What Are You Thinking? Continued 14

They keep showing clips of this idiot giving this pointless (and ridiculously expensive) speech that could have been an e-mail and all I can think is that they would have been better off showing the musical number from Robin Hood: Men in Tights.


Government shutdown, furlough…who the hell decided I was essential and had to work?! I want my mini vacation!
I can't disagree that you're essential, but it sucks that you still have to work!
 
I’m back working after a week in Hawaii.

I’m actually enjoying getting back to my usual routine. Am I turning into a curmudgeon? 😲
We did 1 and 1/2 week there in '17. Horrible coming back. I took the full 2 wks off work and it still sucked. I feel for ya
 
We did 1 and 1/2 week there in '17. Horrible coming back. I took the full 2 wks off work and it still sucked. I feel for ya

I grew up in a tourist town, and I know the stresses it can cause on the locals.

In Hawaii so many of the tourists from the mainland are already awake at dawn looking for decadent breakfast service. When I’m there, I see the stress and irritation behind behind the plastered on smiles. I see the local working stiffs struggling to afford the basics, many without a hope of owning their own island homes that haoles buy up for investment properties and put up on Airbnb. Am I just too woke? 🙄

Most of the time I’ve spent in Hawaii I’ve been working on blue collar projects. I’ll show up at a breakfast line at a shop in my work clothes and the person behind the counter will take a moment to catch their breath and give me a real smile and say “hey, what can I get ya?” Going as a tourist is a whole different experience.
 
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