Coffee shop part 2

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leghome said:
I used hot glue on a prokect back in the early 70's and it did not work out real well but with the newer glues I would hope it works a lot better.
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Back then I can understand. About the only glue available was basically a "craft" type glue, that had very little strenght. Nowadays there's even a "furniture" grade glue that furniture manufacturers use. Its available commercially but is expensive. If you notice 95% of the furniture made today is put together with this stuff, and oftentimes the wood deteriorates before the glue joint.
The hi-temp glues today are a lot stronger than the plain "craft" glues at Wally-world and the like. If, however, your Home Improvement store doesn't have the hot glues, get the hi temp type from Wally world, for some reason its a lot stronger than the regular or low temp glues.
 
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So, I went to the interview, my "disqualifier" was the fact that I can't start until Mid August. I still got the offer though, they said if they can't find anyone or the driver quits before then I'll get it. They said I was actually more quailified then the current main driver, and I was appling for back up driver. best part though was when the lady asked me "Why do you think confidenciality is important in this job?" to which I replied "Well if I were to tell people where I was was driving the CEO and when, anyone who didn't like him would find out." the lady then proceeded to write "Nailed it" on her questions worksheet.
 
Good morning ! from Indiana. :D

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Mornin' Bill!

Just sayin' hello before I go over to the Auditorium to work with the sound for Thursdays concert. They have got a small combo accompaning the 8th Grade chorus. One trumpet can easily bury 25 8th. Grade voices so this concert will be a challenge..... The fun is figuring out how to get the mikes to ignore the electric piano, drums, bass, and trumpet, use the shell, and still pick up the 18 kids in the chorus. I love a challenge though. Actually got to put down some track late last night so I might have a shot or two for the weekend photo fun.
 
Hi Coffee Shop folks! Hope you are having a good one.

About the glue gun: I had never used one before getting into this hobby, but needed to use one on "puff trees" that I wanted to use on some scenery. After that project was completed, I began to experiment by gluing two small pieces of 2x4 together. I was amazed that I couldn't pull the pieces a part by hand or by banging them and it was only by using a thin flat piece of metal jammed in between them that I could. From then on I started using "hot glue" on my layout for all small pieces of wood instead of screws, particularly in tight places. I do suggest that you get one with High/Low temp capabilities (Stanley). This will allow you to use it for everything from foam, to wood, to plaster.
EDIT: When using a glue gun with high temp, do not get it on your fingers. I learned very quickly that if you do not get the glue off in milliseconds and you try to pull it off, you have already blistered and will remove the bark from your fingers.:eek::eek:

Josh: At least you got a boost in confidence, knowing that if the timing was right the job would have been yours.
 
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EDIT: When using a glue gun with high temp, do not get it on your fingers.
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Amen to that!!! (Another lesson learned the hard way!) But you're right --- the glue gun is a tool everyone should have. TH bought me one when I was whining about applying the thousand or so shingles to this "hotel." How did I ever live without that thing?

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Yeah, but I have other (many, like 30+) potential employers that I have, i'll say, 65% or better chances of getting the job. I'm almost guaranteed the Security job @ NASSCO, but thats not a good enough paycheck in my mind for San Diego, its about $23k a year, I'm aiming for anything above $28k I'd like $35-45k though.
 


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Yeah, but I have other (many, like 30+) potential employers that I have, i'll say, 65% or better chances of getting the job. I'm almost guaranteed the Security job @ NASSCO, but thats not a good enough paycheck in my mind for San Diego, its about $23k a year, I'm aiming for anything above $28k I'd like $35-45k though.
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Is that a good wage in the US Josh? I'm hopefully being promoted to supervisor soon (10 guys in the service division to look after). I want $50-60K a year or I'll just stay doing what I'm doing.

Ken.
 
Ken:
Wages in the States, for the same job, vary considerably by region and city. Generally, cost of living is a key factor to determining wages with numbers in the workforce for that job playing a lesser part. I know when an international car manufacturer located here and paid high wages, the effects on personal wages with other companies did not increase that much even though there was a shortage of highly skilled workers. As an example to the variance: A man being paid $16/hr here in T. town would make $18/hr in B'ham and $21/hr in Atlanta. (probably $28+/ hr in New York City) As far as who makes how much varies as much as any other place and usually is determined by education and skill level requirements.
A guy in Tuscaloosa in Appliance repair could make anywhere from $14 to $16/hr, but a man that is an Air Conditioner repairman and is his own boss could make $45k to $65k+ depending on how much he puts into it.

