I was teaching, and Katrina hit, and I decided I needed a job that could move with me if need be.

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to just keep pursuing ideas and options until I hit a dead end. A very nice MT did email me and told me how she got into mentoring. She seemed to really have a handle on it.

It seems that I would need my own accounts and then subcontract the work to newbies. I just cannot seem to figure out how I would have the time to provide service to a client AND mentor someone just out of school.

Thank you for your input. It does seem that newbies should have a better option that just "luck" when trying to gain experience.

Would it be possible to set up a Katrina board? I work with a lot of the MTs, QAs, supervisors and ancillary personnel from the New Orleans area. We are all looking to make sure that our friends and coworkers from that area are safe or if they are in need, what they need. Could you set up a board so that those of us looking for people can ask about them and for displaced people to try to find some help? I think it would be greatly appreciated.

As most of you know by now, lots of the evacuees are refusing to go because they don't want to leave their pets behind. For all you you pet lovers out here, I've found two sites that are trying to help out in this area that I thought I'd pass on...

Everyone is playing the blame game. It doesn't matter who did what or did not do now. What matters now is to go on with life and reach in our hearts (Although some of you do not seem to have one) and give to the less fortunate. This disaster will not only effect those in the coastal areas. This will effect the whole United States and the world in some form or another. Louisiana had a population estimated at 4 million. More than a 1/4 of that population is without homes. Can you imagine the indignity they indure living in shelters? As a Louisiana resident, I would like to point out that the victims in the media are not the only victims. They are the poorest of poor. They do have many families and individuals that are displaced, living with relative, hotel rooms, no jobs. Other states have taken in many of the victims but there are small rural communities and cities all over Louisiana itself that have taken in these people. In the small high school in my community, enrollment went up by 200 students almost doubling the student body. The small Catholic school my son attends took in over 40 students. Grocery stores running out of food because the extra people and trucks being delayed. The list of changes and difficulties go on.

Like 9/11, this disaster will forever change America. Not all of the changes will be bad although it seems that way now. This is the time people should stick together and focus on the good things that are happening, not the few people that take advantage of the situation or the people who have no souls and think of themselves. Take an active roll in helping these people, you are not only helping them, you are also helping yourself and the whole country. I have visited the shelters and I have close friends who have actually gone to help with the rescue. Again, this did not just happen to the gulf coast.

I will continue to say an extra prayer for all victims, and especially those of you who seem not to have a heart or soul where others are concerned.

Does anyone know of contacts in Mississippi/Alabama that are needing help for their people who have lost everything? We chose to donate cash to the Salvation Army. By the time I got around to cleaning out my closets, neither the SA or ARC were taking clothing donations and I'm one of those people who is very bad about buying things and then never wearing them so much of the stuff has tags still attached, not exactly junk. Now that it's gathered up, I'll just donate it to our local Helping Hands but would like do whatever we can do to help the people of Miss/AL in particular. It seems they are the "forgotten refugees." At least in our area, we see very little about them but did see a news clip last night that looked like they were as devastated as NO, if not more so. Surely they need help too? TIA for any info.

I charge them 12 cpgl and have for 8 years. They are still going to need me through their transition (who knows how long) and will need me for overflow to type letters, narratives etc.

I am wondering if anyone has had an experience like this and how they would do their contract. Im thinking of charging them 1-2 cpl higher, but with a shorter Turn Around Time for the overflow work since I am losing the majority of the work. Any opinions or suggestions? Thanks so much!

how many services I have worked for since I started working from home back in the mid 90s. And the grand total is 16! Isn't that just sad? Of course, I left for various reasons from no work, bad dictators, late or no pay checks, laid off because work went to India, etc.

I've realized over the years that it's best to work for yourself and if you have to work for somebody else, work directly for the hospital or doctor's office. Benefits are way more affordable that way. I have a dermatology account of my own and I work full-time for a hospital for the benefits. I also cover for a friend of mine when she needs time off, I take over her account and she does the same for me.

It's a really sad statement when it seems not one MT has ever found satisfying work with at least one of the many services out there!

wireless internet through Verizon. I currently have a Verizon cell and have no problem with reception in my home, so I'm hoping this is a go. I also have a 30-day trial period, so I'll know for sure if I have any glitches.

What I don't understand is this lingo about voice files, etc. I'm on the Bayscribe platform, so any info would be greatly appreciated. Please "dumb it down" for me, as I am not a PC person. The lady that signed me up told me that the limit is 5 GB and that that generally means about 35,000 web pages a month. How does this correlate to voice files? Do I even use voice files on Bayscribe? I'm assuming so since I have an audio player.

At least I know if this doesn't work out, I can cancel and not lose anything. Then I'll have to sign up for satellite, which is about $300 upfront and $60 to $90 per month for service. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Verizon will work for me.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House majority leader late Tuesday tried to deflect criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina by saying "the emergency response system was set up to work from the bottom up," then announced a short time later that House hearings examining that response had been canceled.

Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said House Republican leaders instead want a joint House-Senate panel set up to conduct a "congressional review" of the issue.

Tempers flared Tuesday during a contentious closed-door meeting between House members and Cabinet secretaries in charge of directing Katrina relief efforts. A Republican representative stood up and said, "All of you deserve failing grades. The response was a disaster," CNN was told by lawmakers emerging from the meeting.

But DeLay countered that assessment later in a news conference by saying that the onus for responding to emergencies fell to local officials.

"It's the local officials trying to handle the problem. When they can't handle the problem, they go to the state, and the state does what they can to, and if they need assistance from FEMA and the federal government they ask for it and it's delivered," DeLay said.

He added that Alabama and Mississippi did a much better job of responding quickly than Louisiana. Alabama and Mississippi have Republican governors.

Rest of story link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/07/katrina.congress/index.html

the new cars and trucks and ditched the big,expensive house in the burbs. We bought a little place in the woods (1000 square feet - only two of us) and have it paid off now - pretty easy since it was only about 40K when we bought it. We live on a canal with access to a big river and have all kinds of wildlife. Matter of fact, I just chased a big raccoon away from my birdfeeder! I drive a 22-year-old Mercedes and my husband drives a 10-year-old PU truck. We don't totally live like the Waltons - have DSL, DirecTV with Tivo, etc. - but by simplifying we have so much less stress. We don't have kids at home any more so that definitely makes it easier.

It just got so old toiling and toiling just to pay for expensive "STUFF".

Just a thought - It's probably not for everybody, but it sure works for me.

Right now they have no idea when it will be back up and they're warning everyone in Georgia about potential $3.00 and above for gas by the weekend as well as possible gas shortages. The governor and energy officials are working on trying to get emergency shipments from other sources.

I'm glad I have a full tank and work from home - hopefully I can ride this crisis out but I know others don't have the work at home luxury.

Does anyone have any info on this? Is it a good way to make some extra money? I said NO, he decided to do it anyway.