Amy in NH
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18 hours ago, katilac said:
Yeah, community colleges are so very local that I don't think you can safely say they all do anything.
Pen, maybe tell him he has a week to explore the options you've given him, and come up with any more, and y'all can readdress then.
In NH, all of the community colleges are under the umbrella of the the Community College System of NH; they all have the same rules.
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I vote for going deaf with dementia. If kitty doesn't do this at all hours, it sounds like sundowning.
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21 hours ago, Home'scool said:
Another woman called and reported a law firm that had COVID. According to her they are doing nothing about it and exposing everyone. We called, went over their protocol and it turns out they are just fine with what they are doing. The woman was so upset that we didn't PHYSICALLY go to the law office that she called 7 times in one day to keep complaining. I kept telling her that we do not need to go into an establishment, that COVID does not glow, we wouldn't see it all over the walls, and going into establishments does not gain us anything. She then said we were not doing our job.
Sigh.
I agree that many people are unreasonable in the best of times, and those who typically are not are finding themselves frazzled right now.
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What is the recourse of an employee, or even a client, if they go into a place of employment and find that people are flouting the legal COVID protocols? If the department of health is supposed to be in charge, should they not investigate those instances? It is quite possible that the person you spoke with at the law firm was lying, and the woman-caller is right that they are doing nothing and exposing everyone. What is the public supposed to do if the responsible government agency will not investigate and enforce?
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18 hours ago, Bootsie said:
While I understand the concern about whether the general population can understand a newspaper story, I am even more concerned about whether the newspaper story is understandable. Much of what I read today is poorly or incorrectly written which leave me thinking, "The author wrote X, which of course cannot be correct, I think the author meant Y."
The first time a local newspaper printed a story stating that "x event was spurned by circumstance z" I figured it was a typo. The second time I read it, in a different edition & article by the same author, I sent them a message that the correct word is "spurred". Derp.
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On 5/28/2014 at 3:09 PM, Amy in NH said:
My doctor gave me a prescription for oral Doxycycline to take when the cysts start each month. I only have to take it for a day or two and they clear right up.
Apple cider vinegar helps some, but using an antifungal/yeast cream helps more.
Since it's been resurrected, I'm going to post an update on my previous post:
The Doxy did the trick. I only took one or two Doxy per month each time a cyst started to form, for only 2-3 months, and they completely went away for ~6 years. Wearing a mask made them come back this year, so I started the same treatment, and they are once again gone.
My PCP from 2014 retired, and my new PCP-NP had never heard of such a treatment. I'm SO glad she was willing to go with it!-
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Hummus and wheat crackers
Tuna, seafood, or ham salad and wheat crackers
Peanut butter and wheat preztels
Peanut butter and rice cakes
Peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat bread
Carrots & cucumbers with hummus or ranch dressing
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14 minutes ago, Lori D. said:
I know. It totally galled me to have to say "you might want to consider the GED route..." for the reason you list. 😉
Given what so many board members have stated here anecdotally, about witnessing "homeschoolers" whose kids aren't actually learning anything, I'm happy that an accredited diploma or GED is required of the persons who will be installing equipment with the ability to burn my house down or blow it up! Knowing that they are able to read the directions or calculate the psi/etc. for equipment they're working with is a necessity. DH is constantly super-frustrated by the lack of knowledge and thinking skills possessed by his carpentry crews.
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Vygotsky theorized that we create reality through shared language (social constructivism).
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An accredited diploma or GED is necessary for the trades unless you want to be an unlicensed laborer, which is usually only acceptable in carpentry, concrete, drywall, or painting.
My son did two years of electrical apprenticeship through the local high school vocational center. He was homeschooled for his other subjects, but the school district covered the cost of his tuition to the vocational program. I had to arrange this with the vocational center, and also give the school board enough notice to include him in their contracting and budgeting.
Due to insurance rules, he could not work as an apprentice unless the company was willing to go through the state labor board high school apprenticeship registry, which they were not. He did field training during the second year of the high school program, though. He turned 18 in May, took the GED, and started working as an apprentice for an HVAC-R company in June. He has worked 50-hour weeks since then. They are paying for his 3rd year electrical apprenticeship course which he does two nights per week. The electrical apprenticeship program is a 4-year course, and then the company will pay his license testing fees. This is the case for all of his courses and licenses (refrigerant, plumbing, gas, and controls certifications).
All of the state licenses require a high school diploma or GED, in addition to the apprenticeship courses and supervised field hours.
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19 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said:
But I have another friend whose house was not fastened together properly at the head of the roof/chimney, and started pulling open just after the 10 year warranty was up. All of the houses in his neighborhood have this same design flaw, and they have no recourse.
Sounds like a tract of prefabricated housing. When it's done right, it can be as good as or even better than stick-built, but if it's done wrong you won't be able to get a certificate of occupancy. That actually happened to some poor family next-town-over - the prefab company went out of business, and they never got a CO; house still sits empty 15 years later.
