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Yay, another day for me to shine!
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Dirt roads everywhere, most of the milkmaids are on meth and there's a good chance my mom has gotten someone arrested for corruption.I'm watching my dad's dog while he goes to Owen-Withee up nort to be santa for the hick children in the sticks.Now I want to see what the sticks are like.
Accurate.
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Yay, another day for me to shine!
When they said such activity causes blindness, it was supposed to blind the person doing it, not others...
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Hello everyone.
Well, yesterday was a day that I wouldn't care to repeat anytime soon. I went to the supermarket/pharmacy yo pick up my mother's prescription.
Everything was fine up until I finished. I had to wait three hours in the freezing cold for a bus. Including a taxi that never came. By the time a bus came by, I could barely feel my fingers and toes. I was nearly in tears, begging for a bus to get me anywhere. So, my day off was a f&!&ing pile of b@$&@&$*. Thank you, cold weather. You suck.
Wow, John! That sucks!
Did the bus company provide ANY justification as to why the bus was so late? Because that's a "write an angry letter" incident if I've ever heard one...
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Accurate.Dirt roads everywhere, most of the milkmaids are on meth and there's a good chance my mom has gotten someone arrested for corruption.I'm watching my dad's dog while he goes to Owen-Withee up nort to be santa for the hick children in the sticks.Now I want to see what the sticks are like.
so...
Methmaids?
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Hello everyone.
Well, yesterday was a day that I wouldn't care to repeat anytime soon. I went to the supermarket/pharmacy yo pick up my mother's prescription.
Everything was fine up until I finished. I had to wait three hours in the freezing cold for a bus. Including a taxi that never came. By the time a bus came by, I could barely feel my fingers and toes. I was nearly in tears, begging for a bus to get me anywhere. So, my day off was a f&!&ing pile of b@$&@&$*. Thank you, cold weather. You suck.Wow, John! That sucks!
Did the bus company provide ANY justification as to why the bus was so late? Because that's a "write an angry letter" incident if I've ever heard one...
I write angry letters all the time with respect to transportation.
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I actually wrote a very nice letter to the DMV Director about how great the Eureka DMV was.
Probably gave him a heart attack.
Obligatory Boonies Reference: The DMV was basically inside a Wal*Mart, prompting all kinds of laughter and derision from my friends. But hey,
(1) The workers were uniformly friendly, helpful, and they cared.
(2) I got an appointment in under a month.
(3) Impus Major passed his test, even during a heavy rainstorm. (The tester even deducted 6 points for Impus Major driving too slowly. I'm just not going to complain that he drove slowly in a rainstorm.)
Obligatory Off-Topic Comment: And today I spent my lunch hour teaching Impus Major to drive the Celica. I'm kind of jealous that he's learning to drive a stick shift on such a forgiving car. "Oh, you didn't give me enough gas? That's OK. I'll manage..."
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I actually wrote a very nice letter to the DMV Director about how great the Eureka DMV was.
Probably gave him a heart attack.
Obligatory Boonies Reference: The DMV was basically inside a Wal*Mart, prompting all kinds of laughter and derision from my friends. But hey,
(1) The workers were uniformly friendly, helpful, and they cared.
(2) I got an appointment in under a month.
(3) Impus Major passed his test, even during a heavy rainstorm. (The tester even deducted 6 points for Impus Major driving too slowly. I'm just not going to complain that he drove slowly in a rainstorm.)Obligatory Off-Topic Comment: And today I spent my lunch hour teaching Impus Major to drive the Celica. I'm kind of jealous that he's learning to drive a stick shift on such a forgiving car. "Oh, you didn't give me enough gas? That's OK. I'll manage..."
I gave a few lessons to Zelda's Eldest in my WRX before I sold it. That was...um...I don't think that church parking lot had seen that particular combination of lurch, stall, and speed.
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I think that's a first!
A person in a Lexus actually yielded me (a pedestrian) the right of way.
A Christmas miracle!
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Tiny T-Rex: I painted a tile that's going to be a present from myself to myself and I was hoping you could wrap it so on Christmas morning I can open it and act surprised.Do it, but tape a $5 bill to the bottom so that they actually are surprised.
