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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    I'm in Home Depot and some kid called me an old fart... So if you're missing your kid he is in the red LG dryer... on aisle 17 ;)
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    Coffee anyone ?

    31°
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Fortune favors the bold not because they deserve it, but because cowards never give her a chance.
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Outside of that place I start off at $75 an hour. I tried $40 but got turned down. I’m going for $50 soon, I am an independent contractor, not an employee. Wife says I shouldn’t burn bridges is the only reason I’m still there. I say may the bridges I burn light the way as they are avenues for...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Well lets see 7 hrs of labor I get $238 minus $20 in fuel to get there and back home then if you want to factor in truck insurance, business insurance, maintenance on the truck for the road I live on. So yes you are close.
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Seems almost everyone got some rain last night in here. We got a gully washer with 70 plus mph winds, high of 48°F today and the ground is sticking to your boots with the clay. Yeah I'm taking it easy today.
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Who wants to take a gamble at how much in labor that cost the owner of the work aforementioned above?
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Add that to the list of ones done.
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Stacking dimes like I use to stack bodies :duc
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Amateur…:plbb
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    Coffee anyone ?

    You get use to it. Once it starts, plan for May for it to stop, then when May gets here you start getting ready for next winter. Pretty simple, by September/October you start worrying you are out of time and it's any day now.
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    Coffee anyone ?

    It is long sleeve shirts from here on out, highs in the 60's at most. If the president wants to do anything sensible we should get rid of the time flipping thingy, such BS. Wife is still on vacation...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Not my first time, though had more time before.
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    What makes me indispensable… how many can fix this fk up especially in the given time frame on a Saturday. Rebuild the rear end tail light housing made of aluminum, rewire it all and put a new tire on by Sunday morning. This is on a bull hauler trailer.
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    Was hoping the wrench turning ran it's course, looked that way but......... yeah. Kid only 19 will be gone by April, wants to hold a steering wheel more than wrench turn. Can't fit in the places I can (in fact 95% of the American population can't) can't weld aluminum, can bolt parts on mostly...
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