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 Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: marthinus]
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08/23/11 12:40 AM
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Thanks for the kind words guys. Little encouragement made me feel a lot better. no reason to apologize marthinus. the down economy affects all of us. some more directly than others but even those who try remain oblivious to the effects are affected.
just curious... what kind of work do you do (prefer) and where are you? I see my profile is not as good as it can be but I am in South Africa. Close to Johannesburg International Airport (or that was its name before it was changed again. I am a qualified Urban Planner, waiting for final marks on my Masters degree in Environmental Management, I have working experience as well, but I am doing some od handy man jobs etc, promoting certain products for mining personal protective equipment. Just trying to get an income going. Weird thing is that there are hundreds of positions I have applied, that I know I am qualified for, but no one is willing to take a chance, or, due to political and economic policies ( http://www.southafrica.info/business/trends/empowerment/bee.htm) I am well....not the right....type <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> even though I had nothing to do with what happened in the past (to young) Well Sir for whats it worth. I admire the fact that your willing to do a job that many would consider beneath them especially kids coming out of American institutions. When I got of school in '01 the jobs fell throught the floor and luckily for me I was an electrician and it kept me going to I could find a job that I had trained for (it took a couple of years). As for the Aparthide thing well, I'm not sure if I can identify. But I used to ask a mentor of mine that had grown up in the civil rights movement in our country all kinds off questions about why people couldn't get along and the fact that there were so many hard feelings. Well I was a very young man and the answer he told me has stuck with me my whole life. He told me the bible says "the sons will pay for the sins of the father". Its very true and maybe all you can hope for is that you and your countrymen that are your age will leave a better legacy for your children whether you were involved or not. Keep being a stand up guy and it most likely will work out. It might not be perfect. But if you quit trying, I guarantee it will not work out the way you had hoped. Keep your head up brother!
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: marthinus]
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08/23/11 12:43 AM
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cazio
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Marthinus, as Telly Salavas, an actor from the "70s used to say "Keep the Faith Baby"! Unfortunately while you're keeping the faith ya gotta live. Good for you for doing "Odd Jobs". Says you don't think you are to good to do something. Many "Educated" people consider themselves above doing "Grunt work". Thanks, I really appreciate it, my family has been very supportive, but they, nor the od jobs can pay the bills forever, nor can one build a future on them, but none the less, I will "Keep the Faith Baby!" Sounds like you have the correct attitude and that is an important part to all we do in life. I have a fulltime job plus I also do alot of the odd jobs for teachers in the school where I work, there is no shame in doing what needs done.
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
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08/23/11 12:44 AM
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\it is wrong to discriminate against someone for any reason. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> +1
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: cazio]
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08/23/11 12:46 AM
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marthinus
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BigLapDog & cazio
Thanks for the kind words guys! I appreciate all the advise and words of encouragement!
Good night dogs, enjoy your day/night! Hitting 3am here, time for me to try and get some sleep!
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: marthinus]
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08/23/11 12:48 AM
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coyotebc
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Marthinus, as Telly Salavas, an actor from the "70s used to say "Keep the Faith Baby"! Unfortunately while you're keeping the faith ya gotta live. Good for you for doing "Odd Jobs". Says you don't think you are to good to do something. Many "Educated" people consider themselves above doing "Grunt work". Thanks, I really appreciate it, my family has been very supportive, but they, nor the od jobs can pay the bills forever, nor can one build a future on them, but none the less, I will "Keep the Faith Baby!" coyotebc Thanks you! I appreciate it! Sitting, watching the rain is a blessing IMO. You see the earth getting new life and being washed! Well, good night folks! Have a good night, I usually love watching the rain but we really hven't had a summer this year due to all the rain. I do live in a Temperate Rain forest, so I was born with webbed feet
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: coyotebc]
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08/23/11 12:50 AM
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Just before 6:00 PM here, almost time for dinner
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: coyotebc]
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08/23/11 12:52 AM
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BigLapDog
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
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08/23/11 12:53 AM
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coyotebc
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Thanks but I am not leaving yet, probably not going to be ready for 15 or 20 minutes
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
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08/23/11 12:55 AM
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coyotebc
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How are you doing tonight BLD?
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: coyotebc]
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08/23/11 12:56 AM
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cazio
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My wife just made up a dish of asian chicken dip, awesome.
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My mother told me if didn't have anything nice to say then don't say anything but that never stopped me before.
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
[Re: cazio]
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08/23/11 12:57 AM
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coyotebc
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Sounds good, I a just having pork chops
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
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Re: A Celebration of Gluttony
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08/23/11 12:57 AM
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How are you doing tonight BLD? Alright I'm waiting to finsh up at work.
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