St. Louis Bob
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lol Wish you were closer.
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cosjobs
Footballguy
Other than the day you will be there, I'm glad I'm not.
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
I'm Italian-American, but people think I'm black because there's an African-American man in my avatar(s).
Don't EVER ####ing ask me anything.
Don't EVER ####ing ask me anything.
Osaurus
Footballguy
I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself 
Stoneys
MudCat
congrats!!I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
Marvin
Footballguy
Guy has a shared bank account with his ex-wife (something to do with child support). Ex-wife had to call the bank for some reason.
High jenks insood
High jenks insood
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
Congrats!LET'S GET BOMBED?
Osaurus
Footballguy
Oh yeah!I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
Osaurus
Footballguy
literally
Marvin
Footballguy
What's "TPR" stand for? Teasing Puerto Ricans?
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Congrats man!What kind of consulting?I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
Sarnoff
Footballguy
Totally doing this.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
Water utilities'Mr.Pack said:Congrats man!What kind of consulting?'Osaurus said:I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
Chemical X
Footballguy
troon?
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Actually that sounds pretty interesting.Water utilities'Mr.Pack said:Congrats man!What kind of consulting?'Osaurus said:I needed to post this somewhere so this seemed like a suitable place. I have been looking for another job for 2+ years without much luck due to the economy and the specific technical field I am in. I was finally offered and tentatively accepted a position (consulting) which is closer to home, pays more, and has competent staff with an actual plan. I have been working in Public all this time and I am pretty sure I will never go back to it. Most of the stereotypes are true IMO. Time to reward myself
mr. furley
Footballguy
laughing'Marvin said:
charvik
Footballguy
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Can I tribulate here? ... Hate to start my own thread, and I don't know of a better place to piggy back.
I was finally laid off today after nearly twelve years with a company. This moment was eleven years in the making, so no sympathy allowed ... I'm debt-free and single (though I've got three teenagers, so take that with a grain of salt), I'm not burdened with a mortgage, and I've got six months severance in the mail; so, drinking Guinness to an excess and watching Dr. Phil for a year is an option. I'm not seriously considering it, but I am considering it.
I was finally laid off today after nearly twelve years with a company. This moment was eleven years in the making, so no sympathy allowed ... I'm debt-free and single (though I've got three teenagers, so take that with a grain of salt), I'm not burdened with a mortgage, and I've got six months severance in the mail; so, drinking Guinness to an excess and watching Dr. Phil for a year is an option. I'm not seriously considering it, but I am considering it.
cosjobs
Footballguy
replace Dr Phil with shot videos and you might be on to somthting.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
What is a "shot video"? I live in Mississippi, so I assume this involves deer hunting.
Marvin
Footballguy
Congrats...I think.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I tend to agree. Thanks.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
If you have 6 months severance take a month and pretend like you're Marvin in June - sleep late, play Call of Duty, make your own pickles, take buses with other senior citizens to Vegas, show your cats to strangers on the internet, and just basically live it up. Then look for a job. That's what I'd do.
krista4
Footballguy
Congrats both to Osaurus and Mr. CIA. I think.
Not a big downer, but remember how all my lawyers and paralegals were dying a couple of weeks ago? Found out that the potentially dying lawyer does indeed have colon cancer, but at a very early stage that should be quite treatable.
So not just echoing SLB's refrain of getting a colonoscopy, but also saying if you have anything going that is kind of hinky please get yourself checked out. She was not due for a colonoscopy as she was well too young for it, but at a sign of trouble got a full suite of tests, and good for her. Colon cancer is eminently treatable if caught early, and unlike many others can be tested for in an early stage.
Not a big downer, but remember how all my lawyers and paralegals were dying a couple of weeks ago? Found out that the potentially dying lawyer does indeed have colon cancer, but at a very early stage that should be quite treatable.
So not just echoing SLB's refrain of getting a colonoscopy, but also saying if you have anything going that is kind of hinky please get yourself checked out. She was not due for a colonoscopy as she was well too young for it, but at a sign of trouble got a full suite of tests, and good for her. Colon cancer is eminently treatable if caught early, and unlike many others can be tested for in an early stage.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Why wouldn't you eat pickles? They're delicious. And I'll be making my own for the first time this year. Honestly I have no idea why I threw that in there but I was pretty sure you'd laugh. Mission accomplished.I don't even eat pickles let alone make them.And for the record there were plenty of 20 and 30-somethings on the Vegas trip.
