Few workers, no prices, just a place to pay

[Cat385B]

I would think lumber prices are not displayed currently due to a large segment of the population having high blood pressure or heart conditions.

 

[Wakey]

I would think lumber prices are not displayed currently due to a large segment of the population having high blood pressure or heart conditions.

Right.. Or it could be because of price fluctuations!

 

[Jstpssng]

I would think lumber prices are not displayed currently due to a large segment of the population having high blood pressure or heart conditions.

Right.. Or it could be because of price fluctuations!

It's the same thing...

 

[MossRoad]

I can’t imagine someone’s life if a $1400 stimulus check keeps you from taking a job.

Then again, I can’t imagine an adult working full time at a minimum wage job.

If $1400 represented a month of income @$10/hour, then time will be running out and folks will flood the workplace.

Around here seems all restaurants are pretty full and they have lots of folks working.

MoKelly

It's not the one-time $1400 check. It's the weekly unemployment benefit. Add it all up and you can make well over $500 a week on unemployment. That's $26K per year, or = to about $13 an hour working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year.

I think it's been discussed on TBN many times over the years.

A single head of household (man or woman) with three children can get something like $34K in benefits in my state. That's = to about $17 an hour at 40 hours a week. Why would anyone in their right mind take a job for $15 an hour to make less working and spending 40 hours a week away from home?

Bart Simpson said it best:

 

[Wakey]

Way off topic here but..

Way back when the USD was stronger than the CND we would always find the best exchange rate when vacationing in Canunckian land. As it turned out, using your debit/credit card gave you the best exchange so we used that.

We usually took turns picking up a tab. When it was my turn my card was declined. I was beside myself, my friends were great about it, they pointed and laughed like good friends lol

I had USD, I took a bit of a hit on the exchange but felt like it was worth it being embarrassed. I called the bank, told them we were in Canada on vacation.

The next year I was out front, I called BOA (lol) and told them I’d be in Canada for 7 days and gave them the dates. The first time I used my card, yep, DECLINED! I called the bank immediately and it was sorted. The rep said my travel Itinerary was on file but the machine that kicked the charge didn’t have the capability to know. The rest of that trip was fine as well.

The next year, same thing!

Oh well. We skied / snowboarded on Whistler Blackcomb, what a fantastic village and dual mountain resort. I hear things are different now but everything changes.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's not the one-time $1400 check. It's the weekly unemployment benefit. Add it all up and you can make well over $500 a week on unemployment. That's $26K per year, or = to about $13 an hour working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year.

I think it's been discussed on TBN many times over the years.

A single head of household (man or woman) with three children can get something like $34K in benefits in my state. That's = to about $17 an hour at 40 hours a week. Why would anyone in their right mind take a job for $15 an hour to make less working and spending 40 hours a week away from home?

Bart Simpson said it best:

I was doing the math when my hours were reduced and others said you can stay home if you fear getting COVID and come out about the same.

For several weeks I was the only Surgery employee collecting any check based on hours worked...

Someone still had to be onsite for essential things...

I was happy to be contributing...

 

[MossRoad]

I was doing the math when my hours were reduced and others said you can stay home if you fear getting COVID and come out about the same.

For several weeks I was the only Surgery employee collecting any check based on hours worked...

Someone still had to be onsite for essential things...

I was happy to be contributing...

We've got some people playing that card at my employer. They're the same ones that won't get vaccinated. Good grief.

 

[Jstpssng]

It's not the one-time $1400 check. It's the weekly unemployment benefit. Add it all up and you can make well over $500 a week on unemployment. That's $26K per year, or = to about $13 an hour working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year.

I think it's been discussed on TBN many times over the years.

A single head of household (man or woman) with three children can get something like $34K in benefits in my state. That's = to about $17 an hour at 40 hours a week. Why would anyone in their right mind take a job for $15 an hour to make less working and spending 40 hours a week away from home?

Bart Simpson said it best:

I don't know what it's like now but last year people were making the equivalent of 50K/yr with the various unemployment offerings. That's more than a lot of people our age have made in their lives.

 

[ultrarunner]

RN had a special offer... they could opt for several weeks full pay if accepted call within 75 miles... idea not to lose trained nurses and be able to deploy...

CA unemployment 1800 plus enhancement plus other one time payouts...

A few are riding to end and then plan to quit...

 

[MoKelly]

They are "testing" your card company. If the charge goes through, and your bank doesn't catch it, then they go off and have some fun with it.

Yes - I think you are correct.

But, to me at least, a $.77 charge to a dentist grabs my attention and I know easily I did not make that charge.

A fake $26.67 charge to a gas station may get by. Not $.77.

MoKelly