Lake host: Nice work if you can get it

SAMIAM · 05-18-2009, 07:16 PM

Sounds like the perfect government job......lets get them in the union so that they can't be fired under any circumstances such as drunk,drugs,no show etc.Then lifetime work guarantee,retirement at 90% of base pay and free health care forever for them and their family.....oh.....and a government car with free insurance and gas allowance.Sound familiar?

PennyPenny · 05-18-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Sounds like the perfect government job......lets get them in the union so that they can't be fired under any circumstances such as drunk,drugs,no show etc.Then lifetime work guarantee,retirement at 90% of base pay and free health care forever for them and their family.....oh.....and a government car with free insurance and gas allowance.Sound familiar?

SIA, I think you are a little out of line with your statement or opinion regarding lifetime work guarantee and retirement at 90%. My husband has been a union member for quite a while now and there are no guarantees. Currently he is not working and when his "hours worked" run out we start paying monthly for the health insurance that WE hardly ever use but pay $8.00 an HOUR for out of his paycheck. You are wrong about the drugs and alcohol etc. If someone were to show up and test positive for one of them, they could be fired from the job and then they end up on a do not hire list. Yes they can still be a union member( by paying their dues) but chances are they won't get on a job that has drug testing. The BA won't even ask the person, they will just sit on the bench. I could inform you about unions and contracts etc. but will stop with what I have mentioned above. Please don't catorgorize everyone the same. Believe me, you want my husband working for the government jobs. He has the Homeland Security Clearance.

Merrymeeting · 05-18-2009, 08:49 PM

Most of the "hosts" are students earning tuition money (many at UNH so the state gets their money back

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In addition, a significant amount of the coverage is done by volunteers who make nothing other than the satisfaction of keeping our lakes safe.

fatlazyless · 05-19-2009, 10:11 AM

...better yet...me-thinks I will get into the 'boat launch biz' as an independant contracter....and dress myself up in official looking khaki & pith helmet and start collecting the town's launch fees for my own pocket.....what the heck...the town gets all the money anyway....Meredith's property tax bill has arrived.....three cheers

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...oh yeah, this is a thread about keeping invasive weeds like milfoil out of NH lakes.....well, fortunately thanks to all the big & constant boat waves or something, there is absolutely no milfoil anywhere near me, thankyou very much to those wave-maker 35' cruisers.....and keep those waves moving!

Interesting, so far this year, the big waves and Winnipesaukee boating has been missing. Where the heck are all the boats?

05-19-2009, 10:11 AM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,856 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,039 Times in 758 Posts	...better yet...me-thinks I will get into the 'boat launch biz' as an independant contracter....and dress myself up in official looking khaki & pith helmet and start collecting the town's launch fees for my own pocket.....what the heck...the town gets all the money anyway....Meredith's property tax bill has arrived.....three cheers! ...oh yeah, this is a thread about keeping invasive weeds like milfoil out of NH lakes.....well, fortunately thanks to all the big & constant boat waves or something, there is absolutely no milfoil anywhere near me, thankyou very much to those wave-maker 35' cruisers.....and keep those waves moving! Interesting, so far this year, the big waves and Winnipesaukee boating has been missing. Where the heck are all the boats?

05-18-2009, 07:16 PM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,922 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,693 Times in 595 Posts	Sounds like the perfect government job......lets get them in the union so that they can't be fired under any circumstances such as drunk,drugs,no show etc.Then lifetime work guarantee,retirement at 90% of base pay and free health care forever for them and their family.....oh.....and a government car with free insurance and gas allowance.Sound familiar?

05-18-2009, 08:49 PM	#3
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 801 Times in 369 Posts	Most of the "hosts" are students earning tuition money (many at UNH so the state gets their money back ) In addition, a significant amount of the coverage is done by volunteers who make nothing other than the satisfaction of keeping our lakes safe.