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[docsoliday1]

I'm going to be honest with her and tell her that I've not had any luck with recruiters as they've all flaked out on me and stopped returning calls/emails. Hopefully that'll make her work hard for me.

To be honest, I doubt that will help at all. I've dealt with recruiters most of my career (hiring and employment). You're just a number to them not an individual. If you're the best candidate and you get hired, they make a good payday. If you're not, they don't want to waste a lot of time, because they get bumpkis. I'm not sure if it's different in the non-IT world, but most of the time they can't even be bothered to LOOK at my resume...they simply do a key word search and I get all kind of pings from recruiters that aren't even CLOSE simply because a few words on my resume match.

My brother lived in Germany for a few years for work, and my DW and I had gone to visit him. We, being my brother and I, came up with a saying, "At the end of every trail is a biergarten." Loved that country. God it's beautiful...well, in Bavaria it is, didn't see the rest of the country.

Still my dream/goal to get there. I don't have a bucket list, per se, but if I did, Germany is one of the top. My goal, more so than the beer, is being able to drive fast on the autobahn and see countryside and castles. Yes, I will have a few beers, I'm sure, but real brats and real german potato salad are more appealing.

Good way to get your frustrations out.

I always thought it had the opposite effect.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

We're closing on the house on Friday, so taking Thursday and Friday off from work.

Congratulations!!!

 

[declansdad]

Morning Guys.

Officially reopened the office this morning and so far it is pretty quiet. It even looks like my Zoom meeting for this morning is going to be rescheduled.

Enjoy your tacos today!

It's going to be someone's church. And some businesses. And some...
Don't forget the goal is to flatten the curve. It can't be completely stopped. At least not until there's a vaccine... if there ever is one.

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/nearly-20...ated-stay-235400073--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[wasnotafan]

Don't forget the goal is to flatten the curve.

That is what I remember them telling us when all this started. Lately it has been about "We have to keep everyone safe". Big difference between those two goals.

 

[docsoliday1]

That is what I remember them telling us when all this started. Lately it has been about "We have to keep everyone safe". Big difference between those two goals.

Well, the problem is...define safe.

Safe financially means people need to get back to work.
Safe medically means people need to stay quarantined.
The two don't play well with each other.

People dying is not good.
People not being able to work or pay rent/mortgage or eat is not good.

So, you risk one to be able to do the other.

Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

I personally think it's a balancing act just as with computer security. The more secure you make a computer, the less easy. The more easy (cough cough windoze), the less secure. It is necessary to find a point where you're comfortable with the risk and ease of use.

 

[pkondz]

Morning, gents.
Another beautiful day shaping up today. Got most of the pool open yesterday but discovered a leak in the salt cell unit. Tried to repair it with PVC cement and will see how it works in a bit. If not... that'll be a $400 replacement.

I do, however, have a video chat/interview today with yet ANOTHER recruiter today at lunch...we'll see how that goes. I'm going to be honest with her and tell her that I've not had any luck with recruiters as they've all flaked out on me and stopped returning calls/emails. Hopefully that'll make her work hard for me.

Good luck with the recruiter. What is the job she's recruiting you for?

On the study front for my medical coding, I've turned a corner with regards to studying. Sure, I've been studying, but not as hard as I should. : Well, I work up this morning and ready to study and had been doing so since about 5am, it's now 7:20 am. So a good 2 plus hours of study. While I do like my job, for the most part, it's not the job I want for the rest of my life. The only way to change that is to study and move on.

That's great! Keep that up.

"At the end of every trail is a biergarten."

Loved that country. God it's beautiful...well, in Bavaria it is, didn't see the rest of the country.

Agree! Love Germany, but Bavaria is breathtaking.

We're closing on the house on Friday, so taking Thursday and Friday off from work.

Nice.

With Monday being a holiday, will make for a really long weekend.
You can interpret that any way you'd like.

 

[declansdad]

Morning, gents.
Another beautiful day shaping up today. Got most of the pool open yesterday but discovered a leak in the salt cell unit. Tried to repair it with PVC cement and will see how it works in a bit. If not... that'll be a $400 replacement.

As seen on TV

 

[pkondz]

California public health officials have notified more than 180 people that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a religious service held in violation of the state's stay-at-home order.

And all those attending should be fine with that. (to a degree)
I mean... you want to be in a large group, that badly, then you have to accept that the risk increases exponentially.
I am not saying you should or should not attend. That's a personal choice. Well... not in this case since they were disobeying the state's order, but when restrictions are lifted.

That is what I remember them telling us when all this started. Lately it has been about "We have to keep everyone safe". Big difference between those two goals.

