July 27, Newsletter
Many people have sent e-mail saying for someone so old I sure do complain a lot. Yup!~ that is what happens when you put an old bastard out to pasture and want to feed them and not have them work for their living! Well, I am learning more and more as the days go on as well as thinking wow, how easy life is now days for so many people compared to when I raised my family. I have had three whole sets of families that lived with me for a period of three-five years before they could get what they needed to start out on their own. But, all of them I have learned a lot from and just shake my head and wonder why. So this is not a reflection on anyone as I know all the generations are this way as I talk to a lot of ex’s and they see the same as I do from their kids families as I do from mine.
Today I did my daily routine as normally do everyday when doing something for someone else. Yes, retired but still doing things daily for taking a person to work, store or doctor or something. In short it is something that at lease gets me out into fresh air, or is that heat rays today. Well, in short I prefer to stay in the house where it is cool. Anyway today I was told that the refrigerator broke down. Only the fourth time in same place for eight plus years. Know it’s from holding the door open as well as the ice machine water line plugged. But, just to damn fat and old and can’t see to do the things that I use to do. Of course young people don’t know how to do anything what so ever. Wait, my granddaughter knows how to do stuff, grandson, nope none of them unless there is something in it for them. My ex old lady and I use to talk about the kid’s now days (ours) and were both just old as well as dumb and lost our minds. So, we just live with it and when they yell we come back at them were to old to remember we did or said that. In short we sometime drive them nuts when they have already drove us crazy. Doesn’t always work. First thing I heard gallons of milk went sour over night. Ok, not much I can do about it. I did warn everyone that leaving the door open and using the light from the refrigerator to cook late at night will cause problems and break it down. After all you can’t keep running in and out of anything and expect it to stay cool, let alone cold. Sure could be something wrong after all it is five months old or out of warranty at lease. But, this time I know which so called adult did it as he has very little respect for anything let alone anyone. Why do I put up with it? Have done so since he was living with my kids for years and really has no one else.
Well, I am thinking to wait and see if something else will happen like it restarting to cool if people leave it alone. If not then when everyone’s rents are due, will do without as seems I always do anyways and get another one with telling everyone this is it! But, today was something that I could not believe but seen it so many times from my other grand kids and great grand kids that I should be use to it. But, you know I am not. Maybe jealous? No, just feel bad as things will get worst later on and I know what it is going to be like. But, was asked if I would like a Subway sandwich, as always am asked and maybe in a months time ate maybe three or four times as I said I am a junk food type of person. Give me a taco or a burger and I am satisfied even a subway if I already didn’t have myself stacked up on three day old tacos. Yes, I still live the way as I grew up and never waste anything. I get enough to last three to seven days and you’ll be surprised how much I can save to replace what everyone else feels is a needed item.
Hell, I still wear clothes from five plus years ago. Retired, have no reason to impress anyone any longer. After all I get paid to be s I am until I die. Would be so nice if I was able to use my money and just travel and live from motel to motel with service etc. But, nope I live for my families as love them and want them to make it then just maybe this country will turn around and be as good to them as it was to me. Well, almost as it was to me. As when you get a certain age (old) the younger workers want to get rid of you because your smarter and get paid more as well as a threat to them. Not to mention that employer’s even need to save so why keep educated old high wage earners when you find a younger person in their twenties that will work cheaper. Guess I would have done the same thing in being the owner of a company. But, I had plans to retire anyway, but never thought that it would be until I was in my seventy’s now is great with me if I could only have a little left for myself. But, what the hell I own my property, my bill’s are paid and which are in the thousand plus each month. After all my Grand kids as well as great grand kids need cable, internet, electric, water, gas and whatever else I left out. I on the other hand could get all this for five hundred or less a month in an motel and then still enjoy life. But, I don’t as many my age don’t because we love to watch our great grand kids grow and want to have them around at lease until we pass on and hope that they all do well. But, you do wonder with how so many people are living in tent cities and you’ll be surprised how all those people have no idea that things are going along normal for so many. I know of people that live by the bridge and rivers and in places just to get by each night. I really feel sorry for those that lost their homes and jobs and now many are close to running out of their unemployment insurance and things will get a lot worst. Hell, how many even know that my home here in Arkansas unemployment is now at 9.1%. I never ever believed it would ever get that high here. When I moved here there were help wanted signs every place. Now, there are still jobs, nothing full time unless you get into a factory of some type. Then you best have a clean record and that also means credit record even. After all if you make an agreement and don’t pay as agreed, then why would the employer want you? Yes, many employers don’t want someone that was found guilty of a crime. After all way to many people out there among the honest that also need a job.
Now, why all this am I bring up now. I am getting tired now so going to put the letter next here and the above should be able to answer the rest of the questions. Reason why I see what is happening and things will be a lot worst and two generations living now here have no idea what it is going to be like with no electric, food and money let alone a job. I feel bad for these two generations and what can one person do? Not much as if remember I wrote about the lone wolf years ago. Now, if you noticed even the lone wolf are now terrorist. Any group that this government doesn’t like or speaks out are now a terrorist organization. Oh well, hopefully many of you did and still are calling the White house to go to hell and we dare you to not paid our military as well as those people that paid into their pensions. But, as I said we all think were one person and no one else is being picked on. So, until it’s time for you to be picked on then you’ll feel safe. But, your time is coming. I have been their many times and I still fight and fight for others even. Next time I am sure they will shut me up for good as one told me. But, also been told that many times as well for my fighting for what I believe in. I as well as you have the God given right to live as a free person. No one has control over you and no one tells you what to do. Life is to enjoy as everyone has that right to enjoy together with one another. Laws are made for money to pay those that want to control you and if you did no wrong in society then why are you not fighting back? Now the letter to a family member.
So not to lose anything more place the things that may spoil like
your milk did in the freezer. As things are still cool in there so is
a bit weird, but just in case move to freezer section or deep
freeze. I use to remove two cups from a gallon of milk and
freeze the other gallons when I raised my kids. We even went to
can milk but I hated that stuff, but Jr anda couple other's loved
it, not sure if ever had your kids use it or not but just as good if
not better. Powered milk is nasty, but drank it myself over sea's
because no real milk where I was for months. Same goes with
eggs. But, just giving idea's as when I grew up we were never
has rich as you guys live today. But, we lived good as all the
kid's friends always wanted to eat at our house. But, then I was
the junk food type of person and loaded the freezer with
hundreds of plain burgers, hot dogs, ham, turkey sandwiches,
when a sale was going. Then cooked differently also as made a
lot of mac & cheese. Goo lash which is mac and meatballs and
tomato sauce. I am just not able to do stuff like that any more
and wish I could as always made enough for an Army outfit.
Haha Thanks for at lease telling me, as no one tell's me nothing
until it's completely not working. Hell! Your kids lucky as all hell. Sub way, my kids never ever got that until they earned
there own money. McD's was a treat for fresh only and once a
month if lucky! The way things have changed..weird, weird !
How things have changed....
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