Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats

tommykjensen wrote in post #3474182
and then when I return from africa I will probably have many thousands of photos to sort through.

oooh, but I can't wait to see those though! That's going to be awesome!!

thomascanty wrote in post #3472803
It can get busy at times, if there's a problem. Mostly it's just boring and very routine. As for moving somewhere else in the same field... Everything I do here I've learned on the job over the past 23 years. I don't have any certifications, which another company would want. So, I'd have to spend the time and money necessary to be tested and certified. That's a hassle I really don't need, and anyway, after 23 years in the field I'm sick of it. I really do need something different.

Gads! I know just what you mean. I had 18+ solid years exerperience doing IT/IS stuff including my stint in network, as a consultant and then as a Functional Analyst among it. I have an advanced degree and all that but the state jobs I applied for (so I wuoldn't have to pay for testing- they take care of the cost) wouldn't even let me test since I didn't have an associates degree in a computing field. I was majorly PO-ed!!

I don't have the money, time or desire to get my certifications. plus I am a bit out of date aftert the last 4 years of academic stuff.

I have an impressive resume and Vita but not enough ed for some jobs I'm qualified for and too much ed for others and I don't want to be on tenure track in academia. JOb hunting has been a real pain.

I'll send you a link to the thread via PM Permie...Tommy did the guy a favor and locked the thread before he made an even bigger @$$ of himself.

goatee wrote in post #3473589
Sky is News Corp's Satellite TV offering in the UK. Sky+ is a HD based PVR, with twin tuners, so you can either record two programmes simultaneously, or pause live TV, etc. It's a really well thought out product, and I don't know anyone who has got it, who has then reverted to life without it. It'll do series stacking (hit a button to record every episode in the series you're interested in), and is just generally a really nice product.

I miss that about Dish tv. Plus I could program the tvs to change channels for me. I loathe changing channels myself so I just watch the Science network now that I just have digital cable. . . unless I have company- they I hand them the remote. It's nice to have someone flip for me.

Woolburr wrote in post #3474274
I'll send you a link to the thread via PM Permie...Tommy did the guy a favor and locked the thread before he made an even bigger @$$ of himself.

teehee, i think i know which thread you're refering to.

wu_wei0 wrote in post #3474282
I miss that about Dish tv. Plus I could program the tvs to change channels for me. I loathe changing channels myself so I just watch the Science network now that I just have digital cable. . . unless I have company- they I hand them the remote. It's nice to have someone flip for me.

You would make every man happy in this world by that very statement.

PVRs rock! I just wouldn't be able to go back to using VCR.

Extirpate wrote in post #3474290
You would make every man happy in this world by that very statement.

LOL! You'd certainly think so I am the "have a beer, here's the remote" kinda girl.SOmetimes I get a bit "miffed" when they want to just talk. hehehe
Not really, but you can talk and still flip channels!

wu_wei0 wrote in post #3474339
LOL! You'd certainly think so I am the "have a beer, here's the remote" kinda girl.SOmetimes I get a bit "miffed" when they want to just talk. hehehe
Not really, but you can talk and still flip channels!

marry me?

Hey now...our Dr. Wu is a purty special character. You need some serious references before you can ask her to marry you.

Woolburr wrote in post #3474522
Hey now...our Dr. Wu is a purty special character. You need some serious references before you can ask her to marry you.

LOL...I love it! No dating/marriages/anyth​ing whatsoever without passing the "this is a tupperwarian you are interested in...better watch your step" test!

hehe.. i take it back... maybe she has a sister with the same values? j/k

thomascanty wrote in post #3472781
I work in the Information Systems area for a large hospital in the Los Angeles area (actually, we run the computers for a few hospitals). My title is Senior Operations Tech, but the job also involves some network support and clinical analyst duties, too. Basically, from midnight until 9:30am, we're the only people here, so we're responsible for everything that goes on. During the day shift, there's a whole crew of Network Techs and Clinical Analysts, so there's less for the day shift Operators to handle.

Hey Lonnie, I work in IS for a hospital supplier that has several large customers in the LA area. No red birds here, though... It'd be serendipitous if you worked at one of our accounts...

wu_wei0 wrote in post #3474266
Gads! I know just what you mean. I had 18+ solid years exerperience doing IT/IS stuff including my stint in network, as a consultant and then as a Functional Analyst among it. I have an advanced degree and all that but the state jobs I applied for (so I wuoldn't have to pay for testing- they take care of the cost) wouldn't even let me test since I didn't have an associates degree in a computing field. I was majorly PO-ed!!

I don't have the money, time or desire to get my certifications. plus I am a bit out of date aftert the last 4 years of academic stuff.

I have an impressive resume and Vita but not enough ed for some jobs I'm qualified for and too much ed for others and I don't want to be on tenure track in academia. JOb hunting has been a real pain.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I don't even have a degree at all, so I'm even deeper in the hole. I did graduate from Computer Learning Center in Los Angeles back in 1985, but it wasn't an accredited college, so I only got a certificate, not a degree. And, while that certificate got me the job I have now, it's worthless these days. They taught us how to run and maintain mainframes there. These days, mainframes are extremely rare, and those few companies that still do have them have thousands of us old fogeys to choose from for every job opening they have available. I wish I could go back in time about 25 years and choose an entirely different career.

Extirpate wrote in post #3474406
marry me?

If I were the type of person who actually wanted to get married, you'd be behind me in line...

JSolie wrote in post #3474645
Hey Lonnie, I work in IS for a hospital supplier that has several large customers in the LA area. No red birds here, though... It'd be serendipitous if you worked at one of our accounts...

I work at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. We also have Holy Cross in Mission Hills, Little Company of Mary in Torrence and Saint Elizabeth's in wherever the heck that is on our network.

We, in turn, are owned by the Sisters of Providence, based in Washington, so we're part of their system of I have no idea how many hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada.