EB Mafia

[SaltySteve PE]

TRRRRIPLE POST

Ditto

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Once I pass it's all gravy. Company will pay for all that plus a raise and partial reimbursement for taking the test/book/class.

Well, yeah, mine paid for everything but my class with Zach and practice tests, but it's the principle of the matter. 

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Current vote:

1 @MEtoEE (jaykay)

 

[JayKay PE]

MeToEE is mafia but on a side note We've both been going through practice exams. If you see me in PM it's most likely cause I'm talking to him about a question and not cause I'm mafia.

 

[Orchid PE]

I'm not too deep into it:


FE Exam


 $     225.00


FL App


 $     230.00


PE Exam


 $     350.00


NCEES Record


 $     175.00


TN App


 $     195.00


Books/Practice


 $  2,000.00


Total


 $  3,175.00

All I got from my company after passing was, *boss looking at certificate* "Well you don't need that here."

 

[Orchid PE]

@MadamPirate PE I vote for @RBHeadge PE.

Too quiet.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Current vote:

1 @MEtoEE (jaykay)

1 @RBHeadge PE (Chattaneer)

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

NCEES has gotten so much of my money from my three attempts. And all I received in return were some ****** pencils, lots of sadness and despair, and I GUESS A LICENSE FINALLY.

7 times for me. 

Once I pass it's all gravy. Company will pay for all that plus a raise and partial reimbursement for taking the test/book/class.

Well, yeah, mine paid for everything but my class with Zach and practice tests, but it's the principle of the matter. 

I'm not too deep into it:


FE Exam


 $     225.00


FL App


 $     230.00


PE Exam


 $     350.00


NCEES Record


 $     175.00


TN App


 $     195.00


Books/Practice


 $  2,000.00


Total


 $  3,175.00

All I got from my company after passing was, *boss looking at certificate* "Well you don't need that here."

My company will pay for the test where I passed, the application fee, and my stamp. {plus the NCEES record stuff and renewals}.

So I'm currently getting back about 460$. [I haven't started the NCEES record yet]

I've spent about 7k. I don't have all of my receipts for all of the books I have but with materials, hotels, miles, tolls, application fees, test fees.

My direct boss and I are going to make the argument to get some of my more recently purchased material reimbursed - I will likely not get Zach's class reimbursed but what I got from EngProGuide

(Also none of this includes the FE. which I took as a junior in college) 

 

[RBHeadge PE]

I added it up about five years ago on how much it cost to get licensed. Between FE and PE, there were exam fees, application fees, processing fees, study materials, hotel stays, gas, mileage, calculators, etc: it came out to over three grand. And that was before renewal fees and PDHs.

 

[DLD PE]

7 times for me. 

My company will pay for the test where I passed, the application fee, and my stamp. {plus the NCEES record stuff and renewals}.

So I'm currently getting back about 460$. [I haven't started the NCEES record yet]

I've spent about 7k. I don't have all of my receipts for all of the books I have but with materials, hotels, miles, tolls, application fees, test fees.

My direct boss and I are going to make the argument to get some of my more recently purchased material reimbursed - I will likely not get Zach's class reimbursed but what I got from EngProGuide

(Also none of this includes the FE. which I took as a junior in college) 

Shouldn't the above be a tax write-off if you don't get re-imbursed?

I'm lucky.  I spent $0 out of pocket for EVERYTHING.  Company paid for it all.  Oh and guess what?  The owner of the company (who I sought out for funds) just came to me yesterday and said, "Have you found out if you passed or not?"  lol  Are you kidding me?  I mean I told everyone in our office including my supervisor the same day, Dec 13th when we found out.  I just assumed he heard about it.  Anyway, I said, "No and I've already started studying for April."  He said, "Well that sucks" and just walked off like it was no big deal.

