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Anyone else feeling beat down?

Working half a day is an inside joke for self-employed people. Half a day is 12 hrs. We joke because everyone on the outside looking in thinks we make our own rules and are masters of our freedom, yet a 12 hr day is a short day for a successful self-employed person.
This is the no bullshit truth. Nobody tells you about the risks and the struggles, only the myth. Grow up fucking fast or go broke - that’s reality. Get thick skin and do what needs to be done. That’s how it has to be done - every day.

Had an employee keep going on about another one I had to let Go for racking up 5 felony charges in one night. I explained that it’s not that I don’t care; as the owner I cant afford to care, get wrapped around the axle and put everyone’s livelihood at risk due to emotion. If you can’t handle things like that don’t go into business for yourself. This PC world has no clue about that level of adulthood. If all they have to bitch about is social justice then they are very fortunate and can’t even see it.

People need to wake the f up. But this was going on when I worked for a fortune 100 company. Nothing changes it just has a different mask. OP, despite my rant I truly feel for you and your circumstance. I can’t offer advice and I don’t think you were looking for it. I understand your predicament and sincerely do wish you all the best.
 
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With all that is happening in Portland Or. these days, ya think this would be a poor choice to wear out to dinner? (Kate Brown is the socialist governor of Oregon)
 

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That's OK bud...I find your conclusions and ad hominem verbiage quite indicative of your lack of character and thought process
You just made it personal, asshole. I simply pointed out that you are trading morals for money. There is no “ad hominem “ verbiage...
You don’t know me or anything about my character or my intelligence, so slow your roll and take a look at whose philosophy lacks character.
 
Can we just go start our own country yet? Yes, I’m tired of the BS. I just turned 40, feel like I’m 140. It ain’t the years, it’s the miles. The weight of it all is too much and then to try and raise kids in this mess is disheartening because I don’t know that we can fix it and to know my kids might have to deal with it and that they won’t know the America I knew is very sad to me. Frankly, I don’t know what to do anymore. I, like many others, just want to be left alone. You shouldn’t have to live in a constant state of hyper alertness when you leave your home because your country has become a damn 3rd world shit hole. It’s just sad. Can’t even enjoy vacation anymore because you constantly have to have your head on a swivel. I’m at a loss for words. Been drinking more lately and getting fat. No drive. Just sad.
I know the feelings. I’ve been in the same position. The last month or so I started lifting again. Got back to the range. Looking forward to some sparring sessions in the next two weeks. I have to get all this negative shit out. I’m mad as fuck at the state of things. Much like you, I feel old. I feel broken. And all I want to do is fix things.
 
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They want you to feel despair.

I think they are the desperate ones and they have vastly overplayed their hands.

I feel November will be a turning point.

my only fear is how they will steal the election. That’s their only hope. They are in a corner and have nowhere to go.

Please. Biden???? Lmaoooooo.

November will be a bloodbath.

and they know it. Cheer up.
 
Today's conversation at work involved the merits of shooting a .260 and giving advice on getting into reloading. We talked shit about Biden for a bit, laughed at stupid people wearing masks on vacation (seriously, if it's so fucking dangerous to go out that you have to wear a mask, why in the fuck are you on vacation), and topped it off with discussion about the engraving of the 45-70 we're presenting to our foreman for his retirement gift.

And I make more than my Ph.D holding wife...
 
Today's conversation at work involved the merits of shooting a .260 and giving advice on getting into reloading. We talked shit about Biden for a bit, laughed at stupid people wearing masks on vacation (seriously, if it's so fucking dangerous to go out that you have to wear a mask, why in the fuck are you on vacation), and topped it off with discussion about the engraving of the 45-70 we're presenting to our foreman for his retirement gift.

And I make more than my Ph.D holding wife...

And, you're not stuck in an office with a bunch of gossipy man bun wearing bitches. Winters can be a bitch, but it's better than working with bitches. 😁
 
You just made it personal, asshole. I simply pointed out that you are trading morals for money. There is no “ad hominem “ verbiage...
You don’t know me or anything about my character or my intelligence, so slow your roll and take a look at whose philosophy lacks character.

