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To: mountainfolk

Next time speak up. Do not walk away. You are absolutely right. I have opened a few minds and mouths in the last 4 years. Im hoping they are to dumb to register and find the local voting centers.


66 posted on 03/03/2006 8:38:18 AM PST by newconhere
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After graduating college in 1980 and accepting a job with Dow Chemical in sales, I was sent to the San Francisco from Indiana) sales office for training. After one year, you get your own territory, and they ask for three preferences of cities/locations where you would like to work so that they can try to match you with openings.

I had not listed San Francisco, ney even California, as a preference. My Management was shocked. Every trainee who had been trained in the San Fran office wanted to stay there.

I was not like the short-sighted 20 somethings. I had already seen the price of real estate. I had seen other single sales reps who were purchasing homes together because they could not afford to purchase them on a single income, but didn't want to wait util marriage and a second income to invest in a house. Rents were atrocious. What happened when your co-owner was promoted and transferred, which generally happened in the first 3-5 years? You were forced to sell your home or buy them out.

Taxes in 1981 were very high out there. I hated earthquakes. I just didn't see my future there. I know I made the right decision today because I never would have been happy in such a liberal culture.


77 posted on 03/03/2006 8:48:29 AM PST by Madeleine Ward
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To: newconhere
I am not shy about my politics, and am open for discussion with persons who are intelligent and/or educable. These losers were neither. And rude as well to try and inject their anger into a sociable gathering at another persons home. Believe me, there are times it is better to walk away and leave the angry person hanging and looking stupid than to give them a platform.
80 posted on 03/03/2006 8:52:38 AM PST by mountainfolk (God bless President George Bush)
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