 

[Tiger15]

All of you are participating in a nationally broadcasted knitting competition. None of you are sure how you got here, sitting in a canvas chair with a blindfold over your eyes. You feel a bundle on your lap - soft, squishy, and a little pointy. @LyceeFruit PE tries to remove their blindfold, and a hand slaps hers, whispering “no peeking, that’s cheating!” Clicking sounds are happening in the background, as well as faint chatter. The lights on the stage come up, and the very relaxing music starts to play, as the host of the competition, world renowned knitwear designer @tj_PE comes out to greet the audience.

“Hello, hello, and welcome to the Final Knitdown! I’m your host, @tj_PE and these lovely folks you see before you are our contestants! This is part reality show, part slow television, and is going to be TONS OF FUN! Contestants, please remove your blindfolds to see your fiiiiiiirst challenge!”

All of you remove your blindfolds, looking blearily around you. The lights are bright, the crowd in the studio is clapping - and there is FUN FUR in your lap!? @Chattaneer PE squeals and throws the bundle off their lap, momentarily horrified at how life-like the substance appears. After sheepishly picking the yarn and needles back up, all of you look at the paper beneath the Fun Fur, describing your challenge.

“Aren’t you just SO EXCITED to design a modern, but not too modern balaclava with such a SCRUMPTIOUS FIBER?!” shrieks @tj_PE pulling back a curtain. Behind the curtain sit @vhab49_PE and @leggo PE, as @tj_PE starts clapping. “AND HERE ARE YOUR JUDGES, OH MY GOSH THIS IS GOING TO BE SOOOOOO MUCH FUN! Extra materials are available, go ahead and start!” 

All of the contestants start to knit - or something resembling knitting at least. A long buffet table is wheeled out, full of tea and snacks that don’t get hands dirty. @jean15paul_PE and @_TheDude_ get up and head over to the beverage area, chatting and knitting while they step their tea (oolong for jean, earl grey for Dude). @_TheDude_ drops his project innocently, giggling as they bend down to pick it up from the other side of the table, @jean15paul_PE sees the tablecloth rustle - there’s someone under the table!

“Are you cheating, @_TheDude_?!” Shrieks @jean15paul_PE coming around the table to find a fully completed balaclava on @_TheDude_s new needles, only needing to be bound off. 

At this commotion, the rest of the contestants rise from their overstuffed recliners, knitting needles held tightly in a menacing manner. “Cheating?! How DARE YOU!” screams @JayKay PE, “I’m putting my SOUL into this balaclava! And I CANNOT believe he put MILK in his EARL GREY!!! LEMON IS THE ONLY THING YOU CAN ADD TO EARL GREY!!!!!” An elbow bumps the table, shaking the large tureen of water for tea. @_TheDude_, sitting on the floor, looks up at the wobbly tureen nervously. “I didn’t, I swear, I - aaaaagggh!” A hip bumps the beverage table and the tureen tips over, pouring scalding hot water over @_TheDude_s prone figure. His skin starts sliding off his face, as the group mobs him. Scissors flash, coming out of knitting bags and pockets to slide into @_TheDude_’s boiling flesh. Blood spatters, landing on the floor, faces, and hands. The live studio audience is cheering in the background, demanding more blood. 

Minutes later, the group disperses back to their comfortable chairs. Hands and arms are wiped off with babywipes, knitting is picked up and resumed. A frazzled technical assistant quietly wheels the extra recliner off the stage, saying a soft prayer to save them from yet another murderous reality tv show - that dating game was too much. @tj_PE coughs, "Wow, that tea water was FAR hotter than it should have been. Whoops!"

@_TheDude_ was mafia.

Very well done @MadamPirate PE. And yay for the townies for eliminating a contestant. 

Can I make one suggestion? Can you add, "The remaining players are..." to your future writeups? It gets harder to keep track of who's be killed as we go on. But other than that minor bit or logistics, VERY NICE MODDING so far.

 

[txjennah PE]

I know we're still playing this round, but throwing my name into the ring as a potential future mod. I thought of a fun/silly story that hopefully y'all will enjoy (I don't do gore though-leaving that to the experts @JayKay PE and @MadamPirate PE).  And I will need some hand holding from Fish Guy.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

I know we're still playing this round, but throwing my name into the ring as a potential future mod. I thought of a fun/silly story that hopefully y'all will enjoy (I don't do gore though-leaving that to the experts @JayKay PE and @MadamPirate PE).  And I will need some hand holding from Fish Guy.

