I work 6-11s... does that get me into the special club?
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And yes, I have more to do afterwards, since my father is blind.
Oh, I'm fortunate, don't get me wrong. I have a good life. And I'm thankful for it. Even though I take care of my dad he does even more for me. But I'd hardly lump every customer in with the "you have no idea what it's like to work" crowd.
I don't bug Pun because I know what it's like to be hammered on when you're already under a lot of pressure. You lash out, quit, ignore it...
But that doesn't mean that I can't be upset, and I'm certainly not going to waive my right to speak up.
I've been burned before, It won't be the last time. Simply look at it as a poor investment. Reflection on Punisher? Not really... It's irrelevant. He can be stressed to the breaking point, he can be some evil villain in a mountain fortress. I don't know. I don't care. I just see a lack of return. And I'll have to accept that after 6 years or so. Hell, the loss has long been factored into my budget. It's not personal to me. It's a business transaction that went wrong and I'll have to eat it, whatever the reason. When a steel mill tries not to pay a few hundred thousand, they've had a record profit quarter and we're not going to meet payroll on Monday, yeah, I can worry about the jobs of people I am custodian of. I can worry about my future. $300 bucks? That's a car payment. That's a few cuss words and a lesson in money management. Sure, it's my property, and as a good Objectivist I have a pretty strong definition of what that means, but... it's a lesson. Hobbies... yeah I can understand. I have a bike, build projectile launchers, volunteer at Red Cross and B&G Club... and it keeps me from going insane. I'd prefer Pun not go insane. Not necessarily because I think he'll work on my stuff, but more because every time someone cracks and goes on a shooting rampage I have half a dozen gun nuts calling me up to tell me to bury my guns underneath an abandoned warehouse or some crap like that.
I can even imagine, no, I KNOW what it's like to read or hear personal attacks. I can imagine, IF he chose to read them, what he's feeling. I won't bother. But I won't WAIVE my right to say something just because he works hard. That, I take offense to.
But there is no point to saying anything bad about him. I've overextended myself too. I've had people after my blood. And personal attacks of this nature are just an exercise in viciousness.
