Don't worry. Modern houses don't have big holes in the floors and walls. NM
Posted By: woo on 2005-08-25
In Reply to: OMG. I'm never letting my legs out of my sight again. LOL. - I'm pretty sure I won't have nightmares now.
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Some of you have probably already read this before, but for those that haven't, this was too close to reality for all of us, so I just had to share:
A Modern Parable:
A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order; American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rowers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to "equal the competition" and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid-off one rower, halted development of a new canoe, sold all the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.
The next year, try as he might, the lone designated rower was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles,) so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India ..
Sadly, the End.
Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US . The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses.
Ford folks are still scratching their heads and collecting bonuses…….
IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY.
For the person who asked about cleaning her floors
My DH tracked in something that I could not get up. I had some Dawn Power Scrub and used it. Try that. I bet it will work great. Good luck!
Is there anything that truly cleans textured shower floors? (sm)
I'm talking about mostly water stains, as well as on shower doors. I can get the soap scum out. TIA!
Impressive! I love bamboo floors!!!
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In my humble opinion, it is a classic of modern literature. sm
The Stand is about the end of the world as we know it, wherein mankind are drawn to the good and bad forces to make their final stand (thus the name). The bad are drawn to Las Vegas, the good to Boulder, I think. It's been awhile since I read it. They made a TV movie of it but it was ruined by Molly Ringwald. Gary Sinese saved the say, though! At any rate, the book starts out with a virus that been set loose on mankind and goes from there. It is not King's usual fare and you will be missing a wonderful experience it you don't read it!
Don't worry about it. In 5-6 years you'll have plenty to worry about!
A 10-year-old is never in a situation where anything can "happen," and they don't understand anything "happening" anyway. At this age they're only capable of "having a boyfriend" because that's what they see on TV - that's what the world "expects of us", to pair up and "like each other."
Her friends aren't talking about adult "things" to do in a "relationship" yet, and she doesn't even have those feelings, hormones, or needs yet so don't worry about it.
At 10, having a "boyfriend" is the equivalent to playing "dress up" or "make believe" and is just "sitting together in the cafeteria" at best.
Plus they move on to a new "boyfriend" in a week, a few weeks tops.
Relax, Mom. The part to worry about is yet to come and I wouldn't want to deal with that again for anything!
Best of luck and enjoy these years while you can.
You are right..Every modern convenience, even medical care, is traced back
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I like blue, too. I'd do the walls a light beige or tan.
Our house here was icky when we first moved in. Each room was a different color of pastel. The mottled blue/gray/white/brown carpet was nasty because they had cats and dogs that evidently must have been locked in the bedrooms while the adults went to work. The living room and hallway were blue-gray, the kitchen was yellow, laundry room peach, bathroom pink, and the bedrooms were lavendar, purple, and fuchsia. Of course, the walls matched the carpet that matched the curtains. Blechy. We painted everything just a plain off white before we moved in.
My parents never deviated from plain white walls when I was growing up. I'm just now learning to go wild with decorating. In fact, we just got the funds to do our addition today, so we're adding another bedroom, an office for me, and a second bathroom, and enlarging the kitchen and utility rooms. Fun, fun, fun, more household disruption for the next several months. I just can't wait for the end result.
12 x 10 light yellow walls, blue ceiling
Desk with hutch and pullout drawer and keyboard shelf, on top of desk and in hutch two transcription units, a clock so I can watch time fly (haha), lots of miscellaneous reference books, most outdated but can't give up, plus large filing cabing, small filing cabinet, two printer stands that match wooden desk and hutch, loaded with more important stuff (yeah, right), one of those organizing paper holders (two stacked on top of each other) with 16 slots for different clients' letterhead, a laser printer (HP of course! LOL), the dozen roses DH bought me for Valentines, dried and looking pretty in the vase, DH's desk and hutch, with his two printers, a shelving system with a bunch of candle and soapmaking supplies (mmm, it smells good in here!), and .... of course! .... my TV. Geez, I can't live without it!
Blue on the walls, textured olive green carpet,
hydrangea sculptured border, olive green curtains I designed and made, 2 office chairs to give the ol' back a break, desk placed just so in order to be able to look out 2 different windows, 1-3 cats who come and stay as they please, and 1 little dog who never leaves the office unless I do. There are also the necessary things like a bookcase, printer, backup computer, nik-nacks and paddy wacks.
I am so completely blessed cause I have all this AND get paid! Who wouda thunk??
my office is mainly a cheery yellow with large windows along 2 walls (sm)
hardwood floors with a throw rug for my dog and plants, plants, plants. The lighting in here is perfect and I feel peaceful when I work, like I was in the midst of a garden.
My 11-year-old Boxer gets up and paces all night, runs into walls, SM
I have not slept throughout the night since this started. He is not afraid of the dark, but something is wrong. Guess it is old age.
