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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on July 25, 2015, 12:03:52 AM
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Any cigar deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something along the way. Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either... And welcome aboard!
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Tony is flippin' us off.
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Tony is flippin' us off.
Yeah but in a good way. ;)
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Tony is flippin' us off.
Yeah but in a good way. ;)
Tru dat and we thank you.
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Good morning guys.
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Today is Saturday, July 25, the 206th day of 2015. There are 159 days left in the year.
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Highlight in History
On July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan drew boos from some spectators at the Newport Folk Festival as he performed with a rock band. (The cause of the negative reaction is in dispute, with some citing Dylan's use of an electric guitar, others blaming poor audio quality and still others complaining about the shortness of Dylan's set.)
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On this date
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In 1554, Queen Mary I of England married Philip II, future King of Spain.
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In 1814, the Battle of Lundy's Lane, one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812, took place in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario, with no clear victor.
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In 1909, French aviator Louis Bleriot (bleh-ree-OH') became the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel, traveling from Calais (kah-LAY') to Dover in 37 minutes.
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In 1918, the musical revue "The Passing Show of 1918" opened on Broadway, featuring a cast that included Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele, and the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."
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In 1934, Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was assassinated by pro-Nazi Austrians in a failed coup attempt.
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In 1943, Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III, and placed under arrest. (However, Mussolini was later rescued by the Nazis, and re-asserted his authority.)
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In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.
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In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and began sinking; at least 51 people were killed.
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In 1975, the musical "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, beginning a run of 6,137 performances.
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In 1985, a spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed that the actor, hospitalized in Paris, was suffering from AIDS. (Hudson died in October 1985.)
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In 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein (hoo-SAYN') signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year-old formal state of war.
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In 2000, a New York-bound Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground; it was the first-ever crash of the supersonic jet.
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Ten years ago: The AFL-CIO splintered as the Service Employees International Union and the Teamsters announced they were leaving the labor federation. Cpl. Dustin Berg, an Indiana National Guard soldier, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of an Iraqi police officer (Berg was later sentenced to 18 months in military prison). Four adult Boy Scout leaders were killed in an electrical accident while setting up camp for the organization's Jamboree in Bowling Green, Virginia.
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Five years ago: The online whistleblower Wikileaks posted some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records that amounted to a blow-by-blow account of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for the third time in four years. Erich Steidtmann, a former Nazi SS officer suspected of involvement in World War II massacres but never convicted, died in Hannover, Germany, at age 95.
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One year ago: President Barack Obama met at the White House with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador; afterward, he urged the leaders and congressional Republicans to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the Unite States. Bel Kaufman, author of the 1965 best-selling novel "Up the Down Staircase," died in New York at age 103. Manny Roth, 94, a colorful club owner in Greenwich Village, New York, whose Cafe Wha? and its basement-level stage was a rite of passage in the 1960s for Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and many others, died in Ojai, California.
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Thought for Today: "Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless." - Sinclair Lewis, American author (1885-1951).
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Union House
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A dedicated shop steward was at a convention in Las Vegas and decided to check
out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madame, "Is
this a union house?"
"No, I'm sorry, it isn't," said the Madame.
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he asked.
"The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."
Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the man stomped off down the street
in search of a more equitable shop.
At the second one, he asked the Madame, "Is this a union house?"
"No, I'm sorry, it isn't," said the Madame.
"If I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he asked again.
"The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."
Again offended, the man stomped off down the street in search of a more
equitable shop.
His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
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Union House
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A dedicated shop steward was at a convention in Las Vegas and decided to check
out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madame, "Is
this a union house?"
"No, I'm sorry, it isn't," said the Madame.
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he asked.
"The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."
Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the man stomped off down the street
in search of a more equitable shop.
At the second one, he asked the Madame, "Is this a union house?"
"No, I'm sorry, it isn't," said the Madame.
"If I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he asked again.
"The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."
Again offended, the man stomped off down the street in search of a more
equitable shop.
