smiradenius Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Name something you wouldn't mind having been stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Wouldn’t mind if the cat burglar cracked you with a pipe while you slept. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Your pension. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 24 minutes ago, naraku360 said: Your pension. Burglar won’t be able to hail an Uber with his pension. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 27 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Burglar won’t be able to hail an Uber with his pension. You really don't know how pensions work, do you? The more you work, the more it pays in the end. Same with severance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 5 hours ago, smiradenius said: You really don't know how pensions work, do you? The more you work, the more it pays in the end. Same with severance. Actually, the more you make the more it pays in the end, and the only reason you stayed on the same gig until it came to fruition is because you never demanded adequate pay to wheel around bins of vomit. If you did have a car or a decent home, you'd already be broke. Thank heavens for living like a pauper, and the mobile, glass working chiropractor 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, André Toulon said: Actually, the more you make the more it pays in the end, and the only reason you stayed on the same gig until it came to fruition is because you never demanded adequate pay to wheel around bins of vomit. If you did have a car or a decent home, you'd already be broke. Thank heavens for living like a pauper, and the mobile, glass working chiropractor 🤣 Contributions to the pension program are hourly, just like the wage. How many hours do you think I put in over all this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 21 minutes ago, smiradenius said: Contributions to the pension program are hourly, just like the wage. How many hours do you think I put in over all this time? Just enough to live in squalor and painstakingly attempt to wear hand me downs. We've established that. Just not sure why you're proud of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 23 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Just enough to live in squalor and painstakingly attempt to wear hand me downs. We've established that. Just not sure why you're proud of it. You really don't know what squalor is. Squalor was what I had back in 1984, when my rent was $60 per week and my income was $122 per week while the work wasn't even full time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 34 minutes ago, smiradenius said: You really don't know what squalor is. Squalor was what I had back in 1984, when my rent was $60 per week and my income was $122 per week while the work wasn't even full time. Look man, you're doing better than you were 50 years ago...good for you, we should all strive to better ourselves....but what you're laying down as the prototype to success is saddening. You've worked your entire life to only make other people money while you've stayed stationary. This is not success....this is being allowed to live at a standard where you die penniless. Luckily you have no one waiting on an inheritance because you have nothing to pass along. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, André Toulon said: Look man, you're doing better than you were 50 years ago...good for you, we should all strive to better ourselves....but what you're laying down as the prototype to success is saddening. You've worked your entire life to only make other people money while you've stayed stationary. This is not success....this is being allowed to live at a standard where you die penniless. Luckily you have no one waiting on an inheritance because you have nothing to pass along. The problem with your logic is that I'm hardly what any sane and rational person would call penniless. Consider this, for instance: My lease renewal is due next month and I'm currently in a position to write one single check to pay the entire year. Can you do that with your rent or mortgage, right now? Edited January 6 by smiradenius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 50 minutes ago, smiradenius said: The problem with your logic is that I'm hardly what any sane and rational person would call penniless. Consider this, for instance: My lease renewal is due next month and I'm currently in a position to write one single check to pay the entire year. Can you do that with your rent or mortgage, right now? Laughs in ownership But since you conveniently ignored what said, I'll try again. You will die penniless with nothing to pass on. Your settlement dies with you. Your apartment will just be rented to the next person. Any change you have tucked away in an account will be used to dispose of your body, and if you haven't already made and paid for such arrangements, whomever becomes responsible will likely chuck you in the trash "figuratively" instead of using their funds to bury you. That brick of silver will probably be traded for a quick $200 of meth by the scavengers who find out you died first. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 7 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Laughs in ownership But since you conveniently ignored what said, I'll try again. You will die penniless with nothing to pass on. Your settlement dies with you. Your apartment will just be rented to the next person. Any change you have tucked away in an account will be used to dispose of your body, and if you haven't already made and paid for such arrangements, whomever becomes responsible will likely chuck you in the trash "figuratively" instead of using their funds to bury you. That brick of silver will probably be traded for a quick $200 of meth by the scavengers who find out you died first. There will be no burial. I stated in my will that the corpse is to be donated to a body farm. The silver has gone to pay a really huge vet bill. Circumstances have a nasty habit of changing. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Who in TF wants a dried up husk with a spoiled liver, lungs of goo and likely a dilapidated prostate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Just now, André Toulon said: Who in TF wants a dried up husk with a spoiled liver, lungs of goo and likely a dilapidated prostate. A forensic science student. