| [Head banger] Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:43:37 PM | |
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My bro in law ran the NY for the first time this year, beat all the celebs in this article. 3:26 I think. I like that one of the chilean miners did it. traped underground for months must fuck up the training something fierce.
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:25:38 PM | |
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Wow, I could have almost walked that time. But at least he tried. Most people would never do that. I feel for each and every one of the marathon folks as to just participate and finish is an accomplishment of their own.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:20:51 PM)| |  | guidogodoy wrote: | | Sleep easy. Al finished in 7 hours. As for crapping himself, I couldn't answer that one. 
| | | spapad wrote: | | I've never looked for times on the NY marathon in my life. I understand, as a runner, you would find it offensive, but I still hope AL did okay and didn't crap himself trying to finish. LOL
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is exactly why I was pulling for Al. No massive corporation making sure he finished with a decent time.
I really find it sad that the world is more interested in the celebs than the actual winner. Seriously, try searching for the winning time and you'll be forced to slog through countless pages talking about "Jared, the Subway guy!" Maybe if the three Africans that took men's 1, 2, and 3 were on "Dancing With the Stars..."
| | | spapad wrote: | | OH come on Guid, can't blame the guy for trying. Even if it is incentive (money) oriented.
I hope Al did good, he tries hard to stay a decent size and it is not easy for him even with the operation. I would hate to have to work that hard to stay a sound weight.
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:20:51 PM | |
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Sleep easy. Al finished in 7 hours. As for crapping himself, I couldn't answer that one.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:13:22 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | I've never looked for times on the NY marathon in my life. I understand, as a runner, you would find it offensive, but I still hope AL did okay and didn't crap himself trying to finish. LOL
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is exactly why I was pulling for Al. No massive corporation making sure he finished with a decent time.
I really find it sad that the world is more interested in the celebs than the actual winner. Seriously, try searching for the winning time and you'll be forced to slog through countless pages talking about "Jared, the Subway guy!" Maybe if the three Africans that took men's 1, 2, and 3 were on "Dancing With the Stars..."
| | | spapad wrote: | | OH come on Guid, can't blame the guy for trying. Even if it is incentive (money) oriented.
I hope Al did good, he tries hard to stay a decent size and it is not easy for him even with the operation. I would hate to have to work that hard to stay a sound weight.
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:13:22 PM | |
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I've never looked for times on the NY marathon in my life. I understand, as a runner, you would find it offensive, but I still hope AL did okay and didn't crap himself trying to finish. LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:09:58 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is exactly why I was pulling for Al. No massive corporation making sure he finished with a decent time.
I really find it sad that the world is more interested in the celebs than the actual winner. Seriously, try searching for the winning time and you'll be forced to slog through countless pages talking about "Jared, the Subway guy!" Maybe if the three Africans that took men's 1, 2, and 3 were on "Dancing With the Stars..."
| | | spapad wrote: | | OH come on Guid, can't blame the guy for trying. Even if it is incentive (money) oriented.
I hope Al did good, he tries hard to stay a decent size and it is not easy for him even with the operation. I would hate to have to work that hard to stay a sound weight.
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:09:58 PM | |
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That is exactly why I was pulling for Al. No massive corporation making sure he finished with a decent time.
I really find it sad that the world is more interested in the celebs than the actual winner. Seriously, try searching for the winning time and you'll be forced to slog through countless pages talking about "Jared, the Subway guy!" Maybe if the three Africans that took men's 1, 2, and 3 were on "Dancing With the Stars..."
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:01:04 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | OH come on Guid, can't blame the guy for trying. Even if it is incentive (money) oriented.
I hope Al did good, he tries hard to stay a decent size and it is not easy for him even with the operation. I would hate to have to work that hard to stay a sound weight.
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:07:07 PM | |
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Night Necro.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:22:36 PM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | | Am shattered ppl - early start tomorrow so calling it a night - TC all. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:01:04 PM | |
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OH come on Guid, can't blame the guy for trying. Even if it is incentive (money) oriented.
I hope Al did good, he tries hard to stay a decent size and it is not easy for him even with the operation. I would hate to have to work that hard to stay a sound weight.
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| [Necroticist] Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:22:36 PM | |
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| Am shattered ppl - early start tomorrow so calling it a night - TC all. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:07:07 PM | |
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 6:15:06 PM | |
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I'm from a right to work state. Unions exist but are not very influencial anymore.
I rememer when I was a child watching the news on months long miner strikes. The media always went and found the miner who lived in a cabin with an outhouse, who was the most uneducated person to find in the area.
