Generation gap? Are we getting old or what?
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THE PILGRIM
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Was having lunch at a Cracker Barrel on East side of Little Rock.
Needed something besides more fast food.
Ordered Beans, Coleslaw and Corn Pone.
The beans came in a metal bucket looking thing with a bail.
A lot of Pinto Beans, maybe a Quart.
I say, man, that’s a lot of Beans!
Enough for Frank, Jesse and the entire James Gang!
The waitress lady replies, Who are them people your talking about?
I was amazed that the folks in Arkansas never heard of Jesse James!
Needed something besides more fast food.
Ordered Beans, Coleslaw and Corn Pone.
The beans came in a metal bucket looking thing with a bail.
A lot of Pinto Beans, maybe a Quart.
I say, man, that’s a lot of Beans!
Enough for Frank, Jesse and the entire James Gang!
The waitress lady replies, Who are them people your talking about?
I was amazed that the folks in Arkansas never heard of Jesse James!
When I first went to USAF Tech school for radar ops, I learned to print backwards working behind a plotting board (plexiglas). As time progressed, I learned to write backwards in cursive, mirror image, which I can still do. Blows the grandkids minds...!
At my Granddaughter's HS grad party I asked one of the kids that same question. His answer was, "We did??" Not satisfied, I asked who won the Revolutionary War. His answer, "When was that?".
I shut up and went back in my den to cry for the future of our country.
BTW, Granddaughter said the kid was an "Id 10 T graduate". (she knew the answers)
Only a petty, insecure loser could possibly get a kick out of humiliating and embarrassing a young person trying to earn some money.
sigp220.45
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I started perusing Reddit a while ago and one of subs I follow is BoomersBeingFools. I’m seeing a lot of that here.
For the record I’m a boomer (1959). I just don’t want to act like one.
For the record I’m a boomer (1959). I just don’t want to act like one.
GypsmJim
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My wife does craft shows. Only taking cash has lost her a lot of business. So, she got a "square" that goes on her phone and she can swipe a customer's card. She also charges an 8% premium, which, in fact, makes her profit bigger than taking cash.
So far, almost nobody has refused the purchase because of the surcharge.
When I shop at gun shows, if the vendor does not have a square, I shop elsewhere. I simply refuse to use cash, except at parking meters.
Three labels that I have striven not to earn and haven't had hurled at me are:
Curmudgeon, Luddite and "Ok, Boomer".
Almost all parking here is card only. Even the shore is card only.
Most everyone is willing to give me a deal on cash. Even my dentist years back.
Last time I stayed at a Hilton they charged 4% on top of my bill. I stayed a week so it added up. I will pay cash next time if its handy.
I assume the wife needs to charge sales tax on crafts?
I live my life, mostly, on a cash basis. Cash is king.
I can negotiate, haggle, wheel'n'deal with cash. Some of may best deals have been because I've had cash - especially swap meets, gunshows, gunshops, and my favorite, pawn shops . I've had work, repairs on the house and cars done on the cheap because I had cash. Plastic wouldn't get the job done.
As an example, I recently had to have my leaky intake manifold gaskets replaced. If I took it in to a shop, it would've been $1500+ and probably be in the out for a week. My friend did it for a fraction of the price, everything included, and in a couple of hours. Cash.
If I can save a few bucks, I'm going to do it. Few bucks saved here and there add up.
I get it, if all I did was shop retail and wanted to pay full price, then plastic is the way to go.
I can negotiate, haggle, wheel'n'deal with cash. Some of may best deals have been because I've had cash - especially swap meets, gunshows, gunshops, and my favorite, pawn shops . I've had work, repairs on the house and cars done on the cheap because I had cash. Plastic wouldn't get the job done.
As an example, I recently had to have my leaky intake manifold gaskets replaced. If I took it in to a shop, it would've been $1500+ and probably be in the out for a week. My friend did it for a fraction of the price, everything included, and in a couple of hours. Cash.
If I can save a few bucks, I'm going to do it. Few bucks saved here and there add up.