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mthor Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, smiradenius said: There will be no burial. I stated in my will that the corpse is to be donated to a body farm. The silver has gone to pay a really huge vet bill. Circumstances have a nasty habit of changing. Stay tuned. There are no body farms in the north east - I think the closest to NJ would be in Virginia, and they may charge for shipping. Check out local med schools instead - they usually have a free pickup range, and will have you cremated for free. Plus, make sure you've got it documented somewhere so that action can be taken as soon as you die - if it's only stipulated in your will, you may wind up embalmed or otherwise made useless for study by the time it's read. Edited January 6 by mthor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 31 minutes ago, mthor said: There are no body farms in the north east - I think the closest to NJ would be in Virginia, and they may charge for shipping. Check out local med schools instead - they usually have a free pickup range, and will have you cremated for free. Plus, make sure you've got it documented somewhere so that action can be taken as soon as you die - if it's only stipulated in your will, you may wind up embalmed or otherwise made useless for study by the time it's read. There's also the Mutter College of Physicians in Philadelphia, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, mthor said: There are no body farms in the north east - I think the closest to NJ would be in Virginia, and they may charge for shipping. Check out local med schools instead - they usually have a free pickup range, and will have you cremated for free. Plus, make sure you've got it documented somewhere so that action can be taken as soon as you die - if it's only stipulated in your will, you may wind up embalmed or otherwise made useless for study by the time it's read. At least they won't need cold storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 22 hours ago, smiradenius said: You really don't know what squalor is. Squalor was what I had back in 1984, when my rent was $60 per week and my income was $122 per week while the work wasn't even full time. You paid rent weekly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 44 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: You paid rent weekly? Back then, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: You paid rent weekly? Thatt what the halfway house takes out of your check 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Thatt what the halfway house takes out of your check It wasn't a halfway house. It was just a run down, old rooming house. Nobody does that anymore. It used to be that when certain people who owned houses wanted some extra money, they would rent out rooms. The problem today is that so many people just can't be trusted and so a home owner today would never even think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, smiradenius said: It wasn't a halfway house. It was just a run down, old rooming house. Nobody does that anymore. It used to be that when certain people who owned houses wanted some extra money, they would rent out rooms. The problem today is that so many people just can't be trusted and so a home owner today would never even think of it. *AirBNB nods in approval* 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, smiradenius said: It wasn't a halfway house. It was just a run down, old rooming house. Nobody does that anymore. It used to be that when certain people who owned houses wanted some extra money, they would rent out rooms. The problem today is that so many people just can't be trusted and so a home owner today would never even think of it. So, now you suddenly know what a home owner would do? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 16 minutes ago, scoobdog said: So, now you suddenly know what a home owner would do? You're home owner, right? Would you just stick a bulletin up by the store cash register that says, "room for rent. Call **5 **95"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 25 minutes ago, smiradenius said: You're home owner, right? Would you just stick a bulletin up by the store cash register that says, "room for rent. Call **5 **95"? Oof 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 30 minutes ago, smiradenius said: You're home owner, right? Would you just stick a bulletin up by the store cash register that says, "room for rent. Call **5 **95"? It's a common thing near universities to this day. I probably wouldn't be renting rooms in Mays Landing because that place is sketchy as hell, but it's not the home owners that should be worried in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Oof These folks are crazy... Actually, you got me on that one. I should have already guessed it was moved off the cash registers and onto the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Packard, I think living within your means, no matter how meager, can be a noble pursuit, but when you’re braggadocious about it, it’s laughable at best, delusional and/or pathetic at worst. I appreciate and commend you that you’re honest on here (because who would lie about their situation to make it sound like this). However, I get the impression you think you’re in the catbird seat. I don’t know if it’s cope or delusion. This is why you get so much shit on here. You’re honest with us, but not with yourself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SwimOdin said: Packard, I think living within your means, no matter how meager, can be a noble pursuit, but when you’re braggadocious about it, it’s laughable at best, delusional and/or pathetic at worst. I appreciate and commend you that you’re honest on here (because who would lie about their situation to make it sound like this). However, I get the impression you think you’re in the catbird seat. I don’t know if it’s cope or delusion. This is why you get so much shit on here. You’re honest with us, but not with yourself. I'm sometimes just very confused about how some other people live. Take my neighbor, for example. She gets about $950 a month from SSI and has rental assistance. She called me and said she couldn't walk out of the house today because of all this ice laying around. She's 75 years old. Then, she asked me to stop in a store and pick up her lottery tickets. Turns out she spends $10 a day on the Pick 3. Okay, so I brought the tickets to her and can see that it's over $3k a year spent on something that could only pay 500 or 600 in its maximum payout. But, she also says she occasionally runs short on grocery money. But how pervasive is this sort of behavior? Well, how about the amount of time I spent standing in line, behind six other people who were tossing twenties and fifties across the counter? I developed this mindset decades ago that poverty is not an income problem, it's an outflow problem. It's just like heating your house... when it's too cold in there, try shutting the windows. Edited January 7 by smiradenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) He... liked your post. If he's not delusional, he's about to have catastrophic emotional breakdown. Edit: Nope, he's just delusional. That was close. Edited January 7 by scoobdog 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, scoobdog said: He... liked your post. If he's not delusional, he's about to have catastrophic emotional breakdown. That's what Dr. Yanity