Heya all,

I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
up that way for a contract at the end of January...

I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
me?

Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.

To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..

Christine

Christine Dabney wrote:
> Heya all,
>
> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>
> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
> me?
>
> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>
> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..

Swedish is a good hospital. Are you a traveling nurse? At any rate, I'm
about 185 miles to the east.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:57:26 -0800, "Dave Bugg" >
wrote:

>Christine Dabney wrote:
>> Heya all,
>>
>> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
>> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>>
>> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
>> me?
>>
>> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>>
>> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>
>Swedish is a good hospital. Are you a traveling nurse? At any rate, I'm
>about 185 miles to the east.

Yes, I am a traveling nurse. I would be there for about 3 months..if
I take this position and start at the end of January, I would be there
til the end of April.

Christine

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> Heya all,
>
> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>
> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
> me?
>
> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>
> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..

Me, me, me, me, me! *Raises hand* Okay not Seattle proper but close
enough.

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:27:35 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:


>
>Me, me, me, me, me! *Raises hand* Okay not Seattle proper but close
>enough.
>

Come in chat..I am there..I was hoping you would show up tonight
there, so I can pick your brain....

Christine

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:27:35 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Me, me, me, me, me! *Raises hand* Okay not Seattle proper but close
>>enough.
>>
>
> Come in chat..I am there..I was hoping you would show up tonight
> there, so I can pick your brain....

I'm there now.

Christine Dabney > wrote in
news

>>>
>>> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>>
>>Swedish is a good hospital. Are you a traveling nurse? At any rate,
I'm
>>about 185 miles to the east.
>
> Yes, I am a traveling nurse.


Don't the US have positions for non-traveling nurses??

Most o the nurses around here have permanent positions in the hospitals.


>I would be there for about 3 months..if
> I take this position and start at the end of January, I would be there
> til the end of April.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, Seattle in the Spring!!!


GO THE SEAHAWKS!!!!! :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:33:17 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
wrote:


>Don't the US have positions for non-traveling nurses??
>
>Most o the nurses around here have permanent positions in the hospitals.

Yes, but I don't want to take a permanent position right now. This
is a temporary staffing solution for hospitals...where there is a
shortage of nurses.

And it enables me to go various places and "live" there for a bit..

I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
there..

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> ..if I take this position and start at the end of January, I would be
> there til the end of April.

A dangerous assignment. Once you see Seattle (and surrounds) in spring,
you may not want to leave.

The local food scene is pretty damn impressive, too.

Look us up when you get here.

- JV [Cindy's infamous SO]

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:24:16 -0800, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> ..if I take this position and start at the end of January, I would be
>> there til the end of April.
>
>A dangerous assignment. Once you see Seattle (and surrounds) in spring,
>you may not want to leave.
>
>The local food scene is pretty damn impressive, too.
>
>Look us up when you get here.
>
>- JV [Cindy's infamous SO]

I will..if I get there. I expect a foodie tour..

I might see Cindy before I see anyone... She works at Swedish, right?
And I will bringing a fair number of cookbooks...

Christine

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:33:17 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Don't the US have positions for non-traveling nurses??
>>
>>Most o the nurses around here have permanent positions in the hospitals.
>
> Yes, but I don't want to take a permanent position right now. This
> is a temporary staffing solution for hospitals...where there is a
> shortage of nurses.


Ahhhhh, so you're a temp/contractor.


>
> And it enables me to go various places and "live" there for a bit..


Damn good pay for nurses over in Saudi/Dubai.


>
> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
> there..
>


A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of those
Islands, sightsee up around the border.

Raft Island looks good.

So does Vashon and Maury Islands.

So does Anderson, and Ketron, and Fox, and Whidbey............. [Sigh]

Lots of trees, not soo many people.



Some reviews of the Space Needle.....

http://www.judysbook.com/members/Lib...2006/5/370585/


LOL!! I was looking at the Needle thru Google Earth and panned north a
little. It looks like someone threw their dirty laubdry on the ground!!
but it was this place........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_Music_Project



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

PeterLucas > wrote in
0.25:


> A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of those
> Islands, sightsee up around the border.
>
> Raft Island looks good.
>
> So does Vashon and Maury Islands.
>
> So does Anderson, and Ketron, and Fox, and Whidbey............. [Sigh]
>


Speaking of Whidbey....... here's a pic that brings back quite a few
memories for me.

