The only problem with American girls is - they are American.

I do believe Penelope lives in L.A. now.

Speaking of Americans, lets play Trivial Pursuit:

Who is the highest paid of all Federal employees? You cannot use googleee! The only search engine allowed is your brain. I will know if you cheat!

 

Jane Fonda to Receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting, Activism, Philanthropy

An American traitor during the Viet Nam war…how people forget… she betrayed the US POW s…

- Desert_Woodworker

Exactly.

 

Jane Fonda to Receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting, Activism, Philanthropy

An American traitor during the Viet Nam war…how people forget… she betrayed the US POW s…

- Desert_Woodworker

Exactly.

- woodbutcherbynight

+1 GOOD OL HANOI JANE. forget the award give her a plane ticket to vietnam!

 

+2 on Hanoi Jane!

Wildwood, my guess the Post Master General

 

That is a very interesting, and surprising guess, Petey. Few people know how important and central to trade the Post Office is, both National and International. It was through the pre-Revolution Postmasters offices that George III collected his share - of every transaction.

It can be argued that before the age of cellphones and apps, when you bought a ticket to travel, you had basically paid the postage to mail yourself somewhere, the ticket was the stamp, so to speak.

Ben Franklin worked for George as Postmaster of Pennsylvania late 1730´s; was later appointed by the Continental Congress to be Post Master General, so he was the first to hold that office pre-Revolution. And he was very good at organizing it into a profitable venture. He was paid 1000$ per year for that job, which would be about 30-35,000$ today.

Currently, the Post Master General salary is a shade over 300,000$ per year, which is more than what Supreme Court Justices, 4 star Generals, and The Speaker of The House get.

However, that is well below the salary of the One who gets paid the most.

So, excellent try, but no.

 

Where I agree, 300K looks like a LOT of money, especially to the other 99% of us, it is quite a bit less that what a person capable of running an enterprise of that size would make in industry ( not touching if the PG is capable or not)

The reasoning behind SES is so we can hire capable managers and other professionals who would not work for substantially less than industry. CEOs of organizations that size will typically be making several MILLION a year. If that is justifiable or not gets political so I will not go further. I will say I was proud of my Federal service and was willing to work for about half what I would have been paid in industry. But then again, every October I was stressed out getting my contractors contracts in place, not getting MY contract in place. I made enough to live, so it was a fair bargain to help defend the Nation.

That is a very interesting, and surprising guess, Petey. Few people know how important and central to trade the Post Office is, both National and International. It was through the pre-Revolution Postmasters offices that George III collected his share - of every transaction.

It can be argued that before the age of cellphones and apps, when you bought a ticket to travel, you had basically paid the postage to mail yourself somewhere, the ticket was the stamp, so to speak.

Ben Franklin worked for George as Postmaster of Pennsylvania late 1730´s; was later appointed by the Continental Congress to be Post Master General, so he was the first to hold that office pre-Revolution. And he was very good at organizing it into a profitable venture. He was paid 1000$ per year for that job, which would be about 30-35,000$ today.

Currently, the Post Master General salary is a shade over 300,000$ per year, which is more than what Supreme Court Justices, 4 star Generals, and The Speaker of The House get.

However, that is well below the salary of the One who gets paid the most.

So, excellent try, but no.

- wildwoodbybrianjohns

 

Posting to get to the bottom….kind of under the weather..the last 4 days. Brain had a bleeder going on…took a while to get things fixed up. At least the Nurses were very nice to look at…..when I was awake…

 

Posting to get to the bottom….kind of under the weather..the last 4 days. Brain had a bleeder going on…took a while to get things fixed up. At least the Nurses were very nice to look at…..when I was awake…

- bandit571

oh man i hope all is getting better,the word "bleeder" sounds on the serious side man.glad your home and ok,you were missed here.

 

That is a very interesting, and surprising guess, Petey. Few people know how important and central to trade the Post Office is, both National and International. It was through the pre-Revolution Postmasters offices that George III collected his share - of every transaction.

It can be argued that before the age of cellphones and apps, when you bought a ticket to travel, you had basically paid the postage to mail yourself somewhere, the ticket was the stamp, so to speak.

Ben Franklin worked for George as Postmaster of Pennsylvania late 1730´s; was later appointed by the Continental Congress to be Post Master General, so he was the first to hold that office pre-Revolution. And he was very good at organizing it into a profitable venture. He was paid 1000$ per year for that job, which would be about 30-35,000$ today.

Currently, the Post Master General salary is a shade over 300,000$ per year, which is more than what Supreme Court Justices, 4 star Generals, and The Speaker of The House get.

However, that is well below the salary of the One who gets paid the most.

So, excellent try, but no.

- wildwoodbybrianjohns

i cheated and googled but i wont say,i never would have guessed it.

 

Highest paid federal employee? Should be The janitor for congress. There's a lot of crap in there that needs cleaning up.

 

Two doctors, Jenkins and Smith, are treating a man with lung disease.

They're explaining how him smoking weed led to his condition worsening.

"But it's just herbal!" the patient protested. "How can it be bad?"

