TauntonBlizzard2013

Can they? Mom and Pa with their 5 kids survived on Pa working at the local plumbing supply yard 40-50 years ago. The days of a large family being able to survive off of one spouse working a blue collar job are long gone. My mom is 1 of 4 and her father was a truck driver. Her mother never worked, and the family lived relatively comfortable. Do you know a lot of truck drivers supporting a large family as the sole provider these days? I don’t.

I’m sure it’s a combination of things. But I know, if they wanted too, they could offer more than 1.3%… which I consider insulting, since the union voted to forgo a raise last year given the uncertainty with the pandemic. The thanks that they are giving us trying to stuff it up our behind again, of course. I don’t disagree margins are probably tighter, but there is a difference between not being able to give a raise, vs not wanting to give one, and hiding behind the circumstances of the last year and a half to justify that position. As far as being replaced, if they let everyone walk here, they’d have to hire outside contractors to do the work of 70+ employees, and that’s going to cost a hell of a lot more than giving who you have a decent raise. My last place of employment during negotiations got quotes on what it would cost to farm all the work out, and that discussion lasted about a week, because it was about double what you were currently paying your help.

And the offer from my employer for a raise this year was 1.3%. A 1.3% cost of living raise, and we haven’t had a raise of any kind in 2 years now

It was potted when it arrived. This is the one I ordered from fast growing trees. I planted it in late July early august last year. I mean, it looks pretty good... the tree is “full” I just can’t make out any new growth.. I’ll take a full pic tomorrow. I’m surprised because the cherry trees and pine tree I have, have put out very obvious new growth, especially in the last couple weeks.

Thanks.... you wouldn’t happen to know when the peak growth is for them would you? Like I said, I can’t see any growth really.

Any idea when the primary growth period is for the tree? Now or later in the summer?

Any idea what these spots are on my autumn blaze red maple I planted last year? Also, any reason why I can’t notice any new growth? Is the same size as when I got it last year. It looks fairly healthy though

I have seen nothing to indicate efficacy in the “real world” isn’t somewhere near where it was in the trials. It’s not like we went from 95% to 40%. A shave of a percentage or two was kind of expected; and many expressed that. Wherever that information is coming from smells like an anti vax stance to me. Questioning the efficacy as a way to cast doubt on the shot

Nailed it

I’d bet my yearly salary it’ll be 0.00 here. SE Mass, where storms go to die

Does Boone make it to the Fourth of July?

Yeah... no kidding. Buy a bunch, tweet it out, crypto bros buy it, quietly get out at an insane profit, crypto bros left holding the bag

Covid cases tanking across the US. You love to see it.

Yeah, I’m not exactly sure what the arrangement is. She just asked if I could cross out the name, and I was just making sure it was legal. I sort of figured as long as they have the address and a return address it wouldn’t be an issue

So I sold something online and it’s shipping via USPS. The buyer wants me to cross out her name when shipping because it’s a gift. Can I do this? Will they accept it.

The sooner we do this, the better off we all are.

Heat exhaustion?

Went to tj maxx today. They are still requiring masks for everyone, and had someone at the door reminding people. I was surprised by that given what we have seen in a whole everywhere else we went this weekend. I won’t be back until they drop that policy.

Instead of Bronx bombers, the Bronx sparklers?

No masks in target or Starbucks today... that took a day

Looks hot in El Salvador this week. We feel bad for all those that haven’t installed their AC

Looks like another 2” incoming

Garden was electric

Just went to big y in Easton... mask off. It was about 50/50... surprises at the amount without them.

1.55” on the day... after like .75” before midnight last night. Its funny, my yard usually gets some standing water in low spots with heavy rain. Nothing... not even really soft.... we needed this badly