Can't really argue with anything else. My link
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Erin Burnett has nice hair.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Did you do a search for "Pickles"?
honky kong
Footballguy
No.Why wouldn't you eat pickles? They're delicious. And I'll be making my own for the first time this year. Honestly I have no idea why I threw that in there but I was pretty sure you'd laugh. Mission accomplished.
Can't really argue with anything else. My link
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I don't play video games. There's a zero percent chance I'd ever return if I cracked that door open. I have to fight off urges to play Solitaire.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
According to ask.com, or more accurately some random commenter there, 85% of the world likes pickles. FACE.No.Why wouldn't you eat pickles? They're delicious. And I'll be making my own for the first time this year. Honestly I have no idea why I threw that in there but I was pretty sure you'd laugh. Mission accomplished.
Can't really argue with anything else. My link
Frostillicus
Footballguy
A Peck of Perfectly Plausible Pickle and Pickled Pepper Facts
Pickling is one of the oldest forms of food preservation, discovered at the dawn of civilization, thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia.
North Americans prefer pickles with warts. Europeans prefer wartless pickles. Refrigerated pickles account for about 20 percent of all pickle sales.
International Pickle Week is one of the country's longest running food promotions --it's been observed for more than 50 years. IPW actually runs for 10 days during the last two weeks of May.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, pickles are technically a "fruit" of the vine (like tomatoes), but they are generally known as a vegetable.
Americans consume more than 2.5 billion pounds of pickles each year - that's 20 billion pickles! And since it takes almost 4 billion pickles to reach the moon, all the pickles we eat would reach the moon and back more than 2 times!
Pickle Packers International has its own official limerick and theme song - the Pickle Polka. The pickle got its name in the 1300s when English speaking people mispronounced William Beukelz' name - he was a Dutch fisherman known for pickling fish.
The phrase "in a pickle" was first introduced by Shakespeare in his play, The Tempest. The quotes read, "How cam'st thou in this pickle?" and "I have been in such a pickle�"
On his voyage in 1492, Columbus not only discovered America, but gave peppers their name. In search of black pepper from the Orient, he assumed the spicy pods used to flavor foods in America were a form of black pepper and mistakenly called them "pimiento," or pepper. Actually, the plants are not related at all.
The "hot" sensation one experiences when eating pickled peppers is caused by Capsaicin. This powerful substance can be detected at one part in a trillion.
During WWII the U.S. Government tagged 40 percent of all pickle production for the ration kits of the armed forces.
When you eat hot peppers, the pain receptors on the tongue react and cause a physical reaction called "sweating." You start to salivate and perspire, your nose runs, your metabolism speeds up - this is all the body's reaction working to cool itself.
Good pickles have an audible crunch at 10 paces. This can be measured at "crunch-off" using the "scientific" device known as the Audible Crunch Meter. Pickles that can be heard at only one pace are known as denture dills.
Pickle and Pickled Pepper Fact Sheet
Consumption
American households purchase pickles every 53 days.
More than 67 percent of all households eat pickles.
Americans consume more than 9 pounds of pickles per person annually.
Varieties
There are hundreds of kinds of pickles to try. Among them are:
Dill - genuine, kosher, Polish, German style, overnight varieties, and more
Sweet - includes bread & butter, no-salt and sweet/hot varieties
Sour and Half-Sour
Pickled Peppers - jalapenos, pepperoncini, sweet and hot cherry peppers, banana peppers, etc.
Specialty Products - includes other types of pickled vegetables such as asparagus, beets, cauliflower, cocktail onions, green tomatoes, okra and sauerkraut to name a few
Pickles are usually available whole (including gherkins and midgets), or cut into halves, slices, spears, strips, chips, chunks, salad cubes, relish or sliced lengthwise for sandwiches.
Popularity
Dill pickles are the most popular type of pickle, followed by sweet.
The interest in Mexican and Southwestern cuisine has made pickled peppers the "hot" news in the pickled vegetable category.
