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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOYoovoVPQ
Thousands Line Up for Atlanta Job Fair
Typical stories, deep in debt, waiting in long, long lines for hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiwBu...1&feature=fvwp
NYC line wraps around the block. Scary, scary, scary. Do they serve soup by any chance?
Deli meat is now $10/pound! I went to a store the other day that is a little more expensive but was not expecting that! Bread is getting pricey now too and some brands are $4/bag.
yeah - I paid $10 lb for freaking smoked turkey slices ---- getting closer.
Took a Quickbooks class at the local CC (one does not need a class to do it but employer wanted it) I'm in my early 20s and everyone there in a class of about 15 was 20 years older than me and most were there because they could not find a job and wanted to become more "marketable."
This happened awhile ago but ramen noodles were 18 cents a pack used to be 10 ;) a couple weeks ago chicken flavor was nowhere to be found :o
Meant to post this a couple of days ago, but I'm all caught up in the Japan DOOOM to the point that I have to close my laptop and stop being on the Internet. :(
I found out at work on Sunday (I work for a major retail chain) that there's been a rash of food thefts from the refrigerator in the break room! This is apparently a first (it certainly is a first for me--I've never encountered this problem before in any other workplace).
It's not fancy stuff that's being stolen, either, mainly basic things like sandwiches.
Ironically, the store manager and the HR rep had a sign up saying that if we needed financial assistance, please talk to them. I don't know what they expect when they've been cutting everyone's hours. I only work one or two days, and even my hours have been cut (some days I work a whopping four hours).
But a couple of weeks ago there was a story about our company in the NYT reporting about the few national chains that are experiencing "profits." Profits my a$$, that's all I have to say about it. But who cares since its stock went up?
On the "bright side," I noticed that they're providing a lot of extra free snacks, including microwavable popcorn, white and "wheat" bread and HFCS-filled jam. Thanks Marie Antoinette! :oo-->
My cab company just raised the meter rate from $1.95/mile to $2.10/mile. They also raised the lease they charge the drivers by $5/day.
When I started driving a cab in 2003, the meter rate was $1.50/mile and gas was $1.45/gal.
$3.99 for 12 oz. of diced ham. Along w/ the cream, cheese, & other ingredients; the cost of my egg bakes just went up.
Crazy.
Most expensive eggs in WholeFoods are 5.99 / dozen.
No such thing as 16 oz coffee pack, they have all been downsized to 12 oz.
Same with cereals, almonds, etc. while the bags appear like they will still hold 16oz.
Just found out on FB (it's good for something! lol) that a friend's POS 1995 car with over 265,000 was stolen from her workplace.
My new package of Scotch Brite sponges are absolute CRAP. They start to shred after only a few uses. And they used to be so good! :boohoo
Stopped into a Cost Cutters for a haircut. If you want a shampoo, it's now an additional $4.
Next time will return to Fantastic Sam's where the shampoo is included in the (lower) haircut price.