# This year, I'm grateful for ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 27, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781 "2014-11-27T19:25:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781/21 "2014-11-28T05:15:30Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> I totaled my car on Tuesday. I’m losing my apartment on Sunday. And yesterday, my dad died.
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> Fuck Thanksgiving.

I’m sorry, **Miller**. I understand how you feel.

I’m grateful for my dog Brewster. He’s loving, adorable, and in excellent health. This will be my ninth Thanksgiving with him and he will definitely have a little turkey and stuffing in his bowl tonight.

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781/22 "2014-11-28T08:42:33Z")

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Friends who got me through some rough times.  
Getting a real job after 6 years of working 2-3 part time jobs.  
Working with people who couldn’t be nicer to work with or for.  
A job that’s close to home.  
A job with regular hours and weekends off.

Friendships that go back 40 years.  
Finding pictures of my father (from WW-II) that I didn’t know I had.

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781/23 "2014-11-28T11:59:57Z")

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**Miller** that is just awful. I’m so sorry.  
I’m grateful we’re still in our home at least through the holidays.

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**Author:** ![susanlinda823](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@susanlinda823](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susanlinda823)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781/24 "2014-11-28T21:58:08Z")

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…Finally doing what I want!..Losing that extra weight!..My family and friends!..Beautiful weather and beaches!..[my e-Stick!](http://eliquidnicotine.net/electronic-cigarettes/ecigarette-starter-kits/juicy-estick-single-kit.ejuice)…Surfing!..Puppies!..Sun-chips!..Chocolate…West Jet!

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**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-im-grateful-for/705781/25 "2014-11-28T23:00:29Z")

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The usual – health, gainful employment, financial security, indoor plumbing, constant availability of clean drinking water and an generally an abundant life.

Specific to this year - after living in an acoustically weird noise- transmitting apartment building for close to 20 years above the resident pain in the ass who was quick to let you know every single time he heard you walking or something even if he wasn’t " complaining" I am grateful that karma has granted me a new downstairs neighbor, a lovely young woman who happens to be deaf.

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