Thread: MPnet's Fire Support Base Vengeance: Dry Mess & Canteen

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    JJ: That sounds really good, congrats on making a good decision then. Any more such trips planned already? Will you take it to Kuusamo with you?
    I would if I could. The next trip should happen around 3rd quarter when they buy a new set of wheels for down south, I plan to go through a different route. If not that, then the next road trip would be in the US.

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    The classic coast to coast (and back)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Token White Guy View Post
    It's GHB. Drink some water and lay down or call emergency services.
    Probably a combination of both. Lots of the ecstasy pills are cut with GHB, caffeine, all sorts of weird sh!t.

    I'd probably call emergency services myself, that's pretty scary. Mixing drugs like that with alcohol is a big no-no. I've been with friends while they were rolling on ecstasy and they get overheated and sweaty, start passing out with their eyes rolled into the back of their heads.

    Bad news all around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    The classic coast to coast (and back)?
    Nope more of mid state adventures. Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Georgia... thereabouts

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pandemonium View Post
    Became very sick after my last post yesterday, didn't close an eye last night, my stomach is at war with me, still no idea what happened exactly
    Strong stomach flu or some sort of food poisoning.

    JJ: plenty to see in those parts alone surely. How much time you have for this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    Strong stomach flu or some sort of food poisoning.

    JJ: plenty to see in those parts alone surely. How much time you have for this?
    Im alotting about 2 weeks or a bit more, yeah my entire paid vacation leave for the year. :/

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    Two weeks of paid vacation? Only two weeks? That's slavery. I get two weeks for a half year in this new job plus can save over-time as well. The more time one has been in the job, more paid vacation. Oldies have almost two months, if even a bit over that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    Two weeks of paid vacation? Only two weeks? That's slavery. I get two weeks for a half year in this new job plus can save over-time as well. The more time one has been in the job, more paid vacation. Oldies have almost two months, if even a bit over that.
    Yes, I know you guys seem to be in vacation all the time. I get 15 days and have to use it for the year.

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    Here one is able to save up for next year. Also a possibility to change some/all of the vacation pay to more day. As you get the normal pay and then vacation pay but if you are happy with regular paycheck, then it's good to get more days off

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    Here one is able to save up for next year. Also a possibility to change some/all of the vacation pay to more day. As you get the normal pay and then vacation pay but if you are happy with regular paycheck, then it's good to get more days off
    Our Filipino heads would collectively explode at such an idea. Our government took off some holidays, cause "we had too much." :/

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    Well you are industrous people. We are not. Then again we are taxed highly, double or triple for every product (salary taxes, VAT etc) and then again good(ish) social security, free education etc. Dunno.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocoloco View Post
    Well you are industrous people. We are not. Then again we are taxed highly, double or triple for every product (salary taxes, VAT etc) and then again good(ish) social security, free education etc. Dunno.

    Poor gets no taxes, free education here is something you dont want. We are seriously getting screwed.

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    Things change, don't they? Even for better, sometimes.

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    Good late morning.

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