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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Not exactly. Everyone on the line in Alabama had to have second jobs because the pay was not sustainable for our area. Not to mention the vacations, extra benefits, and other protections the Alabama workers didn't receive compared to
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Yep. They moved their operations to the south where they don’t have to worry about unions or those pesky worker’s right. I experienced this first hand when I worked for a Korean company that supplied parts to Hyundai and Kia. They sent line
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Go to the lumber yards and supply houses. Go to the sales counter and ask who they would recommend for a certain job.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
A good contractor will recognize new employees with potential and try to point them in the right direction and give them guidance. My first construction job ever was in the Caribbean. I got placed with a group of Haitians, and we were all
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Mostly from people at supply houses and lumber yards. They know how to tell if a contractor is good or not. Or if we catch wind of a good contractor doing great work for another builder, we'll go inspect their work and then try to get
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
We are at the mercy of one crew. Over 150+ jobs in my company are all at the mercy of that one framing crew that has ~30 people. If we lose them, we'd have to scramble like crazy to find a replacement. I have guys in Brownsville, TX
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
If performing quality framing was so easy, I imagine I’d have less trouble finding folks who want to earn $125k+ per year to do it for me. Instead I just have a group of ~30 Guatemalans who do it while I listen to my American friends and ne
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Uh no. Our culture and society have told folks to go to college for so long like it’s their only chance for success. I put on a tool belt as a kid because I didn’t have the opportunity to go to school. It was either learn a trade or fail in
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
I work for a home builder. Our single biggest problem is finding and hiring quality contractors that have enough skilled tradesmen. There are dozens of electrical contractors in my area. But only two that perform work to our standards. Ther
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
> you weren't going to make the same jokes in front of these guys. Never fight a man with a perm.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
This may be news to some, but many departments already hire officers that are borderline illiterate. It’s especially true here in the south. My mother enjoyed a ~30 year career in law enforcement while being able to read at a junior high le
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Law enforcement needs greater accountability altogether. I’ve long believed that police officers should be required to carry private liability insurance, just like professionals in many other high risk fields. If an officer is uninsurable,
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
I know you're looking for an argument here. But I talk about it the same way any reasonably educated person talks about it. I know racism and discrimination are alive and well here in the US and elsewhere. I have witnessed it myself m
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
The term 'African American' was rarely used until Jesse Jackson started popularizing it. The most formative years of my life were spent in the Caribbean. I was essentially raised and mentored by two different black men (I'm
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Ahh the party of small government strikes again.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Also, "thought diversity" and conservatives aren't things that typically go together.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
I don’t think it’s fair to assume that people who are frustrated by others ignoring “no dog” policies somehow dislike dogs. That’s a false equivalence. I love dogs. I’ve had one by my side since the day I came home from the hospital as a ne
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
I wouldn’t recommend that kind of behavior around Auburn. My son attended a forest school for three years, located in the middle of a protected nature preserve. The preserve has clear signage posted throughout stating that dogs are not allo
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Agreed. People are pushing the boundaries a bit too far and it's going to end up harming the people who truly do need animals like this with them in public.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
I'm planning to share this article with my neighbors because we've been facing a persistent issue with our community dumpster. Per city regulations, our small neighborhood isn't allowed to have individual curbside trash picku
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Oh I know. Carlos Ghosn got them to focus more on the fleet market. I'll always be a Toyota/Lexus man, but I owned a Datsun wagon for a while and I followed the industry closely when I ran an import repair shop (which was never
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
In the US, I've only lived in Chicago, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Dallas, NYC, and Auburn, but I don't think I have ever seen an automobile garage open on a Sunday unless it was a WalMart, Sam's, or Costco.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Where do you live that has garages open on a Sunday morning? I don't think I've ever seen a tire shop or auto repair place (other than the big box and wholesale warehouse places) that's open on a Sunday.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
15 miles is nothing on a spare tire. I'm not sure how many poor people you've spent time around, but I regularly see Nissan sedans driving around with multiple spare donuts on them. For some reason, it's always a Nissan.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Isn't that standard though? If I get a flat, I hop out and replace it with a spare. Then I drive to a shop to have that flat tire either patched or replaced entirely. I know some new models don't include spares, but they often h
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Ahh now I get it. Your opinion on the matter is based on your personal anecdotes. I apologize. I was thinking of all of the empirical data that shows how cats are able to cause so much harm to the ecosystems they roam. I love my cats. I’d n
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
TIL I learned that birds are rodents.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
Yet you create so many additional problems by allowing your cat to roam outside.
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by hollywood_court 1y ago
It doesn't. The entire purpose is to help Trump's boss.

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