They have occasionally called me and asked me to bring something to there room for them. (dead give away its a inspector) That happens so rarely that coupled with the rumor that we are going to get an inspector is all it takes to be like 90% sure. Lol the other one is if when they make there reservation they already have all there information ready.So we have a secret shopper with us tonight. Their wake up call is set for after I leave so EZ street for me ha!
I guess you can't really call her a secret shopper since we all know who it is.
Yeah, it's QA season again. Whee?
Thankfully I generally don't deal with the inspectors. Occasionally one will come down at night on their walk-through (they're supposed to walk the entire property at night to make sure all the lights and everything are working), but they don't want to talk or do anything to make you suspect they are an inspector so that you don't tell the morning crew and get them special treatment.
Your results may vary depending on the hotel.
Edit: May vary quite a bit!
I feel like there is a lot of factors that can go into that.
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So I've been trying out the zip recruiter app. I am not pleased its like oh here is a reasonably nice paying job.. across the country. I marked that thing as not wanting to relocate darn it!
Global Megacorporation has its own recruiting site (go figure), and it has virtually the exact same problem:
"Show me all the job openings in California.""OK, here are all the job openings in the field you specified."
"WTF? Romania?!?!?! Since when is Romania near California?"
Yes. Even if you specify "Jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area" it will show you jobs around the world.
So... what's the point of having a "location" field if you just ignore it?
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Today is the annual church chili cook-off.
After much back-and-forth over whether it was a good idea, I finally decided to go ahead and make an organic-vegan-lentil-quinoa-Berkeley-hippie-"chili". Made by a Yankee.
The joke's on them, though, because it is definitely a true chili in every aspect except for the protein source. It packs a bit of a wallop.
Oh, and there's no "beans". Just lentils.
Black beans and kidney beans are Phaseolus. Lentils are Lens. So, even though they're both Fabaceae, I can technically say, "no beans in this chili". Which is important in Texas.
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Pfffffff, going on a vacation is a lot of work.
Yes, yes it is.
"Hey, GothBard! Plan us a 3-week trip to Europe!"
"Woo hoo! OK!"
I'm done.
(Of course, she spent a good 6 hours yesterday just planning which cities we'd be in which nights and getting one-way plane tickets there, so it takes her a lot of time...)
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Today is the annual church chili cook-off.
After much back-and-forth over whether it was a good idea, I finally decided to go ahead and make an organic-vegan-lentil-quinoa-Berkeley-hippie-"chili". Made by a Yankee.
The joke's on them, though, because it is definitely a true chili in every aspect except for the protein source. It packs a bit of a wallop.
Oh, and there's no "beans". Just lentils.
Black beans and kidney beans are Phaseolus. Lentils are Lens. So, even though they're both Fabaceae, I can technically say, "no beans in this chili". Which is important in Texas.
Texas is uppity about everything.
I'm sure there'll be a big discussion at the cookoff as to which bathroom has the most sandpaper-y toilet paper, and how manly all the men are for using it in the harshest manner possible...
Today is the annual church chili cook-off.
After much back-and-forth over whether it was a good idea, I finally decided to go ahead and make an organic-vegan-lentil-quinoa-Berkeley-hippie-"chili". Made by a Yankee.
The joke's on them, though, because it is definitely a true chili in every aspect except for the protein source. It packs a bit of a wallop.
Oh, and there's no "beans". Just lentils.
Black beans and kidney beans are Phaseolus. Lentils are Lens. So, even though they're both Fabaceae, I can technically say, "no beans in this chili". Which is important in Texas.
you madcap.
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Hooboy.
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Hooboy.
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Holy carp! Take care of yourself!
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Pfffffff, going on a vacation is a lot of work.Yes, yes it is.
"Hey, GothBard! Plan us a 3-week trip to Europe!"
"Woo hoo! OK!"I'm done.
(Of course, she spent a good 6 hours yesterday just planning which cities we'd be in which nights and getting one-way plane tickets there, so it takes her a lot of time...)
This is exactly my point.
One day I'll do my part and not set reminders and leave MrT at the airport and have a relaxing vacation on my own.
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Dam Freehold, this is already not your year!
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Oh no! How did you get out of that sticky mess?I had a ceremony of eternal bonding once with an ex-partner when we mistook a tube of superglue for intimate lubricant.Oh, I'm pretty sure you would have pinged me by now, but does anyone else on FaWtL play FFXIV?
We're having a wedding tomorrow at 11:00 am PST (er, a "ceremony of eternal bonding") and I figure I should make sure anyone here who plays gets an invite.
*Put on a pair of goggles, snaps on a pair of rubber gloves and brings up the cotton swabs and acetone*
"I'm going in..."
Pfffffff, going on a vacation is a lot of work.
*Nods sagely*
Today is the annual church chili cook-off.
After much back-and-forth over whether it was a good idea, I finally decided to go ahead and make an organic-vegan-lentil-quinoa-Berkeley-hippie-"chili". Made by a Yankee.
The joke's on them, though, because it is definitely a true chili in every aspect except for the protein source. It packs a bit of a wallop.
Oh, and there's no "beans". Just lentils.
