mowerman Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 OK that’s just too creepy Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Sign on rt. 29 south of Lynchburg. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 O.D. how are you able to post so many pictures? I am trying to post pic's, but I dont have enough MB's.. I reduced the pic size, but still cant post it.. I'm not trying to steal this thread,, maybe P.M. me with the answer... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 i store the pictures on my computer. either in pictures, or downloads. than just attach from computer to site. 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I got a message showing that i was over the limit,, and the pic was blocked.. its ok,, thanks TJC.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I also store them on my computer, then use postimage.com to transfer them to BMT. 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post MACKS Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 80,000 new IRS Auditors coming soon,let see if they can suck a little more blood out of the working Men and Women .. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 Macks,,, I would hope they try to tax the Illegals that walked into our house with Joe Biden 'T-Shirts'.. since they obviously have a better contact to our guvment, than we do.. plus they have free I-Phones and baby formula, health care, travel, rent, ok, time to stop.. Next??? jojo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Joey, ya can't tax someone that don't work. the new agents are going ot audit the few working people to make sure they are paying their fair share to support all the leaches. 2 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Yep, TJC, is it 80,000 more IRS agents are to be hired, to make sure I dont write off the oil change and tune up in my wifes pick up truck, as a business expense..? jojo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 what i saw was 87,000 new auditors. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 yep, just saw it too.. you know, recently I have applied to my "County and City" for maintenance jobs.. the package is good,, yes it s a pay cut but the health care and 401k looked good,, I have had 2 interviews... Crickets...... I am not a dumbass, but,,, really??? what s the issue?? I know the answer, but I'm asking you guys.. Sorry... I havent figured out how to tie this to our KING, to be in line with this thread.. jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 you will not be hired because you are not from the proper ethnic group. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Joey Mack said: Yep, TJC, is it 80,000 more IRS agents are to be hired, to make sure I dont write off the oil change and tune up in my wifes pick up truck, as a business expense..? jojo Well have u ever used your wife’s pickup for business purposes,of course u have..😏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 You are correct sir... I asked my wife yesterday,,,, "So I guess I am STUCK being Self Employed, and having to sh!t up Thousands of dollars each year, beyond the norm" I'm a 1 man show, so I dont know how to keep most of my earnings.. (Thanks J.B.) for what its worth,,, when I average out my weekly money that I can keep, after all is said and done,, It's under $1000.00/ week.. So there wont be a lake house or a Mistress in my future.. jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Hell I don’t know Joey everybody’s hiring these days you shouldn’t have any trouble at all going to work anywhere at least that’s the way it is here….. bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Yes Bob, there are jobs all around me, but if I'm going to get a job, I would like healthcare and retirement options.. that is why I applied to my city and county.. My Harbor freight store is hiring, $14.80/hr to start.. no Benny's... I'm ok.. I still do road calls, just trying to ease into a new career.. I'm going to try the highway patrol maint. Dept next.. jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 From my observation, studying of history, and knowledge of economics this is the problem with the American system and the status quo in this country. Employers refusal to pay a living wage and/or provide benefits except for semi skilled and above jobs and even then the benefits are most times very lacking. $14.80/hr on a 40 hour work week is a little less than $30,000 pre tax dollars. Literal poverty wages regardless of your location within the country. So your only option is to work 60+ hrs/week to make ends meet. I was in a barber shop recently and listening to an old timer say how he couldn't understand how McDonalds and such couldn't get enough workers even at the $15.00/hr they are now offering. He went on to say that he only made $2.75/hr washing dishes at a restaurant in 1970-71. I didn't join his conversation but quietly pulled out my phone and checked an inflation calculator. $2.75 in 1970 is equivalent to $21.00 today. Good luck finding that wage for an entry level job that requires zero skill in todays world. Benefits are the same story. Hollowed out an stolen over the years so more profits are funneled to the top. It's actually rather comical (and sad) to me your healthcare is somehow coupled to your level and/or status of employment in the US. The richest county on earth can't figure out how to provide healthcare as a condition of citizenship. Every other industrialized and developed country got it decades ago. I often wonder how different the small business landscape would look if healthcare here wasn't such a burden to obtain and/or pay for. Pretty tough to quit your job and start your own gig while always worrying you could get hurt and how you might pay for medical bills or an insane insurance premium. If you have a family it only gets worse. I checked what it would cost me out of pocket per year to buy the exact same health insurance my employer provides my family and I. I forget the exact amount but it was somewhere around $24,000....nuts. Good luck on your job search Joey. I hope you find something that pays you well enough while still giving you time to play with Mack trucks. ( and contributing on BMT). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Before Obamacare, I was paying 2,400 per year for a very good health insurance plan. Last year I was paying 2,400 per MONTH for a lousy plan the paid for very little. Pretty much paid for blood work, 3/4 of a doctor visit and all but $5 of prescriptions as long as I used generic drugs. The current Medicare plan I found is $70 per month, and covers just about everything I would need 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Thanks 67'.. I am moving slow and steady on the job search. I am starting near the top of the quality job postings. Hopefully I won't have to lower my expectations much more.. I know that it will be an adjustment, going from self employed to employed.. as far as Mack Trucks,. I just starting to turn my tool room on my shop, into a rebuild room.. Engines and Mack tranny's.. I hope to have it closed in better, and insulated in a couple months.. it is 12x16 feet.. I can do 2 engines at a time and have room to move and keep parts separated.. I am currently finishing an E-Tech, and I have an ENDT 673 in the back of the main shop.. There is the possibility that I won't get hired by the city or county,,. So I am trying to prepare for that.. I am getting tired of road calls.. However, I did build 2 Mack engines last month, and yesterday, test drove a CXN that I just replaced the from carrier housing, all Z-springs, brakes, seals, etc: plus I fixed the synchro shifter in the 310 Tranny.. all for the same customer.. they do provide a big shop for me.. The owner wants me to start working on his B Model collection too.. Yes, I don't sound like I'm job hunting,. But I am holding out for a Smart move.. As far as BMT.. I won't stop being a part of this great group... I found a great thing here, with many great guys.. Jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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