To offset the differences, the guy making $16/hr may only pay $80,000 for a home that would cost $150,000 in B'ham, $180k in Atlanta, and etc.

Don't forget the United States is a big place with a lot of differences by Region.
 
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Thanks Rex, that 14 to 16 is around about where I started, and sloooowly worked up from there + bonus. I could get more in Auckland but really like my home "town".

Other companies are screaming out for techs like me but the conditions aren't as good.

Ken.
 
I meant to add that sometimes the benefits and/or the perks can make the difference of a good or a bad job regardless of pay. I once went after and got a job with high pay (well more than my living standard) with benefits, but a hostile work enviroment (yuppy buzz words), no perks, and bad management. I spent almost two years in absolute misery before I got wise and moved on.;)

I firmly believe that a job searcher should research the company as much as they will research you. As long as you can make enough money to maintain a resonable living standard, then your final decision should be based on if you will be satisfied with their way of doing business. Of course, if you can get it all...grab it!!:D:D
 
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Hello everyone,
hope your all well, very hot here today 80+f, that's hot by our standards anyhow.
Fergie if your about i got one of those smelly curry plants and some lupins today, and i removed some black plastic sheeting off my oak tree trunk, i put it on last year to stop all the cat's running up to eat the baby birds nesting up it, anyhow when i removed it what a sight, there must have been 300-400 slugs:eek: around two inches long and what must have been thousands of woodlice, :eek: Yukkkkk. i scraped everything off into a tub and went to the neigbours with dinner, for the hens that is, my god they went wild over them, there were feathers flying everywhere, my plants should be OK now, i sprinkled some salt round the bottom of the tree to intercept any escapee's:D :rolleyes:
 
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Is that a good wage in the US Josh? I'm hopefully being promoted to supervisor soon (10 guys in the service division to look after). I want $50-60K a year or I'll just stay doing what I'm doing.

Ken.
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I'll quote this to San Diego standards... Your need to make atleast $50k in San Diego, to live "easy" Now @ $27k, thats about $13 an hour, based on a 40 hour work week... Quite daunting when you look at it, considering McDonalds, on base, pays their managers $12 an hour! Minimum wage in CA is $6.75, unless suplimented with tips where it can be, I think, $3?!

thats where I set me basis for looking at $13 an hour, or $27k a year, it times out to just over $2200 a month. Basic rent, on a 3br, 2 bath, 2 car garage house, is anywhere from $1500 a month to $3000!!! I'm looking at renting for a year, then, once settled, using a Veterans Administration secured loan, OR a CAL-VET(California Veterans) home loan to purchase a $300k - $500k home here in the San Diego area. Then its clear sailing, as long as I make morgage payments & pay the taxes & bills... Sheesh... Big thing will to not exceed $1800 a month rent, so my Wife & I can split it with our incomes...

Anyways that job interview I had was paying $22 an hour, that comes to... $45,760 a year, working 40 hour weeks, not bad.

Plus whatever VA compensation I get for being injured, I hope I'll be fine. If not, we leave San Diego!

(P.S. I'm sure Claudia can verifiy some of these values in the SD area, and the cruddy mornings this past week...)
 


Hi crew,

Just checking in to let everybody know I still exist. Haven't been online too much lately, since I spent so much time snapping pix of my layout and then building a powerpoint presentation out of them. I hate to admit it but now I'm feeling burned-out on mrr.

Josh, from what I've been reading, I guess you're preparing to make the transition from military to civilian life. Too bad you couldn't take that chauffeurring job, but being ex-Navy myself I realize you can't just walk in and give your CO "2 weeks notice":D I've always thought San Diego was one of the highest cost-of-living regions in the U.S., being on the Pacific coast as it is. Baltimore/Washington isn't cheap either, home prices have risen to obscene levels since I bought my current property 6 years ago. Being able to tap-into that VA assistance is a great thing, I never could have made it into home ownership myself without it.

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Have a great weekend everyone!
 
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