#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm not sure what surgical procedure there is to make you look like you have five o'clock shadow, but she apparently went for it. The Don Johnson? The Fred FLintstone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm not sure what surgical procedure there is to make you look like you have five o'clock shadow, but she apparently went for it. The Don Johnson? The Fred FLintstone? Same one to remove the adams apple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Same one to remove the adams apple? Well, she used to be a woman. Now she is a scrawny skeleton with a rubber face and five o'clock shadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Well, she used to be a woman. Now she is a scrawny skeleton with a rubber face and five o'clock shadow I actually thought the right picture was Linda Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I actually thought the right picture was Linda Evans. Linda Evans is Dynasty. Joan Van Ark is Knott's Landing. Different network, same basic woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Linda Evans is Dynasty. Joan Van Ark is Knott's Landing. Different network, same basic woman. I know. I did not get the picture at first when I thought it was Linda Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 how about we move on to Leviticus then? or skip right to Ecclesiastes... my fav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 how about we move on to Leviticus then? or skip right to Ecclesiastes... my fav. Joan Van Ark during the time of Leviticus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 that whole show was about Leviticus 18... and not the lolcat translation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 that whole show was about Leviticus 18... and not the lolcat translation... Are we talking about Knott's Landing or Walking Dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I am pretty sure it is not Walking Dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I know it is not Frogs. We've already established that is Exodus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 that whole show was about Leviticus 18... and not the lolcat translation... The one where Ceiling Cat created Da Urfs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 The one where Ceiling Cat created Da Urfs? !!! yes!!! <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 damn straight he does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I am pretty sure it is not Walking Dead. I think that ones more Ezekiel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 ok, now can someone explain what sequestration means? it'll be on the mental status exam and I don't have a reasonable understanding of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 You mean the actual word or what these morons are using it to mean? Basically it means seizure or forcible control, like when they take your house through eminent domain. What we are most concerned with are furloughs. I have some information on them, but I think we are safe. Others, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I guess they are using it to mean they are taking forcible control of the government in order to cut the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 federal furloughs or state departments funded with fed money? crap. that's what i thought the don;t worry, we're going to minimize the impact memo was dancing around. crap crap crap. why do these people play chicken with our damn jobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 ok, now can someone explain what sequestration means? it'll be on the mental status exam and I don't have a reasonable understanding of it. I do not know why it is called sequestration other than it rhymes with castration which would seem more appropriate, but I digress. The simple explanation, the only one I really understand is that it means a 20% cut across the board. in every facet of the government. By this I mean, instead of going to DOD, DOJ or whatever government agency and saying cut 20% from your budget and give us your new revised budget by X date. It means DOD your payroll is going to be cut 20%. Training Funding is being cut 20%. Maintenance is being cut 20%. Every program that is funded is cut 20%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I do not know why it is called sequestration other than it rhymes with castration which would seem more appropriate, but I digress. The simple explanation, the only one I really understand is that it means a 20% cut across the board. in every facet of the government. By this I mean, instead of going to DOD, DOJ or whatever government agency and saying cut 20% from your budget and give us your new revised budget by X date. It means DOD your payroll is going to be cut 20%. Training Funding is being cut 20%. Maintenance is being cut 20%. Every program that is funded is cut 20%. by your payroll do you mean regardless of seniority and attrition, I work 5 days get paid for four and the disability backlog leaves dying people waiting twice as long for health insurance and money to live on or do you mean the last thousand ppl hired after me who started families and bought homes and who are really nice hardworking smart good people are out on their asses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm OTDA DDD... we're state administered SSI/SSD... my payroll is state funded, the benefits I adjudicate are federally funded... just how screwed am I here? how screwed are y'all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I am not sure. A friend of mine is NAF and she is not missing anytime. Our Director had a Town Hall meeting last week when the $hit hit the fan. For us, he said we are not applying for any waivers. Everyone, to include him, the deputy and all division chiefs will be furloughed. As far as leave (sick pay?), until you hit 80 hours (10 weeksX1 furloughed day a week) of furloughed leave, then you will miss one that pay check's leave earning. An area of disagreement is special pay (night differential, ot comp. time). The brief says it clearly that OT and comp. time is not authorized. My director says night dif. is authorized. We will see. I am on a 2nd shift and if we do get furloughed and I do not get it, I am going to be a pretty pissed off person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#27TheDominator Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I think each bureau gets to administer the cuts themselves. They shouldn't be able to furlough anybody until 30 days after they get a letter indicating the furlough. We (me?) are probably okay. We have a hiring freeze and should be able to last at least through the fiscal quarter. Offices with big program budgets will probably be able to skip the furlough because they will cut the money from the programs rather than salary. Offices where salary is a huge percentage of the budget will be hit hard. I know people overseas that are getting cut 20%. That's pretty rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 CATDOG MAN DATS DAT sh*t I DON'T LIKE!! All I want to do is list sh*t I don't like to this song but instead I have to try to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si0ac97Jjf0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I think each bureau gets to administer the cuts themselves. They shouldn't be able to furlough anybody until 30 days after they get a letter indicating the furlough. We (me?) are probably okay. We have a hiring freeze and should be able to last at least through the fiscal quarter. Offices with big program budgets will probably be able to skip the furlough because they will cut the money from the programs rather than salary. Offices where salary is a huge percentage of the budget will be hit hard. I know people overseas that are getting cut 20%. That's pretty rough. The way the guy on Fox explained it, the 20% is non-negotiable. It is 20% against each part of the budget. With this in mind, he explained, you cannot take more than 20% from other areas so you do not impact payroll. It is 20% against payroll, training, maintenance, etc. We have a hiring freeze in place, but from what I have been told, FWIW, we have a cap on the number of people we can have. Anyone one that leaves above that number is not going to get replaced. If we dip below that number, than we can do some hocus pocus and we can advertise a new job opening. There are positions available on usajobs. We have/will lose three people by mid-March and have not filled one position. Now, maybe the furlough thing is a DOD thing to chop 20%. We have already submitted our Furlough days up. The union has been notified and the 30 day notice expires o/a the 22 April pay period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 we haven't been backfilling items for a long time... this is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 The way the guy on Fox explained it, the 20% is non-negotiable. It is 20% against each part of the budget. With this in mind, he explained, you cannot take more than 20% from other areas so you do not impact payroll. It is 20% against payroll, training, maintenance, etc. We have a hiring freeze in place, but from what I have been told, FWIW, we have a cap on the number of people we can have. Anyone one that leaves above that number is not going to get replaced. If we dip below that number, than we can do some hocus pocus and we can advertise a new job opening. There are positions available on usajobs. We have/will lose three people by mid-March and have not filled one position. Now, maybe the furlough thing is a DOD thing to chop 20%. We have already submitted our Furlough days up. The union has been notified and the 30 day notice expires o/a the 22 April pay period. I don't know how much/what we are supposed to release, but my understanding did not jibe with that. I think we are going to have a hiring freeze and a 2-3 to one out before in replacement rate. There will be issues overseas because I don't think the can furlough LES (foreign employees) and they always need a cleared American there. I know that DoD was getting hit harder than us because of the way the cuts were structured. It also may have to do with how much that can be cut from contractors-or if you are a contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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