BenLeMan
@BenLeMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on Not to arm chair general it. How come the US doesn't get a bunch of helicopters over to the Lincoln with food meds and whatever? How did it get this bad where we can't supply our own ships? 3 hours ago:
Let’s just say this: if they really cared they could resupply Lincoln. Where there’s a will there’s a way.
- Comment on Volkswa what now? 2 days ago:
Wir fahren gen Italien.
- Comment on Watcha gonna do? 1 week ago:
- Comment on Whats the point of the 2nd amendment 1 week ago:
This is the correct answer.
- Comment on Anon institutes the draft 2 weeks ago:
Like your intellectual grandstanding is better by even an iota.
- Comment on Euphoria for a thousand kernals 2 weeks ago:
Be sure to try cream of corn as well. Bon appetit!
- Comment on Anon is 23 2 weeks ago:
Yes, Doomsider, I’m serious. I happen to know plenty of guys who never made it to their sixties doing that kind of stuff. As in, I work with people whose health has failed to the degree that they cannot continue in their line of work.
And this is one of the most common things I’m seeing. Craftsmen who never invested in education or any kind of further qualification and are suddenly unable to work. Many are in their forties but I’m also getting lots of men in their mid-fifties. You might get lucky and make it well past forty as a craftsman.
But even just the pain and discomfort of the slipped discs, ruined knees, or carpal tunnel syndromes that these people get should give anyone reason to think twice about trying to make it all the way to retirement without shifting from pure physical labor to something else - be it as an instructor, salesperson, or manager. Anything that lessens the physical burden.
The 35 figure I gave was about having a plan by then. It might take a while to set in motion but I firmly believe it’s best to start developing it sooner rather than later.
- Comment on Anon is 23 2 weeks ago:
Trades are great for breaking into the job market but you MUST have an exit strategy by age 35. No body (sic) lays tiles until age 67.
- Comment on The best salmon in 65 years 2 weeks ago:
Holy Moiré pattern Batman, do people really not know how to do screenshots any more? You’ve even got the nifty Snipping Tool to help you with that nowadays.
- Comment on It's a service I provide 3 weeks ago:
May I interest you in these tomatoes I found in my salad?
- Comment on Howdy 3 weeks ago:
Cotton Eye Joe?
- Comment on Anon can't escape 3 weeks ago:
Anon discovers sleep apnea.
- Comment on How can people with ADHD possibly enjoy movies if they daydream and can't focus on the movie? 3 weeks ago:
Note that boring is a very subjective assessment but yes, interest is key.
- Comment on Gamer Logic 😡 3 weeks ago:
Found one!
- Comment on Gamer Logic 😡 3 weeks ago:
Gamer as in GamerGate.
- Comment on No Vaccines. No Weakness. Only Testosterone 3 weeks ago:
AND NOW WE BANG UNF UNF KEEP GOING PRIVATE YEAH THIS IS HOW REAL MEN DO IT NOT LIKE THOSE EURO PUSSIES WE HATE PUSSIES, SIR THAT’S RIGHT
- Comment on Bargain 4 weeks ago:
The fashion police finally put an end to the Tate brothers’ assault on good taste.
- Comment on Interesting 4 weeks ago:
Hmm… where’s Berlin again? 🤔
- Comment on Sounds beautiful 4 weeks ago:
As long as you’re ready to get an earful.
- Comment on Animals complaining about human slang 4 weeks ago:
Otterly brilliant shitpost.
- Comment on Is it true that airport customs can legally demand access to your unlocked phone? 1 month ago:
Only in shithole countries.
- Comment on Demon slayer 1 month ago:
Yes, Semen Demons Part 1-19. It’s so good to see the congregation come together.
Fair warning: these are real tearjerkers, so keep tissues handy.
🤜💦 🥲 - Comment on Set of various pitches of kazoos 2 months ago:
It’s a BDSM bagpipe!
Imagine playing Auld Lang Syne on that while getting your ass whipped. 🤣
- Comment on The White House, Washington D.C. 2 months ago:
Fuck yeah!
- Comment on Dammit 2 months ago:
Yeah yeah. If only some asshole mud puddle hadn’t decided to come alive we’d all have been spared so much trouble. 🙄
- Comment on Goddammit 2 months ago:
Just what I was thinking. The OP is named Toots, after all.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
- No.
- Are saxophones better for music than pianos?
- Comment on Finally found a pair of pants that fit very good 2 months ago:
Damn, that looks like a bad case of hallux valgus. Probably hurts.
- Comment on Title 2 months ago:
You do realize that if you take either the gold or the cash you’re still roughly a billion dollars away from being a billionaire? At $72m you still have about 93% of the way to go before you hit even one billion. Elon is currently somewhere north of $700bn.
I’m just pointing this out because many people don’t realize how excessively rich billionaires actually are. Many still seem to think we’re talking about cutting into people’s rainy day savings when we’re calling for billionaire’s fortunes getting taxed. And nobody earns that kind of money.
With all of the above said, if it is legit and comes with no strings attached, I will gladly take the ~$70m in gold (with approximately the dimensions of a microwave). Even if I have to pay taxes on it.
While gold does incur a conversion cost when putting it in a bank account, the same is true for a large amount of cash (especially when it is in a foreign currency). And gold has an intrinsic value which only increases over time. Thanks!
- Comment on Anon imagines 2 months ago:
Beating Yoko Ono? Hmmm. 🤔
