The Off Topic Topic

[MadImmortalMan]

BB King had a heart attack and is now confined to his home getting hospice care.


I saw a show on his previous tour and he was just not the same. Vamped for ten minutes at a time, only finished half the setlist, rambled on in weird conversations with audience members. His nephew is running the band I think.

But he was forced to cancel the remainder of a tour last October when he fell ill during a show, and was later diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion.

I really suspect his family is pushing him to tour so they can cash in more.

[Admiral Yi]

2,500 yuros a month is by my calculation 33,600 a year in Real Money.  Y3,400 is R45,696.

Not really mind blowing money.  Rather on the meager side on that low end.

[Josquius]

Don't forget cost of living too. Germany is more expensive than the US.

[Ideologue]

2,500 yuros a month is by my calculation 33,600 a year in Real Money.  Y3,400 is R45,696.

Not really mind blowing money.  Rather on the meager side on that low end.

Actually, yeah, I wasn't thinking gross even though it specifically said gross.  That's like what I make, which is bupkiss.

[Zanza]

Not well paid? How much is well paid for you?

The average income of full-time employees in Germany is about 42.000 Euro/year or 3.500 Euro/month, which corresponds to about 2.000 Euro net. Median net income is about 1.750 Euro. So their income is about average/median, which seems fine to me.

[Zanza]

Of course, Zanza's simply stealth bragging with that little aside.

Nah, I was just trying to put in relation for those of you not aware of wage levels in Germany.

[Ideologue]

I take it back.

[Liep]

2,500 yuros a month is by my calculation 33,600 a year in Real Money.  Y3,400 is R45,696.

Not really mind blowing money.  Rather on the meager side on that low end.

Well, the euro to dollar conversion isn't very favourable right now.

[Admiral Yi]

Actually, yeah, I wasn't thinking gross even though it specifically said gross.  That's like what I make, which is bupkiss.

What you make is closer to doodley squat than bupkiss.

[The Brain]

Maybe they're pissed off barbers are making so much fucking money now.

Train drivers apparently make between 2500 and 3400 Euro gross a month plus "several hundred" depending on various factors. Not paid well, but also not terrible. Most likely better than most barbers. And considerably more than subway or bus drivers.

How do they survive on that?

[Ideologue]

Actually, yeah, I wasn't thinking gross even though it specifically said gross.  That's like what I make, which is bupkiss.

What you make is closer to doodley squat than bupkiss.

[Sheilbh]

German train drivers will strike for six days starting on Tuesday. I wonder if this is the time to replace them all with computers. If we can make cars drive by themselves, that should be even simpler with trains.

Constant issue with Transport for London. So far here, at least, I don't think they can be replaced (yet).

Not well paid? How much is well paid for you?

Right? That's high even here

[Razgovory]

Don't forget cost of living too. Germany is more expensive than the US.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=Germany

No, that doesn't seem to be true.

[Syt]

GTA2, recreated in real life with drones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-UGixSMUUY

[Liep]

German train drivers will strike for six days starting on Tuesday. I wonder if this is the time to replace them all with computers. If we can make cars drive by themselves, that should be even simpler with trains.

Constant issue with Transport for London. So far here, at least, I don't think they can be replaced (yet)

Seems to be a much higher one time investment for a rather poor return. And I don't know many governments who invest heavily in rail infrastructure if they don't have to.