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iBanger, one time during Fleet Week, I was somking outside a bar and overheard two drunken sailors in uniform talk about how they were getting tattooed the next day. It's a bit unnerving to have stereotypes brought to life that vividly.
It may be helpful if you tell everybody what kind of work you're looking for.
For the past few years, I've been making ends meet by buying and selling books and records but it's gotten too close to the bone of late. I need a steady cash flow, so to speak. So, at this point, I am pretty flexible.
I've done temp work in the past and I am currently signed up with the usual plethora of agencies but, for a fact, I am in my 50's and not a young fresh face.
So, I am trying to maximize my chances here, I guess...
I'm ambivalent about going into any more detail than that here for various reasons. But, all the same, I just thought I would put the word out here, thinking why not ?