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Chat Transcript - New Zealand Job Opportunities

New Zealand! Jul 20 2009, 5:33 PM Flanagan: Hello Jul 20 2009, 5:47 PM Kari (guest): Hey Flanagan Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Hey Kevin Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM Kevin_Mellott: Hey Kari! I picked a bad location to do this chat Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Why is that? Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Or where is that? Jul 20 2009, 5:49 PM Kevin_Mellott: Front porch of the lodge, Too great of a view! it is a little distracting Jul 20 2009, 5:49 PM kariquaas: Hee hee. Jul 20 2009, 5:49 P… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on July 20, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript - Checking In / What To Expect

FYI - Chefness - You're my find and replace HERO! : ) - Thanks, Kari Apr 27 2009, 5:51 PM aggie71: I hope someone here has reported to work so they can tell us what to expect Apr 27 2009, 5:51 PM newideal: otherwise we're doomed hehe Apr 27 2009, 5:51 PM JeremyStovall_24: I already know aggie its not that hard to figure out Apr 27 2009, 5:52 PM kariquaas: ko - I'm back. Apr 27 2009, 5:52 PM JeremyStovall_24: wb Apr 27 2009, 5:53 PM kariquaas: @aggie - I hope so too. Apr 27 2009, 5… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on April 28, 2009 at 3:50pm — 1 Comment

Chat Transcript - Last Minute and Road Trip Tips

Rather than spend a silly amount of time deleting the word [Delete], I've left it in. That's where the profile image would be. Thanks for joining in on the chat last night. It was a great conversation and I love everyone's enthusiasm right now. Here's the full-meal deal for the chat on April 20, 2009. kariquaas: Hey Kids [Delete] Apr 20 2009, 5:53 PM Bren1371: now she is registered [Delete] Apr 20 2009, 5:53 PM JeremyStovall_24: kids ? lol [Delete] Apr 20 2009, 5:53 PM Newell: yeah I remember o… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on April 21, 2009 at 10:28am — 2 Comments

The Chat Has Changed!

After all of the frustrations with the old chat, today I made the executive decision to move us to something new. It's called Chatroll and so far, I think, it's working swimmingly. The chat is now available in the following locations.

The right side bar of each page on My CoolWorks.
The Chat Tab at the top of the My CoolWorks netw

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Added by Kari Quaas on April 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Chat Transcript - Ways to Save Money While Working at Your Summer Job

Use gasbuddy.com to save on gas costs on the way up and back. Watch The Story of Stuff and you won't want to buy anything again. Use the KISS principle..great for saving $$$. Spend money on what you need not what you want. If you're paying to eat at the Employee Dining Room (EDR), eat there. Don't drink your paycheck away. Buy your gear via MyCoolWorks - the G… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on April 13, 2009 at 8:05pm — 6 Comments

Chat Transcript - How to Keep Your Seasonal / Summer Job

Thanks for all who joined in last night and for everyone's patience in finding the chat. I hope with the new box dedicated to Chat on the main page, it helps a bit, but realize it still isn't as intuitive as the old version. There was a request for how to close the box and the answer is to just click again on the words "My CoolWorks (# members online). They are the keys for everything. Like I wrote on the main page, the bottom line is to be responsible for yourself, but we… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on March 24, 2009 at 10:38am — No Comments

Will be moveing to a new forum soon...

Ya will be leaving yall soon going to a new chat area so was nice to talk to some of yall and chat some when I did maybe we will cross pathes latter...so ya will be takeing my things off hear soon so if you like them copy them or looke thim up while you can....PEACE out to all and happy trails till we meat again...... Continue

Added by Shelby on March 4, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript - Tropical Jobs

Without the ability to copy the chat, this will be more of a summary than a transcript. We talked about the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida, Hawai'i, Palmyra Atoll, and Big Sur. Here are a list of some of the links shared on the chat. http://www.caneelbay.com/ - Caneel Bay Resort, St. John, USVI http://www.maho.org/ - Maho Bay Camps and Estate Concordia Preserve, St. John, USVI… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on March 2, 2009 at 8:29pm — 1 Comment

Chat Transcript - Winter Jobs

6:02pmStovpipe hey kari 6:02pmCarol hi Kari 6:02pmreggiecohen i couldn't work for an chef like that 6:02pmJanette hey again kari 6:02pmKari Quaas Sorry for my delay. I was cutting yams of all things. :) I make killer yam fries. 6:02pmreggiecohen yum 6:02pmKari Quaas How is everyone this evening? 6:03pmStovpipe share some kari ;) 6:03pmCarol good 6:03pmreggiecohen good got pizza coming 6:03pmBrenda good u Kari 6:03pmKari Quaas Just get some red garnet yams and slice them up. : ) 6:03pmBrenda eati… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on February 23, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Chat Transcript - How You Chose Your Summer Job

