I thought it was a liquor store... ;-)
Haha I confess, I stole that line from Bill Bryson's "In a Sunburned Country," which was a very good and funny book and really made me want to visit Australia. He said much the same as you, where taking a trip across the back yard meant taking your life in your own hands! :-)
I have yet to visit, but friends of mine have gone and all agree, it is a fascinating and wonderful place.
Well I did not have it quite as bad as you, but I did:
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Work full-time at the university, because if you worked full-time you could take three undergrad or two grad classes each semester for free (which I maxed out my classes each semester including summer)
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Work a second job at a nearby bookstore nights and weekends
And I have definitely learned to enjoy the little things in life. I have never forgotten the feeling of wanting to buy that $5 magazine, but I just could not afford it. Or selling some of my favorite books at the used bookstore, just to have enough $$ to make my rent. Or forcing down a pizza from a "home pizza kit" that my mom had given me and that I had ruined because I did not know how to cook even that, but I forced it down because it was either that or go hungry for the day.
Once I too had a ripping sore throat, but I had to go to work and I could not afford to miss the evening. So I stopped by Wendy's on my way in and splurged to buy a vanilla milkshake.
Normally I would not have wasted my $$ on such luxury but man oh MAN that milkshake tasted so good. The numbing effect lasted a good 2-3 hours, and I made it through my shift.
These days, I do not buy milkshakes, because I don't WANT to. But I remember.
I just ordered "Unpleasant Ways to Die in Australia, Vol. 22."
Only a few dozen more volumes will complete my collection!
I had always heard that it was something of a tribute to Alan Turing. Gay man, so persecuted by the British government that he felt compelled to commit suicide, which he did so by taking a bite out of an apple laced with cyanide.
True? False? Dunno. It's just what I have always heard.
Haha, I forgot to mention, we were hanging out in her room, and she called the maid on her cell phone to go get the bag. She could not even be bothered to get up off her ass to ask the maid in person. Can you believe that?
Even if I had the money that family had, I cannot imagine myself acting like that.
Sadly, you are probably correct. She was pretty snotty, and frankly was not that cute either. Never got what my friend saw in her.
But hopefully she ended up okay!
Hear, hear! A friend of mine was dating a rich girl once. We were in her high-rise and she called one of the maids to go downstairs to the garage to retrieve her bag! The girl's bag, not the maid's!
The sheer amount of ridicule and laughter we poured out upon rich girl shamed her into going down and getting her own damn bag.
The relationship ended soon after, my friend went on to bigger and better things, and I do not know what became of the girl. But hopefully that episode woke her up a little bit.
/ 5.7 has entered the chat...
Sigh....
Also a good movie about a later time in Ireland... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley_(film)
Great point about the intolerance. I would also add, the left is fascinated by the degree of control Islam has over nearly every aspect of adherents' lives -- such complete control as the left, for now, can only dream about.
What you wear, what you eat, where you live, what you purchase, who you associate with, what you read, what you listen to, not only what you do but when you do it -- Islam has a rule for everything. The ultimate leftist fantasy.
And if by some chance a situation arises for which a religious rule does not already exist, you can depend on some Austere Religious Scholar™ issuing a fatwa for it. Which you damn well better obey, otherwise the mutaween will pay you a little visit in very short order.
As far as I am concerned, take everything we know about Islam and replace "Allah" with "the State" and, well, there you have it. Everything the left thinks it wants, all wrapped up in one overarching system.
Ahh yes, the one that is totally white -- I see a few of those around where I live too. Hope to see you and your wrangler out on the trail one day! :-)
LOL let me guess, your other cars are V12 Ferraris? :-)
I shouldn't talk, my 4Runner is good for 16, maybe 17 mpg on the highway.
Not to worry, Comrade, soon your capitalist running dog means of conveyance will be banned for causing Climate Change and your property confiscated by the State.
A few years in the labor camps may perhaps be enough to allow you to partially erase the stain of Climate Change gas guzzler, at which point the State may perhaps allow you to purchase a new means of conveyance, such as a Lada or Trabant.
No one needs 500 bhp, Comrade.
I had always heard similar things about our local community college. I got my AA from the local community college and then went on to graduate from college. I have a good job and am very fortunate in my life.
And do you know what? With a very few exceptions, the best teachers, the most memorable classes, the courses that stuck with me the most, all came from my two years at the community college.
Don't forget the Story of Little Black Sambo.
BTW, elder pede here -- am old enough to remember the restaurant chain known as Sambo's.
That... is a good point! I never thought of it that way, but... yeah. Thanks, pede! :-)
Didn't he end up getting shot in the face?
I'm just sayin'...
Growing up in small-town America in the 80s, I remember when me and a bunch of my friends went to go see Red Dawn in the theater.
Not sure if that movie would even be allowed to get made today, let alone shown in theaters across the country. But if it were, can you even imagine a modern theater audience erupting in applause and cheers, several times, when the commies got blasted?
I do not have to imagine, fellow pede, because it damn sure happened back then.
Other than visible signals enforced by the government, I do not think anybody would know the virus was there, anywhere. Why do you think the left pushes masks so hard? "Oh look everybody is wearing a mask, it must be serious, I better do as my government masters command."
Based Winter Haven! Well, mostly based.
He licks himself and eats his own poop too, but hey... masks!
We just received another pillow (we now have four) and some flannel sheets. The sheets are very nice! Not too hot, but soft and comfy on a chilly night.
Not only are we supporting Mike Lindell, but we are also getting quality stuff.
Even in the most restrictive states, where you would be shot for visiting a small independent business, were you ever prevented from going to the big box stores to buy your cheap Chinese junk. Oh no. Those were always open, everywhere.
LOL your description sounds like a Carl Hiaasen novel! Very nice! And too true -- I grew up in central Florida; lived there for 22 years.
One good thing was never having to iron any clothes. Just walk around outside for a few minutes and they looked fine.