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10-11-2009, 11:30 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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In fourteen hundred and ninety - two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Discovered America?
That may not be true
But I get time and a half
And the holiday pay too!
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10-11-2009, 11:32 AM
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#2 | | Vacationing in Florida
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Thanksgiving up north here ! National Hoilday, and UPS Canada has it off. | |
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10-11-2009, 03:07 PM
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#3 | | retired and happy
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I had a Indian (Native American) customer on my route that would give me hard time about things like Cloumbus Day. We kidded back and forth about such things as the Indians trading Manhattan Island for $24 worth of beads and he had such gems as - the best thing his people ever did to get even was to introduce the white man to tobacco. He always closed his auto body shop for Columbus Day just as a joke and I had to work. | |
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10-11-2009, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rod  I had a Indian (Native American) customer on my route that would give me hard time about things like Cloumbus Day. We kidded back and forth about such things as the Indians trading Manhattan Island for $24 worth of beads and he had such gems as - the best thing his people ever did to get even was to introduce the white man to tobacco. He always closed his auto body shop for Columbus Day just as a joke and I had to work. | I just got back from visiting some family on a reservation, and pretty much the whole rez takes tomorrow off for Native American Day (other than the Casino, which pays double time  | |
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10-12-2009, 06:23 AM
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#5 | | Natural Born Citizen
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Today I have to cover an air run on my second shift ( combo ) and for some wacky reason payroll never gives air drivers time & a half { I get it on my first shift }. | |
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10-12-2009, 06:30 AM
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Brrrr, first hard frost was this morning.
Happy Columbus Day....
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10-12-2009, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by over9five Brrrr, first hard frost was this morning.
Happy Columbus Day.... | Geez, we only have an inch and a half of heavy wet snow on the ground here.
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10-12-2009, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by iowa boy Geez, we only have an inch and a half of heavy wet snow on the ground here. | Keep it there.
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10-12-2009, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by over9five Keep it there. | good luck with that  | |
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10-12-2009, 07:47 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by over9five Keep it there. |  | |
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10-12-2009, 10:09 PM
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#11 | | LOADED FOR BEAR
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Originally Posted by over9five Brrrr, first hard frost was this morning.
Happy Columbus Day.... | I think we hit about 75 today!
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10-13-2009, 06:06 AM
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The "storm" of the century is supposed to hit today here in NorCal. High winds reaching 60mph in some areas, up to 6 incehs of rain. All I know is my dog doesn't like to "do his business" in the rain. This is my challenge on raining days
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10-13-2009, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dilligaf I think we hit about 75 today! |
that is why I have my transfer in for Prescott Az can ride my Harley at least 11 months out of the year
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10-13-2009, 08:09 PM
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#14 | | LOADED FOR BEAR
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Originally Posted by SKAGITDRIVER that is why I have my transfer in for Prescott Az can ride my Harley at least 11 months out of the year | 11 months a year in Prescott. Not likely unless you don't mind riding in snow. 11 months on my side of the mountain is do-able. I don't because I don't like freezing my ass off, but there are many who do.
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10-14-2009, 01:31 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by rod I had a Indian (Native American) customer on my route that would give me hard time about things like Cloumbus Day. We kidded back and forth about such things as the Indians trading Manhattan Island for $24 worth of beads and he had such gems as - the best thing his people ever did to get even was to introduce the white man to tobacco. He always closed his auto body shop for Columbus Day just as a joke and I had to work. | Columbus wasn't exactly the intrepid adventurer we read about in elementary school, nor a particularly good guy. Fred must agree, because we are always on straight time every Columbus Day. Another benefit of being a Teamster.
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