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Offline TheSarge

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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #25 on: March 25, 2009, 09:31:51 PM »
Quote from: Strider on March 25, 2009, 09:18:35 PM
Dozing IS kick ass....there is nuthin' like pushing up a few hundred yards of dirt before supper....or clearing a couple acres of worthless brush  to piss off the tree huggers.
 I am in the DFW area and spend most of my time just south of Denton off I35...come on down...I got a spot on the lake and a fridge full of beer....

If that's the lake I'm thinking of...I believe there's a 500 gallon bambi bucket at the bottom of it courtesy of the 149th Avn. Bn. TXARNG.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #26 on: March 25, 2009, 09:35:59 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on March 25, 2009, 09:31:51 PM
If that's the lake I'm thinking of...I believe there's a 500 gallon bambi bucket at the bottom of it courtesy of the 149th Avn. Bn. TXARNG.
Cool....
what is a Bambi bucket.....and do they want it back..I have some scuba gear.... just sayin':-)
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #27 on: March 25, 2009, 09:55:34 PM »
Everybody's lovn on the snugs. 'specially me....  :uhsure:
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #28 on: March 25, 2009, 09:57:45 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on March 25, 2009, 09:55:34 PM
Everybody's lovn on the snugs. 'specially me....  :uhsure:

Honey...  You have the type of lovin' that I can't give him.

Take charge!

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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #29 on: March 25, 2009, 09:59:02 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on March 25, 2009, 09:57:45 PM
Honey...  You have the type of lovin' that I can't give him.

Take charge!

 :cheersmate:

You need some good luvn too?  :naughty:
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #30 on: March 25, 2009, 09:59:54 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on March 25, 2009, 09:59:02 PM
You need some good luvn too?  :naughty:

Always my dear, always.   :uhsure:
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #31 on: March 25, 2009, 11:33:45 PM »
Not sure where you are, but lots of heavy industry (shipbuilding) jobs available down here in the southern Alabama/Mississippi area.  Also, if you don't mind being away from home, the offshore oil patch is always looking for good people.  Good luck with your job search.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #32 on: March 25, 2009, 11:39:48 PM »
The sandbox isn't to bad either.  By next March I predict I will have accomplished goals I thought would take the next twenty years.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #33 on: March 26, 2009, 03:57:40 AM »
We are all sending you the white light of employment your way.  :-)

Good luck in whatever the future holds.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #34 on: March 26, 2009, 04:37:37 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on March 25, 2009, 09:05:07 PM
You are kind of "dating" yourself with the Holmes reference.

 :cheersmate:

Well I've never made a secret of my age. I have 2 grown sons...my "baby" is 24. I'm pretty well preserved for my age (ah, heck, I look pretty good for a woman whose almost 50). Besides John Holmes is fairly well known even among people who don't watch porn. Had I said Evan Stone (VERY freaking hot) or Billy Glide (pretty damn big) I'm didn't know whether anyone would know who I was talking about. I mean, it's not everyone's cup of tea.

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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #35 on: March 26, 2009, 11:38:47 AM »
Snugs - you rock. You're a "pick 'em up by the boot straps" kind of guy.

I would say I'm sorry but I'm not going to pity you. I'm going to pat you on the back and say "give 'em hell" cuz I know you will.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #36 on: March 26, 2009, 12:15:21 PM »
Well S Bunny, the shoe's fallen. Now is the time to find somewhere to go, geographically and employment wise. Don't forget that in addition to the area you are in, there's the Williston Basin, Marcellus Shale, North Slope just to mention a very few, where there is a very big potential.

http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml


I don't know who you were refering to about the carbon idiocy, but clearly the USA has nothing that can add to warming, cooling, or climate change in general. I suspect the "culprite" passes by our view every day, when it is light out.

Anyway, with your heavy equipment skills, you should be able to get a good job somewhere very soon, IF you'll go to the job, no matter where it is. From Brazil to Australia to Alaska to the sand pit to  China to....well....anywhere the economy is growing. And it is growing in some industries and they all require professional heavy equipment operators.

Just wondering, about how old are you and.....are you in a position where you can move where ever without causing a hardship to third persons?

The UAE/Dubai was hiring last I scanned their website. They ARE drilling AND building another palm tree shaped resort island...
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #37 on: March 26, 2009, 12:24:14 PM »
Quote from: delilahmused on March 26, 2009, 04:37:37 AM
Well I've never made a secret of my age. I have 2 grown sons...my "baby" is 24. I'm pretty well preserved for my age (ah, heck, I look pretty good for a woman whose almost 50). Besides John Holmes is fairly well known even among people who don't watch porn. Had I said Evan Stone (VERY freaking hot) or Billy Glide (pretty damn big) I'm didn't know whether anyone would know who I was talking about. I mean, it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Cindie

Heh, heh! I guess Holmes was actually the first. Too bad the drugs and his lifestyle did him in.

