Matt.Cross

Be that as it may, I'm going to try to break the cycle....

Sooo... About that Malaysian airliner.... *pointed look at derailers*

We got our lunch eaten and only farkle knew it. Good eye farkle! Ed, you're a bastard, LOL....

All the corresponding features are there, two engines, wings, and a long cylindrical fuselage. LoL Silly Russians, trix are for kids!

Tom DID get a medal for that, he just tells everyone it's from a 'classified' mission.....

You've got a weird sense of humor..... LOL

There shouldn't be an effective NFA, it needs to be struck down.

Signed.

Necromeo.... ;)

Sight it in and shoot it as though a barrel break-in was just a hoax ;)

This thread has turned daaaarrrrrrrrrk!!

Gnat, this is huge! Gotta say, I'm surprised but pleasantly so.

I have sent you a PM Gnat, you're right about the forum standards, the relevant posts will be edited.

I'm tempted, but the fire is dying and I need to move forward with getting my family back on it's feet. That's the primary objective at present.

I love me some EBR! MUST HAVE ONE...

We'd be a lot better off in this country if our kids saw more of this kind of ad: http://stg.do/OdQg To our men and women here who have served, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

You are precisely correct on that front. I did my best to channel Tom dealing with an asshat. It was surprising how quickly he went from wanting to talk to wanting out of the situation.

You got that right! First question out of the regional manager's mouth was, "You couldn't give two weeks notice?". I told him, "Oh no, I could, but I decided not to put up with you for two more weeks. Do you give two weeks notice before you fire someone?" ...and from there on, every answer he got was highly dissatisfying.

Thanks for all the support brothers! I'm usually a patient person, but when your actions or inaction constitute a threat to my family's well-being, you are public enemy #1 to me. I'm glad to be rid of those punks, I can stop sweating the job situation and start remedying my financial situation.

Holy crap, that sounds like an M249 warming up...

Unless I apply for a job with .gov somewhere, those lying sacks of sh!t weren't going to be listed in my job history anyways. They can choke on a gangrened dick.

He's naturally very angry that I've decided not to stick around his company while he and my manager feed me BS and stab me in the nuts every chance they get. I called him out on his BS and he very quickly found himself being challenged at every false statement. Needless to say this only happened about two or three times before he figured out that he had nothing to say and I had nothing to lose. He attempted to control the entire situation and lost that battle too. After telling me I wouldn't be needed any further, I thanked him for making me eligible for unemployment benefits and informed him that I wouldn't be complying with his instructions on turning in my security badge and being escorted off the property, which pissed him off even further. Needless to say, I burned that bridge quite thoroughly and was happy to be able to tell him off without having to sweat the consequences. He had the audacity to call me childish and then hypocritically asked for me to return my uniforms, which I was required to wear and wash myself. So, this week at work with my new old company, I issued them 5 sets of rags to clean heavy equipment with, and then I will return them per his request when next he shows up at the plant where I'm now stationed.

So for some time, I tried and tried to negotiate better compensation at my old job. I told them last year that I was willing to take on more tasks and responsibilities in exchange for higher pay. After stalling for a couple months and promising a pay increase that never came, things finally came to a head and I asked simply to be transferred to a plant closer to home. I was promised to be relocated to the plant nearest me, which would reduce my driving from 3 hours a day (uncompensated) to less than 1. I actually was relocated there for one week at the end of last August, and then the following week I was relocated again to the plant I'd been managing now since last September, 2 hours driving per day uncompensated. After my annual review in April, in which my supervisor screwed me royally, I called their bluff and told them I would no longer be filling the role of the site manager unless they increased my compensation. They promised a raise and a promotion, but made no commitment to a time frame. Since my first conversation with those jokers, I have been losing money working for them. I burned through my savings, then through my emergency funds, and finally into debt two weeks ago. That was the last straw, more than 60 days had elapsed since their last empty promise and I had no intention of letting my family suffer for their lack of integrity. So I polished up the old resume and started preparing to distribute applications locally. Last Thursday night, out of nowhere I got a call from my old employer! He said he was hoping I needed a job, I told him as a matter of fact I WAS looking for a job, when did he need me to start? He said, "Monday, if you can!". So Friday morning about 7am I called my supervisor from work and told him I'd work the weekend but wouldn't be back on Monday. He sounded panicked and said "Let me call the regional manager and I'll get back to you!", so I stuck to business as usual and never heard anything back from him. At about 9:45am, the regional manager rolls onto the site hopping mad! -- to be continued....

Well, yes, but in his addled brain it's the "ooh la la" look....

Wait a minute, that's not a joke! LOL