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[BRUTUSPLAC]

i am NOT taking anyones side here .
but after 24-1/2 yrs i have seen it both ways
and i took a broomstick up my tush and NO ONE CARED ..
my best friend who WAS the shop steward and MY training partner ,
did nothing .then promised to help me later down the road,
NEVER DID

BUT since then , and that was 18 yrs ago .

i have been sitting here for 15 mins and WORRIED about being NEGGED again

for WHAT I EXPERIENCED both ways,

i see full timers move like turtles over the yrs and THEY tell me to slow down , i make them look bad,

over the yrs I cover someones place because they QUIT because they cant hack the hard work or they beg for a transfer .

there is good , bad, ugly both ways , all over this country .

BUT over the years , no one wanted to advance me because WHO are they gonna get to take my place .

so after 23 yrs of working 2nd shift and 3rd shift,

3 guys stood up for me and THEY only knew me for 4 months . to help me get " DAYS "

so after all i have been thru .

I am dying to compete, and this yr THOSE who know me

know i added alot to my home gym .

THOSE who know me, KNOW i am not here to argue or take sides .

BUT i seen more than my fair share .

i think its time for me to quit bodyspace .

i wish nothing but the best to everyone ,

peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[HardKore79]

Uhmm, what just happened with Brutus?

[Keetman]

Originally Posted by HardKore79

Uhmm, what just happened with Brutus?

I dunno. Animal, Tim, and I were discussing unions; LP made fun of us for calling our coworkers bro/sis's; then Brutus had what seems to have been a painful encounter with a broom......and decided to leave bb.com.



Sometimes I really wish I could start smoking the herb so the world would make more sense.

[HardKore79]

I think he got into it with others in other forums. Something about being worried about being negged.

[BRUTUSPLAC]

I let myself get hurt .

a wound that i thought would never open again did .

im the guy at work who got screwed over many a times .

I'm the guy who gets pulled out of 1 store and put into another with

NO SAY whatso ever. that's how it is at the company i work for

sept 1991 i was making 15.86 a hr

2 weeks before i was buying a house BEFORE my wedding that was in june of 92

i got suspened 4 times for nothing, BOGUS writeups

BUT those folks wanted to move up the ladder on my back ,

and they did ,

i went back to part time status at $8.10 a hr

and lost 80 % of my bennies .

MY UNION REP lied thru teeth to me

falsed paperwork , and the day before i was to buy my house.

i was dropped . from the morgage comp .

THAT UNION REP is the 5 guy in the union now

I saw him 3 yrs ago and he thought i was gonna kill him .

I just smiled at him for like 45 seconds inches from his face

HIS best freind got between us with like 300 -400 people around

i thought the poor guy was gonna have a heart attack .

i seen all the good , bad and ugly , of a union
and stuff I'll never share .

# 2 my mistake

ONLY 1` post in the MMA forum

a mod WANTED to play tough guy for his buddies ,

and negged me to -375,000 ???

because HE didnt like my comment about a MMA position / move ?

go read it 4 weeks ago today . i attacked no one .


sad...... and i was worried about green ? .


more important stuff in life to worry about

LIKE ANIMAL maybe not having a job to go back to .
or is he ok after a funeral ?

or KEETMAN getting seriously hurt .

or family memebers dying,


WOW what vacation week

peaceeeeeeeee,

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by Keetman

I dunno. Animal, Tim, and I were discussing unions; LP made fun of us for calling our coworkers bro/sis's; then Brutus had what seems to have been a painful encounter with a broom......and decided to leave bb.com.



Sometimes I really wish I could start smoking the herb so the world would make more sense.

thank yuo keet for all yuor help , and yuor patience with me

just very bad timing . and i wasted my dreams away for my job ?

im 42 , i will compete,

peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[HardKore79]

Keep your head up Brut. Don't let people in here bring you down. Nobody in here should make you feel bad because in the end these are people that you'll probably won't ever meet anyways. Well, most of them anyways...
Worry about the people that you do have in your life and concentrate that energy towards them.

[Keetman]

Originally Posted by HardKore79

Keep your head up Brut. Don't let people in here bring you down. Nobody in here should make you feel bad because in the end these are people that you'll probably won't ever meet anyways. Well, most of them anyways...
Worry about the people that you do have in your life and concentrate that energy towards them.

Hardkore Philosophy 101 right here Brutus!

Don't be all worried about them reds.......you standin' out doin ya own thing!



This place is a freaking diversion from the real world, it should not be creating more stress for you!






And I ain't got no damn plans of getting seriously injured either. I fully plan on taking more out of the pension plan than I put in!

But if something does ever happen to me......y'all know I got no complaints. I've had a blessed life!

