LOL ditto on that, soxy....

you were in the hospital?? Hope you are doing better, brainy. ((((HUGS))))

I don't know about the plumbers in your area but the plumbers here make a killing.

Almost all of them have a second or third business.

the average starting charge in our area is $85/hr and some of them even start at $125.00

that's even for them to just come out and look at what's wrong...

if they have to come for an emergency then it could get really outrageous.

a couple of them own billards and a lot of real estate...

Braingonebad, I live in Toledo & when ppl make 250K they get out of here. I would. But the thing is, if Joe's dream of a small business partly comes true then gets good, thus bigger, he's in too high of a tax bracket to not pay higher taxes, so he can forget that part of his dream. It appears he was saying; as long as he is not completely happy, he will get help.

Well since I have MS and fibro and polymyopathies and hypothyroidism and a son with ADD/ADHD who is LD and also hypothyroidism, and a I have NO insurance then I get to be Mrs. Joe Plumber!!!!!!!

Ahh, but can you fix a leak?

NaeNae, JTP has been married 2 times & has a 13 yr old boy. It's him & son alone. Maybe he would indeed like to meet you

Remind me what did JTP look like again??? LOL


I can fix anything! I have duct tape!

I'm sick of ______ too. They keep putting stuff on front page of the news paper (my FIL canceled his paper cuz it just has junk). He's even gunna be on TV (but will take no $ for anything). Up till now I think he was sick of it too & wants to be left alone -- wants no reporters at his house. So why TV?

Do we laugh? Or do we cry?

First off, I do want to tell those of you who finally, finally obtained benefits for a father, a daughter or other person in the family after they had passed away that I am so sorry. I can't begin to imagine how so very hurt and betrayed by the 'system' you must have felt.

For the longest time I thought 'ok, I am not rich, but I will do what others did. I will be very careful with the money I spend, I will pay my bills on time, I will borrow when I really need, usually for someone's dental or medical bill but not for something extravagant. Surely, this will be enough.'

Apparently, half of the country or the world like their day at the spa for any amount of money. What is 400,000 if they can get away with it? (I was told that that was canceled...Did some people finally get red in the face?)

Others buy homes they can't afford and many don't even have to prove that they are legal in this country. [Notice I said legal; I am ok wiht immigrants who followed the law and waited and worked hard to have the little house they have.] What I don't understand is that we can't even go for an MRI without showing proof of insurance and the driver's license!

How did the banks approved sub-prime loans for those who did not qualify?

I also found out by reading an article online that when we do not obtain results, we are to stop talking to the 'representatives', who basically only do paper work, and we ought to talk to the manager. In this country, apparently, only the manager can solve problems!

I seem to recall a time when people worked hard at their job and made decisions , took the initiative of checking with a superior if necessary. They learned and they worked! The system worked.

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