Children, children, play nice. Santa's watching and he remembers. :cool:
 
I never really considered myself a patriot, just a peaceable citizen doing his work as best he could, trying to spread a bit of good where possible. Then this shit started and I find myself wanting to hurt the people behind it. Yes, its a slow burn. I try to focus on good things but they keep throwing shit til you cant ignore it.
 
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I never really considered myself a patriot, just a peaceable citizen doing his work as best he could, trying to spread a bit of good where possible. Then this shit started and I find myself wanting to hurt the people behind it. Yes, its a slow burn. I try to focus on good things but they keep throwing shit til you cant ignore it.
Oh so much this. Just trying to get by and live life--and that anger that's boiling is like a 40 foot tsunami of violence.

I remember during the Iraq war when they(Iraqi insurgents) hung some American Contractors from a bridge, everyone was cheering and the kids were happy and eating candy celebrating and my attitude was "Nuke em".

I don't want to be that guy, but he lurks inside.
 
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Not beat down, but pissed-off, out of patience, out of tolerance, and preparing as best I can for the upcoming complete upheaval that will result from the leftists losing the election and attempting their Marxist Revolution anyway.
 
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Chin up mate. There are enough people shining light on the bullshit now, this has to end soon. I saw an article in Politico yesterday the title was something like, "What is heard immunity, and how Trump will kill us all." It was about his new COVID-19 advisor and heard immunity. Lets hope. We could be there already using the time we have been doing stupid shit.
 
This bullshit is everywhere these days. I’m also sick of it but not willing to put my livelihood on the line to make a stand. Maybe that makes me a pussy, but I’m not independently wealthy and have a mortgage to pay. I do routinely talk about guns, hiring a homeless catcher, Trump, etc in the workplace. At least I knew enough not to have kids I couldn’t raise the way I saw fit.
 
Im getting sick of all the diversity shit we have to do at work. Everyfuckin thing is offensive now. Cant offend the wimpy speshul snowflakes. At least they havnt done the if you’re a white man youre evil, repent and check your privilege bullshit yet. Im not putting up with that shit, fuck that.
 
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My wife and kids endured me getting fired three times from my fortune 500 job because of my convictions.

We got by ok, at least I can stand proud I raised them to uphold the Constitution of the United Sates.

Eating baloney is better than eating a shit sandwich.
 
Can we just go start our own country yet? Yes, I’m tired of the BS. I just turned 40, feel like I’m 140. It ain’t the years, it’s the miles. The weight of it all is too much and then to try and raise kids in this mess is disheartening because I don’t know that we can fix it and to know my kids might have to deal with it and that they won’t know the America I knew is very sad to me. Frankly, I don’t know what to do anymore. I, like many others, just want to be left alone. You shouldn’t have to live in a constant state of hyper alertness when you leave your home because your country has become a damn 3rd world shit hole. It’s just sad. Can’t even enjoy vacation anymore because you constantly have to have your head on a swivel. I’m at a loss for words. Been drinking more lately and getting fat. No drive. Just sad.
I'm really glad I retired, before all this shit started. I feel for people that still have to work thru all of this. I can't imagine, if I was still in Corrections, the kind of "love" training I would be going thru today.
Talking about vacations, this is the first summer in my life, whether single or married, I have not taken at least two or three, 5k trips to both coasts, visiting family and sight seeing. Most of the time, it's just the wife and I, either by m/c or car. How I feel now, I would have to assemble a group of my biker friends and be a strength of numbers. I have always kept my head on a swivel, but now, I really have reservations with the shit that's going on. Hyper aware, is an understatement. If anything came out of all this, I got a lot of home renovation done that I've been poo-pooing for a couple of years.
This all will pass, but, it is going to be a critical election. The dims have shown themselves and have painted the face of commieizm on our Nation and we need to stop it and now. The dims can't back out of this and they need to be crushed! Mac:mad:
 
I'm a machinist so everyone I work with are hard working blue collar folk. But I live in Washington, so the Marxists ideas get thrown into my face everywhere I go.

