What duz Ping mean

don't bother with them. you could tattoo the proof on their eyelids so
that it looked back at them everytime they flinched. they'd still deny
they ever saw it or claim it said something other than it does.

it's how they deal with the tragedy that is their lives.

 

Phew.. now that's sick.. LOL..See you this weekend, Fatso... You do .. do
Breckenridge/Possum Kingdom, don't you ?

 

hehehe.. Sure has been putting it on your lying little ass, too.. huh,
Skippy ?

What a joke - Big, Tough Grizzled BW, the psycho, mentally unstable,
violent construction site laborer, who "throws his lunch pail" at the
project manager or engineer in a fit of uncontrollable rage -

Now you're the hotshot boss doing the 'hiring and firing"

Yeah, right!! Pull the other one!

bill, have you ever entered one of those "Liars Contests" I've read
about? Now that's the ONLY vocation where you really would excel.

But in the fantasy world where you dwell, you're an industrial tycoon,
a highly successful entrepreneur, living in palatial splendor,
respected by all ;-)

S.

 

Lots of people make those salaries, Bill.

Lots of people fret over buying motorcycles, Bill. Household budgets
set priorities. Well, they do in the world I know, anyway. Sometimes
people post inquiries in this newsgroup, hoping for some feedback on
motorcycle decisions, and a lot of time those decisions involve
budgeting. I don't know how you infer deceit from such an instance.

Lots of people own $300K houses, Bill. Location, location, location,
as it were. Ya live in a location where a house costs over $300K, and
you pretty much are tied to a job that pays triple figures. An
elevated instance of wage slavery, knowwhaddahmean?

Lots of people do job interviews, Bill. It's how they move around.
Kinda like a football coach at Texas A&M might interview for a job
coaching the Cowboys. Kinda like that.

 

Hmmm... ?

 

Whew.. That's a bad deal.. since that bunch already put me a new brake cable

 

Or he just can't resist trying to make others sound stupid.

I'm done with these two fucks. If it's not part of their delusions they
can't handled it.

They're ploinked.


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Their only tragedy is being born and dropping the collective average IQ of
texas by 30 points.

Like I said... They're ploinked.


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He's a lost, sorry, sad old man with no perspective on reality. It's ok.

Budget? Household? Responsibilities? What are these strange words you speak?

Good point. This place is worth roughly $30k over what I bought it for last
August. But ya know... That's a lie, too. New construction NEVER increases
in the first two years. Ever! (ugh)

I appreciate the support and factual interpretation, but like I said in
another thread... I've ploinked his and his sorry-assed son, so I'll just
see 'em in the quotes from here on. I'm sure my inbox will be a lot quieter,
now.


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Yeah, that's a classic example of pot -n- kettle, isn't it? Sheesh.


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Nah.. give it a rest.. I think Nurick is finally taking the advice I've been
giving him for the past 4 or 5 years.."Learn to ride that motorcycle"..
LOL.. He's still trying to figure out how to get out of the neighborhood in
Houston and all those brochures are very helpful..

Soon as he learns how to read a roadmap, works himself up to 150 miles per
day, and .. if he can get the oil changed on his crotch rocket, he might ..
just might.. make it to the t-shirt party in Breckenridge/Possum Kingdom,
this weekend..

Of course.. that's going to be a two day trip for Nurick and it is all
contingent on whether or not the Canadian Snowflake and the Chris fellow
will be able to take his back.. Nurick and those guys need lot's of back up
and it seems like they can't figure out how many it's going to take for all
that, plus every LEO in the area.. Ah well.. that old dry hill at
Breckenridge is going to be crowded with fat boys this weekend..

 

For the record, I've ploinked you and your old man, however that wont' take
effect until I restart Entourage (that's a Mac program, btw, before you
start in on me for lying about what programs I use, too).

Here's the thing... I don't just "write java".

