The inside scoop is the smaller classes will happen in the big classrooms, and the bigger classes will be remote. That's what's getting said right now. If there's a bump in August we might be all remote again. Med school just let the grad students back in to do their research. No light for us on the other side.
The lot faces north. I hope someone told them to rotate the house so it doesn’t. The initial driveway cut didn’t look like it. That’s gonna suuuuuuck if they make that mistake.
Definitely true that people are moving out from around here, especially because the big tech companies have said that many can work from home "indefinitely", and they don't care where your home is. They say rents are down. A little too soon to say anything about housing prices. Still insanely expensive, though, but they were always expensive compared to other parts of the country; even in the 70s. No wonder people give me quizzical look when I say I moved here after I quit my job and retired. Things haven't changed much for me, though. No protests near here, and the ocean is within walking distance. In fact I was at the beach the day the protests started, and had no idea they were happening. Not much Covid either. I would rather have a single-family house than a condo, but there are advantages to the condo too. I can walk away for a number of months and not worry about it. I did that for years when living in Colorado. Of course no more international travel, for now.
Facebook announced they’d lower the pay of any worker they saw changed addresses to a cheaper place to live.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/f...to-cheaper-areas-to-work-from-home-2020-05-21
I foresee a black market of people who’d love to borrow your address to give to HR soon. Could be lucrative. 1% of salary?
I don't. Pay in general, not just at Facebook, tends to be higher here in the Bay Area because the cost of living is a LOT higher than most other places.
It's the law of supply-and-demand.
It's the law of supply-and-demand.
Obviously you think small engine repair is the end-all, but I got news. To get to and stay on the cutting edge of science takes huge amounts of training and tons of work. I'd rather the folks doing it not know how to fix their mowers if it means more time for them to do their jobs. By they way, the average science professor at the average University works insane hours. I'm the huge exception because I never brought work home, most of my colleagues do. I didn't know any of my neighbors for the first dozen or so years here because I was never home.
I do commute half hour each way (which to me is a short commute). I never see my neighbors. In the morning, they are at work, and by the time I get home, they're all inside eating. By the time I eat supper and do the requisite stuff like the dishes and laundry, everyone else is in their own houses for the evening. So not knowing your neighbors doesn't necessarily mean you have a demanding job or that you spend hours outside of normal hours at it or that you are smart.
Tagging @Stan Cooper to help you out. He's more likely to see the post that way.
Hi Richard. I just left a voice mail at 817-821-8201 with my mobile phone number. Dale's sudden passing from Covid in March, 2020, was a shock and a huge loss to me personally and his many friends.
