Chris and Barb sharing the same room....

[Tubular Monkey]

I don't think Barb ever contemplates Chris's personal situation much outside of how it affects her. She's probably mad that he embarrasses her, but that's as far as it goes.

I'm curious between Chris and Barb which one you think is more mentally unbalanced.

 

[teheviltwin]

-neglect of the family's finances, leaving the Chandlers amassed with high end electronic toys but at the cost of failing vehicles, poor nutrition and poor hygiene.

I know that without Bob around the family has no-one who fully understands anything remotely financial, however, I get really confused about how much worse off Chris and Barb are. I don't really understand the American social security system but as far as I can make out Barb is entitled to Bob's pension as his widow and Chris's SSDI should increase. I may be entirely wrong though. It did make me thing about the Chandler's spending habits over the years though and (pro armchair diagnosis incoming) I think Barb may have money paranoia. It's a common co-morbid with compulsive hoarding. They always had a decent income and yet they used coupons and only bought clothes from charity shops. The only exception to this being Chris's high-end electronics and Bob getting the cars repaired when needed etc.

Blarb could be a bizarre filth dragon. Not only hoarding crap but also squirrelling away money. They go no-where and apart from Chris's games etc spend next to nothing as far as I can see.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

I know that without Bob around the family has no-one who fully understands anything remotely financial, however, I get really confused about how much worse off Chris and Barb are. I don't really understand the American social security system but as far as I can make out Barb is entitled to Bob's pension as his widow and Chris's SSDI should increase. I may be entirely wrong though. It did make me thing about the Chandler's spending habits over the years though and (pro armchair diagnosis incoming) I think Barb may have money paranoia. It's a common co-morbid with compulsive hoarding. They always had a decent income and yet they used coupons and only bought clothes from charity shops. The only exception to this being Chris's high-end electronics and Bob getting the cars repaired when needed etc.

Blarb could be a bizarre filth dragon. Not only hoarding crap but also squirrelling away money. They go no-where and apart from Chris's games etc spend next to nothing as far as I can see.

My estimation of Charb's financial acumen is as follows: Regardless of how much income they receive, they will spend the same amount of money on practical things. Bills will be paid, but there will be no repairs on anything unless it completely breaks down and is essential. Maintenance doesn't even factor into the equation. There's either working or broken.

Working: keep using it.
Broken and needed: pay for it.
Broken and not needed: put it in the back yard with rusted bicycles and red socks.

If for example they got $1200 a month, after bills and living expenses, the remainder, say $600, would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. If they got $7000 a month, $6400 would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. And their car would be a near useless hunk of shit waiting to die.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

If for example they got $1200 a month, after bills and living expenses, the remainder, say $600, would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. If they got $7000 a month, $6400 would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. And their car would be a near useless hunk of shit waiting to die.

Not only does the concept of "savings" not even apply in Chris's mind, but I'm pretty sure that if he's ever given thought to it, it was only to praise himself for being so much smarter than all the idiots who save their money and don't buy cool things.

 

[Ron_Swanson]

I think one thing is being understated here. It is directly benefical that Barb puts her (ill-gotten if you wish) money directly into the hands of a -good cause- via GoodWill. God knows how many things Barb's money has already sponsored.

 

[teheviltwin]

I think one thing is being understated here. It is directly benefical that Barb puts her (ill-gotten if you wish) money directly into the MANOS of a -good cause- via GoodWill. God knows how many things Barb's money has already sponsored.

Oh you just know she haggles in a charity shop.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

I think one thing is being understated here. It is directly benefical that Barb puts her (ill-gotten if you wish) money directly into the MANOS of a -good cause- via GoodWill. God knows how many things Barb's money has already sponsored.

Oh you just know she haggles in a charity shop.

If by haggles you mean yells while eating a sandwich. You can't grasp the subtle art of negotiation while you're holding a half-eaten Q-sand.

 

[Himawari]

a half-eaten Q-sand.

Would that not be an E-sand?

 

[Yawning Squirtle]

If for example they got $1200 a month, after bills and living expenses, the remainder, say $600, would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. If they got $7000 a month, $6400 would go towards Good Will, McDonald's and video games. And their car would be a near useless hunk of shit waiting to die.

Not only does the concept of "savings" not even apply in Chris's mind, but I'm pretty sure that if he's ever given thought to it, it was only to praise himself for being so much smarter than all the idiots who save their money and don't buy cool things.

