Recent content by Chris Lock

> The other side of the question is what do you replace the Monarchy with? Dame Edna.

I've never heard of this system before. You actually have to withdraw your entire pay in cash? > I'd tell them where they can stick their comcard, get fired then sue thier asses off for wrongful dismissal. Lotsa luck with that one. You might want to talk to a lawyer about the...

> I find it extremely hard to believe that ALL semi-to-highly skilled labor jobs offer IDENTICAL pay That's because they don't. There's a huge variation in pay, even among people doing similar work on the same project. I've worked with people making $5-20/hr more or less than me; the...

> The cable technicians at Broadband make an average of $12 an hour, and they have to crawl under houses. I get a nice air conditioned frame/switch building And this has something to do with being in a union? I take it your job duties are different than the cable techs? Crawling under houses...

> If it's Ok to Harrison Ford to negotiate $30 Million for "K-19 The Widowmaker", and Some hotshot accountant to negotiate for their salary, why is it not ok for lower end workers to bargain collectively? What does Ford have to do with collective bargaining? Does SAG get $30 million per film...

Ryan, I just saw a sign in the post office yesterday saying they won't accept unsigned cards, specifically including messages like "SEE ID". I would assume their rules would be nationwide. Are you saying that's not the case, or they don't follow their own rules despite having that sign right...

What guy would put himself thru that crap? Is it always going to be a group of men competing for one woman, or will they do episodes where it's reversed? Have the men even met or seen the woman before they show up at the house (i.e. do we even know they're all interested in her)? If I had an...

> If your card is not signed or is set to "See ID" the the cashier is supposed to not accept the card, ask for picture ID and have you sign the card on the spot. What about merchants (like the post office) that won't take credit cards that aren't signed?

> a union would bargain for their salaries, keep watch on the paystub doctoring, prevent abuses of work without pay, and educate the member on their rights, and responsibilities of employment. And take mandatory dues out of their paychecks. That will really help the "working poor"...

The obvious question is why he's not spending his time getting the free stuff, rather than your $5.

> no-carb diet Who is pushing that? Or do you mean LOW carb? Very few foods contain NO carbs- even certain types of meat have carbs, like about anything from the deli. Is there a diet book pushing NO carbs?

A dirty little secret about credit card interest is that once you have a balance (i.e., don't pay the full balance every month), interest gets charged from the day of purchase, not the billing date. Let's say you put $200 a month on your card, but always paid the bill in full. You'd pay no...

How hard did you look online? http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/ To get a license, you have to take a 3-day class & an exam that's given once a month. Total cost for all that is a little under $400. Then you can go work for a mortgage broker business. But you can't start your own until...

> That "statistics" garbage is an old and tired excuse with little backing, and should be outlawed. I guess you've never heard of an actuary. :) Those of you complaining about males paying more for insurance: if that practice was banned, the result would be bringing the rates for women up...

> somehow we ended up on a police/fire charity list I always give them a sob story about being laid off months ago & being unable to afford to donate. Sometimes they'll still ask for money. If someone's selling a service (like air conditioner cleaning), sometimes I just let them ramble on...