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03-14-14, 10:40 PM
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03-14-14, 10:49 PM
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03-14-14, 10:53 PM
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03-14-14, 11:07 PM
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Has a magic bike
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I have no idea what you're talking about. There's a woman's forum?
Also, I'd like someone to comment on that damned post about helmet renovations.
03-14-14, 11:26 PM
#1181
Casually Deliberate
Yepper. You have to PM one of the mods to get in. Not sure how many women are in it because they don't seem to post much and if you- the formal general "you"- start a thread, it might be days before anyone replies to it if anyone ever does. Then again, it might be that it takes a combination of me and you- the specific person- to bring a little of the spirit of the 41 and liven things up.
For a second there I thought you were gonna say you had no idea what I was talking about when I said that about "shades of blue". Phew!
For a second there I thought you were gonna say you had no idea what I was talking about when I said that about "shades of blue". Phew!
03-15-14, 01:28 AM
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it's actually about equal to what i've been pulling in with freelance work. however there are the benefits of a regular paycheck, and health insurance. if i can manage to keep up some freelance, i'll be doing pretty well and maybe actually pay my landlord some rent next month.
i used up a bunch of points to get a free ticket to california just now to start on my cross country bike trip... although i think by "cross-country" it's going to end in denver, and i'm just going to take a week to meander between the two points and then fly back. using up two or three days to ride across nebraska or kansas and iowa seems like a waste when i can use that time in the desert or mountains. if i want to see flat farmland in april, i can do that in a 50 mile radius of my flat.
2014 is turning out to be really weird.
03-15-14, 01:38 AM
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Yepper. You have to PM one of the mods to get in. Not sure how many women are in it because they don't seem to post much and if you- the formal general "you"- start a thread, it might be days before anyone replies to it if anyone ever does. Then again, it might be that it takes a combination of me and you- the specific person- to bring a little of the spirit of the 41 and liven things up.
For a second there I thought you were gonna say you had no idea what I was talking about when I said that about "shades of blue". Phew!
For a second there I thought you were gonna say you had no idea what I was talking about when I said that about "shades of blue". Phew!
03-15-14, 04:33 AM
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03-15-14, 04:34 AM
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Preowned 2012 Ford Focus Titanium hatchback, has very low mileage and felt right to me. Come monday I will hopefully be able to drive without fear of breaking down like what's been happening with the wonderful gm product I currently own has been doing to me for what seems to be every week this year.
03-15-14, 04:36 AM
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03-15-14, 04:44 AM
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Still can't climb
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03-15-14, 04:46 AM
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03-15-14, 04:48 AM
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The good news is we are celebrating my father's 80th birthday tomorrow. They rented out a local restaurant and invited a bunch of people to come.
The not-so-good news is my mom has asked me to make a speech/toast, and I am not too crazy about that.
I told mrs datlas that I would just raise my cup and enthusiastically say "happy birthday, dad!" but she said that's inadequate.
Suggestions??
The not-so-good news is my mom has asked me to make a speech/toast, and I am not too crazy about that.
I told mrs datlas that I would just raise my cup and enthusiastically say "happy birthday, dad!" but she said that's inadequate.
Suggestions??
03-15-14, 04:48 AM
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i should not be in customer service...unless yelling at stupid customers is required.
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03-15-14, 04:55 AM
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Last Wednesday, the 5th, I had a first and second interview with Walmart. (I know what you may be thinking. I've thought a lot of that myself. Still, they're not that different from Target and they're bringing about 400 jobs to the Vancouver metro area.) At the beginning of the first interview, the young man tried to give me a hard time about my interview being for 3pm and it then being 3:27. I stated that what I had been told on the phone and what I had written down was 3:15 and I'd been sitting and waiting for at least ten minutes for someone to call me over and begin interviewing me. He decided to let it go and hustled through the questions he had to ask me. (I had driven out the state highway behind some real idiots and in pissing down rain. I was expecting failure and irritated as f*** so I was not prepared to get jammed up about something I didn't do.)