Yeah, I think Jackie tried to teach him about savings, I remember some e-mails where they discussed the Chandler's finances. Chris was always saying OK, so this week i spent 20 bucks on gas, put 50 to savings, etc. I'm not sure if he understood what half of it was. Plus, Bob was still alive by then, so it's not like he had to take care of the bills or anything like that.

 

[Anon]

Can I hire Chris to do my taxes?

 

[Tubular Monkey]

Yeah, I think Jackie tried to teach him about savings, I remember some e-mails where they discussed the Chandler's finances. Chris was always saying OK, so this week i spent 20 bucks on gas, put 50 to savings, etc. I'm not sure if he understood what half of it was. Plus, Bob was still alive by then, so it's not like he had to take care of the bills or anything like that.

He's like a toddler with money. I believe the expression is Chandler Rich.

 

[CalmMyTits]

Oh, I've never heard of the belly dancer thing, or if I did, I forgot about it, I certainly don't remember everything from the CWCki and I read many of the articles several years ago.

 

[Stratochu]

Oh, I've never heard of the belly dancer thing, or if I did, I forgot about it, I certainly don't remember everything from the CWCki and I read many of the articles several years ago.

It was first mentioned on Yuku and last mentioned on SpergCityZone. Alan Pardew's CWCki Forums and this iteration never mentioned it until recently.

 

[JULAY]

Oh, I've never heard of the belly dancer thing, or if I did, I forgot about it, I certainly don't remember everything from the CWCki and I read many of the articles several years ago.

For your listening pleasure. Or should that be listening horror? Ah, either way...

[youtube]GxGU4nSlX0M[/youtube]

 

[GFYS]

I'm curious between Chris and Barb which one you think is more mentally unbalanced.

Chris seems to be the worst of the two, because he holds on to delusions all the way back to childhood. But, he's been clinically diagnosed as mentally challenged. What's Barb's excuse? I'm sure she has some problem that hasn't been diagnosed, but it seems like she should be able to at least slightly-better comprehend how deep in the shit she has gotten, compared to Chris or the pets. And, yet, here we are... Still having the same discussion about Barb and Chris descending further and further past the point of no return.

Not only does the concept of "savings" not even apply in Chris's mind, but I'm pretty sure that if he's ever given thought to it, it was only to praise himself for being so much smarter than all the idiots who save their money and don't buy cool things.

To some extent, I've lived like that before. But, then, I purchased things with resale or innate value that I could always fall back on. I'm also savvy enough to either maintain a steady income stream, disappear when someone comes to collect, or I don't feel that terribly attached to the mortal coil. I intend to die millions in debt, surrounded by nice shiny crap. But, at least I have the "nice shiny" part.

I like Tubular's idiom "Chandler Rich." The Chandlers throw about money with reckless abandon, just to buy stuff that only lowers their standard of living faster and faster. Goodness forbid one of them threw a few bucks at a step machine or some Nutrisystem meals.

Judging from the description of 14BC last month that was given in another thread (tall grass, the hoard extending well into the yard, and the Aerostar, the Mitsubishi, Bob's tractor and Son-Chu & possibly the Honda, presumably being gradually swallowed by the hoard), I bet they are getting sick of looking at it. I'm personally reminded of 14BC every time I drive by a hoarder house or a foreclosed house with an unmowed lawn, of Snyder and THe GAMe PLACe when I see the downtown hobby store or a Ford Aerostar, and of Our Pet Lolcow every time I see a Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Mirage or Cadillac Seville.

Fortunately, only six households need to drive by the front of 14 Branchland Ct., to get to and from their home. Ten more drive by the north side of the "Chandler Disaster," which is partly obstructed by bushes, trees, and the cars. They're at the ass end of their development, so it's possible not enough people are motivated enough to make a big enough stink that the County has to get involved. Still, it really takes one very motivated party, and Barb strikes me as the type of person unsociable enough to have said things in the past to make someone harbor a grudge against them. We might yet someday see the "Greene County Strikes Back" saga.

 

[Holdek]

I think one thing is being understated here. It is directly benefical that Barb puts her (ill-gotten if you wish) money directly into the MANOS of a -good cause- via GoodWill. God knows how many things Barb's money has already sponsored.

I don't think it's being understated, because I don't think she shops at Goodwill to support charity.

It's like when people make the argument that Chris' tugboat stimulates the economy. Yeah, that's true, but I don't think that's his motivation for taking it.

