@coyote said: I had emergency brain surgery last Wednesday.  They took out a 6 centimeter tumor.  I was having balance and memory issues and went in for an MRI. After surgery, two scans later, they confirmed they got it all.   I am doing great, in Wednesday and out Friday.  I will do about a month straight of radiology, just to make sure everything is cleaned up.    I can't even imagine how scary that must have been for you.  Delighted to see they caught it in time for the positive outcome.  

@mjp28 said: EVERY burger joint around us has HELP WANTED signs up in the windows at $7-8/hr they can't find enough good, dependable help. Raise that to $12-15/hr and that will dry up alot. At $15/hr it will make it much easier to justify the machines taking those jobs and as they get more popular and affordable.......well you know the rise of the burger joint machines ! I've talked with a lot of people who would quit higher work and stress jobs (LPNs, EMTs, etc) and jump on the $15/hr $30,000/year FT "easier" jobs.  Wouldn't you in their position ? Then they would be stupid.   It is going to happen.  Get used to it.