Jobs and Careers
POSTED BY: Hobbes
UPDATED: Saturday, May 10, 2003 01:11
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I am one of those lunatic detroit cab drivers folks make jokes about.
It's a living, although the money sucks since you get really hammered on taxes, fees and the like.
But you get PAID to drive like a jerk, get to meet new and interesting (and even sometimes bizarre or freaky!) folks, and see more of the world than you might expect.
Having done this job for a while, I completely agress with Joss that some humans are a damned lot scarier than any aliens could EVER be - and a lot of them live in detroit...
-Frem
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Originally posted by Koffee:
My degree is Parks and Natural Resources, and I worked seasonal for the DNR. (Department of Natural Resources for those who don't know.) But there are no good permanent jobs in the DNR here in Iowa.
Cos Iowa is sorely lacking in natural resources, unless you count dirt, soybeans and old people.
Oh, I'm bad! I'm bad! I know. I was born in Fort Dodge lived there and elsewhere (Des Moines-ish) til I was 12. I find that the Iowa in me never quite dies. It's always in there, wanting to make things have perfect 90 degree angles.
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And every breathe we drew?Select to view spoiler:
Was like hallelujah.
Not like it. Every breath we drew WAS hallelujah!
And since there is no emoticon for big smile/kinda teary/thumbs up, Koffee! I'll just say that I wasn't trying to be bitchy there. Just reinforcing you.
Sarah
I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case
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Allright here we go. Born Montauk, NY. Moved to Melbourne, FL to go to collage as a EE. Droped out in my senior year and went to work for a company makeing small run fast turnaround circuit board orders ( at ridiculous price premiums ). Got laid off so I moved to Seattle, WA with some friends. Now I work as a lab rat for Quest Diagnostics. Third shift, the job sucks but the pay is lousy. I also work part time for my X doing medical data entry.
Seems like we have a pretty diverse crew here. We should all get together and form our own colony somewhere. 
Later,
ME.
Don't look back, som'thin' might be gainin' on ya.
Who let the pigs play poker?
Evo Shander was right!
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Seems like we have a pretty diverse crew here. We should all get together and form our own colony somewhere.
Now that's what I've been talkin' about son! I'da started my own ages ago if I wasn't so lazy and used to civilization.
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Lost Angel
WASH: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.
ZOE: We live in a space ship, dear.
WASH: So?
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Originally posted by Sarahetc:
And since there is no emoticon for big smile/kinda teary/thumbs up, Koffee! I'll just say that I wasn't trying to be bitchy there. Just reinforcing you.
Thank you for the correction.
I've edited my old post. I was trying to remember it without going back to the fan-fic for fear I would lose what I had already written for my post.
I gotta start remembering to just write my posts in word and copy them when I'm ready to post. I'm from the Cedar Rapids area. Born, raised, and still not far from home. Not quite so hung up on the 90 degree thing around here. Have a bit less "flatland" and even a few real hills. (we really need a laughing smiley) But you are right, the area in the central parts is flat and square.
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