The Meme not a Meme Thread Part DEUX

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[Kern Dog]

 

[68BabyBlue]

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I live in a fairly ritzy area. The neighbors used to freak out when I brought the truck home. Created an acute conflict with the narrative they lived by. They said there had to be something in the restrictive covenants banning it. I told them they were out of luck, that I had already read them. And I was a lawyer. That really messed with their heads.

 

[Kern Dog]

 

[Kern Dog]

If this were MY dog, that little dude would eat the BEST meat I could buy for the rest of his or her life!

 

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[yella71]

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without people in "the trades" most collage grads would be f ed.....My opinion from my life's observations

 

[Kern Dog]

I never went to college but I did go through the entire 4 year training program with the Carpenters Apprenticeship Council. It is recognized as "Higher Education" by some measure.
I married into a family where everyone went to college. Her extended family has most that also went to some level of college too.
I made more money and had better benefits than most of them PLUS I could fix almost everything at their houses, change a spare tire, run sprinkler lines, lift heavy things and protect them should the need arise. White collar educated types often seem to be unskilled at doing much of those things. There have been times that I feel out of place when hearing them speak. Their education sometimes carries a small amount of self importance that leaks out, even if they try to hide it. It used to get to me a little, I felt some moments of envy but that went away instantly when I see them struggle to do stuff that I can do. Seeing them call someone to change a tire for them or to haul away a fallen tree branch....stuff that I can do immediately for a fraction of the cost. I've saved them lots of money doing small "handyman" repairs. They have never rubbed my nose in their university degrees and I have never made them feel useless for not knowing how to fix things. In my opinion, we have intentionally chosen to respect the positions that others are in without judgement.

 

[Kern Dog]

 

[Kern Dog]

 

[Sahara]

My daughter’s fiancé is twenty three years old and just got his red seal welder’s certificate. He makes fifty bucks an hour. That’s more then I make.

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[Kern Dog]

My daughter’s fiancé is twenty three years old and just got his red seal welder’s certificate. He makes fifty bucks an hour. That’s more then I make.

Yeah.....
At the height of my career, I was making mid 50s, full benefit package that equaled another $22 an hour in value too. Many white collar guys were paid less and saddled with college debt. I have almost no debt.

 

[68BabyBlue]

I made more money and had better benefits than most of them PLUS I could fix almost everything at their houses, change a spare tire, run sprinkler lines, lift heavy things and protect them should the need arise. White collar educated types often seem to be unskilled at doing much of those things.

When I was a kid, I took notice of the fact that the guy who did the plumbing and furnace repair for my white collar dad lived in a nice house in town and drove a new Dodge Polara wagon, while my dad drove a Valiant, and lived by the stone quarry because he didn't have the means to be a "townie." I always was an oddball, in that I liked to work with my hands, but I saw the potential in my reading and writing skills. So I went down both roads. It wasn't until I reached the executive suite that I surpassed my earnings as a driver. And I still wrenched on my cars when I was general counsel.

 

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[kiwigtx]

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"Pssssst........Hey Bud!"

 

[kiwigtx]

This is pretty funny..... driving Instructor....

 

[Richard Cranium]

When I was younger, my parents pushed me to become an astronaut because all I did in school was take up space.

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

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