07-28-2006, 12:13 PM | #321 |
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I hope I can enjoy my cup of Starbucks Decaf coffee with my chocolate donut, in peace.
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07-31-2006, 12:28 AM | #322 |
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i hate the fact that i can't get a job in america at the age of 14 that isn't fast ****ing food our grocery stores...it sucks!
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07-31-2006, 09:36 AM | #323 |
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It's called "child labor laws" and DEAL WITH IT
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07-31-2006, 09:59 AM | #324 | |
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07-31-2006, 10:25 AM | #325 | |
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07-31-2006, 10:29 AM | #326 |
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Right, I remember programs like that when I was in school also. They aren't mainstream and give a youngster a taste of the work a day world. Hard work, early hours but a great experience according to several of my friends who did go on exactly that type of program.
If you don't mind me asking, what kind of farm did you work on? |
07-31-2006, 10:45 AM | #327 |
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This wasn't a program. I just wanted to make some money. I think it was around $3.15 an hour in 1981.
It was an old family farm in the town I went to High School in. Primarily an apple farm with a farm store, but they also did peaches, pears, all kinds of berries, along with xmas trees and plants, etc. Early in the season it was a lot of clean up, pruning, and thinning. Thinning peaches in mid-july was pretty nasty. Basically, to get a big peach you have to only leave one every four inches or so, which meant picking off the 4-6 other mini-peaches around the one you choose to leave. Sweat and peach fuzz is a pretty nasty mix. Later in the season, we did picking along with the occasional "easy" days running the register for "pick-your-own" days.
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07-31-2006, 10:55 AM | #328 |
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Thanks, brownjenkins, for sharing that. The program my friends went on involved dairy farms and they were up before the sun....well you can guess the rest. Your experience should have smelled better than theirs.
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07-31-2006, 12:34 PM | #329 |
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Offensive posts removed. I do not wish to see any more of them.
Now back on topic, please.
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07-31-2006, 01:41 PM | #330 |
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VENT: What else?--boyfriends. That is, those of my friends.
*sigh* Two more of my friends just got... shall we say, emotionally entangled? I'm not entirely unhappy about it. I'm very happy that I know both of them (the last time one of my girl friends got a guy, I didn't know him, and he didn't care much to know me--come to think of it, neither did my friend pretty soon). I told Tom that I would have to hate him for stealing Emily... but really it's not all that bad. I love both of them and hope everything works out between them. It just seems like every couple out there is just shouting at me, "What's wrong with YOU?" *sigh* At any rate, that's what I keep asking myself.
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07-31-2006, 04:27 PM | #331 |
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i have a really important rant - i have had toothache for nearly 4 weeks,
and i mistrust dentists so i am not going to see one lol also it has been unbearably hot of late, and i had severe dehydration for half a week |
07-31-2006, 08:27 PM | #332 |
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Gee, you could really hurt yourself in not going if it gets infected.
I hope you get relief soon. |
07-31-2006, 09:49 PM | #333 |
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War.
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08-01-2006, 02:11 AM | #334 | |
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I got the freakin' job. It will be a top secret security clearance job, and I will be working with the NZ Defense Force (in the Joint Geospatial Support Facility) to provide maps and data to the various NZDF branches as well as providing data to LINZ which is the 'state' data provider (Land Information NZ). They're also taking part in the Digital Earth project - mapping for the Asia and Pacific region. Wow. I just gotta let them know when I can start. Somebody pinch me.
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08-01-2006, 04:44 AM | #335 |
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Hehe, top secret clearance sounds really cool. Congratulations BoP! Bottle up the champagne.
Now be sure to post all the top secret goodies here [edit] Don't point that satellite at my house!
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Congrats, BoF!
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08-02-2006, 01:21 AM | #337 |
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Congratulations Anna! I'm so happy for you! You deserve it.
I sent you a PM. Hope you got it. It's not tracking right. [/vent]
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Congrats, Shee! The new job sound really cool. Best wishes for you, and good luck in your top secret job, that you told us about!
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08-08-2006, 10:00 AM | #339 |
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Excellent, BoP! I'm very happy for you . That will be a really exciting place to work.
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