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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 25, 2009, 06:37:05 PM
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I got laid-off today. I survived 2 rounds of lay-offs but the 3rd one got me.
Oh, sure, I've been throught the emotional roller-coaster today but after coming home and looking at this forum all I can say is:
THANK-YOU
Thank-you for inspiring me to NOT become a self-pitying, egomaniacal, lazy shitbag like the rest of you simpering, overdue abortions.
Thank-you for making me want to stand up on my own feet and determine my fate rather than sit on my ass waiting for some drooling bureaucrat decide my future educational and occupational opportunities.
Thank-you for the chemtrail thread and other looney conspiracies that granted me the brief reprieve of mirth.
However, I must also attend this thread with what is due you:
Thanks to your insipid belief in global warming and that the NRA is more of a threat than unwashed sand-rats with 14th century educations the oil industry and the GWoT are being squeezed to death by your mindless bullshit thus putting me out of a job as an oilfield worker AND as a soldier who wants to defend his fellow Americans.
So...****-YOU...TWICE.
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Damn straight, you're a survivor. You'll be fine my friend because you are you.
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That sucks, MSB - However, unlike the pitymonkeys that inhabit DU, I suspect you will find the conviction to right your ship through prayer and action. Go Get-em'
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Thank-you, Schade darlin'
None of this "I'm sorry to hear that" stuff from my fellows.
If you want to dole out sympathy do it for the paste-eaters at DU who were born to be slaves for their betters but in a century were it's been outlawed.
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atta boy.
another round of layoffs so soon??
wow.
you should see wee willies broken lament. ha.
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You'll land on your feet MSB. I'm sure of it.
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You're the tops, Mr. Snuggle Bunny!
Never change!
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If you're already this steadfast in your determination to get another job...you've already landed on your feet.
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I've got a Class A CDL with Hazardous Materials and tanker endorsement, confined space entry certs, IPEC, ISO and OSHA certs, rigger certs, and a stack of other certifications (all OJT derived via the dread evil Halliburton thankyouverymuch) AND and EMT cert from the army AND I was working on my crane operators cert and directional driller lessons.
Bunnies do not fear.
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I've got a Class A CDL with Hazardous Materials and tanker endorsement, confined space entry certs, IPEC, ISO and OSHA certs, rigger certs, and a stack of other certifications (all OJT derived via the dread evil Halliburton thankyouverymuch) AND and EMT cert from the army AND I was working on my crane operators cert and directional driller lessons.
Bunnies do not fear.
I am strongly considering getting my class A CDL again. Many trucking companies are still hiring.
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I am strongly considering getting my class A CDL again. Many trucking companies are still hiring.
I always enjoyed the driving side of my job--actually I liked my job very much--but the driving especially. I could go OTR without complaint. However, when preparations for the winter heating season kick-up again in September I will re-apply and was invited to do so; like I said: I enjoyed my job.
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Sorry to hear Bunny. News is saying Halliburton in GJT also had more layoffs today. I,ve gone OTR since Frac Tech bit the big one here. Let me know via PM if you are interested and I will send you the info on the outfit I'm working for now. WgPI
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My lagomorph friend, as the others in this thread have already pointed out, you should be on the sidelines for about as much time as it should take for you to draw one breath. Whenever God closes a door, He opens another. Thing is, and the DUmb****s don't understand this, is that we have to go and find those doors ourselves. You seem to be doing this part--seeking the door. You'll soon find that God has done His part, and the door will be there.
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MSB! I'm so sorry you got it today. But you are amazing and so true to who you are and what this country is about. You are 100 times the American ANY of those DUmmies can even aspire to be.
I'm hoping things will turn around for you right quick!
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Sorry to hear Bunny. News is saying Halliburton in GJT also had more layoffs today. I,ve gone OTR since Frac Tech bit the big one here. Let me know via PM if you are interested and I will send you the info on the outfit I'm working for now. WgPI
Send it, over.
You see, lurking libs, conservatives don't need charities they have something better and they're called: friends and neighbors. It's more community based than any hippy commune. Live and learn from your betters.
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Hey, MSB, sorry for the layoff, but I have no doubt that you have the stones to pull through. My best to you, along with a ^5...best I can do from afar.
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I've got a Class A CDL with Hazardous Materials and tanker endorsement, confined space entry certs, IPEC, ISO and OSHA certs, rigger certs, and a stack of other certifications (all OJT derived via the dread evil Halliburton thankyouverymuch) AND and EMT cert from the army AND I was working on my crane operators cert and directional driller lessons.
Bunnies do not fear.
Hi5 for your perseverance...
I don't know you that well but have enjoyed your patriotism and sense of humor.
If you ever get to Texas, I may have a 9900ix Eagle and a dozer with your name on it...
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I always enjoyed the driving side of my job--actually I liked my job very much--but the driving especially. I could go OTR without complaint. However, when preparations for the winter heating season kick-up again in September I will re-apply and was invited to do so; like I said: I enjoyed my job.
I drove OTR for a few months shortly after I got out of HS. I enjoyed the driving. I am of the age that if I am going to make a career change, it needs to be soon.
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Hang in there Snuggle Bunny...we're just getting off the roller coaster though my husband's job hasn't started yet. Granted things have been tighter than a virgin trying to wrap herself around John Holmes but it's been kind of nice having him off the roller coaster for a while. One door closes, another one opens. DUmmies just fail to walk through...they insist on being carried. That's why they're losers. The movers and shakers don't have time to carry their fat asses across the threshold.
