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All-In [35541]
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With the 15+ mentions over the last 2 mos
Mar 3, 2021, 8:42 AM
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It seems you all miss me along with a couple of AWOL joungers
I don't have any great tales of the last 8 mos to keep your imagination captive. I lost my job along with 70 some odd other employees last July. That job had me sitting in front of a computer all day. While yes it was dead end I enjoyed what I did and made a good living. They gave me a great severance package that allowed me to wipe out all of my debt aside from my mortgage.
I took a job at a local camera store, where the owner always bragged about being the only camera store in the state of SC. There I made Joe Biden's minimum wage and discovered you would not be able to making living working full-time at minimum wage, even if its $15/hr. I guess minimum wage was never meat for 40 hr/week workers. Who knew?
I spent my fall hiking and camping and winter on the icy north faces of Sugar and Beech Mtn, as usual. I picked up some heavy duty pro camera gear along the way that's not making me any significant money but I have fun using it. Up next is a $12k lens like you see on the sidelines of pro sporting events.
A few months ago a Charlotte based company sought me out for employment. They were one of my accts from my last job. They offered me a position consisting of sitting in front of a computer all day and with a pay raise nearly double that of what I was making at QS1, doing the exact same work I did at QS1, I felt I couldn't let this pass by. QS1 will most likely be closing their doors in 7-10 yrs. so I hope to ride this wave until then. After that I need the $12k lens to start paying me back.
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Thanks for the update
Mar 3, 2021, 8:44 AM
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now post some tiddies or GTF(back)O!
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Re: Thanks for the update
Mar 3, 2021, 8:48 AM
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Even though you defriended me on facebook
Mar 3, 2021, 8:44 AM
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I still consider you a friend.
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FUPA stories are missed.***
Mar 3, 2021, 8:45 AM
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Re: FUPA stories are missed.***
Mar 3, 2021, 9:31 AM
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I quit being friends with her and CRulez a Long time ago! Im still friends with WV chainsaw teeth. She has a little Karen in her sometimes but nothing as funny as FUPA
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So are you moving to Charlotte? I can't tell.
Mar 3, 2021, 8:47 AM
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But congrats...I think?
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Good morning. How about let's get some coffee
Mar 3, 2021, 8:48 AM
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so we can keep up.
HE SITS IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER ALL DAY YOU AIN'T GOT TO MOVE TO CHARLOTTE FOR THAT.
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Re: That read weird, like I have a new job !
Mar 3, 2021, 8:51 AM
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After having the job at QS1 for 15 years and worried to leave, then getting laid off and realizing its not a big deal, I don't have an issue with this job lasting 7-10 years. ####, if its gone in 4 I'll be ok with that too. As Obed eloquently labelled it, its a dead end job. Who wants that?
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STORY TIME!
Mar 3, 2021, 8:52 AM
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Please to be explaining why anyone, for any reason, would move to Moonville. Kthx.
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TIL there's a place called Moonville.***
Mar 3, 2021, 8:53 AM
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There are 2 things in Moonville that I know of:
Mar 3, 2021, 8:55 AM
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1. A McDonalds 2. A factory that is a BMW supplier
Don't recall if there is a stop light or not. I'll go out on a limb and say there is prolly a dollar store there too, but that part is unverified.
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Re: There are 2 things in Moonville that I know of:
Mar 3, 2021, 8:57 AM
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They have a Clock, Food Lion, a Mexican and an Asian restaurant along with a BoJangles. Its practically the Duncan of Pelzer
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Could you please use this lens to take a nice clean updated
Mar 3, 2021, 8:50 AM
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photo of your womb wrecker and t-male it to hotsawce so that he can show it to his wife and her boyfriend?
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you go after it at full max and that I can appreciate
Mar 3, 2021, 9:09 AM
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keeping going after that dream and make it happen.
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Re: you go after it at full max and that I can appreciate
Mar 3, 2021, 9:16 AM
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I never ever would have thought I would own a lens like that or even some of the gear I have now. I know this might sound petty to some of the thousandairs on here but it feels great to be able to drop the 12 grand on the lens w/o batting an eye. I should have it by Aug, in time for the elk rut season.
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I got into DoorDash'ing
Mar 3, 2021, 9:11 AM
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I quit the camera store at the beginning of Feb and started my new job Mar 1
I did that so I could have a month off to do whatever which included skiing and picture taking.
My brother is a full time firefighter and on his days off he started DoorDash'ing and told me about it. So I looked into and signed myself up.
Turns out people are lazy af and will pay money to keep this lifestyle up. In Feb I "Dash'ed" for 50 hrs and made $900. I think I spent about $200 in gas.
Sadly no one ever came to the door nekkid. The laziest delivery I ever made was from a Marcos Pizza to an apartment complex behind Marcos Pizza. When I put the address in my gps at Marcos Pizza it came up with a 5 min walk.
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A buddy sent a group text pic of an oyster roll from our
Mar 3, 2021, 9:18 AM
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local sushi joint. Since they only do takeout when we have pandemics (I think they just made this rule up on the spot a year ago since I had never seen it documented anywhere), I haven't had their sushi in forever, but I believe this roll costs $7. He paid something around $20 for it after tax, tag, title, delivery, and bloodwork.
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Sunday I made $14 to take a BoJangles Family dinner
Mar 3, 2021, 9:25 AM
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4 miles. I can't imagine what their total bill was for that.
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The family meal box is like $25 so add in the $14 and then
Mar 3, 2021, 9:49 AM
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Door Dash has to take some kind of cut, they could have spent $50 for chicken fingers.
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Now I see why everyone wants $15/hr***
Mar 3, 2021, 10:00 AM
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Wait, you weren't here. Didn't notice***
Mar 3, 2021, 3:23 PM
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