Social Security Number

That's an entirely different issue.

That's easy. The Republican. The question wasn't about applying for welfare.

Of course, if hired they ask for it. They have to. No disputed that.

No, that is why many places no longer ask for the SS and is why many of us would not give it until needed.

IIRC every state should have stopped a few years ago. That was mandated by the Feds. They still can require you give it, but they can no longer put it on the DL as your license number. FWIW, MCare was ordered to do the same thing years ago and hasn't quite gotten around to it yet. They still use SSN as your account number.. which makes it too easy for the scammers to file false bills.

It seems you missed the idea that the expert on everything knows more than people who have actual experience doing stuff?

Not disputing troubled "home guy" but how much do you suppose it adds to the cost of a crate of produce if you load it on an airplane with 5 other crates and fly it 1,000 miles into the most distant of the Northwest territories?

Both.

The Republican turns out to have been out of work for three years, and has been doing odd jobs to support his wife, and three school age children. The children have paper routes, and do yard cleaning for the people in the neighborhood. All the money goes to rent, food, etc. They have been gardening in the back yard, and have been eating squirrels which he has been trapping, to keep the family fed. When they are not studying, they play Parchesi and Monopoly, to keep the kids entertained. The Republican showed up early for interview,and was cleanly dressed, if in a bit old clothing. The immigration check reveals that he's a natural born US citizen.

The Democrat supplied a SS number, which did not match his name and adress. During the interview, conducted in Spanish, the WD person from HR learns that the Democrat is Mexican citizen, in the country illegally. He has seven kids, who all have Obama free phones, video games, and the family watches cable premium tv on the stolen 48 inch flat screen TV. Their favorite TV show is "El Gringo Estupido" which portrays Mexicans stealing from ranchers.

The HR person from WD called Immigration Naturalization Servics. The INS rep came to the plant in about half hour. Looking over the records of the two applicants, the INS rep, Mr. Hector Gonzalez, told the HR person that due to anti discrimination laws, they were mandated by the Obama administration to hire the Democrat, or face fines of $4,575 per day for illegal hiring discrimination.

The Democrat started work the next day. He arrived an hour late, in his new Cadillac. During breaks and lunch, he was seen to be carrying cases of WD,and boxes of tools out and put in the trunk of his Cadillac. The boss called the Sherrifs department, and reported what he saw. The Deputy said he could not search the car without a warrant.

Through an interpreter, the Meican demanded the deputy charge the boss with harassment for false accusations. The Deputy had no choice but to arrest the boss. Who is in jail with no bail, awaiting trial. The public Defenders office has provided attorneys for the Mexican, at no charge to him.

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A republican and democrat applied for a job at the WD-40 lubricant factory. Which one supplied his SS# on the application?

Interesting that you'd chime in with the nasty, attacking, profanity laden ignoramus.

Well ain't that special. The obvious point here, that went right over your head is that HomeLessGuy regularly opens attacks on the USA for exactly this kind of thing. He finds something, somewhere, anything to bitch about in the USA. So, yeah, I'm, fully aware of the remoteness. But still it hard to figure how that alone turns a cabbage into $15.

And maybe I'm a bit better informed than you are. Ever watch Ice Pilots on cable? They follow Buffalo Air that hauls freight to those very remote locations. And as I recall, the cost of hauling gasoline to the most remote airbase in Canada was about equal to the cost of the gasoline. In other words, for $4 you could send a gallon of gas. So, .75 pepper, plus maybe $2 to ship it. Seems a long way from the prices in that link.

Have you been watching Ice Pilots? That Electra sucks a lot of fuel every mile. In one show they were transporting fuel to some distant outpost and burned as much as they delivered.

Operating Costs Per Hour

Other Related Information

Fuel Cost Per Hour:

$3834.47

Fuel Cost Per Gallon: $5.47

Oil Cost Per Hour:

$4.00

Fuel Type: Jet-A

Rom Northern Air Cargo website:

For example: a 72 lb. widget from Anchorage to Bethel would be charged as follows;

Effective Date: January 01, 2011

That is AMERICAN North on scheduled flights.

