well, my car is back from the shop. new rear brakes and brake hardware (the parking brake). it cost me close to $485! over half of that is labor! do I really think that the guys working on my car got the entire labor as part of their pay? over $250 for less than 3 hours of work? I don't think so!

but its back. hopefully no more problems. although the A/C that I had recharged last year isn't blowing like it should. me thinks that, when I get the $20 together (soon), I get an A/C check by the dealership. and when they tell me there is a problem (or better yet, if they say it needs a recharge), I get to go "How long are re-charges good for?" if they tell me anything of a year or longer, then I get to ask "How long is the work good for?" if it matches...well, then I go "So I got the A/C recharged last year, around September, by you guys. what's up with that?"

yeah, bone me with this bill, I'll do what I can to get a free charge from them. bastards!

so now all i have to do is get my car inspected....next week, at a cost of about $21. I know the brakes and wipers should pass...they're new within the past 3000 miles or so!

so yeah, there's that. I also have the job interview....please please please! positive thoughts my way on Tuesday at noon! in fact, 11:50 AM (EST) to 1:30 PM EST would be nice! please please!

I do want the job...I hear the district might be rough. well, its also a district where the science scores were low. the science department in the High School was bad. the fix? overhaul time....

1. fire all the science teachers.

2. hire a teacher from another school district (who was a Science head Teacher, basically the head of the Science department) to come in as a part-time science teacher/part-time science teacher coach.

3. hire a new department. and the science teacher coach gets to help the new teachers learn how to do their job in a way that the scores are good and the science department is good.

interesting way to deal...

well, my car is back from the shop. new rear brakes and brake hardware (the parking brake). it cost me close to $485! over half of that is labor! do I really think that the guys working on my car got the entire labor as part of their pay? over $250 for less than 3 hours of work? I don't think so!

but its back. hopefully no more problems. although the A/C that I had recharged last year isn't blowing like it should. me thinks that, when I get the $20 together (soon), I get an A/C check by the dealership. and when they tell me there is a problem (or better yet, if they say it needs a recharge), I get to go "How long are re-charges good for?" if they tell me anything of a year or longer, then I get to ask "How long is the work good for?" if it matches...well, then I go "So I got the A/C recharged last year, around September, by you guys. what's up with that?"

yeah, bone me with this bill, I'll do what I can to get a free charge from them. bastards!

so now all i have to do is get my car inspected....next week, at a cost of about $21. I know the brakes and wipers should pass...they're new within the past 3000 miles or so!

so yeah, there's that. I also have the job interview....please please please! positive thoughts my way on Tuesday at noon! in fact, 11:50 AM (EST) to 1:30 PM EST would be nice! please please!

I do want the job...I hear the district might be rough. well, its also a district where the science scores were low. the science department in the High School was bad. the fix? overhaul time....

1. fire all the science teachers.

2. hire a teacher from another school district (who was a Science head Teacher, basically the head of the Science department) to come in as a part-time science teacher/part-time science teacher coach.

3. hire a new department. and the science teacher coach gets to help the new teachers learn how to do their job in a way that the scores are good and the science department is good.

interesting way to deal with things, no? and it happened within a year!

ADDENDUM:

oh, and I have an interview at the Newark Central School District on Monday. two job openings and over $36,000 a year (at least for teachers with a Bachelors....so I should be higher, since you get more money for having a Masters and I have 2!). and one of the Principals, in response to numerous bomb threats being called in, responded by having all students stay after each time there was a bomb scare, to make up for lost time.....the threats ended within a week!