It's my birthday!

**ohiopiper** · 26th October 10, 10:29 PM

And it stunk. Not too terrible, but not what you'd call a spectacular day.

I work night shift, so was sleeping soundly when the wife woke me up with a panicked voice "Hurry! Get up!" I roll out of bed expecting some calamity. She reminds me that i have yet to renew my license plates on my car and they expire at midnight. So I drag myself out of bed and go wait in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Gave the state fifty bucks because it's my birthday.

I get home and am about to get back into bed when the phone rings. It's my mother, wishing me a happy birthday. Nice sentiment, but nobody has called to wish me a happy birthday since I turned 18. That was a very long time ago. Talked for a bit, then began making my way back to the bedroom. The phone rings again. My grandparents. They both want to talk.

I got about an hour nap, then off to work.

Birthdays were betterwhen I was a kid. I got presents. I didn't have to go to work. I didn't have to shell out cash. Eh. Tomorrow is another day.

**number17** · 27th October 10, 12:22 AM

Happy Birthday! I sympathize, I worked swing shift for 7 years. people who never work odd hours just don't understand.
Andrew

**Richard** · 27th October 10, 01:25 AM

**McClef** · 27th October 10, 03:33 AM

Yes indeed

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**Mipi** · 27th October 10, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by ohiopiper

A Gave the state fifty bucks because it's my birthday.

Oh, that was cheap, when it comes to state, don't you thing so?

Happy Birthday!

**dutchy kilted** · 27th October 10, 10:15 AM

Hapy Birthday!

Who says you don't get presents? You are getting good wishes from all over the globe!

I worked night shift on my birthday and had the same problem, with friends and family calling. Eventually I turned off the phone.

**starbkjrus** · 27th October 10, 10:41 AM

Happy Birthday! Hope today is better.

**Jim Simmons** · 27th October 10, 11:02 AM

Well........ HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**ohiopiper** · 27th October 10, 09:38 PM

Thank you all. My 8 yard kilt will be arriving from USAKilts sometime between now and Christmas (closer to Thanksgiving), so I guess it's all going to turn out pretty well.

As for Mipi, I can remember when an annual registratiion for a car was 15 dollars and gas was 59 cents a gallon. By comparison, fifty bucks seems like a lot. What really gets me is they charge a tax to register a car, then they charge me sales tax on the tax! Heh. Pretty ingenious, except it's me they're taxing.

**Foyt20** · 28th October 10, 07:44 AM

Birthdays In my opinion are over rated. Havent had a good one since before my 21st.

All of my friends have stories of their "21 Shots" etc, I went to the bar, had 2 beers, and then went home because my friend had been killed in Iraq and his funeral was that next day. Gave me a bit of perspective that another day can be another day.

My mother does call me at 6:07 am every year though.