LuckyMcSwervy

Bazongas Always be kinder than you feel.

Don't you worry about burdening others or your family with medical bills or other every day living expenses (rent, utilities, food) should you get hurt? Always be kinder than you feel.

I think it's ridiculous to jump for a living and not carry health insurance where your high risk activity is covered. Chalk it up to a business expense, like paying for a cell phone or other related business expense. I think it takes a lot of something to have fundraisers for your medical bills when you willingly participate in a high risk activity when you're not prepared to pay to put yourself back together if you get broken. You get hurt at work... so that isn't covered as a Workman's Compensation claim? I assume that's because you're a contractor? If you say you can't afford to pay for health insurance on a skydiving salary then get a night job to make the money to cover the day job's health insurance need. You choose your profession, no one makes that decision for you. I choose to be in IT. I know to be in IT I need an Internet connect I must pay for monthly if I choose to work from home. Would you drive without car insurance? I've known a fun jumper, a young kid I wouldn't expect to hear this from, who've said they're not jumping because they lost their medical insurance when they lost their job or changed jobs and wasn't covered just yet under their new employer's policy. I was shocked and happily surprised there was a young jump whore being responsible. I take this subject a little personal because a few years ago I was questioned why I didn't donate to someone's fundraiser because they all thought I'd make a big donation when they broke themselves because they all thought I made a lot of money at my job and they thought I'd help a friend. I wouldn't trust some people to pay the medical bills with that funding anyway. Sounded like a "buy me more drugs" fund. How about helping yourself and getting coverage? Always be kinder than you feel.

Fishing trip Always be kinder than you feel.

Clusterfuck Always be kinder than you feel.

Close to perfect, far from normal.

I said no pictures. Always be kinder than you feel.

Jesus H Christ on a cracker Always be kinder than you feel.

There are plenty of Americans/whites/blacks/young/old whomever who do speak fluent Spanish. Always be kinder than you feel.

I can't imagine being on the receiving end of that treatment. It makes me want to cry putting myself in that person's shoes being denied service. From birth until I was about 7 we lived next door to a black family. They had 3 kids all the same age as my brothers and I. I called them Aunt Peggy and Uncle Clyde. My best friend was Vanessa and her younger sister Veronica was the little pain in the ass following us around. Clyde Jr. was the youngest and was such a sweet little boy. I think in the winter we spent more time in their basement playroom and in the summer they spent more time at our house in the pool and at the beach. Our parents were great friends. When my Aunt Peggy died years ago I asked for time off during the day to walk around the corner to the funeral home for the services. My boss said to give her the obituary. I gave her the paper with a picture atop Aunt Peggy's obituary and the boss said something like "Karen, she's a N. You're not related so you can't have the time off." This was said by a person who was in judicial authority (fairness, justice is blind yada yada). I've hated that woman since that incident. She's dead now too so I wonder if she's burning in hell for being such a C. Always be kinder than you feel.

We don't - but a ex-skydiver friend of mine has been harassing me for a long time. NO better reason to take a class and learn. DO IT Always be kinder than you feel.

I just go there for toiletries, paper and plastic products for the house. So yeah, disposable shit. I'll be closer to Cuba than a Walmart soon so I'll be happy. I don't think Fidelmart has the same ring to it I concur. I'm sure a Fidelmart would have empty shelves anyway. Last I heard about Cuban consumerism they were having a toilet paper shortage. Always be kinder than you feel.

Is the diving any good there? I can't remember if Brandon dives or not but that's a great couples activity! Lifelong dive buddy!! Always be kinder than you feel.

I just go there for toiletries, paper and plastic products for the house. So yeah, disposable shit. I'll be closer to Cuba than a Walmart soon so I'll be happy. Always be kinder than you feel.

Thanks for the flashback of being at my ex's house and finding all of the little Sandals Saint Lucia shampoo/conditioner/shower gel thingies under the bathroom vanity that his exWife left behind when she moved out. They were from their honeymoon in 2001. Seriously, I heard it's really, really nice and the food is decent. Have fun! BTW - if it's a long ride from the international airport could there be a puddle jumper available to a smaller airstrip closer to the resort? I try to do that in Jamaica when I can. Always be kinder than you feel.

McSwervy shops at Walmart??? It's 2 miles from my house otherwise it is 20 miles to Target. Always be kinder than you feel.

Thank God! Always be kinder than you feel.

