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While I am always glad to not be at work, what I was told happened yesterday is a prime example of why hotel employees hate guests. Apparently while the parents were getting hammered in the lobby, their kids were taking the empty beer bottles and throwing them around the parking lot. Lots of broken glass everywhere, and one of the employees found that his car was covered with broken glass and the front windshield had been broken by a beer bottle. So he's out $500 for a new windshield (I guess he either doesn't have insurance or for some reason it isn't covering it), although the manager has said he will "try to take care of it". I'm guessing that means he's going to see if he can get the hotel's insurance to cover it somehow, but I really doubt that will happen.
I feel like the police should of been involved.
So, on Friday the GM couldn't make it. The rest of us decided to play board games. One of the others brought Betrayal at House on the Hill. It was the first time playing for most of us, and it started okay. But it didn't last. Before the 2nd time around the table, the traitor was revealed, and the house started disappearing. Me and another guy died on our turns as the rooms fell into hell. The other 2 tried to keep going, but there was really no chance. The might get to add one new room to the house on each of their turns, but at the end of each turn rooms got eaten. At first it was 1 room per turn. Then 0-2 (die roll) per turn. Then 0-4 (2 dice) per turn. That's when we called it. Apparently it was going to go to 3 dice, and maybe even more. So we switched to game about building railroads called Empire Builder. It was okay, but we started so late that we only got 4 or 5 rounds in before 40% of the players had to leave. So it was a somewhat disappointed night overall, but still fun.
I think I've played that exact twist before. That game is a blast. The fact that the second half is drastically different every time.
Yeah that is crazy that the twist start that soon. Usually we have most of the map built before it starts.
Yeah that is crazy that the twist start that soon. Usually we have most of the map built before it starts.We had 5 Omen cards drawn in the those first few rounds, and the guy who drew the last rolled 5 blanks and a 2 on the check.
Yeah I think that happened once to us. the traitor for sure won that one. Hald way done building the mansion is about the fairest it gets.
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Can we make Lawful Lazy an alignment? You follow the rules whenever it's too much effort not too?
LL is a popular RL alignment.
While I am always glad to not be at work, what I was told happened yesterday is a prime example of why hotel employees hate guests. Apparently while the parents were getting hammered in the lobby, their kids were taking the empty beer bottles and throwing them around the parking lot. Lots of broken glass everywhere, and one of the employees found that his car was covered with broken glass and the front windshield had been broken by a beer bottle. So he's out $500 for a new windshield (I guess he either doesn't have insurance or for some reason it isn't covering it), although the manager has said he will "try to take care of it". I'm guessing that means he's going to see if he can get the hotel's insurance to cover it somehow, but I really doubt that will happen.
1) I dislike people a great deal. I love individuals, but as a group I tend to want to spray them with a firehose.
2) I'm guessing that $500 is the insurance deductible. Most new windshields are more than $500.
3) The hotel insurance should absolutely be paying for that.
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I don't know whether it's specific to California law (possible, but unlikely), but broken windshields are a safety issue: If you have insurance, they replace windshields free of charge. There's no deductible, at least last time we did it.
So my guess is that:
(1) Your fellow employee has an old junker and doesn't have any property insurance on it. (Our cars are the same.) Even then, it sounds strange: Last time we had a chip in our windshield our agent told us, "We'll always replace windshields because it's a lot cheaper than you getting in a crash because of poor visibility."
(2) Your manager isn't willing to fight the bureaucracy to help out the employee. It's a nightmare to get corporate insurance to pay out, but that's exactly what should happen in this case, since the car was damaged on the hotel's property while he was working there. (We had a kid injure herself at a hotel in Anaheim and the manager was all over getting a complete report as to exactly what happened, taking names, and filling out paperwork. Both for his own protection and to make sure insurance would cover the kid if she weren't insured herself. But then, Anaheim. If you're not insured for kids doing dumb stuff, you won't be in business long.)
