Yes, I remember 30 packs. They were rectangular. And in the case of Millwaukee’s Best, available from the convenience store down the block from the dorm for less money than a 24 pack of coke. (We were poor, I know it’s no excuse)

Yes, but not most of the ones employed by ground troops against low flying helicopters.

Lockheed hasn’t decided to sell us a trillion-dollar replacement

I’m going to hell for it but I lol’d

Registration of firearms is a marginally effective attempt to help figure out who did what after the fact.

I built my own DVR. Lots of people do it. You can even just use a plain Windows box with your choice of several DVR software packages. Silicon Dust has an external tuner box with a cable card slot, there may be others. Some cable boxes allow for USB remote control from the PC. It isn’t something I’d suggest to my mom,…

This is so obvious, or should be, for anyone living in an area frequented by storms. This is just a matter of people being lazy and/or undisciplined.

I’m an engineer and I could go part time if I really wanted. It would mean the end of my career advancement, bonuses, raises, etc... but I could keep the job. That doesn’t go for everyone in my office. Depends on what it is you do. My situation just happens to be such that I can vary my work load.

Depends on the state, but fired for poor performance usually gets you unemployment benefits, fired for misconduct not as much.

But nobody likes a quitter.

I’m pretty sure that’s the NOS

Why aren’t you entitled to a living wage?

What depresses me is the lack of understanding economics. It is supply and demand. As the price someone is willing to pay for a service goes up, so does supply of labor. All the company needs to do is set a price at which they get enough takers to fill their need. Why is it on the company to do any more than that? Why…

Why is it realistic to expect a private company to pay more for a service than they have to?

Note that I said they are hiring bus drivers everywhere. If you are a qualified bus driver, I dare say you should be able to find something in or around any major metro area. Private school bus and city bus companies around here are ALWAYS hiring. Don’t get me wrong, this is a pretty sweet gig as far as bus drivers…

One other thing Tyler forgot to mention when comparing these to the Wasp in terms of purchase price and operating cost: The Wasp displaces twice what the Mistral does, carries twice the number of troops, has more boat, vehicle, and aircraft capability. And it does this while being 10-20% faster.

I have almost always had them come up with a “fee” after the price negotiation and I always say “that isn’t the price we discussed.” “But it is mandatory, I don’t have a choice” “Then it comes out of your end because that wasn’t the ‘all - in’ price we agreed upon.” The fee usually stays in but it always gets taken…

How is taking a job that forces you to live in a situation that just gets you deeper in the hole better than moving on? If nobody takes the job at that wage, the wage will go up.

I should have been clear, I don’t mean you, I mean the person in the article that was living in his car.

What is keeping you there? But I am underwater on my mortgate.. no I don’t have a house. But I have no way to get there.. wait, I live in a car. But I can’t find a job.. they are hiring bus drivers all over the fricken place.