Are you kidding, Torbee is making $50k a year and happy as a clam living in Bettendorf. Three kids, a 1997 Olds Achieva and a roof that has 10 good years left in it.
Some cold, hard truths about the state of the State of Iowa . . .
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Iowa is #27 in "disposable income". #37 in cost of living.
www.forbes.com
Examining The Cost Of Living By State In 2024
The rising cost of living remains a prominent concern across the U.S., with surveys showing that Americans rank inflation as one of the top problems facing the country. As prices continue to soar in nearly every aspect of life—from groceries to transportation to housing—it seems sticky inflation
www.forbes.com
I love when happiness is directly linked to wealth and possessions. America! God's country!
There is nothing more bad ass than being an Internet tough guy. Which small town are you bred from, dipshit? Small town, white trash Iowa people flexing and trying desperately to be relevant to the rest of the world—as funny as it is predictable. Never change, bro. You’re a bad mother ****er. 😂
Correct. I’m the exact same way. I will never be a leftist but bullshit is still bullshit. You are 100% correct.
Wow. Iowa has gotten that expensive to live in?Iowa is #27 in "disposable income". #37 in cost of living.
Examining The Cost Of Living By State In 2024
The rising cost of living remains a prominent concern across the U.S., with surveys showing that Americans rank inflation as one of the top problems facing the country. As prices continue to soar in nearly every aspect of life—from groceries to transportation to housing—it seems sticky inflation
Huh. Pink’s a man? Well that man has one of the best set of gams in the business! Huzzah!
For me, the best part of living is Iowa is living with my wife and daughter in a safe and pretty decent home, and having my son 1.5 hours away at Iowa. All signs are that my daughter will attend Iowa as well. As soon as they are both out of college, if neither of them remain in the state, we probably won’t either. But, if one of them stays, so will we.
No, I’m good with environmental protections and conservation for sure. The weird shit is just weird,
Infants deserve to die? Kids deserve asthma because of air pollution? College football players deserve to have a season taken away from them because of a $25 bet?
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Morning Gents,
There wasn't a day last year where you could smell anything from ames to the iowa lakes, I travel all over this state, that was a bullshit statement.
The OP talks about income comparing it to "socialist" Minnesota. I've shared on here I was very heavily recruited to take over a role around Minnetonka last year. We have relatives that live in Ham Lake. When you compare that on average their gas is a dollar more expensive and cost per square foot, they have to pay a higher wage in MN than here to maintain the quality of life. My gross was going to be about 25k more, but when you account for cost of living it would have been a marginal bump not a 25k bump.
Torbee, I love you, you are not tough. You have never been a tough guy and frankly you have a mind who has never had to be a tough guy. You live in the "dirty d" overlooking a golf course. Your CEO wife tells you what you are and are not going to do inside your gated home, come on bro. Be the intelligent lover you are.
There wasn't a day last year where you could smell anything from ames to the iowa lakes, I travel all over this state, that was a bullshit statement.
The OP talks about income comparing it to "socialist" Minnesota. I've shared on here I was very heavily recruited to take over a role around Minnetonka last year. We have relatives that live in Ham Lake. When you compare that on average their gas is a dollar more expensive and cost per square foot, they have to pay a higher wage in MN than here to maintain the quality of life. My gross was going to be about 25k more, but when you account for cost of living it would have been a marginal bump not a 25k bump.
Torbee, I love you, you are not tough. You have never been a tough guy and frankly you have a mind who has never had to be a tough guy. You live in the "dirty d" overlooking a golf course. Your CEO wife tells you what you are and are not going to do inside your gated home, come on bro. Be the intelligent lover you are.
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Each fairy tale they tell has different details, but the themes are consistently the same and always lack actual facts. It’s bizarre and unnerving groupthink.
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Haha, you spent 45 minutes with me and think you know my life.
Pretty hubristic of you.
You also want to fight internet randos in a bar parking lot.
Your judgement and knowledge is severely lacking as anyone who has spent time on this forum is well aware of.