We decided we're going to wrap it and then on Christmas Eve night we'll rewrap it with shiny futuristic wrapping paper and the five bucks and a note from his future self and then we'll leave a red handled screw driver on top of it.
I'm currently deciding whether to have my spleen removed, and it's a suuuper frustrating dilemma.
This is the first time in my life where there are no good or certain solutions -- only varying degrees of uncertainty and risks.
Growing up suuucks.
I'm so sorry, my friend. This is so frustrating. :/
Praying for you.
<3
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We decided we're going to wrap it and then on Christmas Eve night we'll rewrap it with shiny futuristic wrapping paper and the five bucks and a note from his future self and then we'll leave a red handled screw driver on top of it.Tiny T-Rex: I painted a tile that's going to be a present from myself to myself and I was hoping you could wrap it so on Christmas morning I can open it and act surprised.Do it, but tape a $5 bill to the bottom so that they actually are surprised.
Nice thinking!
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I had to wait three hours in the freezing cold for a bus.
Does your transit agency have a customer service number that you can call to find out about bus detours?
Or does it offer an app that lets you see current service advisories and detours?Sometimes buses are rerouted around closed roads and you can pick up the bus on its detoured route.
If you haver a smart phone, that app can save you hours of frustration. IF you don't, there's sometimes a dedicated line for recorded messages about weather related route deviations. Or a customer service number where a person can give you that information
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Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
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Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
Off with their heads!! Show no mercy!!!
And then, maybe afterwards, treat yourself to a new pair of angelskin boots or the very least a new faerie wing bowtie for Gorty!
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Yay, another day for me to shine!When they said such activity causes blindness, it was supposed to blind the person doing it, not others...
Like cats, I do not obey the laws of physics.
In fact, I don't even know the slightest thing about the laws of physics.
And then of course, we're all left wondering what the f!&$ that has to do with physics in the first place.
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Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
Is there a chance to finally get rid of the problematic co-worker? Or carpet-bomb the other department?
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Is there a chance to finally get rid of the problematic co-worker? Or carpet-bomb the other department?Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
You know, I have some saws in a trailer I haven't used in a couple of weeks.
Just saying.
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Yay, another day for me to shine!When they said such activity causes blindness, it was supposed to blind the person doing it, not others...
Trust me when I say that the Captain has a very unusual type of gaze attack indeed, but I wouldn't ask for any further details if I were you.
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Hello everyone.
Well, yesterday was a day that I wouldn't care to repeat anytime soon. I went to the supermarket/pharmacy yo pick up my mother's prescription.
Everything was fine up until I finished. I had to wait three hours in the freezing cold for a bus. Including a taxi that never came. By the time a bus came by, I could barely feel my fingers and toes. I was nearly in tears, begging for a bus to get me anywhere. So, my day off was a f&##ing pile of b$@+~!#@. Thank you, cold weather. You suck.
Jeebus, that was a major crap action. I hope you're going better now.
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We decided we're going to wrap it and then on Christmas Eve night we'll rewrap it with shiny futuristic wrapping paper and the five bucks and a note from his future self and then we'll leave a red handled screw driver on top of it.Tiny T-Rex: I painted a tile that's going to be a present from myself to myself and I was hoping you could wrap it so on Christmas morning I can open it and act surprised.Do it, but tape a $5 bill to the bottom so that they actually are surprised.
This is so great!
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Is there a chance to finally get rid of the problematic co-worker? Or carpet-bomb the other department?Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
(1) Problem co-worker is now safely in the zone of, "The firing process takes longer than my retirement date," so he can pretty much do whatever he feels like.
(2) I had a call with my manager. I told her I had her back. We were interrupted by the head of the other department. Emboldened, my manager let her have it. She backed down.
So, as my manager put it, "We're good for now."
The other manager can go ahead and complain to the VP about being yelled at. I know how *THAT* will go. (VERY German VP. "So, you got yelled at. Were you wrong? You were? Then you deserved it, didn't you?")
