This most certainly hit home with me a little bit. I was the "Roscoe" at work. The old guy that never questioned a shift and knew the plant inside and out. My first spinal fusion was in 2012. Millwright days were done and they made me a parts guy. 18 years turning wrenches had some value when you knew nearly every part number of the plant. 2020 another level of fusion sidelined me at home with my wife. Between covid and healing at home I did not realize the blessing of being "broken". Fall of 2021 my wife died. While I cannot call it "retirement" the last 16 months of being home with her before she died may have been our best. 40 years of marriage with her wasn't enough.
As a retired millwright, my heart goes out to you My wife and I have been together for 48+ years and the last 12 have been the best we've ever had. All the best to you and your family.
Hate your wife passing and I purely ask this out of concern. Is y'alls wives throwing toasters at ya in the tub just a common practice with y'all? I'm joking sir hopefully you found that funny and not me being a smartass.
I'd rather look up to yall for advice rather than listening to some gen Z who has no clue what the fvck he/she is talking about, that's me being honest their. Lmao 🤣
Knew a *lot* of guys like Roscoe at the car plant. I remember checking the seniority board in 2018, just to see who had highest seniority. It was a guy who started 2 weeks after the moon landing. The one with Neil Armstrong.
Amen Roscoe I've been married for 30 years and I've caught 2 toasters so far love of my life love her to death you're 100% correct God bless you Roscoe
I used to work with a guy who took every hour he could get because he just didnt want to be at home. I kid you not he had 20 years in the army, 100% army disability, 20 years in a federal job, and social security, and he would go behind your back to the boss and steal hours from you. He didnt need the money he just wanted to stay away from his wife.
They're in Love and regardless of the toasters and undercooked chicken, They love each other. But whoever dies of Natural causes from Whatever Gon git a HUUUUGE life insurance check!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
My in-laws were married for 46 years before my MIL went nuts, left everyone and got a divorce, now living in a nursing home in another state... and my FIL tells me that he only stuck with her the last 5-6 years because of the life insurance.
I asked my dad at his 55th wedding anniversary how he made it so long. After having to repeat the question three times, he turned on his hearing aid...enough said.
That's why I caught every one of those toasters🤣🤣 now thats commitment,,, I married her, damn it she ain't killing me if I can help it,,, I love her to much🤣🤣🤣
One of the signs my company is in a death spiral is that this one old timer retired this year after fifty years on the job. At forty, he would've made more money from the pension than his standard paycheck. When I asked him why he didn't put in his papers, he said, "If I didn't come to work, I'd kill my wife."
There is always a Roscoe on most crews that refuse to stop working , my father is 82 and still works cutting trees , a little slower nowadays. I asked him “pop when are you going to stop working ?” He tells me “ if I stop working and stay home I’ll be dead in 6 months . I’ve noticed his thought process has come true with a few people I knew . If his body isn’t moving and doing something he thinks his body will shut down . There might be some truth to this . He doesn’t climb big trees anymore and just yells at the crew. I’m 54 and he has always been that arguing, grumpy guy that hates change . God bless him !
I used to have everyone on the job ask me why I always had my Wife come to work with me and sit in the truck all day long and go home with me everyday? So, I wouldn't have to kiss Her goodbye !!!
I know that I'm a year late but....... The relationship with Roscoe and his wife sounds just like me and my little sister! Lol we love each other BUT we hate each other too! Lol we both had some crazy ass fights growing up. It actually surprises both thinking back on it, that we are still alive! 😂
Roscoe you are always full of wisdom and lessons about life but a quick question what about the day your arthritis acts up and you don't catch the toaster was just wondering
Very great point there Roscoe. If more of this young generation would stick it out, quit cheating on their partner and having ADD children, Divorce Lawyers would have to change to tax attorneys, and defense lawyers!
AND WE LIKED IT!! WE LOVED IT!! On a serious note though they had to run daddy out and made him retire cause he wasn't gonna go. They made him retire at 65 and he gets bored af. He doesn't want to rest and relax. He wants to work and fish in between but he's had 3 back surgery and a neck surgery after retirement and he can't get around like before. He's a tough old man at 72. The day after his 1st back surgery he walked a mile around the hospital and after my back surgery I barely made 100 steps and that was with help. He want even take the pain meds he just takes ib profen. He did immediately after but he hates the feeling. They don't make men like that anymore and look what's out their now. I'm thankful to have been raised right with manners and I carried a many a ass whoopin.
That is me and my wife to a T LMFAO 😂 I sent her this video and at the beginning she got up went to the kitchen and grabbed a fork thank God she kept watching it cuz by the time she got back all she could say is omg that's us lol
My wife and I have been together for 33 years and we've had some rough days and some great times. She's my ride or die. I fear the day if she passes away before me.
I have been married 35 year to the same women of my kids. I hope i go before her, i could not stand to live another day without her and do not want to go through that kind of hurt.
7 appliances in over 60 years of marriage. If that was the only form of attempted murder that’s not that bad actually. That’s once every 8 years, 7 months, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 51 seconds there is a murder attempt. That is a 0.0003110 chance she might try to kill him on any given day. Compared to most marriages I seen that were far shorter this is the example to stride for.
I remember the older guys at the shipyard would sign up for all the overtime. If it wasn't available they would go to the store bring back a cooler full of beer and drink in the parking lot for at least 2 hours. I fully believe this is what it boils down to.🍻 Mean ass ol' ladies that have been practicing for years how to push their buttons.
My grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary a while ago and when my uncle stood up to give a speech he said this. "We're here to celebrate mom and dad being married for 60 years an achievement that I'm all of you that know them will agree deserves a medal the size of bin lid."
My grandfather said s9methin similar at his 60th wedding anniversary "In sixty years we've never brought up divorce, murder has been brought up, but never dovorce."
The older generations, especially around the 30s is built f*cking different. My grandparents were like this. My grandma would throw cans and sh*t at my grandpa just to see if he could dodge it. On top of, he always ate his food burnt to a crisp. Turns out it was because my grandma would always purposely burn his food until eventually he just liked his food that way. When she died it was the only time he cried. After that day he stopped doing everything. He stopped driving places, doing yard work and working on things. Could just see in him that he was just waiting to die. Dragged on for over 10 years for him.
I remember my parents fighting some what like this lol I was born in 89 I grew up in the 90's and I have seen some shit now me and my wife have been together for 17 years we are high-school sweet hearts and before my daughter and two sons where born shit I slept with one eye open nowadays we are ok because of my kids now after my kid's turn 18 then that will be completely different lol
After a certain age, it's not about the Butterflies in your stomach and jealously at even imagining them with someone else. It's about sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly and laughing because you actually got better life insurance on them.
I know a truck driver who has a beautiful house out in the country , wife and 4 kids the whole deal . Yet he lives in his truck on the road and only goes home for holidays like Christmas and Easter, one or the guys asked him what the secret to a good marriage was ? With a straight face he tells us they try to see as little as possible of each other . It's her house , her kids her life etc . But it's my truck . When he shows up its all lovey dovey for 48 hours then they start to give each other the shits so he takes another job and hits the road again .
