tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post9202320326628366169..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: Open Thread #30GrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-69207238015952531632007-07-26T14:14:00.000-05:002007-07-26T14:14:00.000-05:00Are there any sites for critical analysis of Grand...<I>Are there any sites for critical analysis of Grand Forks? Or is it all... this is the best place on earth bullshit?</I><BR/><BR/>This site is pretty good for that. If you want to see more of a student perspective, www.campusdakota.com usually has some discussion of GFK going on.Matt BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583564428711476409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1959503692679959932007-07-05T11:37:00.000-05:002007-07-05T11:37:00.000-05:00OK, anyone see any DAZ hotties?OK, anyone see any DAZ hotties?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-17277471583758177962007-07-04T16:50:00.000-05:002007-07-04T16:50:00.000-05:00Yes, I really did make $1.20-ish an hour in a prev...Yes, I really did make $1.20-ish an hour in a previous salaried position. I was paid $2,000 over about 10 months in that position and told I'd only be working about 10-20 hours per week. Instead, I worked 40+ hours per week. <BR/><BR/>And as for the $12/hr statement about working in the restaurant. Think about it like this: I'm paid a base of $4.50/hr. If I have two tables within that hour, each Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-43405054308238555402007-07-03T18:55:00.000-05:002007-07-03T18:55:00.000-05:00For those of you that are against the farmer/busin...For those of you that are against the farmer/businessman of the area and the smell of sugar beets, listen up ! Did you ever see a homeless person write you out a paycheck ? The area farmers take risks, work 70 hours a week, etc. So you whiners, suck it up or go to the lake for the weekend ! greenglass4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-5954892426874863692007-07-03T15:56:00.000-05:002007-07-03T15:56:00.000-05:00For those of you who haven't noticed, many of the ...For those of you who haven't noticed, many of the previous anonymous posts came right after each other and many were likely posted by the same person so take that into consideration when you read them.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-17278905965324868432007-07-03T15:11:00.000-05:002007-07-03T15:11:00.000-05:00I highly doubt Wal Mart employees make $48 a week ...I highly doubt Wal Mart employees make $48 a week even AFTER paying for health careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-87452176015106146152007-07-03T11:31:00.000-05:002007-07-03T11:31:00.000-05:00"I seriously question the statement that at about ..."I seriously question the statement that at about $12/hr. he/she is earning 10 times what he/she was making at a salaried job [$1.20/hr.?]!"<BR/><BR/>$1.20/hr?? That's what you make at Wal-Mart after you pay for your own health care...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-11137416114569781862007-07-03T11:17:00.000-05:002007-07-03T11:17:00.000-05:00Anonymous who works at CanadInn is correct that in...Anonymous who works at CanadInn is correct that in ND workers who get tips can be paid less than minimun wage [I think that in MN and WI they have to be paid minimum wage and still get tips.] However, I seriously question the statement that at about $12/hr. he/she is earning 10 times what he/she was making at a salaried job [$1.20/hr.?]!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-78104895498886165882007-07-03T08:33:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:33:00.000-05:00Do they have a micro-biologist on the payroll? Th...Do they have a micro-biologist on the payroll? That stink can be managed...you get little "non-stinky" things to go and eat up the "really stinky things" and have the bi-product be non-stinky....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-24719184389953861542007-07-03T08:24:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:24:00.000-05:00When I hear that the awful smell coming from Cryst...When I hear that the awful smell coming from Crystal Sugar is the smell of money, I can't help to think it is the smell of corporate greed. I am not against business making money but if they are poor corporate/community partners I think we need to pressure them into spending more money to alleviate the smell. If they would be successful it might be a money generator for them by licensing the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-16503476598691752152007-07-03T07:31:00.000-05:002007-07-03T07:31:00.000-05:00then money smells like a giant pile of warm cow sh...then money smells like a giant pile of warm cow shit...<BR/>and that smell has gone through some serious evolution over the past 50 years....<BR/><BR/>granted sugar drives the entire valley economy...but it still frickin smells like a dung heap...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-25735482884459381782007-07-02T23:19:00.000-05:002007-07-02T23:19:00.000-05:00Sorry you are dead wrong about the smell ( it is t...Sorry you are dead wrong about the smell ( it is the smell of money)It has been that way for 50 years and will be like that for next 50. So get use to it and suck it up ! greenglass4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-90469024842671598142007-07-02T22:41:00.000-05:002007-07-02T22:41:00.000-05:00segue' to a new topic...it is monday night and thi...segue' to a new topic...it is monday night and this entire city smells like a giant pile of warm cow shit!