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FWIW, DH was told by one of his main suppliers yesterday to expect prices of building materials to continue to increase through the spring...
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Depending on the daycare, they may want workers to drive children to appointments or lessons.
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4 hours ago, Serenade said:
Costs he put in the original budget were not accurate and were not nearly enough to cover things promised.
That's what happens with the cost of materials goes up.
DH does estimating. He can give a price for what it will cost you RIGHT NOW, but if you don't buy the supplies now and put them in a storage container then the price may go up by the time you actually purchase them when you get to that stage of the build in 6 months. Not his fault...
The homeowners for the current house-build he is managing have done just that - they bought their supplies now and put them in rented storage containers on site. Not just to lock in the price, but to make sure the supples are available so that completion is not delayed.
Back in the spring, when everyone wanted to build a new deck, pressure treated lumber was not to be found for any price. You can bet the cost went up precipitously when it came back in stock.
Another issue that comes up - supplier/installer subs that are agreed upon in contract, but then changed mid-build by the homeowner when they find a finish they like better somewhere else. For example: The flooring price is for a grade of flooring (agreed upon ahead of time) purchased through and installed by xyz subcontractor. If the buyer then decides they like such-and-such flooring from another supplier, they need to find a new installer as well, which is likely to cost more.
There are SO MANY little details that will drive up your cost!-
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1 hour ago, Katy said:
You should be aware the price of construction lumber has gone way up. The price of a 2x4 has quadrupled in the past year in my area.
It may be best to plan on staying put until the pandemic is over.
My DH is also in construction, and it's not just lumber that has gone up! Building supplies are through the roof (lol). Builders around here are a year out on breaking ground. They sub a lot of stuff out because they just can't find skilled help. Initial planning, architecture, and engineering through completion is taking a solid year.
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Get healthcare I can't afford.
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I just have no tolerance anymore for people and their ridiculous crap.
Over the past three years I've been rage quitting everything - all of the advocacy and volunteer work I've invested myself in for the past 20 years.It must be time for a change.
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I would let them know that I wouldn't discuss this with them anymore, tell them that you'll hang up the next time they bring it up, and then follow through. They can see the kids again when they can give you proof of both doses of COVID immunization, or after you've gotten yours.
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I guess it depends on how you view corporeal existence within a plane of reality.
I think it is an allegory for a type of spirituality that hinges on the ideas of a "spirit that has a body" and life-after-death. From that lens, his existence within the plane of reality where the story took place did die, but "he went back to his planet" is the life-after-death part. IMO, it's about not being afraid to die, and not being afraid to allow someone you love to die. -
5 hours ago, history-fan said:
Wedding present from my moms BFF. I still don’t know what it is, my mom had no clue and didn’t want to as her BFF. A large clear glass orb with glass loop and fishing line strung through so it’s a decoration to hang- but it is larger than a basketball- between basketball and giant watermelon size. It’s been in a box for 25 years.
Could it be an antique glass fishing float?
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5 hours ago, Quill said:
I wish I could just get off the damn carousel.
I sometimes wonder if “everybody” has those thoughts or if it is my special talent, lol.
You're not the only one with these thoughts.
What is the point of all of this struggle?
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36 minutes ago, SKL said:
One thing that might be an issue - how is she entitled to a CAA if she can afford an "attorney" on her own? In the unlikely event that $17 is actually providing her true legal representation in the case, it may be against the rules for her to have a CAA.
I suspect this is a moot point, but it would modify my earlier statement that people are allowed to have multiple attorneys working on a case.
Imma go out on a limb and guess that $17 isn't buying her an actual attorney. Moreover, her ability to pay $17 for an "attorney" wouldn't necessarily indicate that she could afford the fees for a real attorney, and the court would look over her finances to determine her eligibility for a CAA based on her income and expenses.
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We have always tried to serve a well-balanced diet, and yes that meant that our kids ate at least three bites of what we served even if it wasn't their favorite. I wouldn't be happy if we were forced into a situation where other children at the table got away without eating healthy food, and were allowed to pick and choose and snack on empty calories later. I also wouldn't be happy if my kids were continually fed a nutritionally incomplete diet. Nor would I be happy if I knew I was feeding healthy food and someone else was dissatisfied with my choice, especially if I had gone to the expense and trouble of making food for them or their children on a regular basis.
I haven't read ANY of the thread aside from the OP, so I have no idea what is actually going on here, but if I had a problem with the way
1) I was being asked to feed someone else's kids, or 2) someone else was feeding my kids, I would feed my own kids at their own separate meal and let the other parents handle feeding their own kids. That's just too much drama for me!-
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Yeah, I'd bring her in.
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Homeschool diploma for trades / real estate
in The Chat Board
Posted · Edited by Amy in NH
police; not policy
I've seen that happen for police and military jobs, but generally a bachelor or masters degree from an accredited college or university would qualify as proof that the applicant has mastered a high school level of education.