You guys want real!

[Benny The Mule]

I have finally returned to the working masses. I had to change careers but i came in entry level at nearly my annual salary in construction management.

I was driving down the road one day talking on my cellphone and noticed even poor people had them...so i went into communications.

[ocalasp76]

I was driving down the road one day talking on my cellphone and noticed even poor people had them...so i went into communications.

SOOOOOOOOOOO........call me sometime Harry.

-JIM-

[john tenney]

I was driving down the road one day talking on my cellphone and noticed even poor people had them...so i went into communications.

I love this and mourn this at the same time

[Darren]

of course poor people

have cell phones. They can get free cell phones and service from the government. Which is provided by you the taxpayer. Just google it, put in free government cell phone and bingo, tells you how to get it. Even have seen adds on tv for it. They make it sound like it is your right, to have one paid by the taxpayers.

[Cara]

Harry, glad to hear that you found a job. Even though you had to change careers, at least you are getting a paycheck.

[Edm]

Sometimes a career change isn't always bad a bad thing.
As far as the poor with cell phones, growing up in the 80's in the hills of North California we didn't even have phones in our shack (more then a shed but less then a house). I really don't see the need for tax payer $$'s to pay for phone service. Put that money towards FEEDING the children in our own country.

[dnsno]

Not just the poor...

living in a mostly "farm worker" type community, I can show you where most of your tax dollors are.

After standing in line at the local discount grocery store for about twenty minutes the other day, I had plenty of time to observe some of the clientel ahead of me. The woman with four little ones running all over the place was on her cell phone when the other cell phone in her purse started blurting out some kind of marryaachie racket. For the next ten minutes or so she did not speak the first word of english. I have nothing against that.
As the cashier finished ringing up the first cart FULL of groceries, the woman ahead of me, (still on the cell phone) hollered at one the yungens running around to push the other cart next to me up to the check out counter.
The clincher of this story is the fact that this mother of four, all under the age of ten, paid for over two hundred and fifty dollors of groceries with food stamps. All the while talking on one of the two cell phones.

But here's the kick in the pattuty. As I was walking out to my 1986 Chevy pick up, she was loading all those groceries into the back of Lincoln Navigator, and still on the phone. BTW, she was about eight months pregnant.

God Bless America!! (whats left of it)

[Edm]

living in a mostly "farm worker" type community, I can show you where most of your tax dollors are.

After standing in line at the local discount grocery store for about twenty minutes the other day, I had plenty of time to observe some of the clientel ahead of me. The woman with four little ones running all over the place was on her cell phone when the other cell phone in her purse started blurting out some kind of marryaachie racket. For the next ten minutes or so she did not speak the first word of english. I have nothing against that.
As the cashier finished ringing up the first cart FULL of groceries, the woman ahead of me, (still on the cell phone) hollered at one the yungens running around to push the other cart next to me up to the check out counter.
The clincher of this story is the fact that this mother of four, all under the age of ten, paid for over two hundred and fifty dollors of groceries with food stamps. All the while talking on one of the two cell phones.

But here's the kick in the pattuty. As I was walking out to my 1986 Chevy pick up, she was loading all those groceries into the back of Lincoln Navigator, and still on the phone. BTW, she was about eight months pregnant.

God Bless America!! (whats left of it)

You think that is bad, try looking at habitat for humanity.

Just another case of how broken the system really is. Really, what is the American Governments objective with welfare? It certainly does not help these people get back into the work force legally.

[ronabneysr]

we have a post office next to a welfare social security office

the other day as i was mailing a package i seen this big black suv drive tru and it had these bad set of wheels and tires on it jacked up set like i had been looking for

so i followed this guy into welfare parking lot to ask him were he bought them at as he was getting out he told me that tires and wheels were seven thousand four hundred dollars

i told him thanks and backed up and watched him come out with 7 kids and his wife i guess with rings on her fingers big enough to choke a horse
and there were no junk cars in that lot

obama taking care he is even sending checks to people in jail go bama go

[john tenney]

Habitat for Humanity is another example of a good idea gone bad with a corrupt government. They still do some good things but those are getting fewer and farther between.

[Edm]

Since we are on the topic let me tell you a little bit of what I have seen with Habitat for humanity. I used to manage an a/c company in Volusia County that used to do a lot of new construction work on the habitat homes. First the homes are not free but they are VERY cheap and VERY good terms. 95% of our call backs were for dirty air filters but that was no surprise. What got me was the condition of the houses. FILTHY and completely un-kept. Illegal drugs in plain view, $2000 birds, $4000 tvs, expensive cars with massive stereo systems, wheels and tires, and multiple families living in these homes. Each person who is getting a home has to do a certain amount of work during the construction stage, I saw this happen ONCE with the DOZENS of houses that we did during the 3 years I was with this company. I know there are some decent people that get these houses but from my own personal experience I have only seen a few.

[john tenney]

I agree with your assessment Edm, I see exactly that over here in East Orlando too.

[flraceguy]

Benny.. congrats on the new job.... After my divorce(I lost my business to my ex-wife...), I took a position as a traveling project Super/Manager, but decided to land in one place... So I took a job as a Night shift Plant Supervisor... several months ago, I took a huge drop in hours... Well over 60% of my income disappeared overnight... The same week we laid off over 55% of the employees.... In fact, we dropped a whole shift.... My shift... So now I just find and fix everyone's screw ups....
You know the worst part is, because my better half (who got her hours cut as well) and I don't have 6 kids, 3 dogs, 10 cats, speak a language other than English, have a drug addiction, or feign a Mental condition, and the like; we aren't eligible for any help.... Not that I would take it, but i found that amazing... So remember if you are free, American, a Veteran, and work for a living, you are SCREWED!!!!

Sorry my apologies to all for being a nasty today.... But it has been a pretty tough last few weeks.... Hey tell me what is on the TV lately, we cut the Tv, home phone, and internet bill a couple months ago to reduce expenses... Thank God for cell phones and internet capable phones... hmmm let's see, what else I can cut to save money... I know, FOOD is Next! It is way overrated..... ROFLMAO...

Yes Roger there is that weird looking term again....

Have a great day all....

Remember

Go fast and turn left.....

[flraceguy]

speaking of the grocery store... oh never mind... I will go into a tirade over that one....

[Edm]

Benny.. congrats on the new job.... After my divorce(I lost my business to my ex-wife...), I took a position as a traveling project Super/Manager, but decided to land in one place... So I took a job as a Night shift Plant Supervisor... several months ago, I took a huge drop in hours... Well over 60% of my income disappeared overnight... The same week we laid off over 55% of the employees.... In fact, we dropped a whole shift.... My shift... So now I just find and fix everyone's screw ups....
You know the worst part is, because my better half (who got her hours cut as well) and I don't have 6 kids, 3 dogs, 10 cats, speak a language other than English, have a drug addiction, or feign a Mental condition, and the like; we aren't eligible for any help.... Not that I would take it, but i found that amazing... So remember if you are free, American, a Veteran, and work for a living, you are SCREWED!!!!

Sorry my apologies to all for being a nasty today.... But it has been a pretty tough last few weeks.... Hey tell me what is on the TV lately, we cut the Tv, home phone, and internet bill a couple months ago to reduce expenses... Thank God for cell phones and internet capable phones... hmmm let's see, what else I can cut to save money... I know, FOOD is Next! It is way overrated..... ROFLMAO...

Yes Roger there is that weird looking term again....

Have a great day all....

Remember

Go fast and turn left.....

I am still waiting on those tires you promised me months ago. I pay with real grocery buying money.