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I heard that accidents may have been involved. There's a cloverleaf further on that may have iced up. Still sucked.Hello everyone.
Well, yesterday was a day that I wouldn't care to repeat anytime soon. I went to the supermarket/pharmacy yo pick up my mother's prescription.
Everything was fine up until I finished. I had to wait three hours in the freezing cold for a bus. Including a taxi that never came. By the time a bus came by, I could barely feel my fingers and toes. I was nearly in tears, begging for a bus to get me anywhere. So, my day off was a f&!&ing pile of b@$&@&$*. Thank you, cold weather. You suck.Wow, John! That sucks!
Did the bus company provide ANY justification as to why the bus was so late? Because that's a "write an angry letter" incident if I've ever heard one...
I'm sorry, John. That's rotten.
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Is there a chance to finally get rid of the problematic co-worker? Or carpet-bomb the other department?Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
(1) Problem co-worker is now safely in the zone of, "The firing process takes longer than my retirement date," so he can pretty much do whatever he feels like.
(2) I had a call with my manager. I told her I had her back. We were interrupted by the head of the other department. Emboldened, my manager let her have it. She backed down.
So, as my manager put it, "We're good for now."
The other manager can go ahead and complain to the VP about being yelled at. I know how *THAT* will go. (VERY German VP. "So, you got yelled at. Were you wrong? You were? Then you deserved it, didn't you?")
THIS.
This is how you handle a 'problem'.This is how I want to be when I grow up.
(Said the 50+ yr old wizard crying tears of joy at this reported development.)
;)
OH the sheer number of times (per year) that I have wanted to tell (specific, not-to-be-named) co-workers to 'Shut up. Back off. Let me do my job.'
Oh, wait. I have. ;)
(OK, OK, maybe not in those EXACT words. I'm a LITTLE smarter than that. But the gist was in there.) ;P
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Well, well, well...
Work is getting "interesting", in the sense of, "My co-workers really screwed up their recordings and now there's an interdepartmental firestorm and everyone's trying to blame my manager."
I am... displeased with this development, as I have been working with my manager for 15 years now and I know for a fact that she didn't screw up in this particular instance. I have many recordings and emails to prove this.
And so the ancient grognard stirs himself and girds himself for battle once more. His manager will be protected. Heads will roll, but not hers.
And this is why my VP fears me.
Huh. I think I somehow managed to post while my phone was in my pocket...
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"It's good to have this discussion, we'll decide at the last minute as usual" - The General, as we end our meeting to "finalize" our after Christmas plans.
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Talking to my wife for extended periods of time by phone. What is this, college? (No, it is clearly not college - we go to bed way too early for that sort of nonsense.)
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I made borscht.
Also, we found my father-in-law's secret recipe for onion-dill bread in a cabinet at Mom's, so I made a loaf of that to go with.
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I made borscht.
I’m so sorry er, happy for you.
(I never learned to like it no matter how often it was served or the recipe. Just not my thing.)
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Four days till my next day off from work.
You can make it, Icy!
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Yes, I'm up at 4:15 am on the first day of my two-week vacation.
No, I do not know why.
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I was also up at 4:15 this morning, but that was 2 and a half hours ago.
Crookshanks is in one of her moods, so I'm hiding (it works).
Luckily I have my dad's dog cuddled up with me so she acts as a sort of deflection shield of cuteness should anyone find me.
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I was up at 5:06 on the second day of vacation, but I've been doing the accounts and bills.
I should also be catching up my Azlant journal, because I haven't updated it for the last two sessions. But first things first.
Also I haven't had my coffee yet, because noise in the kitchen makes people wake up, and I like my quiet.
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I'll start off with "I'm ok." Bit of neck pain and a headache this morning from the impromptu isometric exercise, but nothing serious.
Got in a car accident last night. I was turning left onto an interstate on-ramp and got t-boned. Cop on the scene said his mother was in an identical accident at the same intersection two weeks ago.
My wonderful little car...that has all of 6200 miles on it...needs new passenger side doors. Possibly a front fender. Side airbags deployed.
The other driver also walked away with no injuries.