It's been taken on Whidbey, at Naval Outlying Field Coupeville, looking
south.


http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> I expect a foodie tour..

Sure thing. You can start your pre-trip planning by browsing this
online book:

"The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle"

http://tinyurl.com/yppg9h

Our photo website has some galleries with shots of the Pike Place
market, and other local scenes.

http://julianv.zenfolio.com

> I might see Cindy before I see anyone... She works at Swedish, right?

Yes.

> And I will bringing a fair number of cookbooks...

Oy. For Cindy, that's like bringing crack to a junkie.

A few years ago, the Seattle area RFCers gathered for a cook-in. Maybe
it's time to do another one.

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:24:01 -0800, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> I expect a foodie tour..
>
>Sure thing. You can start your pre-trip planning by browsing this
>online book:
>
>"The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle"

This looks good. I will try to find it.


>> And I will bringing a fair number of cookbooks...
>
>Oy. For Cindy, that's like bringing crack to a junkie.

I usually bring anywhere from a 100 to 250 with me. I have a few
newer ones that I want to use.. I can't get the ingredients for some
of the recipes in Cradle of Flavor here in NM.
>
>A few years ago, the Seattle area RFCers gathered for a cook-in. Maybe
>it's time to do another one.

That might be a great idea!!!

Christine

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
news:XAifj.19682$oh5.14219@trndny08...
>
> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Heya all,
>>
>> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
>> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>>
>> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
>> me?
>>
>> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>>
>> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>
> Me, me, me, me, me! *Raises hand* Okay not Seattle proper but close
> enough.

I live on Whidbey Island.

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> >Sure thing. You can start your pre-trip planning by browsing this
> >online book:
> >
> >"The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle"
>
> This looks good. I will try to find it.

I don't know if you checked the link in my message. You can read the
book online. Of course, the hard copy version might be more convenient
to read while strolling through Seattle.

--
Julian Vrieslander

"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
0.25...
> PeterLucas > wrote in
> 0.25:
>
>
>> A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of those
>> Islands, sightsee up around the border.
>>
>> Raft Island looks good.
>>
>> So does Vashon and Maury Islands.
>>
>> So does Anderson, and Ketron, and Fox, and Whidbey............. [Sigh]
>>
>
>
> Speaking of Whidbey....... here's a pic that brings back quite a few
> memories for me.
>
> It's been taken on Whidbey, at Naval Outlying Field Coupeville, looking
> south.
>
>
> http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg
>
>
Outstanding picture. Peter
thats the touch and go Field



> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
>
> Wars begin where you will...
> but they do not end where you please.
>
> Machiavelli

On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:16:14 -0800, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> >Sure thing. You can start your pre-trip planning by browsing this
>> >online book:
>> >
>> >"The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle"
>>
>> This looks good. I will try to find it.
>
>I don't know if you checked the link in my message. You can read the
>book online. Of course, the hard copy version might be more convenient
>to read while strolling through Seattle.

Yeah, but it is only the first 25 pages of the book, not the whole
book. And even then, they skip a few pages.

So to read the whole thing, I will have to buy it.

And I definitely will, if I take this contract.

Christine

"Mike" > wrote in
:

>

>>
>> Me, me, me, me, me! *Raises hand* Okay not Seattle proper but close
>> enough.
>
> I live on Whidbey Island.



Now, if you were involved with a young lady called Shannon Lincoln.....
this is going to be freaky!!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"Mike" > wrote in news:n7-
:

>
> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
> 0.25...
>> PeterLucas > wrote in
>> 0.25:
>>
>>
>>> A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of
those
>>> Islands, sightsee up around the border.

>>>
>>> So does Anderson, and Ketron, and Fox, and Whidbey.............
[Sigh]
>>>
>>
>>
>> Speaking of Whidbey....... here's a pic that brings back quite a few
>> memories for me.
>>
>> It's been taken on Whidbey, at Naval Outlying Field Coupeville,
looking
>> south.
>>
>>
>> http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg
>>
>>
> Outstanding picture. Peter
> thats the touch and go Field
>
>



Without the usual snow :-)





--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:


>
> And I definitely will, if I take this contract.
>


Stop if'n and but'n..... take it :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Yeah, but it is only the first 25 pages of the book, not the whole
> book. And even then, they skip a few pages.

