Warrior General Games

Originally posted by rams78110
Yeah that sounds awful mate.

Im generally limited to 12 hours by light on long days but a normal day is 10. Shit gets sore after a few days of that. Do you have any mandated off-days?

Generally the maximum days straight is 14. After that, generally you are required to take 2 days off. There are special circumstances where they extend us to 21 days straight. (while on a severity assignment, not really fire generally)

However recently they have put a huge stress on making sure we get days off so on our regular work schedule we are working 6 days a week generally with 1 day off. It gets sticky though when you have worked some days from your regular week, then get called to a fire so you end up working 20 days straight, but not all 20 on a fire. Thats something they are trying to avoid from what I can tell. Big emphasis on making sure crews are getting adequate rest so they can endure the full season without getting to the point of being worn down.

i should note that other agencies may have different policy when it comes to this and what i am saying isnt necessarily strict policy (except the 14 days straight then two days off, thats about as regular as it gets)..moreso just general practice

but i love the job

Originally posted by Ahrens858
but i love the job

This is key. Had I actually been hired, if not for goddamn corporate policies that make no sense, I would've been working ~50-60 still counting closing up and stuff, for maybe 10% more after taxes than landscaping. But shit I wanted to do it so much, phlebotomy and working with medical equipment and actually using my brain all day is so much better than mindlessly shoveling and sweating

It always is man..but your humbled at the same time so its not always a bad thing.

Originally posted by rams78110
Just got a call from the people I was supposed to interview with on Monday about a phlebotomy position they had open. This was my third call with the guy who was supposed to interview me then. The last couple were background basic questions and setting up the actual physical interview. So today he starts off saying they talked to their competitor in town asking if I had ever donated plasma with them. I had. He asks me about it and asks if it was in the last 6 months. Again, yes. Turns out that due to a corporate agreement of some kind regarding some confidentiality or anti-tampering horse shit I'm disqualified from being hired for the next 5 months.

I'm really fucking bummed right now. That has no bearing on my ability to do the job and I've been talking about getting a job as a phlebotomist for months. I hate everything about corporations right now including their stupid ass agreements that have nothing to do with anything

One of my good friends posts a lot of Black Pride, Afro-centric type stuff. No biggie, but sometimes the stuff he posts is a little bit less than legit. Like Snopes disproven shit, but based on race. It makes me feel kinda bad because I like the dude and I don't like seeing him be led astray. At the same time, it's not like I can speak up about it because then I'll just come off racist - at least to the others that really believe in that stuff.


Anyways, I have my FB feed divided into a few groups. Oddly enough, not only do these groups share the same relation to me, but they also share the same posting styles. I'll explain:

Best Friends: Pictures of Food, Nightlife, Humorous Observations
Family: Jesus, FB Games
Friends/Acquaintances: Wedding Pictures, Politics
High School: Pictures and Videos of their Children
College: Reddit, IFLS, and other Articles/Blogs
Work: Work Shit


Interesting how this shit works. lol

Picked up my 3rd flat tire in 3 months this morning.

$600 later I have a set of new Pirelli tires.

I was going to slash them all at the same time but I figured just slashing one randomly here and there would be more of an annoyance to you.

I know this is old but man its just seems so fitting

http://www.theonion.com/articles/seemingly-mentally-ill-internet-commenter-presumab,33570/

My fucking alarm is beeping every four hours until you go to the console and stop it because apparently it has a low battery (why is the fucking thing using a battery at all when the power hasn't gone off?), and the alarm company says they can't be bothered to let me have one of their batteries until Monday.

Originally posted by jdbolick
My fucking alarm is beeping every four hours until you go to the console and stop it because apparently it has a low battery (why is the fucking thing using a battery at all when the power hasn't gone off?), and the alarm company says they can't be bothered to let me have one of their batteries until Monday.

Fuck that shit. Keep calling and bitching at them, that would drive me crazy. There has to be some signal they can send it to stfu or some guy to come out and replace it or get it to stfu

They will send someone out if I pay $150 for a weekend service call, plus $30 for a new battery that only lasted two years. I took open the panel and removed the current battery so that it won't keep beeping, then Monday I'm going to their office to yell at them and tell them we're not paying for their crap anymore. This company is Guardian Security. My parents have had ADT for a long time with no major problems and they're cheaper as well.

Originally posted by jdbolick
They will send someone out if I pay $150 for a weekend service call, plus $30 for a new battery that only lasted two years. I took open the panel and removed the current battery so that it won't keep beeping, then Monday I'm going to their office to yell at them and tell them we're not paying for their crap anymore. This company is Guardian Security. My parents have had ADT for a long time with no major problems and they're cheaper as well.

Never had a home security system so no recommendations but I can't say I've ever heard of Guardian. ADT gets a ton of reviews and recommendations so AFAIK they're about the best you can ask for. But yeah screw the current people, who the hell makes a system you can't even have on if it's low on battery, beeping like some electronic banshee to wake everyone the hell up

So I was watching X-Men: Days of Future Past last night (great movie btw, like 9/10)...

Even though it is supposed to be PG-13 according to the MPAA rating, my local theatre was advertising it as PG. I went to the 7:05 show and it was filled with parents and children under the age of ten.

Multiple instances of the F-bomb, probably ten seconds of wolverine's naked ass, raven/mystique's body-painted clothing, and some "MK fatality!" worthy deaths made me very aware that there were children in the theatre.

MPAA used to have a double F-bomb = auto R rating rule. I can't believe that this was a PG-13, let alone a PG at my local theatre.

Biggest piss-off: some small child, probably 7 or 8 years old, had shoes that were designed to make a squeaking noise when she walked... and her parents just let her stand and walk around during the movie.

1) Never go to the early show.
2) Some parents need to be slapped around a bit.

Lol I went to a show for the same thing at 7 and there were like 20-30 people in the theater.

I got stuck seeing Maleficent this weekend. Turned out not to be so bad, but I definitely wanted to see X-Men.



My girlfriend wanted to go to the movies, as did a friend and her daughter. In my head I was like 'X-Men X-Men X-Men X-Men X-Men X-Men X-Men' only to be turned down for Maleficent in 3D. Overruled by 3 women.