His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
Just stopping by, change in meds has me awake a bit earlier. Got to check if Januvia will give you hot flashes!
In 1918, the musical revue "The Passing Show of 1918" opened on Broadway, featuring a cast that included Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele, and the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."
Ten years ago: The AFL-CIO splintered as the Service Employees International Union and the Teamsters announced they were leaving the labor federation. Cpl. Dustin Berg, an Indiana National Guard soldier, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of an Iraqi police officer (Berg was later sentenced to 18 months in military prison). Four adult Boy Scout leaders were killed in an electrical accident while setting up camp for the organization's Jamboree in Bowling Green, Virginia.
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Morning Chip and Hot Flash Flip.
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Everybody is sleeping in this morning.
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Morning Travellin Dave, LSU and Flip. I did sleep in because I was awake off and on half the night.
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
It's pretty much in his backyard as well.
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
It's pretty much in his backyard as well.
Used to have one of those in Shreveport when I lived there and they were neat to watch on a crisp clear day.
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Good morning Native and Dave.
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Good morning Native and Dave.
Hello sir, mowing today? I think mine can wait until tomorrow. Heat has slowed down the growth substantially.
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Good morning Native and Dave.
Hello sir, mowing today? I think mine can wait until tomorrow. Heat has slowed down the growth substantially.
No grass since the lack of rain and high daily temps have slowed it down for us also. Today is going to be a rest day since yesterday was spent moving my daughter to her new place, nothing will wear you out like moving.
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I see Jimmy Buffet is getting into the cigar mix.... unfortunately they are CAO.
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Good morning Native and Dave.
Hello sir, mowing today? I think mine can wait until tomorrow. Heat has slowed down the growth substantially.
No grass since the lack of rain and high daily temps have slowed it down for us also. Today is going to be a rest day since yesterday was spent moving my daughter to her new place, nothing will wear you out like moving.
Damn right about moving!
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I see Jimmy Buffet is getting into the cigar mix.... unfortunately they are CAO.
That is an unfortunate choice of makers, but the Sopranos were pretty decent so maybe there is hope.
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I see Jimmy Buffet is getting into the cigar mix.... unfortunately they are CAO.
That is an unfortunate choice of makers, but the Sopranos were pretty decent do maybe there is hope.
We shall see, but I don't have high hopes. One is infused (pins colada I think) and the other a standard cigar which I anticipate being generic.
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I see Jimmy Buffet is getting into the cigar mix.... unfortunately they are CAO.
That is an unfortunate choice of makers, but the Sopranos were pretty decent do maybe there is hope.
We shall see, but I don't have high hopes. One is infused (pins colada I think) and the other a standard cigar which I anticipate being generic.
Yuk!
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@ Dave have you tried a 2 hour Rambo yet?
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Time to walk the dogs, later all.
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
Haha, I actually live about 2 miles from that airport. If the wind is right you can see them from my house but they usually fly East
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
Haha, I actually live about 2 miles from that airport. If the wind is right you can see them from my house but they usually fly East
Morning Fish, they are pretty amazing to watch but I have no desire to float up into the sky while still alive! You should have seen the tits on the human cannonball they fired off there!
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33rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival underway in NJ. Fish should be able to inflate several,of them! :)
Haha, I actually live about 2 miles from that airport. If the wind is right you can see them from my house but they usually fly East
Morning Fish, they are pretty amazing to watch but I have no desire to float up into the sky while still alive! You should have seen the tits on the human cannonball they fired off there!
We went there 2 years ago, my friend does all of the machine work at the Fest so he got us out in the field when they were inflating the balloons, it was pretty awesome
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@ Dave have you tried a 2 hour Rambo yet?
Resting comfortably. Plan on visiting in the next couple of weeks.
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Morning Fishy. You'll have to change your comment now that Yellowstar has made his triumphant return.
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Morning Fishy. You'll have to change your comment now that Yellowstar has made his triumphant return.
