Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[Dis Dawg]

Gatordad>UGA

UGA UGA!!!

 

[Dis Dawg]

They put him thru FOUR interviews and turned him down? That is absolutely absurd. What were they thinking? Sorry to hear that Deb.

Deb So sorry to hear the news but remember, when God closes a door, He opens a window. Keep your heads up, this too will pass.
Good Luck
DD

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

Guys - Catching up on the posts since this morning has really cheered me up!!!

We got some really suck-y news today.... after FOUR (yes FOUR) interviews at Lowe's for (now get this) an hourly paying job... my DH gets a computer generated note telling him basically thanks but you didn't get the job. They didn't even have the balls to call him and tell him in person!!

I am really tempted to write a letter to the editor of our local paper (and a few others) expressing how corporations are age discrimanatory. Publix, Lowe's, and a few others might not like to see their names and discrimination of any kind in the same sentence.

Yes, I'm pizzed off!!! Most jobs DH has put in for he has met or exceeded their qualifications. Do you think it's because they see DOB 1953??? I'm really beginning to think so.

Okay - thanks for listening to me rant!







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That is too bad . DH just went through something similar with Cracker Barrell, interview, pre-employment test(was told he scored almost perfect on). HR guy(kid, late 20s) said he would call early the next week, after DH called and emailed several times HR guy finally emailed a "kiss off". This was the second time DH tried with Cracker Barrell and the second time things went from, "things look good" to "sorry, we have filled the position internally". While we can prove nothing DH does think it is about age. On the bright side, less the 1 week later he got a call from Flying J and is now working in there financial services as a regional manager for the east coast. So for us things did work out and I'm sure they will for you too .

Now to go find my Frilly Pink edition of MP(it is probably in DDs room) and enjoy a quiet evening while DH is training in Salt Lake City.

 

[kc5grw]

I was a deprived child, never saw it.

Never saw it?

In my college days we used to go see the Holy Grail everytime it hit one of the local theaters. I probably saw on the big screen at least a dozen times probably more. I have a VHS copy and also a DVD and every so often have to bust it out and watch it again.

A most hilarious thing occured at my daughter's HS Christmas concern. One of the choirs started singing a song in latin. All of a sudden I remembered where I had heard the words...It was the chant of the monks that were wacking themselves on their heads with the boards. It took all the control I had not to bust out laughing in the middle of the song.

 

[kc5grw]

Okay, finally caught up with the 121 posts that were made since I was on last night. Good things you guys don't say much.

 

[happy_redhead]

This sounds familiar - so maybe somebody posted this before. But, I just got this in an email today, and thought I'd share:

If, you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock two years ago, it would now be worth $49.00.

With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00.

With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left

If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left.

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.


It's called the 401-Keg Plan

Ouch! I've never seen that before, but I believe it. DH was laid off from NORTEL about 6 years ago. It is absolutely unbelievable what happened to his 401k. He had been there 17 years and in the end, actually lost some "real" money, hard earned money from that account!

At one point, I thought he was going to take up that 401keg plan!

 

[ntsammy5]

At one point, I thought he was going to take up that 401keg plan!

Sad. I can relate though.

 

[happy_redhead]

Sad. I can relate though.

He got laid off...so what did we do????? Spent 10 days at The Fort! No Kidding!

He finally decided to start his own company and has been going at it ever since. I do believe that God opens a window.

 

[ntsammy5]

He got laid off...so what did we do????? Spent 10 days at The Fort! No Kidding!

That's GREAT!

 

[happy_redhead]

Guys - Catching up on the posts since this morning has really cheered me up!!!

We got some really suck-y news today.... after FOUR (yes FOUR) interviews at Lowe's for (now get this) an hourly paying job... my DH gets a computer generated note telling him basically thanks but you didn't get the job. They didn't even have the balls to call him and tell him in person!!

I am really tempted to write a letter to the editor of our local paper (and a few others) expressing how corporations are age discrimanatory. Publix, Lowe's, and a few others might not like to see their names and discrimination of any kind in the same sentence.

Yes, I'm pizzed off!!! Most jobs DH has put in for he has met or exceeded their qualifications. Do you think it's because they see DOB 1953??? I'm really beginning to think so.

Okay - thanks for listening to me rant!








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I understand where you are coming from.....DH didn't get hired at Home Depot because he was overqualified! They told him that! He finally did get hired there after I went there and interviewed for a job. When she found out it would be my 3 job she asked why DH didn't get a job....I told her that SHE wouldn't hire him because he was overqualified...she hired him an hour later.

Keep your chin up....

 

[CampingChristy]

UGA UGA!!!

Go Dawgs!!!

 

[AuburnJen92]

Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

OMG, you are my husband in another body, I am truly terrified now

 

[CampingChristy]

Rhonda,
When will I be able to post a picture of my Mickey Lamp Post? It says that I can not do attachments.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Oh yeah.... CapitalOne is definitely on my "do not patronize list"!! I personally have never had one of their cards, but some of my friends who have said that their payments were purposely posted after the due date so that C.1 could justify raising their interest rate. Too many people have told me this for it not to be true - and I'm talking about people who are never late with their bills.

I would be one of those people. They are not as bad as Chase however. They just informed me last Friday that they are now missing my November payment. It would have been nice for them to tell me that in Dec. maybe, but no. I have a signed delivery note saying that they got it, however, I now know why my checkbook won't balance. Jeesh!

 

[AuburnJen92]

Today is my oldest dd's 14th birthday. OMG....I can't believe I have a 14 yr old daughter. Sometimes it feels like she was just born !!
(other times I can't wait until she moves out )

We are celebrating by taking her out to dinner at her favorite Mexican restaurant and then she has her first softball practice of the season.

sorry, i was at softball practice...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[AuburnJen92]

AMI!!! I gotta dig out M.P. & the Holy Grail!

I am soooooooo in need of seeing this again!!

Okay - frivolity is over for me, for now. I've got to get ready and go to my second job at

The Home Depot
(Damn, I look good in the Orange Apron!)



See ya'll later! (even Uga, the Gatordad!)​

Sorry to hear about the job. DH is trying to find another job as well and we are hitting the same walls. I am with ya babe! Here is to DH's getting jobs!

 

[Dis Dawg]

Go Dawgs!!!

Woof Woof Woof......

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Camping Christy...you CAN post PICTURES, but not as attatchments. Upload your photos to a host site like PHOTOBUCKET.COM, each photo is provided with 4 types of tags to post in various different types of media...the type you need to post on here is the bottom one, it will start with "" click on that(when you click it, it automatically copies, then paste it in a post here on the board.

PM me if you get lost.

 

[Rhonda]

Yeah. What he said.

 

[AuburnJen92]

Camping Christy...you CAN post PICTURES, but not as attatchments. Upload your photos to a host site like PHOTOBUCKET.COM, each photo is provided with 4 types of tags to post in various different types of media...the type you need to post on here is the bottom one, it will start with "" click on that(when you click it, it automatically copies, then paste it in a post here on the board.

PM me if you get lost.[/QUOTE]

don't forget to put at the end