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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 6:58 PM I know this has come up before. Anybody remember the name of the place Drew runs? I'm working on a degree and I want to look into doing an internship there. —Long-time listener |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM drews tv show starts NOW —000 |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:11 PM I saw the first episode of Celebrity Rehab on the one network's website (forget which it is now). It doesn't look like something I'd really care to watch. I mean, the parts where Drew is explaining stuff is okay, but it's all stuff I already know anyway. (Feels like a primer on the psychological aspects of addicts. I guess it's more intended for the non-Loveline, more public audience.) And watching the celebrities go about being their chaotic dramatic selves is just... eh. —Dark Laith |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:21 PM Getting closer. The only internships at USC are at the university counseling center and at the children's hospital. I'm in a psych PhD program and need to do a one year internship next year. Would've been cool to work with Dr. Drew. —Long-time listener |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:27 PM You're a Ph.D. student? —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Edited Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:41 PM Yeah, and been listening to Loveline since I was 18, going to Jr. college and driving a forklift at a trucking company. I also used to like Mountain Dew. Those were probably the biggest three red flags of failure according to Adam...and I survived them all. I tried to call the show in Adam's last days to tell them of my success story. I was getting ready to start my PhD at the time. Actually, I haven't been on here in at least a year. I just needed the name of Drew's clinic, but it's good times checking things out again and good to see people still listen to the show. —Long-time listener |
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000 |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM everyone on this show is so disgusting
do all drug addicts smoke? —000 |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:38 PM
Edited Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:39 PM *edit* Long-time listener I just sent you an email (let me know if you don't get it). —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:38 PM Yes, they almost all smoke. If they didn't smoke when they entered rehab, that's when they start. I worked at an addiction treatment facility. Smoking and coffee become their only way of getting high, so they go nuts with it. —Long-time listener |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:40 PM 000 - you should check out an AA meeting some time. —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:47 PM Thanks - email is away. —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:34 PM Smoking and coffee become their only way of getting high, so they go nuts with it. —Long-time listener I don't know if you know the answer to this, but why do they allow cigarettes in rehab? Seems counterintuitive. —Dark Laith |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:37 PM Smoking and coffee become their only way of getting high, so they go nuts with it. That's funny. The coffee part sounds like grad school. —bguirk |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:39 PM I don't know if you know the answer to this, but why do they allow cigarettes in rehab? Seems counterintuitive. —Dark Laith
Sort of a pacifier.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:41 PM They allow smoking because they want people to come. It's amazing how much people will freak out about losing the ability to smoke when they are trying to give up other drugs. I think that will change though because there has been a lot of research showing that people who also quit smoking do much better in recovery. Then again, maybe the ones who quit smoking are just more serious about getting sober. —Long-time listener |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Edited Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 8:42 PM I suspect because addicts need something to be addicted to on some level. edit: you guys are fast. —bguirk |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:08 PM To Long-time listener: Don't fret. My husband has a PhD and he has been drinking Mt. Dew since 1998. He never went to community college, but he did work on a loading dock. —pookie |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:14 PM Yeah, and been listening to Loveline since I was 18, going to Jr. college and driving a forklift at a trucking company. Thanks for pookie and ltl brining that up--you unlocked a repressed memory. I drove a forklift at a plumbing warehouae for a few days. I was shit-canned for not wrapping up a couple of water heaters before I pulled them from a second floor loft. They went crashing to the ground--busted. I also managed to crash the owner's truck into the loading dock when I failed to notice he had left it in reverse and I let the clutch out after starting it up. I was once a force of nature. —bguirk |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:22 PM Driving a fork lift is one of those things that I think I'd love to do for about 5 minutes, but that seems like it'd be torture to do as a job... like going up in a window washer's rig. —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:25 PM i drove one on and off for 3 years. as long as you don't drop shit or kill anyone it's all good. my boss once stood on the forks and had my lift him about 9.5 feet in the air so he could change a light bulb--not a good move on either of our parts. man--the dam has burst. i have a ton of great forklift stories. —bguirk |
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anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:27 PM i have a ton of great forklift stories Do tell. —anobody |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Edited Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:40 PM Long after my forklift retirement I worked at a place that used a lot of forklifts to move printed material/raw paper around. One day a semi that was making a delivery somehow broke its hitch and the semi-trailer fell and landed on the cab's wheels. One of our forklift drivers thought he'd be helpful so he took one of the .75 ton forklifts out there and attempted to lift the entire trailer off of the wheels with the forks. this was idiotic for about 10 reasons--the top three being: 1. what was his plan once he got it off of the tires.
