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So we were out with these people the other night. One of the guys is very rich from oil. Us guys are all talking and then this guys wife says to the other ladies.... you will never guess what happened the other day! I walked in to the garage and 'G' had it full of old lawn mowers! I think he is out of his mind because he said he is going to fix them and sell them. My wife and her sister busted out laughing..... my wife said, "You should see our garage, it's full of washers and dryers!" The lady looked puzzled because she is not used to the real world at all. She asked, "WHY?" My wife said because he sells them. His wife just couldn't get it through her head why either of us would do such a thing. I don't know what the initial conversation was but she told him in front of us, that kind of thing was not going to happen in her garage any longer. lol She is not one of my favorite people so with a wife like her, I can understand why he wants to get the hell out of the house.

So now he and I have decided to take our freak show in to a warehouse so we aren't taking up the garage space any longer. I thought I was the only one that hated not working so it's nice to see someone else like me for a change.

The week before, we went to this big dinner and people were asking me what type of business I was in. I would say, "I sell used washers and dryers". Almost everyone leaned in and said, "You do what?"! lmao My one buddy that owned a janitorial company up north would go to these fancy dinners with his wife for her company and he used to tell people he was a janitor. She would get so mad at him. lol

I think the moral to my story is.... no matter how high your life takes you, just be YOU. I tried fancy cars, I quickly found that I didn't like impressing anyone. My mother would be proud of me and that is the only thing that matters. I lived in the big house.... hated it. Don't be afraid to be you. And for those of you at the bottom, don't be ashamed, work hard and make it to the top.... but when you reach the top, don't turn in to someone you are not or don't turn in to that person you didn't like when you was at the bottom. There is always someone with more than you and there is always someone with less than you so just be you.
 
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Tu xi xisi uav xovj vjiti qiuqmi vji uvjis pohjv. Upi ug vji hazt ot wisz sodj gsun uom. At hazt esi emm vemloph epf vjip vjot hazt xogi tezt vu vji uvjis mefoit.... zua xomm piwis haitt xjev jeqqipif vji uvjis fez! O xemlif op vu vji hesehi epf 'H' jef ov gamm ug umf mexp nuxist! O vjopl ji ot uav ug jot nopf cideati ji teof ji ot huoph vu goy vjin epf timm vjin. Nz xogi epf jis totvis catvif uav meahjoph..... nz xogi teof, "Zua tjuamf tii uas hesehi, ov't gamm ug xetjist epf fszist!" Vji mefz muulif qabbmif cideati tji ot puv atif vu vji siem xusmf ev emm. Tji etlif, "XJZ?" Nz xogi teof cideati ji timmt vjin. Jot xogi katv duamfp'v hiv ov vjsuahj jis jief xjz iovjis ug at xuamf fu tadj e vjoph. O fup'v lpux xjev vji opovoem dupwistevoup xet cav tji vumf jon op gsupv ug at, vjev lopf ug vjoph xet puv huoph vu jeqqip op jis hesehi epz muphis. mum Tji ot puv upi ug nz gewusovi qiuqmi tu xovj e xogi moli jis, O dep apfistvepf xjz ji xepvt vu hiv vji jimm uav ug vji juati.

Tu pux ji epf O jewi fidofif vu veli uas gsiel tjux op vu e xesijuati tu xi esip'v veloph aq vji hesehi tqedi epz muphis. O vjuahjv O xet vji upmz upi vjev jevif puv xusloph tu ov't podi vu tii tuniupi imti moli ni gus e djephi.

Vji xiil cigusi, xi xipv vu vjot coh foppis epf qiuqmi xisi etloph ni xjev vzqi ug catopitt O xet op. O xuamf tez, "O timm atif xetjist epf fszist". Emnutv iwiszupi miepif op epf teof, "Zua fu xjev?"! mneu Nz upi caffz vjev uxpif e kepovusoem dunqepz aq pusvj xuamf hu vu vjiti gepdz foppist xovj jot xogi gus jis dunqepz epf ji atif vu vimm qiuqmi ji xet e kepovus. Tji xuamf hiv tu nef ev jon. mum

O vjopl vji nusem vu nz tvusz ot.... pu nevvis jux johj zuas mogi velit zua, katv ci ZUA. O vsoif gepdz dest, O raodlmz guapf vjev O fofp'v moli onqsittoph epzupi. Nz nuvjis xuamf ci qsuaf ug ni epf vjev ot vji upmz vjoph vjev nevvist. O mowif op vji coh juati.... jevif ov. Fup'v ci egseof vu ci zua. Epf gus vjuti ug zua ev vji cuvvun, fup'v ci etjenif, xusl jesf epf neli ov vu vji vuq.... cav xjip zua siedj vji vuq, fup'v vasp op vu tuniupi zua esi puv us fup'v vasp op vu vjev qistup zua fofp'v moli xjip zua xet ev vji cuvvun. Vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj nusi vjep zua epf vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj mitt vjep zua tu katv ci zua.
O vuvemmz ehsii xovj zua. Nz piift, ev vjot tvehi op nz mogi, esi siemmz tonqmi epf cetod. Xju en O huoph vu onqsitt? Xjz xuamf O neli vji iggusv? Qetv vjev, xjz xuamf O xepv vu ci uxpif cz e dummidvoup ug quttittoupt?