Oops. I didn't notice that.

Once again, we prove the foodie's first law: "There's no free lunch."

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:57:13 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
wrote:

>Christine Dabney > wrote in
:
>
>
>>
>> And I definitely will, if I take this contract.
>>
>
>
>Stop if'n and but'n..... take it :-)

I still have to interview first..and be offered the contract. And work
out a few more details, along with getting my license in WA state.
That's why the IF. Plus, it is not my first choice, or even my 2nd
choice, for several reasons. But it is seeming unlikely (although
still possible) that my first and 2nd choices are going to happen
right now. I am still working on those though, til the very last
minute.

But it does have a lot going for it of which one is that Seattle is
definitely a food city, and it is the Left Coast, which I prefer.

The pay isn't as good there..so I will still be on a strict budget, in
order to save for a few things this year. So it won't be much eating
out, but I am usually more interested in the places to obtain the
makings for great food anyway. It sounds like there are a lot of good
ethnic markets, and produce markets, which are right up my alley. I
would just hope I wouldn't compare it unfavorably to the SFBA, which
is my all-time favorite area.

Christine

PeterLucas wrote:
> Christine Dabney > wrote in
> news >
>
>>>> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>>> Swedish is a good hospital. Are you a traveling nurse? At any rate,
> I'm
>>> about 185 miles to the east.
>> Yes, I am a traveling nurse.
>
>
> Don't the US have positions for non-traveling nurses??
>
> Most o the nurses around here have permanent positions in the hospitals.

Absolutely there are ALL sorts of positions in nursing. Experienced
nurses with particular expertise in a specialty, like Christine as
Neonatal Nurse, like to take short term contracts in various cities so
they can see different areas of the country and not be tied into the day
to day drivel or politics of a hospital. They get paid well, and often
get free housing during their stay. They're filling in when a hospital
is in need of experienced nurses for short periods.

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:57:13 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
> wrote:
>
>>Christine Dabney > wrote in
m:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> And I definitely will, if I take this contract.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Stop if'n and but'n..... take it :-)
>
> I still have to interview first..and be offered the contract. And work
> out a few more details, along with getting my license in WA state.
> That's why the IF. Plus, it is not my first choice, or even my 2nd
> choice, for several reasons. But it is seeming unlikely (although
> still possible) that my first and 2nd choices are going to happen
> right now. I am still working on those though, til the very last
> minute.


My head hurts trying to get around that!!!


:-P



>
> But it does have a lot going for it of which one is that Seattle is
> definitely a food city, and it is the Left Coast, which I prefer.


So bugger the rest and go for it!!


>
> The pay isn't as good there..so I will still be on a strict budget,



OK, you obviously didn't read the bit in my post about *excellent* pay
rates for nurses in Saudi/Kuwait etc??



Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
budget' or any sort of budget?

The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
(welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners that
have 'gone beyond their means'.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

PeterLucas wrote:

>
>
> Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
> budget' or any sort of budget?
>
> The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
> (welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners that
> have 'gone beyond their means'.
>

Perhaps because as a single person she likes living within her income
debt free yet also likes to indulge in costly travel and other
expenditures that she budgets her money for. And all the while she
maintains that house (and payments) in Arizona while living elsewhere
for 3 month periods of time.

"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote in
6.121:


>>
>> It's been taken on Whidbey, at Naval Outlying Field Coupeville,
>> looking south.
>>
>>
>> http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg
>
> Beautiful pic and it looks like fun.


'Cleanskin' jumps (as in the Combat Jump in the pic) are always fun.

When the suckers load you up with about 250-300lbs of shit to take with
you, and land with you..... it's not fun anymore.

Our jump school has a motto.... "Training dispels fear"


What they didn't mention was that their training also takes all the fun out
of jumping out of a plane for a looooooooooooooong, loooooooooooooooooooong
time. It becomes 'business'...... a job to do. Another day at the office.