It certainly appears that way, I'll have to choose my next target carefully
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Everybody is sleeping in this morning.
not me, I was preoccupied!
AF Curly Head Deluxe and coffee going now.
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good morning guys. it a lovely day here in Nature Coast Florida.
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Everybody is sleeping in this morning.
not me, I was preoccupied!
AF Curly Head Deluxe and coffee going now.
Of course you were... ::)
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
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did I break it?
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what, everybody looking for a government job now?
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going to mow and then swim. later guys.
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going to mow and then swim. later guys.
Sheesh! Dean, ya done it now.
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
Was this post supposed to make any Fuk'n sense to anybody?
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
Was this post supposed to make any Fuk'n sense to anybody?
Idk, it did to me. govt workers nake a good living hardly working.
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
Was this post supposed to make any Fuk'n sense to anybody?
Idk, it did to me. govt workers nake a good living hardly working.
Over 50% of the workforce works for the "government" in one firm or another as in local, state and federal. Gotta remember the military are government workers.
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
Was this post supposed to make any Fuk'n sense to anybody?
Idk, it did to me. govt workers nake a good living hardly working.
Over 50% of the workforce works for the "government" in one firm or another as in local, state and federal. Gotta remember the military are government workers.
And unfortunately they are at the low end of the government average.
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JWacky knew what he was doing for sure.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
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His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said,
"Why yes, this is a union house."
"And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" he questioned.
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a
stunningly attractive redhead. "I'd like her for the night."
"I'm sure you would, sir", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman
in her seventies in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."
typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year working.
Was this post supposed to make any Fuk'n sense to anybody?
Idk, it did to me. govt workers nake a good living hardly working.
You should know you worked for the State of NY so why did you retire if it was so good?
So WTF does that have to do with a brothel?
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Afternoon Gentlemen....Glad google remembered my password because I sure as hell didn't..lol...
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Afternoon Gentlemen....Glad google remembered my password because I sure as hell didn't..lol...
He's here! He's there! He's everywhere! It's Duke!
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Afternoon Gentlemen....Glad google remembered my password because I sure as hell didn't..lol...
He's here! He's there! He's everywhere! It's Duke!
//\\My version of multi-tasking.....lol...
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
I can't lie...I am more than a little envious of those who can double dip....fiscal responsibility not withstanding....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
Would that be a win-win? If you can be brought back as a contractor without the benefits that you keep as a retiree, already trained but still cheaper than what a fully loaded (with benefits)new hire would be?....food for thought.....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
How many opportunities does one have to have a fish, a bearb, a denali and a CB all stacked like cordwood in one motel room??
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
I can't lie...I am more than a little envious of those who can double dip....fiscal responsibility not withstanding....
Damn right, me too!
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
Would that be a win-win? If you can be brought back as a contractor without the benefits that you keep as a retiree, already trained but still cheaper than what a fully loaded (with benefits)new hire would be?....food for thought.....
In SC they are not brought back as contractors, they are employees with full benefits and can retire again.
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Off for the afternoon/evening at a friends, pool, hot tub, stocked beer fridge, fine dinner on the grill and cigars with whiskey afterwards. @TexDave...now that is the way to enjoy a pool!
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Off for the afternoon/evening at a friends, pool, hot tub, stocked beer fridge, fine dinner on the grill and cigars with whiskey afterwards. @TexDave...now that is the way to enjoy a pool!
GFY
That is the way my warden sees this one.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
Would that be a win-win? If you can be brought back as a contractor without the benefits that you keep as a retiree, already trained but still cheaper than what a fully loaded (with benefits)new hire would be?....food for thought.....
In SC they are not brought back as contractors, they are employees with full benefits and can retire again.
I may have to hang the dumb-assery label on the administrative / HR function of SC in that case.....
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Off for the afternoon/evening at a friends, pool, hot tub, stocked beer fridge, fine dinner on the grill and cigars with whiskey afterwards. @TexDave...now that is the way to enjoy a pool!
