Poor but rich ... big city small world in California ... (Montclair: to buy, luxury)

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by Snort

When he first started, his boss said, "Listen, pal, I'm letting you in on the ground floor here. With the right attitude you can go straight to the top."
OK, that about covers the elevator jokes.

And interesting story.......then...........a very unfunny joke.

Truth is, 99.9% of the people who TRY to be funny fail miserably...........just sayin.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by tickyul

And interesting story.......then...........a very unfunny joke.

Truth is, 99.9% of the people who TRY to be funny fail miserably...........just sayin.

I have read some of your posts ... I understand you are 'humor-challenged' ... here, I'll try to help:

Q. What do you call a crazy tick?
A. A psychotic.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

I have read some of your posts ... I understand you are 'humor-challenged' ... here, I'll try to help:

Q. What do you call a crazy tick?
A. A psychotic.

WUT..............800th post for the week..........so I do not expect much from you...........haha.

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by tickyul

And interesting story.......then...........a very unfunny joke.

Truth is, 99.9% of the people who TRY to be funny fail miserably...........just sayin.

Another one who didn't get it.

[urbanr0cker]

And the moral of this story is...? I, for one, cannot and will not be poor and happy, not when I've worked hard for years, gotten a good education, high accolades in my field and years of experience. Not when I work a job that pays enough to live a decent life (all before taxes of course). Sorry. That, for me, is unacceptable. If Reuben is happy than that's great for him -- although honestly his attitude is based more on cognitive dissonance than actuality, but I won't get into that.

Should that be the norm? I certainly don't think so. I think greed and the aspiration to HAVE everything and urgently spending our way out of being labeled a "have not" is partially brought us to this point of economic crisis, but there is nothing wrong with living in a decent house, a decent life.

Honestly, I think I'd suicide out if I was reaching old age, wasting away in a tiny one bedroom apartment and riding public buses with my spouse fro FUN. Especially if my siblings/other relatives were all fairly successful. Why is there so much shame placed on having nice things? I guess it's kind of like what happen during the French revoloution, so many people were poor that the wealthy and the middle class were looked upon with scorn. It became a near sin to not live in squalor or have new clothes or a nice house.

edit: I'm sorry, but call me materialistic (though I hardly fit that bill) but I like having money. We can all sit around and say 'money can't buy you happiness' and all that jazz but money never made me sad. Not having to worry about bills or robbing Peter to pay Paul on the 1st of the month is not my idea of a good time. I like being able to take off with my friends for Vegas on a whim because we can or buy something nice for my mom just because.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by urbanr0cker

And the moral of this story is...? I, for one, cannot and will not be poor and happy, not when I've worked hard for years, gotten a good education, high accolades in my field and years of experience. Not when I work a job that pays enough to live a decent life (all before taxes of course). Sorry. That, for me, is unacceptable. If Reuben is happy than that's great for him -- although honestly his attitude is based more on cognitive dissonance than actuality, but I won't get into that.

Should that be the norm? I certainly don't think so. I think greed and the aspiration to HAVE everything and urgently spending our way out of being labeled a "have not" is partially brought us to this point of economic crisis, but there is nothing wrong with living in a decent house, a decent life.

Honestly, I think I'd suicide out if I was reaching old age, wasting away in a tiny one bedroom apartment and riding public buses with my spouse fro FUN. Especially if my siblings/other relatives were all fairly successful. Why is there so much shame placed on having nice things? I guess it's kind of like what happen during the French revoloution, so many people were poor that the wealthy and the middle class were looked upon with scorn. It became a near sin to not live in squalor or have new clothes or a nice house.

edit: I'm sorry, but call me materialistic (though I hardly fit that bill) but I like having money. We can all sit around and say 'money can't buy you happiness' and all that jazz but money never made me sad. Not having to worry about bills or robbing Peter to pay Paul on the 1st of the month is not my idea of a good time. I like being able to take off with my friends for Vegas on a whim because we can or buy something nice for my mom just because.

Perfect! We hear so often the phrase "there's someone for everyone is this world" ... and from what I also hear, there are marriage proposals made to prison inmates not infrequently ... in fact, I know one personally who's teen-age sweetheart married him while he's serving a 1st-degree murder sentence. So, what I'm thinking is maybe you can contact Ms. Patrizia Reggiani and strike up a romance?

Just stay away from elevators so you don't run the risk of being distracted by simplicity.

[nullgeo]

As one who held his most beloved as she passed away, stories like this -- below -- impress me more than any story of fortune and material success ... No, I don't consider a healthy bank account or a nice house evil in themselves ... I consider them entirely insignificant, however. And that is "the moral of the story" ...

