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The other night I met one of my neighbors. He apparently saw some suspicious guy near my car. The building manager requires our building number and apartment number hang on a tag in the car. I thanked him four times in the conversation hoping it would end, but he continued to stand at the door. When I went out to examine the car, he was at his car. Another awkward conversation occurred. I ramble and over share when I am nervous, so I made an ass of myself. He finally went upstairs and I was free to inspect the car. When I got back into my apartment I had a facebook friend request from him. He did not ask my last name during our conversation, so he must have gone to the mailbox to find my last name. This is a bit creepy, right?
The other night I met one of my neighbors. He apparently saw some suspicious guy near my car. The building manager requires our building number and apartment number hang on a tag in the car. I thanked him four times in the conversation hoping it would end, but he continued to stand at the door. When I went out to examine the car, he was at his car. Another awkward conversation occurred. I ramble and over share when I am nervous, so I made an ass of myself. He finally went upstairs and I was free to inspect the car. When I got back into my apartment I had a facebook friend request from him. He did not ask my last name during our conversation, so he must have gone to the mailbox to find my last name. This is a bit creepy, right?
yes. yes. yes. super creepy
Good to know I am not being paranoid about it. He lives with a girl and I actually thought she was his gf, but I don't know now.
I feel that I should be nice but guarded for now. They live three apartments away and I definitely don't want to make enemies.
Good to know I am not being paranoid about it. He lives with a girl and I actually thought she was his gf, but I don't know now.
I feel that I should be nice but guarded for now. They live three apartments away and I definitely don't want to make enemies.
Straight creepy. Don't add him as a friend. Say that you never check friend requests or just keep forgetting. Are you friends with other neighbors? If so, try to bring up creep in a conversation with them.
Post by moonshine3 on Aug 30, 2014 12:08:07 GMT -5
A gossip magazine was open to the horoscope section. How fitting for this crazy week. For the week of 8/25-8/31 "Sometimes you find it hard to let others into your private world, but someone you meet now could be worth letting in - this person could be a part of your life for a very long time. A real bargain to add to a collection is in the stars midweek - look on an auction site or at a flea market. Stay out of neighborhood drama this weekend."
Post by monkybunney on Aug 31, 2014 18:01:47 GMT -5
Just finished tuning up a Wiggles toy guitar and man does it sound Better! I added a 1/4" jack for plugging up to an amp, an 1/8" jack to run it directly into a computer, some brass contacts for manipulating the sound with your fingers, a switch that turns on & off "distortion" and a button that when pressed at the right time makes it GLITCH THE F**K OUT!
It's a pretty unstable instrument and it's impossible to make it do the same thing twice (you'll see me make a few false starts at the beginning) but over all I'm happy with the way it turned out!
Happy Labor Day everyone. It's time to raise the minimum wage! No adult who works full time should live in poverty.
As long as you raise everyone's wages also. It's like the threads I read that raise the starting salary to attract new hires yet leave the salaries that have been in place a while (been there a few years) stagnant.
Happy Labor Day everyone. It's time to raise the minimum wage! No adult who works full time should live in poverty.
As long as you raise everyone's wages also. It's like the threads I read that raise the starting salary to attract new hires yet leave the salaries that have been in place a while (been there a few years) stagnant.
"I want people to not live in poverty, as long as I get something too"
Happy Labor Day everyone. It's time to raise the minimum wage! No adult who works full time should live in poverty.
As long as you raise everyone's wages also. It's like the threads I read that raise the starting salary to attract new hires yet leave the salaries that have been in place a while (been there a few years) stagnant.
Free market kinda determines that on its own, though. Nobody wants to do more work for less money, so the more qualified employee's relative value increases. This is very different from your new hiree example, which is just shitty company policy. If the gov't doesn't require a livable wage, what incentive is there for a business to pay it? Employee retention? That might mean something at a corporate level, but it doesn't mean shit for people in the service industry. See also: quasi-legal unpaid "internships", $2-3/hr wage for waitstaff, etc.
There was a famous legal decision here in the 1900s called the Harvester Case, which tied the minimum wage to the cost of living. Is it an absolute economic silver bullet? Maybe not - but it's a damn sight better than this never-ending political tooth-pulling every few years about whether a McDonald's fry cook really deserves to live above the poverty level.
In my search for a new roommate, I sat down with this lady for about 10 minutes. Here's the text I got from her today.
"Hi Harold! thanks for letting me know. meeting you was great. i know this sounds crazy but i think you have a hawaiian angel watching over you. it was like being on a mini vacation talking to you. you've got a beautiful spirit! Melanie (: "
As long as you raise everyone's wages also. It's like the threads I read that raise the starting salary to attract new hires yet leave the salaries that have been in place a while (been there a few years) stagnant.
