Rep Retirement Lodge 81: Trickle-Down Lodganomics

[Scarlet]

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Citizens Bank Online is not working. It hasn't been the last couple of days. I needed to transfer money from my savings to checking so I could pay my mortgage. I had to call and talk to a live person! What a drag.

 

[A Shot and a Goal]

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I'll probably start with the freshman "World History" course...

World History, eh? Um yeah, perfesser, let me axe you a question. Is Elvis still alive?

 

[mookie1995]

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http://www.mintadvertising.com/


anyone watch Mad Men? (i've never, disclaimer)

my buddy's agency took out ads to run during the show. cute.

 

[goldy_331]

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Good luck, both of you!

Off to search for a better job...

Ditto! And to you!

Evening Lodge.

Spent three hours in the dentist chair this afternoon. I found out the other day that 8/31 is the end of the year for our Flexible Spending Account which can only be used for dental and vision. I had to use it or lose it. I had some work that needed to get done but wasn't urgent and they managed to fit me in. We had $2300 in the account. My wife and son had $436 on their dental this year, I had $1865 done for a crown and two fillings replaced. I can't wait to see the grumpy plan administrator's face when she figures out my total.

 

[Beer Pong Horn]

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I'll probably start with either the freshman "World History" course (which, believe it or not, covers everything in one semester - Cave Men to the Cold War), or the freshman Military History course (which probably has a Western focus: Greece/Rome/European/American). After the first year I'll be given additional courses.

There is no depth in that World History course I take it? Wow. The Military History course sounds interesting.

Totally random here, but:

I ended up only taking one History course in college. History of Science. It stands today as the most interesting class I've ever taken.

Military History tends to be a pretty awesome course - though in our case, it was taught by a professuh frum thuh Saaauth who loved mentioning thuh Woh of Northun Aggresshun. I definitely loved my History of Technology course too.

We had $2300 in the account. My wife and son had $436 on their dental this year, I had $1865 done for a crown and two fillings replaced. I can't wait to see the grumpy plan administrator's face when she figures out my total.

Smells like math, but also hilarity. You should pay in pennies.


Evening, Lodge. My Jeep decided to start wetting the bed... er, road. Guess she's out of commission for a bit until we figure out whether it's just a hose leaking, or the water pump.

 

[Twitch Boy]

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Military History tends to be a pretty awesome course - though in our case, it was taught by a professuh frum thuh Saaauth who loved mentioning thuh Woh of Northun Aggresshun. I definitely loved my History of Technology course too.

And his tests were brutal. Seriously. A 75 was probably not only good for an A, but top 5 in the class.

Confirmed by the man himself: if 80 percent of the class got a given question right, he'd remove it for next time because obviously it was common knowledge.

And don't even start me on a certain World Cultures prof whose voice sounds like Patrick Stewart. As soon as he starts talking about rectangular doors, you can go ahead and take a two-hour nap. And make sure you know the unemployment rate in 1976 in Whereverstan - amazingly enough, it will be on the final.

 

[bostonewe]

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you applied to be a women's washroom attendant?!?

Hey, desperate times...

In better news, totally moved out and cleaned the old apartment and left the keys. I am now committed to the new place. Nice to be able to check that off the list.

 

[Beer Pong Horn]

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And his tests were brutal. Seriously. A 75 was probably not only good for an A, but top 5 in the class.

Confirmed by the man himself: if 80 percent of the class got a given question right, he'd remove it for next time because obviously it was common knowledge.

And don't even start me on a certain World Cultures prof whose voice sounds like Patrick Stewart. As soon as he starts talking about rectangular doors, you can go ahead and take a two-hour nap. And make sure you know the unemployment rate in 1976 in Whereverstan - amazingly enough, it will be on the final.

Yes. But, he was still a kick-a* prof.

As for Jean-Luc, is that the guy who took a trip to Morocco and had an entire class period about mosques being three times taller than they were wide?

Hey, desperate times...

In better news, totally moved out and cleaned the old apartment and left the keys. I am now committed to the new place. Nice to be able to check that off the list.

Congrats Hopefully it'll be the last moving you do for a while.

