And if it is subject to being opened by Customs?
Bluegrass vanished during transportation (USPS)
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And if it is subject to being opened by Customs?
Think anything coming in to USA is subject to Customs Inspection, it what they do inspect inbound thing randomly
Late say this is more aggressive since 09/11/2001.
I ordered a shower curtain rod from
Amazon .. shipped in a rigid round cardboard tube. The end was cut open.
So sorry to hear this cue was stolen. These cues taken while in transit to/from overseas reminds me of being stationed in Turkey post Desert Storm. Just about all of our goods were gone through and much was taken. It was almost like the Turks were collecting rent just for us occupying their country. I’m glad I didn’t ship my prized McDermott over there.
I have no problems trusting items shipped within the U.S., especially now with surveillance cameras everywhere at all these facilities, but many overseas locations…good luck!
I have no problems trusting items shipped within the U.S., especially now with surveillance cameras everywhere at all these facilities, but many overseas locations…good luck!
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
There was some customs reality show. They check pretty thoroughly on such objects. They found all sorts of precursors for making something (guessing meth?) in LED lights.
MajorMiscue
Democat
Taiwan has "registered mail'?
Well it like have bullet resistant vest on, uncomfortable, but if you get shot, life saver.
Gambler like gambling nothing bad will happen,
Insurance is not cheap, but can not purchase after you need.
DeeDeeCues
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Funny how the old guys never take credit for raising the people they complain about.
Makes one wonder where the blame truly lies. Is it the horrible current generation, or is it the generation that (apparently) completely failed to pass along the values they claim to have?
Once society gets ahold of your child there are times when a parent cannot do much. When my oldest was in 5th grade I had to go to his school teacher and explain that he was not in school to be told to tell his parents who to vote for. What was a 5th grade teacher doing bringing politics into the classroom anyway??
DeeDeeCues
Well-known member
I have empathy for your situation.
My point is about how people will claim their whole generation is so great and virtuous without realizing that their generation failed to pass along that greatness and virtue.
Yeah, I don't understand how that happened. My kids went thru school when they started that whole "everyone gets a trophy" thing. I didnt like that idea, there is nothing wrong with competition, it teaches many how to be the best that they can be. If you raise a kid that way what happens when they go for their first job and they find out that not everyone gets the prize but only the best person for the job?? The only thing you accomplish with participation trophies is setting your kids up for disappointment in the future.
Parents who give birth, and that is where they stop bing parents.
Also my generation was not as materialistic as this generation.
Plus many have become lazy, and have allergies to work.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Agree with most points but this one. The difference is, your generation could afford to be more materialistic and actually own things. Not brag about them, but actually own things like real estate, cars, take vacations yearly, have health insurance, maybe a motorcycle or a boat.
There were jobs to work at. Not an allergy to work, just nothing worth a damn anymore.
Companies took all efficiency gains that your generation gained and used that to pay CEOs and fire workers wholesale. Cheap overseas labor. Shareholder value assets. Now the younger generation can't really afford anything worthwhile like housing but they can pretend to be living high on the hog through social media and with a phone. If you're priced out of living the American dream, you might as well play someone who does on social media.
Imagine when you were 20, trying to live on today's wages, with today's housing costs, bills, etc. It's not the youth who are lazy, they were priced out of the dream so they play pretend with what little means they can. I'm glad I grew up when I did because anyone 15 years younger than me is fighting a terribly rigged system.
No American dream if you can only find work at walmart or flipping burgers. Rugged individualism only goes so far when there are no real jobs in much of the country.
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What a load of hogwash. Entry level Walmart and fast food positions and the like are the domain of the very young (college age and below), or the irresponsible and lazy. If you are much older than that and that is the best you can do for a job, then unless you are mentally disabled it is entirely your fault that you aren't any better than that and as a result can't secure a job any better than that (and possibly also your parent's fault for neglecting their duties prior to you turning 18/graduating high school).
You could have tried harder in high school, but clearly you didn't if all you are qualified for is flipping burgers. You could have also bettered yourself after high school in ways that are too numerous to mention, but just a few are going to college, taking job training, asking your bosses to mentor you or provide guidance on how you can further yourself in the company or in life, putting in more work in your job than everybody else, or even just studying online as there is almost no limit to the amount of education you can give yourself in just about every field there is, for free, right there on the internet.
Yeah, yeah, I know, any of that takes work, effort and sacrifice, sometimes serious work effort and sacrifice. Of course it does. You think those better jobs should just be handed to you when there are others more qualified for them that you? If you want better, you have to be better, because in the long term you are getting what you deserve and are worth in a free job market.
