Please, I transcribe from a lounge chair at the pool during the summer.

That way my daughter gets some time at the pool having fun, I get work done.  I do mostly VR, so not a lot of actual transcribing involved, just a word here or comma or period there. 

I've worked from the beach in Key West.  I've worked from the lake.  I take my laptop when visiting family around the holidays.  That is the beauty of having an at-home job and a laptop.  You can take your work with you anywhere and never miss out on family life!  And no I do not sacrifice privacy or accuracy.  I'm good at what I do.  I'm one of those fortunate MTs that could transcribe in grand central station with trains coming and going and thousands of people milling about.  I'm very focused.  Once the headphones are in my ears, you have to pretty much send up a flare or smack me upside my head to get my attention and then you will scare the bejeezus outta me when you do. 

Don't knock it until you try and just because you can't work in anything but total silence and solitude, doesn't mean that everybody needs total silence and solitude.

• Post below about transcribing at Starbucks is why - no one respects MTs
  • I'd never transcribe at Starbucks!!!!! - MT
  • Please, I transcribe from a lounge chair at the pool during the summer. - CamMT
    • I hope your PC falls into the pool...nm - ****
      • Don't hate! - Grow Up! You sound like a 2 year old. NM
    • You are a joke! Are you for real? I bet you don't even know what MTing is!...nm - ****
      • If it means chained to a desk, I guess a lot of us don't know. - MTTwo
        • Oh, yeah, and don't forget the catheter with those - chains to the desk and...
        • Why doesn't she take the PC into the pool , that might also work...nm - ****
          • A laptop, wireless router or a card from say Sprint, good battery - headphones, footpedal (?)
          • You're sounding bitter about your cubicle. - MTTwo
          • Great idea! - Grow Up! You sound like a 2 year old. NM
    • Nothing to do with needing silence - anon
      • No one really cares what your typing. - sm
  • Why not? - who cares if we transcribe
    • the profession is not respected because - dnh
      • Define professional - MTTwo
        • like someone above said.. - dnh
          • Not to make light of pt privacy, but - MTTwo
        • Exactly... - sm
      • What? - sm
      • Thank you for the - voice of reason - nm

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I have a dictator that sounds like an older gentleman from the south and he will always say, "I thank you very much for typing this for me. Have a nice day."

I always say, out loud, "You too sir" because it's so totally unexpected to hear it.

I even have a guy that talks 1000 mph and ends his dictation in a robotic voice in one sentence with no spaces and his last name, like this:

thisisendofdictationthankyoufortypingthisSmith.

Not that it helps any, but I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way.  I would love to just have them remove my "bad doctor", but when I bring it up I'm just told that I will get better at him, or they will remove me from that pool.  The only thing that is stopping me from just quitting is that I just hate changing companies and all that entails.  Not sure what I will do.  I really should have asked this question before I started working in this situation.

summer camp AND it wasn't cheap for them either.  Three kids going to camp 5 days a week (Thursdays were skate day), compare that to what that would cost today.  My brother, sister, and I were at camp from 8 AM to around 5 or so and yeah we were beat when we got home, but my folks made sure we weren't "latchkey" kids or running the neighborhood getting into who knows what kind of trouble.  My folks spent quality time with us, too, in the evenings, on weekends, holidays, and vacation, but they BOTH had to work to support us.  So, for the person who has unjustly persecuted CampMom, please try to be more considerate. 

P.S. I should also add that my siblings and I have some of the best memories of summer camp.  Did I say that I'm 42 years old?

My airconditioning went out in my house.  It was nearly 100 degrees outside and my home was sweltering.  I took my extension cord, my laptop, my transcriber (yep, I still had some accounts on tape) and the whole shebang and moved it to the patio.  At least there, I could jump in and out of the pool, stay in the shade and thankfully there was at least some movement in the air as opposed to the house.  I did that for about 4 days before the air got fixed.  It has also been wonderful for traveling. 

Now, I have a laptop and an all-in-one desktop from Sony.  Even if I need to, I can just take the whole desktop outdoors or on the road becuase it is only about twice the size of the laptop. 

Portability is a wonderful thing.

THIS second a mini-vacation begins for me - until Monday morning!!!  *does a happy dance* 

Hope everyone gets some time off for a little R&R this time of year!!! 

Has anyone had an inground pool installed?  I am trying to see approximately how much it costs.  I live in PA and my husband and I have heard some wide-range prices and I would like to hear from any of you who have installed one.  I am mainly seeing which type, i.e., fiberglass, cement, etc and how much it costs. 

Thanks in advance for taking the time to help us out 

I mentioned this in my previous post, but thought I would post a new topic since it is specific to pool workers.

Can those of you who do pool work tell me how you schedule your day?  Do you aim for XX lines, XX hours, etc.?

Also, do you sit down for a straight XX hours or do batches?

Thanks,

Vicki

I'll want to use my A/C in my car plus do a little extra driving in the summertime.

Right now it's costing me about $44 to $46 to fill my tank up.  It HURTS! 

Thinking about buying  a bicycle to get around town on!  lol

As I understand, daycare is a touchy subject here but I am looking for some opinions.  I have been MTing for 10 years now part time.  During that time I had my 3 kids.  With the PT hours it worked out great.  Now not too long ago I started FT (8 hrs/day). This has been since the school yr started.  My older two are in school all day.  My youngest is 2 and goes to the neighbors house. With summer coming all three will be home.  Its tough because they are 10, 8, 2, the older two argue constantly it seems.  I feel bad to have them have to take care of their 2 yr old sibling on summer break.  They all go in different directions.  I am weighing my options on what to do.  Anyone else in this situation or have any suggestions? If I were putting less hours in I would have no prob.  I understand a lot of you are able to do this with no prob, but it just doesn't work in my house unfortunately.