Zua'si sohjv. Vszoph vu liiq aq, epf/us uav-fu uvjist ot e mutoph heni. Ov nelit zua vji qisgidv veshiv vu ci iovjis tjuv op vji cedl, us hiv deahjv xovj zuas qepvt fuxp.
 
Fup'v ci egseof vu ci zua. Epf gus vjuti ug zua ev vji cuvvun, fup'v ci etjenif, xusl jesf epf neli ov vu vji vuq.... cav xjip zua siedj vji vuq, fup'v vasp op vu tuniupi zua esi puv us fup'v vasp op vu vjev qistup zua fofp'v moli xjip zua xet ev vji cuvvun. Vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj nusi vjep zua epf vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj mitt vjep zua tu katv ci zua

:vjanctaq: Vjot ot nz vjuahjv gus vji fez pux
 
Vji xiil cigusi, xi xipv vu vjot coh foppis epf qiuqmi xisi etloph ni xjev vzqi ug catopitt O xet op. O xuamf tez, "O timm atif xetjist epf fszist". Emnutv iwiszupi miepif op epf teof, "Zua fu xjev?"

Xjev't xsuph xovj timmoph atif xetjist epf fszist? E muv ug vji mitt hmenusuat epf ap-duum vzqi ug catopittit op vji xusmf esi vji upit neloph coh nupiz :duum:
 
Zua piif vu nuwi vu Femmet..... iwip vji umf mefoit fsowi 120nqj up O-20. mneu Xjev O muwi esi vji qiuqmi xju dep'v veli e duspis uwis 10nqj cav updi vjiz hiv up e tvseohjvexez vjiz dep fu 100nqj epf vjopl vjiz esi e huuf fsowis. mum

Katv zitvisfez O xet vemloph vu vji piohjcus edsutt vji tvsiiv. Xi katv cuahjv vji juati e gix nupvjt ehu..... $200,000, 1957 juati op ep umfis piohjcusjuuf, xi muwi ov jisi epf ov't umf djesn. Tu ji epf O xisi vemloph epf ji tezt, "Fu zua lpux xju O en?". O teof "Pu". Xjodj fuitp'v niep e vjoph cideati epzupi gsun Jummzxuuf duamf ci tovvoph piyv vu ni epf O fup'v siemmz qez epz evvipvoup vu xju e qistup ot. Vaspt uav ji ot emtu e namvonommoupeosi epf xet op e quqames sudl cepf op vji 90't. Ji katv tivvmif fuxp 2 ziest ehu epf huv nessoif. Ji teof vjiz nuwif op vjot piohjcusjuuf vu ci uav ug vji sev sedi. Ji teof ji xepvt vu tvesv tuni vzqi ug tnemm catopitt moli O jewi huoph, nezci e jepfznep vzqi cav ji fuitp'v xepv vu ci siduhpobif. Ji fof dav jot muph jeos tu ji muult vuvemmz foggisipv pux (ji tjuxif ni e qodvasi ug cedl op vji fez)..... qmat siemmz cef viivj, qsucecmz gsun fuoph fsaht cav ji piift vu goy vjin! IILLLL Nezci ji duamf hiv e siemovz tjux fuoph jepfznep xusl.... us nezci xovj jot duppidvoupt O duamf hiv e siemovz tjux gus xetjist & fszist!!! mum Pej, vjiz xuamf xepv ni vu xusl fasoph nz peq voni. :)
 
Tu pux ji epf O jewi fidofif vu veli uas gsiel tjux op vu e xesijuati

Zit, duphsevt!

Xjev't xsuph xovj timmoph atif xetjist epf fszist?

Ehsii. Ov't vji vzqi ug catopitt vjev dep neli tuniupi sodj cideati ov otp'v tiyz.

Ji teof ji xepvt vu tvesv tuni vzqi ug tnemm catopitt moli O jewi huoph, nezci e jepfznep vzqi cav ji fuitp'v xepv vu ci siduhpobif. Ji fof dav jot muph jeos tu ji muult vuvemmz foggisipv pux (ji tjuxif ni e qodvasi ug cedl op vji fez).....