For that reason alone I'm glad that VA, and finally WV, are right to work states. Got tired of people thinking just because of the state I was from when we vacationed north that we all lived on hilltops past Richmond and all have nothing but farms. I really hated that dated opinion of our state. Unfortunately, that opinion is still out there. Not so much for VA but WV is the laughing stock of the U.S. Glad my plates read VA.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:09:45 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | sounds good. I am on the company side of our negotiations, started with a 2 day set in july, had 2 days set in september, but we fired 2 of the three barganing comitee members inbetween, and they were the ones with the most issues, so we agreed to cut the september dates to one day. next is 2 in December. hope we get somewhere, I think as of now we have either agreed or agreed to withdraw 4 of 83 uniton proposals and 1 of 4 company proposals. at this rate the deal will be done about the same time as my pension starts.
| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads 
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:09:45 PM | |
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sounds good. I am on the company side of our negotiations, started with a 2 day set in july, had 2 days set in september, but we fired 2 of the three barganing comitee members inbetween, and they were the ones with the most issues, so we agreed to cut the september dates to one day. next is 2 in December. hope we get somewhere, I think as of now we have either agreed or agreed to withdraw 4 of 83 uniton proposals and 1 of 4 company proposals. at this rate the deal will be done about the same time as my pension starts.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ron h from Saturday, November 06, 2010 8:45:57 AM)| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [spapad] Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:18:56 AM | |
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Nice job! I'd love to have 11 paid holidays a year! I'd also love it much if our employer picked up more on our health insurance than they do, but our premiums would go down dramtically if we could get everyone there to participate in the insurance, but it's hard to get employees who work at lower wages to even consider health insurance. As for the vacation, I should be coming up on 3 weeks this spring myself! Now, if they could just give us sick days that weren't such a joke. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ron h from Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:42:17 AM)| | | ron h wrote: | | Bev is well versed in procedure and all things HR, so it was helpful bouncing ideas off her. We did have our unmoving points of view, but great insight none the less.
Some of the gains we made on the economic side are we now have 11 paid Holidays a year, 3 weeks paid vacation, employer paid health insurance and a $.75 raise!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | Congrats Ron! I could see Bev's point of view. That many months of listening to the tales of the nogotiation table. 
Good to hear your union came out on the better side of things.
| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [ron h] Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:42:17 AM | |
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Bev is well versed in procedure and all things HR, so it was helpful bouncing ideas off her. We did have our unmoving points of view, but great insight none the less.
Some of the gains we made on the economic side are we now have 11 paid Holidays a year, 3 weeks paid vacation, employer paid health insurance and a $.75 raise!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:35:15 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Congrats Ron! I could see Bev's point of view. That many months of listening to the tales of the nogotiation table.
Good to hear your union came out on the better side of things.
| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [Necroticist] Saturday, November 06, 2010 7:18:36 PM | |
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| Evening Blah crew....hope ur all ok...avoid this bloody flu we got over here - is nasty... |
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| [Becks] Saturday, November 06, 2010 4:10:24 PM | |
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Congratulations Ron! Wow that's a long time to be in negotiations, but you got there in the end!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ron h from Saturday, November 06, 2010 8:45:57 AM)| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [spapad] Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:35:15 PM | |
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Congrats Ron! I could see Bev's point of view. That many months of listening to the tales of the nogotiation table.
Good to hear your union came out on the better side of things.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ron h from Saturday, November 06, 2010 8:45:57 AM)| | | ron h wrote: | | Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [ron h] Saturday, November 06, 2010 8:45:57 AM | |
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Good morning fellow Metalheads
Well, it's finally over with!! As most of you know I'm a union negotiator at the plant I work at. We've been in negotiations for a new contract since March and it's now a done deal!! The ratification vote was about 92% in favor of, which, to me, is vindication of the comittees hard work. In this day and age when unions are getting weaker, every contract gets harder and harder to make gains on. Fortunately, we made no concessions anywhere and made gains all across the board.
Now that this is over with, I can now come out and play a little more and Bev can quit rolling her eyes at me lol!! |
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| [Necroticist] Saturday, November 06, 2010 6:07:39 AM | |
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Ur so right on the time thing...seems as we age it all goes quicker...xmas already in sight...now if i could afford it...heh.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, November 05, 2010 3:08:09 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | Good morning Blah dwellers!!
Well, I must apologize for being so on and off this year. It's been a tough one for me with incredibly high highs and lower than low lows. There's been times when I've asked why, been really angry and broken down and then times where I've been lifted up, comforted and enveloped in the deepest love from members of this board, My God and the wonderful people in my life.
Life has been at a beyond hectic pace this year and not just mine, I get from a sense that all of our lives are just speeding up big time. Scares me to think we're a few weeks away from Christmas again. I haven't even had time to think of what Priestly items I want to ask Santa for ha ha ha! |
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| [spapad] Friday, November 05, 2010 7:13:44 PM | |
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True Joe, you've been put through the wringer, but you've always maintained a healthy perspective.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, November 05, 2010 3:08:09 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | Good morning Blah dwellers!!
Well, I must apologize for being so on and off this year. It's been a tough one for me with incredibly high highs and lower than low lows. There's been times when I've asked why, been really angry and broken down and then times where I've been lifted up, comforted and enveloped in the deepest love from members of this board, My God and the wonderful people in my life.
