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Dec 26, 2018 16:31:34   #
Nickolai
 
old marine wrote:
Typical responce from a Dim-O-Crat.






Typical response of a half wit

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Dec 26, 2018 16:35:38   #
Fit2BTied Loc: Texas
 
Nickolai wrote:
Typical response of a half wit
Nickolai, I cannot tell you how much we appreciate it when you bring your massive intellect, wit, charm, and mastery of the English language to these discussions (yeah, buddy, that was sarcasm!)

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Dec 26, 2018 16:39:13   #
JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida
 
That’s a half more wit than you have.
Nickolai wrote:
Typical response of a half wit

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Dec 26, 2018 16:41:04   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
Smedley_buzk**l wrote:
No, no, no, old marine. Airfarceonehalf thinks that "de gubmint" should do everything for everyone. No one should be subjected to the indignity of getting paid poverty level wages if that's all they're worth; it damages their self-esteem. Why giving them more than they are worth increases their self-esteem and expecting them to show some responsibility doesn't is something that no Liberal has ever explained to me. When I managed a business, I had a thirty day trial and training period. At the end of that time you either got a substantial pay raise or a pink slip.
No, no, no, old marine. Airfarceonehalf thinks tha... (show quote)


Sound's just like a Dim-O-Crats way of thinking, if they ever think. 😁😎

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Dec 26, 2018 16:42:09   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
JFlorio wrote:
I think airforceone wears a pink slip.


Ha ha ha ha ja 😁😎

Good one.

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Dec 26, 2018 16:44:31   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
son of witless wrote:
I would guess Democratic V**ers.


What?

Dim-O-Crats actually v**e?

I always thought that they just stold v**es.

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Dec 26, 2018 16:46:26   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
archie bunker wrote:
Looky here Airforceoneton. At one time, I worked three jobs to feed, house, clothe, and educate my two kids on my own. Nearly two years of that, I had to also pay a lawyer because their mother had a l*****t, Pro Bono lawyer who maintained a running custody battle until she finally conceded her loss. Never collected a dime of court ordered child support, or took a dime from the government even though I prolly could have.
My daughter now owns a successful business, and my son is d**gging in a healthy 6 figures as a lead man at one of your precious wind farms. He runs twenty somethings off right, and left, because they don't want to WORK. They want short hours, and a fat paycheck.

See, and I understand how hard this must be to wrap your tiny head around, but, the trick is...........
Wait for it..............
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D**g your ass out of bed, or off the couch, and go to WORK!!!
Looky here Airforceoneton. At one time, I worked t... (show quote)


Amen.

I second the motion.

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Dec 26, 2018 16:48:29   #
EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast
 
Fit2BTied wrote:
Preach it Archie! 66 now and not ready to retire yet (though there are those days every now and then - lol). First job at 16 and no breaks except for a couple of layoffs over the years. I've humped trash cans on a garbage truck, cleaned toilets, dug ditches, swung a hammer, worked at a canning factory, done fast food, washed dishes, soldiered, written software, set up networks, and now I repair and maintain RF equipment. The first time I got laid off, my p***e wouldn't let me register for unemployment benefits. The 2nd time I had a family and at 50 it was harder to find another job that didn't discriminate due to age, so I did for a couple of months. I don't know how a man is able to look himself in the mirror if he isn't willing to handle the basic responsibilities we're all charged with. And that means providing for his family. And I thank God that my Father set the example for me in every way. He went to work at 13 to help his parents care for his 7 siblings and didn't retire until they forced him to in his early 70s (aeronautics and civil engineer). I only hope I've set a similar example for my Son. He's an Army EOD E-7, so I'm feeling pretty good to this point. Bottom line...get an education - a real one - and apply yourself. Find work - it's out there. You won't find the perfect job right away - if ever. But you can find purposeful work. And if you take p***e in yourself and your work product, and you can be satisfied with the lifestyle that your job (or jobs) provide(s) you can hold your head up and feel good about your legacy. If you do less, or make excuses for how things haven't worked out, that's on you. Whew! Needed to get that out of my system.
Preach it Archie! 66 now and not ready to retire ... (show quote)