2. there are some laws of science involved here--little tiny forklift--big giant trailer. do the math.
3. the very real possibility that in trying to dislodge the trailer from the wheels while not being able to lift it he would be able to cause the multi-ton loaded trailer to fall on himself and the truck's driver crushing them like retarded ants. the only thing that kept this becoming one of the best Darwin awards ever was that the guy who lent me his GRE math book came running out and physically lifted the idiot out of the forklift. The forklift dude was like "i'm going to sue you for assault!" He shut up when he saw the size of the giant crane they had to drive in to lift the trailer off of the wheels. good times. i think i have a digital picture of the guy trying to lift the trailer on one of my backup tapes. —bguirk |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:43 PM That's freekin'awesome - I need to see that picture! —anobody |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 7:51 AM my boss once stood on the forks and had my lift him about 9.5 feet in the air so he could change a light bulb-- In my experience fork lifts serve this purpose just as much as actually moving pallets. I'm really surprised that we don't hear about more fork lift related falls. Good times —miyagi-sama |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 12:37 PM did u spin the forklift instead of turning the bulb? —000 |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 2:08 PM I was a forklift driver for almost 7 years - age 16 to 23 when I finished undergrad. It was actually a great college job. It was pretty fun, driving in a crowded warehouse at top speed. It was like driving go carts for a job. The only downside was the 10 times I was nearly killed by such things as drivers deciding to pull their truck out as I was driving onto it...or other people nearly running me over with their forklifts. But I made more money than any of my friends and I had flexible night hours. I was making of 20 grand working part time...as opposed to the 10 grand I made last year as a grad student. Also we used the forklift-light bulb change technique many times. That was standard practice. The ceiling was about 40 feet in the air though. I always refused to go up there. It was a good job for all the ex-roofers. They were used to it. Man, do I have a million forklift stories. —Long-time listener |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Edited Friday, January 11, 2008 at 2:11 PM 000 - you should see the wicked donuts you can pull on a forklift. The back wheels turn instead of the front ones (and at a 90 degree angle), so you can spin at full speed as long as you can handle without throwing up or falling off. Good times! —Long-time listener |
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 9:12 PM Forklift story #2:
I have a friend who used to work nights at a brewery. Common practice was when his shift ended at 3 AM they would go out to the pub and drink. I decided I needed to be there for this once and met them after work. After the joy of pulling my own drafts from behind the bar and eating my weight in peanuts talk turned to a car that had been out in the lot for months. The guys had called the cops, their contracted towing company, the city--no one would come and get the abandoned car. Someone who shall remain nameless suggested it might be a good idea to use one of the company forklifts to move the car into the middle of the street and then call the cops. The forklift was used not only to lift this 70's Starsky and Hutch beater out into the road, but to play a little demolition derby with the forks and ultimately leave it on its side a few warehouses down the street. The line was drawn when someone said we should set it on fire. We all went home satisfied with our problem solving skills and the car was gone by the next shift.
