[Lups]

Haha, that's so American. From where I come from gardeners are no option. I can't see myself hiring someone to do the shit I actually enjoy doing.

[Never Convicted]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

You would be surprised when you go into her old room (at in-laws house). I commented to my in-laws that it looks like a princess room. My mother-in-law said "lots of people comments the same, when they see her room."

Living like princess to mowing the lawn on a rainy day together. It was right after her long day at work.

Watching by our peer group and kid's school mom's , they might say:
"Yuck! I am not going to mow the lawn. I am going to hire someone with my husband's [hard earned] wage."
"I don't got no time for that. I got yoga, gym, girl-chat at local Starbucks, shopping at high scale mall to buy LVMH purse, and Tiffany and Co."
"Lawn mowing is for peasants."

My next door neighbor is a franchise owner of Outback, and they have some $$. I see owner of Outback Steak House doing the lawn work too.

Dude, seriously, TMI. Nobody really cares. Just stop.

[MrPrena]

Originally Posted by Never Convicted

Dude, seriously, TMI. Nobody really cares. Just stop.

Before you lose your temper off of online BMW Off Topic forum, I have a good news for you. I won't go as far as Litos use to do. Would that lower your systolic and diastolic pressure by about 15mm Hg?

[MrPrena]

Originally Posted by Bayerische Motoren Werke

hey man, would you suggest someone interested in cars work in a decent dealership during college?
i'm after work ideas that is intriguing to me (barista, waiter etc no ty); i dont need the money either i just dont want to burn my free time when i can be out making money and at least setting myself financially free for some minor stuff from my parents

Sorry, missed this one.

I wasn't a sales type, but I was fairly desperate to get a job to pay for school. So, I picked auto sales job during my school year. This was transition of people not knowing the invoice price to KBB starting get introduced online.
Auto sales industry change a lot since 15yrs ago, but here are my suggestion.

1. Go to a franchise dealership. Do not work at buy here pay here type of places. Also look at the ratings. There are still some franchise dealerships practicing 70s sales tactics to customers.

2. I would go to a decent brand franchinsed dealership, instead of high traffic dealership such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Ford, GM, etc. Smaller dealership would have time to train you not just on sales, but other stuff.

3. Franchise dealership has district reps who comes in and train the product as well. Good way to learn about cars most people don't know about.

4. Go to a dealership which has less sales staff relative to car sales. Large heavy traffic dealership won't have time to train people. Acura Lexus Infinity type of dealership are ideal for startup.

5. State Dept of Reg Agency controls and enforces the law. Every state has a different law/standard/procedure. Most of states' auto sales exams are most likely far easier than life/fire&casualty or real estate. It is just legal stuff that you gotta mainly study.

6. After summer break is over, if you prove yourself, dealership might offer you a part time position. It is really hard to find a part time position at a dealership (due to heavy number of full time applicants), but if you can nimble around well, you can just set appt during weekdays after school, and sell on weekend. Again, this is possible at low to mid traffic stores.

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

I can relate

I watch the hell outta those stocks now...BELIEVE THAT!

[V1.47fan]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

-She is honest. I can trust her.
-She isn't some kinda research scientist, but her stock picks and 401k contribution % increase has been far better than my retirement.
-She is about inch taller than you and wears about same size. No cosmetic surgery investment (which is a huge plus).
-She can put up with my crap.
-When I am hurt, she help me (or does 100%) of mowing the lawn, and plow snow.
-I met her when I was dirt poor.
-She doesn't care she drives $3000 Avalon or $120k Nissan, she is happy either way.
-Not materialistic at all. She haven't bought a new clothes this year, but she did receive some as a gift from friends and family.

She is more realistic than I am. I am the one talk about better house, better car, better business expansion, and more more more....

I am glad that I didn't get a "Dream to Earth" wake up slap yet!

For a happily married man you come across as too much of a leg humper. How's the sex life?

[upstatedoc]

bump

[Templar]

Originally Posted by grimlock

u mean like, wack off?

No, isn't there a kiddie thread for you to creep in somewhere?

[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

Sorry, missed this one.

I wasn't a sales type, but I was fairly desperate to get a job to pay for school. So, I picked auto sales job during my school year. This was transition of people not knowing the invoice price to KBB starting get introduced online.
Auto sales industry change a lot since 15yrs ago, but here are my suggestion.

1. Go to a franchise dealership. Do not work at buy here pay here type of places. Also look at the ratings. There are still some franchise dealerships practicing 70s sales tactics to customers.