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by HardKore79

Keep your head up Brut. Don't let people in here bring you down. Nobody in here should make you feel bad because in the end these are people that you'll probably won't ever meet anyways. Well, most of them anyways...
Worry about the people that you do have in your life and concentrate that energy towards them.

i blame noone . im not mad at anyone here ,

OHHH i saw a guy very recently WHO tried to cut on me when i got here 2 yrs ago
because i wasnt deadlifting over 500lbs

OH HE SAW ME im 6-1 285lbs, i should of gotten my picture with him .

i just kept looking at him every 10 mins or so , and he looked a bit nervous .

and i have a GUY ? / ID that comes ot my page every day for 96 days straight and only spoke to me like 4 times ??

those both make me laugh

HARDCORE i owe ya a beer and pizza ,

or better yet , send ya something , hhhmmmmmmm
thats a thought,


wow 12:25 am ?? i must be tired,


enjoy the weekend guys EAT !!!! be merry , dont count calories !!

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by BRUTUSPLAC

thank yuo keet for all yuor help , and yuor patience with me

just very bad timing . and i wasted my dreams away for my job ?

im 42 , i will compete,

peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

a total stranger just gave me green im at ( -259294)

THANK YOU SIR !

[skinnycalves]

I don't want to start another thread, so i thought i would ask here. Which adjustable benches have the smallest gaps between the 2 pads? Overall which adjustable benches do you guys like?

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by skinnycalves

I don't want to start another thread, so i thought i would ask here. Which adjustable benches have the smallest gaps between the 2 pads? Overall which adjustable benches do you guys like?

i have a bodysmith about ...... 17 yrs old ? maybe 1 inch space 5 adjustment holes for incline only ,

[HardKore79]

Fapping material yo:

[animalfan]

Originally Posted by Wildtim

Thats really sucks I mean to me its beach of contract when you retire with certain expectations those shouldn't be able to be negociated away. At the same time my dad got hosed several years before the nion guys did on his retirement bennies, all because he went to school while working the line and got himself a white collar job, they took his stuff sooner.

i'm sorry for your dad, tim, i know that i personally, along with everyone that i know (if they were honest) voted against taking from retirees. this may have happened before my time, but it's still happening. my neighbor is retired salaried, getting the shaft every contract. alot of these things seem to be in the "details" they don't inform us of.

this is exactly the reason i turned down an offer of a supervisor/management job at gm and the union shop i worked at before.

Originally Posted by Keetman

...The problem is with out of control unions you get out of control wages, inability to cull the heard, and laziness. With no unions you get sweat shops and pennies for wages. You speak of the "threat" of organized labor, as did I, but if there were no unions there would be no "threat".

Its like anything else in this world....if you take either side to extremes, something will be out of balance.

i agree with your whole post- but the parts i left are where my opinions are the strongest. especially the last sentence.

Originally Posted by lpsevier

Why are you guys calling coworkers brothers and sisters?

just how it's written into the contracts. there are a few coworkers i'm proud to call brother and sister, unfortunately they are in the minority. the rest are more like half brother and sister

Originally Posted by BRUTUSPLAC

LIKE ANIMAL maybe not having a job to go back to .
or is he ok after a funeral ?

or KEETMAN getting seriously hurt .

or family memebers dying,


WOW what vacation week

peaceeeeeeeee,

i'm very sorry for what happened to you, too. that's the thing about unions- just like elected public officials, too many are not truthfull at campaign time they're all nice and friendly, smiling and shaking hands. they get in and you find out that they ran just for an "easy" job.

thanks for the concern brutus- i'm alright, though. if my job goes away, it will suck for sure, but i'll manage. just like you said, never give up!

Originally Posted by Keetman

Hardkore Philosophy 101 right here Brutus!

Don't be all worried about them reds.......you standin' out doin ya own thing!

And I ain't got no damn plans of getting seriously injured either. I fully plan on taking more out of the pension plan than I put in!

But if something does ever happen to me......y'all know I got no complaints. I've had a blessed life!

oops, forgot to click on quote for hardkore's post, but i liked it. brutus- don't worry about the reps, it'll take a while, but we'll get ya green eventually. i'm not sure they mean too much anyway, but i'll get ya every time i can.

same with me- if i'm gone today i'm happy with the way my life's gone. for the most part, anyway, i wish i coulda kept my hair for a while longer...

Originally Posted by HardKore79

Fapping material yo:

daaaaamn!

[4MEandThem]

Brutus and Hardcore............Repped on recharge.

[lpsevier]

Originally Posted by Keetman

I dunno. Animal, Tim, and I were discussing unions; LP made fun of us for calling our coworkers bro/sis's; then Brutus had what seems to have been a painful encounter with a broom......and decided to leave bb.com.



