You can work those machines harder than a lot of people do

• Curves? - desertflour
  • Their hours are strange. SM - Tammy Faye Faker
  • If you don't mind (sm) - abced
    • Anti-reproductive choice ? that is so very PC - ? n/m
  • Curves - Digger MT
  • Have ya'll ever had it really help your belly, esp your upper abdomen?nm - Cissy
  • Curves is great if you're just starting out - but
    • You can work those machines harder than a lot of people do - they somehow think they shouldnt sweat. n/m
  • Curves - Tired FIngers
  • IT IS THE BEST - momof4
    • You have been going 5 times a week for 2 years and have not lost weight? So.. - CMT
      • Perhaps she gained muscle mass SM - just a thought
  • I think Curves is awesome! - gmg

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Because they actually think they are making good money to "live in wonderful country that is free."  They don't pay taxes, they don't pay for health insurance, etc.  Not to mention, they don't do a good job, you could turn 'em in and have their butts back in their own country.  Fear is a great motivator.

Cost of living keeps going up and wages don't.  Why would ol' Joe America keep breaking his back working for peanuts when he KNOWS it's not going to pay the mortgage?  There ARE hardworking Americans out there but they have to make a profit and shouldn't have to compete with people who aren't even in this country legally.

give you extra lines because of the time involved in doing those particular reports.  Not so much you get paid more per line, you just get extra line credit.  For example:

You have a 100 line report, but it is weighted because of a table that you have to input.  Then you would maybe get credit for 130 lines for that report.

ALL my accounts still use tapes, believe it or not.  Went through your same problem buying on E-Bay and just kept sending them back.  There is no one out there that repairs these anymore either.  It could just be your foot pedal but I doubt it -- you can try cleaning the wheels with cotton swabs and alcohol that sometimes gets the "yuk" off.   I have a Pearlcorder bought on E-bay -- after the 4th one-- that works and has worked for 6 months now -- holding my breath but gave up on the Sony's as they never hold up.   I finally figured I pay for what I get and those that I had paid new and over $400 actually did last me 10 years which averaged out to $40 a year which is what you can pay for the refurbished ones that last a year so either way averages out to about the same  -- but with the new ones they work right away and you don't have to go through so many.  I would try again on E-Bay but for the Pearlcorder pay at least $120 to $150 and it is then usually in good shape.   But the reason for the "Beeeeeeee" is that it is sticking and not rewinding -- which you know -- so try cleaning it, might work for a little while.

Good luck.  Patti

I have a Sharp UX510 and have been somewhat happy with it up to now.

But I am experiencing a lot of paper jams and even though I followed the owner's manual to correct this, it still happens often - incoming faxes. Also, the prints I receive are not always that clear.

So my question is - anyone have a free-standing fax that you can recommend.

Thank you

this kills me, from the MT news board, a neurologist speaking:

What are the pitfalls? “Mumbling,” says Dr. Block, “that’s the main problem. Doctors are used to dictating in a low, monotone mumble, as fast as they can. A person might be able to handle it by going back and listening to the recording again and again. But for voice recognition, doctors need to speak in a normal, conversational tone of voice, just like we are doing right now. Speak normally, and Dragon has no problem, it works very well. It’s really quite simple.”

yes PLEASE, go ahead and treat me like a machine -- and that TAT would be a whole lot better!!!! and yes doc, you would save money too.....

What program is good to use for line counting?

I was thinking 13/cents a line?  Is that undercharging?  I have to remember that I have to pay my overhead so even though 13 sounds high, I have to pay equipment,  equipment, equipment.

help

I work on a platform where we can pull up previously-transcribed reports for samples.  I have worked for this company for about 7 months now and have never had a QA done on my work.  I like to know if I am doing something wrong or if there is a better/easier way of doing things.  While going through some reports to get samples I have noticed things that are not that big a deal, but more along the line of somebody padding their lines, i.e., in the laboratory section writing out the number seventeen, in extremity examination writing out plus-two pedal pulses, cranial nerves two through twelve, things like this.  Also, things like sclerae IS instead of are.  Our accounts are not verbatim.

I guess my question is what would most of you do, leave it alone or say something about it?  I have left it alone for this long, but it just doesn't sit well with me.  I'm sure I do things that are wrong too and that is why I wouldn't mind getting reviewed every now and then to ensure consistency and quality.  Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions. 

I have been transcribing for about 20 years, but took a break from it for about 1-1/2 years.  Now I am working for a service.  Here is my first question to you guys:

1.  How long has it been slow like this?  There does not seem to be that many jobs, and the response is slow when applying.  I use to get calls almost the same day with just posting a resume (a few years ago.)

2.  Also, this economy is so horrible.  I was thinking, people are losing their jobs - losing their health insurance.  Do you think that is really cutting into our industry, because people just cannot afford to go the doctor unless it is an emergency? 

for you, although we have a motorhome so our camping isn't really roughing it.  

We did not take an extendend train trip, but did take an 20+ hour trip on a train.   We did not have a sleeper car as it was just as cheap to fly as it was for the sleeper car and we were trying to save $$.  Anyway the train had mice and a sewage problem and every time the train hit a rough spot that made it jerk the sewage smell would go through the whole train and gag you.   There were people in sleeper compartments that their bathrooms didn't work.   Our train originated in NY and was going to FL and we got on midway and all the better seats were taken.   The train also seemed to stop at every crossroads for someone to get on/off so sleeping was not easy.