Here we go again

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:

Diane Ciesielski of Fort Wayne said, “I was driving past and I saw 3.98, what a bargain, I just had to top off my tank.” Nicole Barnes says, “I drive everyday between Huntington and Fort Wayne and I spend 70 dollars a week, that's about 1/4th of my paycheck, I don't think they'll stay down, but I’m glad they're here now.”

This is sad, very sad that American people work so hard and get paid so little, that this woman (Nicole) is thrilled that gas prices are down to $3.98/gal. She is working for $7/hour and commuting from Huntington to Fort Wayne for this job. SAD ... I won't make this a political thread, but we need change ... we need hope. lol hehehehe I just had too!

Yeh, about as sad as all the stupid people who took out mortgages they couldn't afford and want the gov't to bail them out, oops, sorry for the tangeant, "I just had too!"

Bman wrote:Go ahead and scoff and look down at that poor person driving 60 miles round trip for a $7 an hour job, this economy is humming along. Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush and MCCAIN are all right, there is nothing wrong with the economy. We should all shut the hell up and just be happy with it.

LTRT wrote:she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

meta4 wrote:

LTRT wrote:she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

.... what was is you say "think before you type"? You're starting to sound like Card!

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:Go ahead and scoff and look down at that poor person driving 60 miles round trip for a $7 an hour job, this economy is humming along. Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush and MCCAIN are all right, there is nothing wrong with the economy. We should all shut the hell up and just be happy with it.

Give us a freakin' break Bman! You think she can't find a $7/hr job in Huntington? Betcha I could find one by weeks end, she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

LTRT wrote:

meta4 wrote:

LTRT wrote:she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

.... what was is you say "think before you type"? You're starting to sound like Card!

I'll ask you the same question:

You think she can't find a $7/hr job in Huntington?

meta4 wrote:

Canuck wrote:I'll take meta's cookies and give em to you.

Punk! you touch my cookies... I'll stomp on your canadian *ss!

...Doze are my cookees.... bess not be messin' wit my cookees...

I'll vote for Boeing to put up the high tech 'lectric wall to protect my cookees!

Canuck wrote:You better learn to share EH!

Bman wrote:

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:Go ahead and scoff and look down at that poor person driving 60 miles round trip for a $7 an hour job, this economy is humming along. Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush and MCCAIN are all right, there is nothing wrong with the economy. We should all shut the hell up and just be happy with it.

Give us a freakin' break Bman! You think she can't find a $7/hr job in Huntington? Betcha I could find one by weeks end, she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

If she has full benefits (medical) then find a job in Huntington full time with full benefits paying $7/hr...

I want a job where you work LTRT, they must allow hallucinating drugs to be used.

Job type: Full-Time Employee | Pay: $9.75/hour
Company: Rent A Center
Location: US-IN-Huntington
Status: Full-Time Employee
Job Category: Customer Service, Retail Sales
Work Experience: 1 to 2 years
Education Level: High School

Do you have these Qualifications?
Valid driver’s license with good driving record
Must be at least 20 years of age
High School diploma or equivalent
Heavy lifting required
Excellent customer service skills
Strong oral communication and listening skills
Ability to effectively manage time
Minimum one year retail experience preferred
Furniture sales, delivery and/or installation is helpful
We offer excellent benefits!
Five-day workweek – with no Sundays!
Automatic pay increases at six-month intervals
10 days paid vacation after one year of employment
Paid sick/personal days
Medical, dental, disability, life insurance, with dependent option
Employee Purchase Plan
401(k) with Company match

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:Go ahead and scoff and look down at that poor person driving 60 miles round trip for a $7 an hour job, this economy is humming along. Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush and MCCAIN are all right, there is nothing wrong with the economy. We should all shut the hell up and just be happy with it.

Give us a freakin' break Bman! You think she can't find a $7/hr job in Huntington? Betcha I could find one by weeks end, she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

If she has full benefits (medical) then find a job in Huntington full time with full benefits paying $7/hr...

I want a job where you work LTRT, they must allow hallucinating drugs to be used.

Here you go, she even gets a raise:

Job type: Full-Time Employee | Pay: $9.75/hour
Company: Rent A Center
Location: US-IN-Huntington
Status: Full-Time Employee
Job Category: Customer Service, Retail Sales
Work Experience: 1 to 2 years
Education Level: High School

Do you have these Qualifications?
Valid driver’s license with good driving record
Must be at least 20 years of age
High School diploma or equivalent
Heavy lifting required
Excellent customer service skills
Strong oral communication and listening skills
Ability to effectively manage time
Minimum one year retail experience preferred
Furniture sales, delivery and/or installation is helpful
We offer excellent benefits!
Five-day workweek – with no Sundays!
Automatic pay increases at six-month intervals
10 days paid vacation after one year of employment
Paid sick/personal days
Medical, dental, disability, life insurance, with dependent option
Employee Purchase Plan
401(k) with Company match

[posted on Careerbuilder (6-23)]

Now step off

Bman wrote:
Wow ... one job and I am still not convinced that the medical benefits are even partially paid for ... the ad says "offered" ... Surely the economy is great because Rent A Center is hiring one person in Huntington. lol

meta4 wrote:This "one job" has the possibility to change that woman's life...