Sometimes I really wish I could start smoking the herb so the world would make more sense.

How is asking a question making fun of you?

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by 4MEandThem

Brutus and Hardcore............Repped on recharge.

thanks, hope yuo have a great weekend !

[buffbrown21]

Hang in there Brutus. We still have love for you here.

[BRUTUSPLAC]

Originally Posted by buffbrown21

Hang in there Brutus. We still have love for you here.

i'm working on it, VERY STRESSFUL .( cant share )
outside family might see it ,
stuff keeps adding up
and my wife says dont say anything,

YA i want to squash stuff, no tlet it ride ,

and last night a let a 18 yr old wound explode wide open
and im FREEKIN embarresed

ill be back in my gym after 3pm

i gave out my home # instead of my cell and waiting on 2

KILLER craiglslist ing's from last night at 1230 am,

LOLOLOL


couldnt find a tire this week LOLOLOL

NEXT WEEK and iwill cont to look LOLOL

THANKS BUFF

[Keetman]

Originally Posted by lpsevier

How is asking a question making fun of you?

lol, you weren't, I was kidding.........no worries "brother" .

[BRUTUSPLAC]

[Bluerain]

I like that Tapout jacket lol

Do they sell them ?

Originally Posted by BRUTUSPLAC

[yankeemarko1]

Hey all. I haven't been around much this week. Working in the day and lifting at night has my schedule all messed up. Just read all the new stuff here. Whew!!

Animal, sorry to hear about your grandfather. My condolences.

Unions. I am in the CWA. They do good things and they do not so good things. But, for the most part, I think I get paid better and have better benefits than if I was non-union. Just my opinion.

Brutus, don't leave!

[Bluerain]

Funny

[RemainDieHard]

I am a Union member as well. One of very few here... republican & "right to work" state and also major illegal alien presence.

Unions aren't perfect, and we might not need them as much now that we have OSHA etc, but we still need them to keep WAL-MART and others from being too greedy and screwing joe six pack. There is still benefits for companies to be Union. Different unions operate different so I won't go into details on that one, but there is many benefits for the company in my field. There's union companies making buttloads of money even when competing directly against non-union companies who's employess receive much less compensation. And the argument that the union doesn't care about you.... only themselves... is fundamentally BS argument. Without us worker bees succeeding, there is no elected union officials, there is no union period.

Brutus, you can earn a mod rep, I have done it, others have as well. Either contribute useful posts in sections where the mods reward contributing posters - not here apparently; powerlifting and workout sections seem to be pretty generous. Or wait a few months and PM the mod who negged you and ask them to get you green again. Worked for me but mine was a year in between.

[HardKore79]

Impatiently waiting for my 10lb ON whey bag. Mr. Fedexman, please rush my delivery... Have been without it for a 3-4 days now.

[hellzlegend]

I ordered collars from the other thread and fedex indicates they delivered it but never got to my house. WTF!! I contacted jesup but I always don't get any responses from them... I just blew $20.

[Keetman]

Originally Posted by hellzlegend

I ordered collars from the other thread and fedex indicates they delivered it but never got to my house. WTF!! I contacted jesup but I always don't get any responses from them... I just blew $20.

Man, the world is just against you, you have the worst luck. None of your Craigslist dealings ever work out, Fedex can't find your house, and Jesup's won't return your emails/calls.

Damn.

Not sure what the problem is, I called them twice when I had my issue and they answered both times. Sent several emails back to me too. Its probably a conspiracy against you......

[hellzlegend]

Originally Posted by Keetman

Man, the world is just against you, you have the worst luck. None of your Craigslist dealings ever work out, Fedex can't find your house, and Jesup's won't return your emails/calls.

Damn.

Not sure what the problem is, I called them twice when I had my issue and they answered both times. Sent several emails back to me too. Its probably a conspiracy against you......

lol yeah I know. I also almost got a concept 2 model d for $250 yesterday but my dad couldn't come fast and it was first come first serve. My life is so f'ed up but this is life so I just gotta learn to deal with things.

I just got this msg from fedex:

Response
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Thank you for your inquiry.

We received your message and are routing it to the person at FedEx who is most qualified to answer. We hope to be back with you shortly.

In the meantime, you have several ways to get some fast answers:
- Track the status of your shipment online: http://www.fedex.com/Tracking

- Browse through frequently asked questions about FedEx, our service options and more: http://www.fedex.com/us/customer/faq/

We hope this information is helpful. Thanks again for contacting FedEx.
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[HardKore79]

I heard in the BB.com board meeting that he's not a very liked member either and possible measures are going to be taken against him. It wasn't discussed to detail, but the detail is going to take place next week.