Happy New Year

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Jan 4, 2020 10:52:13 GMT -5 whitefang said:

 

If I quit every job I had because the boss was a prick I'd have never worked ANYWHERE long enough to earn a pension. 

I never did earn a union pension I had to work for 5 steady years to get vested, and I only was on the books for about 4 years in the city. However if I would have worked union anywhere in the country the local would have had to send my hours into our home local. But that is all water under the bridge. I tried to get my contributions back but my local went defunct, and they incorporated everyone into local one of Philly which is now the only local for half of Pennsylvania. I did transfer over to Local 1 after my apprenticeship. But they had no records of me ever working in Philly although I did spend a lot of time working in Local 1's jurisdiction. I could have had a lawyer look into it but I never did because there was not enough to make it worthwhile. I did still have my union book when I retired so I sent in my latest address to the international union and a few months later I got a letter from the San Diego Local that there was $800+ dollars from when I worked in their jurisdiction a few  months, and they did send me the check.

[whitefang]

GM pays my pension, not the union(U.A.W.) so apparently, and probably because of it's transitory nature, bricklaying operates at a whole different nature than unionized factory work. And had Cadillac waited 12 years to move to Arlington,TX, I'd have retired from them instead of the Livonia, MI engine assembly plant. But they chose to move out of the Clark St. Detroit main plant after 67 years (the plant opening in 1921) and let us transfer to other nearby plants instead of laying all of us off. I tried getting into the Milford, MI proving grounds, but was told I didn't have the time(seniority).
Whitefang

[jbone]

No pension here, ever. Non union jobs mostly in the South. And with the whole 401k fiasco some years ago I now fly by the seat of my pants. You learn to live pretty close to the bone.

[whitefang]

Well, you seem to be doing okay. MUCH better than I probably would under the same circumstances.
Whitefang

[jbone]

This is one of those forward things on Facebook. A lot of good gems here.

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Written by a 90 year old
This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short – enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

12. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14 Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
15. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
17. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always choose life.
26. Forgive but don’t forget.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does..
31. Believe in miracles.
32. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
33. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
34. Your children get only one childhood.
35. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
36. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
37. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
38. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
39. The best is yet to come...
40. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
41. Yield.
42. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

[whitefang]

Just saved it to my documents. I only disagree with #4. My experience was that it isn't always reliable.

And I know a lot of people who STILL have to learn #s 23 and 30.

Thanks for posting this
Whitefang

[jbone]

I just passed it along but I have to say I like 98% of it. Whether I can do all those things regularly- different story!

[Deleted]

I agree with most of it, and wish I would have done some of it better in my younger days. I should have done a little better with #8

[jbone]

"I agree with most of it, and wish I would have done some of it better in my younger days. I should have done a little better with #8"

You and me man!

[synthgeek]

I got the Flu New Years Eve. Thankfully I had a Flu shot, so that minimized my illness. Didn’t keep me from getting a cold, from my mother. Oh well, 2020, will still be a good year.