I suppose it depends on how you want to read it. Torbee has been able to navigate life using his wit."Everybody wants to be a tough guy until it comes time to doing tough guy shit."Fantastic!!!
Sure it's nice to be the guy who can lift an old outboard motor off a boat with his hands, or be the guy other men call when they need something lifted or pulled a little harder, or walk into most* situations and not get ****ed with because other hardened people recognize your scars and your cuts and your hands and your nose and your ears...
Torbee hasn't had to wake up thr next morning with his hands, wrist, nose, jaw, back, knees hurting because he worked his brain too hard the night before or some dipshit decided to swing when you told him he was loud as shit and to shut up at the bar.
People tend to want what they don't have.
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Ok.... go for.... be a 5'8 150 pound, electric bike riding, tough guy, suit yourself brother.
Torbee you are a good man. You are intelligent, kind, well spoken, clearly your wife thinks you are attracive and you have raised beautiful children who will do well for themselves. You are what you are and you have done very well for yourself. But, you have soft hands, be proud of what you are.
Yeah yeah I know, internet fights. That's a good example itself. Your wit allowed you to ROI it and say **** it. My stubborn toughness, didn't.
Also, that was way longer than 45 minutes, we ate for 45 minutes.
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You seem to have missed the point, while, accidentally I'm sure, supporting it.
LOL - you mean like not showing up for a bar fight you set up with a random internet poster?
Your last line is the epitome of your being. You are extremely insecure. And a complete moron.
EL OH EL.
If you are reading what I'm posting as a negative and cannot see that I'm telling torbee that he has a strong skill set and to be proud of what he is, that is a reflection of you.
Torbee has wit, you have a wet bed.
Wow, just browsed through this thread. Harsh! I think the article makes some good points about Big Ag. I did spot one assumption in it though that isn’t backed by fact. At least not yet.
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The only point I was making is you made a lot of assumptions and jumped to many conclusions based on limited data.
I understand people can come to more conclusions about what they think I am and what I do and how I live my life than most others as I’m one of few in this community that isn’t anonymous.
But believe me, it is at best a superficial, non-comprehensive snapshot. My “Torbee” persona is just that - a persona that is not particularly representative of my complete life or personality.
You can think you have it all figured out, but it’s simply not the case.
Also, I’m 5’10, 195 🙂
I made no judgement on that. You're a moron and trying to move the goalposts yet again.
It's funny to watch you get your ass handed to you over and over and over again. That you are a lying coward with insecurity issues just makes it more delicious.
I have heard things about Michigan water. Remind me what it was about again
Not trying to give off the holy'er than thou vibes and Didn't mean to sell you short. I know you have said you lost a bunch of weight and figured you started around 200. One of my favorite parts about you is that you are able to be found and still voice your, sometimes ornery, opinion.
At one point you shared your history with me about how the dynamics of your high school years changed. It impressed me that you stayed true to who you were, though the social dynamics of the different schools had changed. So, while the pecking order of the status had changed, you didn't try to be come something you were not, you stayed with who you were and pimped that scene. You are comfortable in your own skin. I just got a small sense of you trying to be something a little different than what you really are here.
Be well Brother, hope to catch a beer together soon.
What goalposts Riley? Who is handing me my.ass, in what post?
You have such a small penis you repeat the same shit over and over hoping this time its true. Be well Riley, change your damn pants.
In effect you kick your own ass with moronic posts and then scrambling. Like this thread.
Carry on internet tough guy.
Where are you in life where fighting and physical posturing is still a thing?
Glad you agree that you are so insecure you have to pose as an internet tough guy who cowers when challenged.
Oh, and that you're a moron. Acceptance is the first step.
Been on this board a little over a year. In that time I've concluded that RileyHawk is atleast among the Top 5 worst posters on this board. Simply awful.
You about to get promoted to assistant manager at your small town Casey's?
You must be all of 5 foot 3 and still sucking on your mama’s tit.