Love it. Further testimonial, it does work for the willing. One slight amplification on your story as it applies to me. At 16, two days after I graduated from high school, I was 'invited' to leave home. Every cent I've ever had and every bite I have eaten was result of my life's work except being perhaps invited for a meal by someone who insisted on paying for the meal.
Throwing a kid out on the street would never be tolerated today but in 1951 no one in any official capacity knew about it so it happened. I knew what I had to do and did it. A year's worth of work, beginning at a car wash. migrating to a gas station,pumping gas and importantly, doing what I was told and what was expected of me followed by a short stint in my first power plant, then on to the US Navy for 10 years, got out and began a 32 year career at another power plant beginning as a 'helper' in a coal burning power plant, Going on top of a boiler with an ambient temp about 130 did happen, not every day but enough. Then advancing to 'Shift Superintendent' at a 1000 megawatt Nuke plant .
Two other little inputs. In my 32 years, never took a day off due to illness, The only time I ever saw my dad following my dismissal from home was with him lying on his death bed in Fort Knox, KY in 1965. My mother was never in the picture as she 'disappeared' when I was 22 months old. I lived for 12 years with an aunt until my dad got out of the Army.
Am I bitter? No way!! You play the hand you are dealt and don't waste your time whining and blaming others for your lack of ambition or stuff beyond your control.
All this is summarized in one short statement, being a 'friend' and coddling your kids is certainly not doing them any favors. It is incumbent on all parents, if you really love your kid, is to show them how to carry on successfully without your interference or 'help'.
If any of you 'lefties' want to debate this, don't even bother because I sure won't waste my time reading your pap any more than I read your BS about President Trump. BTW, I started first grade in school in 1939 when it was not a social club or an indoctrination facility. I was expected to learn and answered why, should any mark be below expectation of my guardians.

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Dec 26, 2018 16:52:50   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
Nickolai wrote:
Typical response of a half wit


I have more "wit" in my little toe than you have in your whole body. 1/16th wit.

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Dec 26, 2018 16:59:50   #
old marine Loc: America home of the brave
 
EN Submarine Qualified wrote:
Love it. Further testimonial, it does work for the willing. One slight amplification on your story as it applies to me. At 16, two days after I graduated from high school, I was 'invited' to leave home. Every cent I've ever had and every bite I have eaten was result of my life's work except being perhaps invited for a meal by someone who insisted on paying for the meal.
Throwing a kid out on the street would never be tolerated today but in 1951 no one in any official capacity knew about it so it happened. I knew what I had to do and did it. A year's worth of work, beginning at a car wash. migrating to a gas station,pumping gas and importantly, doing what I was told and what was expected of me followed by a short stint in my first power plant, then on to the US Navy for 10 years, got out and began a 32 year career at another power plant beginning as a 'helper' in a coal burning power plant, Going on top of a boiler with an ambient temp about 130 did happen, not every day but enough. Then advancing to 'Shift Superintendent' at a 1000 megawatt Nuke plant .
Two other little inputs. In my 32 years, never took a day off due to illness, The only time I ever saw my dad following my dismissal from home was with him lying on his death bed in Fort Knox, KY in 1965. My mother was never in the picture as she 'disappeared' when I was 22 months old. I lived for 12 years with an aunt until my dad got out of the Army.
Am I bitter? No way!! You play the hand you are dealt and don't waste your time whining and blaming others for your lack of ambition or stuff beyond your control.
All this is summarized in one short statement, being a 'friend' and coddling your kids is certainly not doing them any favors. It is incumbent on all parents, if you really love your kid, is to show them how to carry on successfully without your interference or 'help'.
If any of you 'lefties' want to debate this, don't even bother because I sure won't waste my time reading your pap any more than I read your BS about President Trump. BTW, I started first grade in school in 1939 when it was not a social club or an indoctrination facility. I was expected to learn and answered why, should any mark be below expectation of my guardians.
Love it. Further testimonial, it does work for the... (show quote)


Then that makes you "old school" been there and done that, started at the bottom and worked to the top.

Kids to day need a taste of reality.

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Dec 26, 2018 17:03:58   #
Fit2BTied Loc: Texas
 
EN Submarine Qualified wrote:
Love it. Further testimonial, it does work for the willing. One slight amplification on your story as it applies to me. At 16, two days after I graduated from high school, I was 'invited' to leave home. Every cent I've ever had and every bite I have eaten was result of my life's work except being perhaps invited for a meal by someone who insisted on paying for the meal.
Throwing a kid out on the street would never be tolerated today but in 1951 no one in any official capacity knew about it so it happened. I knew what I had to do and did it. A year's worth of work, beginning at a car wash. migrating to a gas station,pumping gas and importantly, doing what I was told and what was expected of me followed by a short stint in my first power plant, then on to the US Navy for 10 years, got out and began a 32 year career at another power plant beginning as a 'helper' in a coal burning power plant, Going on top of a boiler with an ambient temp about 130 did happen, not every day but enough. Then advancing to 'Shift Superintendent' at a 1000 megawatt Nuke plant .
Two other little inputs. In my 32 years, never took a day off due to illness, The only time I ever saw my dad following my dismissal from home was with him lying on his death bed in Fort Knox, KY in 1965. My mother was never in the picture as she 'disappeared' when I was 22 months old. I lived for 12 years with an aunt until my dad got out of the Army.
Am I bitter? No way!! You play the hand you are dealt and don't waste your time whining and blaming others for your lack of ambition or stuff beyond your control.
All this is summarized in one short statement, being a 'friend' and coddling your kids is certainly not doing them any favors. It is incumbent on all parents, if you really love your kid, is to show them how to carry on successfully without your interference or 'help'.
If any of you 'lefties' want to debate this, don't even bother because I sure won't waste my time reading your pap any more than I read your BS about President Trump. BTW, I started first grade in school in 1939 when it was not a social club or an indoctrination facility. I was expected to learn and answered why, should any mark be below expectation of my guardians.
Love it. Further testimonial, it does work for the... (show quote)
Thanks for your take on things. Sorry your relationship with your Father wasn't a good one, but you're just one of many who didn't let their "nurture" (lack of it in this case obviously) be their excuse to be less than what they could be. I didn't get pushed out at 16, but after I'd left college because working and going to school wore on me to the point I thought I needed to do something else I'll never forget the words of my Father. He took me outside so Mom couldn't hear and he said "Son, you better figure something out because you can't stay here!" A week later i was on my way to boot camp at Fort Ord, CA. I never could thank him enough!

