My dad whom I love very much spends the majority of his time on the couch. He sleeps there, he spends the whole day there. The living room is the only room with a halfway decent television. Yet I can never watch anything that I like. I swear I haven't watched a show that I actually like since my dad lost his job. My dad is one of those people who gets pissed very easily. I stay up all night so that he might go upstairs to his extremely comfortable bed so I may watch a movie or television. But no. I will clean the room whilst he is there and make noise yet it doesn't phase him. I will do the dishes very loudly but still he doesn't care. I even tried coping with it by taking the remote from him when he sleeps. He wakes up all pissed because it isn't something he wants to watch. I wish we could get along but we don't. As I am typing this now he is curled up on the couch with HGTV blaring and I know that if I change the channel he will wake up and put it on that god awful channel. Help me guys I haven't watched anything palatable in 1 year.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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Assuming it's his TV (and couch), I'm afraid you don't really have a lot of room for complaint.
Since it sounds like negotiation isn't an option, the most practical advice you're likely to receive is to save up for your own set. I imagine second-hand (or 'used') CRTs or back-projection sets can be had pretty cheaply these days...
When do you think you're likely to move out?
Jonno said:Assuming it's his TV (and couch), I'm afraid you don't really have a lot of room for complaint.
Since it sounds like negotiation isn't an option, the most practical advice you're likely to receive is to save up for your own set. I imagine second-hand (or 'used') CRTs or back-projection sets can be had pretty cheaply these days...
When do you think you're likely to move out?
As soon as I can find a job to save up on. It is sad not even McDonald's will hire me and they are usually a last resort when it comes to jobs. I swear there is too many people were I live and they took all of the jobs. So I am basically broke LOL. Right now I am working on my education so I can get a job atleast better than fast food (been there done that).
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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If I were capable and desperate for work I'd go around all the restaurants and leave my details for kitchen porter/plongeur work (it was good enough for George Orwell and even if they haven't go work now if you leave details it save them the effort of advertising if a post becomes open) and I'd sign up with a temp agency.
All the emergency money posts I have taken doing this have ended up yielding great friendships and anecdote generating experiences and your efforts may rub off on your dad.
The great thing about those sort of jobs is that there is no need to climb the greasy pole (though you might have to clean it) of a career.
Seeing you doing it may inspire him to do the same, men tend to be competitive and it may turn into a race to see who can get employment first (so you might get the sofa free before a post becomes available to you).
If you get a job (even a dull one) you will have another thing to talk/moan about when you get home, you can contribute a bit more to the household funds, you'll have more financial independence so it's a win, win situation.
Wow, if I were you'd I'd be a lot more worried about my dad's health.
The fact that he is doing nothing but watching TV and being grouchy sounds like he might be taking his job loss relly hard, or at the very least responding to it very poorly. It can be pretty jarring to be torn out of a situation you have become comfortable with (i.e. getting up every morning, going to work, and recieveing a paycheck every payday) and we don't always adapt as we should.
Your dad sounds like he might be kind of depressed (everybody expresses this a little differently), and sitting around starring at a glowing box day in and day out is a sure fire way to find yourself even deeper in depression. You didn't mention having a mom or any siblings around, and you mentioned that you do the cleaning, so I will assume it is just you and you dad. Does he have any close friends around? People that he has known and respected for many years? Your grandparents, uncles, aunts, long time family friends?
If things are really as bad as you say, and he really never even leaves the couch, then you might need to seek the help of some of these other people in his life to get him moving again. Does he leave the house at all? Or is the bathroom, kitchen, and couch literally the only places he sees for certain stretches of time?
On to Bingo's suggestion, he has a very good idea. Just keep filling out applications. Sure things are tight right now, and hiring is slow, but don't let that be an excuse. Things come up, employees quit or get fired and new ones have to be hired. Fill them out for everyplace you can think of, and then a few more, and with a little luck, sooner or later you'll get a call from one of them. Also keep in mind that they only keep your application on hand for about three months, and sometimes less. Most applications will have this written on them. So be sure to reapply as soon as possible. I assume you are in high school, but if not, keep in mind that once school starts and high school students quit their summer jobs, this will open up a lot of positions. If you are in college, many stores have policies of working around your school schedule and will gladly do so.
Hope your situation takes a turn for the better, and I hope your dad's situation isn't quite as severe as I picked up on from your post.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
He's got to go to the bathroom at some point in the day. When he does, grab the remote and set the parental lockout code in the cable box. When he asks what happened, feign ignorance. That will force him to find something else to do somewhere else.
My outlook on life - we’re all on the Hindenburg anyway…no point fighting over the window seat.
C3PX said:Wow, if I were you'd I'd be a lot more worried about my dad's health.
The fact that he is doing nothing but watching TV and being grouchy sounds like he might be taking his job loss relly hard, or at the very least responding to it very poorly. It can be pretty jarring to be torn out of a situation you have become comfortable with (i.e. getting up every morning, going to work, and recieveing a paycheck every payday) and we don't always adapt as we should.
Your dad sounds like he might be kind of depressed (everybody expresses this a little differently), and sitting around starring at a glowing box day in and day out is a sure fire way to find yourself even deeper in depression. You didn't mention having a mom or any siblings around, and you mentioned that you do the cleaning, so I will assume it is just you and you dad. Does he have any close friends around? People that he has known and respected for many years? Your grandparents, uncles, aunts, long time family friends?
Actually my mom works at Wal Mart and My sis and her hubby have been living here with my neice. so everybody is around
If things are really as bad as you say, and he really never even leaves the couch, then you might need to seek the help of some of these other people in his life to get him moving again. Does he leave the house at all? Or is the bathroom, kitchen, and couch literally the only places he sees for certain stretches of time?
He goes outside and does yard work. Usually when there isn't anything on the TV
On to Bingo's suggestion, he has a very good idea. Just keep filling out applications. Sure things are tight right now, and hiring is slow, but don't let that be an excuse. Things come up, employees quit or get fired and new ones have to be hired. Fill them out for everyplace you can think of, and then a few more, and with a little luck, sooner or later you'll get a call from one of them. Also keep in mind that they only keep your application on hand for about three months, and sometimes less. Most applications will have this written on them. So be sure to reapply as soon as possible. I assume you are in high school, but if not, keep in mind that once school starts and high school students quit their summer jobs, this will open up a lot of positions. If you are in college, many stores have policies of working around your school schedule and will gladly do so.
Actually I haven't been in high school for quite some time LOL. Right now I am working on getting a decent education so I can go to an art school someday soon
Hope your situation takes a turn for the better, and I hope your dad's situation isn't quite as severe as I picked up on from your post.
It isn't god awful I just miss watching decent television.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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Cripes, don't get me going about my days as an art student or I'll sound like a one man Four Yorkshiremen Sketch.
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