Dr Jenkins sighed. "Apricot stones contain lethal amounts of cyanide. There is a certain plant in my back garden - if you sit under it for just ten minutes, you will die. Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe for you!"

The man seemed to accept that, and after he and the doctors parted ways, Dr Smith asked, "What is that plant that kills you if you sit under it?"

"A water lily."

 

Highest paid federal employee? Should be The janitor for congress. There s a lot of crap in there that needs cleaning up.

- corelz125

+1

 

Two doctors, Jenkins and Smith, are treating a man with lung disease.

They're explaining how him smoking weed led to his condition worsening.

"But it's just herbal!" the patient protested. "How can it be bad?"

Dr Jenkins sighed. "Apricot stones contain lethal amounts of cyanide. There is a certain plant in my back garden - if you sit under it for just ten minutes, you will die. Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe for you!"

The man seemed to accept that, and after he and the doctors parted ways, Dr Smith asked, "What is that plant that kills you if you sit under it?"

"A water lily."

- corelz125

cute but funny.

 

Once Again, the Hall of Fame Says No to Schilling, Bonds and Clemens…

Posting to get to the bottom….kind of under the weather..the last 4 days. Brain had a bleeder going on…took a while to get things fixed up. At least the Nurses were very nice to look at…..when I was awake…

- bandit571

oh man i hope all is getting better,the word "bleeder" sounds on the serious side man.glad your home and ok,you were missed here.

- pottz

Pottz- Bandit is your favorite guest chef! I say we should make up a dinner basket with some recovery food…
My contribution will be a Bob Evens meal for him and his family- and from my cats to his- premium cat food…

 

Highest paid federal employee? Should be The janitor for congress. There s a lot of crap in there that needs cleaning up.

- corelz125

and the janitor has privy information on stock deals- Nancy Pelosi's Husband Bought Stock Options in Apple, Tesla, and Disney
https://www.barrons.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-husband-bought-apple-tesla-disney-stock-options-51611496598

 

Once Again, the Hall of Fame Says No to Schilling, Bonds and Clemens…

Posting to get to the bottom….kind of under the weather..the last 4 days. Brain had a bleeder going on…took a while to get things fixed up. At least the Nurses were very nice to look at…..when I was awake…

- bandit571

oh man i hope all is getting better,the word "bleeder" sounds on the serious side man.glad your home and ok,you were missed here.

- pottz

Pottz- Bandit is your favorite guest chef! I say we should make up a dinner basket with some recovery food…
My contribution will be a Bob Evens meal for him and his family- and from my cats to his- premium cat food…

- Desert_Woodworker

the grill will send him some prime rib eyes and filets.

 

Where I agree, 300K looks like a LOT of money, especially to the other 99% of us, it is quite a bit less that what a person capable of running an enterprise of that size would make in industry ( not touching if the PG is capable or not)

The reasoning behind SES is so we can hire capable managers and other professionals who would not work for substantially less than industry. CEOs of organizations that size will typically be making several MILLION a year. If that is justifiable or not gets political so I will not go further. I will say I was proud of my Federal service and was willing to work for about half what I would have been paid in industry. But then again, every October I was stressed out getting my contractors contracts in place, not getting MY contract in place. I made enough to live, so it was a fair bargain to help defend the Nation.

- tvrgeek

I will say I was proud of my Federal service and was willing to work for about half what I would have been paid in industry.

Yet there are many other government workers making more with benefits and health care included than the private sector (data upon request).

Next topic then why shouldn't minimum wage be $15 per/hour?

 

Depends on what your intent is with minimum wage. If it's to support a family, it should be higher for full time employment.

Been pretty busy winding down operations. Got till end of February. Wish it was over.

Sprayed lacquer all day so pretty wiped out. Later.

 

Here is my nightly video to get my mind back to woodworking…

The BEST Router Accessory Nobody Knows About! |

 

Posting to get to the bottom….kind of under the weather..the last 4 days. Brain had a bleeder going on…took a while to get things fixed up. At least the Nurses were very nice to look at…..when I was awake…

- bandit571

I warned you time and time again. STOP arguing with the woman. But noooooooooo, just had to keep at it. And what happened?? Smacked you with the iron skillet!! Hurts don't it???

Seriously though, hope you get some rest and a speedy recovery.

 

Here is my nightly video to get my mind back to woodworking…

The BEST Router Accessory Nobody Knows About! |

- Desert_Woodworker

Interesting video.

 

Gunny a time for me to deescalate- yet my brothers- COVID is taking its toll… stay vigilant- mind, body, and soul…

 

Thought- I took a hit, Gunny and now Bandit (and Brians's dog)... in addition to we have a COVID virus…
Stick together, but Gunny is the military meister- what do you say?

 

Here is my nightly video to get my mind back to woodworking…

The BEST Router Accessory Nobody Knows About! |

- Desert_Woodworker

hey thanks bud for the video,i watched it and just finished buying it,i was just doing some free hand routing a week ago and this is the perfect attachment.

 

Thought- I took a hit, Gunny and now Bandit (and Brians s dog)... in addition to we have a COVID virus…
Stick together, but Gunny is the military meister- what do you say?

- Desert_Woodworker

stay strong jocks,we must hold each other up and give support when and where needed.peace my friends.