Things that annoy me (3 Viewers)

[Warrior]

With all that being said I am good with the “short term pain long term gain” genre but the old it was the “Baden’s fault” is not going last forever.

We were told there would be "a little bit of pain" three months ago; how many months are there in "a little bit", asking for a friend.

As far as "it's Bidens' fault", as my Dad used to say "When you point the finger of blame, there are three pointing back at you.

 

[Barkmann]

We were told there would be "a little bit of pain" three months ago; how many months are there in "a little bit", asking for a friend.

As far as "it's Bidens' fault", as my Dad used to say "When you point the finger of blame, there are three pointing back at you.

"a little bit of pain" They said, recent conversation with my brother makes us think the US gov is trying to 'thin the herd'.

My brother, who works for the UK government in food safety, has told me they had a meeting this week to address the opening of the UK market to some banned US foodstuffs, one being chicken. Which the UK does not currently accept because of the amount of chlorine used in the production process, it is corrosive and damage the cells in the body if digested by humans, not opinion, but proven to happen.

They have been told that in the future this process might not be used as the US administration are getting rid of the maximum levels of Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products, the US Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products. So Chlorine will not have to be used and the ban could be lifted, to which the advisor group answered, no but we will ban it because of high level of Salmonella...............

I like my US fellow collectors, but are they trying to 'thin the herd' in the US?

 

[Combat]

Didn't really know where else to put this;

“ Home is people not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, all you see is what’s not there anymore”- Robin Hobb

As I pulled out of the driveway yesterday of my childhood home for the last time I was overcome with emotions, every square inch of that house holds precious memories that will last a lifetime. My final death to grieve; my childhood home.

We moved from West Roxbury to Westwood when I was 12, it was a great little house, I had the entire finished attic all to myself, an awesome neighborhood too where there were 5 kids the same age as me, summers were a blast, we had many great celebrations there and wonderful holiday gatherings with friends and family. Sadly, all of my aunts and uncles are now gone, as are both of my parents, it's just my cousins and my siblings left to carry on traditions.

Taking one final look around, a lot of memories came back; looking in the yard, the above ground pool we put in and the deck my Dad and I built around it, the corner of the yard where we put an outdoor hockey rink, the pool and rink made us the house to be at in the Summer and the Winter. Went upstairs into my old room; what a great room, the whole attic was all mine, I saw in my mind many of the massive ho/oo carpet battles I staged as a kid. Went into the finished basement with a bar in the corner; we had some screamers down there in high school, a fun family room now empty except for the memories...........as I walked out of the house, one last look; I can still see my Mom sitting in her favorite chair watching TV, my Dad at the kitchen table reading one of his Custer/Little Big Horn books, the Christmas tree and all the decorations in the living room, my Dad LOVED Christmas, our house looked like Santas Village, used to drive my Mom nuts............

I couldn't have done this without my siblings, specifically my youngest sister, her and I were the executor of the will and trust respectively, my other sister and my one brother were a big help as well, my other brother no longer speaks to any of us over 5,000.00 (a long story that is not worth going into; what money does to some people sickens and disgusts me).

We did the final clean out on Saturday, it was just about done and the skies opened up, a monsoon; ie, tears from heaven, I saw it as a sign for sure. We closed yesterday.

It really hit me that I will never step foot in that house again; life goes on, but it's never really the same, the only thing constant in life is change. I never thought of the sale of the house/how it would impact me, but it did, a part of me died with the passing of each parent; yesterday, another part of me died too that I did not expect.

Not sure if this feeling is normal or what, but it really did impact me on a level I did not see coming.

Not really a thing that annoys me, but rather, a thing that makes me sad.

Last but not least thanks to my parents; they gave me and my siblings the best life anyone could’ve asked for, filled with laughter and love.