Cindie
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Hang in there Snuggle Bunny...we're just getting off the roller coaster though my husband's job hasn't started yet. Granted things have been tighter than a virgin trying to wrap herself around John Holmes but it's been kind of nice having him off the roller coaster for a while. One door closes, another one opens. DUmmies just fail to walk through...they insist on being carried. That's why they're losers. The movers and shakers don't have time to carry their fat asses across the threshold.
Cindie
You are kind of "dating" yourself with the Holmes reference.
:cheersmate:
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Hi5 for your perseverance...
I don't know you that well but have enjoyed your patriotism and sense of humor.
If you ever get to Texas, I may have a 9900ix Eagle and a dozer with your name on it...
That's a nice truck and dozing could be kick-ass. I've always been amazed at how many co-workers treated being introduced to new equipment a/o learning the geometry of the job treated it as a burden. To me it was brain candy. Everyday was something new that expanded your technical expertise.
BTW - where in Texas? I'm returning to Ft Sam in the fairly near future, we may have to hoist a few some weekend.
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Good Hunting!
Because we know you will bag a great position coming out of this.
Keep the faith bro. :)
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Good Hunting!
Because we know you will bag a great position coming out of this.
Keep the faith bro. :)
I'm seriously debating just a tide-me-over job. Production will inevitably pick-up again as the year approaches autumn. Part of the problem--in addition to the idiot pols--is the fact that this winter was so mild home heating fuel sales nose dived. I want to go back for the training, the career roots, benes and retirement.
Moving on or biding time is my single biggest cunundrum at this point. How do I want to cash-in my opportunities?
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That's a nice truck and dozing could be kick-ass. I've always been amazed at how many co-workers treated being introduced to new equipment a/o learning the geometry of the job treated it as a burden. To me it was brain candy. Everyday was something new that expanded your technical expertise.
BTW - where in Texas? I'm returning to Ft Sam in the fairly near future, we may have to hoist a few some weekend.
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....
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I'm seriously debating just a tide-me-over job. Production will inevitably pick-up again as the year approaches autumn. Part of the problem--in addition to the idiot pols--is the fact that this winter was so mild home heating fuel sales nose dived. I want to go back for the training, the career roots, benes and retirement.
Moving on or biding time is my single biggest cunundrum at this point. How do I want to cash-in my opportunities?
I have been weighing those same questions since I got laid off at the end of Jan. In my case, I really didn't like my job for the last couple of years. I liked the work, just not the corporate BS. I will most likely not have a chance to go back to what I really liked; Telco circuit testing.
So for me, looking at a career change has a certain appeal. Even if it is a bit scarey.
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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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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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Everybody's lovn on the snugs. 'specially me.... :uhsure:
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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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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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You need some good luvn too? :naughty:
Always my dear, always. :uhsure:
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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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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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We are all sending you the white light of employment your way. :-)
Good luck in whatever the future holds.
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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.
Cindie
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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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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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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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MSB, just watch out for birds with feathers all down their feet and you should be fine.
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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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Sandrat?
Sorry about your job.
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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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Sorry to hear that Mr. Snuggle Bunny. Hope you find a good job soon.
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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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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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so....bunny....you in Colorado then?
so am I...
Yessir.
Greeley.
Be working out of Cenntenial.
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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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Congrats on the new job, MSB.
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Hi-5, Mister Bunny. Good news. :thumbs:
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Congrats snugs!!!
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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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I cannot imagine what a miserable state a man must find himself in to sit on his ass waiting for someone else to hand him his fortunes. They are not worthy of whatever freedoms others have also supplied and preserved for them. Yet, we read so many times about DU'ers that have been unemployed for years.
I say we repeal the 13th Amendment: they get their food, clothes, housing and healthcare and we actually get SOME use out of the pathetic sods.
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Once again you have made my day and made me smile my mr. snuggle bunny. I am just so happy for you. God love ya. :-*
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MSB, I might have said this to you (I think I did)--as God closes one door, He opens another. Thing is, and the DUmb****s don't grasp this, is that it's up to us to find said door. Obviously, you found it.
Congrats on getting the job. :cheersmate:
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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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Congrats Mr. Snuggle Bunny!!! You know, I have a bunny that looks very much like the one in your avatar.
Cindie
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Well, Mr. S. Bunny, glad to read you have made another substantial step forward. Wish you the best...exploring the C. Rockies off the Phantom Canyon Road (leads to Cripple Creek) , and just general exploration of those hills made me happy. Found, on the Ft. Carson range, a fossil oyster that was 14-16 inches long in the limestone there.
Carried a 1911A1 , loaded, in the hills, as Griz, black bear and desperate men were to be dfound there on rare occasion. Now, you can add big cats and even more desperate men, so rather than loose cartriges, I'd carry a few mags. to go with, but I'd sure as hell be looking around....there's GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS, YOU KNOW!nEVER FOUND ANY, BUT IT WAS FUN.
Don't enter any old mines that don't have live critters going in AND OUT, methane will kill you so fast you don't even know your dying.
Oh, see if the "Lost Spur" Bar is still there, just a short jump out the range's back gate just off rt 115. Back in the day it was....interesting.......there were some ladies who spent time there......
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Outstanding, MSB! Best to you in the new gig. :cheersmate:
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Great news MSB!!!
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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.
CONGRATS Mr Fast Bounce Back
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I just caught this thread, but I was going to say when a door closes, God opens a window. I see he has done that for you....God only helps those who help themselves and you are proof of that!
Good luck on your new job!
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I just caught this thread, but I was going to say when a door closes, God opens a window. ...
So what you're saying is: God wants me to jump out a window?
:o
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So what you're saying is: God wants me to jump out a window?
:o
:bolt:
According to the crazy bird man....................YES
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If you're a DU'er, yes....or you can always roll a joint or fill up your crack pipe.