Fish Guy is a very good handholder. 

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Very well done @MadamPirate PE. And yay for the townies for eliminating a contestant. 

Can I make one suggestion? Can you add, "The remaining players are..." to your future writeups? It gets harder to keep track of who's be killed as we go on. But other than that minor bit or logistics, VERY NICE MODDING so far.

Yep! I forgot this morning and @MEtoEE reminded me. I've made myself a note in my Mafia docs to remember to post who is left. 

 

[DLD PE]

Just to get things started (before I forget).  @MadamPirate PE, I vote for @MEtoEE.

Because nobody studies that much in January. 

No, just the insane ones.

Appreciate your vote (NOT!).  Oh well, I set a record yesterday for not only surviving my first day, but not getting a SINGLE vote either

Thanks @JayKay PE  lol

 

[Tiger15]

Absolutely nothing. The mob Steve train was leaving the station and everyone decided to hop on. 

Can you tell I'm a little salty about it? lol

@TheDude was already taken and putting ### after it just seemed too generic.

I'm open to suggestions on a more suitable name.

Apparently it should be Steve

 

[Tiger15]

Early the next morning, each of you are herded back to the studio, to share your beautiful knitted designs with the glorious judges, @vhab49_PE and @leggo PE. @tj_PE is waiting your arrival, and is counting the group as they come in. "Eight, nine, ten, eleven... huh, I thought there were twelve of you left!" Soft chatter and speculation goes through the group, and @Chattaneer PE pokes @RBHeadge PE. "Hey, wasn't @jean15paul_PE still here when we left to go to back to the hotel last night?"

@RBHeadge PE thinks a moment and nods. "Yeah, I remember seeing him grabbing another ball of fun fur and giggling to himself. He swore he was going to win this round." A wave of concern brushes through the group, and it is quickly agreed that they'll team up and search the building for @jean15paul_PE. @MEtoEE screams in horror moments later, as lights flick on onstage. 

@jean15paul_PE is sitting in his recliner, fun fur tied around his wrists, biceps, ankles and knees, heading up to the ceiling. A second light switch gets turned on, and his body starts jerking like a marionette, as music sounding like it comes from a music box tinkles in the background. His face is purple, fun fur tied tightly around his throat. 

@jean15paul_PE was killed by the mafia. 

The remaining players are: @RBHeadge PE @txjennah PE @LyceeFruit PE @MEtoEE @JayKay PE @chart94 @squaretaper LIT AF PE @ChebyshevII PE @Roarbark @Will.I.Am PE @Chattaneer PE

Awe man! I'm dead and I didn't even know it. 

 

[JayKay PE]

Apparently it should be Steve

...Salty Steve is now @_TheDude_'s new username.  Sorry, not sorry.

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Shouldn't the above be a tax write-off if you don't get re-imbursed?

I'm lucky.  I spent $0 out of pocket for EVERYTHING.  Company paid for it all.  Oh and guess what?  The owner of the company (who I sought out for funds) just came to me yesterday and said, "Have you found out if you passed or not?"  lol  Are you kidding me?  I mean I told everyone in our office including my supervisor the same day, Dec 13th when we found out.  I just assumed he heard about it.  Anyway, I said, "No and I've already started studying for April."  He said, "Well that sucks" and just walked off like it was no big deal.

so it is. which I had learned AFTER I had purchased a bunch of stuff, had lost the recipts for it, and filed my taxes for the year. So the 2019 stuff is a write-off. Which I will confirm with my new tax professional. Because my mom did my taxes previously. And Boyfriend's step-mom is a CPA and has her own business of doing taxes (and is doing them cheaper than my mom was and will do them better lol)

i'm torn on fighting for reimbursement or just taking the write off. I need to talk to her and see what she suggests. 

 

[SaltySteve PE]

@SaltySteve and @TheDudeBroAF are both available.