I've occasionally gone back to visit some of my childhood homes. My dad worked for the government, so we moved around quite frequently but lived in one home for about a decade. It's a strange feeling. Particularly as you get older and many of the people that you associate with that time and place pass on. It is certainly a bittersweet emotion. I'm also getting close to retirement and considering moving back out west but my kids grew up in our current house and it has a lot of memories.

 

[tdubel]

We were told there would be "a little bit of pain" three months ago; how many months are there in "a little bit", asking for a friend.

As far as "it's Bidens' fault", as my Dad used to say "When you point the finger of blame, there are three pointing back at you.

I can't say its all Biden's fault, but his policies were the most disastrous of this Century, there is zero argument against that. if y'all would have rather had him stay then by all means, exercise your voting power. Me, I will never ever vote against my own pocket book, at least that is one less person I can blame when it goes wrong. One party's policies have been consistently disastrous since inception, that is not political it is truth. Is the other party's policy perfect, NO, but I will take it all day every day and twice on Sunday.

And if you want proof - look at California (Sorry Jason!), but how anyone lives there, I as a CPA will never be able to figure it out. It is so far above other States in tax, fees and cost of living, there is just no comparison. The weather could never make up for it (my opinion of course).

SO, is today perfect, no, but tomorrow would have been much worse, so I just stop beatching about it and live in it, there is nothing else you can really do.

The world constantly changes, new challenges and you have to evolve or find a way to live in it. Unfortunately not another choice. But, I do believe the long term view looks pretty good, that is my opinion, but I am willing to bet on it with my business and personal outlook

TD

 

[Warrior]

"a little bit of pain" They said, recent conversation with my brother makes us think the US gov is trying to 'thin the herd'.

My brother, who works for the UK government in food safety, has told me they had a meeting this week to address the opening of the UK market to some banned US foodstuffs, one being chicken. Which the UK does not currently accept because of the amount of chlorine used in the production process, it is corrosive and damage the cells in the body if digested by humans, not opinion, but proven to happen.

They have been told that in the future this process might not be used as the US administration are getting rid of the maximum levels of Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products, the US Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products. So Chlorine will not have to be used and the ban could be lifted, to which the advisor group answered, no but we will ban it because of high level of Salmonella...............

I like my US fellow collectors, but are they trying to 'thin the herd' in the US?

Both of my parents loved chicken, neither were big red meat eaters, they had chicken four times a week, Dad lived until age 88, Mom until age 90; good to know they both could have lived another 100 or so years each had they laid off of the chicken.

Keep up the good work.

 

[Warrior]

I can't say its all Biden's fault, but his policies were the most disastrous of this Century, there is zero argument against that. if y'all would have rather had him stay then by all means, exercise your voting power. Me, I will never ever vote against my own pocket book, at least that is one less person I can blame when it goes wrong. One party's policies have been consistently disastrous since inception, that is not political it is truth. Is the other party's policy perfect, NO, but I will take it all day every day and twice on Sunday.

And if you want proof - look at California (Sorry Jason!), but how anyone lives there, I as a CPA will never be able to figure it out. It is so far above other States in tax, fees and cost of living, there is just no comparison. The weather could never make up for it (my opinion of course).

SO, is today perfect, no, but tomorrow would have been much worse, so I just stop beatching about it and live in it, there is nothing else you can really do.

The world constantly changes, new challenges and you have to evolve or find a way to live in it. Unfortunately not another choice. But, I do believe the long term view looks pretty good, that is my opinion, but I am willing to bet on it with my business and personal outlook

TD

Not going to go against forum policy and get into politics, but let's just say there is a reason why I'm registered as an independent.

Two reasons actually.

I'll leave it at that.

Carry on.

 

[Buster]

I can't say its all Biden's fault, but his policies were the most disastrous of this Century, there is zero argument against that. if y'all would have rather had him stay then by all means, exercise your voting power. Me, I will never ever vote against my own pocket book, at least that is one less person I can blame when it goes wrong. One party's policies have been consistently disastrous since inception, that is not political it is truth. Is the other party's policy perfect, NO, but I will take it all day every day and twice on Sunday.


