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Georgia is a "right to work" state and an "employment at will" State. Along with that an Employer can Fire you for pretty much any non-discriminatory reason. The short answer is Yes, They can. You however can always quit anytime you like and look for a better job if you are unhappy with your employers requirements. Some employers have a Churn em and Burn em mentality, Sounds like you may have one of those. Those employers will not be able to retain the best help. Best to keep looking for another job if you are not happy with that one. The nice thing is that being a "Right to Work" State, Jobs are easier to find.

Went to see it Friday Night. The first Movie is easily one one of my Top 5 Favorite movies ever. Overall, I was glad to see this Sequel. Much more campy than the first in Parts and at first I hated the Eunice Bloom Character. Nothing kills a Movie quicker to me than an actress faking a heavy southern accent and she was about the worst I have ever seen. However by the middle of the movie it settled in and actually started working for the character. Definitely watch the first one again right before going as they do a great job throwing in Subtle and Not so subtle jokes that you will only get if you saw the first one. As a sequel that no one ever thought would get made due to the Duffy`s unreal Crash and burn after the first one, It was surprisingly amusing. Well worth the $9.50 for the movie ticket and I will definitely buy the DVD the day it comes out. And this one was left even more wide open for a third movie. I hope it does not take another 10 years to get that one made.

Have you watched the Series of Jokes that lead to this?? These two guys have been doing these stunts on each other for years and gained a huge following. They now have Corporate Sponsors bankrolling these pranks. Here a couple of previous ones to put this in perspective: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774718 and this one http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1902812

I sold my rig a few months ago and realistically have no plans to buy another at the moment.. I can tell you how I answer the question "Are you a Skydiver?" "I used to be" It is all just labels and semantics. Fuck Labels, Go jump if that is what you want and don't bother if you are not feeling it. The label does not change who you are.

And one more piece of advice... Know what the anti-static strap is for. http://www.xkcd.com/649/

I figured that was obvious and had already planned on it. Every little bit helps! Blues, Dave Dont forget the rest of the proper geek attire. You trying to get that guy Hurt?? Dave, DO NOT wear that shirt while trying to build a computer!! The power of a 3wolf moon shirt over women (especially Redheads) has been well documented. You WILL get jumped while trying to assemble the mobo and let me tell you... That arctic Paste makes for lousy Lube. Be safe, Just stick with Tevas and Socks and you will be safe during the assembly.

After a One night stand with a guy she met in a bar?? PSYCHO ALERT!! Dude realized he was dealing Headache waiting to happen and bailed. Signs you just hooked up with a Psycho Chick: a) Fantastic Sex (Psycho Chicks are usually fantastic in Bed) b) She gets all emotional afterward c) She dwells on emotion. d) She somehow thinks that Mind blowing sex a few hours after first meeting someone in a Bar is going to Magically turn into some long term relationship. (Long Term relationship[s take a long time to develop. The sex is not relevant) e) She calls her friends to talk about how once again her heart is broken. (NO Shit!! getting attached after a raucous romp with someone you met is a GREAT way to set yourself up for disappointment. He didn't break her heart.. She broke her own heart by creating delusions in her own mind). Of course he said he would call, You think he should say "Thanks for the shag but I really have no interest in ever talking to you again?". Yep, Chick scores a 9 out of 10 on the patented "Jello-J says Run the fuck Away" scale. Casual Sex should always be casual. Casual Sex can lead to a relationship but that will take time. Put any kind of expectations or pressure on someone that you just had casual sex with, Expect them to Bolt for the nearest door quickly as possible.

Some of the best Sex ever has been one night stands. Something about the no pressure, let just home, Knock the fucking Bottom out of it, Down and dirty, Just get it the fuck on.. SEX. Why ruin something pure and beautiful like that by calling and trying to get all relationshipy? tell your friend to take it for what it was, If she thinks it was great sex.. He probably did too. Maybe he doesn't want to taint the memory of that night by doing the whole "get to know her" thing. We all know the reality rarely lives up to the first impression. Keep it pure. If she see him again out at a Pub, I bet like hell he tries to Tap it again.

