Re: [CH] (OT) The Half Wit
Jim Nelson (jmnelson@winfirst.com)
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:44:52 -0700
I suspend pondering whether micro climates or perhaps something more
basic like a hole in a soaker hose are responsible for the
inconsistently growing pods in adjacent planter beds, and de-lurk as
this one got me.
From personal experience, this farmer is lucky he is in Washington as I
know a few Commissars of the California Labor Commissioner's office who
would then cite him for under paying himself and impose penalties.
Typically, this would be followed by a visit from an enforcement
officer from California's EEEC http://www.labor.ca.gov/eeec.htm. Who
would then investigate everything and fine him into submission for not
keeping adequate records of the hours he worked and for skipping a few
lunches.
On a less jaded note, does anyone (including the not so evil corporate
types) have thoughts on how to identify a source for ripe sermons or how
one can ripen green ones into red?
Jim the Chilehead Lawyer (as differentiated from the more venerable
Jim's on the list)
Linda Hutchinson wrote:
> I just had to send this thinking of all the times Jim C and John H
> have said this about themselves.
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> Linda
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> A man owned a small apple farm in Washington State. An agent of The
> Washington State Wage & Hour Board dropped by, on a routine check to see
> if he was paying proper wages to his help.
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> "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," said the
> agent.
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> "Well," replied the farmer, "There's my farm hand who's been with me for
> 3 years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. Then there's
> the cook. She's been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week
> plus free room and board."
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> "Finally there's a half-wit who works 18 hours every day and does about
> 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $30 a week, pays his own
> room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
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> "That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit," says the agent.
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> "That would be me." replied the farmer.
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> Linda
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> Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me - I want people
> to know WHY I look this way: I've traveled a long way and some of the
> roads weren't paved.
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