[Tuesday] In yo' face Monkeysphere

[Drakma]

The land of the free.

Sadly this is in the town just north of where I live.

[Dahak]

Someone died. Normally that means more parking, not less, but my company shares lots with a funeral home.

[Liare]

The land of the free.

Sadly this is in the town just north of where I live.

have you considered moving somewhere civilized ? like say Afghanistan ?

[Drakma]

The land of the free.

Sadly this is in the town just north of where I live.

have you considered moving somewhere civilized ? like say Afghanistan ?

I will be moving to Saudi Arabia. Clearly they have better laws regarding citizen oppression.

[Dirk Magnum]

I think the bigger tragedy is that a child in the developed world needs to work two jobs and has to help support their family just so they can get by. When they manage to pull off good grades in honors courses it really only makes things that much worse, because if they can't land a full-ride college scholarship somewhere then they're just fucked. As far as I know, Texas doesn't have a state-subsidized performance-based scholarship system (like Florida does ) where tuition assistance is guaranteed, and of course Pell grants could be axed hard, and *will* be axed hard for sure if Obama isn't reelected.

I really hope someone in power jumps on this story and quick. This is pretty much *the* case for a better social safety net for young people and families, at a time when there's bipartisan support for cutting it. Good brains are going to waste.

[kzig]

The tanning place next to where i work was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. Not really sure I want to go to work now.

There is a joke in here some where.

Black on not-so-black crime?

[hXc]

I am posting from my new place I got a place in a room for two at my campus

it's super awesome, my roommate is awesome, and I am feeling great right now not having to deal with that retard anymore

[bundus]

I am posting from my new place I got a place in a room for two at my campus

it's super awesome, my roommate is awesome, and I am feeling great right now not having to deal with that retard anymore

Good job mate kick back and relax and soak it up.

[Tellenta]

I think the bigger tragedy is that a child in the developed world needs to work two jobs and has to help support their family just so they can get by. When they manage to pull off good grades in honors courses it really only makes things that much worse, because if they can't land a full-ride college scholarship somewhere then they're just fucked. As far as I know, Texas doesn't have a state-subsidized performance-based scholarship system (like Florida does ) where tuition assistance is guaranteed, and of course Pell grants could be axed hard, and *will* be axed hard for sure if Obama isn't reelected.

I really hope someone in power jumps on this story and quick. This is pretty much *the* case for a better social safety net for young people and families, at a time when there's bipartisan support for cutting it. Good brains are going to waste.

The real tragedy is that this teenager is working her ass off to support her siblings while mom and dad divorce and leave them behind. Seriously what the fuck is that about, what kind of fucked up parents do that?

[Daneel Trevize]

Is there any angle that the system gave her the lighter punishment? 24 hours and $100 isn't much, perhaps even something like community work would have impacted her far more? Just hoping for some silver lining. I guess she's still stuck with a penal history.

[Smuggo]

Had a letter from the valuation office when I got home. Apparently my house had been graded wrong for council tax so the council owe me about £850. Score!

[Paradox]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

[Drakma]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

5 figure income? I make a 5 figure income making pizza all day. Am I elite?

[Traxio Nacho]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

By better do you mean cheaper? Also anyone that works a 5 day week even on min wage earns a 5 figure salary (unless you're under 18)

[definatelynotKKassandra]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

Of course not, glorious Chairman is man of people.



Swansea has to have nice digs because it's a shithole so noone would go there otherwise. Also, it's shit so stuff is cheap

5 figure income? I make a 5 figure income making pizza all day. Am I elite?

If course not, Chairman of Party is man if people.


Also, Swansea uni has to have nice digs because Swansea is a shithole. Guildford is expensive, Swansea is cheap.

[Smuggo]

Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK,

Wat? Fucking Guildford?

Anyway, Swansea is bound to be cheap because no one there has had a job for 50 years.

[Spaztick]

The land of the free.

Sadly this is in the town just north of where I live.

:texas:

[Durzel]

[QUOTE=Drakma;466456]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

Does anyone actually make less than 5 figures anymore? Can you make less? (I note that minimum wage in the UK equated to just over £12k p/a 2 years ago, would presume it's even more now)

Also "5 figures" as a soundbite is pretty meaningless given it means £10k-£99k, and someone on £99k a year is certainly in the top 5% percentile salary wise in the UK and not far off the 1%.

[Traxio Nacho]

[QUOTE=Durzel;466517]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

Does anyone actually make less than 5 figures anymore? Can you make less? (I note that minimum wage in the UK equated to just over £12k p/a 2 years ago, would presume it's even more now)

Also "5 figures" as a soundbite is pretty meaningless given it means £10k-£99k, and someone on £99k a year is certainly in the top 5% percentile salary wise in the UK and not far off the 1%.

Only way to make less is to be under 18 or work less than 30ish hour week.

[teds :D]

[QUOTE=Durzel;466517]

Welp. Accommodation in Guildford is total bullshit. Shitty small rooms in hugely overpriced houses no-where near the campus... or you can have halls of residence that filter the Internet like a beast.

The next three years of my life are going to be total, TOTAL dickbiscuits unless I can find somewhere anywhere close to what I had in Swansea.

Seriously how does Swansea, the shitty, bankrupt former industrial city with among the highest rates for murder and heroin dealing in the country be a BETTER place to live than Guildford, which is apparently the 9th best place to live in the UK, which by some metric has got to put it pretty high in the rankings for best places to live on this entire planet.

I suppose unless you have a 5 figure income you don't get to join the elite clique of twats what live in Surrey. BITTERNESS

Does anyone actually make less than 5 figures anymore? Can you make less? (I note that minimum wage in the UK equated to just over £12k p/a 2 years ago, would presume it's even more now)

Also "5 figures" as a soundbite is pretty meaningless given it means £10k-£99k, and someone on £99k a year is certainly in the top 5% percentile salary wise in the UK and not far off the 1%.

i would imagine it's quite far from being the 1% fwiw. plenty of public sector managers i know are on £80k and above, and thats just for the north. private is higher still