Free market kinda determines that on its own, though. Nobody wants to do more work for less money, so the more qualified employee's relative value increases. This is very different from your new hiree example, which is just shitty company policy. If the gov't doesn't require a livable wage, what incentive is there for a business to pay it? Employee retention? That might mean something at a corporate level, but it doesn't mean shit for people in the service industry. See also: quasi-legal unpaid "internships", $2-3/hr wage for waitstaff, etc.
There was a famous legal decision here in the 1900s called the Harvester Case, which tied the minimum wage to the cost of living. Is it an absolute economic silver bullet? Maybe not - but it's a damn sight better than this never-ending political tooth-pulling every few years about whether a McDonald's fry cook really deserves to live above the poverty level.
That makes sense. Thank you for the insight and helpful comment. I was just thinking of Seattle that raised it up to around $15 and wondering how that affected the other employees in that city. I'm wondering if everyone got a "bump up" or how that plays out over the next several years.
One fear I have read about is companies relocating to avoid this which would not help anyone. This starts in April of next year so I'll keep an ear out and look forward to watching and discussing this experiment.
In my search for a new roommate, I sat down with this lady for about 10 minutes. Here's the text I got from her today.
"Hi Harold! thanks for letting me know. meeting you was great. i know this sounds crazy but i think you have a hawaiian angel watching over you. it was like being on a mini vacation talking to you. you've got a beautiful spirit! Melanie (: "
In my search for a new roommate, I sat down with this lady for about 10 minutes. Here's the text I got from her today.
"Hi Harold! thanks for letting me know. meeting you was great. i know this sounds crazy but i think you have a hawaiian angel watching over you. it was like being on a mini vacation talking to you. you've got a beautiful spirit! Melanie (: "
Just finished tuning up a Wiggles toy guitar and man does it sound Better! I added a 1/4" jack for plugging up to an amp, an 1/8" jack to run it directly into a computer, some brass contacts for manipulating the sound with your fingers, a switch that turns on & off "distortion" and a button that when pressed at the right time makes it GLITCH THE F**K OUT!
It's a pretty unstable instrument and it's impossible to make it do the same thing twice (you'll see me make a few false starts at the beginning) but over all I'm happy with the way it turned out!
Please tell me you're goin bring something like this to bears creek I totally see myself rocking with this at the local waffle house after a couple
That makes sense. Thank you for the insight and helpful comment. I was just thinking of Seattle that raised it up to around $15 and wondering how that affected the other employees in that city. I'm wondering if everyone got a "bump up" or how that plays out over the next several years.
One fear I have read about is companies relocating to avoid this which would not help anyone. This starts in April of next year so I'll keep an ear out and look forward to watching and discussing this experiment.
Wait, so your basing this on Tim Worstell's opinion on what might happen? I know Tim and, like many prognosticators, he's wrong a lot of the time.
Adults who work full time shouldn't live in poverty.
I stated since this is new nobody knows what will happen and provided a theory. If you have any ideas on how you think this will play out please enlighten me. We already know companies often do what is cheapest and best for business whether we are talking shipping manufacturing to China or merging companies for tax relief (BK/Tim Hortons).
And I don't think anyone in this country should have to live in poverty. I believe the problem lies in our educational system but that's an entirely different topic for another discussion.
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Wait, so your basing this on Tim Worstell's opinion on what might happen? I know Tim and, like many prognosticators, he's wrong a lot of the time.
Adults who work full time shouldn't live in poverty.
I stated since this is new nobody knows what will happen and provided a theory. If you have any ideas on how you think this will play out please enlighten me. We already know companies often do what is cheapest and best for business whether we are talking shipping manufacturing to China or merging companies for tax relief (BK/Tim Hortons).
And I don't think anyone in this country should have to live in poverty. I believe the problem lies in our educational system but that's an entirely different topic for another discussion.
I'm not sure what the hell you're trying to say (cause presumably you don't either). Burger King moving to Canada only affects the tax rate on the income made outside of the US. The company's corporate effective tax rate on US income wouldnt really change, they'd just be able to repatriate foreign income at a lower rate. The US effective corporate tax rate is actually quite low (especially when combined with our low insividual tax rates), but people who only read right wing business journals tend not to understand that.
If you want to just quote pro-business papers that say raising the minimum wage is bad, I can answer with NYT columns that say the opposite, but that's really a zero sum game.
But seriously, you think that a large portion of the service industry in the richest country in human history should live in poverty because of the education system? You're just finding excuses for the status quo. No matter how great the education system in this country becomes, people will still be working full time cleaning hotel rooms, picking fruit, and making our food. We need those jobs, and we should respect their necessity by paying a living wage.
