Post #255,855
5/18/06 9:40:11 AM
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IWETHEY ++
One of the recruting companies I've been talking too came through. Put me in touch with a company looking for a full time web developer. Unless a snag comes up, I'll be starting Monday. C#.NET and maintaining some old C++ programs.
The company is in downtown Philly, so I'm going to be riding the rails into town every day and probably moving someplace closer fairly quickly. That is going to cost me a big chunk of money, but I'm also getting a big pay raise over my last posistion.
Jay
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Post #255,859
5/18/06 9:45:14 AM
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Excellent news Jay!
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Post #255,861
5/18/06 9:57:24 AM
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Yay! Good news.
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Post #255,862
5/18/06 9:59:35 AM
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Sweet!
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Post #255,863
5/18/06 10:00:47 AM
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Schwing!
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Post #255,874
5/18/06 10:59:01 AM
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Awesome! Congrats :)
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Post #255,876
5/18/06 11:06:46 AM
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Gaaa-rooovy!</wiseguys>
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Post #255,880
5/18/06 11:42:38 AM
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whoot n yay!
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Post #255,890
5/18/06 1:00:00 PM
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Cool!
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #255,892
5/18/06 1:10:19 PM
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Superb!
The time riding the rails could be productive. You can read, listen to a MP3 player, do stuff on a laptop, etc. Driving has fewer options.
Alex
When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis
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Post #255,894
5/18/06 1:36:04 PM
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Not as expensive as I thought either
I was checking the SEPTA rates, and while the single ticket prices seem a little high there is a monthly pass that is a good deal. The monthly Trailpass from where I am is only $145. When you figure what I'll be saving on gas, that is nearly a wash right there. And if you add in parking it is a good deal.
Jay
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Post #255,899
5/18/06 2:28:40 PM
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Wish I could take the train again
How do you put a dollar figure on that hour a day spent not fighting traffic?
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Post #255,901
5/18/06 3:21:39 PM
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more amusing to fight your fellow passengers anyway
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Post #255,905
5/18/06 4:02:17 PM
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Way to go, Jay!
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Post #255,913
5/18/06 5:21:17 PM
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Very nice
Next lunch is on you.
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Post #255,920
5/18/06 7:24:29 PM
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Want to do Monday?
They bumped my starting date to Tuesday because the division manager won't be in Monday. I'll need Friday to clean up the rest of the stuff I'm doing for the company I'm part timing with, so I've got exactly one free day.
Jay
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Post #255,926
5/18/06 7:32:17 PM
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Too busy right now
Let's think a few months out.
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Post #255,921
5/18/06 7:25:17 PM
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Cha-Ching! Good news.
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #255,950
5/18/06 10:35:47 PM
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congrats++
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #255,957
5/18/06 10:59:23 PM
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Well done. Great news
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
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Post #256,012
5/19/06 12:21:30 PM
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Move to Jersey
Some nice places close to the speedline and you aren't paying dtown prices.
Otherwise you could move into the neighborhoods. Some nice parts of southwest that you can trolley in from.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #256,013
5/19/06 12:54:51 PM
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*Lots* of places
[link|http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map.html|http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map.html]
From my parents' house to 30th St. Station is a half-hour. If you can't find something that you like near a train stop, you're either way too picky or not trying very hard.
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Post #256,176
5/21/06 9:48:54 PM
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Done good!
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #256,203
5/22/06 7:52:37 AM
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Very nice to hear!
This place -- the whole site, not the Jobs forum -- was getting a bit lopsided with death, illness, and other calamities... Thanks for bringing us *good* news, Jay! :-)
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(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
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Post #256,476
5/23/06 8:29:35 PM
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Amusing first day
I arrived in the mist of a major crisis, so my new project manager and divison manager didn't have time to talk to me. Plus, the new system administrator they are hiring doesn't start till the 30th, and nobody could spare time to do more then setup the barebones on my system.
So pretty much I read C++ code and filled out paper work today. Eventually I may find out what the job entails.
Jay
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Post #256,582
5/24/06 2:35:35 AM
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Wing it.
At least they had a barebones running for you.
Some places expect you as a developer to setup your whole machine the way you like it... period.
Anyway, good luck and grab a firehose.
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Post #257,562
6/2/06 11:58:24 AM
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Aww-RIIIGHT!!
jb4
"So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't."
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Post #257,730
6/5/06 12:53:29 PM
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Wonderful!
That's great news, Jay!
Brenda
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life."
By Geoffrey F. Abert
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