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  1. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    We had a company Christmas party at the local country club. All the execs and press room/mailroom people loved it. I worked there for 18...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM

  2. Driftwood liked dixiehack's post in the thread The Economy.

    One day at my first paper I was tasked with going across the road from a nearby supermarket and zooming in to take photos of the picket...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM

  3. Driftwood liked ChrisLong's post in the thread The Economy.

    My wife and I were talking about this the other day when our daughter found out she got no bonus for the second year in a row. My wife...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM

  4. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    I guess people seeing her go in and out of her house. Not exactly like I worked in Chicago.

    Dec 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM

  5. Driftwood liked I Should Coco's post in the thread The Economy.

    I’ve had some raw deals at newspapers over the years, but that’s really bad. Blaming the employee because of something that’s a direct...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM

  6. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    I think one of the shittiest things they did was we had a woman who was a single mother with two kids living in the projects. They told...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 11:20 AM

  7. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    That's not even the half of it. I guess it was about 2006 or 2007 when I got either a nickel or dime raise that took me to $10.75 and...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM

  8. Driftwood liked garrow's post in the thread The Economy.

    Wow, what misers. My mom worked on Wall Street for a while before I was born, so early 70s. She worked in payroll, and thus she had no...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 7:14 AM

  9. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    Our paper also sent out a letter that explained how tough times were, how much newsprint had risen, how much ad revenue was down, but...

    Dec 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM

  10. Driftwood replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    USS Gettysburg shot down a plane in the Red Sea ... a US Navy F-18 from USS Harry S. Truman. Seriously? Did somebody switch off their IFF?

    Dec 22, 2024 at 6:58 AM

  11. Driftwood replied to the thread The Economy.

    I caught three blues this morning. All I can contribute at the moment. Well, that and just checking my shopping email and realized my...

    Dec 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM

  12. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    I will echo the earlier sentiment and say the most entertaining college football games of the day were the two FCS semifinals.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM

  13. Driftwood liked tapintoamerica's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    And slightly south of it. The SEC hasn't seen snow in years.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM

  14. Driftwood liked Inky_Wretch's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    It’s 33 degrees here south of it. And it’s 29 in Knoxville. But it’s December.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 11:07 PM

  15. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    I'd sure rather spend New Year's Day in Orlando or Tampa than the Winter Solstice in Ohio.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 10:14 PM

  16. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    I am and always will be a bowl fan. A lot of good teams will end their season with a loss because they aren't the best team in the...

    Dec 21, 2024 at 10:10 PM

  17. Driftwood liked Inky_Wretch's post in the thread The Economy.

    More importantly, how was deer season?

    Dec 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM

  18. Driftwood liked DanOregon's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Instead of expanding to 14, maybe the cut it to 8.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 9:37 PM

  19. Driftwood liked TheSportsPredictor's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Mount Union back in the D3 finals.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 9:37 PM

  20. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Today's playoff games are about like first round high school playoff games.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM

  21. Driftwood liked Inky_Wretch's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Maybe 12 teams is four too many?

    Dec 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM

  22. Driftwood liked micropolitan guy's post in the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    I went to an NDSU-UND game at old Dacotah Field in Fargo, in late October. Lots of people were getting fortified against the cold.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM

  23. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Officials allowing Ohio State to pinch Tennessee and jaw them as they leave the field from warmups. That's really stupid.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM

  24. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    We took a full tour of the Fargodome. They had pictures of NDS and ND playing in the 1890s or something. I thought how much that would...

    Dec 21, 2024 at 7:37 PM

  25. Driftwood replied to the thread Running CFB playoff thread.

    Oh, I know, and I like it. It's still what college football is supposed to be. I remember covering a game at NDSU when they were still DII.

    Dec 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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