I stated since this is new nobody knows what will happen and provided a theory. If you have any ideas on how you think this will play out please enlighten me. We already know companies often do what is cheapest and best for business whether we are talking shipping manufacturing to China or merging companies for tax relief (BK/Tim Hortons).
And I don't think anyone in this country should have to live in poverty. I believe the problem lies in our educational system but that's an entirely different topic for another discussion.
I'm not sure what the hell you're trying to say (cause presumably you don't either). Burger King moving to Canada only affects the tax rate on the income made outside of the US. The company's corporate effective tax rate wouldnt really change, they'd just be able to repatriate foreign income at a lower rate. The US effective corporate tax rate is actually quite low (especially when combined with our low insividual tax rates), but people who only read right wing business journals tend not to understand that.
If you want to just quote pro-business papers that say raising the minimum wage is bad, I can answer with NYT columns that say the opposite, but that's really a zero sum game.
But seriously, you think that a large portion of the service industry in the richest country in human history should live in poverty because of the education system? You're just finding excuses for the status quo. No matter how great the education system in this country becomes, people will still be working full time cleaning hotel rooms, picking fruit, and making our food. We need those jobs, and we should respect their necessity by paying a living wage.
In regards to education I would propose a different system based on individual needs and trends. As it stands now if you drop out for a myriad of reasons you are doomed for the most part. I think trade school training should be offered to those considering dropping out so they can learn a trade and prosper in life.And you're right that there are arguments for and against the raise. I'm really interested to see how this plays out and (hopefully) spreads. But I have to admit I'm leery so we'll both have to wait and see.
We can debate tax inversion all you like. But we know companies shift manufacturing to China in order to pay less to workers here that need and want jobs. I fear raising the money companies pay will only further this. There's a lot of issues tied into this discussion is all. But if you don't think I'd like a $8 raise then you're wrong. I'd like for everyone to get it. I know businesses find loopholes is all. I'm never against workers getting paid more. Just as much as I dislike CEO's getting raises while workers get higher insurance costs I am against the lowest workers gaining or surpassing other jobs in the same field is all.
I hope that clears my opinion up some.
EDIT: Your quote of "No matter how great the education system in this country becomes, people will still be working full time cleaning hotel rooms, picking fruit, and making our food. We need those jobs, and we should respect their necessity by paying a living wage." was insightful and I applaud that portion. I may not agree with you on other points but I was impressed and agree. I'm just not sure how we get to that part is all. Throwing money at a problem rarely solves it so let's focus on it Nationally. Like I said before : I'm really excited to see how this plays out. San Francisco is already at a little above $10 and LA is considering the $15 mark also. I'm not sure what this says about the West Coast.
Last Edit: Sept 1, 2014 23:18:44 GMT -5 by scud - Back to Top
I'm not sure what the hell you're trying to say (cause presumably you don't either). Burger King moving to Canada only affects the tax rate on the income made outside of the US. The company's corporate effective tax rate wouldnt really change, they'd just be able to repatriate foreign income at a lower rate. The US effective corporate tax rate is actually quite low (especially when combined with our low insividual tax rates), but people who only read right wing business journals tend not to understand that.
If you want to just quote pro-business papers that say raising the minimum wage is bad, I can answer with NYT columns that say the opposite, but that's really a zero sum game.
But seriously, you think that a large portion of the service industry in the richest country in human history should live in poverty because of the education system? You're just finding excuses for the status quo. No matter how great the education system in this country becomes, people will still be working full time cleaning hotel rooms, picking fruit, and making our food. We need those jobs, and we should respect their necessity by paying a living wage.
In regards to education I would propose a different system based on individual needs and trends. As it stands now if you drop out for a myriad of reasons you are doomed for the most part. I think trade school training should be offered to those considering dropping out so they can learn a trade and prosper in life.And you're right that there are arguments for and against the raise. I'm really interested to see how this plays out and (hopefully) spreads. But I have to admit I'm leery so we'll both have to wait and see.
We can debate tax inversion all you like. But we know companies shift manufacturing to China in order to pay less to workers here that need and want jobs. I fear raising the money companies pay will only further this. There's a lot of issues tied into this discussion is all. But if you don't think I'd like a $8 raise then you're wrong. I'd like for everyone to get it. I know businesses find loopholes is all. I'm never against workers getting paid more. Just as much as I dislike CEO's getting raises while workers get higher insurance costs I am against the lowest workers gaining or surpassing other jobs in the same field is all.
I hope that clears my opinion up some.
Well, if it clears anything up, I don't think adults working full time in China to make our shit should live in poverty either. I never said raising the minimum wage was a panacea, but it's a clear first step.