EDIT: Google to the rescue. You need Comprehensive coverage to have your windshield covered, and it's typically the first coverage that gets dropped by people trying to save money.
EDIT 2: And doesn't the hotel have the information on the family? I'd sue them in small claims court. A few hours of my time (and the $30 filing fee or whatever) to make them face accountability for their actions. Worth it in my mind.
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While I am always glad to not be at work, what I was told happened yesterday is a prime example of why hotel employees hate guests. Apparently while the parents were getting hammered in the lobby, their kids were taking the empty beer bottles and throwing them around the parking lot. Lots of broken glass everywhere, and one of the employees found that his car was covered with broken glass and the front windshield had been broken by a beer bottle. So he's out $500 for a new windshield (I guess he either doesn't have insurance or for some reason it isn't covering it), although the manager has said he will "try to take care of it". I'm guessing that means he's going to see if he can get the hotel's insurance to cover it somehow, but I really doubt that will happen.I feel like the police should of been involved.Probably, but I wasn't here so I don't know if anyone knew they were throwing bottles until it was too late.
Also, put some pants on or the police might get involved.
Absolutely s~@%ty for your co-worker. I hope the manager gets his s*$% together and get the hotel insurance to cover it.
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Prepping for the August backpacking trip now that I have an extremely accurate scale (bought to weigh slowly withering away Calico), my first step was to weigh in our seven sleeping bags for the four of us.
Two of them aren't temperature rated for the altitude (8200', or 2500 meters) so we're down to five bags for four people. Two of them are snow camping bags, significantly heavier than the others but a guarantee of toasty warm evenings, so at least one snow camping bag is going on the trip.
Given that my fellow hikers are 20, 20, and 17, how much do you want to wager that the sleeping bags are chosen by temperature rating rather than by weight?
"Kids. The lows are going to be in the 30s. All three of you have chosen 4-pound bags rated to below 0˚F. Are you sure?"
"Yeah! We're sure!"
"My pack's too heavy!"
EDIT: OK, Impus Minor, who sleeps hot, proved me wrong: He chose the sleeping back with the highest temperature rating (25˚F). Still not the lightest.
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PLaying 'Starfinder'. How glad I am that whoever authored this campaign put in a mission where you have to climb up the bottom of a gigantic alien.
I don't know what kind of coverage the coworker has, or what his car is like. Getting the manager to do something as simple as get is basic supplies is a pain (we haven't had soap or paper towels for the kitchen or public bathroom for months, one of the desk clerks has been bringing some from home), but maybe he'll actually do something about this. And it wasn't a family, it was another f###ing team, so we have no idea who it actually was that did it. So court isn't likely an option either.
Booked under a school? Call the principal/superintendent. They DO NOT like it when the sports teams pull crap like this.
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Once again, 2nd shift did no laundry. I see this after he tells me "It's been a great day. No problems, hardly even saw anybody." and leaves. I'm so sick of this s+#~. Wrote it in the pass-on log, but since management never reads that, it won't matter. Also, I was supposed to be training one the housekeepers who wants to transition to desk (including audit shifts), but she didn't show up. And when I double checked the schedule to make sure I didn't somehow read it wrong (which I knew I didn't since 1st shift mentioned it this morning) I see that, while she is still scheduled to be here on 3rd shift Sunday through Thursday for training, she has also been written in as doing housekeeping on Monday through Friday. So I'm guessing that she isn't doing any training. At least this week.
Have you tried putting an application in at a competitor?
... that's ... hard to argue with.
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MODEST MOUSE IS FRIDAY!!!!!!!
A new episode session of Criminal Scene Investigation: The Second City today. This time the party will be investigating desecration of a shrine dedicated to a recent (25 years ago) heroic deeds of a certain Mirumoto Gempei.
The perpetrator disturbed the paintings, broke censers, and left spider-shaped carvings.
Well. This day sucks so far.
