tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post7847247179877181094..comments2023-09-25T03:24:47.621-07:00Comments on ramblinboy: Rich People, Go Figure.reddoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823251385710299262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post-63213891678465913122010-02-08T12:11:50.719-08:002010-02-08T12:11:50.719-08:00Nah, QM. I'd a liked to have gotten a merchant...Nah, QM. I'd a liked to have gotten a merchant seaman card and after a few years try for a second mate's license but the merchant fleet was dying in '77 when I got out. No way you could get a berth unless you knew someone with pull.<br /><br />I almost got on, through a friend, with an ocean tug hauling log rafts to Japan but that fell through an the crews were small with infrequent openings. It was a tough gig but I'd of jumped at it.<br /><br />I went back to the local JC and picked up an RN license. I liked it. You can always work, pretty much wherever you want as long as you're good. Anybody gives you shit you just walk away. Being a male in a mostly female profession was good for an eccentric loner like me. I'd do it again.reddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823251385710299262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302812.post-89542477183860391022010-02-08T10:46:58.689-08:002010-02-08T10:46:58.689-08:00Rich people are usually very cheap except when it ...Rich people are usually very cheap except when it comes to their ostentatious lifestyle.<br /><br />By the way, were you a Corpseman in the Navy?Corpsemanhttp://cutshoot.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com