Life has been at a beyond hectic pace this year and not just mine, I get from a sense that all of our lives are just speeding up big time. Scares me to think we're a few weeks away from Christmas again. I haven't even had time to think of what Priestly items I want to ask Santa for ha ha ha! |
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| [Becks] Friday, November 05, 2010 7:03:32 PM | |
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You've done so well Joe, what a year you have had.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, November 05, 2010 3:08:09 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | Good morning Blah dwellers!!
Well, I must apologize for being so on and off this year. It's been a tough one for me with incredibly high highs and lower than low lows. There's been times when I've asked why, been really angry and broken down and then times where I've been lifted up, comforted and enveloped in the deepest love from members of this board, My God and the wonderful people in my life.
Life has been at a beyond hectic pace this year and not just mine, I get from a sense that all of our lives are just speeding up big time. Scares me to think we're a few weeks away from Christmas again. I haven't even had time to think of what Priestly items I want to ask Santa for ha ha ha! |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Friday, November 05, 2010 3:20:54 AM | |
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No kidding. You've been through alot. Good on you for keeping it all together.  Don't think I would be able to handle so much going on.
As for Christmas, you can always ask Santa for some peace and quiet next year...or you can ask him for Scottie. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, November 05, 2010 3:08:09 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | Good morning Blah dwellers!!
Well, I must apologize for being so on and off this year. It's been a tough one for me with incredibly high highs and lower than low lows. There's been times when I've asked why, been really angry and broken down and then times where I've been lifted up, comforted and enveloped in the deepest love from members of this board, My God and the wonderful people in my life.
Life has been at a beyond hectic pace this year and not just mine, I get from a sense that all of our lives are just speeding up big time. Scares me to think we're a few weeks away from Christmas again. I haven't even had time to think of what Priestly items I want to ask Santa for ha ha ha! |
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| [joedraper] Friday, November 05, 2010 3:08:09 AM | |
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Good morning Blah dwellers!!
Well, I must apologize for being so on and off this year. It's been a tough one for me with incredibly high highs and lower than low lows. There's been times when I've asked why, been really angry and broken down and then times where I've been lifted up, comforted and enveloped in the deepest love from members of this board, My God and the wonderful people in my life.
Life has been at a beyond hectic pace this year and not just mine, I get from a sense that all of our lives are just speeding up big time. Scares me to think we're a few weeks away from Christmas again. I haven't even had time to think of what Priestly items I want to ask Santa for ha ha ha! |
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| [Necroticist] Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:01:08 AM | |
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| Well ladies and germs...i guess i shook this flu off at last - wouldn't wish it on any of ya - good to see DF is still human...lol. Hope ur all ok - will chat soon - am a lil busy setting a network up we can all use...where's a Guido when ya need one...lol j/k - actually i think i got it....so now all 3 of us are online...Chat soon.. |
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| [spapad] Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:35:58 PM | |
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Thanks Guid! Although that question was not as "need to know" as the bus question, I'm still glad to have for insane trivia to store in my head. If I ever get enough science in there, I'll be ready for Jeopardy!...................well,...................except the stage fright thing where I would stand there looking straight at the camera with a big dumb look on my face, just like I did when I was in "romper room" as a child. HA!!! Sad, but true.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:24:32 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Now what makes you think that I know what Norm did for a living? ok...yeah, I know. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Peterson
Maybe you can "befriend" Norm?
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yeah, you can add ANYONE or ANYTHING that has a page! Its not a big deal, really. I mean, people can add whatever they want but it is SO painfully obvious in most cases that a band is just trying to bulk up their "friends" list. Its kind of pathetic. Nonetheless, it is what it is.
I have NO idea what "Norm" did for a living. Pretty sure guids does, though...HA!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I am pretty fussy so ....just saying. HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! Anyway, nice to be "missed", regardless of how it is presented!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | People "friend" corporations? I've heard of becomming a fan of a band or a product, but I din't even know you could friend entities nor understand why someone would.
Sorry about Norm, first one that came to mind as I liked that character. You couldn't be Cliff, as you've never been a postman and dont in general carry a potato around because you think if looks like some dead famous person, Woody is out for ovbious intellegence reasons, Coach.... too old, Sam.... Hair rug and false teeth, Frazier,..........yeh, I can see you "running with siscors!" but not the fussy aspect, Carla, no for obvious reasons although I could be her, so that leaves Norm. Did we ever learn what Norm did for a living?
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| HAAAAAAAA!!! I'd settle for the Ted Danson dude...HHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAA!!! Oh well! And Spa, *and we are "real" people here too* I do know that! What I was referring to is the habit many people on FaceBook and MySpace have of "befriending" company pages, famous bands and whatnot for the sole purpose of "bulking up" the number of "friends" they have. It happens a lot on MySpace, mostly by bands looking to appear as though they have a ton of "fans". I try to avoid that nonsense. |
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