I feel beat down by the thought that common sense has been destroyed and Marxism has almost won the common consciousness. Also that the 2A may be gutted by this time next year.
 
It easy to talk shit about how other people live when you are not in their shoes. I have a child that needs $240,000 /year in medical care at retail price no insurance. After my current employers health insurance discount that falls in half to $120,000 /year. My out of pocket max is $5000, and I pay about $1000/month to have the coverage, so $240,000 /year with no insurance compared to $17,000 /year for living with a bunch of stupid BLM shit for while (stupid shit that just started post Floyd, I have been with the same company over 20+ years, this shit is new)

So yes, I am a whore, I sell myself, I just need time to get out of this one, no quick fix. My kid lives a mostly normal life, except for the monthly treatment day and feeling a little tired. As of now this is the only way I have figured out how to make it work. Of course I would like better options...
God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Prayers to you and yours...hope everything works out well
 
Heh if they were to ever hide microphones in our office, we are all so royally fucked in today’s pussy ass world 🤣😂
 
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Family allways comes first.
Mine ate baloney and hamburger helper, none had major health issues.

We never went hungry I had to do some crapy jobs to get by and swallow my pride but had the luxury of holding onto my convictions.
 
It easy to talk shit about how other people live when you are not in their shoes. I have a child that needs $240,000 /year in medical care at retail price no insurance. After my current employers health insurance discount that falls in half to $120,000 /year. My out of pocket max is $5000, and I pay about $1000/month to have the coverage, so $240,000 /year with no insurance compared to $17,000 /year for living with a bunch of stupid BLM shit for while (stupid shit that just started post Floyd, I have been with the same company over 20+ years, this shit is new)

So yes, I am a whore, I sell myself, I just need time to get out of this one, no quick fix. My kid lives a mostly normal life, except for the monthly treatment day and feeling a little tired. As of now this is the only way I have figured out how to make it work. Of course I would like better options...
Def understand where youre coming from, mostly we all at work just roll our eyes, and bitch while doing the bullshit (online, annoying e-learning nonsense). We frown and bear it.
 
Have fun with it.

My pronouns are His Majesty and Savior / Your Majesty and Savior, I identify as Annunaki, a living God.
If you disrespect my views or invade my space without my permission, your pronouns will be was/were.

(I used to use His Holiness / Your Holiness, but was told that was as offensive to Atheists as the N word. So I added the living God part to see heads explode.)

That worked amazingly well during my last in-person diversity training. Wound up the little toy soldiers and watched 'em march around while I (literally) ate popcorn. Oddly enough, we don't get those "trainings" anymore. At least, I'm not invited to them.. and that was the goal all along.
 


Listen to it, this song is truth and completely applies to folks in this thread having issues dealing with what can only be described as a toxic work environment. There is a better life out there.

Identify wants and needs. Seek out and arrange alternatives. Execute.
 
In a word: Nope! Not the bit least beat-down...! Motivated... yes! Angry... Yes! Resolute... heel YES! But... never beat down! Never!
 
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It easy to talk shit about how other people live when you are not in their shoes. I have a child that needs $240,000 /year in medical care at retail price no insurance. After my current employers health insurance discount that falls in half to $120,000 /year. My out of pocket max is $5000, and I pay about $1000/month to have the coverage, so $240,000 /year with no insurance compared to $17,000 /year for living with a bunch of stupid BLM shit for while (stupid shit that just started post Floyd, I have been with the same company over 20+ years, this shit is new)

So yes, I am a whore, I sell myself, I just need time to get out of this one, no quick fix. My kid lives a mostly normal life, except for the monthly treatment day and feeling a little tired. As of now this is the only way I have figured out how to make it work. Of course I would like better options...
Prayers for you ! Also by doing what your doing makes you a damn good man! Keep up the fight and praying for your family!
 
