a factory.
    Pile of applications
    First sort.... Vets
    Second.... Relatives of employees (directive)
    Third ....HS diploma...
    Forth ... GED.....
    I preferred GED's a bit more than HS diploma,... because it showed effort to return an complete things.....
    Rather than being handed a diploma.
    All others....
    But,
    Had many people that couldn't fill out a application...(sorry folks, no spell check back then).

    Also had many people that couldn't speak English.....but if they got this far (from where ever)....they generally had something on the ball...and didn't want to go back.....
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    How did we get to jobs and degrees.....?????

    Shopping tips.....besides Mayo from Dollar Store
    Don't shop...
    1) Hungry
    2) Tired
    3) Pi$$ed off
    4) Drunk....Unless it's beer run.
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    Thankfully there is a Waffle House beside the Kroger.

    I usually do not shop until forced too by absence of something I really want and I am usually hungry when I walk out the door.

    I stop at the WH before dropping into Kroger. It's cheaper that way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Survival rule number 1.

    Never buy mayonnaise at the Dollar Store!

    I will never ever make that mistake again!

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    My local medication for " I think I ate something wrong"is fresh coconut water...from the young coconuts, not the ripe ones.
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    Never get so drunk that you start drinking your old beer in the beer can collection that has been on the shelf for 12 years! I knew a guy that did that, and yes Hunter I know what your thinkin............LOL
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    Still a Six Pac of "Billy Beer" around here some where.....
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    Never.........Never, buy a screen door for a submarine!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Thing is that I have a dollar store just a couple of miles down the road and the Kroger is another 15 minutes and several more red lights down the road.

    Looking back at the experience the trip might have been worth it.
    Same here. Dollar General right down the road. Walmart 15 miles.

    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Thankfully there is a Waffle House beside the Kroger.

    I usually do not shop until forced too by absence of something I really want and I am usually hungry when I walk out the door.

    I stop at the WH before dropping into Kroger. It's cheaper that way.
    I once heard a comedian describe the Waffle House as being like a rest room that serves pancakes.

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