I write: Java, C++, C#, Perl, C, Python, VB, ASP, JSP. In addition I'm also
a DBA for MS SQL Server, Sybase with lesser experience in Oracle. In
addition, I've also been a SysAdmin for NT Networks with lesser experience
in Unix domain management. In addition I've also been known to work with
routers, email servers, security models. In addition I've pulled cable,
setup new systems, repaired hardware, provisioned communications lines,
interfaced with users, designed and prototyped GUIs in various RAD
environments, and have been known to vacuum out AT&T mini-computer systems
when they've had ant colonies infest them.

In short, I've done everything in the "IT" World from entry level stuff to
my current position as a senior level developer and project manager with a
title of V.P., Software Development. Before you get all crazy disproving the
V.P. Title, I'll let you in on a little secret. They hand out V.P. Titles to
many people in the financial world because "back in the day" when smaller
banks were run by people who had a self-important view of the world, the
senior bank people would think it was a necessity to refuse to speak to
anyone with a lesser job title. The entire financial world has a goofy
job-title structure in place.

Anyway, I've paid my dues and earned my wings over the past 15 years... By
being good and what I do and kicking ass.

Deal with it, you jealous, worthless, loser.


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Sure they do, Al.. Chances are, though. they don't do it by hanging out on a
silly usenet newsgroup, bragging about it.. though.. If you Google just a
bit.. there are Labor stats that will give you pretty close percentages of
just how many ..

Sure do, Al.. My first exchanges with this lying little creep, respectfully
made that point.. The Greek snapped on this counterfeit nitwit, when he
posted all that whining "oil leak" repair stuff on the newsgroup.. I took up
for him..As it turns out, he had an altogether different agenda in mind..
didn't he ? Nah.. this kid is phoney..

Well, they do in the world I know, anyway. Sometimes

LOL.. Most of us who have worked for a living have experienced household
budget problems, Al.. Nothing strange or unusual about that.. That was
pretty much the response I made to his first post... He took off from there
and pretty soon that little high school graduate (?) was one of the most
sought after and highest paid employee in the (?) industry.. That's bullshit
and you know it.. The industry that he's talking about has been in the
toilet since George W.Bush took office.. High Tech workers have been losing
their jobs all over the country.. by droves..

I don't know how you infer deceit from such an instance.

No "deceit" inferred , Al... This kid is an out and out, bald faced liar..
I'm sure that he will appreciate your defense of him, though.. I tried to do
that in our first exchanges.. then all that lying and shit commenced from
him..

Hey Al.. I know exactly what you mean. The fantasy world of this kid,
though.. it would seem that he's pretty well wrapped up in trying to make a
usenet impression.. I don't give a damn how much money he makes or don't
make .. either him or anyone else.. I'm retired, Al.. I fought those wage
wars and job markets for a lotta years.. chicken one day and feathers the
next.. knowwhaddahmean, Al.. Been there, done that and bought the t-shirt,
Al.. These kids coming along haven't done anything original.. A lot of us
have been there while they were still a gleam in their daddy's eye..

Sure they do, Al.. Especially when they need a JOB.. Hanging out on a
newsgroup seems to be the primary JOB this kid has, for the moment.. The
position and salary he is claiming doesn't really leave as much time to
devote to a newsgroup as he seems to have.. knowwhadahmean, Al ? Yeah.. I
think you do..

It's how they move around.

Kinda sorta, but that is what I would call.. Apples and Oranges, Al...
Now..Al.. I don't care if you buy into all this, or not.. There's probably a
lot more that don't than there is that do.. I don't care about that,
either.. This kid made it a personal agenda with me, Al.. Well alright.. we
can do that.. hmmm...

Bill Walker

 

Judging by Chris' reply, that doesn't appear to be relevant.

There are many job openings in IT, all over the country (or world, if
your interest exceeds the domestic market). I, myself, am not
strictly an IT person, but back in 2001, when I was actively seeking
on the open market, I had five formal interviews (two where I was
given an expense-paid visit to the company site) and three offers. I
was employed at the time, and refused both offers, as I judged that
the pay and benefits did not meet or exceed what I was already
getting. All that was from simply posting a resume on Dice.