 

[pkondz]

As seen on TV

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Can it hold back tons of psi? A lot of pressure coming through there.
If the cement doesn't work, I'll try it, though. Have to try everything before shelling out for a new one.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

To be honest, I doubt that will help at all. I've dealt with recruiters most of my career (hiring and employment). You're just a number to them not an individual. If you're the best candidate and you get hired, they make a good payday. If you're not, they don't want to waste a lot of time, because they get bumpkis. I'm not sure if it's different in the non-IT world, but most of the time they can't even be bothered to LOOK at my resume...they simply do a key word search and I get all kind of pings from recruiters that aren't even CLOSE simply because a few words on my resume match.

Yeah, you're probably right, I think I'll keep that to myself, but I am frustrated they do that. I'd have more respect for them if they just told me that I wasn't what they were looking for, which has had happen to me once for a specific job I wanted to apply to. I didn't like what that recruiter did, but I at least have respect for them. When I told a friend of mine what had happened, she recruits nurses for the medical field, she told me that that recruiter basically wanted me to do her job for her. Even though I had skills that were easily transferable, she didn't want to have to work to sell me, my friend said. Annoying, but I get it.

Still my dream/goal to get there. I don't have a bucket list, per se, but if I did, Germany is one of the top. My goal, more so than the beer, is being able to drive fast on the autobahn and see countryside and castles. Yes, I will have a few beers, I'm sure, but real brats and real german potato salad are more appealing.

Had it not been for my brother living there, and offering up an extra room he had, my DW and I never would have made it to Germany.

I always thought it worked the opposite way.

I don't play, so I was guessing.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Well, the problem is...define safe.

Safe financially means people need to get back to work.
Safe medically means people need to stay quarantined.
The two don't play well with each other.

People dying is not good.
People not being able to work or pay rent/mortgage or eat is not good.

So, you risk one to be able to do the other.

Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

I personally think it's a balancing act just as with computer security. The more secure you make a computer, the less easy. The more easy (cough cough windoze), the less secure. It is necessary to find a point where you're comfortable with the risk and ease of use.

Not to open the can of political debate, but there are those in the government that would rather people rely on the government for their basic needs, thus keeping the economy shut down even longer. In other words: Never let a good crises go to waste.

Good luck with the recruiter. What is the job she's recruiting you for?

No specific job, just trying to gauge my skills so she can put me out there to potential employers. It's times like these I feel like a piece of meat...a good looking studly piece of meat, but a piece of meat.

That's great! Keep that up.

Thanks! It'll be hard to do, but I can do it.

That saying came in handy quite a few times.

Agree! Love Germany, but Bavaria is breathtaking.

Bavaria is breathtaking. I miss it.

 

[AirGoofy]

Last night, we did a drive thru graduation at the High School and she has the diploma. Now, if she can find a job?

Thanks. I've been feeling more like the video where they yell shoot your eye out.

Top WDW list for today.................... Top 3 Area background music. Can be a resort, a pool area or a specific park area / land.

Epcot entrance music.
Monorail warning - it's my ringtone on my phone

I strongly suspect that soon, in the news, we will see a major outbreak at a church. And... you know what? That's perfectly fine. Things are opening up and there will be pockets of outbreak and those will be contained and then they'll open up more.

This is the fear part that continues to bother me with the media as it's only 1/4 the story. Of an outbreak, how many had symptoms? How many stayed home and just got better? How many were admitted to the hospital? How many were on a ventillator?

The media just wants to report cases and deaths. It's sad when anyone dies. The whole truth needs to be reported.

Hey Norm! Kentucky are playing Duke in 1998 on my TV right now.....

Who won? Wait. I did watch the Bundesliga over the weekend. It was good to see soccer again.

That is what I remember them telling us when all this started. Lately it has been about "We have to keep everyone safe". Big difference between those two goals.

Is it the Government's job to keep all their citizens safe in all circumstances? The government could keep a lot of people safe by banning automobile travel, alcohol, and tobacco.

Well, the problem is...define safe.

Safe financially means people need to get back to work.
Safe medically means people need to stay quarantined.
The two don't play well with each other.

People dying is not good.
People not being able to work or pay rent/mortgage or eat is not good.

So, you risk one to be able to do the other.

Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

I personally think it's a balancing act just as with computer security. The more secure you make a computer, the less easy. The more easy (cough cough windoze), the less secure. It is necessary to find a point where you're comfortable with the risk and ease of use.

Well said. Dueing the two week lockdowns, a solution could have been to provide everyone n95 masks and re-open the economy. That was never even considered because "compromise" has become a bad word.

 

[declansdad]

And all those attending should be fine with that. (to a degree)
I mean... you want to be in a large group, that badly, then you have to accept that the risk increases exponentially.
I am not saying you should or should not attend. That's a personal choice. Well... not in this case since they were disobeying the state's order, but when restrictions are lifted.