> Have you ever done it in the
> nude?



Yes, but not a Combat Jump. (The Military frowns upon it's soldiers jumping
into action nude ;-)


>I have a couple of friends that did it in the nude when they
> were in college.
>


My home DZ has a policy for first-timers. If you do it nude, you get it for
free.

Mind you, that is only applicable for *female* first-timers :-)

But to be fair, if they take up the option, *everyone* on the plane,
including the pilot, have to be nude.

I must admit though........ the old fella and the nut sack took a
battering!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

On Jan 3, 6:20*pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
> Heya all,
>
> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>
> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
> me?
>
> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>
> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>
> Christine

I'm in Gig Harbor- haven't posted in ages as I'm a dreaded Google
poster, but it I would enjoy meeting you!

Goomba38 > wrote in
:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
>> budget' or any sort of budget?
>>
>> The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
>> (welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners that
>> have 'gone beyond their means'.
>>
>
> Perhaps because as a single person she likes living within her income
> debt free yet also likes to indulge in costly travel and other
> expenditures that she budgets her money for. And all the while she
> maintains that house (and payments) in Arizona while living elsewhere
> for 3 month periods of time.
>



OK, you've obviously answered for Christine.... but what about the rest
of America?


("Costly travel"???? In '93 plane fare were $99 max anywhere in the
US!!!)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
> there..
>

You gotta ask yourself...how much do I like rain? Does humidity effect your
hip problem? Rains alot in the northwest. It can get depressing.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

"Mike" > wrote in message
...
>
> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
> 0.25...
>> PeterLucas > wrote in
>> 0.25:
>>
>>
>>> A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of those
>>> Islands, sightsee up around the border.
>>>
>>> So does Vashon and Maury Islands.
>>
>> http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg
>>
>>
> Outstanding picture. Peter
> thats the touch and go Field
>
>
>
>> Peter Lucas
>> Brisbane
>> Australia
>>

Ah, Yes, lived a few years on Vashon Island. First on Maury Island watched
the ships go by from Seattle to Tacoma. (DH was on one of them one time as
it passed -- sigh! for those times, 'only sometimes.')

Then after looking for a place to to retire 15 years later, ended up on
Vashon Island again, living there for a few years - thinking you can go back
again. It was an easy trip to Canada, Montana, Idaho. But that soon played
itself out.

Beautiful picture of Whidby.

Now, almost 15 years in Virginia.
Dee Dee

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> PeterLucas wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
>> budget' or any sort of budget?
>>
>> The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
>> (welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners that
>> have 'gone beyond their means'.
>>
>
> Perhaps because as a single person she likes living within her income debt
> free yet also likes to indulge in costly travel and other expenditures
> that she budgets her money for. And all the while she maintains that house
> (and payments) in Arizona while living elsewhere for 3 month periods of
> time.


Not on a budget here. But one wants to use money wisely and live healthy.
It is a discipline of sorts. Surely, people in other countries do the same,
I would think.

Dee Dee

hahabogus > wrote in
:

> Christine Dabney > wrote in
> :
>
>> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
>> there..
>>
>
> You gotta ask yourself...how much do I like rain? Does humidity effect
> your hip problem? Rains alot in the northwest. It can get depressing.
>


On the other hand........ we don't see news broadcasts every 3 months of
"killer fires", like in Santa Monica, or LA.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"Dee.Dee" > wrote in
:


>>>
>>>
>>>> A beautiful part of the world. I'd love to go and live on one of
>>>> those Islands, sightsee up around the border.
>>>>
>>>> So does Vashon and Maury Islands.
>>>
>>> http://i13.tinypic.com/8f5me5d.jpg
>>>

>
> Ah, Yes, lived a few years on Vashon Island. First on Maury Island
> watched the ships go by from Seattle to Tacoma. (DH was on one of
> them one time as it passed -- sigh! for those times, 'only
> sometimes.')


What? You wish he was back on a ship sometimes?? ;-P


>
> Then after looking for a place to to retire 15 years later, ended up
> on Vashon Island again, living there for a few years - thinking you
> can go back again.


And you can't?


>It was an easy trip to Canada, Montana, Idaho. But
> that soon played itself out.


