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I decided the Breakfast Stout isn't my thing. The coffee part is over the top.

Do the post-'06 wranglers have front end problems?
My preference is for the hard top. It's more secure, warmer, and quieter. I don't like the sun on my head anyway. Had both, prefer the solid one. Too bad it's such a pig on gas.
 
Drove by a car that had hit a moose tonight. Neither the car or the moose faired too well. Don't think there was a single window left intact in the car.
 
CamH_16 said:
You sure? I've had stuff come in from FedEx and their tracking is great...Shows every single location that the package has passed through.
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Well, my package departed salt lake city Utah 14 hours ago. So far no updates or anything You would think the driver stopped at other Fedex locations, they would update the tracking, ect. I highly doubt that somebody drove 14 hours straight without dropping a package somewhere else. Oh well I should stop bitching about in now :)
 
Ok guys... I need some help. This is a STUPID(read: 1st world) problem, but I just figured I'd ask anyway.

I have a job offer that I need to decide on. I already have a job where I have a GREAT sense of accomplishment, a great(flexible) schedule, fairly decent pay. However it's contractual so I don't get as much as I'd like. I HAVE to work about 12 hours a week to pay my bills. I usually average 17-20 hours a week. Because it's contractual, I also am not entitled to benefits, or retirement plans or anything of that nature.

I have an offer on the table to do Asset/Loss Prevention at the Walgreens Distribution Center in St. Louis. The pay is crap comparatively, starting out at 1/3rd what I'd make interpreting, after a year I'd only be making half of what I'd be currently making. As an interpreter my rate goes up $3-$5 per year. I would be working full time, 40 hours a week, but it's 4x 10 hour days. Wednesday-Saturday 0500-1500. For the first year, I'd still have to pick up 3 jobs a week as an interpreter to cover my bills + have some "play" money. But they would pay for health, dental, vision, a 401k that they match upto 4% after the first year.

Asset Protection is NOT my dream job. I honestly REALLY like being an interpreter. However with the way things are right now, work is getting scarce cause people don't want to pay for a service they feel isn't mandatory (even though it is required by law for a deaf person.)
 
DJG097 said:
Well, my package departed salt lake city Utah 14 hours ago. So far no updates or anything You would think the driver stopped at other Fedex locations, they would update the tracking, ect. I highly doubt that somebody drove 14 hours straight without dropping a package somewhere else. Oh well I should stop bitching about in now :)
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The system usually does an update a couple times a day, it doesn't necessarily push the updated information.
 
Chameleonbear what type of interpreter are you? My wife is currently working on becoming a RN. but for a while all she was really wanting to be was an interpreter for sign language.
 
C-Bear It might not be what you want to do but IMO picking up the second job would be worth it just for the health benefits. Its your choice though and best of luck with the job(s).
 
Just curious, My wife is puerto rican and speaks english but learned sign language as her first language. she actually learned to sign as a baby. both her parents are deaf/mute and she was taught sign language by them, she had to take speach and english as a secondary language as a little girl. It was cool because when i was a kid i learned some sign language from a kid i went to an alternative school with. so when i met her parents i already knew how to sign a little to say hello and introduce myself. But i cant keep up when they get going fast and i still need to spell out most words.

The only time i hear "an interpreter" spoken is in refrence to signing. pretty cool if thats what you do.
 
Finally got my pistol today, took long enough. I already put a box of 50 rounds through it this afternoon. They went quick. I can tell this is gong to get expensive. It shot great though I am very happy with it so far.

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LMAO...... its funny cus i have a stack of sliced up paper sitting next to me....... Dont act like you never cut pages you werent suppose to cut, just playing with your knives :)
 
A little "excitement" tonight. Thought I heard the neighbors arguing outside, so, I went outside to see what was going on. There were 4 police cars outside, in the front of my house. Turns out, 2 young guys from here in town, were yelling racial slurs at some black guys that live about a block away from me. They turned around, and tried to run them over. The cops pulled them over, and found a loaded shotgun in their truck. Hope it was worth it.
 
worldwood said:
LMAO...... its funny cus i have a stack of sliced up paper sitting next to me....... Dont act like you never cut pages you werent suppose to cut, just playing with your knives :)
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yeah I got dangerously close to cutting up a check one time because it was in an envelope I thought was empty lol :D
 
CB-
It sounds like the major attraction for the new gig is the benifits, right?
Do your due diligence and figure out exactly what kind of benifits are offered.
I.E. what will you pay, what percent of certain procedures are actually covered.

My work will switch medical to a high deductable plan at the first of the year.
So I'll basicly be paying for benifits each month just to pay full price at the doctors office. It's bullshit.
In all actuality it's like getting a $5000 pay cut. That's how much I'll have to pay before my "benefits" will kick in.
And that doesn't even include the monthly premium I have to pay.

Sorry for the rant.

On a lighter note, it looks like It's about time for a 1000 post giveaway! Hmmm......
 
worldwood said:
Chameleonbear what type of interpreter are you? My wife is currently working on becoming a RN. but for a while all she was really wanting to be was an interpreter for sign language.
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I'm a sign language interpreter. Both of my parents are interpreters, my mom's sister is an interpreter, my sister is an interpreter. My dad specializes in forensic psychiatric interpreting. My mom is an RN but because she also is an interpreter she is able to dual role at work and do interpreting when a deaf patient comes in instead of having to wait for an interpreter to come from an agency. My sister and my aunt both work for a video relay monopoly based out of Utah.
 
Jonny1280 said:
CB-
It sounds like the major attraction for the new gig is the benifits, right?
Do your due diligence and figure out exactly what kind of benifits are offered.
I.E. what will you pay, what percent of certain procedures are actually covered.

My work will switch medical to a high deductable plan at the first of the year.
So I'll basicly be paying for benifits each month just to pay full price at the doctors office. It's bullshit.
In all actuality it's like getting a $5000 pay cut. That's how much I'll have to pay before my "benefits" will kick in.
And that doesn't even include the monthly premium I have to pay.

Sorry for the rant.

On a lighter note, it looks like It's about time for a 1000 post giveaway! Hmmm......
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From the website here is their "benefits package":
Company Paid Life Insurance
Voluntary Accident Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Paid Disability Leave
Sick Time
Holiday Pay
Funeral Leave
Jury Duty Pay
Prescription Coverage:
The Walgreens Prescription Drug Plan is designed to help make the cost of prescription medications more affordable for our Walgreens team members and their families. Team members must be enrolled in a Walgreens medical plan to receive this benefit. Covered prescriptions are available to team members and their dependents for minimal co-pay.
Medical/Dental Coverage:
Comprehensive health and dental plans are available to team members for themselves and their dependents. Team members may choose to enroll in a Walgreens Health Plan PPO or the Walgreens Consumer Driven Health Plan, which includes an account called a Health Reimbursement Account to help pay for our team members’ healthcare needs.

If I remember correctly for a single medical coverage they cover 100% of the enrollment costs and the co-pay is wicked cheap. However don't quote me on it. For a partner I think it was something like $18 a week. For dental/vision it's an extra $4 a week.

I'd have to double check but I BELIEVE that is what it was.
 
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