GFY
That is the way my warden sees this one.
what he said..squared!!
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
Would that be a win-win? If you can be brought back as a contractor without the benefits that you keep as a retiree, already trained but still cheaper than what a fully loaded (with benefits)new hire would be?....food for thought.....
In SC they are not brought back as contractors, they are employees with full benefits and can retire again.
I may have to hang the dumb-assery label on the administrative / HR function of SC in that case.....
It hangs solely on the necks of the corrupt legislature. It was supposed to be for school teachers to try and retain the older ones that knew WTF they were doing but the corrupt legislature slipped in language so it applied to every state employee.
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I am having a flashback moment her.....a 3 SN PA buzz bantering....I've not done that for a while.....in the words of Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now...God Help Me....I love it so......lol....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
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The two things Dean didn't mention are free medical (although some are now required to pay some), and retirement.
Paying retiree's basically the same as when they were working AND continuing their medical coverage is about as good as you could hope for....and it's what's bankrupting states...
Sheesh
Yep, sounds like a lot of cities too and almost every fire & police agency. South Carolina has a deal way better than that though. They can retire one day then get rehired the next day at the same job for their same pay and collect retirement pay and current job pay both. I got several friends doing it now.
Double dipping. You'd almost have to be a fool not to take advantage of the system. Not good for society as a whole though.
Would that be a win-win? If you can be brought back as a contractor without the benefits that you keep as a retiree, already trained but still cheaper than what a fully loaded (with benefits)new hire would be?....food for thought.....
In SC they are not brought back as contractors, they are employees with full benefits and can retire again.
I may have to hang the dumb-assery label on the administrative / HR function of SC in that case.....
It hangs solely on the necks of the corrupt legislature. It was supposed to be for school teachers to try and retain the older ones that knew WTF they were doing but the corrupt legislature slipped in language so it applied to every state employee.
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OK I give up....I have tried to put a sheesh on the end of the post that said it was the fault of the SC legislature and it has not shown up so consider this my sheesh to that.....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
Have a good day, stop by more often!!!
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
Let me pencil you in on my dance card...
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
Where u moving to in TX?
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Not sure yet....When they drop the flag and give me a date, I will likely be going to that hellish seller's market which is the north dallas area. Likely Mckinney, Melissa, Farmersville, Prosper, or the like. I have been looking in Wylie, Lavon, Rockwall and Forney but I am not sure if the commute will be bearable working in Plano......
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
Where u moving to in TX?
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Ok...my damn reply is in the middle of that thread. I suppose drinking and posting is not such a good idea......
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And with that, I'm out....that lovely woman I am married to is summoning me.....
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Not sure yet....When they drop the flag and give me a date, I will likely be going to that hellish seller's market which is the north dallas area. Likely Mckinney, Melissa, Farmersville, Prosper, or the like. I have been looking in Wylie, Lavon, Rockwall and Forney but I am not sure if the commute will be bearable working in Plano......
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
Where u moving to in TX?
We need more Texans and we don't have a DFW Area Banterer.
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And with that, I'm out....that lovely woman I am married to is summoning me.....
Come hither dear. Or get your ass over here NOW!
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Tat Black lit while watching the Busch Race
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
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and I don't even have to separate my post with some random characters...Tony is a damn genius!!
Now let's not get carried away. Afternoon Duke.
Ok...lets just leave it that he is a damn fine grill master....an opinion based on CF 2011....
Ah for some tailgating. Talk is to make the tailgating the main event making CF just an excuse to get together. Bailed out this year.
I may rejoin the fray this year....And it only cost me a few Louie Viton purses to get the wife's mind right.....lol....
One of the reasons I did not go this year is the solo drive in terms of time and of money. As to the purses, as long as you don't have to carry one for her, not a bad trade off.
We can't have that....I need to go....In the words of enterprise rental car, I'll pick you up!!
May be my last chance before moving to Texas....
