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Re: Friday Chat 04.26.12

Subject: Re: Friday Chat 04.26.12
by smooth on 2012/4/28 2:06:53

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Ultraman wrote:
Morning everybody...big day yesterday with the farmers trying to get as much planted as possible before the rain today. We could use a nice rain not a bad rain......

Had to tell Ultragirl that we would not fund the internship to New York this summer. The company would be happy to give her an internship but unfortunately it was not a paid position. When we did the math we had to say no....which we hate to do but it was going to run up to a lot of dough.

This whole new way of hiring through internships is not all bad but the competition is fierce and the companies need to pay for the position since the kids are working for them everyday......this whole education cost thing is a rant waiting to happen for me.....it's bullshit.....

Going to stay in and get caught up in the office today and stare at my car a lot.....thinking what a rolling peice of artwork it is........

Let's get out there and kick some ass today boys and girls.......yeeeehaaaaa!

Hi Marcus...I wasnt paying attention, did Ultraboy get the c5 for prom? And you dont want to go there about this education thing....My #2 Kid is going to Penn State in the Fall. Penn State rarely givesany scholarships....we got Zilch. And Erik carries a 3.9 with a weighted average of somewhere near 4.5. I thought that meant something. He's crushed by the thought of paying back school loans.I'm disabled. Know how much we got in student grants? Zilch. And this is with 2 kids in college.
My FASFA expected contribution for him is $18K. Luckily we saved from the time he was born and have enough for about a year's credits. That'll get spread out over the four years. The rest? Student loans. I truely hate to say it, but I wish I wasn't lucky enough to work hard enough to become Middle Class before I got sick. Either you're rich and pay for college, or your poor and are given college. If you're in the middle........they make you poor paying for it. I was the first college grad in my family. I thought that counted for something too. A leg up to be able to afford college for my kids. Good luck with that theory huh? Well, I did get them this far in life and I managed to get a Vette, so I need to stop bitchin I guess. I did a fair amount of time starin' at it today. You're right. Its a work of art. In motion standing still. I am lucky.
Ciao guys,
Alan

SBC