TD

Ditto ..... and have some patience, ya can't fix four years of "stupid" in just 5 months.

B.

 

[OzDigger]

I've occasionally gone back to visit some of my childhood homes. My dad worked for the government, so we moved around quite frequently but lived in one home for about a decade. It's a strange feeling. Particularly as you get older and many of the people that you associate with that time and place pass on. It is certainly a bittersweet emotion. I'm also getting close to retirement and considering moving back out west but my kids grew up in our current house and it has a lot of memories.

I only had one childhood home, left it when I was 18 years old, then lived in over 30 other dwellings in a lot of towns during time working in a bank etc. The hottest town was Bourke, in Western New South Wales, and considered to be the start of the 'Outback', the coldest was Guyra NSW which is situated on the top of the Great Dividing Range, at about 2,000 meters, it may not be the highest mountain range in the world, but it is the longest mountain range in a single country. I was only 19 when I lived in Guyra, the first time I had ever seen snow, had so great times in all those different towns. I have been back to my original childhood home several times, will check it out next year when back in that town for 50th High School reunion, no doubt the old place will have changed again, most likely not for the best, sometimes doesn't pay to go back I guess.

 

[Panzer ace]

I can't say its all Biden's fault, but his policies were the most disastrous of this Century, there is zero argument against that. if y'all would have rather had him stay then by all means, exercise your voting power. Me, I will never ever vote against my own pocket book, at least that is one less person I can blame when it goes wrong. One party's policies have been consistently disastrous since inception, that is not political it is truth. Is the other party's policy perfect, NO, but I will take it all day every day and twice on Sunday.

And if you want proof - look at California (Sorry Jason!), but how anyone lives there, I as a CPA will never be able to figure it out. It is so far above other States in tax, fees and cost of living, there is just no comparison. The weather could never make up for it (my opinion of course).

SO, is today perfect, no, but tomorrow would have been much worse, so I just stop beatching about it and live in it, there is nothing else you can really do.

The world constantly changes, new challenges and you have to evolve or find a way to live in it. Unfortunately not another choice. But, I do believe the long term view looks pretty good, that is my opinion, but I am willing to bet on it with my business and personal outlook

TD

Tom:

No need to apologize!

You have been in California in March for the Westcoaster so I know you have experience it’s perfect weather.

I also know that you are honest and realistic when it comes to your accounting expertise and analysis.

-Jason

 

[Combat]

I blundered into a small "No Kings" protest in Gettysburg today. Most surprising to me is that the majority of the protestors were older white people. In their 50s and 60s. It's a strange new world. That used to be the conservative demographic.

 

[Panzer ace]

Mosquitoes.

 

[Combat]

What a crazy, polarizing week in America. The No Kings protests, the military parade, and the horrible murders in MN. On top of that is a war between Israel and Iran with the US on the verge of being involved.

 

[marco55]

The uniform nature of all these "protests" is odd. There does seem to be a level of organization among the protestors. Is there some network of anarchists who interject themselves into every civil disturbance to create chaos? It seems like it. It does not bode well for any real national emergency that there is a network of such people willing to take advantage of it. With all that said, there is long list of politicians who put us in this position by opening the borders to tens of millions of unknown people over the last 50 years. Both Republicans and Dems have blame for that situation. Now the chickens are coming home to roost in places like LA.

People like Soros and other rich liberals put money into these "protests".
Mark

 

[Panzer ace]

LeBron James decrying the focus on championships in sports when he has spent his career chasing rings by jumping from team to team.

 

[Combat]

The bizarre practice of charging the same price or even a higher price for the e-book over a hard copy. Think of all the expense that the publisher saves by not having to manufacture and then ship a hard copy to a store or customer. I'll never buy the book in that circumstance. It's a rip off.