
TDrag27
Shared on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 20:48Dean decided what he wants for his birthday.
This!
It's a Can-Am Spyder Semi-Automatic, 3 wheeled "motorcycle". Clearly, I can't afford this so he was joking when he asked for it. At best, I'll let him trade in my scooter towards the purchase since I really just don't use it anymore now that I work downtown. I was thinking of selling it anyway -but the reality is that I'm too busy and lazy to even deal with that.
We're in negotiations. Boys and their toys. He's been up at the motorcycle shop twice this week - not a good sign. I think I'll talk him into waiting at least a year and saving as much money towards it as possible (and secretly hope the bug has passed by then)...His company was just bought out. There's little risk of him losing his job and he is probably the least expendable of his group, but still - that's a foolish time to take on extra expenses no matter how untouchable he feels having 18 years in with the company.
I watched my mom get laid off from her company of 32 years and not see a dime of severance (and she found out over the phone). I've watched 90% of the senior staff at my company "decide" to "pursue other opportunities" and be replaced and now others are "pursuing other opportunities." I had survived 3 yearly rounds of lay-offs in my own department at one of my past jobs - each one getting a little closer to me. I'm cautiously optimistic, but not stupid or naive about being a number.
I hope my mom wins the lottery one day. I don't buy tickets so it's hard to wish for me winning. But she does buy them and she'd hook me up if she won. And then I would buy Dean that snowmobile-motorcycle-scooter thing.
Oh - and suck it tax day! You're paying us back this year Uncle Sam - no check for you!
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