The old detective movies were great! They actually had a plot!
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #38 on: March 26, 2009, 03:17:35 PM »
MSB, just watch out for birds with feathers all down their feet and you should be fine.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #39 on: March 26, 2009, 07:33:13 PM »
It always warms my heart to see a man stare down adversity with a defiant middle finger to the sky. I salute you, sir.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #40 on: March 26, 2009, 09:00:21 PM »
Sandrat?

Sorry about your job.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #41 on: March 26, 2009, 10:28:44 PM »
MSB....I just saw this thread...I agree with whoever said "when God closes one door, another one opens"....and it's usually a better door!


For what it's worth....after Katrina a good friend of mine went to work for a company that subcontracts to FEMA for disaster cleanup. He was making in excess of $20K a month....working 12-15 hours a day. He's a degreed geologist, with a contrator's license and had gotten laid off from TVA. It's contract work.

Long story short...I tried to get on with the same company he works with for two years....finally gave up. He's in Galveston doing cleanup from the hurricane and has been there since before Christmas. He called me today, he's going to be in Galveston until at least August. He also wanted to tell me that FEMA itself has just started hiring again due to several disasters, including the flooding in ND and MN that is expected to be unprecedented.

If interested go to FEMA.gov, and click on employment. There are 6 regions...you do not have to live in the region to agree to work in it. There are benefits.

There are many different jobs available. He does hazardous waste disposal(which is what he's doing in Galveston) or in the case of severe flooding - it's something to do with the stability of the ground. He was in upstate NY summer before last after they had had a lot of spring flooding...it was an 8 month job. He also spent about 6 months in CA after Katrina because of severe mudslides. I was going to do dwelling inspections....to determine whether the property was salvagable, determine what needed to be done to make it habitable again or whether it needed to be destroyed.

The company he works for requires you to be on call and able to leave within 48 hours. A commitment of at least 120 days, you only get to go home once a month for 3 days. No benefits.

Another important factor....he's either 62 or 63.

I would do it....but my business is finally back up to where I was a couple of years ago, and I've made a major commitment to a client and I can't walk away from them.

If you want more info, you can pm me.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #42 on: March 26, 2009, 10:53:05 PM »
Sorry to hear that Mr. Snuggle Bunny. Hope you find a good job soon.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #43 on: April 10, 2009, 07:46:20 PM »
SUCK IT DUmmies!

Just picked-up a full-time job with the Colorado Guard. I work with the project managers that oversee new construction and maintence for all military installations in Colorado. Salaray just under $42k, healthcare, working only 4 10-hour days a week with 3 hrs to be spent at the gym for manadatory PT.

I got the job because my unit where I drill sees that I'm the go-to bunny whenever extra missions come-up, I volunteer for additional classes and training and I step-up to do extra work, i.e. develop an inventory system on Excel for my section. It was an open position but they all but picked me up and carried me into the captain's office and told him to hire me. They pushed hard for me to get this job.

Lesson for liberals:

MAKE YOURSELF VALUABLE AND YOU WILL BE VALUED.

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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #44 on: April 10, 2009, 07:49:10 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on April 10, 2009, 07:46:20 PM
SUCK IT DUmmies!

Just picked-up a full-time job with the Colorado Guard. I work with the project managers that oversee new construction and maintence for all military installations in Colorado. Salaray just under $42k, healthcare, working only 4 10-hour days a week with 3 hrs to be spent at the gym for manadatory PT.

I got the job because my unit where I drill sees that I'm the go-to bunny whenever extra missions come-up, I volunteer for additional classes and training and I step-up to do extra work, i.e. develop an inventory system on Excel for my section. It was an open position but they all but picked me up and carried me into the captain's office and told him to hire me. They pushed hard for me to get this job.

Lesson for liberals:

MAKE YOURSELF VALUABLE AND YOU WILL BE VALUED.

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so....bunny....you in Colorado then?

so am I...
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #45 on: April 10, 2009, 07:53:37 PM »
Quote from: dutch508 on April 10, 2009, 07:49:10 PM

so....bunny....you in Colorado then?

so am I...
Yessir.

Greeley.

Be working out of Cenntenial.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #46 on: April 10, 2009, 07:57:32 PM »
Good going.

I'm in the process of having to seek new streams of income in the financial services sector since the mortgage business is rather flat right now, a direction that had someone asked me this time last year if I would need to do, I'd have laughed at them.  But never say never, anything can happen to alter one's plans.  But like you, I'm just keeping my nose to the grindstone and making things happen around me.  I wouldn't know any other way if I tried.

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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #47 on: April 10, 2009, 07:58:58 PM »
Congrats on the new job, MSB.
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #48 on: April 10, 2009, 08:02:57 PM »
Hi-5, Mister Bunny.  Good news. :thumbs:
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Re: Thank-You DU
« Reply #49 on: April 10, 2009, 08:20:10 PM »
Congrats snugs!!!
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