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And a great man has gone beyond
That would be my Dad, who passed away at about 9:30 this evening. I don't really have a lot to say about it right now. Kind of numb. The thing is... He was just trapped inside that body... to the point where he couldn't even get out enough to acknowledge most of us... so now, he's out of it. He's not trapped in there any more. He's not suffering. I can sense him around me. I have his song in my heart.
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You know...if I can get the job, I might be able to afford the gym membership. As it stands it runs out on May 1st and it's $310 a year.
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That Gym Membership is not a bad price. Just Our local YMCA is $50 to join and then $40 a month. That works out to my first year being $530, and every year after that I guess is $480... and it's not even that nice of a facility. I'm going to try to look at other options.
Here I'll give you a little more perspective based on what we know. We'll assume you manage 30 mpg in your car, just for simplicity's sake. I think you told me you averaged about 32, but we're talking cents up or down not dollars. Even if gas goes to $4 like they think they're going to try to make it do (and trust me on this, the OPEC countries are the ones trying to do this, not the oil companies. They want us to have to pay the same price for gas as Europe has for many years because of all the tariffs and shit the EU puts on Petrol.
Ok.. so no political rant here... you make $7.25/hour... and work (The exact same shift as me! only one day less per week.) 6.5 hours a day, 4 days a week, which is 26 hours a week. That's not bad. You'll drive 30 miles a day, 4 days a week, which is 120 miles. (which btw is about a third of an average tank of gas, so whatever a third of a tank of gas costs you now, that's your gas expense for work pretty much on a dime.) Anyway, we'll be generous (allowing your car to get worse mileage than I assume) and say that's 5 gallons a week you'll use getting to and from work. So that's uh... say $20 a week on gas... and you'll gross about $185 and net about... well I'll be generous again and assume the tax man will get 20% for state local and fed/fica... I doubt it'll be that much, but let's just say 20% which means you will make a net of $150... and pay out $20 for gas... which means an extra $130 you earn each week for the trouble, and then you can also take care of your business in town while you're up working... so that's not bad either... because you'll spend less on gas for those trips.
Oh... and most food places have either free meals while you're working, or a 50% discount and a discount when you're not working too. Which applies at any branch, as long as you can present a current pay stub. That can cut out some of your food budget too.
The long and short of that is that I do encourage you to take that job. You may find you like it, and once you get over your initial shyness you'll find it fills a lot of your social needs. Seems like most of those gals know you and accept you pretty well anyway. ^_^ You may find it quite enjoyable. Food is not hard work. Mostly it's just a matter of getting used to being on your feet. I recommend a good comfortable sneaker that has good venting, and a good insole, like Triad (http://www.americarx.com/Products/7038.html). Triads are what I use in my skates, and believe me it makes a huge difference when you're working on skates what kind of insert you have in there.!
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She also knows I'm on the shy side, and the people there also know this. So that's good...I won't be put in a situation that will make me uncomfortable. All I have to do is make food, and listen to the others carrying on. *smile*
Yeah I was figuring on taxes being 29%...that would still give me $573 a month.
This is quite a step for me...working with others. I'm more used to the jobs where I'm on my own.