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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Morbidbystandard's Comments</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/default.aspx</link><description>Morbidbystandard's Comments</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 1.5.134.12297 (Build: 5.5.134.12297)</generator><item><title>Hey man, long time no see! What&amp;#39;s up? How you doing?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:54:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:a80b19db-5e98-4143-8262-1c2d1de24378</guid><dc:creator>starlyn</dc:creator><description>Hey man, long time no see! What&amp;#39;s up? How you doing?</description></item><item><title>duuuude, how you been?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:55:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:f617a0c1-6541-4c30-a779-d0338bafa2c3</guid><dc:creator>Mega Nutts</dc:creator><description>duuuude, how you been?</description></item><item><title>I wish you the best of luck.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:53:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:f6911ba2-9e0b-44c1-a65c-59b4143e085d</guid><dc:creator>ssosvs1</dc:creator><description>I wish you the best of luck.</description></item><item><title>What have you been playing lately? I&amp;#39;m on a GBA kick.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:40:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:bc1ddc61-8fde-4c27-bdf8-abc51dde2517</guid><dc:creator>ssosvs1</dc:creator><description>What have you been playing lately? I&amp;#39;m on a GBA kick.</description></item><item><title>Well that&amp;#39;s good. You&amp;#39;ve got a good brother there.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:46:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:41024fdb-1c80-42bc-9dcd-b4984e8297ef</guid><dc:creator>MatsudaTohu</dc:creator><description>Well that&amp;#39;s good. You&amp;#39;ve got a good brother there.</description></item><item><title>Oh. So what made you decide it wasn&amp;#39;t worth it? Your brother convince you?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:38:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1415d72b-73cc-4f2b-b015-7538b6b4999f</guid><dc:creator>MatsudaTohu</dc:creator><description>Oh. So what made you decide it wasn&amp;#39;t worth it? Your brother convince you?</description></item><item><title>Just dropping by to see how you&amp;#39;re doing and what game you are enjoying now.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:27:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:c75ab20a-fecb-4997-bd75-6f7ccb736357</guid><dc:creator>ssosvs1</dc:creator><description>Just dropping by to see how you&amp;#39;re doing and what game you are enjoying now.</description></item><item><title>Oh, that sucks. Well, you seem to be coping well.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:55:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:0d96e482-cbda-4642-8b33-2c01f87c3e6a</guid><dc:creator>MatsudaTohu</dc:creator><description>Oh, that sucks. Well, you seem to be coping well.</description></item><item><title>You don&amp;#39;t have to answer this, but you seemed really happy with your marrage. What happened?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:02:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3d48f33b-7ee5-4ec0-9980-df3322edb3b1</guid><dc:creator>MatsudaTohu</dc:creator><description>You don&amp;#39;t have to answer this, but you seemed really happy with your marrage. What happened?</description></item><item><title>Life alone?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:32:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:37a4e9e0-457b-4618-b0dc-972ca041b013</guid><dc:creator>MatsudaTohu</dc:creator><description>Life alone?</description></item><item><title>Sucks dude. Hang in there. It won&amp;#39;t be long till you&amp;#39;re through it all.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:49:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:d29ceb03-dde0-45fd-91df-d5f9105d51d8</guid><dc:creator>iceap12</dc:creator><description>Sucks dude. Hang in there. It won&amp;#39;t be long till you&amp;#39;re through it all.</description></item><item><title>Doin&amp;#39; alright. Same old stuff on my end. You?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:22:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:21fcc871-4901-42f0-a7cf-f8e1dd451af6</guid><dc:creator>iceap12</dc:creator><description>Doin&amp;#39; alright. Same old stuff on my end. You?</description></item><item><title>I know, its a really touching game, I actually have difficulty making choices in the game. I didnt think 2 could be as good ebcause it involved a lot more gears of war-esque action but the first 10 minutes proved me wrong. Im glad I was talked into trying it.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:36:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:6112fdd9-5007-40cc-aef3-393256d725aa</guid><dc:creator>thompsonxd90</dc:creator><description>I know, its a really touching game, I actually have difficulty making choices in the game. I didnt think 2 could be as good ebcause it involved a lot more gears of war-esque action but the first 10 minutes proved me wrong. Im glad I was talked into trying it.</description></item><item><title>Sometimes that has to be good enough sadly. I hope you find happiness in something though man, I imagine youre going through quite an emotional woodchipper...and I imagine thats quite an understatement. On a lighter note, I see you&amp;#39;re playing mass effect. Very addictive game. Its almost a film really.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:52:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:99eb236e-8838-4881-ae3c-e7e7e4b92247</guid><dc:creator>thompsonxd90</dc:creator><description>Sometimes that has to be good enough sadly. I hope you find happiness in something though man, I imagine youre going through quite an emotional woodchipper...and I imagine thats quite an understatement. On a lighter note, I see you&amp;#39;re playing mass effect. Very addictive game. Its almost a film really.</description></item><item><title>How ya doin man?</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:43:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:32e6f278-c2a7-4e08-ac80-e2af83ec1389</guid><dc:creator>thompsonxd90</dc:creator><description>How ya doin man?</description></item><item><title>Happy Easter!</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:06:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3d497f9d-5c90-4737-8159-8465723fb172</guid><dc:creator>Verify</dc:creator><description>Happy Easter!