First holes age 10, second age 16 sm
I told her she needed to be old enough to take care of them, keep them clean when she had them done the first time.
Sink holes
Thank you for your response. My daughter is concerned cause not only because of the hole my grandson fell in, but also a large area in front of her detached garage has sunk a good bit. She is afraid if someone comes out they may deem the property unstable and have to leave. What do people do, particularly if they carry a mortgage. Homeowners insurance usually covers the structure and not the ground it sits on.
sink holes
We had a cistern open up in our backyard from alot of rain one year. It was an old well that had been covered up. Had no idea it was there
My mom did the same thing, except it was her 1st holes - sm
I got my second holes when I was 17 in college, then over the years my mom went and got 2nds, then 3rds, and wore ear cuffs too. My mom was quite a character.
Most houses appreciate, how come
Opinions are like butt holes, everyone has one. (nm)
It has been 10 years since my mom's sink holes
she had to sell it to a horse breeder/stable instead of dividing it into tracks and selling individual home sites due to the sink holes. Fortunately they were several acres away from any structures and have not recurred in the last 10 years. One parcel has recently been sold near the first one that opened. That neighbor happens to be on the county commission and resides over the real estate zonings and gave permission for the new owner to be a home she felt would "blend" with her homes and golf course. I would certainly have someone look into it as there you don't know what is happening underground.
Anyone else have holes in their pockets? It seems like I can't make enough
money anymore to keep bills paid up. Am I the only one in this shape, sometimes it feels like it.
I used to clean houses when I sm
needed extra money. We got behind in bills a couple of times due to illnesses, surgeries, etc. I put an ad in the paper and picked up several jobs that way.
Perhaps, but it's my opinion that someone with 5 houses & an SUV could
SELL something to put food on the table rather that hit up Angel Ministries. I wish the lady well, I really do, but she needs to use her own resources (and seems to have plenty) to feed her family.
houses/tenants
I would suggest what your husband is doing, sell that new house you bought quickly. Also, don't know what state you live in, but in our state of MA if you owe that much rent after landlord has evicted you via certified mail, etc, have 30 days to vacate and then sheriff's constable comes over takes your furniture out and padlocks the apartment. Small claims court will work also. I just saw a program on t.v. recently about Carlton Sheets and how many people have gotten into financial trouble listening and following his advise. You know the saying if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Hope you sell your new house quickly and maybe you will have to sell a couple of your houses to get out of this mess. There are different agencies out there that will help, but also I think it depends on your income. I have been in financial chaos most of my life, living pay check to pay check. My husband was looking into the Carlton Sheets literature and when I read it a bell went off and I told him, don't think this will work or something is just not right.
Anyone ever have problems with sink holes in your yard?
My grandson was just walking across the yard and his foot gave way and went down to his waist. There are other areas, some large where the ground appears to have sunk somewhat. They live in southeast georgia. If you have experienced this, please share.
I think she was 9 or 10, and I got my second holes put in at the same time. Bonding experience! :)
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I've worn holes in my keys.
I found a keyboard that I liked and kept it until I was forced to trash it. Who needs letters anyway?
budget busters...patch those holes! =) sm
No, you are NOT the only one...our pockets don't just have holes...
rising costs are ripping GAPING TEARS in our pockets =) But the fact that you're aware of it is a good thing...because you have the ability to mend those tears. I don't know if you use a budget, but if you don't it might help to create one. Having a financial plan and a budget are the "needle and thread" you need to keep your pockets full. (and I bet a LOT of people are just going into more debt rather than adjusting their spending to put a patch on those soaring fuel and food prices.) So...grab your needle and thread...and Happy Sewing...anyone for a Quilting Bee?! =)
I've done cleaning houses and do my dog and sm
my mother-in-laws, prefer doing the dogs as to dealing with ignorant people. Actually, we'll have a spare room that could be converted to bathing facilities, etc. as it is right above the water supply line. More or less just looking to see if anyone knows of good training schools, etc.
There are transitional living houses available to help.
I too was in your position. My husband would beat me all the time and was verbally abusive. I got started in this business so I could leave him. Luckily, one day while at the ER getting patched up yet again, a doctor took the time to explain to my husband the consequences of wife beating. He looked at my husband like he was pond scum and threatened to have him arrested. He has not hit me since. I wish you luck. There are transitional houses that let you live there with your children while you save up enough money to get a place of your own. They even help with that (usually pay deposit and help furnish). If counseling or talking it out with him does not help, you could try this. Good luck!
I LOVE houses, too. When I go out for a walk,
I like to look at the different houses and pretend I could afford to buy one of them, and decide which one that would be. Also like to look at the yards and see what I would change or leave the same.