I get it, if all I did was shop retail and wanted to pay full price, then plastic is the way to go.
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Ματθιας;141925249 said:
I understand where you are coming from. Raising two boys we shop for deals. There are few places around here that offer cash discounts. If we need cash our bank is three minutes away.
The beauty of plastic is that if fraud, theft or a dispute is involved then our money is returned to our account. That doesn't happen too often with cash.
Funnily enough, my sister can start in the middle of a piece of paper, a pen in each hand. She writes normal cursive with her right hand, and simultaneously writes a mirror image (backwards) with her left hand in the opposite direction. Absolutely useless skill, but it sure looks weird!
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Wow!!!! We still sign any and everything in Cursive. I make notes in cursive and my wife complains she can’t read all of it unless she has time. Have heard no complaints at Doctors offices or our C.U..
We tried to raise our 2 right and today they are Very successful, son has big business and daughter is RN. Grandkids are doing Very well thank God as we had a hand in raising two of them. One is E-5 in Navy(made rank in less than 4 years) and other has management job with nationwide ride business. Other 2 are in college, one graduates this December, the other just started and has a pretty good part time job. So gar so good, thank God.
We tried to raise our 2 right and today they are Very successful, son has big business and daughter is RN. Grandkids are doing Very well thank God as we had a hand in raising two of them. One is E-5 in Navy(made rank in less than 4 years) and other has management job with nationwide ride business. Other 2 are in college, one graduates this December, the other just started and has a pretty good part time job. So gar so good, thank God.
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Sales tax are reported and paid to the state. However, it is "included" in the total cost. In other words. A $5.50 item that would be $5.94 with tax, she charges 6 bucks. Customers are stupid. They think no sales tax and they are getting a bargain. In fact, the wife makes an extra charge, all the while still doing the moral and legal thing.
We travel a lot. Hilton is one of our preferred brands, and the ONLY place we stay in FL. So far we have not been hit with the surcharge you spoke of. If we do in the future, so be it. No way am I going to carry around $500 in cash just to save 20 bucks.
Old Scratch likes digital currency.
NFrameFred
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THIS is the only argument that cuts ice with me. I can live with the present system. When they force cash out of the picture . . . . depends on if you have to take a mark on your hand or your head - I'm betting on being in my dirt nap before then . . .
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I use my C/Cs for mail order/internet purchases-I haven't flown in years-write check for rent, car, repairs, otherwise, Cash is King.
I have found that many of the "older generations", "senior citizens"-chronologically I am one, I reject that appellation-are what I call the "Spoiled Generations". Someone born in 1953, too young for Vietnam, the Draft ended in 1973, their Social Security and Medicaid basically paid for by the younger generations, the Cold War over, they have enjoyed all the benefits but rarely had any real challenges.
I have found that many of the "older generations", "senior citizens"-chronologically I am one, I reject that appellation-are what I call the "Spoiled Generations". Someone born in 1953, too young for Vietnam, the Draft ended in 1973, their Social Security and Medicaid basically paid for by the younger generations, the Cold War over, they have enjoyed all the benefits but rarely had any real challenges.
Mr. Vito
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I've been in fast food restaurants where I've paid an amount that would result in an even dollar amount in change, such as if the bill were $12.35 I would hand the cashier $22.35. Often the reaction by the cashier/clerk was one of amazement. I often have been asked "How did you do that, getting exactly $10 in change?". Its not just that many young people have poor math skills, they lack an understanding of what numbers mean. I used to supervise a dozen nursing homes. Weighing the residents was a task assigned to the nursing assistants. Years before we switched to digital scales since the old balance scales were beyond the ability of many of these employees to use. If they had to slide the 100 pound weight, and then the 1 pound weight to 17, for example, they could not add 100 plus 117. With the digital scales, they would record whatever was on the screen. If the resident had been about 140 pounds week after week, but this time the screen read 82 pounds (because one leg was off the scale, for example) they would enter 82 into the chart. When I might ask them how could you not know that this was incorrect, the response usually would be "But that was what it said on the screen".
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