How so...... if I may impose.


>
> Beautiful picture of Whidby.
>
> Now, almost 15 years in Virginia.


Not a coastal girl, hey?


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"Dee.Dee" > wrote in
:

>
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
>>> budget' or any sort of budget?
>>>
>>> The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
>>> (welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners
>>> that have 'gone beyond their means'.
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps because as a single person she likes living within her income
>> debt free yet also likes to indulge in costly travel and other
>> expenditures that she budgets her money for. And all the while she
>> maintains that house (and payments) in Arizona while living elsewhere
>> for 3 month periods of time.
>
>
> Not on a budget here. But one wants to use money wisely and live
> healthy.


True.


>It is a discipline of sorts. Surely, people in other
> countries do the same, I would think.
>


Some do.

I would have thought that a 'contractural' nurses wage would be quite
good.

Seems the US is a sucky place for good money.

Unless you're a drug dealer or a blood sucker.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> Christine Dabney > wrote in
> :
>
>> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
>> there..
>>
>
> You gotta ask yourself...how much do I like rain? Does humidity effect
> your
> hip problem? Rains alot in the northwest. It can get depressing.

It does, but... It rains more in MA and NY than it does here. I was
shocked at how wet those places were. Here, most often the rain is in fits
and spurts or is a more gentle rain. As for humidity, it's nothing like the
east coast.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in
news:R5ufj.4$tZ6.1@trndny03:

>
> "hahabogus" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Christine Dabney > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
>>> there..
>>>
>>
>> You gotta ask yourself...how much do I like rain? Does humidity
>> effect your
>> hip problem? Rains alot in the northwest. It can get depressing.
>
> It does, but... It rains more in MA and NY than it does here. I was
> shocked at how wet those places were. Here, most often the rain is in
> fits and spurts or is a more gentle rain. As for humidity, it's
> nothing like the east coast.
>
>
>


You tell 'em Julie :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
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> "Dee.Dee" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just a question.......... why is it that most Yanks are on a 'strict
>>>> budget' or any sort of budget?
>>>>
>>>> The only people we see on 'budgets' over here are people on the dole
>>>> (welfare.... no food stamps here!!) or lower income wage earners
>>>> that have 'gone beyond their means'.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps because as a single person she likes living within her income
>>> debt free yet also likes to indulge in costly travel and other
>>> expenditures that she budgets her money for. And all the while she
>>> maintains that house (and payments) in Arizona while living elsewhere
>>> for 3 month periods of time.
>>
>>
>> Not on a budget here. But one wants to use money wisely and live
>> healthy.
>
>
> True.
>
>
>>It is a discipline of sorts. Surely, people in other
>> countries do the same, I would think.
>>
>
>
> Some do.
>
> I would have thought that a 'contractural' nurses wage would be quite
> good.
>
> Seems the US is a sucky place for good money.
>
> Unless you're a drug dealer or a blood sucker.
>
Oh there's plenty of good money out there.
The American way is to own to much stuff


>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
>
> Wars begin where you will...
> but they do not end where you please.
>
> Machiavelli

merryb wrote:
> On Jan 3, 6:20 pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>> Heya all,
>>
>> I just found out today that there might be a possibility of me coming
>> up that way for a contract at the end of January...
>>
>> I can't remember everyone who is in that area.... Can you all remind
>> me?
>>
>> Hope I can meet some of you, if I get there.
>>
>> To Cindy Fuller: I am applying for a travel position at Swedish..
>>
>> Christine
>
> I'm in Gig Harbor- haven't posted in ages as I'm a dreaded Google
> poster, but it I would enjoy meeting you!

When I travel I use Google too. Maybe we should form a support group.
"Hi.. I'm Goomba... I've used Google..."

hahabogus wrote:
> Christine Dabney > wrote in
> :
>
>> I have never been to Seattle...ever....and it is tempting to go
>> there..
>>
>
> You gotta ask yourself...how much do I like rain? Does humidity effect your
> hip problem? Rains alot in the northwest. It can get depressing.
>
But on the flip side of that- EVERY travel nurse I've spoken to for
years have all raved about their time in Seattle. It is a oft sought out
assignment for some reason?