2. I would go to a decent brand franchinsed dealership, instead of high traffic dealership such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Ford, GM, etc. Smaller dealership would have time to train you not just on sales, but other stuff.

3. Franchise dealership has district reps who comes in and train the product as well. Good way to learn about cars most people don't know about.

4. Go to a dealership which has less sales staff relative to car sales. Large heavy traffic dealership won't have time to train people. Acura Lexus Infinity type of dealership are ideal for startup.

5. State Dept of Reg Agency controls and enforces the law. Every state has a different law/standard/procedure. Most of states' auto sales exams are most likely far easier than life/fire&casualty or real estate. It is just legal stuff that you gotta mainly study.

6. After summer break is over, if you prove yourself, dealership might offer you a part time position. It is really hard to find a part time position at a dealership (due to heavy number of full time applicants), but if you can nimble around well, you can just set appt during weekdays after school, and sell on weekend. Again, this is possible at low to mid traffic stores.

thanks man!
I hope it all works out for me, most definitely will follow your advice.

Originally Posted by MrPrena

You would be surprised when you go into her old room (at in-laws house). I commented to my in-laws that it looks like a princess room. My mother-in-law said "lots of people comments the same, when they see her room."

Living like princess to mowing the lawn on a rainy day together. It was right after her long day at work.

Watching by our peer group and kid's school mom's , they might say:
"Yuck! I am not going to mow the lawn. I am going to hire someone with my husband's [hard earned] wage."
"I don't got no time for that. I got yoga, gym, girl-chat at local Starbucks, shopping at high scale mall to buy LVMH purse, and Tiffany and Co."
"Lawn mowing is for peasants."

My next door neighbor is a franchise owner of Outback, and they have some $$. I see owner of Outback Steak House doing the lawn work too.

i know what you mean man, oddly you and your wife is VERY similar to my parents.
my mom was the daughter of a member of turkish parliement, then became a doctor and now works in the industrial area along my dad to help him out instead of sitting at home after retiring...
and since we do manufacturing, the guys she deals with are not qualified guys, i think one even did some jail time, to put things in perspective.

but enough of reality checks lets go back to chick problems caused by "nice" men with "tailored jackets" and "slim ties", the ones that are too lazy to type

[Bobble]

Originally Posted by Sara504

It depends on the industry. Know your industry's expectations. When in doubt always suit up.

As a hiring manager not always true.

[UncleWede]

I could probably afford a gardener, but then what the heck would I putter around doing on weekends? Heck, I do my own lawns AND a lot of the baseball field maintenance because I like to see my accomplishments and be out in the open air/sun.

[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

I could probably afford a gardener, but then what the heck would I putter around doing on weekends? Heck, I do my own lawns AND a lot of the baseball field maintenance because I like to see my accomplishments and be out in the open air/sun.

this and the ordering food things are 2 things i never quite got about the states...
here in my neighborhood if you pay a monthly fee thats like $50 you get full gardening services; and you can order food that comes to your house, nothing you have to go and pick it up yourself.

why is that? like, in a place like america wouldnt getting burgers delivered to houses be the best investment ever?
burger king, maccas, kfc none of them in the states send food to homes as far as i know, only some pizza places do for a reason.

[SheaButter]

It's a sad sad world we live in when people brag about their girlfriends/wives doing yard work or a boyfriend/husband opening doors or being well-mannered.

We live in an age of equality, it shouldn't be something out of the norm for either sex to perform a generic act of being a "grown up".

I am not directing this at anybody, or mean any disrespect by it. It's just pathetic to see people that are excited their significant other does something that a large majority of adults do on a regular basis... (and not pathetic to the person excited, more so for the fact that society has deemed it "out of the norm").

[1MOREMOD]

Id love it if my wife mowed but I would have to fix things she broke after done.

[MrPrena]

Originally Posted by SheaButter

It's a sad sad world we live in when people brag about their girlfriends/wives doing yard work or a boyfriend/husband opening doors or being well-mannered.

We live in an age of equality, it shouldn't be something out of the norm for either sex to perform a generic act of being a "grown up".

I am not directing this at anybody, or mean any disrespect by it. It's just pathetic to see people that are excited their significant other does something that a large majority of adults do on a regular basis... (and not pathetic to the person excited, more so for the fact that society has deemed it "out of the norm").

It's a sad sad world we live in when people assume their girlfriends/wives doing [all the] yard work or a boyfriend/husband opening doors or being well-mannered.