Growing News
Approximately 100,000 to 125,000 acres are devoted to growing pickling cucumbers in the United States. They are grown in more than 30 states, with the biggest producers being California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
More than 15,000 acres are used to grow pickling peppers. While this may seem small in comparison, the acreage increases each year.
For pickling cucumbers, there is usually a spring and fall harvest depending on the geographic location. Peppers yield one crop per year.
Production Methods
Most cucumber pickles are made by one of three methods: refrigerated, processed or fresh pack:
Refrigerated - Fresh, clean cucumbers are put into jars, covered with a seasoned pickling liquid and immediately refrigerated. The entire fermentation process takes place under refrigeration. Once the cucumbers have absorbed the seasonings, the pickles are then shipped. These extra-crispy pickles are available in the refrigerated section of the supermarket and are marked with an expiration date, since their shelf life is shorter than processed or fresh pack pickles. They also must be refrigerated at home.
Fresh Pack - Fresh, clean cucumbers are placed directly into jars and covered with a pickling solution of vinegar and seasonings, depending on the variety of pickles being produced. The containers are vacuum-sealed, quickly heated to pasteurize and then cooled. Fresh-pack pickles are generally crispier and less acidic than processed pickles. They also retain some of the flavor and color of fresh cucumbers. Jars of fresh pack pickles will say "fresh pack" on the label.
Processed - Clean cucumbers are placed in a salt brine solution in large tanks where they undergo full fermentation over the course of one to three months. The salt is added gradually throughout the process so it permeates the cucumbers evenly. Pickles are then removed from the tanks, rinsed of excess salt and put into jars with different additional seasonings. Processed pickles have a sharper flavor and are usually dark green and somewhat translucent.
Usage
Pickles are used most often as a sandwich accompaniment.
They also are popular eaten as a snack right from the jar.
Pickles and pickled peppers also are a convenient and versatile recipe ingredient. They add fast flavor to salsas and sauces, sandwiches, soups, appetizers, main dishes and more.
Additional
Pickles are fat free and low in calories. An average-size dill contains only 15 calories and an ounce of pickled peppers provides only 7 calories.
Pickles - Past to Present
Few foods could be considered more a part of Americana -- we've been eating pickles since Christopher Columbus discovered America. Since then, the pickled cucumber has evolved into a favored snack and recipe ingredient that is available in more than 36 varieties.
Pickle history began sometime around 2030 B.C., when inhabitants of Northern India brought cucumber seeds to the Tigris Valley. Soon, cucumber vines were sprouting throughout Europe. Shortly thereafter, people learned to preserve the fruits of their labor by pickling them in a salty brine. By the 17th century, the crunchy pickled cucumber had made its debut in the New World. Early colonists grew so fond of them that in 1820, Nicholas Appert constructed the first pickle plant in America.
In fact, America was named for a pickle peddler -- Amerigo Vespucci. He was a ships chandler, outfitting vessels scheduled for long explorations with vitamin C-packed pickled vegetables -- particularly cucumbers -- to prevent scurvy among crew members.
Through the years, pickles enjoyed a flourishing reputation. From continent to continent, the world's most humorous vegetable made an in-dill-able impression on monarchs, presidents and even military men. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, believed they contributed to health and beauty. Queen Elizabeth I developed a passion for pickles, as did Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Troops under Julius Caesar and Napoleon relished the thought of having crunchy pickles at meal time, and during World War II, the U.S. government earmarked 40 percent of pickle production for the Armed Forces.
Pickles also played a part in folk medicine. Many people believed that sour pickles helped balance the acid-alkaline content of the body and destroy bacteria in the digestive tract.
Many modern-day celebrities are reported to be passionate about pickles. Actor Bill Cosby, sexy Brooklyn-born actress Fran Drescher (The Nanny), ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch and Guardian Angel-founder Curtis Sliwa are just a few recognizable names that are rumored to be pickle connoisseurs. Late Night host Conan O'Brien has a giant plastic pool pickle in his office, and hip-swiveling rock 'n' roller Elvis Presley liked to eat fried pickles.
Now in their 4,000th year, pickles are big business. They grow in more than 30 states, with Michigan and North Carolina the prime purveyors of pickled produce. And because Americans are so passionate about pickles, pickle packers everywhere continue to work hard to produce pickle products to please even the pickiest palate.
Pickling is one of the oldest forms of food preservation, discovered at the dawn of civilization, thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia.
