i hate being young
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when i was 13, i was thinking of other things besides tanks lol..
its always great to have goals Flowerhorns, but remember to enjoy your adolescence-arowanas in massive tanks doesnt = happiness. set your priorities-car first. if i were you, id wait to set up that monster tank til after you graduate highschool-i mean, think of having to break down and move that tank if you dont plan on living with mom and dad after you graduate!
we all started small-my first tank was a 45 bowfront and i thought that was huuuge! lol. im now 33, and while i have quite a few tanks, my biggest is only a 180. i too have my dreams set on a much larger tank in the next few years... but priorities come first-
trust me, at 13 noone has money lol..
its always great to have goals Flowerhorns, but remember to enjoy your adolescence-arowanas in massive tanks doesnt = happiness. set your priorities-car first. if i were you, id wait to set up that monster tank til after you graduate highschool-i mean, think of having to break down and move that tank if you dont plan on living with mom and dad after you graduate!
we all started small-my first tank was a 45 bowfront and i thought that was huuuge! lol. im now 33, and while i have quite a few tanks, my biggest is only a 180. i too have my dreams set on a much larger tank in the next few years... but priorities come first-
trust me, at 13 noone has money lol..
Wow at 13 years old and u have a 55g and a 75g? Honestly u should be proud of yourself for owning those sizes especially in your mom's house. A larger tank will come to you once u age and move out. When I still lived at my parents house which was over a decade ago my mom hated it when I had a 250 gallon tank. My dad didn't mind it cuz he was somewhat into the hobby but he didn't like the added utility costs. Adds more energy and water costs, adds humidity and the noise. Also takes so much of their home's space.
nomad;4015845; said:
watch out Ivy League graduates! your future jobs are jeopardized by highly responsible busboys shop helpers
Glad you found that so amusing. Don't get me wrong here, a solid education is very important. However there are way too many graduates out there who have no clue what work is, they seem to think that a degree entitles them to an upper management position walking in the door.
Mr_Altepeter;4015914; said:
yes but without the education he/she will NEVER get a chance at that position.
right now there are too many graduates and that's why it's extremely important to choose wisely ....have you heard of many MDs or dentists being unemployed ?
Scorponok;4015969; said:
what "experience " are you talking about? unless you're referring to internships (which are usually unpaid) everything else is irrelevant as far as a new hired out of school is concerned (and ultimately a waste of time).
do you think that someone applying for an engineering position will be asked if he filled up gas tanks while in high school ?
No, but that filling gas job will make you stand out to get that unpaid internship position as a stepping stone. You might even get a good reference out of it. Have seen many people done it in college.
I have even seen young people studying GRE at the mall while being a cashier. Not sure why you're so adamantly against kids have a job if they don't neglect their education.
I have even seen young people studying GRE at the mall while being a cashier. Not sure why you're so adamantly against kids have a job if they don't neglect their education.
nomad;4015670; said:no I didn't imply that education it's the only way to success but it's a proven way to fulfill your intellectual capacity .....something that money can't really buy.
but since for you success it's measured in gallons seems like you found the answer
Truly one of the most brillliant minds I have ever had the pleasure to meet with worked as a dishwasher. He was a 50 something guy, who lived a meagre existence and was happy doing his job, which he was very fast and very good at. It was only when one took the time to sit and engage him in meaningful discourse that the appearance of being a nothing fell away and his brilliance came forth.
One of the second most brilliant minds I have had the pleasure to meet was a guy named mike who worked with me as a fellow waiter. He was in his last year of graduate study in bio physics. The meaningless grind of serving tables seemed to have paid his way through school not a small feat.
Au contraire!
The op brings his topic dealing with the disposable income to purchase a large tank, I was not referring to measure of success dictated by amount of g of fish. I was making reference to success being represented by one's ability to engage in a favoured pasttime. I was referring to how a nowhere seeminglly meaningless job of a meagre pittance of a wage truly seems have brought a good end.
Yes I concour that education is a way to fulfill your intellectual capacity, if you can wear the kneepads long enough to swallow everything that the supposed higher mind wishes you to prostrate yourself to with little regard for what you really think, that is unless you wish to get substandard grades for epressing your limited intellectual capacities. For surely one who has not been to an institute of higher learner is not possessed of great intellectual capacity.
DANG MAN ALL THE OP WANTS IS A BIG TANK, IF IT IS COOL WITH HIS PARENTS I GO FOR IT! FLIP THOSE BURGERS, SHOVEL THAT SNOW DO WHATEVER JOB YOU HAVE TO GET THAT TANK!!!!!
nomad;4016117; said:
To your first question, not everyone wants to be those things, as well not everyone wants the heavy responsibility that comes with such profession. What of the md when they lose their first patient!
It is interesting to see how opposed you are to a teenager having a common everyday job. As if having such will ruin them for life. Why yes lets forbid people from working common jobs because everyone needs to stimulate their intellect.
I offer you a challenge good sir. Take the time to strike up a conversation with some people that you would consider to be intellectually challenged because of the job they work. I can assure you that by the time you have spoken with 6 people you will find a very interesting thing. Brilliance is not the sole property of the upper class. And intellectualism is definitely a skillset of far more people than you would assume.
The simple truth is a young guy wants to get himself a big tank and you would damn him a slovenly existence all based on your supposition that having a service level job for a summer so that he could buy a set up would do this to him
