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I'm a little behind on posts but....LloydDobler posted:All good. I was just fuckin with ya. That's excellent! See how long those scholarships/grants are for. I've seen some scholarships that only lasted a year or two so it's good to plan ahead. College takes 5 years sometimes so you may need to budget/account for that regardless of which school she goes to. Raluek posted:I got into my first choice college right out of high school, then I proceeded to get kicked out of there because I had no study skills or drive to be there; I was just going through the motions because it was expected of me. I worked with a lot of college freshman while I was in college and I saw this so much. Straight to college after high school is not for everyone.
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RealID is dumb as gently caress but thankfully we have a local goon who knew every detail of the process so I was fully prepared when I got mine.
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I'm not looking forward to gathering up all the poo poo needed for it, but it's all on the web site and I can usually follow directions.
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Dec 23, 2019 22:27
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KillHour posted:The funny thing is I don't even have the real id version because I'd need to show up in person with all that garbage. I just ordered a normal one online in 5 minutes instead. I can use TWIC card to fly if needed? I have mine, but don’t have that real ID BS and don’t carry around my passport.
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Dec 23, 2019 22:42
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I wonder how much lower they'd go on this... https://www.jaguarmainline.com/inventory/2018-jaguar-xf-sportbrake-first-edition-awd-awd-first-edition-4dr-wagon-sajbp2fv0jcy69346
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Dec 23, 2019 22:43
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Powershift posted:I was told you get denied the first time here and it takes 6 months/application, but i got approved first time after 4 months. Needing extra pages for treatment history and list of specialists probably helped. Yeah my lawyer said it was I was probably going to get denied the first time because of my age, he said if I was over 50 it would be a slam dunk but he's expecting it will go through eventually. Man filling out the paperwork and writing down all the details of my bullshit made me realize how hosed up I really am, if it wasn't for my wife supporting us right now I'd be hosed if I had to work full time, and even then there's a very small pool of jobs I'd be able to actually do.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah my lawyer said it was I was probably going to get denied the first time because of my age, he said if I was over 50 it would be a slam dunk but he's expecting it will go through eventually. Yeah, that's what really drags me down. How the gently caress do you even apply for poo poo. " might call in sick for a month straight" doesn't seem like something people look for in an employee. On disability i can probably get my own sandblasting and auction stuff going again and build myself a little life without needing to be 100% productive to survive, and if i don't work for a month or 10 here and there, big whoop. If i can earn something it starts reducing the cheque after like $1100 but i don't lose it. Really how the entire system should work. Now i just have to hope the party in power here doesn't start kicking everybody off for any and every excuse they can find like they did in the 90s.
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Dec 23, 2019 23:11
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Yeah one of my big problems with finding a job is being on medical marijuana, seeing as 90% of employers around here drug test. "I smoke weed and use CBD for my crohn's disease so i'll fail the drug test is that cool?" Lol, good luck.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah one of my big problems with finding a job is being on medical marijuana, seeing as 90% of employers around here drug test. And conveniently drug testing is usually only a thing for lower tier jobs, imagine that.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Oh my god, the forms I have had to fill out for disability have been loving ridiculous, and they have to be done by hand, not fun for someone with arthritis in their hands. I've had to file for short term disability. Three hours on the phone Friday, another two and a half today while the claim still isn't finalized. I think most of the remaining stuff is them getting info from the doctors but it wouldn't surprise me if I have another couple hours of BS. Then they had paperwork that I had to fill out, wife couldn't do it sitting right next to me. Pages of crap while I have a PICC line in my dominant arm and can barely hold a pen.
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Lots of good news coming from Lloyd! That is unreal. As someone who was never a great student but has turned out OK in life what she was able to do is something I literally can't comprehend. In "WTF" is the government doing with regard to IDs my fun story is when I got my CWP (Concealed Weapons Permit) a couple years ago it arrived in the mail with all my information right, but someone else's picture on the ID. Nice work there. Really makes me confident in The System. 
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NitroSpazzz posted:I've had to file for short term disability. Three hours on the phone Friday, another two and a half today while the claim still isn't finalized. I think most of the remaining stuff is them getting info from the doctors but it wouldn't surprise me if I have another couple hours of BS. It's almost like they want you to give up. If it wasn't for my wife encouraging me to just suck it up and do it I might have said gently caress it too 
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Dec 23, 2019 23:46
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At least you can have a concealed carry permit. the  in this country over anything that might remotely resemble a weapon is loving pathetic.
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Dec 23, 2019 23:48
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We did the research so Britain didn't have to: Letting everyone run around with guns like it's the wild west (it isn't) leads to the cops LARPing as untrained military with no set regulation RoE in order to out-gun the civilians who are up-armored to protect themselves from the tyrannical cops who then start driving around in Bradley APCs in the middle of cities in order to outgun the civilians who then upgrade their own guns to outgun the tyrannical government, etc
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My ability to enjoy things for their own sake is once again interfered with by the inherent tendency toward malfeasance of the general population.
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Sorry to see the NSW and South Australian goons suffering from the fires. So far other than the far east part of Victoria, we've been untouched so far. However Victoria's bushfire season usually hits its straps in Feb and March <looks out at the Dandenong Ranges, ominous tone in the background>
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpBjdTk6AE It's that time of the year again
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You Am I posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BpBjdTk6AE What kind of car is that?
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One that isn't playing Twisted Sister's Oh Come All Ye Faithful.