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A new
episodesession of Criminal Scene Investigation: The Second City today. This time the party will be investigating desecration of a shrine dedicated to a recent (25 years ago) heroic deeds of a certain Mirumoto Gempei.The perpetrator disturbed the paintings, broke censers, and left spider-shaped carvings.
FOR THE-
** spoiler omitted **
Spider!
Not at a competitor, but I did apply for a job.Once again, 2nd shift did no laundry. I see this after he tells me "It's been a great day. No problems, hardly even saw anybody." and leaves. I'm so sick of this s+#~. Wrote it in the pass-on log, but since management never reads that, it won't matter. Also, I was supposed to be training one the housekeepers who wants to transition to desk (including audit shifts), but she didn't show up. And when I double checked the schedule to make sure I didn't somehow read it wrong (which I knew I didn't since 1st shift mentioned it this morning) I see that, while she is still scheduled to be here on 3rd shift Sunday through Thursday for training, she has also been written in as doing housekeeping on Monday through Friday. So I'm guessing that she isn't doing any training. At least this week.Have you tried putting an application in at a competitor?
Good. Me too.
Well. This day sucks so far.Let me send you some cat pics
Thank you.
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Interesting differing impressions of the scientific literacy of the general public:
GothBard was insisting, "Of course it is!", but I pointed out that movies have done the public no favors: How many movies have you seen where one of the protagonists is dying of a deadly disease or poison, only to receive the vaccine/antidote at the very last second and fully recover?
Given the way media treats vaccines and antidotes as, "No matter how close to death you are, these will instantly cure you of all symptoms!", I'm not surprised at all at the patients' requests.
GothBard insists that surely people can't be that scientifically illiterate, and anyone who went to high school biology should know how vaccines really work, and the patients' pleas are just willful ignorance.
I disagree. Which is more interesting and memorable? Your high school biology teacher, or that super-hot superstar who nearly died except they got the vaccine seconds before they would have otherwise died of the disease?
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And now I'm put into a mindset from the Gene Wilder Wonka...
"YOU didn't wear a mask. It was all 'me me me mah freedahms!' YOU got COVID! You LOSE! GOOD. DAY. SIR!"
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Menly mans of the world!!!
Would you like to buy some LEATHER AND COOKIES scented deodorant?
No?
You don't appreciate the hard work the Lynx corporation is putting in to make you smell like a bondage bakery?
Ungrateful beasts.
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Just catching the train after a very sweaty evening of fencing, including a bit of rapier, finally
A whacking great rat has just scuttled across the platform in front of me. Good job I'm not hungry.
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Interesting differing impressions of the scientific literacy of the general public:
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My high school biology teacher. Duh.
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Menly mans of the world!!!
Would you like to buy some LEATHER AND COOKIES scented deodorant?
Maybe. I'd have to smell it. Leather and sweet baking smells sometimes go good together.
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Interesting differing impressions of the scientific literacy of the general public:
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Was your high school actually more than a government-funded daycare center? I can tell you none of the ones in my area are more than that, at least the public schools. The private ones are even worse though as they're the same thing except they spend two hours indoctrinating the kids into their own brand of poisoned theology and "traditional American values."
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A new
episodesession of Criminal Scene Investigation: The Second City today. This time the party will be investigating desecration of a shrine dedicated to a recent (25 years ago) heroic deeds of a certain Mirumoto Gempei.The perpetrator disturbed the paintings, broke censers, and left spider-shaped carvings.
FOR THE-
** spoiler omitted **Spider!
Funnily, a Spider was actually a victim here.
The supposed crime of desecrating the shrine happened when a new monk - the old budoka-turned-monk's grandson - found the hidden urn and got possessed by the angry ghost, vandalizing the shrine and then passing out. Once he woke, unaware of what actually happened, he called for help and brought our diligent party (who are assistants to one of the local magistrates) to investigate and find what had happened.
After early examinations, the party's (Phoenix) shugenja tried first to contact the spirits of the place, and later he went full ahead and tried to contact the ghost (the party was vaguely aware of Spider's death because the new party member who happens to be a local rolled well on his History roll, augmented by his Precise Memory advantage)...
