I hate my family... They constantly pressure me to do well in school and succeed... I love college and everything... But my dad... He dropped out of high school, but he rose through fire department ranks to be a fire cheif of a large fire department, making nearly $200,000 a year... And he retired from that and got offers galore to be head of safety this and chief safety officer that for multiple oil drilling companies his friends worked at... And now he makes even more than that... With a 10th grade education.

Im not putting my dad down or anything, it just really puts me down seeing how much he accomplished without even finishing high school and how it is more likely than not I won't be able to get a job when I graduate... And I am running nearly a 4.0 average, double major, honors program, will graduate with latin honors, etc... That would all be great if I was going to graduate school (which I'm not because I can't afford another 3+ years of loans)... But it means nothing in the workplace.

C2N2

Well, I'm sure your dad is a hard worker and does his job well. Thats also part of the formula for being successful. A degree will help you, but won't make you a success.

Personally, I feel if you have a passion for something and college can help, by all means take that route.

If that is not the case, I think trade schools are the way to go, like Electrician, Welding, plumbing, automotive. Lot of money to be made from what my friends in those areas tell me.

I don't like any Hostess stuff anyway, no big lossJML897

Well, 18,500 workers is a pretty big loss. Hopefully they can find other jobs or get jobs if someone buys out the business and continues it.

I'm in the UK and tried one... They were terrible, I am so glad we don't have them over here because the aftertaste was down right disgusting, it wasn't even a sweet aftertaste, just a chemical taste.JohnF111

They tasted a LOT better when I was a kid. But all the stuff tastes like that now, like Little Debbie and Dolly Madison, etc.

Or maybe a kids tastebud it doesn't taste that bad. who knows?

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]I'm very curious about the timing. Waited until a couple of days after the election.GIJames248

Yeah, and apparently he was going to testify about some the embassy stuff. It's just sort of odd.

i'd be really interested in his testimony and what he would have to say.

So Romney ordered Wendy's today:"He ordered a quarter-pounder (no cheese), chili and a Frosty." Why no fries, Mitt, watching your figure? But way to go on the Frosty. I didn't know Wendy's had quarter-pounders.

whipassmt

The 'Dave's Hot and Juicy' burger is a quarter pound. Maybe that's what they meant.

But no cheese? They are so good with cheese!

Well, it's a nice picture of him.

But no, that's not cool.

Goodbye economy.

ristactionjakso

The Economy can't hear you. It's already left.

It's over. Don't even bother voting!

[QUOTE="flazzle"]

Sorry. I'll never support the Plaid Panthers.

Omni-Slash

Not at all. I support the Rainbow Panthers.