Where u moving to in TX?
Not sure yet....When they drop the flag and give me a date, I will likely be going to that hellish seller's market which is the north dallas area. Likely Mckinney, Melissa, Farmersville, Prosper, or the like. I have been looking in Wylie, Lavon, Rockwall and Forney but I am not sure if the commute will be bearable working in Plano......
Fixed it for you. When the threads get too long, sometimes you forget to scroll all the way down to the bottom.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
No smoking yet. A lot of family running around. My brother and his wife are coming over tomorrow for dinner so now we have some cleaning up to do. Gorgeous day here though.
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Sorry I missed Duke.
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Sorry I missed Duke.
Been a long time since he stopped by.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
No smoking yet. A lot of family running around. My brother and his wife are coming over tomorrow for dinner so now we have some cleaning up to do. Gorgeous day here though.
Warden got on my nerves first thing this morning so I have been enjoying life smoking and sipping all day since finishing my pool work about 10 this morning. Going to cook a lovely filet mignon for dinner.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
No smoking yet. A lot of family running around. My brother and his wife are coming over tomorrow for dinner so now we have some cleaning up to do. Gorgeous day here though.
Warden got on my nerves first thing this morning so I have been enjoying life smoking and sipping all day since finishing my pool work about 10 this morning. Going to cook a lovely filet mignon for dinner.
That's an outstanding plan. Don't cook it too long.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
No smoking yet. A lot of family running around. My brother and his wife are coming over tomorrow for dinner so now we have some cleaning up to do. Gorgeous day here though.
Warden got on my nerves first thing this morning so I have been enjoying life smoking and sipping all day since finishing my pool work about 10 this morning. Going to cook a lovely filet mignon for dinner.
That's an outstanding plan. Don't cook it too long.
That will not happen, all I do is sear it.
I don't have a man cave but I do have a covered man patio with all the bells and whistles.
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typical NY State employee:
22.75 days vac per year
13 sick leave per year
13 holidays per year
5 personal days per year
43 days benefits
104 weekends
147 days off
365 days per year
147 days off
218 days of work÷365=
57.7% of the year
I thought the joke was hilarious but once you broke it down like that I see nothing wrong with it. Giving my employer more than half of my days seems enough.
Joke was fine but why in the same post as the totally irrelevant working days of a New York State employee. Dean worked for the state for 30 years and living off them now so what is his issue? ::)
I assume he is not pro-union even though it seemed to work out for him. Dunno.
I dunno either! What you up to today? Smoking?
No smoking yet. A lot of family running around. My brother and his wife are coming over tomorrow for dinner so now we have some cleaning up to do. Gorgeous day here though.
Warden got on my nerves first thing this morning so I have been enjoying life smoking and sipping all day since finishing my pool work about 10 this morning. Going to cook a lovely filet mignon for dinner.
That's an outstanding plan. Don't cook it too long.
That will not happen, all I do is sear it.
I don't have a man cave but I do have a covered man patio with all the bells and whistles.
Sounds like a man cave to me.
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Me, I got a man terrace.
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Me, I got a man terrace.
Unless the warden is out there with you, then you just have a terrace. :) Thought you smoked indoors?
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Me, I got a man terrace.
Unless the warden is out there with you, then you just have a terrace. :) Thought you smoked indoors?
indoors or outdoors I be a smokin' man. You got me there Tony, it's a family terrace.
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Me, I got a man terrace.
Unless the warden is out there with you, then you just have a terrace. :) Thought you smoked indoors?
Good evening Sir Antnee, Baron of Bertolli! We're firing up EE's next door, if anyone here cares to join us. All are welcome, as usual.
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Me, I got a man terrace.
Unless the warden is out there with you, then you just have a terrace. :) Thought you smoked indoors?
indoors or outdoors I be a smokin' man. You got me there Tony, it's a family terrace.
Enjoy! I keep threatening to finish the detached garage but there never seems to be time. Someday.