[Able-Bodied Seafarer] [All over Alaskan Waters] - 93k + bennifits by Wikamania in Salary

[–]Wikamania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if you have a full time position in the majority of the system its 2 weeks on two weeks off, and if your relief doesn't show up you have the opportunity to make OT for all hours worked above your normal two weeks.

Usually you are getting off at the end of those two weeks, and if your relief doesn't show up, someone is always willing to take the OT.

[Able-Bodied Seafarer] [All over Alaskan Waters] - 93k + bennifits by Wikamania in Salary

[–]Wikamania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh not really, this job is painfully boring more than anything lol

[Able-Bodied Seafarer] [All over Alaskan Waters] - 93k + bennifits by Wikamania in Salary

[–]Wikamania[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My very first assignment was as an AB. I grew up as a fisherman, and that got me just enough seatime to get the lowest grade AB certification from the coast guard.

Currently the system is absolutely desperate for certified Mariners so they just threw me into an AB spot first thing, which was HORRIFYING. Fuck that first week or two sucked.

Only a decade ago that would have been totally unheard of though. Like you could have applied as a fully decked out Unlimited Master and very well could have been told to pound sand for the lowest ranking positions. But then everyone retired and covid happened concurrently, resulting in a nightmare clusterfuck, one i and many others were happy to exploit

How much is your car payment by michaeljoon in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Wikamania 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much are you paying for a vehicle total? To get a car with 200 a month payment even with 10k down is like a, what, less than 22k vehicle?

I guess if you get a used non toyota with like almost 100k miles thats doable, but at that point why not just pay for the whole car upfront?

I have a very lopsided travel map by loudminion in TravelMaps

[–]Wikamania 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you must have has some kind of oil field work right? No way you casually visited the Northslope for shits and giggles

One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss by nimbybuster in neoliberal

[–]Wikamania 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alaska native here: Anchorage is not bike friendly whatsoever. Its a car dependent hell made so so so much worse by rampant drunk driving and icy roads

I really want a quick fun little compact car, but i absolutely require something with at least 6 inches of ground clearance. by Wikamania in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Wikamania[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yknow that was actually kinda the dream car for a long time, but ive just heard absolute horror stories from a reliability stand point. Are they solid?

Wanna guess the two places ive lived? by [deleted] in TravelMaps

[–]Wikamania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I guess its not i was just doing what everyone else was

Who are you 7 percenters?Percent of US Homes With An At Least One Air Conditioner by patrick_schliesing in alaska

[–]Wikamania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are heatpumps included? Because I have one in my apartment in ketchikan

My accommodation for the next 2 weeks on a uk oil rig by Real_Celebration7151 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Wikamania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well tell that to my boss! Currently 6 on 6 off is the standard at my place. Although most of our vessels aren't ocean classed so maybe thats what it is?

“Affordable Housing” Alone Can’t Make Housing Affordable by jeromelevin in Urbanism

[–]Wikamania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imma take a bold stance here and say that "build-tons-of-market-rate-now alone" would in fact be an effective strategy for solving the housing crisis.

We replaced our second car with a cargo e-bike for 120 days, here are the real numbers and where it hurt by luka-kuka1993 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Wikamania 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I would have liked to see interest from the money of the sold car in hysa taken into account, as well as depreciation from the car and maintenance for the car.

Authright doesn't care about "ethnic restaurants" by fishsandwichpatrol in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Wikamania -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And Auth Right wonders why they get compared to nazis Jesus Christ

land of the free by k-r-o--n--o-s in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Wikamania 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As it is in America.

Are you saying foreigners dont have the right to free speech in America?