Sadly.. This is where the great double standard is most obvious. 15 yo Son brings home Older College Girl - Would get Lots of High Fives from some Fathers. 15 yo Daughter Brings home Older College Boy - Same fathers would be ready to Kill. That is just the way it is (Wrong and pathetic but that is the world we live in)

You have my deepest Sympathies. SAP Maintenance is a nightmare.

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I know what you are saying.. And every year I tell myself.. Next year all those teenagers show up with out a any effort at all at a Costume, They will not get squat from me.. And then I end up giving em candy anyway. Maybe this year I will hit the Halloween Close out sale and buy cheap Halloween masks and Makeup. Kids that show up without a costume get a cheap Mask or Make up kit. Others get Candy.

It seems each year more and more Kids show up at my house on Halloween trick or treating but have made no effort at all to wear any sort of costume. No Make up, No Costume, Just plain street Clothes and a Bag for the goodies. Typically these are older kids (Early Teens). This year I was thinking of going with a No Costume, No Candy Policy. I always kinda felt that the kids should at least make an effort at creating a costume if they are going trick or treating. Am I just being an asshole?? What would you think about a house that would not give candy to kids that didnt bother to dress up?

I am not so sure about that. So why are you concerned about his level of "Pervness"? Wondering if he could keep up? Worried you might be too much for him?

The kind that is only suitable for PM`s.

Some things you just have to take on pure faith. When it comes to Remi, I have faith. (And I really don't want to see any "Proof") Now Skymama on the other hand.. I am not so sure about. Anyone wanna post some proof on her?

A Credit Card An REI Catalog And Mail Box So they have somewhere to deliver my stuff. The rest of the Bag I would fill with Porn and Booze so I had something to do while I waited for stuff to be delivered..

This is a Complete no brainer to me. Costa Rica. Housing: Great deal can still be found. Benefits: Great people (they actually still like Americans unlike most of the rest of the world), Great Culture, Beautiful Country. Culture: Pura Vida!!! Health: Fantastic health care available. Infra-structure: Some of the roads really suck and get washed out pretty bad during the rainy season but if you are in a Major City or one of the Americanized area, No problems. Safety: No worse than any other poor Big City. Climate: Great Year Around. and the #1 reason: Ticas!! wow!! Just Fucking WOW!!! Oh and Imperial Beer isn't all that bad. Pura Vida!!

There was a time when I strongly considered myself a Libertarian. I started up a Campus Libertarians group while in College in 1987. I worked the 1988 Libertarian National Convention (which turned out to be a complete Disaster, But that is a another story). Ron Paul was the Nominee that year. It was during this time that I came to realize that the Libertarian party was nothing but a Bad Joke. The Campus group that I had started in college ended up becoming nothing more than a place for Filthy Hippies to get together and discuss why Pot should be legal. That was the only issue they had any interest in at all. When the "National Convention" was co hosted with NORML and the key Note speakers were Timothy Leary and Abbey Hoffman.. I had enough. That was the Libertarian Party in the late 80`s. Now they have gone to the other extreme. Nominating the most extreme right wing piece of Shit the republican Party ever had the dishonor of being associated with.. Bob Barr. I am very much a Conservative, I beleive in some of the Libertarian philosophies.. But Bob Barr Represents everything I hated in Both Parties and is nothing short of being a disgusting person and a hypocrite. The libertarian Party has always attracted Nutcases and most likely always will. So I would agree that there are a lot of whack Jobs that call themselves Libertarians. The Libertarian Ideas sound great (Much like socialism and or Communism) but sadly Basic Human Nature will not allow any of this to work.

Just a slight correction here... If they are just passing through they are just Yankees. "Damn Yankees" are the ones that actually stay around so they can tell how the Did it back up North. And South Florida is a Northern State.

