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Locals get 20% discount, any locals want to play in aug?
Quote: GWAEDies anyone know of a way to get free membership to top golf? I saw coupon codes online but none of them seem to work.
Locals get 20% discount, any locals want to play in aug?
I'm sure some AP will figure out how to take advantage of that 20 point spread.
I think I've only had one job in the last 25 years where I got an annual raise, and that was a federal government job. Even a state government job didn't give me an annual raise. I work in what is basically a skilled trade job and have had one raise in five years.
Just curious to see how common this is and what industries still do annual raises....
For years, my sig was "sips coffee, pets cat."
When zen kitty passed, She Who Must Be Obeyed made it clear that we wouldn't be getting another, due to her increasingly serious allergic reaction to cats (hives).
So I've been catless for a few years, and it really, really sucks.
But not anymore: not since I learned about a panacea: "Joy for All," the robotic cat.
I bought one a few months ago for a hundred bucks through Amazon.
The damned thing is absolutely amazing, especially as it's built and sold by a toy company, Hasbro.
It is a great substitute for the real thing.
see youtube vid of cat here .
An astounding value given the cat's realistic look and actions.
Highly recommended!
Quote: GWAEDies anyone know of a way to get free membership to top golf? I saw coupon codes online but none of them seem to work.
Locals get 20% discount, any locals want to play in aug?
Idk how to get a free membership thing. But I went a little while ago. Very fun. I wouldn't mind going again. We can play ping pong too!
Quote: RSWe can play ping pong too!
For money? 10 a point?
I think GWAE should give you odds though, seeing as to how you only played that one time.😀
Quote: MaxPenFor money? 10 a point?
I think GWAE should give you odds though, seeing as to how you only played that one time.😀
I think GWAE is man enough to play for $100 a point. 🤑
Quote: RSI think GWAE is man enough to play for $100 a point. 🤑
My budget for my 4 day weekend is $350 and $170 was eaten up by airfare.
Find out if The Venetian is hosting the Hard Paddle championships again, it brought them quite a few gamblers the last time.Quote: RSWe can play ping pong too!
Airfare? Thought you was living in Vegas and playing Keno for a living?Quote: GWAEMy budget for my 4 day weekend is $350 and $170 was eaten up by airfare.
Does the Main Street Station still have that piano upstairs? If so, get a few members together, get drunk and make book on who can play the longest until a security guard boots you off it.
Quote: FleaStiffAirfare? Thought you was living in Vegas and playing Keno for a living?
Does the Main Street Station still have that piano upstairs? If so, get a few members together, get drunk and make book on who can play the longest until a security guard boots you off it.
Who me? Lol that's funny
Quote: TigerWuDoes anyone here have a job where they get automatic raises every year? If so, what industry is it?
I think I've only had one job in the last 25 years where I got an annual raise, and that was a federal government job. Even a state government job didn't give me an annual raise. I work in what is basically a skilled trade job and have had one raise in five years.
Just curious to see how common this is and what industries still do annual raises....
Healthcare..... But not 'automatic', but negotiated. The nurses union says the will starve if they don't get a 10% raise every year. The hospital says they can't afford any raises at all. A few months later the new contract is ratified giving them a 3% raise the first year, the 2% each of the next 4 years. Or something like that.
My son is a freshly minted computer programmer. He gets a performance review every year and then a small raise after. Not automatic, but nearly so. I'm a doctor that is now a full time hospital employee. I've gotten a small raise every year (ranging from 3% as a high to a low of 0.5%). Not automatic, but if they ever do not give one, docs will be looking elsewhere.
AT UBER ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR DRIVERS RAPE OR BEAT UP AND ROB THEIR PASSENGERS
AND WHEN THEY DO WE DON'T LET THEM DRIVE FOR US ANYMORE
BECAUSE WE ARE UBER - WE ARE A COMPANY WHO CARES
Quote: lilredroosterthis is my suggestion for a corporate slogan for UBER:
Hey, I respect truth in advertising. They made the cigarette companies do it on their product.
Quote: lilredroosterthis is my suggestion for a corporate slogan for UBER:
AT UBER ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR DRIVERS RAPE OR BEAT UP AND ROB THEIR PASSENGERS
AND WHEN THEY DO WE DON'T LET THEM DRIVE FOR US ANYMORE
BECAUSE WE ARE UBER - WE ARE A COMPANY WHO CARES
I'm willing to bet that a similar amount of people are assaulted in regular cabs. It just doesn't make for an exciting news story.
Quote: rxwineHey, I respect truth in advertising. They made the cigarette companies do it on their product.
I have yet to see them admit they are murderers on there products.