North Americans prefer pickles with warts. Europeans prefer wartless pickles. Refrigerated pickles account for about 20 percent of all pickle sales.
International Pickle Week is one of the country's longest running food promotions --it's been observed for more than 50 years. IPW actually runs for 10 days during the last two weeks of May.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, pickles are technically a "fruit" of the vine (like tomatoes), but they are generally known as a vegetable.
Americans consume more than 2.5 billion pounds of pickles each year - that's 20 billion pickles! And since it takes almost 4 billion pickles to reach the moon, all the pickles we eat would reach the moon and back more than 2 times!
Pickle Packers International has its own official limerick and theme song - the Pickle Polka. The pickle got its name in the 1300s when English speaking people mispronounced William Beukelz' name - he was a Dutch fisherman known for pickling fish.
The phrase "in a pickle" was first introduced by Shakespeare in his play, The Tempest. The quotes read, "How cam'st thou in this pickle?" and "I have been in such a pickle�"
On his voyage in 1492, Columbus not only discovered America, but gave peppers their name. In search of black pepper from the Orient, he assumed the spicy pods used to flavor foods in America were a form of black pepper and mistakenly called them "pimiento," or pepper. Actually, the plants are not related at all.
The "hot" sensation one experiences when eating pickled peppers is caused by Capsaicin. This powerful substance can be detected at one part in a trillion.
During WWII the U.S. Government tagged 40 percent of all pickle production for the ration kits of the armed forces.
When you eat hot peppers, the pain receptors on the tongue react and cause a physical reaction called "sweating." You start to salivate and perspire, your nose runs, your metabolism speeds up - this is all the body's reaction working to cool itself.
Good pickles have an audible crunch at 10 paces. This can be measured at "crunch-off" using the "scientific" device known as the Audible Crunch Meter. Pickles that can be heard at only one pace are known as denture dills.
Pickle and Pickled Pepper Fact Sheet
Consumption
American households purchase pickles every 53 days.
More than 67 percent of all households eat pickles.
Americans consume more than 9 pounds of pickles per person annually.
Varieties
There are hundreds of kinds of pickles to try. Among them are:
Dill - genuine, kosher, Polish, German style, overnight varieties, and more
Sweet - includes bread & butter, no-salt and sweet/hot varieties
Sour and Half-Sour
Pickled Peppers - jalapenos, pepperoncini, sweet and hot cherry peppers, banana peppers, etc.
Specialty Products - includes other types of pickled vegetables such as asparagus, beets, cauliflower, cocktail onions, green tomatoes, okra and sauerkraut to name a few
Pickles are usually available whole (including gherkins and midgets), or cut into halves, slices, spears, strips, chips, chunks, salad cubes, relish or sliced lengthwise for sandwiches.
Popularity
Dill pickles are the most popular type of pickle, followed by sweet.
The interest in Mexican and Southwestern cuisine has made pickled peppers the "hot" news in the pickled vegetable category.
Growing News
Approximately 100,000 to 125,000 acres are devoted to growing pickling cucumbers in the United States. They are grown in more than 30 states, with the biggest producers being California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
More than 15,000 acres are used to grow pickling peppers. While this may seem small in comparison, the acreage increases each year.
For pickling cucumbers, there is usually a spring and fall harvest depending on the geographic location. Peppers yield one crop per year.
Production Methods
Most cucumber pickles are made by one of three methods: refrigerated, processed or fresh pack:
Refrigerated - Fresh, clean cucumbers are put into jars, covered with a seasoned pickling liquid and immediately refrigerated. The entire fermentation process takes place under refrigeration. Once the cucumbers have absorbed the seasonings, the pickles are then shipped. These extra-crispy pickles are available in the refrigerated section of the supermarket and are marked with an expiration date, since their shelf life is shorter than processed or fresh pack pickles. They also must be refrigerated at home.
Fresh Pack - Fresh, clean cucumbers are placed directly into jars and covered with a pickling solution of vinegar and seasonings, depending on the variety of pickles being produced. The containers are vacuum-sealed, quickly heated to pasteurize and then cooled. Fresh-pack pickles are generally crispier and less acidic than processed pickles. They also retain some of the flavor and color of fresh cucumbers. Jars of fresh pack pickles will say "fresh pack" on the label.