Black beans and kidney beans are Phaseolus. Lentils are Lens. So, even though they're both Fabaceae, I can technically say, "no beans in this chili". Which is important in Texas.
*Looks (and sniffs) sceptically at the stewing pot of hippy-chili, eyes LM quickly, before tentatively sampling it*
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I'm sure there'll be a big discussion at the cookoff as to which bathroom has the most sandpaper-y toilet paper, and how manly all the men are for using it in the harshest manner possible...
*Looks and winces at the grey toilet(sand)paper…reminds himself always to bring along a roll of his preferred 4-layer "silky butt" paper*
So.
I am in the hospital.
I FINALLY went to the doctor for my cough today, as it has been hanging around for a month and has lessened but it keeps me from laying flat to sleep and has me bringing up multicolored phlegm. The doctor pokes and prods and feels me up and swears my lungs are clear but with an astonishingly high blood pressure demands I go to the er. They take me and do more poking and prodding and say that my blood pressure is so high it is affecting my kidneys and heart and will not let me leave until it and another thing they are looking at in my blood work have gone down.
I am not in any pain, nor am I laboring to live, but I did have an issue with breathing at work this morning that I blamed on the cough but could be due to this blood pressure issue. We will see. For now I am taking the meds they give me and am going to get some rest.
And...
I am alive.
Released from the hospital in the wee hours of the morning. I now officially have benign essential hypertension and need blood pressure meds.
In other words, I am old.
And...
Hooboy.
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*Gives many man-hugs, back pats and encouragements*
Take what ever time you feel you need Freehold.
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Raveneer, a fey master of ravens.
Condolences again, Freehold. Sorry this keeps happening =(
Sorry man, that sucks!!
My mom passed away from a massive heart attack after finding out she had cancer, so I know what a terrible shock it is!
If you need anything, you have my number. :-)
Looks like we got an inch of snow, just enough to get out the snowblower and action figures!
Hooboy.
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Sorry to hear that, Freehold. Take care.
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Jeez, that is one weird looking cow!... Or deer?... A deer-cow... Nickelodeon's newest cartoon sensation!
I didn't know there were deer like that. I would have mistaken it for a cow as well.
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I've never seen "no bread" as there's usually six or seven different kinds of bread or bread-stuffed/stuffed-bread dishes at most Texan potlucks I went to growing up.
As for beans... in Texas, chili does not have beans in it. Simple as that. That is how the dish is made in that region. If you put beans in it (usually brown beans), it's "chili beans" or "chili with beans". This is contrasted with almost every other area of the country, where chili is assumed by default to have brown beans as part of the recipe, and you have to specifically request "chili, no beans" or "chili without beans" if you don't want them.
This is even reflected in the canned varieties sold in the respective territories. In Texas, beanless canned chili by almost all brands will be marked as just "chili" while beans-included will be marked "chili with beans". Whereas in every other place I've lived, it's the opposite - canned chili just marked "chili" will include beans, and you have to look for the can marked "chili, no beans" if you don't want them.
I, as someone who dislikes the taste of almost every kind of bean (green bean being the only exception), enjoyed this advantage growing up and now, even almost 15 years since leaving Texas, still have trouble with the assumption everywhere else in the country that chili will automatically include beans unless specifically requested otherwise.
The only exception I've found to this is, perhaps ironically, the restaurant Chili's. Their chili does not include beans, even here in Tennessee and Georgia and back when I lived in Arizona.
Raveneer, a fey master of ravens.Is he immune to the effects of the raven swarms he calls?
Yes. Good catch, I forgot to make that explicit.
Is there a region where chili is not assumed to have chunks of peppers, onions, and other miscellaneous veggies by default?
No? 'Kay, back to making chili myself.
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I don't take chilli! It's spicy! If you come here and get the beef rendang I think it doesn't come with miscellaneous veggies. The chicken curry would come with potatoes though.
And we have dipping chilli that does not have chunks of onions but is probably fried in onion oil, but it's also super salty so it's not recommended to eat it on its own.
In other news, I maxed out my Hunter in Hearthstone, and crafted Bloodreaver Gul'Dan!
It's been a while since I tried a demon deck...
In other news, I maxed out my Hunter in Hearthstone, and crafted Bloodreaver Gul'Dan!
It's been a while since I tried a demon deck...
Yeah he is basically required for all warlock decks.
Hooboy.
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Sorry to hear that man. I wish you the strength you need.
Chilli and curries go well with bread, I must add.
I don't like chili but I love curry. I'm the only one I know that does.
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Applied for a few new jobs and looked into another publishing company for my book. I'm ready to jump ship on this place when I can.
Where do crayons go for vacation? Color-ado.
Poor crayons I'm sure there are better locations to visit.
I was visiting a friend in Boston, and suggested we walk to the store. She said "Avocado", so we drove instead.
Subtle I like but the set up might have needed more.
A stranger left a large pile of Legos on my doorstep today. I'm still trying to figure out what to make of it.
definitely attempted murder of your feet.
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you are really good at half of that then.
Should I have mentioned her really thick accent?I was visiting a friend in Boston, and suggested we walk to the store. She said "Avocado", so we drove instead.Subtle I like but the set up might have needed more.
Darn it gran I'm a night auditor not a joke creation specialist!