AT AIRBNB THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANCE THAT YOUR HOST WILL LOCK YOU IN THE BASEMENT IN HANDCUFFS AND TORTURE YOU FOR MANY MONTHS
BUT IF THAT HAPPENS WE'LL GIVE YOU A FREE 2 WEEK STAY WITH ONE OF OUR HOSTS THAT USUALLY DOESN'T DO THAT
BECAUSE WE'RE AIRBNB - A FORWARD LOOKING COMPANY - IN TOUCH WITH YOUR NEEDS
You might come into contact with a maniac in any setting. Life isn't a nursery school. Well i guess it is cuz some maniacs work in nursery schools.
Uber drivers though, are bacground checked, identified and being tracked by gps. What else you want? When are you less likely to run afoul of a psycho?
Here's what you should worry about. Many uber drivers work for 12 hours straight, which isn't much different from being drunk. Also, while they are insured while driving you, there is a huge gap in the coverage at other times that most of em don't even know about. If one of em hits you then, they will have zero coverage.
Quote: RigondeauxAll that stuff is silly. What happens when you let the media rot you brain. Uber drivers though, are bacground checked, identified and being tracked by gps. What else you want?
come on man it was just a joke. should i feel sorry for uber a multi billion dollar company because i made a joke about them? you know the old saying - eff them if they can't take a joke. maybe it was as you say, silly, not funny. well, you don't see me getting booked on jimmy fallon do you? that's why i'm here and not there.
Anyone ever tried climbing a pegboard (and succeeded) like the one in the scene?
Quote: onenickelmiracleWang Dong arrested and The Bangkok Post says, "The Bangkok Post says the men were arrested on several charges including overstaying their visas, working without a permit, using unregistered SIM cards, and, according to a later report also from the Bangkok Post, smuggling. Working without a permit in Thailand can result in a five-year prison sentence, or a fine ranging from 2,000-100,000 baht (about $58-$2,936 USD), or both."
Wang Dong means Penis Penis in Chinese.
It will never stop being funny.Quote: odiousgambitQuote: onenickelmiracleWang Dong arrested and The Bangkok Post says, "The Bangkok Post says the men were arrested on several charges including overstaying their visas, working without a permit, using unregistered SIM cards, and, according to a later report also from the Bangkok Post, smuggling. Working without a permit in Thailand can result in a five-year prison sentence, or a fine ranging from 2,000-100,000 baht (about $58-$2,936 USD), or both."
Wang Dong means Penis Penis in Chinese.
Quote: odiousgambit
Wang Dong means Penis Penis in Chinese.
It means Penis Penis in English, too... :D
Quote: odiousgambitQuote: onenickelmiracleWang Dong arrested and The Bangkok Post says, "The Bangkok Post says the men were arrested on several charges including overstaying their visas, working without a permit, using unregistered SIM cards, and, according to a later report also from the Bangkok Post, smuggling. Working without a permit in Thailand can result in a five-year prison sentence, or a fine ranging from 2,000-100,000 baht (about $58-$2,936 USD), or both."
Wang Dong means Penis Penis in Chinese.
Used google translate, actually means Wang understands.
Quote: GWAEWell I had planned on playing top golf in vegas in aug, but they just announced a new Pittsburgh location so I guess I can wait until next summer to just play here. Unless of course people want to get together and play.
When i went it was too loud, with terrible music, to really talk much. Then they turned it down after an hour or so. I don't know which level is the norm.
Anyway a get together sounds fun.
Quote: onenickelmiracleUsed google translate, actually means Wang understands.
All I know is if you introduce yourself as "Wang Dong" to a group of people you're probably going to get at least a suppressed snicker in the US.
Yet a perfect name for a 7th grade substitute teacher.
I know I thought I knew some Chinese before google translate informed me Wang wong ching chung ping pong ding dong was gibberish.Quote: rxwineAll I know is if you introduce yourself as "Wang Dong" to a group of people you're probably going to get at least a suppressed snicker in the US.
Yet a perfect name for a 7th grade substitute teacher.
Quote: IbeatyouracesEverybody Wang Chung tonight.
https://youtu.be/BoXu6QmxpJE
What were the plans to take over America again? I forgot.
Had many of those women who accuse Cosby done so, they might have reported it right away.
Assuming he did it. Probably some reason that's a not a good idea, but don't know why.
Can you imagine howmany lowlifes would call but not be able to pay for a lawyer?
Can you imagine the dead client rate that firm would have?
Cosby hired FOUR jury consultants. How many can the average person afford?
Man: Will I ever find true love?
Woman: Keep looking. I'm 74 and still looking for God to send me a good husband. Dont give up. Keep praying and looking. That is my motto.
I couldn't stop cracking up. It's so sad, but so stupid it's funny.
Quote: FleaStiffDon't Snitch.
Unless you're the victim, right?
"Oh wah, tah gou, siam."
Quote: RigondeauxI don't know what a lawyer can do if you won't talk to the police.
I assume a lawyer would have told any of these women why reporting a crime now is in their best interest. They might even tell them to tell the whole truth the first time regardless if it makes them look bad. Some of them apparently didn't.
Of course anyone can give advice, but generally people associated with the landscape, so to speak, have the best insight.
