The Cafe Watering Hole

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<p>I did get to go to Wal-Mart today, and the grocery store, since those were both open. I hate Wal-Mart. Target is much better.</p>

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<p>Why do you hate wal mart?</p>

<p>You got something against my favorite store?</p>

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<p>Welcome to the watering hole!</p>

<p>Yes, I have something against your favorite store. Wal-Mart kills local competition, abuses its employees, contributes to urban sprawl, and achieves low prices through questionable practices.</p>

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<p>watering hole!</p>

<p>what does that mean? And wal mart can’t help if its too much competition for other weak companies. It doesn’t abuse its employees? sources?</p>

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<p>Wal-Mart is the worst.</p>

<p>Okay, my iPod is being a serious b-tch and I haven’t been able to fix it. This is bad.</p>

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<p>want to trade?</p>

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<p>Just forget the iPod. You don’t need that stuff to have a good time.</p>

<p>Yes, Wal-Mart abuses it’s employees.

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<p>Anything else?</p>

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<p>Jesus, are you just trying to say their all underpaid?</p>

<p>is that all? howis that abuse??</p>

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<p>I worked. For ten. Hours today.</p>

<p>There’s always money in the banana stand.</p>

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<p>I didn’t work today. Chipotle was closeddd.</p>

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<p>“A 2003 wage analysis reported that cashiers, the second most common job, earn approximately $7.92 per hour and work 29 hours a week. This brings in annual wages of only $11,948. [“Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart’s Workforce”, Dr. Richard Drogin 2003]”</p>

<p>I make less than that as a cashier. I’d say that’s actually a pretty decent wage for the skill set required. It’s not even full time. I’m not saying it’s entirely livable, but it’s not “abuse” either. (I’m not saying that I disagree that some of their practices are shady)</p>

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<p>I’m dreading Ohio.</p>

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<p>I’m going to burst into tears if I can’t figure out how to fix my silly iPod.</p>

<p>I wish DVR were here.</p>

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<p>I make less than that too. But I’m also a hostess/do whatever person. I need a raise, man.</p>

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<p>What’s wrong with your silly ipod?</p>

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<p>When are you coming here, snoop?</p>

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<p>Okay, for like two weeks its been getting b-tchy every time I plug it in, but if it doesn’t work on Monday, it works on Wednesday, you know? But not today.</p>

<p>So like, two weeks ago, I restored it and reloaded everything and it worked like gravy, so I decided to restore it again today. And since I’ve restored it, iTunes has refused to recognize it. It still shows up in My Computer.</p>

<p>And, AND! Now every time I plug it in, my computer restarts. I’ve done everything, seriously. I even disabled auto-restart to see the “BSOD” and just…no, nothing is working and everything seems so complicated and it’s driving me bananas.</p>

<p>It was b-tchy yesterday, so I reinstalled iTunes and it worked. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes TWICE today and it still hasn’t helped.</p>

<p>I really don’t want to send it in, but I’m reeeally far from an Apple store. ))))): Help.</p>

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<p>Name it Margot Kidder and throw it through a window.</p>

<p>I am going in…a few weeks.</p>

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<p>Umm…I guess you could maybe try a different computer?</p>

<p>I make less than $8.00/hr at my job too, but I’m not living on that. If you make $1,400 per month, and $500 of that has to go for rent, and $150 to a car, and $200 for food, that doesn’t leave much left to buy gas and health insurance. And those costs are all conservatively estimated.</p>

<p>Ohio’s not THAT bad. Just lower your expectations before you come.</p>

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<p>What version of itunes do you have? I went back one version because the latest one was giving me trouble with my iPod.</p>