[tijlover]

With this economy, where massage is largely a luxury, which gets cut very quickly in a strained budget, it's a real challenge to build a clientele to begin with. And some Massage Therapists would prefer not to have a clientele, enjoying the challenge/excitement of massaging new people. When the economy is booming, believe it or not, you can do better by not having a regular clientele, and benefiting more from the big tipping tourists than the stingier local trade. How many locals are going to throw you a $100 bill!!!

Back in the late 80's, early 90's when I was doing massage full-time out of my loft in Minneapolis, I was making fairly good money, until the recession hit in the early 90's, where my income was cut in half. My local clientele? Those that were coming once a month, then came by every 3 months or more, or stopped coming, period!

With this deepest of all recessions, you may find yourself calling a friend every week, to have them call you, just to make sure your phone is still working!

[MadManofBethesda]

Spent another Friday night in the Orleans Showroom. This is getting to be a regular occurrence now. Last week was Paula Poundstone and last night was Steven Wright. I've always been a big fan of his humor and last night was no exception. Although his show was shorter than Paula's (90 minutes vs 2 hrs) it was no less funny.

Although I'm skipping next week's headliner, I've already bought my ticket to see Dana Carvey the following week, Feb. 3rd. And since my wife will be on a Caribbean cruise that week, I was able to get a front row seat since I only needed to purchase a single.

I don't like gambling/hanging out at Orleans, but I do like it as an entertainment venue (arena, showroom & movies). Especially since the prices are low and its only about 3miles/5min away.

[quixotic59]

Originally Posted by MadManofBethesda

Spent another Friday night in the Orleans Showroom. This is getting to be a regular occurrence now. Last week was Paula Poundstone and last night was Steven Wright. I've always been a big fan of his humor and last night was no exception. Although his show was shorter than Paula's (90 minutes vs 2 hrs) it was no less funny.

Although I'm skipping next week's headliner, I've already bought my ticket to see Dana Carvey the following week, Feb. 3rd. And since my wife will be on a Caribbean cruise that week, I was able to get a front row seat since I only needed to purchase a single.

I don't like gambling/hanging out at Orleans, but I do like it as an entertainment venue (arena, showroom & movies). Especially since the prices are low and its only about 3miles/5min away.

Please don't mind the sound of my crying as I miss all these great opportunities.

Also, ENJOY!!

[unf0rgiven6262]

Thought I saw just about everything here until the other day when I saw an old white guy with a metal baseball bat on a street corner about to get into it with a black lady screaming at him and her boyfriend (it appeared) about to jump him in broad daylight.

[yellowsnow]

Well, after 2 plus years I am once more unemployed. Laid off to be precise.

When my H died unexpectedly out of state, it took me 2 weeks off to resolve his affairs. Their policy gave me three days. I guess they did me a favor laying me off when they could have fired me. And I am eligible for rehire but honestly, I loved working in the store but the call center was pretty awful. I changed jobs within the company because the commute out to the store in Primm was eating up a lot of wages, low wages, and time. Plus, I was going to have to buy a newer car if I kept on working out there. My poor Millie has 220K miles on her now and she won't last forever!

In the meanwhile, I am still writing for money and I'm starting to look for a new job today. Let me know if you hear of anything. Especially anything decent!

Thanks everyone!

[AOldfield]

Originally Posted by yellowsnow

Well, after 2 plus years I am once more unemployed. Laid off to be precise.

When my H died unexpectedly out of state, it took me 2 weeks off to resolve his affairs. Their policy gave me three days. I guess they did me a favor laying me off when they could have fired me. And I am eligible for rehire but honestly, I loved working in the store but the call center was pretty awful. I changed jobs within the company because the commute out to the store in Primm was eating up a lot of wages, low wages, and time. Plus, I was going to have to buy a newer car if I kept on working out there. My poor Millie has 220K miles on her now and she won't last forever!

In the meanwhile, I am still writing for money and I'm starting to look for a new job today. Let me know if you hear of anything. Especially anything decent!

Thanks everyone!

Sorry to hear that, Yellow, but you sound pretty upbeat about everything, despite what's happened lately! You probably already know about this, but I have been scouring indeed.com for jobs, as well as a few others--PM me if you'd like the links. I truly hope you find something soon that makes you happy!

[quixotic59]

They came out with the list of rudest cities. No surprise who is at the top. Glad to see Las Vegas did not top this one:

Here’s the full list:

1. 1. New York City
   2. Miami
   3. Washington, D.C.
   4. Los Angeles
   5. Boston
   6. Dallas/ Forth Worth
   7. Atlanta
   8. Phoenix/Scottsdale
   9. Baltimore
   10. Orlando, Fl
   11. Philadelphia
   12. Las Vegas
   13. Anchorage
   14. Chicago
   15. San Francisco
   16. Houston
   17. Seattle
   18. Providence, RI
   19. San Diego
   20. Salt Lake City

[dynimagelv]

Originally Posted by quixotic59

They came out with the list of rudest cities. No surprise who is at the top. Glad to see Las Vegas did not top this one:

Here’s the full list:

1. 1. New York City
      

and YET....I LOVE GNU YAWK......

[jfkIII]

Saw a nice documentary about NYC over the weekend...

"HOME"

[von949]

Originally Posted by quixotic59

They came out with the list of rudest cities. No surprise who is at the top. Glad to see Las Vegas did not top this one:

Here’s the full list:

1. 1. New York City
   2. Miami
   3. Washington, D.C.
   4. Los Angeles
   5. Boston
   6. Dallas/ Forth Worth
   7. Atlanta
   8. Phoenix/Scottsdale
   9. Baltimore
   10. Orlando, Fl
   11. Philadelphia
   12. Las Vegas
   13. Anchorage
   14. Chicago
   15. San Francisco
   16. Houston
   17. Seattle
   18. Providence, RI
   19. San Diego
   20. Salt Lake City

How in the world did Salt Lake City make the list? People in SLC are not rude at all. Anywhere in Utah for that matter.