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Pa. veteran lives out of van, tries to be positive
The York Dispatch ^
| 1/11/2014
| JULIE ZAUZMER, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted on 01/11/2014 5:32:00 AM PST by Carriage Hill
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To: carriage_hill
Any person living alone, refusing a roommate, can still find an apartment or trailer and make it on less than a $1000.00 a month, easily.
This story doesn’t add up.
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:01:13 PM PST
by
ansel12
( Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
To: carriage_hill
They have illegal immigrants who work cheaper.
We might be getting 30 million more too. We’re going to need a lot of vans.
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:05:45 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: stormhill
his ex is getting part of his pension apparently
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:07:43 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: GeronL
LOL; that number’s about right, too.
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:15:49 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: ansel12
It sounds like he’s got some “other problems” we’re not hearing about in that article.
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:18:24 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: k4gypsyrose
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posted on
01/11/2014 12:40:06 PM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: ReaganÃœberAlles
All of my experience is in the nursing field. I can’t take away from my resume without making it look like I have no experience at all. Somedays I kick myself for putting all my energy into one career right out of high school.
To: k4gypsyrose
Yeah I hear ya. I’ve been in a similar boat. I’ve left whole jobs off my resume, greatly downplayed & down graded my duties at former jobs and not mentioned my college degree at times just to get a chance at an interview for some crappy job I really needed to get at the time.
To: sportutegrl
I read this book years ago called 'Stolen Valor' or something like that that basically said that a lot of hippies who claim to be (Vietnam) veterans really aren't.
You need not look any further than the Vietnam Veterans of America. I helped found our local chapter in the late 70s/early 80s and quit after less than a year. Why?
The organization doesn't require service in VN to be a member. It soon filled with loser/wannabees who brought a crap load of their own problems that had nothing to do with 'Nam.
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posted on
01/11/2014 5:24:26 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: carriage_hill; fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; ...
PA Ping! If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.
Thanks!
Thanks carriage_hill for the heads up
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posted on
01/11/2014 5:39:36 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: carriage_hill
if he's so smart with his three "graduate" degrees...probably comunications, sociology and poetry or similar....and all his smarts from being a big shot colonel, he must be a really strange person not to be well prepared...
we paid for two kids in college...we paid for two weddings...we didn't get guarenteed pensions and medical care and housing allowances and signing bonuses....what did this guy do with his 30 years of a solid paycheck?....fancy cars?...vacations?...girlfriends....
not buying the pity party...
we're not talking some mentally challenged alcoholic with 2 yrs of service...we're talking a long time officer.....
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posted on
01/12/2014 2:54:31 PM PST
by
cherry
(.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
To: stormhill
and no bank accounts?....lifers normally can make out pretty well in buying houses and selling them because they get a housing allowance....
military or not, everyone is supposed to save for retirement aren't they?.....
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posted on
01/12/2014 2:58:59 PM PST
by
cherry
(.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
To: cherry
I don’t know what other problems he’s got; the article left out a LOT of needed information - medical, financial, legal etc - for readers to figure out why the Col’s in the predicament he’s in. He sure doesn’t need any pity party; my suspicion is that he needs some psychiatric help and financial counseling, at this point. The VA should be providing that for him and his family.
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posted on
01/12/2014 3:10:33 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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