The Official Highjacked Thread. Highjacking encouraged.

[Hot Rod 1]

Unless you work where I do, and they force you to work overtime when people call in.

Did you say work ? I've seemed to have forgotten what that is ! I'm happily retired and waiting for spring.

[consitter]

Did you say work ? I've seemed to have forgotten what that is ! I'm happily retired and waiting for spring.

Yeah, I'm one of the unfortunate ones. In a little over 7 years, I can retire...in 8 I'm forced out the door. I'll probably wait until they force me, since it's only a year difference. I can actually collect unemployment if they force me out the door. It'll be hard to find work for a 57 year old man anywhere near what I'm making now, so I'll probably be able to collect.

[trike lady]

I have 1 year and 10 months before I can collect Social Security yes I'm counting the months.
It's rough getting work when you are over 50 as no one wants you, I got a part time job at the local Big Lots store where I work 1 or 2 days per week. The job was to be seasonal but the district manager liked the way I cleaned and organized the products on the shelves that he made sure I wouldn't be let go, I take the time to help the customers find what they need and I make sure that the product on the shelves is never outdated or expired. We had a customer return muffins that were moldy when they opened the box . I have found with cleaning the shelves product from August 2015.

[BillR]

They are having the grand opening of a YMCA in the county this morning, only one in the county. I've been wishing for years to get one here. The wife and I are going to check it out. No signup fee if we sign within two weeks and we would be charter members. Have no idea what that would get us.

[consitter]

OH MY WORD...that sound like our local grocery store. I bought a can of Crisco spray a couple of weeks ago. Dec of 14 was the date on the bottom of the can!!! Needless to say, it went right back! The manager was open mouthed when she saw it.

[trike lady]

That's the person who stocks the shelves they don't check dates on product. The manager should 'Spot Check' shelves every so often. It's easy to stock shelves, you pull old product and place the new behind the old and then check to make sure the old stuff isn't expired, dust the shelves and product. Many times I'll spot check items as I go down the aisles putting returns away and straightening shelves. One of the items I find are broken light bulbs in the hardware aisle, empty boxes with missing product or one missing from the package.
Just this week alone between tins and bags of cookies that were from 2015 about 40 units.

[consitter]

I worked in a grocery store when I was a teenager. They would have seriously called a store meeting over something like that. Even though she reacted the way she did, I can guarantee nothing was said to the stock crew. The whole store is run by kids barely out of their teens that just don't care. And it's not going to fail because it's a well rooted neighborhood store, and the people that live close don't want it to fail because it's so much more convenient as opposed to going to walmart. I'm kind of included in that. I'll just check things a little closer from now on.

[BillR]

Went to Sam's Club a while back and got a 24 pack of yogurt. About half way through them, I noticed that they expired 10 days after we bought them.

[rhino 2]

When it was first proposed to put dates on products, All the manufactures fought tooth and nail against it.... Now they realize it's a big money maker for them, People throw away perfectly good stuff because of some arbitrary date... It's not going to explode just because it's a few days past the stamped date... Its a good thing they don't put dates on people when their born...... <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" class="inlineimg" />

[mynameisearl]

I like dates they keep you regular 😀

[BillR]

My wife won't let me date.

[Hot Rod 1]

My wife won't let me date.

Mine won't either !

[rhino 2]

If they won't let you date, How are you gonna find a new one.....
Doesn't seem fair to me....

[BillR]

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<div class="message">If they won't let you date, How are you gonna find a new one.....<img src="images/smilies/grin.gif" border="0" alt="" title="big grin" class="inlineimg" /><br />
Doesn't seem fair to me....<img src="images/smilies/shrug.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Shrug" class="inlineimg" /></div>

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</div>I've got way too much invested in this one. <img src="images/smilies/wave4.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wave4" class="inlineimg" /><br />
And besides, I'm too old to train another one. <img src="images/smilies/laugh.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Laugh" class="inlineimg" />

[consitter]

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</div>If this one goes, there WON'T be another. I'll live life alone (with my TG).

[1dn5up]

I am a widower, tried living alone for 6 months just isn't the same. The dog just looks at you ! At first your friends feel for your loss for a month or two, then that gets old. They feed ya , visit, just to make sure your past that 3 month period of hanging yourself.
Then the only excitement of waving to Mrs. Jones across the street is the day's excitement.
The bottom line for me , as much as a PIA your woman is, they still fill in that void you need. Being lonely happens more often than you would amagine. Hope and pray no one has to go threw it. ​yes that is how I feel.

[consitter]

Don't want to go through it. Hope I go first. But the thing is, no one can replace her.

[mynameisearl]

If I get rid of this headache, I'll never marry another one.😎

[rhino 2]

I always tell my wife, I love you so much that out of respect to you!
I'll never marry again...

[FuzzyWuzHe]

I always tell my wife, I love you so much that out of respect to you!
I'll never marry again...

Dang .. I've said that three times ...

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