LTRT wrote:

meta4 wrote:This "one job" has the possibility to change that woman's life...

Finally, I get some respect!

Bman wrote:

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:

LTRT wrote:

Bman wrote:Go ahead and scoff and look down at that poor person driving 60 miles round trip for a $7 an hour job, this economy is humming along. Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush and MCCAIN are all right, there is nothing wrong with the economy. We should all shut the hell up and just be happy with it.

Give us a freakin' break Bman! You think she can't find a $7/hr job in Huntington? Betcha I could find one by weeks end, she's just plain stupid and there's no debate about it.

If she has full benefits (medical) then find a job in Huntington full time with full benefits paying $7/hr...

I want a job where you work LTRT, they must allow hallucinating drugs to be used.

Here you go, she even gets a raise:

Job type: Full-Time Employee | Pay: $9.75/hour
Company: Rent A Center
Location: US-IN-Huntington
Status: Full-Time Employee
Job Category: Customer Service, Retail Sales
Work Experience: 1 to 2 years
Education Level: High School

Do you have these Qualifications?
Valid driver’s license with good driving record
Must be at least 20 years of age
High School diploma or equivalent
Heavy lifting required
Excellent customer service skills
Strong oral communication and listening skills
Ability to effectively manage time
Minimum one year retail experience preferred
Furniture sales, delivery and/or installation is helpful
We offer excellent benefits!
Five-day workweek – with no Sundays!
Automatic pay increases at six-month intervals
10 days paid vacation after one year of employment
Paid sick/personal days
Medical, dental, disability, life insurance, with dependent option
Employee Purchase Plan
401(k) with Company match

[posted on Careerbuilder (6-23)]

Now step off

Wow ... one job and I am still not convinced that the medical benefits are even partially paid for ... the ad says "offered" ... Surely the economy is great because Rent A Center is hiring one person in Huntington. lol

LTRT wrote:

meta4 wrote:This "one job" has the possibility to change that woman's life...

Finally, I get some respect!

cardinal5150 wrote:
We have no clue if she was even close to being accurate with her 1/4 of her pay theory..

But if you'd like to discuss this girls situation without knowing anything other than the one sentence in a news story.. have a blast.. I'm sure you're 100% accurate.

cardinal5150 wrote:"I'm Mike D and I get respect
your cash and your jewelry is what I expect"

meta4 wrote:

cardinal5150 wrote:
We have no clue if she was even close to being accurate with her 1/4 of her pay theory..

But if you'd like to discuss this girls situation without knowing anything other than the one sentence in a news story.. have a blast.. I'm sure you're 100% accurate.

I will, because apparently I'm the only one with a membership to the CDC (Clue Distributors Club)... by the way, you should get one.

If 7x40 = 7x10x4 is 7x10 = 25% of 7x40?

$70 is 25% of her gross and if she drives a cop car *gently* she'd need more gas 7.46 work days after she filled up... so on the following Wednesday mid-way through her trip to work she'd flame out.

Just take your pick, choose gas prices between $4 and $4.20 and estimate MPG that would burn through $70 in gas per week... it's not freaking rocket science. There's about 20-25 miles one way from Huntington (+/- a mile if you wish) so she's commuting 40-50 miles per day.

What up? Time to get ill?

cardinal5150 wrote:

Yes.. I understand the math... it was all the other ASSumptions that went along with it in discussing how poor she is.

You are also assuming that she wasn't exaggerating at all in here statement of it being 1/4 of her pay. Bman was assuming that she was talking about gross pay (not net) which NO ONE does when talking about money. And then someone threw in the health care and other items.

Point being... there's more likely than not a lot of FACTS none of us know. And since you are a stickler for facts about the BMV I can only ASSume you would be a stickler in this case as well.

Mike D grab the Cash, MCA grabbed the gold
I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold..

meta4 wrote:

cardinal5150 wrote:

Yes.. I understand the math... it was all the other ASSumptions that went along with it in discussing how poor she is.

You are also assuming that she wasn't exaggerating at all in here statement of it being 1/4 of her pay. Bman was assuming that she was talking about gross pay (not net) which NO ONE does when talking about money. And then someone threw in the health care and other items.

Point being... there's more likely than not a lot of FACTS none of us know. And since you are a stickler for facts about the BMV I can only ASSume you would be a stickler in this case as well.

Mike D grab the Cash, MCA grabbed the gold
I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold..

My point with estimating is that it's at least plausible that she was telling the truth.

Dude, take a nap, unwind. That was a different thread.