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[quote=chico23231;1015714]disappearing snakes.

Turned the house upside down for 3 hours...no snake. Was i just having a flashback all along?[/quote]


i bet hes gone man.

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That's exactly what Mr. Snake wants you to think.

2:00am some morning and you'll have a reptile looking for a warm body.

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Burn that house down.

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This would grind, somewhat:

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2365158/Horrified-woman-27-discovers-headaches-scratching-sounds-inside-head-FLESH-EATING-MAGGOTS.html#ixzz2ZE23Y3eL"]Horrified British woman, 27, discovers that headaches and scratching sounds inside her head are FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS after trip to Peru[/URL]

[I]Rochelle Harris, 27, went on holiday to Peru with her boyfriend this year.

On the flight back she developed excruciating headaches, face pain, started hearing noises in her head and fluid then leaked from her ear.

Went to A&E where doctors thought she had a minor ear infection, but closer inspection revealed a New World Army Screw Worm fly had laid eggs in her ear which had burrowed 12mm into ear canal.

Luckily they had not spread to brain or near any major blood vessels
Surgeons removed the flesh-eating creatures and Rochelle made a full recovery[/I]

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[quote=RedskinRat;1015732]This would grind, somewhat:

[URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2365158/Horrified-woman-27-discovers-headaches-scratching-sounds-inside-head-FLESH-EATING-MAGGOTS.html#ixzz2ZE23Y3eL"]Horrified British woman, 27, discovers that headaches and scratching sounds inside her head are FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS after trip to Peru[/URL]

[I]Rochelle Harris, 27, went on holiday to Peru with her boyfriend this year.

On the flight back she developed excruciating headaches, face pain, started hearing noises in her head and fluid then leaked from her ear.

Went to A&E where doctors thought she had a minor ear infection, but closer inspection revealed a New World Army Screw Worm fly had laid eggs in her ear which had burrowed 12mm into ear canal.

Luckily they had not spread to brain or near any major blood vessels
Surgeons removed the flesh-eating creatures and Rochelle made a full recovery[/I][/quote]
o...muh....guh

[QUOTE=FRPLG;1015744]o...muh....guh[/QUOTE]

Exactly! Who names their kid 'Rochelle'?

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1015719]i bet hes gone man.[/quote]

Chico, I'm with Okie. Mr. Serpent probably liked chillin' in your crib while you were gone but your return convinced him to leave the way he arrived.

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[quote=Chico23231;1015550]Coming home from a weekend in trip sleep deprived and "dehydrated", to find a 5 foot pissed off snake in your den. Came down the effing chimney. This mother f*cker was coiled up striking a broom handle with decent force.[/quote]



[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362939/Israeli-mans-penis-bitten-snake-went-toilet-relieve-himself.html?ito=feeds-newsxml]Israeli man's penis bitten by a snake as he went to the toilet to relieve himself | Mail Online[/url]

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[quote=Monkeydad;1015832][url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362939/Israeli-mans-penis-bitten-snake-went-toilet-relieve-himself.html?ito=feeds-newsxml]Israeli man's penis bitten by a snake as he went to the toilet to relieve himself | Mail Online[/url][/quote]

I didn't even click the link, but started laughing at the title. I feel for Chico. I'm not sure I could sleep right now. Chico, I recommend going and purchasing quite a few statues of St. Patrick since he drove all the snakes out of Ireland, maybe he can do so for your home!

;)

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One night when I went to walk my dog I came back in and felt something on my neck I thought it was a Japaneses Beetle but then I felt the pinch of like a crab. I reached back to pull it off and it was 3/4 the length of my pinkie. I screamed like a girl scout.

[IMG]http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/stag/malestag.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=Daseal;1015864]I didn't even click the link, but started laughing at the title. I feel for Chico. I'm not sure I could sleep right now. Chico, I recommend going and purchasing quite a few statues of St. Patrick since he drove all the snakes out of Ireland, maybe he can do so for your home!

;)[/quote]

Ill try anything at this point. St Patrick sounds good. Havent seen the lil bastard, brought the lab back to the house. We will see

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There are snake traps which you can get from hardware stores which are basically sticky traps. A snake gets stuck slithering across. If you put a couple down, within a couple of days you should have either a captive snake or the peace of mind that the snake is gone.

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[quote=Lotus;1015871]There are snake traps which you can get from hardware stores which are basically sticky traps. A snake gets stuck slithering across. If you put a couple down, within a couple of days you should have either a captive snake or the peace of mind that the snake is gone.[/quote]

Or vet visit with the cat or labador lol :)

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[quote=Chico23231;1015872]Or vet visit with the cat or labador lol :)[/quote]

:) Maybe you could put the traps under a chair, bed, or some place like that where a snake would go but a lab would not.

