tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post3779712764464041165..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: Phish, Whine and GreaseSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-30752543448700488672010-12-31T23:01:41.903-07:002010-12-31T23:01:41.903-07:00Well, yes there are jobs to teach English here. I...Well, yes there are jobs to teach English here. It it quite a nice life in this city of 1.3 million people. Private lessons go for about 350 rubles, about 12 dollars?/hr. And a middle class life can be had for 10k a year, or for a large family 15k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-72326729433357444792010-12-30T23:02:33.677-07:002010-12-30T23:02:33.677-07:00Hey Anonymous, are there any jobs in Omsk? Gavaryu...Hey Anonymous, are there any jobs in Omsk? Gavaryu pa-russkii chut-chut, no mozhet byt ya magu stait profesor angeskovo yazika? No mozhet byt ni magu.Hira Animfeftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463914387875684115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-91087355344077994112010-12-26T12:22:56.462-07:002010-12-26T12:22:56.462-07:00Steve, blessed Nativity to you! Peace and grace. :...Steve, blessed Nativity to you! Peace and grace. :)Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101720037854908041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-90242790243849383492010-12-25T01:20:06.429-07:002010-12-25T01:20:06.429-07:00Dear Steve, You know you can come to Siberia and g...Dear Steve, You know you can come to Siberia and get your dental work here done. I've lived here for 8 years and the quality of service and the modern office facilities are on par. I get any teeth fixed for 15 or 30 dollars a tooth. In the U.S. it would go into the hundreds of dollars. If you can get a plane ticket we have a spare apartment in Omsk, Siberia to stay in and there are many Orthodox pilgrimage places here as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-31311206306912420192010-12-24T10:18:11.523-07:002010-12-24T10:18:11.523-07:00you said: This is the world Jesus came into.
Ind...you said: <i>This is the world Jesus came into. </i><br /><br />Indeed. <br /><br />ouch on the mouth. I have issues with my mouth...and actually spent the last 3+ weeks talking funny because of a similar issue. Mine's related to allergies, but do I listen to my body and avoid trigger food - of course not. Biting my tongue every night in my sleep didn't help. <br /><br />Have a joyous Christmas.DebDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594843598589340808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-28390394197197131042010-12-24T10:16:23.911-07:002010-12-24T10:16:23.911-07:00That's true about the trips to Home Depot. Wh...That's true about the trips to Home Depot. When I was a "real" plumber, I probably had $6000 in inventory in the van. That was just stuff, not fixtures like faucets and such, which I bought by the job. And about the same amount in tools. That's why plumbers charge $80 an hour. It is really expensive to haul that much sunk money around. I still have a $120.00 Moen faucet cartridge pulling tool around here somewhere.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-55534398584264443812010-12-24T08:46:53.963-07:002010-12-24T08:46:53.963-07:00Merry Christmas with love!Merry Christmas with love!Emily H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12987266098792021337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-81766305562108067322010-12-24T07:24:22.050-07:002010-12-24T07:24:22.050-07:00Anon1, Exactomundo. I've done enough plumbing ...Anon1, Exactomundo. I've done enough plumbing to know that it is a minimum of 3 trips to Home Depot to do even the smallest job unless you are a "real" plumber with a fully loaded truck (which this guy wasn't). I felt for the guy... while he was working on the valve his daughter kept calling him about something getting turned off unless she got 75.00. Things are still tough here for construction people. I've done work that amounted to minimum wages the last couple years. "Pride comes before a fall, lack of pride comes before a meal."Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-44360433955342602142010-12-24T06:57:16.591-07:002010-12-24T06:57:16.591-07:00I have also had a difficult "Nativity Lent Ho...I have also had a difficult "Nativity Lent Holy Week." The most difficult I've had so far. May God help us endure the medicine He has given us for our illness.<br /><br />Blessed ForFeast<br />Anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-40858908446672811812010-12-24T03:51:35.574-07:002010-12-24T03:51:35.574-07:00I've done a lot of plumbing work. That whole ...I've done a lot of plumbing work. That whole thing with the mixing valve was the plumber's fault. You and I both know that "you don't know what you're getting into until you get into it", and you build that into your bid. $20?! If things are that tough for a plumber to accept work for that kind of money.... <br /><br />A Merry Christmas to you and yours, Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-41752794935901913412010-12-24T02:29:46.718-07:002010-12-24T02:29:46.718-07:00This is not easy. Yes, how much we need Christ; t...This is not easy. Yes, how much we need Christ; thank God Christmas really happened and Christ is with us.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-26112085134818556062010-12-23T23:04:03.127-07:002010-12-23T23:04:03.127-07:00I know it's a little early, but Merry Christma...I know it's a little early, but Merry Christmas! You're going on the prayer list.Matushka Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522097149212770814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-9983574902744547912010-12-23T22:59:02.123-07:002010-12-23T22:59:02.123-07:00Have a most merry and blessed Christmas. I do hope...Have a most merry and blessed Christmas. I do hope your tongue heal up quite quick.<br /><br />And even if you can't lead the chanting for a bit, remember: God loves the songs of His children, even if they're not always in key.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157748079129752535noreply@blogger.com