 

[ecbrevik]

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Moderately related: What's the rule on two weeks' notice if you're not planning to ever mention to anyone, ever, that you worked at the place you're leaving?

Don't burn bridges, be professional about your exit.

Luckily, I foresaw such a contingency, and have been applying for a full-time Air Force job this year, which I just learned has been offered to me! I will be moving the tribe to Colorado Springs and starting as a history (asst.) professor at the Air Force Academy in January. In addition to having classrooms full of captive audiences that are ordered to listen to my ramblings, I'll get to conduct flight instruction every other day in their two-seat Katana aircraft. And I haven't even mentioned seeing Division I hockey! (I hear there may even be other D-I teams in Colorado.)

Very nice, welcome to the world of teaching! Expect to be extremely busy outside of the 8-5 hours until you have your classes put together.

 

[MissThundercat]

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Ditto! And to you!

Evening Lodge.

Spent three hours in the dentist chair this afternoon. I found out the other day that 8/31 is the end of the year for our Flexible Spending Account which can only be used for dental and vision. I had to use it or lose it. I had some work that needed to get done but wasn't urgent and they managed to fit me in. We had $2300 in the account. My wife and son had $436 on their dental this year, I had $1865 done for a crown and two fillings replaced. I can't wait to see the grumpy plan administrator's face when she figures out my total.

Thank you.

And I agree with BPH; pay in pennies. Either that, or walk up and toss a bunch of loose change on her desk, then walk away.

Evening, Lodge. My Jeep decided to start wetting the bed... er, road. Guess she's out of commission for a bit until we figure out whether it's just a hose leaking, or the water pump.

Hopefully, it's just a hose...

Evening, Lodge. Inspired by the talk of eggs for breakfast this morning, I made a spinach, mushroom, and feta frittata for dinner tonight.It was delicious.

And hooray for getting to take a nap today!

 

[Greyeagle]

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Don't burn bridges, be professional about your exit.

I could not agree more. One never knows....

 

[ecbrevik]

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And I agree with BPH; pay in pennies. Either that, or walk up and toss a bunch of loose change on her desk, then walk away.

Smells like math, but also hilarity. You should pay in pennies.

Flex spending accounts reimburse YOU for given expenses. You put money aside pre-tax. In this case, goldy gets money, not the grumpy plan administrator. She will be grumpy because the plan doesn't get to keep goldy's money

 

[Beer Pong Horn]

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Don't burn bridges, be professional about your exit.

Normally I'd agree, even where it's been a poor experience, and it still might be a good idea with them being fairly connected in Boston and all. But, they've loaded her with work under entirely unfair expectations, then have gone behind her back looking for her replacement while essentially demanding that she work weekends - especially if she plans to leave the law field, I say screw 'em.

Flex spending accounts reimburse YOU for given expenses. You put money aside pre-tax. In this case, goldy gets money, not the grumpy plan administrator. She will be grumpy because the plan doesn't get to keep goldy's money

Hopefully the plan administrator doesn't pay HIM in pennies

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Why is a Center a bad deal? Is the work a lot different? With a Center, maybe you could get Minneapolis, or better yet: Denver! Fort Worth would also be a good one.

High washout rate, mainly due to non-radar of which I got very little training with at UND (1 hal******* semester). Non-radar separation is very complicated due to having to preplan everything.

 

[Sloe Gin]

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morning Lodge

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Good Morning, Sloe Gin!
Welcome back!


Good Morning to the rest of tLodge!

 

[nmupiccdiva]

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morning Lodge

Who are you? And why are you posting at 4am your time??

Seriously, welcome back

'Morning, Lodge!

 

[leswp1]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! terrible tuesday has arrived!

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

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Good morning Lodge

In better news, totally moved out and cleaned the old apartment and left the keys. I am now committed to the new place. Nice to be able to check that off the list.

Well done. I'm hoping to accomplish that in the next 2 weeks...I've got time but the sooner it's over with the better.

And good luck on the job front.

 

[hockeyplayer1015]

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Morning everybody, first day of classes today from 9-3, then working 4-6.