so i'm changing my mind. my mom is making me feel guilty. i feel guilty for leaving roswell, for leaving my bosses.
i'm not going.
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ok, i feel guilty04/30/2008 17:47 #44193
i'm going back to flyingi got called back to work by usairways, and i accepted. so i'm going away for training this sunday through the 14th. and then starting the 15th, i'm back to being a flight attendant.
i haven't separated from roswell yet. we're going to try me working part time for a while. we'll see how it goes. hopefully, usairways won't be calling me much since i'm at the bottom of the seniority list and i'll be collecting a fat paycheck, while working for here.
i don't want to leave roswell, but the offer from usairways was too good to pass up. plus, i would have lost all of my flight privileges had i passed on this recall. the nice thing is, is that i'm based in philly, so most of our international flying goes out of there and i'm hoping to get me some of that. i'm looking forward to 36 hour layovers in zurich, amsterdam, shannon, london, paris, greece, belgium, stockholm....etc.
plus we've just put in to fly into beijing. i can't wait to work that 18 hour flight!
i'm starting practicing now....coffee....tea....me?
i haven't separated from roswell yet. we're going to try me working part time for a while. we'll see how it goes. hopefully, usairways won't be calling me much since i'm at the bottom of the seniority list and i'll be collecting a fat paycheck, while working for here.
i don't want to leave roswell, but the offer from usairways was too good to pass up. plus, i would have lost all of my flight privileges had i passed on this recall. the nice thing is, is that i'm based in philly, so most of our international flying goes out of there and i'm hoping to get me some of that. i'm looking forward to 36 hour layovers in zurich, amsterdam, shannon, london, paris, greece, belgium, stockholm....etc.
plus we've just put in to fly into beijing. i can't wait to work that 18 hour flight!
i'm starting practicing now....coffee....tea....me?
fellyconnelly - 05/01/08 07:43
maybe i should be a flight attendant.
maybe i should be a flight attendant.
mrmike - 04/30/08 21:13
Coffee and tea would finish a distant second and third in that question :) Congrats on seeing the world once more
Coffee and tea would finish a distant second and third in that question :) Congrats on seeing the world once more
tinypliny - 04/30/08 18:58
Would you then be living in Philly?
Would you then be living in Philly?
tinypliny - 04/30/08 18:56
Is this for real? Have you broken this news to the department?
Is this for real? Have you broken this news to the department?
paul - 04/30/08 18:54
Wow, that is such a big change. I wonder what would happen if I got an awesome German job offer. I doubt I would leave now that I got everything going on here but it would be tempting to be in other places. Fortunately for Roswell, I hate travel. Don't get me wrong, I like being in other places - I just don't like the getting there part and I love my house. That does not mean that I am not totally jealous.
Wow, that is such a big change. I wonder what would happen if I got an awesome German job offer. I doubt I would leave now that I got everything going on here but it would be tempting to be in other places. Fortunately for Roswell, I hate travel. Don't get me wrong, I like being in other places - I just don't like the getting there part and I love my house. That does not mean that I am not totally jealous.
tinypliny - 04/30/08 18:53
Wow. This is unexpected. What happens to the summer plans?
Wow. This is unexpected. What happens to the summer plans?
museumchick - 04/30/08 18:33
I never knew you used to be a flight attendant. That sounds like a fabulous job!
I never knew you used to be a flight attendant. That sounds like a fabulous job!
janelle - 04/30/08 18:33
So, were you a flight attendant who was laid off? It's awesome to be getting a good offer for another job with the economic problems now.
The concept of being a flight attendant on international flights seems really appealing for the reason you mentioned...but to be a flight attendant, I imagine you have to convey a sense of calm while flying...something I haven't managed to do yet!
Good luck with everything...
So, were you a flight attendant who was laid off? It's awesome to be getting a good offer for another job with the economic problems now.
The concept of being a flight attendant on international flights seems really appealing for the reason you mentioned...but to be a flight attendant, I imagine you have to convey a sense of calm while flying...something I haven't managed to do yet!
Good luck with everything...
metalpeter - 04/30/08 17:54
I would take you but I don't have enough money, HA!!! No seriously I don't have enough money, HA! Congratulations I can't imagine being on a plane for 18 hours let alone having to work. I'm sure you'll enjoy your job and the benefits and all the traveling, again congratulations and I wish you luck on the training.
I would take you but I don't have enough money, HA!!! No seriously I don't have enough money, HA! Congratulations I can't imagine being on a plane for 18 hours let alone having to work. I'm sure you'll enjoy your job and the benefits and all the traveling, again congratulations and I wish you luck on the training.
04/29/2008 12:57 #44184
Free Viagra to Chilean citizensA Chilean mayor plans to give out free Viagra to men 60 and older in his town to improve their "quality of life" four times a month, according to media reports.
"This has to do with quality of life and it's done responsibly. It's not just like handing out candy at the corner," Gonzalo Navarrete, a physician and mayor of the poor town of Lo Prado south of Santiago, told Las Ultimas Noticias daily.
He said any man 60 years and older who wants it can have up to four Viagra pills a month after undergoing a thorough medical exam to avoid potentially harmful side effects of the drug Sildenafil.
"We'll give out four, 50 milligram pills, in other words, for four sexual relationships per month," Navarrete said, adding that the program would have a starting cost of about 20,000 dollars.
The mayor said the idea for his unprecedented move came from hearing older men in his town complain about not getting enough sex.
He did have some advice, however, for the Viagra seekers: "Sildenafil doesn't get you going without direct stimulation."