"For one Iowa couple, true love lasted until the very end.
Married 72 years, Norma, 90, and Gordon Yeager, 94, passed away in the hospital holding hands last week, one hour apart.
The couple was hospitalized after a car accident just outside of Marshalltown, Iowa. They were given a shared room in the ICU where they held hands in adjacent beds.
At 3:38 pm last Wednesday, Gordon's breathing stopped. Though he had passed, his heart monitor continued to register a beat.
The nurse told Gordon and Norma's son, Dennis Yeager, that the monitor was beeping "because they're holding hands, and [Norma's heart beat] is going through them," Dennis recalled in an interview with Des Moines' KCCI news station. "Her heart was beating through him."
Norma passed at 4:38 pm, exactly one hour later.
Gordon and Norma's children say they're glad the couple passed this way. "They just loved being together," says Dennis. "He always said, 'I can't go until she does because I gotta stay here for her.' And she would say the same thing."

Long-Married Couple Gordon Yeager And Norma Yeager Pass Away Holding Hands

Bless Reuben Pardo for finding joy in riding the bus with his sweetheart of 40+ years ... yes. A fresh breath of air in the midst of the materialistic bastion California is so often portrayed to be.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by urbanr0cker

And the moral of this story is...? I, for one, cannot and will not be poor and happy, not when I've worked hard for years, gotten a good education, high accolades in my field and years of experience. Not when I work a job that pays enough to live a decent life (all before taxes of course). Sorry. That, for me, is unacceptable. If Reuben is happy than that's great for him -- although honestly his attitude is based more on cognitive dissonance than actuality, but I won't get into that.

Should that be the norm? I certainly don't think so. I think greed and the aspiration to HAVE everything and urgently spending our way out of being labeled a "have not" is partially brought us to this point of economic crisis, but there is nothing wrong with living in a decent house, a decent life.

Honestly, I think I'd suicide out if I was reaching old age, wasting away in a tiny one bedroom apartment and riding public buses with my spouse fro FUN. Especially if my siblings/other relatives were all fairly successful. Why is there so much shame placed on having nice things? I guess it's kind of like what happen during the French revoloution, so many people were poor that the wealthy and the middle class were looked upon with scorn. It became a near sin to not live in squalor or have new clothes or a nice house.

edit: I'm sorry, but call me materialistic (though I hardly fit that bill) but I like having money. We can all sit around and say 'money can't buy you happiness' and all that jazz but money never made me sad. Not having to worry about bills or robbing Peter to pay Paul on the 1st of the month is not my idea of a good time. I like being able to take off with my friends for Vegas on a whim because we can or buy something nice for my mom just because.

Try just writing your mom a card of thanks or because of a fun memory that came to mind ... costs nothing ... try just stopping by with a flower you picked in your yard for her ... costs nothing. My experience with my mother, who just passed on at 97, was always that nothing -- I repeat: Nothing -- ever meant as much to her as a kiss and a squeeze and a conversation, by phone, by mail, in person ... in fact, I can say with 100% confidence that nothing I ever bought her meant much at all -- though she did appreciate the boxes of Frango Mint Chocolates I sent every birthday and Christmas. Not expensive. Try 'em I used to send my mother a thank you card every year on MY birthday. Think about it ... it'll come to you.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by urbanr0cker

...Honestly, I think I'd suicide out if I was reaching old age, wasting away in a tiny one bedroom apartment and riding public buses with my spouse fro FUN. Especially if my siblings/other relatives were all fairly successful.

This is precisely why people jump out of windows when they lose their jobs or die shortly after retirement. Who are you? And who would you be if you lost everything financially/materialistically today? Don't be so quick to assume this could never happen. Are these the things which define you - status, material possessions, etc..? If you would commit suicide because you had to live a humble existence then I think the answer is obvious. Others have and will continue to do the same unfortunately.

Derek

[Hawk J]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

Try just writing your mom a card of thanks or because of a fun memory that came to mind ... costs nothing ... try just stopping by with a flower you picked in your yard for her ... costs nothing. My experience with my mother, who just passed on at 97, was always that nothing -- I repeat: Nothing -- ever meant as much to her as a kiss and a squeeze and a conversation, by phone, by mail, in person ... in fact, I can say with 100% confidence that nothing I ever bought her meant much at all -- though she did appreciate the boxes of Frango Mint Chocolates I sent every birthday and Christmas. Not expensive. Try 'em I used to send my mother a thank you card every year on MY birthday. Think about it ... it'll come to you.

My beloved mom always loved it when i gve her a box of chocolate covered cherries...