New York doormen avert strike

Please read:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060421/ts_nm/life_doormen_dc

I never knew that doormen had their own labor union. It's bad enough that "elevator operator" is still a career choice in today's world. Perhaps this is why the cost of living in New York City is so high. People are getting overpaid for obsolete jobs. Maybe this is why I can still see some horse drawn carriages running around up there - the unions managed to preserve all those jobs too. I'll bet the toll booth people union really hate EZPass - maybe thats why I love it that much more?

Doormen currently earn an average of about $37,000 a year, the union said. They also receive tips for special services and as recognition on holidays.

Where can I sign up? Sounds like great pay for easy unskilled labor. I could commute from the Philadelphia suburbs and still make out like a bandit.

In the unlikely event of my death

I just wanted to post a few notes here just in case.

1. I want to be cremated. I believe that as a veteran I can get my ashes thrown off the back of a destroyer into the ocean for free. No burial plots please.

2. I want Marines to do the gun salute and play taps, as my veteran status allows (not Army please)

3. If I'm in a permanent vegatative state - by all means pull the plug.