Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: Keith W on 3 Aug 2006 12:23 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:pt54d2pfgr49ngijrnl7mieta10c2f7h80(a)4ax.com... > Keith W writes: > >> Its called an electricity meter, I believe they have them in the >> US and France too > > How does the provider ensure that only its own power passes into a > customer's premises? > They dont, nor do they care. >> There's a meter outside the house which is read every 3 months. >> If you change providers the meter reading is taken when the change over >> occurs. > > How does the new provider ensure that only the power it is generating > reaches your home? > They dont , nor do they care. If you use 200 kw hours , your meter records it, they push that much onto the grid and you pay them for it. It works Keith
From: The Reid on 3 Aug 2006 12:52 Following up to Mxsmanic >Then there is no clear distinction between professionals and >non-professionals, try getting a job where professional qualifications you don't have are required and see if they can tell the difference between you and a professional. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: JohnT on 3 Aug 2006 13:15 "Mimi" <johndoe(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:L86dnadID5xrlk_ZnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d(a)comcast.com... > > "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:io33d29c8nuiradsj66l62174u5snph6h3(a)4ax.com... >> Carole Allen writes: >> >>> Drs, accountants, attys. I don' t know how many for others, but attys >>> in WA state ... >> >> Then perhaps you should have said only "attorneys in Washington," and >> left out the speculation about doctors and accountants. >> >> There are no continuing education requirements in IT. > > Not formally perhaps, but I can't think of any other field where it's so > necessary to keep up your skills or be left behind. Computers, operating > systems, languages, etc. are changing at a great rate. Actually, for me, > it's one of the attractions of the field. Yes, but unlike Mixi, you are probably (1) competent and (2) employed. JohnT
From: JohnT on 3 Aug 2006 13:20 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:pt54d2pfgr49ngijrnl7mieta10c2f7h80(a)4ax.com... > Keith W writes: > >> Its called an electricity meter, I believe they have them in the >> US and France too > > How does the provider ensure that only its own power passes into a > customer's premises? > >> There's a meter outside the house which is read every 3 months. >> If you change providers the meter reading is taken when the change over >> occurs. > > How does the new provider ensure that only the power it is generating > reaches your home? The same answer to both questions - it doesn't. It doesn't have to. You totally misunderstand the concept. And some providers are only "virtual" providers in the same way as there are virtual cellphone operators. Same for Gas too. JohnT
From: JohnT on 3 Aug 2006 13:26
"Martin" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:3s74d2191ockec773ffas8kv2bgfobfbjg(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:33:00 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>Mimi writes: >> >>> Not formally perhaps, but I can't think of any other field where it's so >>> necessary to keep up your skills or be left behind. Computers, operating >>> systems, languages, etc. are changing at a great rate. Actually, for me, >>> it's one of the attractions of the field. >> >>Many skills in IT are ephemeral. You need them this year, but you >>won't need them next year. You can pick them up in a week, and forget >>them just as quickly. There are some skills that are more lasting, >>however. > > One of them is how to earn a reasonable salary. > -- I had qualifications in IT. I was employed until I retired. Martin had qualifications in IT. He was employed until he retired. Perhaps, as Martin and I both seem to have enough to live on in retirement, we could properly have regarded ourselves as professional in outlook. Unfortunately, Mixi seems to have no skills at all, no capacity to learn, no money. Definitely not professional. JohnT |