Then why exist?? The businesses would just fold and people would have to pay their own health care like they did in the past before someone came up the idea of offering "Insurance" to begin with. They mean everything to me. But no where does that say I should expect other to prove a service to me at no cost. And that is why they are all seconds rate compared to what we are capable of here. Competition drives innovation. People can make a good living providing a higher quality of health care, So people do that. When you take away people ability to make a good living doing something, They will find something else to do. I want our smartest and brightest mind working in healthcare. I want these people to be well compensated for their contributions and hard work. If one person can do something better than someone else, They should get more for the effort. Same for people that find innovative and better ways to finance this level of healthcare. Once again, I support change and improvement in the system, I just dont think "free" anything is a good idea and absolutely oppose anything that removes incentive for doing things better. I want choice for everyone in both who they buy insurance from and who they go to for heathcare. I agree the current system is flawed but single payer and is NOT the way to fix it. the major problem is that Insurance companies sell to employers and NOT to individuals. Their entire business models are based on this. Outlaw Group Policies thereby forcing the insurance companies to compete for individual business. Offer Government supported Insurance for those that cant get insurance elsewhere. Outlaw pre-existing condition clauses in Policies. Do this and most all problems will go away.

In this we are in agreement. Our existing system does need reform. There are better ways we can be doing things. The disagreement comes in what things we need to do. I feel the real root of most all problems with Health Insurance relies in the Group Policy concepts combined with the fact that most people do not have any real choice in their health insurance. People simply take whatever their employers offer. I support any measures that will give people more choice and will encourage Insurance providers to become more competitive for individual business. I believe that if we do away with Group Policies (So that Insurance Companies have to do away with their current business models of selling to employers instead of Individuals) and have a Public option for those that can not get insurance else where, most current problems will solve themselves. Any measures that would create any type of "Single Payer" or use tax payer money to compete with or take away business from private companies (Forcing them out of business) and give consumers fewer choices are bad in my opinion. Also "Free Healthcare" for any group is a bad idea. If you think waits are ridiculous in Hospitals and ER`s now, Just wait till people can run top the doc for any little hangnail any time they want. It will be a nightmare for people with legitimate health concerns. Doing away with preexisting condition clauses will cause all of our premiums to go up significantly. Someone has to shoulder the cost of the care of people that currently are not eligible for most policies. I am OK with this. I don't mind paying more to help cover others as long as they are doing all they can to also contribute. It is the ones that demand something for nothing that annoy the hell out of me. Competition is good. Competition from health care providers to provide better service and better healthcare is good for us. Competition between Health Insurance companies to provide better coverage at a more competitive cost is good for us. The Government trying to set costs and being the single payer is Bad for all of us as it discourages these things. Simple solution: Abolish Group Policies. Abolish Pre-existing condition clauses. The Government to offer Insurance for individuals that cannot get insurance elsewhere. Cost based on individual Income but only available to people that can NOT get Private Insurance elsewhere (Of course with pre-existing condition clauses gone, this will be a very small group). Also have some form of small co-pay with ALL visits to discourage abuse of the healthcare system. Give Choice back to the people in who provides their health insurance and where they go for health care.

Why not mention why she Lost her Insurance?? Why write the story in a way so people would likely misunderstand what really happened? Why use "Rape Victim" in the title? All of this is how they sensationalized the story. the real truth is that "Insurance Company denies NEW coverage for people that have been prescribed Anti-Aids meds.". We probably agree more than we disagree on most of this. My issue here is all the Bullshit being spewed trying to get people fired up by twisting the truth.

I hope you do realize that is NOT what happened at all here (although the purpose of the article is to make people think that) Her insurance Company did NOT drop her because of any of this. She lost her insurance, But the reason for that was not mentioned in this article. It was when she went to a DIFFERENT company that this company would not sell her a new policy because she had been prescribe anti-aids meds at some point.

Then why not tell the whole story. Why try to sensationalize it? The real issues here is the insurance companies will not sell NEW polices to people that were prescribed Anti-Aids Meds. I am still curious if that is true of ALL companies or Just a Few. I don't know the answer to that. Insurance is a Product sold by Private Companies. Somewhere along the line, People began to think they have a god given right to this product. They DONT!!! They have no more right these companies products as they do to any other companies products. Yes, I would like to see a Public option available people that can not get Insurance elsewhere. It is wrong to Force a private business to sell a product they don't want to sell. A product they feel they will loose money on.