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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 02:01 AM
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Damit Dan! That's more reading than I want to do, plus I'm sure I know some of that stuff already.

So, I didn't ready any of it.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 02:26 AM
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DAMNIT SON thats rough buddy
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 06:45 AM
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and now we know why Dan is a bitter drunken jackass
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 07:04 AM
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dang dan i dont know what to say but i do understand why you drink so much now.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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meh, i drink less now than i used to, i just used to have fun doing it, not so much nowadays.

the moral of the story is never assume life is going to stay as good as it is for you at any given time. i burned through a lot of decent jobs from age 18 on before i had to have any real responsibility. it was ok then because you could walk into any of the factories around here and get a new job on the spot. doesn't work like that now.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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never take anything for granted.
i had 32 years in the union with only 2 different companys. first one went out of business after the owner retired and his son could not run it 16 years ago, and the second company went out of business last year due to the economy.

all i can find is here and there work, a few days a week. then in December i injured my left knee, and over the past few month, the ACL is now destroyed from not getting it taken care of, due to lack of health insurance.

then you take in the fact that no one wants to hire a 55 year old truck driver with a spotless driving abstract because they can hire a 21 year old for $10 per hour.
and i can't even collect the pension i paid into for the past 32 years, because the union pissed away all the money and the pension fund is within 2 months of being bankrupt.

so basically i am screwed.
my only thing to look forward to is permanent disability and state charity care.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
never take anything for granted.
i had 32 years in the union with only 2 different companys. first one went out of business after the owner retired and his son could not run it 16 years ago, and the second company went out of business last year due to the economy.

all i can find is here and there work, a few days a week. then in December i injured my left knee, and over the past few month, the ACL is now destroyed from not getting it taken care of, due to lack of health insurance.

then you take in the fact that no one wants to hire a 55 year old truck driver with a spotless driving abstract because they can hire a 21 year old for $10 per hour, and i am screwed.

f-ing a man, Ive got a rash







I guess we could all share our sob stories Tom but yours does suck teh ***.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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you promiosed you would not show that picture of me after the swap meet last week!!!


what, ya want to join Dan in the band??
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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"The Dude abides"
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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the dude abides.

mine's not so much a sob story, more of a don't end up like this guy story. heed the sage words of this trailer park prophet, he knows the path to fail

EDIT: i took to long to reply and you beat me to it
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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any of you guys know anything about having a torque wrench calibrated? or how much it cost?
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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Nope, sorry no clue
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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nope, but i'd check with the quality control guys at work if you've got any, otherwise i'd hit up the matco or snap-on man and see if they do it.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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mf-er I AM the quality control....hahaha!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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mf-er I AM the quality control....hahaha!
FAIL!!!!
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