Processed - Clean cucumbers are placed in a salt brine solution in large tanks where they undergo full fermentation over the course of one to three months. The salt is added gradually throughout the process so it permeates the cucumbers evenly. Pickles are then removed from the tanks, rinsed of excess salt and put into jars with different additional seasonings. Processed pickles have a sharper flavor and are usually dark green and somewhat translucent.
Usage
Pickles are used most often as a sandwich accompaniment.
They also are popular eaten as a snack right from the jar.
Pickles and pickled peppers also are a convenient and versatile recipe ingredient. They add fast flavor to salsas and sauces, sandwiches, soups, appetizers, main dishes and more.
Additional
Pickles are fat free and low in calories. An average-size dill contains only 15 calories and an ounce of pickled peppers provides only 7 calories.
Pickles - Past to Present
Few foods could be considered more a part of Americana -- we've been eating pickles since Christopher Columbus discovered America. Since then, the pickled cucumber has evolved into a favored snack and recipe ingredient that is available in more than 36 varieties.
Pickle history began sometime around 2030 B.C., when inhabitants of Northern India brought cucumber seeds to the Tigris Valley. Soon, cucumber vines were sprouting throughout Europe. Shortly thereafter, people learned to preserve the fruits of their labor by pickling them in a salty brine. By the 17th century, the crunchy pickled cucumber had made its debut in the New World. Early colonists grew so fond of them that in 1820, Nicholas Appert constructed the first pickle plant in America.
In fact, America was named for a pickle peddler -- Amerigo Vespucci. He was a ships chandler, outfitting vessels scheduled for long explorations with vitamin C-packed pickled vegetables -- particularly cucumbers -- to prevent scurvy among crew members.
Through the years, pickles enjoyed a flourishing reputation. From continent to continent, the world's most humorous vegetable made an in-dill-able impression on monarchs, presidents and even military men. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, believed they contributed to health and beauty. Queen Elizabeth I developed a passion for pickles, as did Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Troops under Julius Caesar and Napoleon relished the thought of having crunchy pickles at meal time, and during World War II, the U.S. government earmarked 40 percent of pickle production for the Armed Forces.
Pickles also played a part in folk medicine. Many people believed that sour pickles helped balance the acid-alkaline content of the body and destroy bacteria in the digestive tract.
Many modern-day celebrities are reported to be passionate about pickles. Actor Bill Cosby, sexy Brooklyn-born actress Fran Drescher (The Nanny), ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch and Guardian Angel-founder Curtis Sliwa are just a few recognizable names that are rumored to be pickle connoisseurs. Late Night host Conan O'Brien has a giant plastic pool pickle in his office, and hip-swiveling rock 'n' roller Elvis Presley liked to eat fried pickles.
Now in their 4,000th year, pickles are big business. They grow in more than 30 states, with Michigan and North Carolina the prime purveyors of pickled produce. And because Americans are so passionate about pickles, pickle packers everywhere continue to work hard to produce pickle products to please even the pickiest palate.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Good luck to your coworker.Ok ok..... I'll go have a colonoscopy. I know you weren't targeting that at me, but it always feels like it when people bring it up. Probably because I have had dreams that I would someday have colon cancer. I just turned 50 so I guess it's time.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
I would not have expected Frosty to become the Bubba Blue of pickles.
krista4
Footballguy
Yep, that's the age when you should start getting them regularly. Please do as there are so many of us that need you to stay healthy and happy!I've had two due to various issues. The prep is a bit miserable but not as bad once you know what you're facing. The scope itself is a complete breeze.As for Frosty...seems someone really likes his pickles.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
The what now?Also, I'm polish so was pretty much raised on dill pickles three meals a day. Big fan.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Fan. There's nothing to apologize for. They're delicious (dill only).
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Frosty: Forrest Gump down?
krista4
Footballguy
Whoa. Dill only? It's as if I don't even know you. :(Oh wait, I don't. Whatsa matter with sweet-and-sour pickles, esp. in relation to a Cuban sandwich?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Minneapolis down?
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Sweet and sour are ok. I just hate when you go to a family gathering and there's a big ole tray of pickles (again, I'm polish) so you take some and then go to eat them and they're those bread and butter gross things. Yuck.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
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