Monday, June 27, 2005

$.50 cheaper then the real thing...

I had a intersting conversation at work today... a coworker in another department was experssing her frustration about her husband who has recently been discharged from the military after being in Iraq. In her words he just lays around the house and takes classes at MCC. She is extremly frustrated by this. I understand where she is coming from, she's working 40 hours a week. He's not. I think it's intersting to note that after WW2 upon discharge you were given a $20 a week stipened for one year. Think about it, in 1945/46 that would go a long way. Back then you could live off of that money. Just a little perspecitve for everyone.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What is it with wives and thinking that talking college classes is the same as talking time off/napping/laying on the couch? Even after they went through college and you had to listen to them complain about how terrible thier classload was while you where dating them, but as soon as the tables are turned they seem to forget all the bad stuff and think you are having the time of your life.
/sigh

Anonymous said...

Anonymous huh? THat comment has to have been left by Curtis!

Anonymous said...

as long as it's not clint. cuz he knows i respect and encourage his taking time off/napping/laying on the couch, as long as he's getting better grades than i did. i have no room to talk.