MacLeech
The one and only
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join:2001-07-14
SoCal
| reply to ih8ny
Re: Price hikes causing cancellations in socal
said by ih8ny:
Customer service representatives earn starting wages of $10 an hour, he said.
Tyson workers here make about $11 an hour plus benefits on average
There is a huge difference between starting wages and average wages.
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mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA
| reply to mike90069
As I'm sitting here, I have some questions for those in the northeast..
Is it 12 inches of snow today, or 18?
Will the high temperature break the freezing mark....or will you be able to store meat on the sidewalk?
Doesn't snow look "real perty" after a few days of automobile exhaust turns it a loverly shade of brown?
How much does it cost you to repair your car from the damage caused by salted streets?
I haven't turned the heat on in my condo in 5 years....why don't you try doing the same.
And, at the local Ralphs....a 2 liter of coke is 79cents....and my electric bill last month was $32.
But please help...should I go to the beach today? Decisions, decisions! |
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gheezer
Compooters R Us
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join:2002-12-20
Henrietta, NY | Hee Hee Hee,
See what I started? Ooooops! |
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ksw_92
join:2001-05-13
La Verne, CA
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to jagged
You know, the whole call center outsourcing fad will end as soon as companies remember that anybody who faces the customer (by phone, email, etc.) is projecting an image of the company that will make a stronger impression than any ad. Call center employees need to care about the company, the product and the customer. I don't see that happening right now at AMEX, HP, Dell, and few other places that I deal with.
The flip side is that people seem to be more rude these days. When I worked tech support back in the '80s, the customers I talked to were professional, polite and civil. These days, I hear more stories from support people about rude louts who can't figure out that the wide blade on the plug goes into the wide slot in the socket. |
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TrainBuff
The New Haven Railroad
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join:2003-05-01
Buffalo, NY
clubs: 
·Verizon FIOS
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to gheezer
hy3ym0e.....I can now see a clash between the coasts! LOL
And Mike, there is no snow here (YET)! But been to your state many times. San Diego, the Bay Area and Mercad are areas that I could be content in.
And as a side note, got a letter today from Adelphia letting me know that my bill will go up $10 a month. Will call then up today and explore any options
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rickten
join:2002-03-09
Davis, CA
| reply to gheezer
said by gheezer  :
Funny how, after getting an offer in SoCal which effectively Doubled my Income, doing a simple cost of living comparison between where I am and where I would be, Doubling my Salary and living in SoCal would have been a STEP DOWN financially.
I prefer simple, inexpensive, and the freedom to choose.
You have issues with DayGlo Orange? I kinda like it!
Goes well with Purple!
maybe you need to get a better job then if doubling your salary still can't allow you to live in california and no my family does not make compromises in our lifestyle just so we can live in california. We live quite comfortably. ILOVELA2 is right about letting others live their own damn lives. Go buy your 24K house no one else wants it anyway. |
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gheezer
Compooters R Us
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join:2002-12-20
Henrietta, NY
1 edit | said by rickten :
maybe you need to get a better job then if doubling your salary still can't allow you to live in california and no my family does not make compromises in our lifestyle just so we can live in california. We live quite comfortably. ILOVELA2 is right about letting others live their own damn lives. Go buy your 24K house no one else wants it anyway.
You're absolutely correct of course...maybe someday when I grow up I'll know what real money is...then again, I would have voted for Gary Coleman, so, there's a glimpse into my psyche.
I'm gonna be busy here for a while, gotta scrape the words Master and Slave off my hard drives..... |
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sortofageek
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join:2001-08-19
Valhalla Dr
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Distributed Comput..
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| reply to rickten
A lot of drifting from topic here, folks. OT is okay in Adelphia, in its own thread. Let's stick with topic here, however. 
~sorto', who is late, as usual, taking in the caffiene quota for the day. 
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
| Trying to keep this on Topic.
Is it fair to charge more in more affluent areas than it is in areas where the average income is low?
e.g Should Mike in his Condo in CA be charged more than Mole in his Shack in PA?
Hob
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gheezer
Compooters R Us
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join:2002-12-20
Henrietta, NY
2 edits | said by hobgoblin :
Trying to keep this on Topic.
Is it fair to charge more in more affluent areas than it is in areas where the average income is low?
e.g Should Mike in his Condo in CA be charged more than Mole in his Shack in PA?
Hob
It's a MUD HUT darn it....get it right!
To get it back on topic (again), see my post above, in which I plagiarized Hicker2x, (who did the actual legwork), Adelphia's service is priced within 5% of EVERY OTHER MSO out there...Not the Most expensive, but not the cheapest either...If it no longer suits your needs/desires/requirements, then it becomes a personal choice.
(Now I'm gonna finish scraping......) |
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Hickerx2
God Bless The U.S. Military
join:2001-03-04
Franklinville, NY
| reply to RR Conductor
said by RR Conductor :
Smoking sucks, I wish they'd make tobacco illegal, it kills more people than all the wars combined. You want to kill yourself, fine, just do it far, far, far away from me!
Well, as is typical of a liberal....these two statements are completely contradictory.
I wish they'd outlaw trains....I don't like the black diesel exhaust that they puke into the atmosphere. |
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