InnCanada, First Air, flying from Resolute to Arctic Bay,1-10KG is $40/kg11-15Kg is $50/Kg, 16-20 is $67/kg, 21-25 is $83/kg, all the way up to 41-44KG at $141/kg.

So, you get a pallet of cabbage, weighing 35KG into Resolute and want to ship it to Arctic Bay, it will cost you $3990 to ship it. Say each cabbage weighs 1Kg (2.2 lbs) the cost per cabbage is $141.

That's just the "base charge" - on top of that, add a 6.5% NavCanada surcharge and a 20% fuel surcharge.

Resolute to Arctic Bay is a short hop. 35 Kg to Pond Inlet is $849 per Kg according to the Domestic Cargo Rates published by First Air at

In comparison, I can ship that same pallet of cabbage today from Waterloo Ontario to Victoria BC for $387 - guaranteed delivery by 9am tuesday - or by next friday for $137.

Just found more - from Winnipeg to Edmonton, 1-6kg =$70, 7-97kg is $10.14/kg, and 486kg and up is $9.68/kg by air.

From Winnipeg to Pangnirtung, 1-5kg is $47

I love that show. Buffalo Joe, I'd not want to work for him. But, the planes and the situations are really engaging. I'm also very, very glad I'm not there. That weather and such, is really rough. The government is also a PIA. I suspect because Joe's rather dificult to deal with.

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Have you been watching Ice Pilots? That Electra sucks a lot of fuel every mile. In one show they were transporting fuel to some distant outpost and burned as much as they delivered.

Operating Costs Per Hour

Other Related Information

Fuel Cost Per Hour:

$3834.47

Fuel Cost Per Gallon: $5.47

Oil Cost Per Hour:

$4.00

Fuel Type: Jet-A

LOL What Americans below the 48th don't seem is that once you get about 100 miles north of the US border, most of Canada becomes pretty sparse population-wise. And as the distance increments North, population density keeps dropping exponentially. So do shipping costs.

Are you so dumb that you really think it costs $141 to ship a head of cabbage?

Per your shipping rates above, why would you put it onto a pallet. The heavier the weight, the more you're saying they charge you PER KG. So, send it one cabbage at a time and it will cost a lot less.

In other words, I think as happens frequently, you've got it all screwed up, because those rates make no sense. You want to think about it, check it out and get back to us?

# # Are you so dumb that you really think it costs $141 to # ship a head of cabbage? # # Per your shipping rates above, why would you put it onto # a pallet. The heavier the weight, the more you're saying they # charge you PER KG. So, send it one cabbage at a time # and it will cost a lot less.

Yup I can just see a grocer individually wrapping and shipping cabbages separately And you are foolish enough to imagine that the cargo service will not start charging a minimum ?

# # In other words, I think as happens frequently, you've got it # all screwed up, because those rates make no sense. You # want to think about it, check it out and get back to us? #

Why don't you tell us why those rates do not make sense ? Take as many screens as you need. Get adult help to check your post before you send it.

Transport Canada is a PIA for ANYONE to deal with. A lot of the inspectors are totally clueless about aviation - and business.

I know what you meen - but actually they go UP exponentially

Actually in Saskatchewan, everything stops at about Lloydminster / Prince Albert -about 500km or 300 miles north of the border. Lloydminster is pretty well the border of Alberta and Sak - and Alberta pretty much runs out at about the same latitude. In Manitoba it dips south around lake Winnipeg. In Ontario, the 49th is about it

- and also in Quebec and the east, except for Newfoundland - which is sparsely populated even in the "major population centers"And outside of the lower mainland/frazer valley, British Columbia is almost un-inhabited.

If he was smart enough to look at the reference I gave, and READ it, there IS a minimum. And by "pallet" I guess I should have said a "flat" or "case"

Google first air shipping rates Resolute and see for yourself.

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Transport Canada is a PIA for Oh, thanks. I thought it was mostly account of Joe being dificult. ANYONE to deal with. A lot of the inspectors are totally clueless about aviation - and business.