Not only is the system not "rigged" so that you aren't able to get a good job, it is as far the opposite of that as it could possibly be. You can literally apply for any job in the U.S. You literally have your pick of every single job that exists at your disposal to get, you just need to be the most qualified for it which is all on you. And there is no shortage of good jobs either, untold millions of them, nor is there any shortage of openings for good jobs. There is a massive shortage of programmers and nurses where they are absolutely desperate to fill those positions just to name a couple. And by the way, you can teach yourself programming online for free from all the tutorials out there and where with some hard work you can be job ready for a very nicely paying job in just a few months, no formal education needed. But yeah, your place in life is everybody else's fault, sure it is.
The only thing that limits the best job you can get is what kinds and levels of qualifications you have, and the only thing that limits what kinds and levels of qualifications you have, unless you are mentally disabled, is the quality of your decision making and amount of effort you are willing to make, all of which is fully in your control. By your choices and decisions and amount of willingness to put in hard work you have decided where you fall in the job market "pecking order". Yes, without doubt things are certainly a little easier for those that have more money, or higher natural intelligence, or a more magnetic personality, etc, but that's life, and in any case where you end up and when is still fully in your power.
If you are older than college age and in the long term still can't get anything better than the burger flipping level jobs that were intended for youngsters gaining their first work experiences, then it isn't society or the job market that has failed you, it is you that has failed you.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Reading comprehension and logic isn't your strong point is it? I said for the younger generation. I'm not talking 30 year olds here. 25 and under are *ucked with a capital F. A 20 year old in the past could work at a manufacturing job and make bank. Hard work meant something. They could pay their bills, afford a house and a family. The American dream. Make America great again, right? You did understand that empty slogan didn't you? The jobs are gone. For every 1 good job that exists now, you are competing with 1000 others. Sure, you can pull your magical boot straps but you could also beat SVB out of 10K in an action match tomorrow. Realism... try to stick with it. A capitalist fairy tale isn't reality, it's bait that you've clearly swallowed hook line and sinker. A fairy tale that you believe doesn't negate reality.
I'm not disagreeing that you can overcome, train yourself and get better. You're missing the point. It used to be (you know when America was great) that an average person, willing to work hard, no significant intelligence or boot strap pulling muscles built up, could get a job and live the middle class American dream. You do remember that right? The time when the sweat of your brow earned you money, the time when there were jobs that you could sweat at? You might not rolling around with money falling out of your ass, but you could afford a home, pay your bills, scrimp and save and actually own things and do things like take a yearly family vacation. Sure you might have to shop at K-Mart for kid's clothes, but their shoes didn't have holes.
So let's play ball. Let's say this person is a waste of human skin like you seem to think. They dumb. They lazy. They no smart smart to work anywhere but wallymart.
Ok, the poor SOB still is working and as such should be paid a living wage. Please tell me you're not brainwashed enough to try to justify a full time worker not getting paid enough to live a modest life. Is that what you're saying?
Oh, but they dumb dumb, don't need dem munneys. As far as I'm concerned if they are doing a job they should get paid. If the job doesn't make the CEO enough to pay his/her workers then it shouldn't be a job in the first place. Take that corporate welfare communist agenda and gtfo. Pay a fella.
Also convenient of you to forget that in many places in our great country there are 1000 people looking for work for every ONE good job posted. If you're not the best out of 1000 I guess you can slurp whatever the Waltons slide your way. You're not exceptional enough to beat out 1000 others so get bent. Do you actually believe the shit you spout? I mean, if you were just proselytizing to the unwashed masses and didn't believe it I could at least respect a con man. Someone who actually believes the drivel?
If you'd like to educate yourself the median age for big box retail workers is 30. It's not a high schooler job like you assume. These people are not to be hated, but people who are working. Not lazy, not asking for handouts while popping kids from their non job having vaginas. They are workers, you know, the class of people you seem to think are the bread and butter of America. #uck 'em right?
I will always have respect for someone who takes a job, ANY JOB, to support themselves and their family. Many of us, including myself have had to take a job that was beneath us to make ends meet.
I have nothing against someone that needs assistance. I needed it at one point in my life. But I couldn't wait to get off of it.
I have nothing but contempt for lazy, worthless, leaches that do nothing but suck the life out of the rest of us. And it's not completely their fault. Our enabling government has made it easy for them to do so.
I have nothing against someone that needs assistance. I needed it at one point in my life. But I couldn't wait to get off of it.
I have nothing but contempt for lazy, worthless, leaches that do nothing but suck the life out of the rest of us. And it's not completely their fault. Our enabling government has made it easy for them to do so.