Someone told me the other day, must be nice to have nice stuff and go to a cool gym. My answer: it is. Many years ago working at the foundry we went through some rough times. There were periods when I would eat a single chicken patty and load it up on the free condiments at work because it added more calories. Thats all the food I had for a 12hr shift, running furnaces. I went a while without having work socks and boxers that didnt have numerous holes in them. I remember my heel being able to touch the concrete through my boot. Hannah used to bring home leftovers from work and Id eat those because we couldnt afford groceries, rationing it out between a couple meals. I remember maxing out credit cards trying to put $5 in fuel in my truck. I drove a truck for months not knowing if it would break down, eventually the rear end locked up and spun me around at 65 mph on the highway. So, when someone gets lippy and asks me that not jokingly, I tell them that. Yes, I have nice socks, clothes and eat well....Ill eat Chipotle every day if I want. I have a couple gym memberships. I work for what I have, what I do and am proud of it. I have a long way to go to get out of the hole that was dug, but Im on the way up. Suck it.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:25:19 +0000
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