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It easy to talk shit about how other people live when you are not in their shoes. I have a child that needs $240,000 /year in medical care at retail price no insurance. After my current employers health insurance discount that falls in half to $120,000 /year. My out of pocket max is $5000, and I pay about $1000/month to have the coverage, so $240,000 /year with no insurance compared to $17,000 /year for living with a bunch of stupid BLM shit for while (stupid shit that just started post Floyd, I have been with the same company over 20+ years, this shit is new)

So yes, I am a whore, I sell myself, I just need time to get out of this one, no quick fix. My kid lives a mostly normal life, except for the monthly treatment day and feeling a little tired. As of now this is the only way I have figured out how to make it work. Of course I would like better options...
Good for you...family is first. My situation is not dire like yours but I have my own issues that require a solid, high paying job. I don't need to go into the details. We all would like better options and maybe someday we will get them.

For now, we do what we need to do and those who don't like it or understand the motives can go fuck themselves
 
It easy to talk shit about how other people live when you are not in their shoes. I have a child that needs $240,000 /year in medical care at retail price no insurance. After my current employers health insurance discount that falls in half to $120,000 /year. My out of pocket max is $5000, and I pay about $1000/month to have the coverage, so $240,000 /year with no insurance compared to $17,000 /year for living with a bunch of stupid BLM shit for while (stupid shit that just started post Floyd, I have been with the same company over 20+ years, this shit is new)

So yes, I am a whore, I sell myself, I just need time to get out of this one, no quick fix. My kid lives a mostly normal life, except for the monthly treatment day and feeling a little tired. As of now this is the only way I have figured out how to make it work. Of course I would like better options...

no mate, you're just a good dad and exactly what this country needs more of. No need to excuse yourself to anyone, let alone the cunts on here, about how you look after your kids and show them what a dad should do for them. Rock on and hope your kid continues to enjoy life in the best health possible. Peace.
 
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If my work knew I was a constitutionalist who likes guns I would probably be fired before too long. Most of them are Irish so sob stories about American history don't phase them hardly, albeit they do hate Trump because of the MSM. Real fucking touchy about potato jokes, too. Call me a sell out, I won't deny it. I enjoy my job and the people I work for though, we get along just fine in reality if I keep my personal life compartmentalized.
 
What would anyone in the UK know about upholding a Constitution or Bill Of Rights.

You can't walk the streets with a butter knife, you have no place talking to grown ass men about convictions.

I can walk the street with long guns, side arms concealed or not and any mannor of knife I like in Texas.

Because some of us with conviction still fight instead of bowing down.

Dont wish your pathetic problems on us and grow a pair.
 
What would anyone in the UK know about upholding a Constitution or Bill Of Rights.

You can't walk the streets with a butter knife, you have no place talking to grown ass men about convictions.

I can walk the street with long guns, side arms concealed or not and any mannor of knife I like in Texas.

Because some of us with conviction still fight instead of bowing down.

Dont wish your pathetic problems on us and grow a pair.

you still alive? fuck.
 
Your country, while having an ample supply of assholes thier problem is there not asshole enough to take on thier own government assholes.

Hang around you can learn to be a proper asshole like me.
 
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So I thought a heads up would be in order. If you come to texas on one of our 100 degree days you may want to lay off the Guinness it's too thick and will bloat you in minutes.

It's your Lott's fault I like lime in my lager on a hot day.
 
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So I thought a heads up would be in order. If you come to texas on one of our 100 degree days you may want to lay off the Guinness it's too thick and will bloat you in minutes.

It's your Lott's fault I like lime in my lager on a hot day.

NOw i get whay you're so grouchy, you drink that stuff.

If I find you in the middle of arsehole TX, I"ll have the politeness to offer you a Sapporo. Guinness is for real men... :)
 
I knew you would slight the " lime shandy" , fair enough.
A good lager in Germany would be my preference. No lime needed. The lime is to kill the shitty flavor of a light lager so I don't get fat.