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  1. Good to see ya Whiskey!

     

    Sorry about the poop-head boss.  I'd suggest resisting the urge to tell him to jump in a lake so you can preserve the ability to get a good reference.

     

    It will work out.

     

    In the meantime, it should be a big 30 days or so on SabreSpace.

     

    Good Advice. After reading through some of the paperwork, my attorney offered similar advice :-p I have nothing disparaging to say.

     

    Actually, it appears that Whiskey is back.

     

    Good point, wasn't thinking clearly.

     

    That stinks.

     

    Guess it'll give you more time to focus on that business you & your wife were getting off the ground.

     

    Look at it as an opportunity to spend more time w/ the kids while they still are kids.

     

    Recharge yourself, keep yourself busy & good luck w/ it.

     

    This is definitely one of the paths we are looking down. She has actually worked us into a position where we can pay the mortgage and keep the lights on with just the income from her business, so I'm in a lowered anxiety position than if our welfare depended on my income. The big question there is, can we work together full time and be profitable, or will all of our income end up going to divorce lawyers  :w00t:

     

    I may know something about some manufacturing operations in the area :flirt:

     

    PM me...

     

    Will do. And thanks!

     

    Is Schenectady out of the question? Not sure if you're willing to relocate.

     

    Trying to stay in our house if possible, although my wife is open to relocating to one specific other location. I'm not terrible keen on that, but I could potentially get a full time gig pillaging the locals  :pirate:

  2. Last fall there was a leadership change in my company, and I ended up with my new director in 2 years. New guy seemed like a good guy, and the general feedback on him was that if you were one of "his guys" you were set for life. At the time business was exceptionally slow 4th Quarter 2017 was the worst quarter for my product line since 2009. We shut the plant down for 2 weeks at the end of December and still entered January with the lowest level of booked orders to start a year in over a decade.

    That all changed in January (YAY TRUMP!!). All of a sudden every steel mill in the United States started ramping up production all at once, and a couple of our OEM customers in the Mining industry had sudden and huge growth with global sales. I've been putting in about 100 hours a week this year because business was going really well an my plant had an opportunity to really capture the market. We struggled at first. The collective bargaining agreement with our Local expired in February and the Negotiations were a huge distraction right as the demand was really ramping up. We finally hit our stride in the last 6 weeks or so, and May ended up as the most profitable and highest volume month since the recession. To the point were the the manger of engineering for our product line, the director of Sales for our markets, and I all got public kudos from the President of the organization. 

     

    Then last Thursday, June 1st, my new boss let me know that I just wasn't one of "his guys" and fired me.

     

     

    So I'll probably be around more now. I really missed all you guys.


    Anyway, the reason I started this thread, and didn't just wait till Thursday to put the above where it belongs, was to reach out to you folks, beg forgiveness for my absence (The reading this week at Church was that of the Prodigal Son), and see who had connections in the various manufacturing industries in the region (particularly those in the Monroe County/Finger Lakes Area)

  3. 1. Dishwasher (restaurant now out of business)

    2. Clerk at Blockbuster Video

    3. YMCA lifeguard at camp arrowhead ("salaried" position that worked out to $2.95/hr, less than half the minimum wage at the time)

    4. Town sewer department summer help

     

    <<earned degree in aerospace engineering>>

     

    5. General Electric Aviation Development Program

    6. Gould Pump Assembly Engineer (hey, it moved me home and at least it's still spinny fluid dynamic stuff)

    7. Operations Manager at a Gasketing company. (Turns out I just really like making stuff, and it doesn't matter what...and that I worked way to hard in college.)

  4. We'll see tonight, won't we? ;)

    A battle of #1s!

     

    I'm stoked for the Rangers, would love to see a Rangers-O's ALCS. One of my roommates from college was from Cedar Hill, I hated him for the Cowboys and Stars, so I encouraged more Mavs and Rangers decor.

     

    Claw and Antlers.

    Yeah....he can go shove that bat right up his ###!

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  5. 25 years ago I was in Mrs. Allen's third grade class. I met a girl, we became friends. By the time we started dating 18 years ago, we were best friends. 13 years ago she said yes, and 11 years ago I stood at an alter with my best friend and swore I'd love her forever no matter what. It was the easiest commitment I've ever made. Happy 11th wedding anniversary to the beautiful Mrs. Emotion.

     

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    [pictured: junior prom 2000 vs tonight]

  6. Custom made cutting board in Canandaigua colors for my wife for our 11th anniversary this weekend. There is now stain or dye in this wood. All natural colors with some mineral oil for shine and protection. Hand made by a childhood friend of ours who I reconnected with over Facebook.

     

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  7. Bloodline, by Flying Dog, is a blood orange ale. It's the best flavored beer I have ever consumed. I had it first at the brewery last October. Now they carry it at the Canandaigua Wegmans. It has a permanent position in my beer fridge.

     

    Btw- I now have a full sized fridge in my auxiliary kitchen dedicated exclusively to beer. This makes me happy.

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