A random thought about old Joe.

[Snotcicles]

Joe an old guy working in a factory with 45 years of seniority and the best job in the place.
He sucks up all of the OT because it's to good to turn down.
Just him and the Mrs at home now, way past able to retire but he hasn't. Even with a maximum pension and maximum social security not to mention a hefty stash in the bank, no mortgage.
All the while watching Ben the guy down the line working his ass off struggling to get by with five kids, two in collage who's is always the first to get laid off when things slow down.
But when Al says "hey Joe we've been thinking you've been riding high for a long time now how about stepping aside? start living all those dreams you've told us about over the years and let the rest of us move up a notch and maybe Ben won't get laid off".
Joe goes home and tells the wife and asks if it's time to quit. She tells him "it's up to you hun".
Bugging her, the next day she writes a letter to the editor of the local paper explaining how all of Joe's co-workers are attacking him and want him out.
The girls in the coffee club read the letter and think of all that free time Joe will have to hang around and piddle with those dreams.
The next coffee is at Joe and his wife's house where they conclude those bastards are not good factory workers and are disloyal to Joe, she should tell Joe to keep working.

I guess it is better to keep slogging along then to F up a good coffee club.

[WillowTree]

1. And the Non Sequitur of the Year Award goes to.................

[Snotcicles]

2. A random thought, totally random. nt

[dawg]

10. And I am due beer and travel money ...

and lots of good experiences!

[Snotcicles]

11. Sorry no per diem. nt

[Nay]

14. Nooooooo, nooooo, not that guy. Noooooo.

[dawg]

15. I wondered if anyone still remembered.

What a trip he was!

[Nay]

16. God. I got a rash and high blood pressure just thinking about those posts. nt

[tblue37]

17. I certainly remember him. nt

[Demit]

3. What?

[ProudLib72]

4. Joe is piddling the coffee club girls?

Joe, you'd better keep your head down and nose clean.

[Snotcicles]

5. LOL. maybe. nt

[oasis]

6. There is no substitute for experience. nt

[Tipperary]

7. I must be missing something.

[kcr]

8. A not so random thought about bad analogies

It's like a picture of a pancake on a hamster's head.

[Snotcicles]

9. What are you assigning it as an analogy to? nt

[Hekate]

12. Anecdotes versus reality: "A Dire bankruptcy trend among seniors," LA Times today...

Business section, page 1, by Michael Hiltzik

A few days ago, same great newspaper: Growing numbers of seniors living in cars

Ah, good old Joe down at the factory -- which will shortly be closed anyway.

My husband is also working past his sell-by date, I guess. In the past few years all kinds of experienced workers have been tossed overboard one by one from the place where he works, including one woman who'd worked for them for 17 years who was simply pulled from a meeting without notice. But fear not, shareholders, that new plant in India is picking up the slack, and they can get 5 Indian programmers for the price of 1 American programmer, years of experience and knowledge of the product be damned.

We'll be okay, gods willing, having saved nearly every nickel. The woman pulled from the meeting probably not so much: she is raising her grandchildren.

So, you know what? Modern American business practices suck badly. Unions are gone. The social safety net is shredded.

You know what else? THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO RETIRE AND DIE OFF DID NOT DO THIS TO YOU. Blame the 1% and the GOP, and vote for Democrats.

[NCTraveler]

13. Is this about Biden? nt