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Dec 26, 2018 17:29:03   #
Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall
 
Some truly amazing and inspiring stories here...
I would like to take a minute to draw certain people's (they are sitting to my left) attention to a few small details...

1. All of these stories (from what I can perceive)have come from members with a conservative leaning...
2. None of the stories started out with "so I finished my Ivy league degree and was living in my parent's basement when the perfect job came along...
3. None of the posters (from what I can perceive) are against welfare... We simply don't appreciate (it disgusts us) slackers who l***h off a system meant to help the truly unfortunate...

In my opinion... It is not religion , r****m , sexism , Sexuality , etc. that is the key cause of the degeneration (can't think of a better word) of society.... It's that stories like this have not judt been forgotten , but are no longer being made...

Thanks to everyone for sharing...
I have never felt more at home on the internet...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Dec 26, 2018 17:41:24   #
son of witless
 
archie bunker wrote:
Looky here Airforceoneton. At one time, I worked three jobs to feed, house, clothe, and educate my two kids on my own. Nearly two years of that, I had to also pay a lawyer because their mother had a l*****t, Pro Bono lawyer who maintained a running custody battle until she finally conceded her loss. Never collected a dime of court ordered child support, or took a dime from the government even though I prolly could have.
My daughter now owns a successful business, and my son is d**gging in a healthy 6 figures as a lead man at one of your precious wind farms. He runs twenty somethings off right, and left, because they don't want to WORK. They want short hours, and a fat paycheck.

See, and I understand how hard this must be to wrap your tiny head around, but, the trick is...........
Wait for it..............
.
.
.
.
.
.
D**g your ass out of bed, or off the couch, and go to WORK!!!
Looky here Airforceoneton. At one time, I worked t... (show quote)


You tell him.

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Dec 26, 2018 19:06:53   #
EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast
 
Fit2BTied wrote:
Thanks for your take on things. Sorry your relationship with your Father wasn't a good one, but you're just one of many who didn't let their "nurture" (lack of it in this case obviously) be their excuse to be less than what they could be. I didn't get pushed out at 16, but after I'd left college because working and going to school wore on me to the point I thought I needed to do something else I'll never forget the words of my Father. He took me outside so Mom couldn't hear and he said "Son, you better figure something out because you can't stay here!" A week later i was on my way to boot camp at Fort Ord, CA. I never could thank him enough!
Thanks for your take on things. Sorry your relati... (show quote)



Interesting. Looking back over the years doing genealogy and record searching, I will cut my dad a little slack. He was born in 1907 and his mother died in 1912. He was 'farmed out' to an uncle in the 1910 and 1920 censuses. He apparently had enough of that too so he joined the Army in 1923 after his dad signed an affidavit showing his age as 18 though he was barely 16. So you might conclude being part of a 'loving family' is an acquired attribute. His being in the Army for 22 years with no spouse to take care of kids(I had a brother) he simply didn't know what family was so we were shipped off to his sister where we remained until 1947 after my dad retired from the Army after 22 years. He still had no idea what family was all about and decided he needed a new wife so I became excess baggage. I look back at all this as a learning experience and one which I had no choice but to learn and actually get with the program of supporting myself.
I can only wonder what life would have been like if my grandmother hadn't died. Again, no bitterness, just an essay on how one can achieve if required. During my school years, never saw a varsity game of anything, never mind being taken to (.....) practice 4 times a week and that sort of thing. Somewhat different from today's urban household to be sure. As alluded to before, I was sent to school to learn and for no other reason and I think it paid off.

Thanks Fit for your kind words. I too, feel a bit more at home on the net now.

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Dec 26, 2018 19:45:45   #
PeterS
 
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
An excellent post... Hope all men know this...


And women???

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