My nephew-in-law says--I signed up for my company's 401k, but I am a little nervous since I have never run that far before.
Serious Chevy owners used toooooo and maybe still doooo, call
Fords—Fix Or Repair Daily! Now that is high maintenance!
Some folks are called high maintenance. Soooo how do you see
a person who you call high maintenance? Like they cost a lot to keep happy?
Like they need a lot of attention? Like they are needy? Like they can’t do
anything on their own? Like a temperamental person? Like an extremely sensitive
person? Like a very demanding person? Like a person that causes a lot of
problems? Like a person who always complains about everything? ThePersonNorthOfTown says--That sounds like me!
When Jeanne was visiting me we went on a
day trip and stopped at a shoe/clothing store that I always do when in this
area because I like the owner.
The owner
is Matt who is now 85 years old. He has been running his business for 56
years.
I asked if his wife Connie still
helps him—no no she has passed away 12 years ago—sorry to hear that—but I have
a girlfriend—you going to marry her—no no, it’s not financially possible as she
gets a military pension from her late husband and she would lose it if we get
married—sooo you sorta kinda get the milk free without buying the cow—there
isn’t any milking when you’re 85! Matt has this sign behind his check out!
I bought a cap from him. Mainly ‘cause I just
like him. Oh by the way, when folks ask Jeanne back in her home state of WA, how was IA? She responds--Very corn-y!
A friend told me that one of their daughters is high
maintenance ‘cause everything is a drama in her life. Saturday question—Are you
a drama queen or a drama king? A friend told me that the junior high years for
a girl can produce a lot of drama (i.e. can be difficult years for girls).
Do any of you girls remember those years to
have a lot of drama. A friend said she did and can remember them and that has
been a lot years ago; and she can still remember them. Sooooo they must have
been dramatic for sure. She has empathy for junior high girls (i.e. that
empathy is a great quality my friend has). Do you have empathy for others?
Do you share it? Ok, there is a difference
between sympathy and empathy. Sympathy is sorrow but you have not experienced
it, empathy is when you can relate because you have experienced it. There is a
huge massive difference, I think! It’s like folks who wear a big cowboy hat but
don’t own any cattle.
A friend asked me to sub for his partner in an Ol’ Goats
golf outing recently. We play in a sixsome and two of the others were
probation officers. We quizzed them a
little bit as we found their business interesting. They told us that 90% of
their time is spent on 30% who are repeat offenders (i.e. they called them high
maintenance). I often felt when in business, that I spent why tooooo much time
on the high maintenance folks and not near enough time on the really good
customers like many of you. It just
didn’t seem right to me.
I can repeat my mistakes and seem to
do that sometimes.
You would think I
would figure it out wonldtcha.
Maybe when I grow
up!
ANYWAY, it is confusing to me that some
folks need to be constantly reminded to do something and others don’t; some get
it and others don’t. Why is that? Some are high maintenance and others are not.
And some never get it and some get it on their own. Crazy ha! Some always think
it’s someone else’s fault and never their fault and some take responsibility
and don’t do it again. Some understand a concept and others never seem to. Some
can see the pig picture and others never do! Is it because of our emotions or
our brain?
I really don’t know. What do
you think? Some folks need all the facts (i.e. which usually they can never get
sooo they can’t make a decision) and others make decisions on their emotions with
very few facts. Maybe moderation on both would be good. ItchieBitchie says--Moderation is good in everything
except eating green beans and loving each other. Oh, I was golfing with a friend who I call Genius the other day. He said that part of his golf game he continues to do bad and never seems to change it--what's that I asked--my golf ball keeps going where I hit it!
It appears to me that many folks seem to be high maintenance
as they seem to pray for themselves a lot (e.g. I want and give me God) and not
soooo much about others. Are those narcissistic
types of prayers? Robert Tamasy in his writing of Monday Manna wrote this that
inspired me—"More than 40 years ago, I joined the staff of CBMC as editor
and then publications director. One of my most enjoyable – and enlightening –
responsibilities was to interview and write articles about business and
professional leaders dedicated to living out their faith in the workplace. All
were unique individuals serving in a vast array of vocational pursuits. But in
their pursuit of success, they shared one common practice: They prayed. Most of
them did not pray for tangible success or victory over their competitors. They
prayed for wisdom and guidance in how to build their businesses. They prayed
for their employees. They prayed for God to provide solutions to problems they
encountered. Most of all, they prayed that they and their companies would serve
as good witnesses for God in their communities (Acts 1:8), as well as effective
ambassadors for Jesus Christ with whomever they encountered each day (2
Corinthians 5:20)”.
