Ok, I won't.
"Have you ever lived for two weeks on Ramon Noodles (only 15cents a package on sale) because you couldn't risk even bouncing a check to pay for groceries. If my husband bounced a check he not only got in trouble at the bank, he had to face his seargent the next day."
OK, I will. Make up your mind.
Don't assume you're the only ex-military folks here. I know all about the bounced checks thing.
Don't know what your husband did, but I was freezing my butt off on telephone poles in Kunsan, about the time we were both eating ramon noodles.
Ever been underground in mosquito infested land. no AC, for $5 an hour? Ever ride your bike through the snow in Michigan winter in a McDonalds uniform? Ever live in your car?
Thanks to working for non-union companies, and planning for my OWN retirement, I put in my hard knocks, put myself through school, and now make artificial hearts for a living.
As I said, he also works for a non-union company, and we too are saving quite a bit for our retirement. I was the one who also went to school to better our future. So I think we are living similar lives. I just got angry when you said that about the free ride because of one of his benefits.
To tell the truth I am also a little pissy today because we figured out our taxes for the year, and although over the past year I recieved a huge raise (I took a new job with a new company) we are now paying so much more in taxes that it was a little disappointing:(
So lets be friends and agree to disagree on this point of health insurance. It for us is a benefit (which don't worry we are not counting on for our retirement). But I do admit feeling sorry for the 81 year old man who work his whole life for his insurance, and now is told that he is losing it. It's one thing to plan for your retirement and save for a nice life of relaxation, only to find out that a huge chunk of that long saved money must now go for health care expenses that he never factored in.