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My boss keeps putting off paying me?

This summer, I have been working a landscaping job. I have been getting paid on a regular basis. There is no employment contract, and no paycheck stub to speak of.

Over the last two weeks, my boss has slipped behind with my pay, and it has gradually added up to a rather large sum. He now seems to put off paying me everytime I talk to him.

I'm not sure exactly what to do. I don't want to quit for fear I will never hear from him again. but I don't want to work anymore without being paid. I am trying to discreetly find reasons to take the day off until he pays me.

I know I am not in the best legal standing if he decides he is not going to pay me. There is no employment contract, and no paperwork saying I am an employee. I am effectively being treated like an independant contractor. However, I use his tools, I only work for him, and I am listed on the vehicle insurrance for his landscaping truck.

What are my options?
As to the tax cheat accusations, I can pay my taxes myself. Being paid in cash does not automatically mean tax fraud. I have a lot of accountants in my family who would never let me get away with that.
In response to another comment. I am actually on the insurrance. I had to go to State Farm.

Please Help I am lost on all this.?

1. Which one of the following roof shapes requires the simplest
frame?
A. Gable C. Mansard
B. Cross-gable D. Cross-hip
2. Your inspection of a house’s _______ relates to the condition of
its roof.
A. electrical system C. attic
B. basement wall D. bathroom
3. Which of the following is the most popular framing system used
today?
A. Braced frame C. Timber frame
B. Platform frame D. Balloon frame

4. Which of the following houses is characterized by a low-pitched gable roof; a wide,
unenclosed eave overhang, with rafters usually exposed; and beams or braces
commonly added under gables?
A. Farmhouse C. Ranch house
B. Cape Cod box D. Craftsman-style bungalow
5. The spread of uniform construction technology can be traced to which of the following
developments?
A. The onset of World War II
B. The growth of the mail-order system
C. The development of “horseless carriages”
D. The Industrial Revolution
6. Which of the following is a typical feature of a Cape Cod box?
A. “Gingerbread” trim C. Asbestos shingle siding
B. A hand-hewn timber frame D. A stacked-stone foundation
7. The earliest frame construction used in North America was the _______ frame.
A. post-and-beam C. balloon
B. braced D. platform
8. Which of the following tools will you be likely to use first in a home inspection?
A. Pliers C. Binoculars
B. Level D. Stepladder
9. The house plan drawing titled “Elevations” shows the
A. outside views of the sides of the house.
B. inside views of different areas of the house.
C. close-up views of complicated structures in the house.
D. dimensions and room positions of a house.
10. Three examples of exterior wall coverings are
A. clapboards, substrate, and fiberglass siding.
B. stucco, brick veneers, and flashing.
C. aluminum siding, gypsum board, and acrylic stucco.
D. stucco, clapboards, and vinyl siding.
11. A stacked masonry wall is constructed by
A. stacking hollow concrete blocks and running steel rods through the stacks.
B. making a frame of timbers and covering the exterior with clapboards.
C. stacking concrete blocks on top of each other, and filling the spaces with plaster.
D. forming a basket-weave pattern of sticks, and filling in with mud stucco.

12. The “tap test” is used to check whether
A. acrylic stucco is buckling loose from the substrate.
B. a beam is hewn or constructed.
C. walls are properly insulated.
D. floor joists contain rot or insect damage.
13. A common structural problem area in a cross-gabled roof is the
A. attachment of the roof truss. C. valleys where the gables join.
B. joints where rafters come together. D. parapets and scuppers.
14. A typical feature of a Victorian-style house is
A. tapered square columns. C. asbestos shingle siding.
B. “gingerbread” trim. D. an attached garage.
15. The section of building plans that would show views of a built-in hot tub would be the
A. framing plans. C. detail drawings.
B. sections. D. specifications.
16. Two advantages of a prefabricated house kit are
A. platform frames and vinyl windows.
B. uniform construction technology and built-in construction accuracy.
C. front porches and aluminum siding.
D. uniform construction technology and on-site carpenters.
17. The split-level home is a variation of the
A. ranch house. C. Craftsman house.
B. farmhouse. D. Victorian house.
18. A contingency fund can be defined as
A. money set aside for emergency repairs.
B. an agreement between a realtor and a landlord.
C. money set aside for land development.
D. an agreement between a homeowner and a contractor.
19. A structural section describes a house’s
A. horizontal assembly across the foundation.
B. outdoor landscaping designs.
C. vertical assembly, from the ground up.
D. interior decoration plan.

20. A roof truss is best defined as a
A. structure consisting of rafters, ceiling joists, and ridge board.
B. system of studs and joists.
C. top angle of a gable or dormer.
D. factory-assembled roof frame.

Questions about planting a lavender border?

I know nothing about gardening, but I'd like to install a lavender border in front of my house and along the sidewalk. I live in zone 7 (Atlanta) Right now, the plot is weedy and hard and the former owners put down a weed preventive fabric that didn't work.

I have no gardening tools and I'm sure the soil needs to be treated before I start with the project.

Here are my questions:
when would be the best time to begin the project? Getting the soil ready and planting the lavender?

Should I hire a landscaping company to do the job and have it done correctly? And save myself the trouble of renting tillers and whatever and making mistakes?

