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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:45 AM Original message |
Newest target for tea party rage... 'Overpaid' lifeguards |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Then we should absolutely have a teabagger designated beach area and see how that goes |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And hang the expense of warning signs about currents, sharks, etc. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I'm all for that......how about on the Farallon Islands off the CA coast? |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. The poor sharks. |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. LOL! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. That's right. Never trust a lifeguard. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. "I'm from the Beach Patrol and I'm here to help." n/t |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. you know they are the first idiots that would go out too far and then |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. I bet Leonard Musgrave is really fun to hang out with |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. They're going after summer jobs? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. In some places, lifeguard isn't seasonal. n/t |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'll be so glad when these people leave tomorrow |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. nah - unfortunately i don't think that |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. Children would be hurt the most. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
13. Their title is deceiving, they are management with mgmt responsibilities |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. having been a lifeguard, it is hard and boring work sittin in sun 8 hours or more and |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I also worked pool |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. I think the hardest part would be getting complacent |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
15. These people risk their lives many times a day |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
17. My son was a life guard during and after high school. He quit after a couple |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. My daughter's experience was a bit different.. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
18. I swam in many creeks, rivers, lakes, and even the surf at the beach with no |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Cities earn a lot of revenue from lifeguard protected beaches. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. That reminds me of the "Well I didn't wear a bike helmet when I was a kid!" mentality |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. That's exactly what it is |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Thanks. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. One wonders where the personal responsibility ends and nanny state |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Nanny state? |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Yes, nanny state. I have a car, that nanny says I have to use seat belts |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. The beach is a different matter. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. A classmate of my older sister died at age 11 when her |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. People lived long lives before antibiotics |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Well you should have just been left to experience the consequences of your choice |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
19. Lifeguards have valuable skills... like being able to fight underwater and diffuse bombs... |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. On a serious note, I bet health and life insurance are expensive for lifeguards. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
22. The well paid ones aren't actually "lifeguards". They are managers who still maintain their . |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
23. Teaparty people want to destroy the American economy |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
26. "Swim at your own risk" until one of their kids or grandkids drowns. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Or "Where were the parents?! nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. That too. Parents would never let kids swim. |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. And Mr Musgrave, if your house starts burning, don't bother calling the Fire Department |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. Lifeguards should wait until 3 hours before the season starts, then run wildcat strikes all summer |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
32. Are they against paying for |
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mulsh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. "Swim at your own risk." We have signs on many beaches |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. I love it when they say "that's a good job", like that's a bad thing. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
41. 'Overpaid' lifeguards? Only at Country Clubs |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. country clubs don't pay the lackeys well either. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
42. Is Musgrave a teahadist or just a dumbass?? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. both... and then some... |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Both |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
45. Everybody's "overpaid" except the rulers & their upper-middle-class courtiers. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
46. Why make swimming at the beach that risky? |
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Moostache (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
53. Fuck them already....swin at your own goddamn risk then! |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
55. Wouldn't it be nice if these teabaggers would get pissed at corporations and millionaires? |
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