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How'd you finish in fantasy? I pulled off the win thanks to Kenyan Drake going wild and Tyreek barely catching 5 passes to squeak me over the top at the last minute    Now to see if people pay out lol
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Anyone have the old AI Christmas tree? Nearly time to put it up again I think.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:How'd you finish in fantasy? I pulled off the win thanks to Kenyan Drake going wild and Tyreek barely catching 5 passes to squeak me over the top at the last minute Lost last week to Drew Brees lol. I won the third place battle yesterday tho so I get my money back at least Congrats on the win dude! Sgt Fox posted:Anyone have the old AI Christmas tree? Nearly time to put it up again I think. Oh yeah, haven't seen that in awhile but I'm sure somebody has it.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:And conveniently drug testing is usually only a thing for lower tier jobs, imagine that. Or for pinning blame in accidents. It's not that we haven't serviced our forklifts in a decade or that our safety protocols are a loving joke, the driver smoked weed this month. All his fault I piss hot for at least 4 substances based on my scripts, possibly more depending on the metabolites they test. I don't even bother mentioning it in the interview anymore because every company has to do a HIPAA release for drug tests, and I can have my doctor talk to the lab before the lab talks to my potential employer
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Lost last week to Drew Brees lol. I won the third place battle yesterday tho so I get my money back at least Hahah yeah, that was basically a guaranteed big night for Brees. Glad you got back the buy-in though, that's a win.
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InitialDave posted:My ability to enjoy things for their own sake is once again interfered with by the inherent tendency toward malfeasance of the general population. If you can convince everyone to stop shooting each other and themselves, you can have guns. Go ahead, I'll wait. But you still can't carry them around on your person in public for the same reason I can't walk around with fireworks stuffed in my pants. Ether Frenzy posted:We did the research so Britain didn't have to: Letting everyone run around with guns like it's the wild west (it isn't) leads to the cops LARPing as untrained military with no set regulation RoE in order to out-gun the civilians who are up-armored to protect themselves from the tyrannical cops who then start driving around in Bradley APCs in the middle of cities in order to outgun the civilians who then upgrade their own guns to outgun the tyrannical government, etc The funny part is the "wild west" is something Hollywood made up for the movies. Most towns of the era banned guns. KillHour fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Dec 24, 2019 |
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On a more positive note, because I found myself a big boy job with actual benefits I am enjoying the first day of my 13 day vacation. 10 days of which I am being paid for.
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Rhyno posted:On a more positive note, because I found myself a big boy job with actual benefits I am enjoying the first day of my 13 day vacation. 10 days of which I am being paid for. Good things aren't supposed to happen yet - it's still 2019! Congrats
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I saw my old boss post about how he has to work Christmas eve because they don't have any reliable employees anymore and I was like "and why is that bitch?"
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Rhyno posted:On a more positive note, because I found myself a big boy job with actual benefits I am enjoying the first day of my 13 day vacation. 10 days of which I am being paid for. Isn't it great? I'm 5 days in to my 14 day vacation. I look forward to these vacations every year as a way to relax and think about something other than work for a few days.
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Rhyno posted:I saw my old boss post about how he has to work Christmas eve because they don't have any reliable employees anymore and I was like "and why is that bitch?" My manager has been tearing his hair out for WEEKS about his issues getting our computers to upgrade to Win10 reliably. Even remoting in at 2AM from home when he got an idea laying in bed. He is a the epitome of an rear end in a top hat old man flexing whenever the bosses aren't around, to the level of trying to get staff to 'step up' and fight. I've known this whole time that many years ago we (he and I) installed a program that completely destroyed the ability to upgrade from Win7. Merry XMas dickhead!
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Isn't it great? I'm 5 days in to my 14 day vacation. I look forward to these vacations every year as a way to relax and think about something other than work for a few days. It's incredible. I had an idea for a production change back in June and they told me as I was finishing up my shift today that it was getting rolled out next year so I get a small bonus for that. I went from getting yelled at like a child every holiday season to getting high praise and paid time off.
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KillHour posted:The funny part is the "wild west" is something Hollywood made up for the movies. Most towns of the era banned guns. Me, reading this post from atop my sick Ford: 
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mariooncrack posted:What kind of car is that? I'm fairly sure it's a Toyota Mark II from the mid 80s. Modified, obviously.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Me, reading this post from atop my sick Ford: That's not wild west, that's 1920 -1930 organized crime or rum running.  And I'm the rumble seat, because rumble seats are coooool.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Me, reading this post from atop my sick Ford: Well my name's John Lee Pettimooooooore...
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I didn't realize that we work Christmas Eve, agreed to host dinner, and now I have a full day of work (4 work orders that take about 2 hours each to finish and have about 30 minutes drive time in between), a half clean house, and am running on 3 hours of sleep. And I have to get the roast in by no later than 2pm...
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Rhyno posted:I saw my old boss post about how he has to work Christmas eve because they don't have any reliable employees anymore and I was like "and why is that bitch?" KIDS THESE DAYS who have figured out that it's better to not work for no pay than to work way too hard for poo poo pay.
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For some reason the past few days I’ve been unusually busy at work. 18 hour Saturday, 12 hours Sunday and 12 again Monday. If these people would stop smoking meth and running into trees or falling out of their whatever-they’re-on that’d be great. Usually summer is the busy trauma season, not the holidays.
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LloydDobler posted:KIDS THESE DAYS who have figured out that it's better to not work for no pay than to work way too hard for poo poo pay. Well that and they fired me a month before my wedding, begged me to come back, I did then quit anyways. I was the one who ALWAYS worked every holiday no matter what.
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