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No idea what any of that is, but on an unrelated note we're getting a few inches of snow tonight so I get to go out on a snow run. Should be fun!Turns out I was right! Both my guys came in drunk and surly. Not so much fun for them but a whole lot of fun for me.
I shouldn't snicker as hard as I am about that...but then again, no ones perfect...
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I'm sure you're wondering what's so fun about working with a couple of drunk and surly people.
Well, I already know I can do my list easily by myself and I don't drink much so when people are stupid and get drunk before work g**#+~n right I'm going to give them grief.
I also didn't let them drive a truck.
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I also made money off a bet.
The other Captain decided he and his guy could snow blow more places then me in 3 hours.
They got four done and nearly killed themselves.
I did 6 by myself and barely broke a sweat (I have 5 places in this handy little two block radius).
Apparently the calendar on my phone suggests takeout every day I happen to open the calendar on my phone.
Unrelated, I just got a reminder on my phone of what I was doing a year ago. Baking the last thing I baked.
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Oh yeah! I just sat down and put my feet up for the first time in almost 38 hours.
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Been a busy few days and I forgot to pop in and link our latest episode.
Internet is acting wonky.
I wonder if it is some sort of cyberattack that messes up things...
One system reset later and everything is back to normal.
It might be my firewall switching setting, as it showed to be delaying restarting system.
Huh.
Only now I noticed that I have private message from Freehold - but for some reason I can't open it. The webpage redirects me to notification that it can't find the requested URL or I don't have access.
But that was some conflict between the NoScript and the paizo webpage.
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So now that WW is working from home and we can actually afford a pet, we're taking about getting on the list with the local Schnauzer rescue.
I had Schnauzers when I was a kid, they're sweet dogs, and they don't shed.
But (going with my family's naming trend for the breed, i.e. Schatzie, Schnapps) WW has decided he wants to name the poor beast Schnitzengruben.
So now that WW is working from home and we can actually afford a pet, we're taking about getting on the list with the local Schnauzer rescue.
I had Schnauzers when I was a kid, they're sweet dogs, and they don't shed.
But (going with my family's naming trend for the breed, i.e. Schatzie, Schnapps) WW has decided he wants to name the poor beast Schnitzengruben.
It's really the only name possible. That or Stollen roll.
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It's really the only name possible. That or Stollen roll.So now that WW is working from home and we can actually afford a pet, we're taking about getting on the list with the local Schnauzer rescue.
I had Schnauzers when I was a kid, they're sweet dogs, and they don't shed.
But (going with my family's naming trend for the breed, i.e. Schatzie, Schnapps) WW has decided he wants to name the poor beast Schnitzengruben.
I'm of a mind to switch tracks and call it Baskerville instead (as in the hound of the...) because naming a small dog after a great fearsome hound that can kill a man is funny to me. Also, Schnauzers will give a great, wailing howl on provocation (such as when they hear a siren close by).
But (a) we aren't even on the list yet, because we still have to convince Grandma, who is a Cat Person, and doesn't believe in indoor pets, and (b) no matter what the dog ends up being named, WW will probably still call it Schnitzengruben.
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"If I don't move, the British can't see me, right?"
Who said that?!
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Went to see my hairdresser for the first time since last May, because money, and she's also been my mother-in-law's hairdresser for over a decade (she was a childhood friend of my sister-in-law).
You know all that passive-aggressive crap Miz Daisy gives me about my weight and thanking G-d she's always managed to keep her figure, unlike her mother? Yeah, turns out she does the same thing with Pamela. "You know, you're really letting yourself go, dear."
It's one thing that she does it to me, but this pisses me off.
So I told WW. We'll see what happens.
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Since I took the post, we've had seven crewmembers move to other positions or out of the company entirely. We've gotten four people to refill those jobs, and one of those four is transitioning to a new spot next week. Net Roster Loss: -3 (-4)
In that same timeframe, our "leadership team" originally numbered five (out of an optimal seven). We lost one of those five, and then had two new members join the team. And now both of those two new leaders have moved to other positions in the company. Obligatory Addendum: since we're so short-handed, my training is as yet horribly incomplete. Net Leadership Deficit: -3
And as a final piece of this inglorious snarl of staffing issues, the manager that hired me moved to another posting just over three months ago. He was replaced three weeks ago, and the new manager lasted SIX. DAYS. We haven't heard anything from him or about him (that is reliable, anyway) in almost two weeks. Current Management Staffing: -1
Cumulative Personnel Shortfall: -7 (-8)
And so it is that into this heady mix of nowhere near enough people to do the job we're assigned, last week two of our four team leaders went on vacation . . . . Leaving me (the newbie) and the other leader (the old hand) to cover the demands of a seven-person portion of the operation.
Our covering manager asked me on Monday night what I thought our plan of attack should be. I gave him a clear and simple answer, and he implemented exactly NOT. THAT.
