'Gravy train' gives the wrong impression, but I think that the newcomers view it like that. I am beginning to feel as pointless as I think they are portraying me. Don't worry, none of this will be touched upon in the Christmas Round Robin which will fall on your doormat in December. I will be vicariously living my life through the blossoming careers of the kids.
It may be grey and rainy outside, but look what I have just recieved from Google Blogger:
Good news! Your account qualifies for AdSense fast-tracking
We estimate that you could make up to £8.74 per month*. Join millions of other bloggers making money through AdSenseI don't like the look of that little asterix next to 'per month'...
Wow. 8.74 a month! What will you do with all that money?!?! -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI might spend it on a coffee on the porch with you.
DeleteOh wait, it says 'up to...'.
DeleteI have no idea what you are talking about
ReplyDeleteMind you i have just spent 85p on a custard tart i didnt eat!!!!
Oh how I wish that was on video...
DeleteBetter get out haunting the antique shops and fairs. You seem to have a gift for making money on antiques. I know many who make a living doing it and it would sure be a lot easier than hauling stone. I think your experience far outweighs the new guard so I wouldn't worry.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite good at buying antiques but not so good at consistently selling them. All the dealers I know are on the verge of bankruptcy. It's the current economic climate, you know. Mind you, it means that you can buy them for very little, but I don't have the time left to keep them sitting in a warehouse for 20 years.
DeleteI wonder if they pay in real money, or in "reward points" to be spent on Google shopping.
ReplyDeleteHopefully beer tokens.
DeleteWow! Better make a Brexit before you have the EU apparatchiks after you for their cut.
ReplyDeleteAfter tax...
DeleteBlogger will be giving us loyalty cards next !! ... I hate ads on blogs. I've just been offered yet another giveaway ...... it's getting as annoying as cold calling. XXXX
ReplyDeleteApparrently there is a new way our readers are connected, but I cannot be arsed to find out how.
DeleteI've had invitations to promote various products via my posts, but like Amy, just said no, no, no.
ReplyDeleteHoping that you will retain your window seat on that train.
If they offered me £500 a week I could be tempted - maybe men's cosmetics?
DeleteI have made a bit of a breakthrough today re the train, by simply asserting myself and reminding them that I am actually worth something, despite their ignorance.
Am I eligible for a loan now that you sound as though you are coming in to some money?
ReplyDeleteYou can have access to the 74p Weave, but I strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions before clicking the 'yes' button.
DeleteNew hats, new shoes, new gumboots, new axes. I see your life now changing in many ways.
ReplyDeleteSo do I, but I'm not sure if it will all be new.
DeleteSometimes you go on a bit, Tom, and other times every word of yours is a gem. I'm not just saying that because you may be coming into £8.74 per month.
ReplyDeleteIn the light of your comment Mise, I have just re-read this post (trying to work out if I am going on or mouthing gems) and it struck me that it is - accidentally, I think - very much in the style of your succint and pithy posts which I miss so much. Gwan! Write some more!
DeleteI'll pay you 74p per month!
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DeleteFor those of us who never *had a trust fund or *worked on Wall Street, aging is financially precarious. Sometimes revelling in the autumn colors is not enough to overcome that reality. xx
ReplyDelete* or married someone who did
I'm ok with the Autumn colours, just so long as I can eat.
Delete* Aren't you glad you never married me?!
I don't know. Is that small but charming apartment yours or hers?
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