I miss my friends and family but I do not miss Florence, if that makes sense.
quote:Originally posted by Road Puppy:
What with the old folks the mayor courted to come here-They're gonna be dying off (SOON!) and THEN what's gonna make up the tax base?
Kinda like bettin' on a dying horse if ya ask me...
Or rearranging the deck furniture on the Titanic. I give the area one more generation before it all looks like Sheffield.
quote:Originally posted by Doogie:
Im 27 and a life long resident of Florence, AL and have been looking for a job for over 7 months. I finally got into CDL school this week and am going to drive an 18 wheeler. There IS NO work here. I am way overqualified but I finally found a job delivering pizzas and will do that till I get my CDL. Florence, Al is a joke when it comes to opportunities. A person here is happy to be making 10 dollars an hour. 10 an hour! Think about it, $10 dollars an hour, 40 hours a week, 400$ a week Before Taxes! What can a person do on 1600 dollars a month besides pay bills and stay at home. The first priority should be to get some industry here so people can work and make a DECENT LIVING. The reason Im not at Wise is because they have over 5000 current applications on file and with Wise and TVA your mom or dad has to work there pretty much for you to get a job. Dont get me wrong Florence is a gorgeous place to live and I feel safe here and my family is here. It will always be my home. But if you work here and are honest you will be scraping the bottom of the barrel like all the low paid, well trained people here as well as the 10% unemployed which is one of the highest in the state! And PS we do not NEED another freaking place to eat around here (except Hooters lol)
Hey, you're working, which is more than a lot of people around here can say. Most people in your shoes would just sit back and collect unemployment. Good for you for doing what you have to do. I hope things turn around for you soon, and that you get the job you deserve!
Thank you very much HAHA. That means alot. I hope I do too!