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[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Hm I been a member here for 14 years and 101 days.

Wow

Nice. I was actually a member here way before i had this name. Wayyy back there. But i stopped playing Madden that religiously for a couple of years, and i stopped coming to OS. By the time i returned to OS, i had forgotten my password and which email i used and everything. So i lurked unsocially for a few years. Then i created this name in 16 when i had a question or problem i think. I wish i remembered what year i actually first signed up here. If i think long enough i can probably figure it out.

[dickey1331]

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Hm I been a member here for 14 years and 101 days.



Wow

And only 262 posts too.


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[countryboy]

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Allow me to be sappy for a moment. This is my Dad with my sister.

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A week ago we didn’t know if he’d be here and today he is dancing at his daughter’s wedding.




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[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Allow me to be sappy for a moment. This is my Dad with my sister.

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A week ago we didn’t know if he’d be here and today he is dancing at his daughter’s wedding.

Forget sappy, thats awesome. So glad to see that. At the risk of offending someone, i sent up some prayers for you guys a few times since you posted about it last week, as im sure many others did. Seeing that really makes me happy for you and your family.

[countryboy]

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Forget sappy, thats awesome. So glad to see that. At the risk of offending someone, i sent up some prayers for you guys a few times since you posted about it last week, as im sure many others did. Seeing that really makes me happy for you and your family.

Thank you man. Very much appreciated


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[Blzer]

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A week ago we didn’t know if he’d be here and today he is dancing at his daughter’s wedding.

Congrats, CB. I hope he lives another few decades to see a lot more in your lives!

Not going to hijack your post, but just as a small connection...

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Holy crap, that reminds me of my dad's predicament as well. A few days before my sister's wedding, his diabetes was affecting him to the point that he was hospitalized, and I think they hopped him up the right way so he could appear, and he did in full force with a knockout speech and dance with her.



He lived another three years, and checked off his bucket list of:

- Seeing my older sister marry.
- Seeing me graduate college.
- Seeing my younger sister graduate high school.

For whatever reason I cannot recall, I was thinking about him a lot last night, and would give anything to have him here now.

Please savor every lasting moment you have with your father.

[slickdtc]

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Great pics, fellas. Definitely cherish family when they’re around. Not just the older folks, but all. We just never know.

[Caulfield]

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Hm I been a member here for 14 years and 101 days.

Wow

time's fun when you're having flies.

[Caulfield]

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hated to see Rick's dad (From History Channel's Pawn Stars ) passed.
also hard to believe Pawn Stars is 15 years along and over 500 episodes in the can.

[Bruins]

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halso hard to believe Pawn Stars is 15 years along and over 500 episodes in the can.

2018 - 2009 = 15 years?

[Caulfield]

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2018 - 2009 = 15 years?

I saw 15 seasons and equated it to years but then I realised some shows gets 2 seasons into 1 year.

[ggsimmonds]

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Want to vent about job search experiences.

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Applied for a position with a nearby, but out of state city in the planning department. The very next day on my lunch break I get a call from the director wanting to set up an interview. Those of you familiar with government jobs knows that is not typical.

The posting was full time with pay depending on qualifications.

I arrive for the interview and this guy does not follow any guidelines whatsoever. 90% of the time he was just chatting about the job, as if I already had it. He said based on my resume and phone conversation I was exactly the candidate he was looking for so I left feeling pretty damn good.I was told to expect to hear something by the end of that week. Pay was discussed.

Well I didn't, so the following Wednesday I sent a follow up email. Shortly after I get an email offering me the position, only it was now part time (no benefits)with a lower than discussed pay.

Not thrilled about this but my current situation dictates that I take the position, so I replied back. I then get an email asking me to come in for a 2nd interview. Okay now I'm really confused. But I show up and its more of the same, its not an interview. He shows me around, shows my office, talks about the city's plans, etc. Asks me when can I start and we do paperwork for the background check.

That was going on 3 weeks ago and haven't heard since. The posting is no longer listed on the city website, but the staff directory is not updated either.

Local government is notorious for dragging their feet, but damn this has been amateur hour. The silent treatment is acceptable when they first get a application and disqualify the person immediately, but once you get this far in the process there needs to be communication.

[Jr.]

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Want to vent about job search experiences.

Spoiler

Applied for a position with a nearby, but out of state city in the planning department. The very next day on my lunch break I get a call from the director wanting to set up an interview. Those of you familiar with government jobs knows that is not typical.

The posting was full time with pay depending on qualifications.

I arrive for the interview and this guy does not follow any guidelines whatsoever. 90% of the time he was just chatting about the job, as if I already had it. He said based on my resume and phone conversation I was exactly the candidate he was looking for so I left feeling pretty damn good.I was told to expect to hear something by the end of that week. Pay was discussed.

Well I didn't, so the following Wednesday I sent a follow up email. Shortly after I get an email offering me the position, only it was now part time (no benefits)with a lower than discussed pay.

Not thrilled about this but my current situation dictates that I take the position, so I replied back. I then get an email asking me to come in for a 2nd interview. Okay now I'm really confused. But I show up and its more of the same, its not an interview. He shows me around, shows my office, talks about the city's plans, etc. Asks me when can I start and we do paperwork for the background check.

That was going on 3 weeks ago and haven't heard since. The posting is no longer listed on the city website, but the staff directory is not updated either.

Local government is notorious for dragging their feet, but damn this has been amateur hour. The silent treatment is acceptable when they first get a application and disqualify the person immediately, but once you get this far in the process there needs to be communication.

This has been the majority of my interview experiences. I had one for a position with a concussion management team. Spent 5 hours shadowing the team and chatting with them like I was already part of it. There was another person interviewing the next day and the director said they'd have a decision by the end of the week. Fast forward 2 weeks later and I had to contact them to find out that they hired the other person.

I've gotten so used to following up that I have an email template that I can fill in relevant info and copy/paste the rest.

[ggsimmonds]

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This has been the majority of my interview experiences. I had one for a position with a concussion management team. Spent 5 hours shadowing the team and chatting with them like I was already part of it. There was another person interviewing the next day and the director said they'd have a decision by the end of the week. Fast forward 2 weeks later and I had to contact them to find out that they hired the other person.

I've gotten so used to following up that I have an email template that I can fill in relevant info and copy/paste the rest.

I don't know if its a regional culture thing or what, but my interviews in the DMV area have always been very focused and more of a back and forth. This interview was in Louisiana though and it wasn't so much chatting, it was listening to him talk.

[TripleCrown9]

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Puerto Rico has introduced a bill to Congress seeking statehood by 2021.