HELP! HELP!

SamIam · 08-18-2011, 04:44 PM

OK, Monster suggested that I check Craig's List for jobs, so I did not expecting much, and they have an opening for an Outdoor Researcher to camp and travel and take pix and notes of about 300 sites in SW Colorado. My dream job! So, I sent the guy an e-mail and now he wants me to suggest my best nature shot. Aaack! I don't know. Could those of you who viewed my pix tell me what YOUR fav was?

I surely would appreciate it!

jimhelm · 08-18-2011, 04:50 PM

is this ad in the casual encounters section?

BigV · 08-18-2011, 05:04 PM

check here:

Road trip!

BigV · 08-18-2011, 05:06 PM

I like the third from the top in this series:

http://mail.cellar.org/showthread.ph...905#post748905

the second from the top is also nice, but crooked and composed badly. you should go back and do that one over.

monster · 08-18-2011, 05:17 PM

Did you post any pics of you au naturel?

I suggest one of the flower pix. the white flowers, maybe. And if you can send two, the third mountain pic.

SamIam · 08-18-2011, 05:45 PM

No au naturel pix. Sorry, Monster. I sent the pic of the close-up of that unusual flower. I sent the pic of "Red Mountain's Majesty," and now I'm so psyched I can't remember the third one. He said he didn't want to be overwhelmed with pix, so I let it go at that. I almost sent the tall aspen pic, but wasn't sure if it was overdone.

I did my best on the app. Now I just have to wait. The job pays $15.60/hr plus expenses. Sure beats the Bates. Well, if it was meant to be it will happen. If not, I just keep looking.

monster · 08-18-2011, 05:47 PM

good luck

plthijinx · 08-18-2011, 06:59 PM

Good luck Sam!

TheMercenary · 08-18-2011, 08:35 PM

The naked one by the stream!

SamIam · 08-18-2011, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The naked one by the stream!

Hey! You promised you wouldn't tell anyone that I sent you that!

SamIam · 08-20-2011, 02:36 PM

Well, this is an interesting twist. The guy (all him Joe) who posted about the job has e-mailed me to ask if I would consider working only for expenses the first couple of weeks until he can get a job that would allow him to pay people a regular wage. I would get a bonus in addition to back pay for work I'd already done.

On the one hand, I'm like whatever - I planned a big trip into the mountains in September, anyway; and if someone wants to pay my expenses that's fine with me.

But there's a hell of lot of work to get done - 300 recreational sites have to be surveyed by the end of September, and for some reason, you can't work on weekends. That's 10 + sites a day or 5+ if Joe helps out - but if he does get a job, it will all fall to me and whomever he can hire at the last minute.

I suspect that what Joe did was sign a contract with the Forest Service to survey how much use various spots get, if people like certain camping areas, etc. Those contracts can be fairly lucrative, but if you don't cross every t and dot every i, many times you don't get paid.

So, I'm wondering since I'll be up there wandering around anyway, should I work with Joe and get some gas money and see if something better finally evolves? Or, since Joe obviously has some financial and organizational difficulties, should I just blow the dude off?

monster · 08-20-2011, 03:10 PM

If it doesn't fuck up the Bates motel gig and if you can afford to splash out on one week's expenses in case pay doesn't happen, I'd give it a shot. Alone, not with Joe. And make sure you are somewhere with cellphone signal and others know where you are.

How does he plan to pay your expenses? And which expenses are covered?

Gravdigr · 08-20-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamIam

Well, this is an interesting twist. The guy (all him Joe) who posted about the job has e-mailed me to ask if I would consider working only for expenses the first couple of weeks until he can get a job that would allow him to pay people a regular wage. I would get a bonus in addition to back pay for work I'd already done.

Noooooooooow it's starting to sound a little, off.

I'd run.

Good luck, though, Sam.

monster · 08-20-2011, 05:09 PM

I agree it sounds off, but it all depends on what you have to lose. But do not be alone with this person.

Trilby · 08-20-2011, 05:28 PM

I'd r u n n

08-18-2011, 04:44 PM	#1
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	HELP! HELP! OK, Monster suggested that I check Craig's List for jobs, so I did not expecting much, and they have an opening for an Outdoor Researcher to camp and travel and take pix and notes of about 300 sites in SW Colorado. My dream job! So, I sent the guy an e-mail and now he wants me to suggest my best nature shot. Aaack! I don't know. Could those of you who viewed my pix tell me what YOUR fav was? I surely would appreciate it!

08-18-2011, 04:50 PM	#2
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	is this ad in the casual encounters section? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

08-18-2011, 05:04 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	check here: Road trip! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-18-2011, 05:06 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I like the third from the top in this series: http://mail.cellar.org/showthread.ph...905#post748905 the second from the top is also nice, but crooked and composed badly. you should go back and do that one over. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-18-2011, 05:17 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Did you post any pics of you au naturel? I suggest one of the flower pix. the white flowers, maybe. And if you can send two, the third mountain pic. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-18-2011, 05:45 PM	#6
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	No au naturel pix. Sorry, Monster. I sent the pic of the close-up of that unusual flower. I sent the pic of "Red Mountain's Majesty," and now I'm so psyched I can't remember the third one. He said he didn't want to be overwhelmed with pix, so I let it go at that. I almost sent the tall aspen pic, but wasn't sure if it was overdone. I did my best on the app. Now I just have to wait. The job pays $15.60/hr plus expenses. Sure beats the Bates. Well, if it was meant to be it will happen. If not, I just keep looking.

08-18-2011, 05:47 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	good luck __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-18-2011, 06:59 PM	#8
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	Good luck Sam! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

08-18-2011, 08:35 PM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The naked one by the stream! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-20-2011, 02:36 PM	#11
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	The plot thickens Well, this is an interesting twist. The guy (all him Joe) who posted about the job has e-mailed me to ask if I would consider working only for expenses the first couple of weeks until he can get a job that would allow him to pay people a regular wage. I would get a bonus in addition to back pay for work I'd already done. On the one hand, I'm like whatever - I planned a big trip into the mountains in September, anyway; and if someone wants to pay my expenses that's fine with me. But there's a hell of lot of work to get done - 300 recreational sites have to be surveyed by the end of September, and for some reason, you can't work on weekends. That's 10 + sites a day or 5+ if Joe helps out - but if he does get a job, it will all fall to me and whomever he can hire at the last minute. I suspect that what Joe did was sign a contract with the Forest Service to survey how much use various spots get, if people like certain camping areas, etc. Those contracts can be fairly lucrative, but if you don't cross every t and dot every i, many times you don't get paid. So, I'm wondering since I'll be up there wandering around anyway, should I work with Joe and get some gas money and see if something better finally evolves? Or, since Joe obviously has some financial and organizational difficulties, should I just blow the dude off?

08-20-2011, 03:10 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	If it doesn't fuck up the Bates motel gig and if you can afford to splash out on one week's expenses in case pay doesn't happen, I'd give it a shot. Alone, not with Joe. And make sure you are somewhere with cellphone signal and others know where you are. How does he plan to pay your expenses? And which expenses are covered? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-20-2011, 05:09 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I agree it sounds off, but it all depends on what you have to lose. But do not be alone with this person. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-20-2011, 05:28 PM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'd r u n n __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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