OT the worst economy in the US in years...

Things are real bad. It is getting harder and harder to make a living here.

Needed a reference for a new job, so I called a company I used to do
free-lance tech support for.

He was running a 'boiler room', a telemarketing center that cold-called
machining companies offering to repair their used, broken or worn
machining bits.

I asked him if he was still running the boiler room, and he said, I don't
need to. We have more work than we can handle. I can't make deliveries
because I can't get enough people to work. Do YOU need a job?!?!

I told him if he hoired me as a machinist he still wouldn't be making
deliveries, but his scrap room would be filling up.

Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
struggling to find workers...

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>struggling to find workers...[/color]

Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
many years of experience, to find a job.

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>>struggling to find workers...[/color]
>
> Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
> many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]

And took me five weeks...

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.11.12.03.48.58.604232@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>>>struggling to find workers...[/color]
>>
>> Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
>> many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]
>
> And took me five weeks...
>[/color]

Back in the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency it took me a whole YEAR to find
a job. I had to move back in with the folks. My unemployment benefits ran
out completely at that time.

I was unemployed at the bottom of the tech bust in 2000. Took me 5 weeks to
get hired again, but I think it was an Act Of God that got me that job.

Charles of Kankakee

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:23:07 -0600, Charles @ Kankakee wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.11.12.03.48.58.604232@ae86.GTS...[color=green]
>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>>>>struggling to find workers...
>>>
>>> Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
>>> many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]
>>
>> And took me five weeks...
>>[/color]
>
> Back in the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency it took me a whole YEAR to find
> a job. I had to move back in with the folks. My unemployment benefits ran
> out completely at that time.
>
> I was unemployed at the bottom of the tech bust in 2000. Took me 5 weeks to
> get hired again, but I think it was an Act Of God that got me that job.
>
> Charles of Kankakee[/color]

Yeah, man I remember that! It was tough.

Happened to me again when Clinton was Pres. I often called Clinton
"carter". Freudian Slip?

Hachiroku wrote:[color=blue]
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
>[color=green]
> > On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
> >>struggling to find workers...[/color]
> >
> > Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
> > many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]
>
> And took me five weeks...[/color]

Damn. Crazy stuff on both counts. I'd say get into some etfs.

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:01:51 -0800, Learning Richard wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> Hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>> >>struggling to find workers...
>> >
>> > Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
>> > many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]
>>
>> And took me five weeks...[/color]
>
> Damn. Crazy stuff on both counts. I'd say get into some etfs.[/color]


Elfs? I've 'seen' 'elfen maids' in anime...I wouldn't mind...

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.11.12.15.47.34.407785@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:23:07 -0600, Charles @ Kankakee wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.11.12.03.48.58.604232@ae86.GTS...[color=darkred]
>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:09:29 +0000, dizzy wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>>>>>struggling to find workers...
>>>>
>>>> Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
>>>> many years of experience, to find a job.
>>>
>>> And took me five weeks...
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Back in the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency it took me a whole YEAR to
>> find
>> a job. I had to move back in with the folks. My unemployment benefits
>> ran
>> out completely at that time.
>>
>> I was unemployed at the bottom of the tech bust in 2000. Took me 5 weeks
>> to
>> get hired again, but I think it was an Act Of God that got me that job.
>>
>> Charles of Kankakee[/color]
>
> Yeah, man I remember that! It was tough.
>
> Happened to me again when Clinton was Pres. I often called Clinton
> "carter". Freudian Slip?[/color]

What color is a Freudian slip, and can you get them trimmed in pretty lace?
<GD&RRF>

Charles of Kankakee

"dizzy" <dizzy@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:h3nan1d52jro4eh4sj1j6fr5pc0tpgioqi@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
>>struggling to find workers...[/color]
>
> Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
> many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]

C. suckers who nip have trouble finding employment, you know.


[color=blue]
>[/color]

Sharx35 wrote:[color=blue]
> "dizzy" <dizzy@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:h3nan1d52jro4eh4sj1j6fr5pc0tpgioqi@4ax.com...[color=green]
> > On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:36:04 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >>Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment is so LOW that companies are
> >>struggling to find workers...[/color]
> >
> > Pffft. Yeah, that's why it took 9 months for a friend of mine, with
> > many years of experience, to find a job.[/color]
>
> C. suckers who nip have trouble finding employment, you know.[/color]


Sharx you get asshole of the year award... and its NOVEMBER so I think
you're safe, no one will be a bigger asshole than you this year

ravelation wrote:[color=blue]
> [email]Trueno@ae86.GTS[/email] (Hachiroku) wrote:
>[color=green]
> >I asked him if he was still running the
> >boiler room, and he said, I don't need to.
> >We have more work than we can
> >handle. I can't make deliveries because
> >I can't get enough people to work. Do
> >YOU need a job?!?![/color]
>[color=green]
> >I told him if he hoired me as a machinist
> >he still wouldn't be making deliveries,
> >but his scrap room would be filling up.[/color]
>[color=green]
> >Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment
> >is so LOW that companies are
> >struggling to find workers...[/color]
>
> Same here on the Left Coast. Help wanted ads in just about every window
> you pass.
>
> Economy is up. Gas prices are down. School test scores are up. New jobs
> are up. Housing starts are at an all time high.
> Just saw a report on new grant money going to half way houses to help
> them train ex cons into reentering the work force successfully...a true
> second chance.
>
> The Republican party needs some better PR. They have so much to be happy
> about, yet are up against the ropes on a daily basis. I wish politics
> wasn't so dirty and devisive, you know?[/color]

Last I heard, they're all getting charged with multiple Felonies. Kind
of outshines any good news don't ya think?

