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My FIRST job paid $3.35 / hour. When I started the job, I'm retiring from 30 years ago, the hourly wage was $9.08. Over time it DID improve by small increments, but I had to WORK for it. At the time I filed for retirement, it was +/- $35.00 / hour, which in reality was still not enough to be a...

The thing I've noticed the most is the incredibly STUPID length of the wait times for everything from fast food to getting my meds at the pharmacy (one script took me literally WEEKS to get), plus the pharmacy I currently HAVE to use - due to my heath coverage through work, which I will have...

...and *I'M* so excited, I can't stand it I've already posted about the headlights in my brother's truck being oxidized and becoming so dim, even HE noticed they were no longer working so well. Last week I called my new shop to get a price for total replacement, and he came back with a number...

God works in mysterious ways .....

On this note: My youngest brother (the one I'm replacing the headlights on his truck) had made the comment when dad passed - it was my mom, me and him in the hospital room - that he wished his faith was strong enough to believe that he would see dad again. A few months ago, he and my mom got...

Update on Ruby. Ruby is doing AWESOME. She has been on "Hospital Food" since Monday morning (food bought from the hospital that's supposed to be gentle on her stomach, so it can recover from Sunday night's episode of power puking). She starts back on her regular food tomorrow. Otherwise, she...

One year ago today, my dad went home and I was left as the oldest living male in my family. Not something that I ever looked forward to, or even thought about at all. It just kind of hit me after dad passed. I would more than gladly give this "Title" back to him, if I could only have him back...

OMG!!!! Don't let that nasty rumor get around ... :D

So do I, as well as depression. PLUS I lost my dad one year ago today. This time of year has always bummed me out with winter shutting so many things down. The holidays are just the icing on the "Bummer" cake.

My oldest son has broken out of his shell quite well with his involvement with his dog. Unfortunately, my younger son is in a much worse place - his fear and anxiety are off the charts, and I have no idea of how to get through to him ... yet.

Thanks, it ISN'T easy, and with my career, I was never home enough to know exactly how rough it is, but now that I'm retiring, I'm learning quickly. Yes, we have thought about a dog for our younger son as well. In fact, we did get another puppy a little over 6 months ago ... Turns out that Ruby...

I plan on "giving my brother" his OLD headlights back, wrapped up as a Christmas present. Then asking for them to practice on. The cost range on the new housings depends on if I'm just getting the "High beam/Low beam" housings by themselves, or if I'm getting those, plus the DRL/Turn Signal...

Some of you know that both my adult sons are Autistic. They are 28 and 30 (almost 31), but in many ways, they are still child-like and very innocent of the world. This is about my oldest son. Up until about 2 years ago, he was house-bound. He had a standing assignment from his Dr to go outside...

Depression IS nasty. Depending on the person & severity, it can range anywhere from mildly annoying to completely disabling, to even worse.

If I'm right, the "Same Name thread" you referred to was mine. Kind of a tongue-in-cheek way of me saying that for the first time ever, I was putting the Camaro up for the winter and was sad, because I wouldn't get to drive it for a few months. I'm glad you made your own post. Not because it...

I definitely know that feeling. A little over 30 years ago, I was completely BETRAYED by my group of "friends" who had secretly sided with my ex-wife, who kicked me out after she decided that she wanted to be with one of them, instead of me. Turns out they were a pipeline straight to her...

Thank you all for your supportive posts and confidence in my abilities (doing it this way is a lot easier than going to each and every post and clicking a 'like' or 'thanks' ... or even the occasional 'dislike' LOL). However *I* don't have the same confidence in me that you all (or y'all) do...

I few years ago, there was someone on here in NE Ohio that did headlight restoration. I PM'ed them a few times, but have since lost their user info. My brother has a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado and has mentioned to me that his headlights are getting dim from the plastic lenses getting murky. He...