tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post5966861026836734773..comments2024-03-26T17:58:22.711-07:00Comments on HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb: wanted: one soapboxPaul, Dammit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-39688845843314351412010-01-27T08:42:01.051-08:002010-01-27T08:42:01.051-08:00Welcome to the family. Congrats on your first year...Welcome to the family. Congrats on your first year. I was in the same boat (pardon the Pun) Working in NYC for a company where i was told just to pay my dues and nobody will "bother" you. Well going on 3 years and I am a happy camper here in "Philly"BMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-45500745887784195082010-01-26T11:06:40.993-08:002010-01-26T11:06:40.993-08:00Oh lordy I have never laughed so hard in my life.....Oh lordy I have never laughed so hard in my life..You have so well described the unspeakable union so well. And you are so right. I can, after many years of working up there, guess who you work for.<br />I thank you for having the balls to say what so many others only think<br />When I was ask (told) to join that union I ask them where their training school was. They said that your company took care of that.<br />So I ask them how their health care benifits were? They said that your company took care of that.<br />Again I asked, So who handles your pension? And yep you guessed it. They said your company takes care of that.<br />Then I asked the final question. So what the hell do I need you for?<br />They hung up.<br /><br />Keep the faith brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-49644640256916266582010-01-20T06:24:42.993-08:002010-01-20T06:24:42.993-08:00I heard about that. He was the last of that group ...I heard about that. He was the last of that group of writers- Parker and John D. McDonald were my favorite of that genre. <br /><br /> My favorite Parker novel was "All Our Yesterdays." It was a departure in style and content for him, but wonderfully written.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-72128688075496923002010-01-19T16:07:06.843-08:002010-01-19T16:07:06.843-08:00Hey Paul, Robert B Parker passed away Monday morni...Hey Paul, Robert B Parker passed away Monday morning. They said he was at his desk working on his ten pages a day schedule, when he went to the big sleep. Guess he died doing what he liked best. We should all be so lucky. A great writer who filled many of our lonely hours at sea with his Spenser series.Ebb Tidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015848462949165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-84581392404600854912010-01-18T09:52:29.047-08:002010-01-18T09:52:29.047-08:00As a former organizer I can tell you that you can&...As a former organizer I can tell you that you can't organize happy employees- you'd be crazy to try. Unions are for people who've not been given a fair shake. My hat's off to your employers for treating people decently!Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297831759500903828noreply@blogger.com