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Tender hopper

(60 posts)
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 10:49 AM Nov 2020

Greetings all

Hi my name is Bob. I'm a retired sailor, born on Long Island and living in Washington State.
I've been coming to the site daily for years but never registered. The need to send some words of support to Soph changed that. I'm a proud member of the IAM.
Anyways; hi everyone.

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Greetings all (Original Post) Tender hopper Nov 2020 OP
Welcome to our DU family, Bob. So glad you came in from the cold. niyad Nov 2020 #1
Welcome Tender hopper! pdxflyboy Nov 2020 #2
Hi from a fellow Washingtonian... samnsara Nov 2020 #3
Welcome aboard. lark Nov 2020 #4
Good to have you here! Thanks for joining. Newest Reality Nov 2020 #5
Hi, Bob! Harker Nov 2020 #6
Welcome to DU! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #7
Welcome aboard officially Bob!! Glad you took the final step. Fla Dem Nov 2020 #8
Welcome Bob flotsam Nov 2020 #9
Salutations! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2020 #10
Welcome Tender hopper. Laffy Kat Nov 2020 #11
Ahoy tender hopper! Wawannabe Nov 2020 #12

Harker

(13,880 posts)
6. Hi, Bob!
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 11:09 AM
Nov 2020

Your motivation for signing up says a lot about your character.

That I signed up to make a wisecrack says nothing about mine.

Terry,
retired bookshop guy in Worcester, NY, via Colorado.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
9. Welcome Bob
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 11:51 PM
Nov 2020

My dad was a non-union mechanic at a teamster organized trucking company. He approached the teamsters and they showed little interest since that would only be 3 more jobs covered. IAM took them in and my dad helped draw up their first contract. To be a mechanic there you had to have a class 3 (tractor-trailer) license. My dad argued that the mechs had to have the same qualifications as the drivers plus the skills to repair trucks. They asked him what he wanted and he told them "We'll take whatever the teamsters get plus a nickel an hour more. That remained the standard for over 20 years.

Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
11. Welcome Tender hopper.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 12:40 AM
Nov 2020

I'm a union sister. I lurked here for a long time, too. So pleased you took the plunge.

Wawannabe

(5,580 posts)
12. Ahoy tender hopper!
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:49 PM
Nov 2020

I sailed outta Ballard on Friday morning (by land) and made landfall in KC, MO yesterday evening.

Met a tender fleet owner and had a quick interview before my trip. Hope to board a certain tender bound for AK next season.

Right now I am "in the wind" but always at home when here. (DU)

Glad you came aboard officially for Soph's sake. Good on ya.

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