In article <1131886262.199611.142240@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> ravelation wrote:[color=green]
> > [email]Trueno@ae86.GTS[/email] (Hachiroku) wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > >I asked him if he was still running the
> > >boiler room, and he said, I don't need to.
> > >We have more work than we can
> > >handle. I can't make deliveries because
> > >I can't get enough people to work. Do
> > >YOU need a job?!?![/color]
> >[color=darkred]
> > >I told him if he hoired me as a machinist
> > >he still wouldn't be making deliveries,
> > >but his scrap room would be filling up.[/color]
> >[color=darkred]
> > >Yup, that's how bad it is...unemployment
> > >is so LOW that companies are
> > >struggling to find workers...[/color]
> >
> > Same here on the Left Coast. Help wanted ads in just about every window
> > you pass.
> >
> > Economy is up. Gas prices are down. School test scores are up. New jobs
> > are up. Housing starts are at an all time high.
> > Just saw a report on new grant money going to half way houses to help
> > them train ex cons into reentering the work force successfully...a true
> > second chance.
> >
> > The Republican party needs some better PR. They have so much to be happy
> > about, yet are up against the ropes on a daily basis. I wish politics
> > wasn't so dirty and devisive, you know?[/color]
>
> Last I heard, they're all getting charged with multiple Felonies. Kind
> of outshines any good news don't ya think?[/color]

Howard Dyno and the DNC are in trouble. Their money rasing efforts are
falling way behind. Republicans are bringing in money at breakneck
speed.
--

..dbu, wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Howard Dyno and the DNC are in trouble. Their money rasing efforts are
> falling way behind. Republicans are bringing in money at breakneck
> speed.[/color]

HAHAHA!!! You talk about fundraising???

Here's a few factoids duh-bu:

1. The DNC outraised the RNC for the first time since the Civil War,
in 2004. Most money ever raised by a political committee anywhere in
the known universe.

2. Tim Kaine devoted the homepage of his campaign web site to Katrina
for a full month after the tragedy. How could he do this, and yet WIN?
Here's how bubba: Terry McAuliffe, in a last act of generosity with
The People's Money (avg donation $50.00), gave Kaine FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS of DNC money in January 2005 for his campaign. That's known as
"Keep it honest, Kaine, we got yer back" money, thanks to THE PEOPLE.

What does that mean? Kaine could run an honest campaign, yet he had
the money to successfully route Kilgore and his lying campaign ads.

3. Katrina took a bite out of DNC fundraising to be sure ... but in
the past three months, DNC Fundraising dollars have increased by 66%.
Yep.... 66%. That's huge.

In article <1131890438.715183.49210@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> .dbu, wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Howard Dyno and the DNC are in trouble. Their money rasing efforts are
> > falling way behind. Republicans are bringing in money at breakneck
> > speed.[/color]
>
> HAHAHA!!! You talk about fundraising???
>
> Here's a few factoids duh-bu:
>
> 1. The DNC outraised the RNC for the first time since the Civil War,
> in 2004. Most money ever raised by a political committee anywhere in
> the known universe.
>
> 2. Tim Kaine devoted the homepage of his campaign web site to Katrina
> for a full month after the tragedy. How could he do this, and yet WIN?
> Here's how bubba: Terry McAuliffe, in a last act of generosity with
> The People's Money (avg donation $50.00), gave Kaine FIVE MILLION
> DOLLARS of DNC money in January 2005 for his campaign. That's known as
> "Keep it honest, Kaine, we got yer back" money, thanks to THE PEOPLE.
>
> What does that mean? Kaine could run an honest campaign, yet he had
> the money to successfully route Kilgore and his lying campaign ads.
>
> 3. Katrina took a bite out of DNC fundraising to be sure ... but in
> the past three months, DNC Fundraising dollars have increased by 66%.
> Yep.... 66%. That's huge.[/color]

read this and tell me what you think about it.

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111[/url]
101833_pf.html
--

..dbu, wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <1131890438.715183.49210@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> "Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > .dbu, wrote:[color=darkred]
> > >
> > > Howard Dyno and the DNC are in trouble. Their money rasing efforts are
> > > falling way behind. Republicans are bringing in money at breakneck
> > > speed.[/color]
> >
> > HAHAHA!!! You talk about fundraising???
> >
> > Here's a few factoids duh-bu:
> >
> > 1. The DNC outraised the RNC for the first time since the Civil War,
> > in 2004. Most money ever raised by a political committee anywhere in
> > the known universe.
> >
> > 2. Tim Kaine devoted the homepage of his campaign web site to Katrina
> > for a full month after the tragedy. How could he do this, and yet WIN?
> > Here's how bubba: Terry McAuliffe, in a last act of generosity with
> > The People's Money (avg donation $50.00), gave Kaine FIVE MILLION
> > DOLLARS of DNC money in January 2005 for his campaign. That's known as
> > "Keep it honest, Kaine, we got yer back" money, thanks to THE PEOPLE.
> >
> > What does that mean? Kaine could run an honest campaign, yet he had
> > the money to successfully route Kilgore and his lying campaign ads.
> >
> > 3. Katrina took a bite out of DNC fundraising to be sure ... but in
> > the past three months, DNC Fundraising dollars have increased by 66%.
> > Yep.... 66%. That's huge.[/color]
>
> read this and tell me what you think about it.
>
> [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111[/url]
> 101833_pf.html[/color]

No need. I know the numbers. They're all available to the general
public: [url]www.fec.gov[/url]