The plot is about 35 X 5.

Have you ever been afraid or embarrassed to introduce your boyfriend to your parents?

I'm dating another guy for my first time (I'm gay). I'm 22 and he's 25, yet he's already very well off (owns 2 cars, one of which cost him $50k, a 2-story house, mad-expensive stuff etc.) He takes extremely good care of his cars, house, and lawn and likes to jokingly make fun of people's houses or garden's that are in disarray. He really enjoys fixing his cars, woodworking and doing DIY projects on his house and he has the best, industrial-grade machinery that my dad would KILL to have.

So, thing is...my parent's house is kinda in disarray, especially their landscaping. Both my mom and dad drive rather crappy cars and my dad doesn't have nearly as nice tools and machinery as my bf. It just feels kinda weird that my bf is already living better than my parents at such a young age and I'm afraid he's gonna judge them or something. What do you think??
OK, i guess I made him sound like a douche, but he's actually a really nice guy. He doesn't make fun of other people's livings (after all...he's well aware that I'm dirt-poor)...its that he makes fun of people that don't take care of their stuff..whether it be a tractor or a BMW)

word computer help.... 10 points!!!?

homework check.

on Microsoft word

1. To double space in word, Control and 2 will change your text from single spacing to double spacing.
A. true
B. false
. In PowerPoint, to create a new slide, click Insert, New Slide or Control and N.
A. true
B. false
4. Auto Shapres is found on the Draw Toolbar.
A. true
B. false
5. Word is a word processing program.
A. true
B. false
6. Homerow keys are fdsa and jkl;
A. true
B. false
7. The two orientations in where documents may be printed are portrait and orientation.
A. true
B. false
8. In block letter format, all the parts of the letter align left.
A. true
B. false
9. In Word, the shortcut for paste is Control and V.
A. true
B. false
10. No need to Proofread with Spell Check
A. true
B. false
11. In Word, when saving a document for the first time, just click save.
A. true
B. false
12. Never include a subject heading with e-mail or message.
A. true
B. false
13. Always assume your e-mail is safe and cannot be subject to forgery and spoofing. Assume each and every e-mail is always valid.
A. true
B. false
14. CPU is essentially the brain of the computer
A. true
B. false
15. Software is the name given to the _______________ that you install on the computer to perform certain types of activities.
A. computer
B. hardware
C. programs
16. The parts of the computer that you can see and feel are called ________
A. software
B. monitor
C. hardware
17. URL means
A. Uniform Resource Locater
B. Uniform Repeat Location
C. Unicode Resource Location
18. ROM stands for
A. Rounded off Memory
B. Read Only Memory
C. Randon Access Memory
19. Your mail subject heading should not reflect the content of the message being sent.
A. true
B. false
20. Applications Software controls the functions of the computer.
A. true
B. false
21. Internet Connection speeds are measured in BYTES, like disk size and RAM.
A. true
B. false
22. Anti-Virus software typically uses which approach to deal with viruses? (choose the BEST answer)
A. the "definitions" or virus dictionary approach
B. the suspicious behavior approach
C. Both A & B above
23. A Word Processor, Paint/Draw tools, and a Spreadsheet would be most likely be included in which of the following? (choose the BEST answer)
A. an Office Suite (Business Software)
B. an Operating System
C. Multimedia Development Software
D. a Driver
E. None of the Above
24. "Booting Up" refers to: (choose the BEST answer)
A. putting my shoes on the shelf
B. updating my printer Drivers
C. downloading software over the internet
D. starting my computer
E. surfing the internet
F. None of the Above
25. Even if money were not an issue, a Dial-Up modem is still a better choice for an Internet Connection than Cable because Dial-Up is significantly faster.
A. true
B. false
26. Today only people in business school or following a business career need to take keyboarding.
A. true
B. false
27. Data that is in RAM remains after the computer is turned off.
A. true
B. false
28. The button on the tool bar that will allow you to see what your printed document will look like is...
A. Print Preview
B. Page Setup
C. Print
29. An Enclosure is
A. something that is stapled or clipped to a letter
B. Something that is included with a letter
30. A text box allows you to type text wherever you want to on a document
A. true
B. false
31. How much space is between the return address and the letter address in a letter?
A. Single
B. Double
C. Quadruple
32. The vertical way a printer normally prints out a document is known as...
A. Landscape orientation
B. Portrait orientation
33. This is an example of ...
A. Return Address
B. Letter Address
34. An Attachment is
A. something that is stapled or clipped to a letter
B. Something that is included with a letter
35. When you are 'copying' something in Word, you are doing what?
A. Permanently deleting something from your Word document
B. Removing an image or word from one part of your document and placing it in another part of the document
C. Duplicating an image or word in one part of the document to another part of the document so this word or image appears twice
36. When you want to 'cut' something in Word, you are doing what?
A. Permanently deleting something from your Word document
B. Removing an image or word from one part of your document and placing it in another part of the document
C. Duplicating an image or word in one part of the document to another part of the document so this word or image appears twice
37. The way to insert clip art into a document is by selecting 'format' on the toolbar.
A. true
B. false
38. An example of a salutation is
A. Greetings
B. Yours Truly
C. From
D. Dear
E. A and D
F. B and C
39. When a printer prints