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    I would of went in late for this....

    Wow, I'm kicking my self in the butt right now. I work in a steakhouse as a dish guy, Sucky job, but anyways. This morning they were doing work on the roof, removing the Air Conditioner. Well I didn't know this, I was walking into school when I get a phone call, First of all I couldn't see who it was cause my phone just screwed up and the screen is darker, and makes it really hard to see texts and numbers, Well I get a call as I'm about 15 feet from the door of the Tech School. I could see it was my area code so I let it get to Voice Mail because I didn't know if I'd get yelled at or not for being on the phone walking in, being the 2nd day of school. Well if I would of answered, I Would of sprinted back to my car, went the heck home grabbed the truck, and headed to the Steakhouse. The Air Conditioner weighed, 3500 pounds... None of my trailers could handle that, but Guess freaking what. "THERES A FREAKING U HAUL ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE STEAKHOUSE" I could of took a Double Axle trailer, had the guys load the AC on the trailer take it to the scrap yard and have the trailer back within an Hour.. But they ended up taking it themselves thanks to my misjudgement, They took it to the scrap yard I go to.. Great lol. I could of made a couple hundred bucks and been only late to school by an hour or two. I'm kicking my self in the butt right now lol. But they are renovating another Steakhouse up in Williamsport which is 30 miles from here, and if they don't have their big truck they're gunna give me a call and which if I get a call, I'm dropping everything and haulling A$$ there. Lesson to be learned, Answer all calls lol.



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    i always take strange numbers... sometimes its worth it, sometimes its somebody i dont want to talk to... but i run my number in a few ads, so its the chance i take
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    I know, but It was my workplace's phone number, I didn't recognize it cause my phone screen was dark, all I saw was my area code lol. My mom told me about it after they took it. I was like WTH...

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    Sorry, but I gotta do a Bible quote here, its my favorite

    Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. "

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    School is more important. Do you want to be washing dishes at that steakhouse forever? A couple hundred bucks here and now will not make or break you down the road
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    Hopefully you learned something new in class that day =P
    At the very least, you now learned to answer your darn phone!

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    It was a missed opportunity, there will be many more opportunities to come in your life. Sometimes life's lessons are difficult to appreciate right away. Mike
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    Speaking of late.. this was from 2012 gents.
    I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sledge View Post
    Speaking of late.. this was from 2012 gents.
    LOL





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