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[quote=Lotus;1015873]:) Maybe you could put the traps under a chair, bed, or some place like that where a snake would go but a lab would not.[/quote]

I'm picturing Chico reaching under his couch, or one of those hard-to-reach places to plant a trap just as Senor Slither wakes from a two day snooze, all hungry.

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[quote=Lotus;1015873]:) Maybe you could put the traps under a chair, bed, or some place like that where a snake would go but a lab would not.[/quote]

Cats go under couches but hey, it's a cat, no big loss. :D

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if the snake touches the kitty or the lab, its 187 on that snake big time.

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[IMG]http://flikie.s3.amazonaws.com/ImageStorage/9a/9a27b7405fce11dfa0c7000b2f3ed30f.jpg[/IMG]

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I just got a new job, a REAL job finally, with AmeriCorps. I'm a transitional housing program assistant, working Operation Homefront (who works with military families).

It's a contract position for one year, but it's a federal government job and a step in the right direction, so after 6 years I'm finally kissing retail goodbye. This is really new to me but I'm pretty excited for it.

What's grinding my gears right now is all these background checks. I understand the necessity of it, but I need an FBI one and two state ones (because I'm living in DC and working in MD) I need to be fingerprinted, at least twice and despite getting instructions in writing, they're confusing as hell and going not only to the FBI place (in WV) but off to another state where I guess they're going reviewed and recorded.

I wish this was all just clearer to me, but I guess I'll get it all figured out soon. I've just never had to do all this before. Background checks were typically just done by the employer but Jesus, this is a lot of work.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1016398]I just got a new job, <SNIP>[/quote]

Very happy for you!

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awesome you landed a fed govt job .... i am so jealous. I spent a good year filling out apps for approx 30 openings and while i always cleared the first screening of being a qualified candidate i never got any closer .... i think it was bc i had no prior fed govt position and the positions i was applying for were level 12 and up which i am guessing only go to ppl with prior fed govt experience ....

i always figured you needed to start out as a janitor for a fed building or be former military to get a fed govt job.

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[quote=over the mountain;1016446]awesome you landed a fed govt job .... i am so jealous. I spent a good year filling out apps for approx 30 openings and while i always cleared the first screening of being a qualified candidate i never got any closer .... i think it was bc i had no prior fed govt position and the positions i was applying for were level 12 and up which i am guessing only go to ppl with prior fed govt experience ....

i always figured you needed to start out as a janitor for a fed building or be former military to get a fed govt job.[/quote]

It's not the ideal, but it's a place to start. I don't get to negotiate what my pay is, as it's consider a "living stipend" and I get benefits and what not taken out of that. After I'm done with the contract it's possible for me to get up to $5,000 to pay for school costs, student loan payments, etc but it's strictly for that. Seems this job is geared more towards people either right out of college or looking to go back.

I actually found the gig on Craigslist so, there's that.

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[url]https://www.usajobs.gov/[/url]

Register here for excellent inside track and information.

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[quote=RedskinRat;1016450][url]https://www.usajobs.gov/[/url]

Register here for excellent inside track and information.[/quote]

What grinds my gears about applying for jobs there, getting emails like this:


Status Code: Status Message:

We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above that have this Referred Status code. However, you were not among the most highly qualified candidates. Therefore, your name will not be referred to the employing agency at this time. If we receive a request from the agency for additional candidates, your application will then be reviewed for possible referral.

[IMG]http://t.qkme.me/3opeqp.jpg[/IMG]

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F&*k Flying. Went to Disney a few weeks back and our flight from Va to Disney took 13 hours. Delay after delay after delay. I could have driven as fast as it took us to fly. Finally in Charlotte NC while on delay I started drinking to numb my mind. Not sure why the wife couldn't find a direct flight to Disney like some other I know.

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3.55 for a gallon of gas

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[quote=Chico23231;1016745]3.55 for a gallon of gas[/quote]

You're lucky you're not in DC, I've seen it over $4 in the more affluent parts of the city. i.e. The Watergate Exxon station was notoriously expensive, close to $5 a gallon.

Last I paid was $3.65.

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I think I heard Obama blaming Bush for the high gas prices.

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[quote=firstdown;1016740]F&*k Flying. Went to Disney a few weeks back and our flight from Va to Disney took 13 hours. Delay after delay after delay. I could have driven as fast as it took us to fly. Finally in Charlotte NC while on delay I started drinking to numb my mind. Not sure why the wife couldn't find a direct flight to Disney like some other I know.[/quote]

Traveling in the summer can be rough, especially without a non-stop flight.

