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2023-02-24 Economy

80-year-old school custodian had to come out of retirement when his rent was raised, then students did something incredible

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-24 05:48|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 had his rent raised by $400

ah, the stampede of Calicritters.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-24 08:03|| 2023-02-24 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 School janitor in my dormitory was called Moonwinger. He let us smoke in the can. Good guy.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-24 08:05|| 2023-02-24 08:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Seems like gofundme works better than all of these charities out there.

Posted by Chris 2023-02-24 08:29|| 2023-02-24 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Til GoFundMe decides you're too conservative or have badthoughts and cancel the fund

Posted by Frank G 2023-02-24 09:06|| 2023-02-24 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 It works here and there. Not a better answer for having no retirement plan than buying lottery tickets.

If enough people love you or your situation, you're in. If your situation does not meet woke criterion, you will be shut down. That's why I don't like internet fund raising schemes. Some people who don't deserve a red cent cash in big.

That said, I'm not putting this guy in that category.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-24 09:24|| 2023-02-24 09:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Beautiful. Considering the general attitude of teens to janitors, bet Mr. James is a good man.

Now do the story about the dramatic increase in rent.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-02-24 10:49|| 2023-02-24 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 "Rent is bad, landlords mean!
Rent increases are obscene!
If all property were portable,
Rent would always be affordable!"

Posted by California 2023-02-24 18:30|| 2023-02-24 18:30|| Front Page Top

#8 My uncle took up the RV lifestyle. I swear I will never live anywhere the toilet is always 2 feet away unless I am sent to prison.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-24 18:44|| 2023-02-24 18:44|| Front Page Top

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