He got immediately possessed, made a scene of demanding justice, and got incapacitated by the Crab. Now they knew that the Spider was (probably) wronged, they went to speak with the old monk (who by now was a respected spiritual advisor to the governor's court). The ghost lingering in the Phoenix's shadow asking to be allowed to speak. Except instead of speaking he struck the old monk with its full rage, nearly killing him. The Phoenix forced the ghost back in submission while the Mantis courtier tended to the monk's wound...
Two witnesses to the attack were put to sleep by a nearby Scorpion, stringing the Mantis for a future favor, saving the group from the hassle of being guilty of assaulting a respected monk in the middle of the court.
After they revived the monk, they learned the motivation for the conspirator's sidelining of the Spider. The ghost agreed to stand aside when the Phoenix swore to challenge the Dragon's son to a duel after the monk mentioned the former is coming to the colonies.
The final report noted that the supposed vandalism was a case of restless ghost that was banished by the shrine's young monk, though they omitted the details of the ghost's identity.
The ghost lingers in the Phoenix's shadow until the matter is solved. The Scorpion will surely use the party in some kind of courtly intrigue.
Sadly, the group is unlikely to assemble in August as most of the players will be busy or out of the city.
Maybe. I'd have to smell it. Leather and sweet baking smells sometimes go good together.Menly mans of the world!!!
Would you like to buy some LEATHER AND COOKIES scented deodorant?
Meh.
I like cookies but I wouldn't like to smell like them all the time. I am pretty sure it would either make me constantly hungry or wrecked my appetite.
Not really caring for leather smell.
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Was your high school actually more than a government-funded daycare center? I can tell you none of the ones in my area are more than that, at least the public schools. The private ones are even worse though as they're the same thing except they spend two hours indoctrinating the kids into their own brand of poisoned theology and "traditional American values."Interesting differing impressions of the scientific literacy of the general public:
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Depended vastly on the subject.
History, lower-level math, Spanish, and lower-level English were definitely day care and everybody knew it.The science and upper level math courses were hardcore, and kids who didn't want to work hard and learn something avoided them like the plague.
Upper-level English was hit or miss, depending on the teacher.
And we had a French teacher with a mean streak a mile long. You did NOT take French if you didn't expect to be able to read a novel in French by the end of the year.
I hated her classes. But I did pass the language requirement for my Ph.D. by translating one of Cauchy's papers and I barely had to touch a dictionary.
A new
episodesession of Criminal Scene Investigation: The Second City today. This time the party will be investigating desecration of a shrine dedicated to a recent (25 years ago) heroic deeds of a certain Mirumoto Gempei.The perpetrator disturbed the paintings, broke censers, and left spider-shaped carvings.
FOR THE-
** spoiler omitted **Spider!Funnily, a Spider was actually a victim here.
** spoiler omitted **...
I like this. A lot. Love the colonies as a strange pseudo-Rokugan where things happen and blind eyes get turned because it's not Rokugan but it is.
Love it. Hated the whole Empress/Daigotsu turnaround though, but I think that's obvious.
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It's times like these that you get really frustrated with the Lawful nature of laws. "Humankind has proven itself incapable of practicing sound judgement, so instead humankind must follow the letter of the law." Asmodeus would be proud.
There's a purpose in preventing people under 21 from purchasing alcohol on their own: Without good parents or peers, self-endangerment is commonplace, and even addiction or death are possible. Fine. Since it's not currently possible to administer a "responsibility test" ("You must be this responsible to purchase this alcohol"), they set an arbitrary line at an age of 21 years. I can deal with that, except...
...I have two bored twenty-year olds in my living room who would be perfectly willing to go to the corner store for me. I'm making scallop scampi, so I need all of one cup of white wine. The store owners know the kids, know they're responsible, and would happily sell them the wine...
...except California makes no exceptions so they can't.