The problem is if a number of people get sick, they can easily overwhelm a hospital. Mass gatherings are not flattening the curve unless you can guarantee each person has the needed amount of space and you limit contact.

Can it hold back tons of psi? A lot of pressure coming through there.
If the cement doesn't work, I'll try it, though. Have to try everything before shelling out for a new one.

No idea, seems to work fine on TV.

 

[docsoliday1]

No idea, seems to work fine on TV.

Hey Darcy. I think you should saw a boat in half, repair it with that and then report back to us on the results.

 

[declansdad]

Hey Darcy. I think you should saw a boat in half, repair it with that and then report back to us on the results.

Here you go

 

[Zmack]

Afternoon from a sunny Westfield NB. A customer I am working for is expanding his driveway and a garden has to go.He didn't want to replant anything so I asked if I could have them, he said ok.I got 12 large Hosta's and 18 Daylily's, so my evening is planned, I'll be planting in my yard.

Happy Tuesday guys. Or for Randall, his 2nd Friday of the week.

Today is my Friday eve. We're closing on the house on Friday, so taking Thursday and Friday off from work. With Monday being a holiday, will make for a really long weekend.
You can interpret that any way you'd like.

With a weekend of house closing and packing you'll be glad to go back to work next Tuesday.

 

[londontime]

The entire background track during MNSSHP. Lot of songs there I really like...even after hearing them 6-7 times in an evening.

Thats a good call, but the ghostly "woooooh" is annoying

You didn't watch the Bundesliga on the weekend?

About 10 mins. It was just too weird with no crowd there. Could be worse, t could be Korea where the crowds we dolls that are, erm, normally used for a different purpose. Did you see that story?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-52702075

Morning, Gents! Just a quick hello this morning from beautiful Cape Cod. Not much to report today on the work front. I do, however, have a video chat/interview today with yet ANOTHER recruiter today at lunch...we'll see how that goes.

Did I miss a step on the job you were doing now? Didn't you have a long interview? Apologies if I did.

Exercise is totally transformed when you can score points!

I love the fact you segwayed into "Golf is exercise" unchallenged. Well played my man. That's the mark of a true professional. Did you get cramp in your accelerator foot? Or was the brake pedal on the cart on its highest resistance level?

God it's beautiful...well, in Bavaria it is, didn't see the rest of the country.

Bavaria is by far the best part of Germany, it is stupidly pretty. Berlin is pretty cool in a "Brooklyn wannabe" kinda way.

Good way to get your frustrations out.

Flogging or beating?

Happy Tuesday guys. Or for Randall, his 2nd Friday of the week.

He's the Chief. All days are Friday. Part of the gig. Good luck with the move buddy, may the new house bring you luck.
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Last night, we did a drive thru graduation at the High School and she has the diploma. Now, if she can find a job?
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Congrats to the young 'un there mate. All the best to her in the job hunt.

 

[londontime]

Hey Darcy. I think you should saw a boat in half, repair it with that and then report back to us on the results.

Here you go

I think you look better with your beard mate. And have you dyed your hair?

 

[docsoliday1]

Afternoon from a sunny Westfield NB. A customer I am working for is expanding his driveway and a garden has to go.He didn't want to replant anything so I asked if I could have them, he said ok.I got 12 large Hosta's and 18 Daylily's, so my evening is planned, I'll be planting in my yard.
With a weekend of house closing and packing you'll be glad to go back to work next Tuesday.

I did not know what Hostas are...had to look that up.

Thursday will be final packing day. The rest of the weekend will be UNPACKING.

Our work has decided everyone will be back in the office on June 1. Ironically, they say while maintaining social distancing, but our cubes aren't necessarily 6 ft apart and many times we have to work with someone on a task (as in work next to them). Not sure how they plan on making that work, but it's above my pay grade.

I will be glad to get back to work, but yet not. Glad because a certain someone thinks if I'm home, I should be available to do what she wants. Ummm...I'm working! Not glad because the commute can't be beat.

 

[budamacdvcr]

Afternoon Dads! Thanks to Scott was able to change our 9 night BWV pool & garden view to BW View. Scott has 1 BDRM BW View for basically the same time but I get there first so may end up taking the room he wants by accident Only a couple of more days as I took Friday off to extend to a 4 day weekend. Stay safe out there gents and for the significant number of us Dads planning end of July beginning of August trips, hope it works out.

Top WDW list for today ....... your Top 5 Attractions you never use FP+ for

For the record on area music

1. HS outside the entrance - Disney tunes done up as 20's swing music
2. AK Africa
3. MK Main St entrance loop - as Dan referenced, total Disney

I did not know what Hostas are...had to look that up.

Thursday will be final packing day. The rest of the weekend will be UNPACKING

All the best with the move Doc