What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Blu]

Woohoo! It was only a matter of time. But I think the notoriety is a mixed bag -- the UP is a best kept secret and it should stay that way. It'll always be home to me.

[skate323k137]

Attention Blu, Bogus, and any other Michiganders. Urgent news release:

Yooper is now an officially recognized word by Websters. Congratulations - you've earned it.

niiiice.

[jp1]

I take it you mean Greenville, SC not Greenville, NC. I'm thinking about living a bit closer to the coast.

Richmond, VA is a city I have considered for my future. I have visited Richmond once or twice already. The economy there seems to be thriving. It's on the Chesapeake watershed, but not the bay proper. By the way, is the James River a viable transportation option? This may seem silly, but I might enjoy taking a boat to work every morning.

Fair warning, long and potentially boring post if you aren't interested in the relevant topic. Maybe even if you are.

I was speaking of Greenville, SC it is a really beautiful and well planned city with plenty of opportunities in tourism and graphic design (Clemson, live theater, big downtown area with weekly events, etc..) being able to take lunch in Falls Park would be an amazing perk in itself. There are plenty of surrounding areas such as Powdersville that provide some suburb type areas for lower cost of living while remaining quite close to the main attraction.

As for Richmond, I am not sure if the river is viable for transportation. The family member I mentioned actually works in a building that sits on a crossover road and has a view of the river head on from his window. He seems to like it. The neighborhood they live in has some beautiful Victorian style homes. I will ask him about the river next we speak and let you know.

I have to also +1 Asheville, I also have extended family in that area and from my short visits it has been lovely. Not to mention it still has mountains, always a big plus in my book.

Savannah, GA deserves a hat in the ring as well based on your criteria. Hard to beat for scenery. Living in the historic district would be amazing, but not at all cheap. Employment prospects are pretty strong if you have proper qualifications. Tourism is a big deal.

- Managed to back flush my water pipes (not possible according to plumber ). Saves me big bucks on re-pipe job. Still peaceful aside from a lot of extra work.

- A little sad I didn't get to lay some pipe. Amiright?

[RyaNtheSlayA]

This guy just got his first paycheck in over a year.

Feelsgoodman.

[KalessinDB]

Congrats!

I seriously have no idea how I would be able to survive if I lost my job tomorrow. I never really carry much debt, but I also never really have much savings (TRYING to fix that, but man there's just so many games to buy )... I suppose I'd have to start selling parts of my collection if I couldn't get at least a part time minimum wage job after the first month or two (I'd like to say I could survive longer but man... car lease + mortgage will annihilate what little savings I have in MAX 2 months. Really gotta work on that)

Fortunately for me though, I have a union job for the government, I always cross my t's and dot my i's, and there's many people below the totem pole for me if they started downsizing (which, in emergency services, ain't likely to happen). In over 3 years, I have gotten a whopping 1 dark mark on my record, and it was from a co-worker (who is known to be a pain, and not like anyone) complaining to a supervisor that she was "offended" by something I said to another co-worker that she overheard. No issues with work performance, no issues from the supervisors, nothing. So the chances of my getting canned are pretty minimal.

[Stark]

Congrats!

I seriously have no idea how I would be able to survive if I lost my job tomorrow. I never really carry much debt, but I also never really have much savings (TRYING to fix that, but man there's just so many games to buy )... I suppose I'd have to start selling parts of my collection if I couldn't get at least a part time minimum wage job after the first month or two (I'd like to say I could survive longer but man... car lease + mortgage will annihilate what little savings I have in MAX 2 months. Really gotta work on that)

Fortunately for me though, I have a union job for the government, I always cross my t's and dot my i's, and there's many people below the totem pole for me if they started downsizing (which, in emergency services, ain't likely to happen). In over 3 years, I have gotten a whopping 1 dark mark on my record, and it was from a co-worker (who is known to be a pain, and not like anyone) complaining to a supervisor that she was "offended" by something I said to another co-worker that she overheard. No issues with work performance, no issues from the supervisors, nothing. So the chances of my getting canned are pretty minimal.

What about j's, no one ever seems to care about the dots on those.

[Luke]

What about j's, no one ever seems to care about the dots on those.

Been watchingWAYNE'S WORLD 2 have we?

[BoringSupreez]

: Finished my first semester of classes today. Feels pretty good, this school thing's not that bad.

[Stark]

What about j's, no one ever seems to care about the dots on those.

Been watching WAYNE'S WORLD 2 have we?

I can always count on Luke to catch the movie reference.

[Luke]

Smile: All in all I raised and received $150 in free groceries for the museum.

Frown: That money could have been spent more cost effectively. They simply wouldn't listen to reason (me). Peach juice in a glass jar for $5.00, when they could have bought superior Peach nectar for $1.50 from the "Mexican" aisle. Waste of money.

And the reason? Get this...

I was told, "Some of the people in the museum are food snobs".

Heller. People who don't even know me call me a food snob, and I know nectar vs "juice" is better, and I know less preservatives are usually better. Oh well, let them waste money.

Smile: Going to be balling tonight. Melon balling. My wife will be helping, and we have some records set aside to play as we've got at least 85 balls to be prepared for tomorrow. Can't wait to share pics of the event as I'll be dressed to the sevens, and my wife will be dressed to the nines. High heels and a cocktail dress? Hubba hubba.

For clarification my wife will be in the high heels and dress. I will don a charcoal suit, black tie, french cuffs and cuff links. And shoes. Tie clip. I'm still undecided if I should wear pants.

Smile: $50 gift card from Men's Warehouse. New set of cufflinks here I come.