We live in an age of equality, it shouldn't be something out of the norm for either sex to perform a generic act of being a "grown up".

I am not directing this at anybody, or mean any disrespect by it. It's just pathetic to see people that [raises blood pressure with their own stupid assumption].


My advice to you. Before you start raising your systolic and diastolic pressure with your own creative imagination, I would first be logical if it was meant to brag or tell people it is 50/50 husband wife work.
To suppress your imagination, work was shared like how normal husband and wife suppose to have.

[Billup]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Id love it if my wife mowed but I would have to fix things she broke after done.

I get a hard on when girls do yard work around here. What's not to love?

[UncleWede]

^Yeah, she's already got a good bit of blood flow, stretched out a bit, maybe even a nice sheen of sweat you can lick off her toes. . . BRB

[SheaButter]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

It's a sad sad world we live in when people assume their girlfriends/wives doing [all the] yard work or a boyfriend/husband opening doors or being well-mannered.

We live in an age of equality, it shouldn't be something out of the norm for either sex to perform a generic act of being a "grown up".

I am not directing this at anybody, or mean any disrespect by it. It's just pathetic to see people that [raises blood pressure with their own stupid assumption].


My advice to you. Before you start raising your systolic and diastolic pressure with your own creative imagination, I would first be logical if it was meant to brag or tell people it is 50/50 husband wife work.
To suppress your imagination, work was shared like how normal husband and wife suppose to have.

I figured you'd read this incorrectly and take a defensive stance, I tried my best to word it in a way that you wouldn't, while still getting my point across.

I actually love to see any form of split, as long as it's fair.

My turn to dump some advice on you, maybe counter with a question to verify that's how I mean it, instead of jumping in blindly looking like an idiot. I meant absolutely no disrespect to you and wasn't even chastising you for "bragging". Actually if you read carefully you can see I was in an inadvertent form, complimenting you on having a great working relationship, that many others should strive to reach.

The cup must always be empty in your world, huh? If you re-read my comment you can probably see that your reply could have been the exact opposite saying something like "Yeah I totally agree! It shouldn't be out of the norm that I feel like my wife is doing something amazing by mowing the lawn, we work hard to keep our relationship healthy!" Rather than feel like you're being attacked by some cyber insult.

[MrPrena]

Your 2nd post (quote below) is what you initially wanted right? You set it up, and you got it.

Thanks for the therapy doc. How much rep point do I owe you?

BTW, how is the water there?

Originally Posted by SheaButter

I figured you'd read this incorrectly and take a defensive stance, I tried my best to word it in a way that you wouldn't, while still getting my point across.

I actually love to see any form of split, as long as it's fair.

My turn to dump some advice on you, maybe counter with a question to verify that's how I mean it, instead of jumping in blindly looking like an idiot. I meant absolutely no disrespect to you and wasn't even chastising you for "bragging". Actually if you read carefully you can see I was in an inadvertent form, complimenting you on having a great working relationship, that many others should strive to reach.

The cup must always be empty in your world, huh? If you re-read my comment you can probably see that your reply could have been the exact opposite saying something like "Yeah I totally agree! It shouldn't be out of the norm that I feel like my wife is doing something amazing by mowing the lawn, we work hard to keep our relationship healthy!" Rather than feel like you're being attacked by some cyber insult.

[SheaButter]

Originally Posted by MrPrena

Your 2nd post (quote below) is what you initially wanted right? You set it up, and you got it.

Thanks for the therapy doc. How much rep point do I owe you?

BTW, how is the water there?

I was more ranting, while simultaneously giving you the thumbs up for a great relationship.

Tap water here sucks, but surfing and taking the boat out in the marina sure makes up for crappy tap water.

[MrPrena]

Originally Posted by SheaButter

I was more ranting, while simultaneously giving you the thumbs up for a great relationship.

Tap water here sucks, but surfing and taking the boat out in the marina sure makes up for crappy tap water.

Well, maybe I should stop multi-task and focus on one thing at time.

Just had to ask about water. Lots of water pur guys are going to CA these days.

[grimlock]

^
My intelligence level must be low, I do not understand what you guys are arguing about.

[deeLow]

Originally Posted by grimlock

My dear Templar, you can't come into the ladies' thread and call her a whore then proceed to mack on the young delicious man that is wooing her!

That is wrong, and you are married... to a woman.

Wait, is he practicing being a homosexual???