The second interviewer seemed a bit readier for me. I was looking over a map while I was waiting and we started talking about riding and he told me he'd had a not very successful one the weekend before. He'd gone out with his young son and since neither had been on a bike in a while it was not as much fun as they'd hoped. He said "We called you in to interview for an overnight stocking position but looking over your application and experience, it looks like we might benefit more from having you in the bike area." I said "Well, to be honest, you would really, since Walmart doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to bike assembly." He said "I've heard that assessment and I agree with it completely." We talked a little more, he asked me the four questions he had to ask, and then he surprised me by saying "Have you ever considered going into management. "Um, no."
So, he told me to go home and take the management assessment and start thinking about what departments I might like to supervise. I took the test and they told me the next day that I scored high enough to be "competitive".
Monday, I had my third interview and they offered me the position of Merchandise Supervisor in Sporting Goods starting at $11.45 an hour. (I will not be surprised if I get moved to the arts, crafts, and school supplies department since that position is a lot harder to fill out here in the Northwest and they saw me knitting on the sock while I was waiting Monday and we discussed which would be a better fit.) This afternoon, they called and said I passed the drug and background test and orientation is scheduled for next Tuesday. I had kind of thought this Walmart gig was going to be another entry level dead-end job where I could keep my head down till someone got sick of me. Now it looks like I may be there a while and might even be able to support Lester and his hot new ride in the style to which they'd wish to be accustomed. (Yeah. I'm jealous.)
The second interviewer seemed a bit readier for me. I was looking over a map while I was waiting and we started talking about riding and he told me he'd had a not very successful one the weekend before. He'd gone out with his young son and since neither had been on a bike in a while it was not as much fun as they'd hoped. He said "We called you in to interview for an overnight stocking position but looking over your application and experience, it looks like we might benefit more from having you in the bike area." I said "Well, to be honest, you would really, since Walmart doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to bike assembly." He said "I've heard that assessment and I agree with it completely." We talked a little more, he asked me the four questions he had to ask, and then he surprised me by saying "Have you ever considered going into management. "Um, no."
So, he told me to go home and take the management assessment and start thinking about what departments I might like to supervise. I took the test and they told me the next day that I scored high enough to be "competitive".
Monday, I had my third interview and they offered me the position of Merchandise Supervisor in Sporting Goods starting at $11.45 an hour. (I will not be surprised if I get moved to the arts, crafts, and school supplies department since that position is a lot harder to fill out here in the Northwest and they saw me knitting on the sock while I was waiting Monday and we discussed which would be a better fit.) This afternoon, they called and said I passed the drug and background test and orientation is scheduled for next Tuesday. I had kind of thought this Walmart gig was going to be another entry level dead-end job where I could keep my head down till someone got sick of me. Now it looks like I may be there a while and might even be able to support Lester and his hot new ride in the style to which they'd wish to be accustomed. (Yeah. I'm jealous.)
congrats.
if you are going to be managing people, make sure you have a lot of fun being an arse to them.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
03-15-14, 05:50 AM
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03-15-14, 06:09 AM
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nm. Looking at going to San Francisco this summer with the family. I am going to have to rent a road bike and ride up Mt Tam while I am there.
edit: I thought about trying Mt Diablo too but my friend from the area said I would be nuts to do that. So I might.
edit: I thought about trying Mt Diablo too but my friend from the area said I would be nuts to do that. So I might.
03-15-14, 06:24 AM
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That's how the 41 rolls, hang on to stupid for dear life.
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03-15-14, 06:29 AM
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But seriously. Does anyone know the rationale behind a women's forum?
H
03-15-14, 06:37 AM
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Congrats on the car, Dan. That is one of the leaders in my halfhearted new car search to replace my Mazda3 hatchback. My problem is current car runs great, but has been savaged by rust like a monkey on a cupcake. I hate how rusty it is, but love how reliable and fun to drive it is. And the new generation 3 has been ruined by a grille that belongs on a Vermont Castings product.
So my car search resembles Malaysia's airplane search. But kudos to you!
So my car search resembles Malaysia's airplane search. But kudos to you!
03-15-14, 07:06 AM
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pillow fights.
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No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
03-15-14, 07:21 AM
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May not be the perfect solution in everyone's view, but hey, you can never please everybody.
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