Apparently, next month, they're planning on giving out free women, to provide the needed direct stimulation. However they are only giving away one woman per month per man, which will undoubtedly result in a shortfall of three stimulation encounters per month since studies show that three out of tour times, Chilean women develop headaches when presented with the opportunity to have sex. Fortunately, plans are underway to speed up the cloning process of sheep and goats intended to fill the stimulation deficit. As expensive and time consuming as the cloning process appears to be, it still provides a substantial cost reduction compared to the exorbitant amount of money the government must pay to the girlfriends and wives of Chilean male citizens in order to provide the direct stimulation services required for the four sexual relationships per month **
"This has to do with quality of life and it's done responsibly. It's not just like handing out candy at the corner," Gonzalo Navarrete, a physician and mayor of the poor town of Lo Prado south of Santiago, told Las Ultimas Noticias daily.
He said any man 60 years and older who wants it can have up to four Viagra pills a month after undergoing a thorough medical exam to avoid potentially harmful side effects of the drug Sildenafil.
"We'll give out four, 50 milligram pills, in other words, for four sexual relationships per month," Navarrete said, adding that the program would have a starting cost of about 20,000 dollars.
The mayor said the idea for his unprecedented move came from hearing older men in his town complain about not getting enough sex.
He did have some advice, however, for the Viagra seekers: "Sildenafil doesn't get you going without direct stimulation."
Apparently, next month, they're planning on giving out free women, to provide the needed direct stimulation. However they are only giving away one woman per month per man, which will undoubtedly result in a shortfall of three stimulation encounters per month since studies show that three out of tour times, Chilean women develop headaches when presented with the opportunity to have sex. Fortunately, plans are underway to speed up the cloning process of sheep and goats intended to fill the stimulation deficit. As expensive and time consuming as the cloning process appears to be, it still provides a substantial cost reduction compared to the exorbitant amount of money the government must pay to the girlfriends and wives of Chilean male citizens in order to provide the direct stimulation services required for the four sexual relationships per month **
- Ok fine, I made this part up.
04/28/2008 20:45 #44173
holy fucking shiti just read that a woman in austria was imprisoned in a cellar dungeon by her father for 24 years, during which she gave birth to 7 of her father's children!
holy shit, talk about the most horrid thing i've ever heard of. he had her locked in a secret dungeon, accessible by a secret door which opened by a code. for 24 years they never saw sunlight, never left the rooms. one child died shortly after child birth, and the father burned it. the children learned how to speak, but never received any education. the kids, the oldest being 20, have never, EVER seen the outside world, never seen sunlight, trees, flowers, never saw any other people. they were born and raised in total captivity.
this is the most disturbing thing i've ever read.
this fucker needs to be skinned alive and showered in acid.
this is what the devil looks like. wait...the picture upload thingy is gone...
holy shit, talk about the most horrid thing i've ever heard of. he had her locked in a secret dungeon, accessible by a secret door which opened by a code. for 24 years they never saw sunlight, never left the rooms. one child died shortly after child birth, and the father burned it. the children learned how to speak, but never received any education. the kids, the oldest being 20, have never, EVER seen the outside world, never seen sunlight, trees, flowers, never saw any other people. they were born and raised in total captivity.
this is the most disturbing thing i've ever read.
this fucker needs to be skinned alive and showered in acid.
this is what the devil looks like. wait...the picture upload thingy is gone...
james - 04/29/08 09:43
Drew, this is the worst possible time to say that. Next time I dog sit, I am spot checking your basement for Austrians.
Drew, this is the worst possible time to say that. Next time I dog sit, I am spot checking your basement for Austrians.
drew - 04/29/08 09:36
My wife hates the basement. I'll bet I could keep a few people down there without being caught.
Not that I would. I'm just saying that she hates the basement, that's all.
My wife hates the basement. I'll bet I could keep a few people down there without being caught.
Not that I would. I'm just saying that she hates the basement, that's all.
fellyconnelly - 04/29/08 08:49
seriously? the wife didn't know of a secret hidey hole containing good number of people that her husband kept visiting?
seriously? the wife didn't know of a secret hidey hole containing good number of people that her husband kept visiting?
uncutsaniflush - 04/28/08 23:03
To me the most amazing thing is that the guy's wife (the mother of the raped and imprisoned daughter) apparently knew nothing of this. Wow!!! If it is true that she knew nothing, she's got to feel completely freaked out.
To me the most amazing thing is that the guy's wife (the mother of the raped and imprisoned daughter) apparently knew nothing of this. Wow!!! If it is true that she knew nothing, she's got to feel completely freaked out.
libertad - 04/28/08 21:52
That is so horrible. Just freaking horrid.
That is so horrible. Just freaking horrid.
04/27/2008 10:48 #44164
wantedhas anyone see the tailer fo this movie? it looks so fucking sweet! seriously, this is on my MUST SEE THIS SUMMER list. angelina looks so hot and james mcavoy is my ultimate dream man. i can't wait for this movie to come out.
metalpeter - 04/28/08 17:26
I have seen the trailer but it was a short version that does look pretty sweet.
I have seen the trailer but it was a short version that does look pretty sweet.
ladycroft - 04/28/08 09:57
sweet!!!
sweet!!!
If you really really want to do it and are feeling conflicted, I think you should follow your heart.
You said you might be part-timing. Is that a feasible option?
I'm confused I thought you said you where going to try doing both. I can't tell you what is best for you since their are lots of things to consider like where you would live and all that kind of stuff. But from what you wrote it sounds like you could have tried to do both and I hope you try to do both.
Im glad your staying.
Awe, i'm so sorry, (e:imk2)!
well... does it have to be all or none? Can you TRY, like you said? do both for a while and see how it works?
I don't envy you being stuck in that spot.
I think you are entitled to do for you, regardless of what anybody else has to say. If that is what will ultimately make you happiest, follow that road.
but...but... who will smuggle back that Chilean Viagra?