Since then, I have concentrated my job search within a narrow band of
the market, sending out dozens of applications, and in May, I changed
jobs and location. I don't make the kind of salary Chris is talking
about, but one of the job offers I refused in 2001 was in the SF bay
area, at a projected salary of ~$150,000 per year, with no added
benefits. In that location, that kind of money doesn't really stretch
all that far. In a situation like that, paying for my own relocation,
buying health care, and finding a $300K hovel to live in, I would have
been very stressed over a decision to spend ten grand on a motorcycle.

My current first line supervisor was in a similar situation, after
being laid off from Agilent. He struggled for a while, but is back in
the business, and is now building a very expensive home. I don't know
why you Walker boys are having so much trouble believing that someone
can be gainfully employed and own a fairly expensive home. I should
point out that someone who writes java apps is unlikely to do only
that. I'd tend to agree that if that was one's only talent, then the
job market might be somewhat limited. Most people in the business
know multiple languages; for instance I can write programs in c, c++,
java, BASIC, FORTRAN, Ada, ATLAS and several script languages, and I
am not strictly speaking a software person. That stuff just comes
with the job.

Now I think that Chris has mentioned that he's in northern Virginia.
That's a hotbed for IT, and the real estate market there makes a $300K
house almost median. I don't see his situation as being all that
atypical. What is your problem with accepting what people say at face
value? Why does everything anyone has to say have to be a big lie to
you?

 

Oh yeah.. I forgot about Al Brennan when I made that comment.. If that kid
is trying to take on the Walkers, ol' Al Brennan is gonna support him..
right, Al ? Be careful with this one, Al.. this kid is more full of shit
than Albert Nurick and ol' Canadian Snowflake, combined ? Of course you
won't get yourself too far out on a limb here, because of that "neutral
usenet image" huh, Al.. That's real discreet, Al.. I like it..

 

ROTFL... see what happens when you get out of pocket for so long.. We got us
another Albert Nurick.. sheesh.. This one is outshining Nurick, even..

 

Since this is reeky motorcycles "ping" means you are about to hole a piston.

If this NG were instead populated by nerds and geeks it'd mean something
else.

 

A point to mention that you touched on, location, location, location. No,
I'm not in Northern Virginia. I'm in the suburbs of Philly, between
Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE.

Wilmington, thanks to Delaware's tax laws, is becoming a mini-version of
NYC's financial district, as well as a hotbed of Insurance companies and
tax/business law. While it's not an up-n-coming IT mainstay like, say,
Durham (Was looking to move there - software developers can do well there),
if you have financial background, it is most definitely a place to seriously
consider for a career. One of the nation's largest credit card banks, MBNA,
is here and have displaced DuPont as the state's largest and most respected
employer.

As for my home, it's in Southern Chester County, nicely located old-woods
and old-farm land being sold off and divided. This close to two cities (40
miles to Philly, 15 to Wilmington) and the migration from Delaware County,
PA and northern Delaware out this way, the land prices are skyrocketing. So,
I got in as early as I could, still later than some, and am happily sitting
here in a 2400 sq. foot home on .4 acres. The entire development... The
entire area... Is appreciating like crazy.

I'm happy to have a little less disposable cash now for the bank roll and
security this place could earn me in a few years. Like I said... It's
already (roughly) worth $30k more than I purchased it for last year. In 11
months. The woman across the street has *way* more options and such, and
just did a re-fi and walked away with something like $55k cash. She's in
hock for the full boat, but she and her husband are using that money to get
their own business off the ground - while they both maintain their current
jobs. They're gonna do pretty well for themselves.

Plus, this neighborhood is one of those quiet, off-the-beaten-track places
where you can still leave your doors unlocked and the kids are all known to
all the neighbors and you can trust the people around you. My little slice
of heaven, so to speak.


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Yeah, when you get into one of the major urban areas, it's amazing how far
money *won't* go. My sister-in-law used to live in center city philly and
was paying $2200/month for an apartment that was *TINY*. People who don't
really live or work in the cities are shocked to find out what things go
for.


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Good point. It's *all* about octane and compression!!


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