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[quote=RedskinRat;1016450][url]https://www.usajobs.gov/[/url]

Register here for excellent inside track and information.[/quote]


That job site doesn't work if you're a straight, non-handicapped white male.


Serious. I wish I were joking.








Congrats on the job, DR!!

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[quote=Monkeydad;1017445]That job site doesn't work if you're a [B]straight[/B], non-handicapped white male.


Serious. I wish I were joking.








Congrats on the job, DR!![/quote]

Exactly where do you mark off your sexuality on that site?

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[quote=mredskins;1017451]Exactly where do you mark off your sexuality on that site?[/quote]

at the end of the application filling process, its the last thing they ask if i remember correctly - gender, race.

i also believe (after a good year or so of applying for fed jobs and being highly qualified) that you will not get hired unless you are a minority, disabled or military vet.

the fed govt reply was that i had the pre-requisite qualifications but i wasnt selected for the interview process . . . i hate DC and the fed govt.

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[quote=over the mountain;1017454]at the end of the application filling process, its the last thing they ask if i remember correctly - gender, race.

i also believe (after a good year or so of applying for fed jobs and being highly qualified) that you will not get hired unless you are a minority, disabled or military vet.

the fed govt reply was that i had the pre-requisite qualifications but i wasnt selected for the interview process . . . i hate DC and the fed govt.[/quote]

I seriously doubt if it ask if you are heterosexual or homosexual.

The GOVT looks for over qualified candidates to hire. So if you are serious about a GOVT job best to look for a job a rung or two below your experience to get your foot in then move up once you are in.

GOVT jobs are not that great anymore anyways you have just as much or even more security in the private industry.

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[quote=over the mountain;1017454]at the end of the application filling process, its the last thing they ask if i remember correctly - gender, race.

i also believe (after a good year or so of applying for fed jobs and being highly qualified) that you will not get hired unless you are a [B]minority[/B], disabled or military vet.

the fed govt reply was that i had the pre-requisite qualifications but i wasnt selected for the interview process . . . i hate DC and the fed govt.[/quote]

Nope. I'm a double minority and as a black female with a college education, I can vouch that, yeah, no, the minority thing doesn't seem to work anymore.

I've been told by a friend that works an NIH, that they go straight for people that "know someone", after that its military, after that it's a free for all.

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[quote=Monkeydad;1017445]That job site doesn't work if you're a straight, non-handicapped white male.


Serious. I wish I were joking.








Congrats on the job, DR!![/quote]

Oh really? Based on what?

[QUOTE=SmootSmack;1017588]Oh really? Based on what?[/QUOTE]


I'm with SS on that . C'mon man!

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[quote=SmootSmack;1017588]Oh really? Based on what?[/quote]


Reality and experience.

If you're not aware of the Government's attempt to artificially create "diversity" even at the expense of work quality...I don't know what else to say. It's been doing on forever but it's worse now than ever.

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[quote=Monkeydad;1017681]Reality and experience.

If you're not aware of the Government's attempt to artificially create "diversity" even at the expense of work quality...I don't know what else to say. It's been doing on forever but it's worse now than ever.[/quote]

Sure, whatever you say. I forgot who I was asking

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1017481]Nope. I'm a double minority and as a black female with a college education, I can vouch that, yeah, no, the minority thing doesn't seem to work anymore.

I've been told by a friend that works an NIH, [B]that they go straight for people that "know someone", after that its military, after that it's a free for all.[/B][/quote]

Yup. I have been told the same thing by many in Fed service - with one more caveat. After the (1) know someone and (2) military categories, there is a third - already in Fed service. Apparently, it's a big hastle to get someone Federal clearance so that they are "employee ready". It's much easier to hire someone already on the Federal payroll b/c they are, generally, already cleared.

Everyone I have spoken to about it has indicated that breaking into Fed service is really, really tough but that, once in, it is much easier to move around. For that reason, they all recommend applying for jobs you are [I]way[/I] over qualified for and may really be a big career step back. Even then, if it's too far up the ladder you have to really just blow everyone away.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1017481]Nope. I'm a double minority and as a black female with a college education, I can vouch that, yeah, no, the minority thing doesn't seem to work anymore.

I've been told by a friend that works an NIH, that they go straight for people that "know someone", after that its military, after that it's a free for all.[/quote]

Your probably correct. With the bad job market the person that knows someone is big and with all the people out of work just about everyone knows someone needing a job. It leaves the others fighting for whats left over and that's not much.