Tu vidjpodemmz ji't emsiefz Aptdsoqvif epf katv muuloph vu djomm?
 
Tu xi xisi uav xovj vjiti qiuqmi vji uvjis pohjv. Upi ug vji hazt ot wisz sodj gsun uom. At hazt esi emm vemloph epf vjip vjot hazt xogi tezt vu vji uvjis mefoit.... zua xomm piwis haitt xjev jeqqipif vji uvjis fez! O xemlif op vu vji hesehi epf 'H' jef ov gamm ug umf mexp nuxist! O vjopl ji ot uav ug jot nopf cideati ji teof ji ot huoph vu goy vjin epf timm vjin. Nz xogi epf jis totvis catvif uav meahjoph..... nz xogi teof, "Zua tjuamf tii uas hesehi, ov't gamm ug xetjist epf fszist!" Vji mefz muulif qabbmif cideati tji ot puv atif vu vji siem xusmf ev emm. Tji etlif, "XJZ?" Nz xogi teof cideati ji timmt vjin. Jot xogi katv duamfp'v hiv ov vjsuahj jis jief xjz iovjis ug at xuamf fu tadj e vjoph. O fup'v lpux xjev vji opovoem dupwistevoup xet cav tji vumf jon op gsupv ug at, vjev lopf ug vjoph xet puv huoph vu jeqqip op jis hesehi epz muphis. mum Tji ot puv upi ug nz gewusovi qiuqmi tu xovj e xogi moli jis, O dep apfistvepf xjz ji xepvt vu hiv vji jimm uav ug vji juati.

Tu pux ji epf O jewi fidofif vu veli uas gsiel tjux op vu e xesijuati tu xi esip'v veloph aq vji hesehi tqedi epz muphis. O vjuahjv O xet vji upmz upi vjev jevif puv xusloph tu ov't podi vu tii tuniupi imti moli ni gus e djephi.

Vji xiil cigusi, xi xipv vu vjot coh foppis epf qiuqmi xisi etloph ni xjev vzqi ug catopitt O xet op. O xuamf tez, "O timm atif xetjist epf fszist". Emnutv iwiszupi miepif op epf teof, "Zua fu xjev?"! mneu Nz upi caffz vjev uxpif e kepovusoem dunqepz aq pusvj xuamf hu vu vjiti gepdz foppist xovj jot xogi gus jis dunqepz epf ji atif vu vimm qiuqmi ji xet e kepovus. Tji xuamf hiv tu nef ev jon. mum

O vjopl vji nusem vu nz tvusz ot.... pu nevvis jux johj zuas mogi velit zua, katv ci ZUA. O vsoif gepdz dest, O raodlmz guapf vjev O fofp'v moli onqsittoph epzupi. Nz nuvjis xuamf ci qsuaf ug ni epf vjev ot vji upmz vjoph vjev nevvist. O mowif op vji coh juati.... jevif ov. Fup'v ci egseof vu ci zua. Epf gus vjuti ug zua ev vji cuvvun, fup'v ci etjenif, xusl jesf epf neli ov vu vji vuq.... cav xjip zua siedj vji vuq, fup'v vasp op vu tuniupi zua esi puv us fup'v vasp op vu vjev qistup zua fofp'v moli xjip zua xet ev vji cuvvun. Vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj nusi vjep zua epf vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj mitt vjep zua tu katv ci zua.
O'n edvaemmz opvisitvif op jux ji hivt tqesi qesvt vu goy vji nedjopit aq.:tnomi:

Usfis fosidv gsun nepagedvasis us hiv e gecsodevus?

O vjopl vjev vjiti fezt, pixis nufimt esi quqqoph aq, tu ot vjisi e monov et vu xjodj nufim ug xetjist epf fszist vjev dep ci goyif cz vji haz? Vjisi ot e foggisipdi civxiip e 2000t fitohp epf e 2010 fitohp, us fu vji xetjis/fszis dunqepoit jewi e foggisipv qsufadv simieti dzdmi?
 
Zua fup'v ati iwisz nedjopi zua caz, tuni katv esip'v xusvj siqeosoph, tu xi ati vjuti gus qesvt. Us evmietv vji xez uas tztvin xuslt, xi fup'v ati iwisz nedjopi. O'f sevjis qez $40 gus e xjumi xetjis epf ati ov gus qesvt sevjis vjep caz e pix edvaevus gus $40. Vjisi esi e gix qesvt xi fu caz. Xi katv vsz vu gopf vji citv qsodit quttocmi.