</description></item><item><title>its great to hear you are doin well and my condolences for your grand father</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:40:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:c7c244d9-4738-4223-a314-14270320008b</guid><dc:creator>Makin_A_Ruckus</dc:creator><description>its great to hear you are doin well and my condolences for your grand father</description></item><item><title>{rip}</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:02:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:87df1fff-0d08-4751-95c0-1b1f07bbb879</guid><dc:creator>baconator282</dc:creator><description>{rip}</description></item><item><title>Sorry to hear about your Grandpa man . You asked about my union story , sorry it took so long to get back to you . I&amp;#39;ve been working in construction since I was 18 , I started out working for a non-union concrete company . I started out as a laborer at 8 bucks an hour , big money lol . After 2 years I was making 10 bucks an hour , and had learned how to tie rebar , which I was doing almost exclusively ( rebar is the steel that goes in concrete foundations for strength ) . The third year I was the rebar foreman for this company , after the job I asked for a raise . I was told no , that I was still considered to be just a laborer and they didn&amp;#39;t want to price me out of a job .That didn&amp;#39;t set well with me , so I called up a buddy who had worked with me a year before , and had quit to go work for the union . Three weeks later , I started working for the Ironworkers Union at 30 dollars per hour . Because of my previous experience tieing rebar , I was able to skip the 3 year apprenticeship program and buy my journeyman book ( 700 dollars well spent ) . After 3 months I qualified for benefits ( you need 600 hours ) , life and health insurance , annuity , pension , and vacation pay ( 3 dollars for every hour you work paid every 3 months ) . The health insurance is some of the best around and includes full dental and vision ( 2 pairs of 200 dollar glasses per year for everyone in my family ) . The hospital bill when my daughter was born was $29,000 , my portion zero .Anyway , I&amp;#39;ve been in the union over 11 years now , I am a foreman making 36 dollars per hour , with a 14 dollar per hour benefits package . I primarily build bridges and overpasses , but occasionally we will build the foundations for large buildings , or parking garages . The longest bridge I&amp;#39;ve worked on was 1,900 feet long , and 8 lanes wide + sidewalks , I think it was about 150 feet wide . The biggest non-bridge project I&amp;#39;ve worked on was a series of 10 buildings that covered 10 square city blocks in downtown San Jose Cali . I was there for 3 years . I love my job , the more intricate and challenging the better . The only downside is the traveling , sometimes the job can be over 5 hours from home , though the average is about 1 and a half . We get 100 dollars a day subsistence if we have to travel more than 100 miles from home , so the only bad thing is not being with your family during the week sometimes . Still I made over $80,000 last year , and my wife doesn&amp;#39;t have to work so it&amp;#39;s worth it . Hope this answers your question , sorry if I rambled . Feel free to hit me up with more questions if you&amp;#39;re curious .</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:04:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:4e88a26c-654f-435b-97cb-79b30d679f26</guid><dc:creator>mrbadpersonality</dc:creator><description>Sorry to hear about your Grandpa man . You asked about my union story , sorry it took so long to get back to you . I&amp;#39;ve been working in construction since I was 18 , I started out working for a non-union concrete company . I started out as a laborer at 8 bucks an hour , big money lol . After 2 years I was making 10 bucks an hour , and had learned how to tie rebar , which I was doing almost exclusively ( rebar is the steel that goes in concrete foundations for strength ) . The third year I was the rebar foreman for this company , after the job I asked for a raise . I was told no , that I was still considered to be just a laborer and they didn&amp;#39;t want to price me out of a job .That didn&amp;#39;t set well with me , so I called up a buddy who had worked with me a year before , and had quit to go work for the union . Three weeks later , I started working for the Ironworkers Union at 30 dollars per hour . Because of my previous experience tieing rebar , I was able to skip the 3 year apprenticeship program and buy my journeyman book ( 700 dollars well spent ) . After 3 months I qualified for benefits ( you need 600 hours ) , life and health insurance , annuity , pension , and vacation pay ( 3 dollars for every hour you work paid every 3 months ) . The health insurance is some of the best around and includes full dental and vision ( 2 pairs of 200 dollar glasses per year for everyone in my family ) . The hospital bill when my daughter was born was $29,000 , my portion zero .Anyway , I&amp;#39;ve been in the union over 11 years now , I am a foreman making 36 dollars per hour , with a 14 dollar per hour benefits package . I primarily build bridges and overpasses , but occasionally we will build the foundations for large buildings , or parking garages . The longest bridge I&amp;#39;ve worked on was 1,900 feet long , and 8 lanes wide + sidewalks , I think it was about 150 feet wide . The biggest non-bridge project I&amp;#39;ve worked on was a series of 10 buildings that covered 10 square city blocks in downtown San Jose Cali . I was there for 3 years . I love my job , the more intricate and challenging the better . The only downside is the traveling , sometimes the job can be over 5 hours from home , though the average is about 1 and a half . We get 100 dollars a day subsistence if we have to travel more than 100 miles from home , so the only bad thing is not being with your family during the week sometimes . Still I made over $80,000 last year , and my wife doesn&amp;#39;t have to work so it&amp;#39;s worth it . Hope this answers your question , sorry if I rambled . Feel free to hit me up with more questions if you&amp;#39;re curious .</description></item><item><title>My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Im still looking forward to your blog on best methods for drinking mate.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/members/Morbidystandard/comments/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:20:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:3eb70e88-a27e-4d4a-ad48-6629ce78c7a4</guid><dc:creator>NAPTOWNNUISANCE</dc:creator><description>My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Im still looking forward to your blog on best methods for drinking mate.</description></item></channel></rss>
