That's more than min. isn't it?

Way more...the Federal minimum is 5.15/hr. Some states have their own which
always has to be higher than the Fed. We pay our high school wait staff
6.00 to start and 6.50 after 90 days....housekeepers, etc start at 7.50 and
nurse's aides at 10.00....and we are higher than many states.

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she shops for free.

Nope...shopping is not one of my favorite activities....I would rather clean
out the garage than shop....

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I don't allow my wife in my garage, unless she's bringing me lunch.

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Nope...shopping is not one of my favorite activities....I would rather
clean
out the garage than shop....

she shops for free.

katysails wrote:
Nope...shopping is not one of my favorite activities....I would rather clean
out the garage than shop....

At our house, it's the same thing. Never know what you can find.

I know there's at least two boats hiding in there somewhere. Last time I went
rummaging in the garage, I found a sander I'd long forgotten I had....

DSK

I don't allow my wife in my garage, unless she's bringing me lunch

You "don't allow"???? bet she goes in there when you're not home....

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Yes, as in 'forbid', exclude, rule out, preclude, prevent, halt, bar,
block, hinder, impede, obstruct her.

Tsk tsk tsk....Does she know about this? For some reason, U think this is a
situation that exists in your mind only....surveillance cameras????
hahahaha So she can't find your high school Playboy collection?
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"katysails" wrote in message
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So she can't find your high school Playboy collection?

they're out in the barn, right next to the sheep pen.

Katie,

Remember that's Aussie $; about $5.00 US

Here in the US Northwest we can do the sailing and the skying in a 1/2
day and without the SNAKES.

Glad your Happy Speaks well for your country.

OT

OzOne wrote:

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:16:45 -0400, "katysails"
scribbled thusly:

Actually Katie, I'd thought the min wage was $11.80/hr as of May this
year...could be mistaken though.

So what would the poverty level wage for a family of 4 be? (This is the
Human Resource manager asking....just making comparisons....)

Couldn't tell you without doing some research.
Min wage is IIRC somewhere around $440 and again IIRC unemployment
benefit for a single male is around $230..but I'd have to look it up.

Average weekly wage is $950 in the 12 months to Feb this year, a rise
of 5.3%
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1112140.htm

But the _median_ weekly wage is closer to $600, is my guess. I
note with great interest that the Aust. bureau of Statistics only
mentions median income in relation to census figures, last census
was 2001. On a quick scan in the last several minutes, I am
fascinated to find everyone from the ABS to RUpert Murdoch's
newspapers, and governments in between, dodge any comment on
what the median might be.

Clearly, bloated plutocrats like Oz have not only leveraged way
out the average weekly income, they've hidden their tracks well
while doing so!

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"katysails" wrote in message
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I don't allow my wife in my garage, unless she's bringing me lunch

You "don't allow"????


Yes, as in 'forbid', exclude, rule out, preclude, prevent, halt, bar,
block, hinder, impede, obstruct her.


bet she goes in there when you're not home....

I have surveillance cameras.


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