My love of 'house-hunting' was born pretty early. When I was 7 my family moved, and I remember the house-hunting process went on for quite a long time. I loved seeing all the different houses! One even had a basement, something you don't see that often on the West Coast.
Even after my parents found a house and we moved, my mom (who LOVED house-hunting) still liked to go and look at them. (She was a total 'lookie-loo!') On hot summer days when we kids were bored, or on rainy days when we couldn't play outside, she'd pack us in the car and contact a friend of hers who was a realtor, and we'd go off looking at some of the more unique homes for sale, including a stone castle 'way up in the mountains. (That was pretty spooky - we did it on a rainy, thunder-and-lightning day).
So, if I were in real-estate, one thing I would definitely be is totally enthusiastic about EVERY house I was selling! But I don't think I could deal with all the phone calls, appointments, no-shows, etc. ESPECIALLY the weekend work. So, I guess I'll just have to keep on looking.
Like you, I like MT and am good at it. I job-hopped relentlessly in my early 20's. Finally got tired of the hiring-and-quitting merry-go-round, and became a Kelly Girl. Pay wasn't the best, but I got lots of interesting jobs, including an architect's firm high up in the hills above Malibu, a race-car builder, a toilet factory, and even Walt Disney Studios. It was a good way to job-hunt, too, because frequently if an employer liked my work, they'd offer me a permanent job.
I finally 'fell into' MT when I was between jobs, as usual, and a relative who did MT at a hospital invited me to lunch one day. We ate in the hospital cafeteria, and afterward she showed me her office (some MTs had their own offices back in those days!), and let me listen to and try to transcribe a report. Of course, my first attempt must've been pretty hilarious to read, but I liked it. She told me to take a transcription course at night school, and the rest is history. I just wish MT could go back to the kind of work it was back in the 70's, when you were considered to be an actual EMPLOYEE, and not just a 'cog in the wheel'.
supplement income by cleaning houses.
Get a few rather neat, clean people who want their homes cleaned (vacuumed, dusted, change linens, etc.,) once a week or every other week. Where I live it is very lucrative, pays about $20/hour.
If single, check out ads to be a "live-in" housekeeper. I do this for a business man who is gone most of the time. I clean the house once a week, cook lunch and/or dinner if he is home, and in turn he gives me run of the house, my own rooms (2 bedrooms, 1 bath for me), pays all utilities including my cable bill, and pays for all food. I am not required to help with any entertaining he may do - he calls a caterer to do that. I can have all the company visit that wants - he enjoys my friends, too - but cannot have late night parties or overnight male company. Not a bad exchange
Sure, there will always be houses to sell. Buyers on the other hand? sm
The whole economy is on paper with nothing backing it anymore. If banks stop lending, who will buy?
Maybe it's this one. It's nonpoisonous and the site says it is often found in houses when you
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/pages/grayrat.htm
I own several rental properties, buy houses and flip them and
own several nationally-known chain restaurants.
Much more productive than pointing fingers at the government and blaming them for any poor choices on my part, most of which are fixable if you stop complaining and get off your butt!
Drug dealers live in nice houses, too.
I know of an "educated" person who bragged to me about buying a house wirth three times as much as my home. Then we found out her husband had a meth lab in the garage and was dealing in stolen art. He's in jail and won't see his kids for the next 10 years. The house was seized, along with their cars, trucks, and hot tub. We may not have much, but we work hard for what we have. We don't do drugs, and we'd never do anything to jeopardize our children.
For that matter, go to the law enforcement auctions. The property they sell, sports cars, houses, everything, was taken from convicted drug dealers. So, no, meth labs and drug dealers are not only an low income, low education problem. They're all over, and they make more money than we do until they get busted. THEM'S the proven statistics.
I clean houses for disabled at low cost and run errands.
I have several clients and make an adequate amount extra each month for bills, gas, going out, and those other things that POP UP.
Taxes post made in reference to cleaning houses
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They're plastic clogs that have large ventilation holes and nubbies inside on the soles. Loose
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Please do not worry about it.
Sometimes, it seems as if we do everything the way we know it's right, but they nitpick about everything we do. I have proved my use of proper grammar documented with my college English books, but they come up with this, "That's how the client wants it" stuff. OK, so why isn't it on my account spec sheet?
I think the trick is to find a smaller MTSO, one who believes as we do style-wise. For example, I learned to use commas quite often. At one national I worked for, it was NO commas period. If you had two independent phrases connected by a FANBOY, you broke them apart into two separate sentences. I worked for two other nationals and a hospital, and they never had a problem with my work. It was just this one certain person at one certain national. You should see some of the other things I was corrected on. I wound up quitting because this person went against everything I learned in my MT course, at college, and in all my years of work experience. This was not a good QA person, and other people on this board have worked with her. (PRINCIPAL vs. PRINCIPLE)
However, the MTSO I currently work for gives me rave reviews. I don't have to relearn everything again. We evidently went to the same school of style! LOL Keep looking. You'll find your fit. It's no fun working in a constantly negative and nitpicky environment.
