Ok, yeah im heavy. Im 6'5 and 275lbs. So? You're not the skinniest guy ive ever seen ever. Ive seen pictures of you and your head is so orange its scary. If all you have is jokes about my weight, and nothing else, I pitty you.
And how did I not earn my stereo? I didnt earn my car, as it was given to me, but ive been working since I was 16. My 16th bday I got my license. The day after my 16th bday I got a job. Ive been working for things. I work about 20 hours a week at my job, about 10-15 hours a week at my house doing assorted things, and about another 5 hours doing other things for other people such as other family, helpin friends with things, etc, and i take 5 classes a semester at college, so thats about another 15 or so hours at school.
How am I not grateful? I INSISTED to my parents that I dont get a new car. I told them I wanted an older car. I picked the Expedition, but at the last minute, I told them no. I offered to buy my own car with my money I had, since it was about 8k saved up at the time. Ive offered to get a full time job and pay for everything, gas, insurance, etc but my parents refused. They said it was important that I concentrate on school, and have fun while I can. Thats coming from my dad who had parents didnt have anything so he worked 4 jobs to pay for college, went to college at UF, got his Dr. then kept going to school, and got his Ph.D, and graduated valedictorian in every one of his classes... while working 3-4 jobs the entire time. He went to school for 28 years, then worked his *** off 70+ hours a week for 28 years then retired. He did it all to support his family. Hes told me that when he dies he leave a little for me, a little for my sister, and gives basically all of it away to charities. So things may be given to me now, but its not always going to be that way.
Right now I would actually like to work 30-40 hours a week to make some more money, but my parents wont let me. My dad told me that he would pay me my wage @ 40 hours a week instead of me getting a job like that, and I refused. Ive also told them numerous times to sell my car and Ill buy my own, but that also doesnt happen. They wanted me to have a new car, so they got me one.
As for saying Im loud, when did I say that? Yeah, the stereo I got is loud, but so? I know its not as loud as Meade. That Tahoe just a freak of nature. I dunno what he did to it, but apparently he did it right. And who says I dont have to compete against people that loud? At most shows theres Tommy Mckinney, Pipo, Frankie, Jethro, Johnny, etc all bassracing in the 150s. I know until I have more practice Ill be gettin my *** kicked, but I have gotten alot better. Ive bassraced at about 10 events so far, and Ive done better each time.
But I have worked for every penny that went into that stereo, so how did I not earn it? Please explain. I didnt earn my car or any of that, but explain how I didnt earn my stereo? My parents think its dumb, and would pay for anything that goes into it, but they tell me if its my motivation for working, its cool with them.
And how am I cocky? I said that its dumb when someone does a hairtrick with a window cracked. Its pointless. I saw a video where I did it way back when and I just about slapped myself. It doesnt show anything. Its the bottle neck effect. If you got air flowing out of a window 2" down theres going to be air coming out, no matter what your system. I could do a hair trick with those xplods with the window 2-3" down. When people do hair tricks with the window all the way doen, thats impressive. And when its done no wall, thats just flat insane. Like Meade, TypeRBass, etc. Those guys are crazy. But Id please like to see some posts that I made on ROE that were cocky. Yeah, I bashed a few people like Jo00es and pieszbob, but they completely deserved it.
So until you actually know things about me, other than things you just assume, please dont cut to conclusions.
I have some questions about your father's math and other things.
1) VERY FEW GO TO THE SAME SCHOOL FOR CONSECUTIVE DEGREES !
I am doing only for pursuit of education rather than return on investment.
2) What is the difference between a Dr. And a PhD? Do you mean MD, JD, DA (DA = worthless)
3) You father must also me quite old. Most students graduate @ 18. So we have 18 + 28 years of college + 28 years in the workforce which would make him 74.
I am going to assume you are a dumbass who doesn't understand grammar. By using the word "then" it is implied that the actions occured in a time series rather than consectively.
4) I am getting also my PhD in the fall. I am 23. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif (and yes I am still nervous about it)
5) Did you parents pay you for doing the things around the house or fund other expenditures? It is easy to save $8k if someone else is buying your clothes, entertainment expenses, gas, etc etc. Therefore, you have funded your stereo the same way I fund my dinner. It would be inappropriate for either of us to say we did it on our own.
6) You don't become valevictorian on the PhD level. You are not in a "class" anymore as people take different time lengths to complete their dissertations.
7) You may have earned your stereo, but a more responsible person would have funded other things, such as clothing, investments, charity, etc.
8) How old are you? If you are 18 you can move out and work how many ever hours your heart desires.
9) I am assuming not all these jobs occured at the same time. When you are getting your PhD, you do not have the time to work 3 or 4 jobs, TA, tutor, study, research, network, write, write some more, try and get published, and meet family obligations.Say he worked 4 jobs @ 3 months each, then that is quite possible. Here is the math:
A minimum part time job works about 12 hours per week. Your father carried (I am assuming) 3 of them and 1 full time job.
40 + 36 = 76 hours
You are in class for an average 12 hours per week = 88 hours
Most schools require PhD students to spend aprox 20 hours tutoring, TA, help professors research, etc = 108 hours
Sleep maybe 6 hours per nite = 150
So...you father spends 12 hours per week on the remaining items: studying, researching for dissertaion, writing, sleeping with your mother, eating, buying clothes, attending funerals, births, etc.
I highly doubt it.
