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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:25 am
Does anyone out there have a program called InDesign?
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:37 am
Landi....and I bow to you 
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:11 pm
Thanks for all your answers. Maybe the reason I've never heard of interview thank you letters until recently is because this is a very strong union state and most jobs are union of some kind or another. A lot of hiring is done through the union halls. I've been here over 30 years and not applied for a job anywhere else since 1974.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:46 pm
I am looking at a little house tomorrow that I stumbled across online and thought was perfect for me, at least on paper. I'm meeting a realtor tomorrow to look at it. There are photos of the house, but none of the bathrooms. In the description it says, "Jack And Jill Bath For Two Upstairs Bedrooms Along With Double Vanity." Can anyone translate what the heck that means? LOL. Thanks in advance!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:48 pm
Maybe it's interconnected between the two bedrooms. Just a guess.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:49 pm
A Jack & Jill bathroom is a bathroom that is between two bedrooms (typically it is a kids' bathroom) ie Brady Bunch.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:54 pm
I concur...we went on vacation a few years back and the house we rented was a "Jack and Jill" Style. It had 4 bedrooms total, two on either side of the hall, each interconnected with a bathroom.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:11 pm
Jack and Jill is one bathroom with two separate vanity areas, but one tub/commode in the middle. Doors close off the vanity areas from the tub area.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:12 pm
union members don't need good manners?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:17 pm
Thanks, guys. 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:18 pm
By the way, don't look up "Jack and Jill" in the Urban Dictionary....
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:18 pm
I guess not. You don't normally 'interview' for a lot of union jobs. So who would you send a letter to? When you are interviewed by a panel of 3 or 4 people how do you know who to send a thank you to?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:22 pm
Ah, that makes sense, Chili.. I never had anything remotely close to a union job. My parents had that sort of bathroom, it was labelled compartmented and was between a hall and the master.. so from the master you went into a half bath.. toilet and sink, then a door and a room with a tub and shower and mirror and counter, no sink, and then a larger room with sink, big counter, toilet, etc and then a door from there into the hall. Two other bedrooms down that hall. They had another bath by the front door that had toilet, shower (with a door to the outside where there could be a pool, if they had chosen to have one). However, they didn't do double sinks in those days, their home being built ca 1960-1. Hermie, how exciting! Any pics online? As for a thank you note, I'd think it would be best not to be some form letter, certainly not written in advance, but should include some reference to the actual interview, perhaps to expand on something that went well in the interview, or to clarify something, perhaps a thought that didn't get finished.. Annie, I think the operative word would be clout, not manners.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:25 pm
rule of thumb, chili, get everyone's name and title. ask for a business card if possible. and, send all of them personalized letters. if they are carbon copies that is considered bad form. believe me, we compare notes on these things. to help yourself along you should bring a pen and pad to take notes yourself during the interview. that is very commonly done as long as it isn't disruptive to the process. ---------------- yep, having built a number of houses i would definitely say a jack-n-jill bath is one between two bedrooms and those being the only access.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:28 pm
Chilli, just to make you feel better, I've never heard of a thank you letter after an interview either - but what people are describing are what I call "follow-up letters". The ones I am familiar with are just a cursory/polite "thank you for the interview" and then mostly a reiteration of why the interviewee is right for the job, now with the added hindsight and additional information of what the interviewer was looking for. I wouldn't expect a follow-up letter but if you're down to a few candidates, and they all have slight pros and cons, and you get a follow-up letter from one which puts your ease at rest about them - then naturally that would give them an edge.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:29 pm
Absolutely use the people's names that interviewed you. If there are a few and you can only remember one make it the person in charge. People like to be acknowledged personally. That's why a form letter is bad, well, form.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:29 pm
I agree, Seamonkey. If you're writing a thank you letter you have to be able to say what you're thanking them for. I don't like form letters at all. That's why I didn't get taking a thank you letter with you to the interview. How do you know what to thank them for ahead of time?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:38 pm
Exactly, that would be worse than no letter at all.. one might think the person might want to "mail in" their work too 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 5:49 pm
I had a group interview about a year ago with 3 people, sent them all 'thanks for the interview, i want the job and this is why you should hire me' letters. they didn't, but they hired a PhD so I didn't feel too bad! LOL
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:23 pm
union members are on a list. when you're at the top of the list, whoever calls in for workers gets who is on the top. i know, because my husband is a union plasterer.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:26 pm
Exactly, Landi. No interviews, no resumes, no cover letters and no freaking thank you cards. Just show up and work. Not all unions work that way but a lot do.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 7:17 pm
A while back I 'joined' the Overboard Club of Red Lobster at which time I got a coupon for either a free appetizer or dessert. They send me emails about their site and offerings every month and this time included one saying I could get a 'birthday coupon'. I tried to find this coupon, but it kept telling me I needed to join the Overboard Club, so I emailed them about it. This is the email I got back:
quote:Hello, Currently we do not have an area of our website where Overboard Club members can login and have access to anything other than there profile. I doublechecked that you are a member of the Overboard Club and see that you are so whenever you sign in, all you will have access to is your profile where you can make changes. Please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with anything else. Have a great day!
They totally ignored my question about how to get a birthday coupon. Do you know how I could get one?
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 7:50 pm
No, sorry, I don't know how you can get a coupon for that. But, that seems to be standard protocol for moronic customer service departments. I've emailed several companies and gotten similar stupid responses. They never do answer the questions the emails are about. It's very frustrating and, in my case, loses them business. Maybe if you go to the site and don't log in you can figure it out.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 7:53 pm
Nope. Tried that too.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 8:02 pm
urgrace, from the FAQ's on the Overboard site: Where can I find discounts and coupons? All special offers and promotions are communicated via e-mail and RedLobster.com. From time to time, you might have to print a special offer in order to redeem it. Stay in the know by checking your e-mail and looking for special opportunities.
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