is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 4 minutes ago, smiradenius said: I'm sometimes just very confused about how some other people live. Take my neighbor, for example. She gets about $950 a month from SSI and has rental assistance. She called me and said she couldn't walk out of the house today because of all this ice laying around. She's 75 years old. Then, she asked me to stop in a store and pick up her lottery tickets. Turns out she spends $10 a day on the Pick 3. Okay, so I brought the tickets to her and can see that it's over $3k a year spent on something that could only pay 500 or 600 in its maximum payout. But, she also says she occasionally runs short on grocery money. But how pervasive is this sort of behavior? Well, how about the amount of time I spent standing in line, behind six other people who were tossing twenties and fifties across the counter? I developed this mindset decades ago that poverty is not an income problem, it's an outflow problem. It's just like heating your house... when it's too cold in there, try shutting the windows. This post is why no one gives a fuck what you have to say. You spew this alleged elderly person's business on the board as a way to justify your love affair with mediocrity. Your actions don't need a catalyst, especially one that you will apply to everyone else who didn't pinch that penny until it poots. You try way too hard to be better than people who are in no way in competition with you....you desperately need a W. It's actually a mental illness, but I'll not waste my time because it'll just afford me another story I don't care about and some document I didn't ask to see. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 14 minutes ago, smiradenius said: I'm sometimes just very confused about how some other people live. Take my neighbor, for example. She gets about $950 a month from SSI and has rental assistance. She called me and said she couldn't walk out of the house today because of all this ice laying around. She's 75 years old. Then, she asked me to stop in a store and pick up her lottery tickets. Turns out she spends $10 a day on the Pick 3. Okay, so I brought the tickets to her and can see that it's over $3k a year spent on something that could only pay 500 or 600 in its maximum payout. But, she also says she occasionally runs short on grocery money. But how pervasive is this sort of behavior? Well, how about the amount of time I spent standing in line, behind six other people who were tossing twenties and fifties across the counter? I developed this mindset decades ago that poverty is not an income problem, it's an outflow problem. It's just like heating your house... when it's too cold in there, try shutting the windows. Your life sounds joyless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 13 minutes ago, smiradenius said: That's what Dr. Yanity is for. No doctor in your price range can fix your delusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, naraku360 said: Your life sounds joyless. I don't think it's joyful to gamble away the grocery money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Just now, scoobdog said: No doctor in your price range can fix your delusions. That's what insurance is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, smiradenius said: That's what insurance is for. Not your insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Just now, scoobdog said: Not your insurance. It better be mine... it's costing me almost $400 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 10 minutes ago, smiradenius said: It better be mine... it's costing me almost $400 a month. You might need to pray to Saint Luigi.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Just now, scoobdog said: You might need to pray to Saint Luigi.... If the insurance "drops" me, I'm probably just a lost cause already, so it wouldn't matter what the doctors or the insurance company do. It's like if I had really serious case of advanced lymphoma, why would an insurance company spend a quarter million dollars to have me just linger on life support for another six weeks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 12 minutes ago, smiradenius said: If the insurance "drops" me, I'm probably just a lost cause already, so it wouldn't matter what the doctors or the insurance company do. It's like if I had really serious case of advanced lymphoma, why would an insurance company spend a quarter million dollars to have me just linger on life support for another six weeks? Because that's its job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 48 minutes ago, smiradenius said: I'm sometimes just very confused about how some other people live. Take my neighbor, for example. She gets about $950 a month from SSI and has rental assistance. She called me and said she couldn't walk out of the house today because of all this ice laying around. She's 75 years old. Then, she asked me to stop in a store and pick up her lottery tickets. Turns out she spends $10 a day on the Pick 3. Okay, so I brought the tickets to her and can see that it's over $3k a year spent on something that could only pay 500 or 600 in its maximum payout. But, she also says she occasionally runs short on grocery money. But how pervasive is this sort of behavior? Well, how about the amount of time I spent standing in line, behind six other people who were tossing twenties and fifties across the counter? I developed this mindset decades ago that poverty is not an income problem, it's an outflow problem. It's just like heating your house... when it's too cold in there, try shutting the windows. I believe about a third of lottery sales go to elderly services, so in a way she's just reinvesting in herself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 23 minutes ago, smiradenius said: If the insurance "drops" me, I'm probably just a lost cause already, so it wouldn't matter what the doctors or the insurance company do. It's like if I had really serious case of advanced lymphoma, why would an insurance company spend a quarter million dollars to have me just linger on life support for another six weeks? Damn, you made me feel genuine sympathy for you. The system doesn't have to be this way, you know. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Because that's its job. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 That paranoia 😬 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, smiradenius said: Really? Yes, really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiradenius Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 7 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Yes, really. With losses like that, they'd all be bankrupt and closed in two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, smiradenius said: With losses like that, they'd all be bankrupt and closed in two years. How would you know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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