That is kind of funny coming from a transcription

• What, if anything, did you get THIS year from your company - Without naming the company
  • luvmyboss - Laur
  • Chicken dinner delivered from local restaurant and $10 gift card for a turkey. - Alittle more each year
  • you're kidding, right? - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • I got a wonderful new job! nm - Happy MT
  • Nothing but a card in the mail...sm - HomeMT
  • 2005 Quick Look Electronic Drug Reference nm - anon
    • Hopefully you haven't already bought. nm - well
      • No kidding. I was going to buy a 2006. nm - anon
        • They probably got a discount since they are outdated. - That's what I was thinking
          • Well, aren't you a little ray of sunshine. nm - anon
  • digital camera and $1000 bonus...sm - pat
  • For Christmas.... - One MT
    • That is kind of funny coming from a transcription - me
      • True.... - One MT
  • I work for a company of very observant Jews. They have always SM - anon
  • I got a nice message saying happy holidays sm - MTmt

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and they keep having more babies.  Uh, there are clinics that give out birth control or keep your legs closed.  One mistake, I can see, but 3, 4 and 5 mistakes.  Come on?  These welfare recepients learn real quick the more babies ya' make, the more money ya' get, and then you don't have to work.  Don't give me that crap!

Example:  We had a pool installed.

The AMERICAN pool installers showed up, cried about how hot it was and wanted me to provide soda (not water, mind you, that wasn't good enought), broke the filter, had to use my bathroom constantly, were late, and cursed and swore in front of my children. 

The MEXICAN landscapers came and did the job in half the time, had their wives bring them lunch, were very cordial, never complained, never used my bathroom, and got the job done beautifully.  I would invite them for Thanksgiving, that is how hard they worked and nice they were.  Very professional even with the language barrier. 

Now, do you see why we as Americans need to stop blaming others for our PROUDNESS!  You want to be proud, then be broke and full of hate.  But, if you want to do an honest day's work, then the rewards come, but not to those who think somebody owes them something for doing absolutely nothing, but simply being an American.  And, yes, I am starting to believe there are racist comments made on this board.  There is a line being crossed, and it is not right. 

When I worked in an office, my coworker was 69 years old.  She was the sweetest lady.  One day, she got pretty upset about something and let the F word fly.  I almost peed my pants.  Just hearing her say it, not because of the word, but because she was the one saying it.  I've used it myself on rare occasions.  I looked at her and said, "Granny (that's what we called her), you can't say that word."  She said, "why not?"  I didn't have an answer other than well cuz you can't.  She then went on to say, "F, F, F, F, F, F."  She said "it's no different than any other word used to express anger and it shouldn't make any difference that I'm the one saying it."

I guess my point - sometimes you just have to express yourself.  The only time I would get upset is if the dictator was directing the word at me, as in "You dumb f---ing typist."  Of course, the fact that he called me a typist and not a Transcriptionist would probably irritate me more than the profanity.

Just thought I'd add a funny side to this one. 

I don't think I'd cash them either.  They don't make sense from what I'm reading.  Has anybody contacted the law firm handling the class action suit for the MTs to see what's up there and if these are connected?

I'd sure hate to have your be "settling" by you cashing them and you not even know it.

If they were smart they invested what things came to them under

the table for selling us out down the river, because the bottom will

fall out from under them soon enough.

Right now the United States is in such a weakened state, the world is

ready to pounce on us.   They are talking in the Trillions we are in debt now as

a nation. 

bucks for tons of ice to melt in warehouses in northern states because of incompetence of govt officials.  Maybe if people relied less on the govt we could have lower taxes. 

I do not object to helping those in areas who have a disaster that cannot be predicted such as an earthquake, but it seems that Florida wants everyone to rebuild their houses several times a year and feed them even longer.  Those areas are known to be hurricane prone, so get out when disaster is coming.  

I don't envy you at all. I know my husband would have no qualms about closing the road leading to their house.  Unfortunately, you still have to live near them, so probably don't want to cause any more problems than necessary.

Good luck.

However, you have to understand that most MTs are not paid hourly and are paid per line.  Some of us with 20 years are still only offered between 8-10 cpl if we're lucky.

Just be ready to job hunt and read here about the different companies.  Spheris big time off shores and underpays. 

You may want to either go to school (hopefully your hospital pays for that) or look for another on-site job that pays hourly.  With Spheris you'll have to work from home (which sounds dandy) until you actually do it. 

It works well for me right now, but I plan to get back on site as soon as my kids get a little older.  It is very hard to separate work from home when you work from home.

There will probably be no benefits for you either especially at part-time. 

You could wait until the bridge is there to cross it, try out Spheris, and then go from there. 

They get soooooooo dirty, sooooooooo fast.  I'm talking light pink here.  We do have an Electrolux carpet shampooer and we honestly use it at least once a month for full carpet cleaning and even more for spot cleaning.  Otherwise I'd have a pink rug with brown stripes.  :)

I'm gonna check into the things you mentioned and go by my local health food store. Before I went on the HRT, I did try the OTC stuff which seemed to work for a little while, but after a few months started having the hot flashes again. I did purchase some progesterone cream a few years ago while I was still having periods (after watching a segment of Oprah), but never used it right, then went on the HRT. I really do want to get off of it and get my weight down. Did you have trouble getting weight back down after coming off?

Thanks again for all your advise! You're great!

flexibility.  As long as you do your 40 or plus pages per day.