ChickenLadyLovesLife

I'm a school bus driver and we're unionized (Teamsters) ... at least for now. Our contract states that if ever fewer than than 50% of the drivers are in the union, the contract is voided. A lot of the newer drivers are not signing up for the union because they don't want to pay the dues which are around $80 per month. We are surrounded by non-union school districts that pay their drivers about $8 less per hour and don't provide health insurance, PTO or a pension like we get.

In case this isn't obvious, school bus drivers are generally some dumb motherfuckers.

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" might be the best '80s song ever, complete with the band (Simple Minds) originally hating the song.

Not many people have actual step-siblings and yet we all know what that shit is about.

I went from mobile apps programmer to school bus driver. 100X happier even if I make 1/6 what I used to.

Huh, I still get emails from LinkedIn mentioning how healthy my kidneys are.

Alas, mom is all "they've done such a great job over the years increasing the value of our portfolio". Bitch, the fucking market went through the roof, that's why your portfolio has done so well. It has nothing to do with Draymond Claims. You were in mutual funds the whole time!

No, I don't actually call my mom a bitch.

We met with my mother's broker a few weeks ago (company rhymes with "Laymond Maims"). My brother expressed his concern about the AI bubble and the broker basically said CEOs are smart people who are legally bound to safeguard their companies and they wouldn't be so heavily invested in AI if there was any chance of its being a bubble.

Just one of the most dumbassed arguments I've ever heard. OK, then how did all the other bubbles in history happen? But it was equally dumbassed of my brother to expect a broker to say anything else. I'll bet he gets a fucking daily memo telling him not to let anybody de-AI their portfolios -- if that's even possible at this point.

There are also some that do not care if their product even makes it to the destination.

I started buying 50 lb. bags of bread flour from Amazon during COVID. One of the bags was reported as delivered although it never showed up at my house. I went through the claim process and eventually got a new bag for free. Two fucking years later the original bag showed up at my house, with packing tape crudely placed over a couple of large holes. The flour was filled with mouse turds. I wonder what godforsaken corner of an Amazon warehouse that thing was sitting in for so long.

I've written routines to do it multiple times for my software synthesis apps and it still feels like fucking magic.

Don't buy everything at the same store. And STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY!

I've seen all this at LiDL.

Tree of Heaven is pretty weak sauce. I had a large one fall over in a storm and land on my skoolie (school bus converted to a motorhome). The bus was completely unhurt, not even a scratch.