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-50102464077441852622007-07-02T18:11:00.000-05:002007-07-02T18:11:00.000-05:00Just because someone is not use to our streets, do...Just because someone is not use to our streets, doesnt mean you should make a left hand turn from the far right lane-if you miss your turn go down the road and turn back up at the nearest convience, not turn whereever the hell you please. Have some COMMON SENSE when you drive-because one day they'll probably kill somebody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-3367587454896661202007-07-02T18:08:00.000-05:002007-07-02T18:08:00.000-05:00Yeah its not that hard, there's always magazines/p...Yeah its not that hard, there's always magazines/pill bottles or some other item that has there address or something that you can tell if there from Canada or not. Obviously you have never worked in a hotel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67417168404965339442007-07-02T17:15:00.000-05:002007-07-02T17:15:00.000-05:00"Canadians suck! In the hotel I work at they are b..."Canadians suck! In the hotel I work at they are by far the filthiest rooms I have ever seen."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wow, you must be good! It's amazing that you take note of where all of your guests are from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-39630396439454826852007-07-02T17:03:00.000-05:002007-07-02T17:03:00.000-05:00No, it means you should drive defensively, realizi...No, it means you should drive defensively, realizing that people from out of town (whether that's Brandon or Bismarck) may not be as familiar with our streets and roads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-91370326071544322602007-07-02T15:51:00.000-05:002007-07-02T15:51:00.000-05:00Just because Canadians boost the economy-they shou...Just because Canadians boost the economy-they should be able to drive how they want I guess.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-59290714154259049592007-07-02T15:50:00.000-05:002007-07-02T15:50:00.000-05:00Canadians suck! In the hotel I work at they are b...Canadians suck! In the hotel I work at they are by far the filthiest rooms I have ever seen. Yeah YEah they're staying there gives me a paycheck, blah, blah, blah-they still could not be such pigs-why would you want to stay in a room where you can't even walk because you have so much junk laying around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-47094704903512777752007-07-02T14:45:00.000-05:002007-07-02T14:45:00.000-05:00Grand forks is "the big city", hmm that's news to ...Grand forks is "the big city", hmm that's news to me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-74750695405786657632007-07-02T14:06:00.000-05:002007-07-02T14:06:00.000-05:00To another anonymous....I work in a Canad Inn rest...To another anonymous....<BR/><BR/>I work in a Canad Inn restaurant for $4.50/hr. It's the highest paid serving position in Grand Forks. State law says that anyone in a "tipped" work situation can be paid 33% less than minimum wage as long as they make at least $30 a month in tips. With tips, my job is working out to be paying about $12/hr. That's nearly double what I made at my last retail Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-55903683586388553792007-07-02T11:09:00.000-05:002007-07-02T11:09:00.000-05:00"In Grand Forks, worst drivers are Manitobans, fol..."In Grand Forks, worst drivers are Manitobans, followed by Minnesotans"<BR/><BR/>Let's see...the worst drivers are from out of town. Now, why would that be? Maybe because they're not used to our streets, signal positions, speed limits, etc. D'OH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-84801313648264725842007-07-02T10:00:00.001-05:002007-07-02T10:00:00.001-05:00There are more idiot American Drivers here than Ca...There are more idiot American Drivers here than Canadian, you idiot. They bring a lot of money to this economy. I'd like to see you manuvere in Winnipeg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-89787198387900443222007-07-02T10:00:00.000-05:002007-07-02T10:00:00.000-05:00In Grand Forks, worst drivers are Manitobans, foll...In Grand Forks, worst drivers are Manitobans, followed by Minnesotans, who are mostly from the sticks and dont know how to drive in the big city. But it all means money in the cash registers so who cares as long as they dont kill anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-41742931498057392162007-07-02T08:32:00.000-05:002007-07-02T08:32:00.000-05:00I think it's country drivers who are more often th...I think it's country drivers who are more often the perpetrators of violations and quite a few more offenses as well, like drunk driving. <BR/><BR/>Is that true? I doubt it. But before we villainize Canadians, let's have more than an anecdote or two to back it up. <BR/><BR/>You're probably from Fargo, trying to drive away Canadian biz?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com