5:59pmKari Quaas How You Decided on Your Summer Job : ) 6:00pmBrenda ahhh ok 6:00pmKari Quaas It's 6pm so let's get started. 6:00pmKari Quaas Welcome everyone! 6:01pmGary Hi Kari.. 6:01pmBrenda geez that one is gonna be interesting to figure out because it was so long ago 6:01pmBrenda thanks Kari 6:01pmKari Quaas As always, please click on the Chat tab to see it bigger and chime in whenever you like. 6:01pmakscootr It depends on the situation at the moment. If I am broke, I go where I think the… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on February 16, 2009 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript- Health Insurance for the Seasonal Worker

Great chat tonight and also a tough one. Health insurance is just plain expensive and a touchy subject because it is a very personal thing. We covered some options, one's personal responsibility and being hopeful that someday, our government might figure something out that really works. The bottom line is that everyone needs it, but what exactly is a tricky thing. Here are some links I found when Googling health insurance. Individual Health Insurance Google #1… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on February 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

Chat Transcript - Mom & Pops

6:01pmKari Quaas Hey Again 6:01pmCarol there's a lot of ranches out there looking for seasonal workers 6:01pmStovpipe it started already , its 9pm 6:01pmKari Quaas Chat officially begins now. 6:01pmKari Quaas :) 6:01pmakscootr Hi Kari :) 6:02pmKari Quaas To see the chat larger,please click on the Chat tab. 6:02pmKari Quaas Hi Scott! 6:02pmKari Quaas Our topic tonight is Mom and Pops. 6:02pmKari Quaas My typing is slow this evening. 6:02pmKari Quaas I want to go over the pros and cons of working… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on February 2, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Get On It!

I was told by one of my contacts at a large resort in Alaska that if you want a summer job up there, apply now. Job offers are being made. So if you want to jump on the best job for you and you want to work for a large company, apply today. Do note, however, that some of the smaller employers have not begun their hiring in earnest so do keep your eyes open for those opportunities. As we'll discuss next week on the… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on January 27, 2009 at 5:03pm — 1 Comment

Chat Transcript - National Parks

6:00pmKari Quaas Hey All, 6:00pmakscootr hiking rules 6:00pmmike i wish i had time for that 6:00pmmike very exposed 6:00pmJason Kemple hey kari 6:00pmCarol yes 6:00pmakscootr Hi Kari :) 6:00pmKari Quaas Keep on chatting. I just want to let you know that we'll be taking a transcript for the next hour. 6:00pmKari Quaas Hi! 6:01pmmike well yea longs peak is one of my favorite hikes of all time 6:01pmKari Quaas My theme of National Parks is pretty vague so let's just run with it and see where we go.… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on January 26, 2009 at 9:42pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Here is the transcript from last night's chat - a very enjoyable one at that. Thanks for participating and look forward to more chats on My Coolworks. Kari : ) 7:00pmMike Thomason Good evening all 7:00pmFr3sh grumpy women smh 7:00pmreginaldcohen but i did got her an internet and directv 7:00pmFr3sh hi mike 7:00pmFr3sh okay 7:00pmKari Quaas Hey Everyone! 7:00pmStovpipe DNC is Yosemite ? 7:00pmFr3sh hi kari 7:00pmRita H lol 7:00pmgary bakker Hi Kari... 7:00pmMike Thomason Hi Kari 7:00pmKari Qua… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on January 20, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript - Alaska

From 12/22/08 - Hey All - Sorry for the delay. We had a great chat about the state of Alaska back in December. It's such a wonderful place that leaves an impression whether you're there for a week, a summer or a lifetime. If you haven't been, it's well worth a summer of your life! Here's the transcript from that chat: 6:02pmKari Quaas So it's 6pm / 9pm so let's get this officially started. 6:03pmKate:) 6:03pmKari Quaas Thanks for coming everyone! 6:03pmakscootrAmen!!! It might be many places… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on January 19, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Chat About Alaska - Tonight!

Join us at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific / 5pm Alaska time for a fun chat about living and working in the great state of Alaska. More details here. The chat will take place on the home page or the chat tab above. Feel free to watch the conversation or join in just by being a member of this network. With all the snow around the country, this is a great time to stay in and learn something new or share… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on December 22, 2008 at 11:11am — No Comments

Transcript of Yellowstone Chat - 12/15/08 (Second Half)

Transcript of second half of Yellowstone Chat – 12/15/08 - 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific Unfortunately, I didn't catch the first half like I thought, but hopefully this helps you learn about more about Yellowstone. There was a lot of talk about the employers in Yellowstone - DNC (Delaware North), Xanterra, YPSS, the National Park Service and the Yellowstone Association. Also, taking advantage of volunteer opportunities with the above. Thanks again to those who showed up to chat. I think that good… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on December 16, 2008 at 10:06am — 3 Comments

Join us for a little chit chat about Yellowstone National Park

After a few versions of Chat, we finally have one that works and I'm so excited to announce that we'll be hosting topic driven chats starting next Monday, December 15th at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific. The first chat will focus on Yellowstone National Park. We'll cover subjects including employers in the park, housing, wildlife, recreation, etc. Yellowstone National Park The nation's… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on December 11, 2008 at 2:26pm — No Comments