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Friday, January 11, 2008 at 9:16 PM "Someone who shall remain nameless..." bguirk gee, lemme guess —pookie |
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Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 2:56 AM
Edited Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 3:02 AM It was Sully, wasn't it? That's textbook Sully! —Jaffa Cakes |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 2:15 PM Yeahh...I work at Lowe's and drive forklifts all the time....picking up stacks of lumber and pallets of cement and shit....real fun drivin around....I actually wouldn't mind doin it for the rest of my life as long as they pay good.... —Sassafras Roots |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 6:04 PM my personal favorite was the motorized pallet jack. I also liked to use regular jacks as my scooter. —bguirk |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 6:08 PM I love the fact that 4 of our members are experienced in driving forklifts. Who knew? —anfernee |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 6:21 PM It's a short road to the forklift. No experience, no prospects, no education, and don't want minimum wage? Can you stay out of jail for long stretches at a time and don't let your hangovers stop you from coming in? You too could work in a warehouse. FWIW I moved up to the computer system pretty quick and didn't drive much forklift--I was certified so if someone wasn't around they came and got me. —bguirk |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 6:31 PM I am now making it my quest to get certified to drive a forklift at some point in the next few years. —anobody |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM I think my boyfriend sometimes drove a forklift during the years he worked at a warehouse. —chix0r |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 7:03 PM I am now making it my quest to get certified to drive a forklift at some point in the next few years. Me too. Sounds better than flipping burgers and folding clothes like I'm doing now. Well actually I can't lie, I love working at a&f and In n Out kinda blows, but it's 10 bucks an hour and free food! —anfernee |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Ahh, brings back memories. It's amazing how much liability a multi-million dollar company is willing to open themselves up to, putting a minor on a fork lift twenty feet in the air precariously transferring bulky stuff on to a pallet rack.
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:50 PM I would warn anyone to stay away from the warehouse jobs, especially while working your way through college. You get stuck in a certain job later on, because that's all the experience you have. Try for something, anything low level, where you can gain different skills/experience. Admin assistant, something where you can work inside and not use your muscles. Internships that pay are great, but few and far between. —Masteel |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:57 PM I'd actually recommend something in the service industry.. the jobs suck and the pay isn't great, but you can work on your social skills and confidence, you get to meet a lot of people, and you get an appreciation for the people who wait on you. —anobody |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 7:49 AM 10 bucks an hour? what? what? what? —stefanie |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 8:43 AM In n Out kinda blows, but it's 10 bucks an hour and free food! WTF?! What's the hiring process like?? Drug tests?? Anyway you're right....I highly recommend learning to drive a forklift....It's very fun especially if you like four-wheelers or go-karts and that kinda shit...
This is also a very fun machine: The narrow aisle lift truck...it's got a cool joystick deal....feels like I'm slayin n00bz....
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10:08 AM I would warn anyone to stay away from the warehouse jobs, especially while working your way through college. You get stuck in a certain job later on, because that's all the experience you have. I'll play devil's advocate here and say that there are some boys who need to work around some men (and warehouses are largely worked by men) who work for a living to: A. reinforce why you're going to college
B. learn how hard some people work for low pay to support their families
C. man up a bit. My lawyer and I used to work together in a warehouse. If you're a college person quit before turning 21. —bguirk |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10:12 AM A. reinforce why you're going to college - bguirk This is true. The truck-loading job is what motivated my husband to go to college. —pookie |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10:24 AM This is true. The truck-loading job is what motivated my husband to go to college. —pookie For me it was the 4 AM start at the bookbinding factory. I was once replacing covers of the Book of Mormon on a press that ironed in the logo of the book. I fell asleep on my feet for about a minute, got all behind on replacing the covers (think I Love Lucy) and woke up to the sound of the electrical iron hitting the metal carousel table. Sparks flew everywhere, my foreman ran over and said "is it set to fast for you?" Yes sir--of course I wasn't sleeping. I realized then that morning how important college was. —bguirk |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10:38 AM "HE TRIED TO KILL ME WITH A FORKLIFT" —ZT Spice |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 1:10 PM 10 bucks an hour? what? what? what?
WTF?! What's the hiring process like?? Drug tests??
lol, DRUG TESTS?? OMG. Yeah there's a drug test, but everyone has one nowadays, and I don't blame them, I wouldn't really want a drug addict working at my store either. Or at least someone who couldn't even quit for 2 weeks just for the test. 10 bucks an hour starting heck yeah, it's the best job ever! Then again, minimum is 8 dollars in my state, so 10 bucks isn't really THAT much. But I save a lot of money, because I used to spend about 20 bucks a week or more at in n out anyway, so I'm saving that money too. It really is a great job, just really busy. —anfernee |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 at 6:45 PM I wouldn't really want a drug addict working at my store either. drug tests can screen out potheads. they're much better at telling if someone was high when they had an accident which is why you'll always see some dude with an icepack on his head at the testing center when you go to piss. —bguirk |
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