Judging from the description of 14BC last month that was given in another thread (tall grass, the hoard extending well into the yard, and the Aerostar, the Mitsubishi, Bob's tractor and Son-Chu & possibly the Honda, presumably being gradually swallowed by the hoard), I bet they are getting sick of looking at it. I'm personally reminded of 14BC every time I drive by a hoarder house or a foreclosed house with an unmowed lawn, of Snyder and THe GAMe PLACe when I see the downtown hobby store or a Ford Aerostar, and of Our Pet Lolcow every time I see a Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Mirage or Cadillac Seville.

Fortunately, only six households need to drive by the front of 14 Branchland Ct., to get to and from their home. Ten more drive by the north side of the "Chandler Disaster," which is partly obstructed by bushes, trees, and the cars. They're at the ass end of their development, so it's possible not enough people are motivated enough to make a big enough stink that the County has to get involved. Still, it really takes one very motivated party, and Barb strikes me as the type of person unsociable enough to have said things in the past to make someone harbor a grudge against them. We might yet someday see the "Greene County Strikes Back" saga.

I don't think the county would care. Usually it's like homeowners associations or tight-ass upscale suburbs that do.

 

[MysticMisty]

Judging from the description of 14BC last month that was given in another thread (tall grass, the hoard extending well into the yard, and the Aerostar, the Mitsubishi, Bob's tractor and Son-Chu & possibly the Honda, presumably being gradually swallowed by the hoard), I bet they are getting sick of looking at it. I'm personally reminded of 14BC every time I drive by a hoarder house or a foreclosed house with an unmowed lawn, of Snyder and THe GAMe PLACe when I see the downtown hobby store or a Ford Aerostar, and of Our Pet Lolcow every time I see a Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Mirage or Cadillac Seville.

Fortunately, only six households need to drive by the front of 14 Branchland Ct., to get to and from their home. Ten more drive by the north side of the "Chandler Disaster," which is partly obstructed by bushes, trees, and the cars. They're at the ass end of their development, so it's possible not enough people are motivated enough to make a big enough stink that the County has to get involved. Still, it really takes one very motivated party, and Barb strikes me as the type of person unsociable enough to have said things in the past to make someone harbor a grudge against them. We might yet someday see the "Greene County Strikes Back" saga.

I don't think the county would care. Usually it's like homeowners associations or tight-ass upscale suburbs that do.

Given the state of some local areas I've seen, aside for a few possible exceptions, I don't think any county or even most cities really gives a fuck about that sort of thing. Even to an extent a homeowners association wouldn't be able to do much. They can keep fining you, but you never have to pay or clean up. They do take it out of the house's cost if you ever move, however.

 

[CalmMyTits]

Oh, I've never heard of the belly dancer thing, or if I did, I forgot about it, I certainly don't remember everything from the CWCki and I read many of the articles several years ago.

For your listening pleasure. Or should that be listening horror? Ah, either way...

[youtube]GxGU4nSlX0M[/youtube]

I can't listen, because my disability is that I am deaf/hard of hearing, to the point where a hearing aid can only do so much for me. Video chats, phone tapings and etc are out of the question for me, unless there's a transcript of it. In the past where stuff like the Kacey Calls were leaked, I always had to wait for someone to transcribe it. I don't ask for a full transcription of the video, but would someone be so kind as to give me the gist of it?

 

[Fibonacci]

I can't listen, because my disability is that I am deaf/hard of hearing, to the point where a hearing aid can only do so much for me. Video chats, phone tapings and etc are out of the question for me, unless there's a transcript of it. In the past where stuff like the Kacey Calls were leaked, I always had to wait for someone to transcribe it. I don't ask for a full transcription of the video, but would someone be so kind as to give me the gist of it?

Calm your tits, I'm workin' on it!

Here you go:

So Chris being Chris y'know, telling the truth all the time, he's admitted that he and his mother spoon on his bed frequently and, uh, Chris has said also that he's had a dream about Barb. And, in this dream, Barb is an Eqyptian belly dancer. At one point I had friend-zoned him, saying y'know, "Chris, we're only friends" and all that, "I would never sleep with you, I would never date you" yadda-yadda-yadda. He couldn't accept this so he asked me if, if me and him were the last people on earth, if I would sleep with him to repopulate the earth. Of course I said no. And, uh, and so I decided - well "Chris, what if you and your mom were the last people on earth, would you sleep with her?". He got quiet, and then denied that he wouldn't, but whenever Chris pauses when you ask him a question it usually means he's thinking of a lie. And that's - that's all I can think of right now.

 

[CalmMyTits]

Thank you, good sir! My tits have been calmed!