Of course, you don't worry. Don't want to get
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Not to worry.
When my husband was in the military and deployed, we had tons of "discussions" over finances. It's a control thing. He's gone and can't add his input into your decision making, so he feels a lack of control there. I kept spreadsheets and quicken files to prove where I did or didn't spend money. Then I'd send printouts to him so he could feel like he was part of it. Granted, you shouldn't have to prove that you weren't blowing his money at the mall! With my husband and I, our roles are reversed. I'm the critical one when it comes to budgeting, bills, and finances. My husband is more, shall we say, impulsive? He'd be deployed and go sight seeing and out to eat because he'd never left our state before joining the military. I'd be at home juggling the kids, the broken down car, the bills, my job, and everything else, so I'd get mad at him for having fun being the single guy. Granted, some trips were definitely not fun for him.
Let's see, you two are married, therefore, his money is your money, your money is his, etc. We had the whole his money, my money, our money thing going on as well. Have you thought about a joint account? Remember, he's responsible for supporting you and any kids you have, as well as for paying the bills. DO NOT let him make you feel guilty about spending money on bills or the household or about not working. I think the women of today have that problem. Women of the '50s were expected to stay home, clean the house, cook the meals, and care for the kids. Now, we're expected to do all that, plus work on top of it. I tried being SuperMom for the first 8 years of our marriage before I snapped. It's not worth it. Don't feel guilty because you DO contribute to the household even if you don't have a paycheck. He couldn't pay someone to clean the house, cook the meals, care for the kids, take care of your personal finances, and everything else that you do.
:))))) oh don't worry, I have
  
this ol girl has left the room
MQ kept wanting every year for me to invest more into providing profits
for them and yet never ever reacted to my inquiries of additional monies for
a line I produced. Well, I'm a business too. I need to increase my income to
meet my overhead and my cost of living goes up for me just as it did for them.
Yet all they could offer was "let me give you another account".......well, honey,
I told her--------there are only 24 hours in a day! or haven't you noticed.
 see ya
Don't worry. We all have to go through
the dreaded learning curve with any new job or account for that matter.
The more you work on the same account the faster you'll get so with you being full-time should help.
Oh and make sure you get plenty of samples for those difficult dictators and that you follow up on the blanks you have to leave them.
Is there another MT on the account that can give you some pointers?
Why worry.....
If you're going to get it, you're going to get it, and all the fretting in the world ain't gonna' change that. I mean, when you go out to check your mail, a car could hit the curb and run you down; are you going to worry about that, too?
I don't think you have to worry about any
subcontractors knocking down your door to work for you. You're generalization of "them" is what makes your posts so rude. We do not all look for excuses to not work. I work my shift every day unless I have an emergency. I do quality work. I do not bother my supervisor with stupid e-mails. After all, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. While I would agree that good MTs are hard to find, we are out here, and willing to work for a good company (which can also be very hard to find).
Don't worry. sm
Most of these little abnormalities are minor, not cancer. Don't lose sleep over this. Just follow your doctor's advice and don't worry!! This happens a lot, believe me.
Don't worry
It do believe that ADHD is real, but you need to exhaust all other possibilities before you go there. It is a possibility that she has just not matured enough to go to school and would maybe do better if held back a year. During that time you can set her up with a predictable routine and practice focusing on different activities for a period of time. A friend of mine did that and it worked. No one accuses her son of having ADHD anymore
Don't worry, not just you...
I have heard things being mentioned here and there that it is ridiculous and that things we really don't need to know are on the test. I took it around 5 years ago and it was not like that, I passed it easily. I also saw some sample questions in the JAAMT a while back. We type it, we don't diagnose it for crying out loud! I have not tried this, though. Where did you find the sample test. Is there a website? TIA!
Don't worry.... (sm)
 where one goes to EMR, there is another waiting in the wings for just the right transcriptionist. It sounds like you are good at heart, and good things come to good people! Maybe something even better will come your way!!! We are all rooting for ya' and hope something spectacular comes your way! 
Thanks - don't worry -
Yeah, I think it warrants a doctor visit. I'll get it checked out and get a real ibuprofen dose. (600 mg b.i.d.?) Okay, I'll stop doctoring myself!
WORRY NO MORE
I hear you! I am worried about my future also with transcription. I have been doing this for over 20 years, but found HEAVEN recently in a travel program. Go to www.teamresult.com and watch the short video, you will see what I mean. E-mail me if you would like me to call you to answer questions.
Michelle
manzotravel@gmail.com
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