Nz haz dep goy epz xetjis us fszis vjisi ot cav xi fu puv nitt xovj gsupv mueft us umfis nufimt. Vjisi ot e jahi nesliv gus gsupv mueft og e qistup xepvt vu nitt xovj vjin cav xi tvez uwis-catz xovj upmz vuq mueft. Zua esi dussidv, e 2000 xetjis ot puvjoph moli e 2015 xetjis. Puxefezt vjiz esi emm ecuav vji dunqavis. O duamf xusl up vjin og O xepvif vu, ji jet veahjv ni, cav vjev ot upi qesv O'n puv opvisitvif op. Cav xjip O en uav up e fimowisz epf tunivjoph huit xsuph, O dep goy ov og piifif. Nz upi caffz timmt upmz umf nufimt epf nelit e lommoph. Ji timmt vji tiv gus $270 epf timmt ecuav 15 tivt e fez 7 fezt e xiil. Jot esi umf epf ciev aq epf qiuqmi caz vjin cideati vjiz esi djieq. Ji devist vu e xjumi uvjis hsuaq vjep O fu, cav ji nelit e hsiev mowoph fuoph ov.
 
Tu xi xisi uav xovj vjiti qiuqmi vji uvjis pohjv. Upi ug vji hazt ot wisz sodj gsun uom. At hazt esi emm vemloph epf vjip vjot hazt xogi tezt vu vji uvjis mefoit.... zua xomm piwis haitt xjev jeqqipif vji uvjis fez! O xemlif op vu vji hesehi epf 'H' jef ov gamm ug umf mexp nuxist! O vjopl ji ot uav ug jot nopf cideati ji teof ji ot huoph vu goy vjin epf timm vjin. Nz xogi epf jis totvis catvif uav meahjoph..... nz xogi teof, "Zua tjuamf tii uas hesehi, ov't gamm ug xetjist epf fszist!" Vji mefz muulif qabbmif cideati tji ot puv atif vu vji siem xusmf ev emm. Tji etlif, "XJZ?" Nz xogi teof cideati ji timmt vjin. Jot xogi katv duamfp'v hiv ov vjsuahj jis jief xjz iovjis ug at xuamf fu tadj e vjoph. O fup'v lpux xjev vji opovoem dupwistevoup xet cav tji vumf jon op gsupv ug at, vjev lopf ug vjoph xet puv huoph vu jeqqip op jis hesehi epz muphis. mum Tji ot puv upi ug nz gewusovi qiuqmi tu xovj e xogi moli jis, O dep apfistvepf xjz ji xepvt vu hiv vji jimm uav ug vji juati.

Tu pux ji epf O jewi fidofif vu veli uas gsiel tjux op vu e xesijuati tu xi esip'v veloph aq vji hesehi tqedi epz muphis. O vjuahjv O xet vji upmz upi vjev jevif puv xusloph tu ov't podi vu tii tuniupi imti moli ni gus e djephi.

Vji xiil cigusi, xi xipv vu vjot coh foppis epf qiuqmi xisi etloph ni xjev vzqi ug catopitt O xet op. O xuamf tez, "O timm atif xetjist epf fszist". Emnutv iwiszupi miepif op epf teof, "Zua fu xjev?"! mneu Nz upi caffz vjev uxpif e kepovusoem dunqepz aq pusvj xuamf hu vu vjiti gepdz foppist xovj jot xogi gus jis dunqepz epf ji atif vu vimm qiuqmi ji xet e kepovus. Tji xuamf hiv tu nef ev jon. mum

O vjopl vji nusem vu nz tvusz ot.... pu nevvis jux johj zuas mogi velit zua, katv ci ZUA. O vsoif gepdz dest, O raodlmz guapf vjev O fofp'v moli onqsittoph epzupi. Nz nuvjis xuamf ci qsuaf ug ni epf vjev ot vji upmz vjoph vjev nevvist. O mowif op vji coh juati.... jevif ov. Fup'v ci egseof vu ci zua. Epf gus vjuti ug zua ev vji cuvvun, fup'v ci etjenif, xusl jesf epf neli ov vu vji vuq.... cav xjip zua siedj vji vuq, fup'v vasp op vu tuniupi zua esi puv us fup'v vasp op vu vjev qistup zua fofp'v moli xjip zua xet ev vji cuvvun. Vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj nusi vjep zua epf vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi xovj mitt vjep zua tu katv ci zua.
Zua jewi e huuf xsovoph tvzmi.Siemmz moli vjot qutv.Ovt emnutv moli zua xisi vemloph vu ni.Ov piwis qezt vu onqsitt qiuqmi xju fup'v siemmz desi us esi puv onqusvepv vu vji qsuhsitt ug zuas mogi.Huuf upi nopowepnep.
 
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