Monday was a disaster, simply put, but it was to be expected since: a) I had to serve a function with which I have (now had) insufficient experience *compounded* by a recent radical shift in our operational specifications [essentially, 30% more effort to accomplish the same amount of work as usual], and b) two critical members of our team called out from work that night, on top of our scheduled vacationers. And yet, we got through it.
Tuesday - Thursday went off without a hitch. I haven't hustled that much for three consecutive ten-hour shifts in a long time.
Last night had an inauspicious beginning, but I was able to near single-handedly salvage a poor opening. And then I learned that a critical crewmember had called out again (one of the same two from Monday). Our covering manager juggled his personnel a bit to cover that lack. And then the bottom dropped out, metaphorically. Friday is supposed to be our easiest night of the week, but our workload was abnormally high. I haven't been able to look at the hard numbers, but my instincts tell me that we had around a 20% increase in workload. And just as the time crunch began to truly kick in, that increased workload almost totally derailed our operation, and I had to find a brand new level of personal performance.
We beat last night's deadline by 7 minutes. I know that I'm being quite non-specific about the particulars, but as I've alluded at least once before, my industry is governed by GMT -- seconds count, and in the thousands upon thousands of dollars, just for my specific operation. We pulled off nothing short of a near-miracle.
Props to my peer leader, our covering manager, and a crew that knows how to dig deep when the pressure hits. Everyone did an amazing job last night.
And at the end of it all, the 'old hand' team leader shook my hand and told me that I did a good job this week. High praise, indeed.
I gained enough XP this week to gain a level and put me at least halfway to the next. Feels pretty good. :)
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I've been lurking and reading as I've been able over the last few weeks. Always glad to read each of you, FaWtLies.
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So now that WW is working from home and we can actually afford a pet, we're taking about getting on the list with the local Schnauzer rescue.
I had Schnauzers when I was a kid, they're sweet dogs, and they don't shed.
But (going with my family's naming trend for the breed, i.e. Schatzie, Schnapps) WW has decided he wants to name the poor beast Schnitzengruben.
CATS FOREVER
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** spoiler omitted **...
Well awright.
You know all that passive-aggressive crap Miz Daisy gives me about my weight
she
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My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?
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** spoiler omitted **...
Well done.
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My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?
I was always told the opposite by my old boss.
My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?
Yes.
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My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
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My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?Humanity is more about essence than material.
I disagree!
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My old boss told me yesterday that I should spend more time talking to humans. Does this count?
No.
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Humanity is overrated.
Humanity is overrated.
That's why whenever I travel I just tell people I'm Canadian! Go Maple Leafs, Eh!
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I have reached England. Time to raid a monastery or two!
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I have reached England. Time to raid a monastery or two!By the grace of our glorious queen, you shall not take our land! Rule Britannia!
No Britons around, only Angles, Saxons, and some Danes.
No glorious queen either. Just a bunch of petty kings.
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Had a very interesting dream last night.
I dreamt I went to visit Vanykrye at his house. I kind of just turned a corner and there his house was. I went to knock on the door, and as he opened it a cat would run out into the street. Vany, his beard in a very interesting and perfectly coiffed fashion, would ask me to get his cat, and I would go out, get the cat and bring it back to him. But every time he opened the door, another cat would get out, and Vany would repeat his request. He would always speak in the same voice, the cats were always different, and on rare occasion I would see his wife, who would wave at me, but not really say much of anything. Not sure how many cats I saved, but it had to be five or six or so.
Had a very interesting dream last night.
I dreamt I went to visit Vanykrye at his house. I kind of just turned a corner and there his house was. I went to knock on the door, and as he opened it a cat would run out into the street. Vany, his beard in a very interesting and perfectly coiffed fashion, would ask me to get his cat, and I would go out, get the cat and bring it back to him. But every time he opened the door, another cat would get out, and Vany would repeat his request. He would always speak in the same voice, the cats were always different, and on rare occasion I would see his wife, who would wave at me, but not really say much of anything. Not sure how many cats I saved, but it had to be five or six or so.
Wow. There are SOOOOO MANY inappropriate comments I could make here.
Not gonna.Just... no.
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WAITAMINUTE!
I remember the cat HUGGING me! I was afraid it would claw up my back or neck but no, it just meowed and I got a face full of fluff. I guess it was happy I saved it from the streets?
I also vaguely remember Vany calling after at least one of the cats.
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I have reached England. Time to raid a monastery or two!
We need to see proof of vaccination or an up-to-date negative LFT test before you can do that.
I have reached England. Time to raid a monastery or two!We need to see proof of vaccination or an up-to-date negative LFT test before you can do that.
Too late.
The monastery had a note about taking care of victims of some plague before we raided them anyway.
Funny enough, I'm from East Anglia.I have reached England. Time to raid a monastery or two!By the grace of our glorious queen, you shall not take our land! Rule Britannia!No Britons around, only Angles, Saxons, and some Danes.
No glorious queen either. Just a bunch of petty kings.
I don't think that I manage to reach your region before the end of the free play (which happens tomorrow).
For now I am going to sleep anyway.