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08-25-2008, 09:18 AM
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Location: Houston
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Best Economy in 50 Years
Back in 2002, both my BIL (medical IT) and I (engineering) were out of w*rk and it took each of us over a year to find a new position. Two weeks ago my BIL was again out of a j*b and he started a new one today for more money close to their home in California. I get calls from recruiters several times a month with promises of more money.
There's sure a lot of turmoil going on right now. CNBC hasn't run an upbeat story in what seems like years. Stocks are churning and interest rates are low. Owning a house in the wrong area can really hurt. However, it appears that a person with reasonable professional credentials can find w*rk if they are so inclined. There are help wanted signs all over Houston for anyone that can breathe.
I can't help but think we are in better shape than we were back at the turn of the century.
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08-25-2008, 09:47 AM
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There's no doubt that the Houston economy is doing well. I dought that it's the best in 50 years though. They did pretty well there in the seventies and early eighties.
It's the rest of the country that concerns us. When the oil patch is up the rest of the country is down.
We all can't live in Houston though, not that we would want that.
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08-25-2008, 10:03 AM
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gone traveling
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Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
We all can't live in Houston though, not that we would want that.
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There is an interesting thread devoted to this very subject... in Life after FIRE. 
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08-25-2008, 10:05 AM
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Plenty of work in the medical fields in Northern California.
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08-25-2008, 10:13 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Yep, several new hospitals going up around here. Kaiser is building a new one, another hospice care has a huge new hospital going up, and Kaiser is aggressively adding on to three of their local area campuses. Marshall just built a new 6-8 building campus in the next town over.
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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08-25-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny
Yep, several new hospitals going up around here. Kaiser is building a new one, another hospice care has a huge new hospital going up, and Kaiser is aggressively adding on to three of their local area campuses. Marshall just built a new 6-8 building campus in the next town over.
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Ya Sutter is building that new Woman's and Children hospital. People still get sick and for some reason still make babies in a down economy. Guess doing it is cheap at first 
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08-25-2008, 10:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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And theres that other Kaiser emergency center/hospital going up in Sac.
Lots of municipal construction going on too...lots of road and bridge work. The commercial/retail seems to have ground to a halt but I guess the folks who HAVE to do some work are taking advantage of the lower construction labor costs.
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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08-25-2008, 10:45 AM
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It's very odd.... there are quite a few layoffs (UHG laying off 2,000, our company just laid off a few dozen, Sparky mentioned SuperValu is laying off a bunch of people, Northwest is laying off quite a few people).... but then I'm also getting a lot of calls and emails for jobs and I'm swamped with side work right now.
I can't put my finger on it... it's very different from 2001. Hiring virtually froze then.
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08-25-2008, 10:45 AM
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gone traveling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny
And theres that other Kaiser emergency center/hospital going up in Sac.
Lots of municipal construction going on too...lots of road and bridge work. The commercial/retail seems to have ground to a halt but I guess the folks who HAVE to do some work are taking advantage of the lower construction labor costs.
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Like the hot cross bun avatar. I'm considering a bacon wrapped doughnut. Whaddyathink?
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08-25-2008, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bigwonderfulwyoming
Like the hot cross bun avatar. I'm considering a bacon wrapped doughnut. Whaddyathink?
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I like it better than that jacklelope you got going on.
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08-25-2008, 10:58 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Hey, Jackalope bacon is good eats.
Thats a nasty looking bacon maple bar. Try this one...
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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08-25-2008, 11:04 AM
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gone traveling
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Originally Posted by Notmuchlonger
I like it better than that jacklelope you got going on.
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don't dis the 'lope. It took me a long time to get him broke 'enuf to ride.
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08-25-2008, 11:12 AM
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More Bacon Fun !
Bacon Flavered Dental Floss
Bacon Shaped Bandages
Bacon Flavered Vodka
Bacon Wallet...
Chocolate Covered Bacon
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08-25-2008, 11:18 AM
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gone traveling
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Another thread hijacked by BACON. Ya gotta love Mondays.
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08-25-2008, 11:21 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Yep, monday is when everyone goes back to work, gets bored and starts posting again.
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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08-25-2008, 11:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
Bacon Flavered Dental Floss
Bacon Shaped Bandages
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Somehow this makes me think of the Bacon Bra that CFB posted a while back...
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08-25-2008, 11:24 AM
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Mmmm... bacon. One big reason why I could never be Jewish.
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"Hey, for every ten dollars, that's another hour that I have to be in the work place. That's an hour of my life. And my life is a very finite thing. I have only 'x' number of hours left before I'm dead. So how do I want to use these hours of my life? Do I want to use them just spending it on more crap and more stuff, or do I want to start getting a handle on it and using my life more intelligently?" -- Joe Dominguez (1938 - 1997)
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08-25-2008, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny
Yep, monday is when everyone goes back to work, gets bored and starts posting again.
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If I have to have one of my threads hijacked, bacon is always appreciated.
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane -- Marcus Aurelius
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08-25-2008, 12:03 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I saw it less of a hijack and more of an endorsement of products that will improve hiring in the medical field.
I mean...donuts and bacon? Hospitals and doctors offices should hand them out for free in the streets!
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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08-25-2008, 12:18 PM
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bacon Tuxedo
bacon Earrings
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