What made you mad today?

Non-Halloween related stuff. Same rules: family oriented, no flaming, be nice. ;-)
Murfreesboro
Halloween Master
Posts: 5851
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Murfreesboro » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:56 pm

Lol. That's one way to look at it. Never having lived in intense winter areas, I can get a bit wistful about it.

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:55 pm

Believe me, you would. I do love my new house and my new town, but Winter and I will never be what you would call close friends. But at least there aren't any flies and mosquitos buzzing about.

Mike


User avatar
Andybev01
Halloween Master
Posts: 12857
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:44 pm
What is the highest number?: 9
Location: 42°1′30.48″N 70°41′14.79″W

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Andybev01 » Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:28 pm

Murfreesboro wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:56 pm Lol. That's one way to look at it. Never having lived in intense winter areas, I can get a bit wistful about it.
Ha! I live in a coastal valley, 300' above sea level and we've had record snow fall the past 3 winters.

It's not normal, and 'wistful' is not the word that comes to mind.

The photo is of my car in our historic one day snowfall of 11", for a total of 14" in 2 days.
Attachments
Winter 2018/19
Winter 2018/19
0225190641.jpg (37.5 KiB) Viewed 17452 times
All you that doth my grave pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:44 pm

Winter of 2014, if I had a dollar for each time I had to in berry my car out of snow, I would be a wealthy man right now. I would dig it out, and an hour later it would be buried again. That was the year of the great polar vortec, which made a little bit of a come back last January. It wasn't as bad as 2014, but it was bad enough.

User avatar
witchy
Halloween Master
Posts: 7676
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:11 pm
What is the highest number?: 9
Location: Everywhere, on my broom!!

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by witchy » Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:57 pm

I love your VW Andy!!

I also hate the cold and snow!!
Image

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:05 am

Those VW Beatles are very popular in college towns these days. Sort of reminiscent of the late 60s and ealy 70s when VW Beatles and micro busses were all the rage. I'm considering a VW Jetta or one of their cross-over or SUV models.

Mike

David Lucas
Ghost
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Dec 26, 2019 7:15 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by David Lucas » Thu Dec 26, 2019 7:19 am

Today I got angry that I need to go to work in the morning.

Murfreesboro
Halloween Master
Posts: 5851
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Murfreesboro » Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:30 am

Aww, I'm sorry you can't celebrate longer! But at least you are making money. That is usually welcome.

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:16 am

I sure wish I could get a full time job to supplement my retirement pension.

Mike


Murfreesboro
Halloween Master
Posts: 5851
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Murfreesboro » Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:16 pm

I need a part time job to supplement my husband's income.

User avatar
Andybev01
Halloween Master
Posts: 12857
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:44 pm
What is the highest number?: 9
Location: 42°1′30.48″N 70°41′14.79″W

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Andybev01 » Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:42 pm

I need a job to suppliment my aggressive unemployment.

Good thing I have a vast family, and my state has honest-to-god, single payer, free healthcare.
All you that doth my grave pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

Murfreesboro
Halloween Master
Posts: 5851
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Murfreesboro » Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:21 am

Sounds like job searches are in all our futures.

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:31 pm

With the Illinois minimum wage going up to 15.00 per hour, a full time job at Walmart or McDonalds would work great for me. That would put quite a lot of supplement into my income. Unfortunately they all seem to favor younger job seekers. I'm pushing 60.

At any rate, I won't quit until I find a job!

Mike


Murfreesboro
Halloween Master
Posts: 5851
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 am
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Murfreesboro » Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:00 pm

A $15 minimum wage sounds great, but I worry that it will depress the job market in those places where it is required.

Good luck in finding a job that works for you, Mike!

Pumpkin_Head
Halloween Master
Posts: 879
Joined: Fri May 31, 2019 4:20 pm
What is the highest number?: 10992

Re: What made you mad today?

Post by Pumpkin_Head » Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:42 pm

Thanks, Murf. Like I said, I'll just keep at it until something 'clicks.' In regards to the job market, what might happen is that employers required to pay that wage will be given a tax break. In fact, if corporations could deduct employee salaries from their income taxes, they just might start bringing jobs back into this country.

Mike

Post Reply