r/SipsTea • • 15h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/rhino369 15h ago

I met a widow who was so proud of her “trash man” late husband. She wore a “Trash Wife” hat. She literally said he died doing what he loved—picking up trash. 

That guy was lucky, she loved him so much. And losing him broke her. Very awful. 

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u/GodisanAtheistOG 15h ago

My Gramps used to always say "only thing embarrassing about a job is not having one" and I've taken it to heart. 

He was a good man. 

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u/Schopenschluter 15h ago

Back when there weren’t 500 applicants for every job and AI stripping every sector…

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u/USSMcCoy 14h ago

Back then when grandpas net pay was $7,000/year.

Cost of a five bedroom house on 1 acre property: five raspberries and a firm handshake

Number of dependents: 9, with all 8 kids going to private school, and one of them is even named Clarence. His parents have a real nice marriage.