[15:57] <tiwake> oh hey, woodyPC joined and left... means he is not dead \o/
[19:56] <Ardonel> tiwake: I saw that
[20:12] <Ardonel> tiwake: any update on that job interview?
[20:22] <tiwake> not from that place :-/
[20:22] <Ardonel> anything at all?
[20:23] <tiwake> Ardonel: I called up another place from a little blurb I found in passing where they wanted a machinist... they called me back a couple times, with a couple emails that went back and forth over the last 2 days
[20:23] <Ardonel> promising?
[20:23] <tiwake> this one is sounding fairly promising actually
[20:23] <tiwake> yeah
[20:24] <tiwake> he wants me to fly out there... heh
[20:24] <Ardonel> where is there?
[20:24] <tiwake> first he wants me to fill out a job application, then we talk about money and other stuff
[20:24] <tiwake> http://www.lubbockelectric.com/
[20:25] <tiwake> 80 people work there
[20:26] <tiwake> they make their own equipment for agriculture processes, and electric motors
[20:26] <Ardonel> Lubbock, TX... home of Texas Tech Red Raiders...
[20:26] <tiwake> yeah
[20:26] <tiwake> though I don't follow sports at all
[20:27] <Ardonel> It's not a huge mega-city, but sometimes those are over-rated...
[20:27] <tiwake> what do you mean by that?
[20:28] <Ardonel> overly-large cities come with too many people... as in bad traffic...
[20:28] <tiwake> oh
[20:28] <tiwake> yeah
[20:29] <tiwake> I've heard that lubbock has no traffic
[20:30] <tiwake> though I'm mostly looking for a place that does not do car emission testing XD
[20:31] <tiwake> also, 350k people is a lot for what I'm used to... tillamook city has 6k people in it, and the whole county (one of the largest in oregon) only has 20k people in it
[20:31] <Ardonel> The 3 weeks I stayed in Lubbock while working in Levelland were ok as far as traffic goes.
[20:31] <tiwake> and it beats bozeman montana by a lot.. heh
[20:32] <tiwake> did you rent a house there?
[20:32] <Ardonel> No. Company had me in a hotel.
[20:32] <Ardonel> corporate rates
[20:32] <tiwake> alright
[20:33] <tiwake> not sure how much renting a house in the area costs
[20:33] <tiwake> typically rent prices follow property/house price, but I have not actually looked
[20:34] <Ardonel> I did 6 weeks worth of work in 3 weeks. I worked from before sun up until after the sun went down. My days started at 4:30 a.m. and ended about 10:30 p.m.
[20:34] <tiwake> hehe
[20:34] <tiwake> doing what?
[20:37] <Ardonel> Installing the refrigeration and air/con control wiring inside the Walmart. It's a system called/manufactured by Novar. It hooks air quality sensors to motor controllers in the skylights. It also uses a light sensor on the top of the store to control external and internal store lighting systems.
[20:38] <tiwake> ooo fancy
[20:38] <Ardonel> It also hooks the fire alarms to the aircon system to shut down a/c in the event of a fire. It measures temperatures in the refrigerated cases and food storage.
[20:39] <Ardonel> It also transmits all the above information to Benton-ville, Arkansas, home of Walmart. And it does it all in real time.
[20:40] <tiwake> I hope thats all encrypted
[20:40] <Ardonel> It's all private frequency, satellite communication. Probably scrambled.
[20:41] <tiwake> oh, their own network even, yeah
[20:41] <Ardonel> It is also in a format that is only useful to Walmart. Anyone else would see gibberish.
[20:43] <Ardonel> and that is what I know about that system from 14 years ago... I imagine it is even fancier now.
[20:43] <tiwake> that comment makes me feel young
[20:47] <tiwake> lol
[21:17] <tiwake> Ardonel: why? do you think I should consider some other place to work at?
[21:18] <Ardonel> Was just wondering where you were looking to see how far from WoodyPC and me you were going to be.
[21:18] <tiwake> oh heh
[21:19] <tiwake> well, I don't personally know anyone in texas, so shrug
[21:25] <tiwake> guess I could say I kinda know you
[21:28] <Ardonel> and WoodyPC sorta
[21:28] <tiwake> oh actually I do know a guy who lives close to amarillo
[21:28] <tiwake> met him a few times at a convention on the west coast
[21:28] <tiwake> and do internet stuff with him
[21:30] <tiwake> hmm
[21:31] <tiwake> Ardonel: what should I put down for "expected salary"?
[21:31] <Ardonel> put down 'YES'...
[21:31] <tiwake> all of the things
[21:31] <tiwake> lol
[21:31] <Ardonel> unless you are working for free...
[21:32] <tiwake> thats what I did for the last two years, free working no more
[21:33] <tiwake> because of that I'm completely broke :-/
[21:34] <tiwake> I'm thinking about putting down $18/hour
[21:35] <Ardonel> I know nothing about your industry, so I can;t really help on salary negotiations. Sorry.
[21:36] <tiwake> heh, I don't know much about that either
[21:36] <tiwake> I know what the typical shop makes, and where the expenses are
[21:36] <tiwake> but this is a company who makes their own products, so its going to be different
[21:38] <tiwake> I'll put down $18/hour, its a reasonable starting place for both of us I think... a larger city where there is more demand might get me $20-$25/hour
[21:39] <tiwake> or should I really just put down "yes" like you said? lol
[21:56] <Ardonel> brb, dinner