Wyatt the Odd  | 02 Sep 2009 11:47 a.m. PST |
With the economy, my business has been way down. Coupled with my wife's four-month stretch of being jobless at the beginning of the year, our finances are struggling to stay level. So, she sends me some job recs from her company. There's an open position in Antarctica. I could do the job in my sleep – and I'll actually apply for it. I'm sure there's got to be a gamer or two down there, and, if not, I'd actually have time/incentive to paint my minis. And, the lack of a local game shop would help finances… Either that, or she's just trying to be rid of me. Wyatt |
 Editor in Chief Bill  | 02 Sep 2009 11:55 a.m. PST |
Careful – don't disturb that which slumbers beneath the ice…  |
| adub74 | 02 Sep 2009 12:03 p.m. PST |
If a metor should land within walking distance and leave a phalic shapped crater then leave it alone. Shutter the windows and bar the doors. And shoot any scientist who has a hankering to figure out what it is. Last group who failed to take that advice… imdb.com/title/tt0044121 EDIT: how do you get a link to say 'LINK' and sort of hide what it's a link to? |
| Wyatt the Odd | 02 Sep 2009 12:07 p.m. PST |
You could just hide it with tinyurl Wyatt |
| John the Confused | 02 Sep 2009 12:24 p.m. PST |
Think of all the painting you could get done. |
| Buff Orpington | 02 Sep 2009 12:44 p.m. PST |
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| Streitax | 02 Sep 2009 12:59 p.m. PST |
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| The Tin Dictator | 02 Sep 2009 1:14 p.m. PST |
If my wife was trying to send me to Antarctica I might get suspicious. Soo… is the wife willing to re-locate with you? If not, oh well. I'm sure you'll be swamped with beautiful scientist girls who think they are homely and are very lonely for ANY man. And I hear the beaches there are really nice in the fall. But then again, I could be mis-informed. |
| kyoteblue | 02 Sep 2009 1:55 p.m. PST |
While your there be sure to look for Star Gates and The Templers Lost Treasure !!!!! |
| kyoteblue | 02 Sep 2009 2:17 p.m. PST |
Oh and the Lost Nazi Base !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Roderick Robertson | 02 Sep 2009 2:22 p.m. PST |
As far as gamers down there, I was in a LARP once with a fellow that had just come back from a stint there, so you may be in luck. |
| Beowulf | 02 Sep 2009 2:28 p.m. PST |
That does not sound like a bad idea… And you migh find Alxbates there! |
Shagnasty  | 02 Sep 2009 2:55 p.m. PST |
Nah, Alxbates is at the other end but I see that Kate Beckinsale is down there in a new movie. Yummmh! |
| jdpintex | 02 Sep 2009 4:37 p.m. PST |
Antartica can't be that bad. My wife was all for me taking a job in Iraq next year (28 on/28 off). The excuse for being so encouraging is to pay for the daughter's college. Still double pay for 6 months work is kinda enticing. |
| Wyatt the Odd | 02 Sep 2009 4:42 p.m. PST |
Drat! The Antarctica job got pulled. My wife was encouraging me to take advantage of the Army's cut-off age of 42 (I've got a month left) and I have a friend who is about 6 years older who just went in last year – they needed vets to care for the service dogs at the base in Kandahar. Those VA benefits do look enticing. Wyatt |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 03 Sep 2009 9:23 a.m. PST |
Sorry, Steven gets home Saturday. |
| Ditto Tango 2 1 | 04 Sep 2009 8:51 p.m. PST |
how do you get a link to say 'LINK' and sort of hide what it's a link to? As Wyatt says, try this: tinyurl.com Your link would have been: tinyurl.com/nztpog
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| Last Hussar | 09 Sep 2009 3:40 p.m. PST |
Scott Base used to do a patch "A woman's place is in Antarctica" I don't think it was mysogeny- I think they were just lonely. |