Already did that for two summers on a farm. Never liked picking strawberries. Too slow and too much time on the ground. Didn't mind hoeing, picking bins of corn, banding cauliflower, planting sprouts. It's actually pretty decent fulfilling work and generally not too dangerous as you're not working machinery. Gives you a good appreciation for the food on your table. Perfect for high-school ages 15-18. Landscaping is good too and generally pays better. Ever wonder how much insecticide you absorbed as a kid?? As a kid it was common practice to run behind the Mosquito Control smoker truck. I often wonder if that insecticide ingestion was one of the reasons for my MS. Everything is suspect to me. I remember the foggers quite well... we also had people who came round from the county to make sure the ditches were not becoming weed covered preventing water from flowing. Any standing water was sprayed... heck they would even check the crotch of every one of the orange trees. Grandfather would not allow us outside until the pesticide settled. Also every night he would go into all the bedrooms turn on the lights then fog the whole room including the screens on the windows with his little hand sprayer. We would never have been allowed to do like a lot of the neighbors and apparently you did. We (the neighborhood kids and my brothers and I) were never allowed to do it. I remember the old dudes who drove the truck were nasty to us saying we were a bunch of "retards". My Dad didn't have complete control of us playing outside since one of our rules was be home when the street lights come on. We could've been across town on the bay or back by our house along the bay creek. It was awesome. Sitting on our ass inside the house was frowned upon, my Dad worked 4-12 or midnights so we were on our own to self police a lot. ETA: There's a Facebook Group for running behind the mosquito truck: https://www.facebook.com/groups/61035084415/ Always be kinder than you feel.

That is wonderful! Always be kinder than you feel.

Already did that for two summers on a farm. Never liked picking strawberries. Too slow and too much time on the ground. Didn't mind hoeing, picking bins of corn, banding cauliflower, planting sprouts. It's actually pretty decent fulfilling work and generally not too dangerous as you're not working machinery. Gives you a good appreciation for the food on your table. Perfect for high-school ages 15-18. Landscaping is good too and generally pays better. Ever wonder how much insecticide you absorbed as a kid?? As a kid it was common practice to run behind the Mosquito Control smoker truck. I often wonder if that insecticide ingestion was one of the reasons for my MS. Everything is suspect to me. Always be kinder than you feel.

I took this picture 5 minutes ago from my home office window. Over my back fence is miles and miles and miles of blueberry farms. This farm employes mostly Mexicans. Other farmers hire Jamaicans, Haitians and also Mexicans. I've never seen a person that wasn't white working the surrounding farms unless they were one of the owners or supervisors. I know people who refer to over our back fence as "Mexico City". The workers start at sunrise and will go all through the heat of the day until sunset. These people (men and woman) work their asses off. I have a lot of respect for that. Some of the box trucks have speakers which will broadcast some Mexican music. Frankly, I love to hear it as I lay by my pool or work in the backyard. Other neighbors hate it because it's "spic music". Whatever. Probably why I don't talk to most of them anymore. As for social problems, I know for a fact harvesting season is dreaded by some agencies. It taxes the resources of the police, courts and EMTs. Let's see. Rapes at the migrant camps, stabbings, fights, assaults, drunk driving, drunk in public, unregistered/uninspected/uninsured vehicles (almost all with out of state plates), leaving accident scenes, shoplifting by mostly Jamaican and Haitian women from local stores. Those are just a few things at the top of my head right now. At night, when the wind is right and if my windows are open, I can hear the music from one of the migrant camps drifting across the fields and it's pretty relaxing. The biggest problem I've ever had with the seasonals is being followed around WalMart by groups of Mexican males. I've had to turn around and confront them and they scatter like roaches. There's tons of kids around here whose parents were raised in town and had summer jobs on all of these farms. Hell, my Dad told me he worked as a kid with his friends at the peach orchard my development now sits upon. Do you think any of the kids in this little white bread town actually work in the fields along side those who truly know struggle? Nope. It would take away beach time. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I just hate it when people treat the seasonals like trash. My family came here (legally) many, many years ago and started out as farmers and became very successful and well respected business people in this town. I see some of the workers walking down the roads after work and wonder which one of them has dreams and aspirations to be the next success story. ETA: I forgot about the prostitution problem as well. Always be kinder than you feel.

Girl power!! Always be kinder than you feel.

Pride Always be kinder than you feel.

Not everyone eligible for medical marijuana cards takes the state up on that offer. Even with the hydroponic warehouse less than 10 miles away. Always be kinder than you feel.

You've got that right. I'm sorry for what you're going through and the suckiness of the realization that giving up something you truly love is sometimes the smartest thing to do. After your surgeries and rehabs are complete I can't wait to read your post about how much better you've been feeling!! Always be kinder than you feel.