Have you noticed that anything mechanical as
it gets older needs more maintenance (i.e. parts wear out)?
It gets to a point that you hear folks say, I
had to trade cars as my old car has become such high maintenance that I
couldn’t afford her anymore. Well, when our bodies get older, they seem to need
more maintenance to a point that when you ask some old folks what they been up
tooooo they reply, going to doctor appointments. Some folks have more after
market parts than genuine original parts. But some brands seem to hold up
better than others it seems.
AverageJoe says—It’s in the engineering, proper maintenance, luck, and better quality of
the original parts; and then there are some that are just plain lemons! Ouchy
ouchy! MissPerfect says—I don’t think all body styles are created equal!
It appears to me that givers are usually low
maintenance compared to takers who seem to be high maintenance. Saturday
question—Why in the world are some folks more giving than others? Is it learned
or genetic do you think? I have read that actually wealthy folks are not as
big givers as medium income folks or even low income folks (i.e. high income
give much less percentage of their income as others).
Why is that do you think. JoeBlow says—I have
a lot of money and a thousand dollars isn’t much to me but it is hard to give a
thousand dollars; I wasn’t that way when I wasn’t wealthy.
I just don’t understand myself. Maybe
JoeBlow, you have become high maintenance with your wants. I don’t know but you
sure have a lot more stuff and live more of an expensive life style than you
probably did before. It appears that is pretty common. JoeBlow says—Yabut
erv,
I have a lot of needs like paying for four autos, a camper, a motorcycle, a lake
home, a winter home down south, a boat, two horses, a four-wheeler, etc.; they are all costly let me tell
you. And have you bought groceries lately?
It seems like some families have a member who
is high maintenance because of maybe a lot of reasons. They can really impact some
families with time or financial demands.
This can cause conflict between family members. Parents many times will
cater to these high maintenance children. Is this good or not soooo good depends
on the situation I would guess. It’s a hard call.
ANYWAY, recently I was told of an executor of
the estate of their late parents who had several siblings.
He distributed the money of the estate based
on need.
One sibling got more than
another as they need more money compared to other siblings and some who didn’t
need money didn’t get as much money.
What do you think of that?
I
never heard of that before. GeorgeTheCrook says—That ain’t fair, that is what
I think!
SusieQ says—My parents had
their favorite kid and I wasn’t it!
LuckieEddie
says—When my Butler County parents who were farmers of German/Dutch descent,
passed on, I inherited the family farm (i.e. 240 acres @ $20,000 an acre or
$4,8000,000). My sister inherited the family china worth maybe $29 on a good garage
sale. She doesn’t think that’s fair.
She said it felt like having a root canal done without Novocain! The
only thing that’s fair is the Butler County Fair and that’s in June.
Being “over the top” can sorta kinda be an indication of a
person who is high maintenance, maybe. Soooo maybe some of you thought I was a
little “over the top” in this It’s Saturday. I maybe hurt your feelings. Sorry if I did. BUT if the shoe fits, put it on even if it’s
a little tight and it hurts! I had someone
this week talk to me that I thought was sorta kinda “over the top.” I just
listened. It reminded me of one of our children telling me about their first
kid walking for the first time. I made a big deal about it (i.e. maybe a little
“over the top”). They said to me—Dad,
they all do it!
This is from a friend who I made in a dementia support group in AZ years ago in response to last week's It's Saturday. Good Morning! Love that paragraph on attitude! It is so true! I start every morning saying Ps. 118:24--This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. So, have yourself a good day!
CoachB says--Don't just sit up and take notice; do something about it!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Blessed are those who can give without
remembering and take without forgetting.
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