And another thing...

Great job, if you can get it.

A guy I kow recently returned from being out west for many years. �Out west� is where everyone from here goes to find steady union work. Most of them return sooner or later. This guy (we�ll call him Johnny, well, cuz that�s his name) rolled into town and went straight to the unemployment office to register. He filled out all the appropriate forms and waited to see a counselor.

Government workers just look busy, when in reality it just takes them a long time to get input from every worker on every floor on a question that eventually they figure out no one knows. So, after a long wait the counselor is going over his forms in which you give your first and second choice for employment placement. His first choice was Electrician. When the counselor saw his second choice, he paused:

�It looks like your second choice is��..Senator?�

�Yes, I dropped out of school to learn the electrical trade, been doing it for 30 years, I don�t know how to do anything else.�

Counselor grins, and begins to strike out the answer, �We can just leave that one blank.�

�NO! You asked for a second choice and the only other job I am qualified for is Senator. I was going to put MP but then I realized you had to be elected so I scratched it out.� He was serious.

He was flagged as a troublemaker so his claim was pushed through. One thing government workers hate more than giving you money is dealing with troublemakers. Especially those who make a valid point.