Nothing like getting a call from the bank saying "For $19.99 a month, we will send you a quarterly credit report". And not understanding "I'm not interested at all" the first two times you say it.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-09T17:49:09-05:00
@Geist, ok, so it is my fault... damnit! Back to square one! I'll put a bug in her ear. Then when she's calmed down and stopped freaking out about the bug, I'll ask her to send them to you! ;)
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-09T17:49:33-05:00
@GM, that was awesome! I lol'ed!
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-09T20:35:46-05:00
I've been in a bad place all day. I just can't get over this Trump election.
Ok, there certainly is A LOT that the US needs to change. Our politicians are a bunch of self-righteous and greedy wankers who do little to help this country. It is embarrassing and heartbreaking. The amount of money wasted by our government is unfathomable. We need change. We need it bad. But Donald Trump is not the agent of change we need. Hopefully we all get through his term relatively unscathed and it actually creates positive change.
But I doubt it.
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-09T23:27:52-05:00
Sorry if I bummed everyone out.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-10T05:19:23-05:00
Trust me Trinkets. I feel the same way you do. Obama did such a great job steering our economy out of the recession & creating health care for millions, I still don't understand how people could forget that. All I keep reading about is how scared the white working class was for a changing world. Um, hate to break it to you but the world has been changing since it began. I've seen how the world has changed so much (most of it for the better) in the half century I have been on the planet. Nothing wrong with change.
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-10T07:30:07-05:00
Good morning all.
Just woke up and I want to go back to bed.
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-10T07:37:09-05:00
Not from election stuff. I'very been run ragged at work. Could use some extra rest.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-10T09:20:50-05:00
Good morning kittens.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-10T09:25:07-05:00
I'm sorry you guys are struggling. I can only imagine how you feel, especially given how I feel, and I'm not even American. A couple of things I'd like to point out, the world is a crazy place, and change is scary for most. However, one things end is anothers beginning, and its up to the people, how that new thing starts and what it will do. Sometimes what seems like a bad or scary thing can work out (regardless of intention) to be a good thing. Hope, and strength are what is needed now. If there's one thing that I've learned about Americans over the years, is that you guys are strong! You have courage in the face of adversity, and the harder things get, the tougher you do! I have faith in you guys, and you guys have my support! Keep being awesome, and hold your heads up high! You've been through worse, and come out the better for it! 'Merica!!!
That moment the lunch you brought from home is so disgusting you can't even eat half of it.
Lord Zombitten 2016-11-10T22:25:16-05:00
Holy frozen crap on a stick, guys! It's amazing how much work piles up when you're away for three weeks, and how quickly the workplace you've put together can fall apart!
So, I fired the perpetually late dead weight on October 3. Then had the seizure on the 8, didn't come back until November 1. In my absence, only two candidates were interviewed. When I came back, I learned that one of my hard-working techs was interviewing for another job the next day. We had to work fast to get her a raise so she wouldn't bail. I finished up interviews and extended a job offer today. The person declined because she told me on Tuesday that she wanted the job, but I still had an interview to do. I told her that and that I would let her know today what my decision was. She declined the offer because when I told her that, it really hurt her feelings. It's been five or six weeks since I let the one tech go, and I don't have any prospects for employees. No one I interviewed was interested in the job for one reason or another!!
I was told to avoid over-working myself or stressing myself out too much. I've failed there, too! I just want to scream, hit things, and thrash about like a maniac, but my back and neck hurt too much for any od that nonsense!
GAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-10T23:55:38-05:00
And here I was about to say how my day just finally went to hell at 11 pm. I can sympathize with about half of that, so I'm sending you all the sympathy I can, man! That's really horrible.
So wait, "I'd like the job!" went to "No, sorry" because you had one more interview to conduct? Why would someone suddenly not want a job because another interview for it came up and they'd have to wait a day or two?
Hi LZ- I'm so sorry. People are just legitimately the worst.
And to everyone else - apologies are much appreciated. I too heard about maple match! But i think I'd rather be locked into a job than a relationship! ... maybe I'll get the job first, use maple match and so on and so forth.
i want to hear more about this visit! I haven't been on much. I miss everyone and do read from time to time... but at my job I can quite literally be fired for being on my phone. So I can never check at work. :(
Lord Zombitten 2016-11-11T00:05:56-05:00
The joys of adulting, eh Creeper?
Lord Zombitten 2016-11-11T00:10:38-05:00
I actually think that she had second thoughts because of the hours. She's currently working 15:00-1:30 seven on/seven off. She hates it. I'm hiring for 15:00-23:30 M-F, and only offered her 8 cents more an hour (which is still a ton. We're talking about paying someone with only 2 years experience $28/hour here). I think she decided it wasn't worth it, especially since she'd be leaving last with no security. But to blame it on a previously sceduled interview is just...tacky.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-11T00:43:38-05:00
2 years experience, $28/hour? Where do I sign?!
I can start in 2 years. I need time to get experience, of course!
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-11T09:05:07-05:00
Twist my arm. Fine! I'll take the job, LZ.
Eric 'Drinkets' Baumgarten 2016-11-11T09:05:31-05:00
Good morning everyone.
Creeper!!!!!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-12T14:40:26-05:00
Things have gotten so infrequent on this board. I still check it, but only like a few times per day.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-13T19:16:34-05:00
Have you ever spent a day cleaning your place only to look around and it looks like you haven't made any progress? *sigh*
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-14T01:16:04-05:00
Geist, that and when you clean but then your mom(/spouse/etc I guess) walks in and says it's not clean at all and you didn't do anything and to finish already, but it looks fine to you. I sure loved when that happened.
Now my room is in moderate disarray, but a calculated mess. Not terrible, but I don't really clean until I move back out. I just know where every single thing is, but keep it tidy enough.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T04:29:44-05:00
Morning kittens. If you didn't already know, tonight there will be a super moon in the sky. I'll be able to see it since I leave work late nearly every day.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T09:07:31-05:00
Morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T09:08:20-05:00
@Geist, did you forget your ear muffs in my car by any chance? I'm trying to figure out whose they are. ;) Also, Misty sent you a message on FB, did you get it?
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T09:35:22-05:00
@LZ, good to see you brother! I'm sorry about the work stress, do your best to mitigate it, living is much more important than working! ;) I can't believe that you're having such a hard time filling that position! You'd think in this economy that anyone with the skills would be jumping at $28 an hour (US$ to boot!)! Hell, I only make $26 an hour, of course my wife does a bit better than I do... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T09:58:09-05:00
@BaKhan: I don't think those are my earmuffs. I never got to use mine the whole time I was in Canada. Is it a circular fluffy ring? If so, then it's probably mine.
I just checked Facebook and I don't see her friend request. I tried searching for her but there are a ton of Misty Mitchells on there.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T10:11:20-05:00
@Geist, I don't think she could figure out how to do an actual friend request, she just sent a message. She asked me, but I've never use FB before so I was no help. She decided not to honour me by taking my last name, so she will be under Misty Stach. As per the ear muffs, they were black and looked pretty much brand new, if they weren't yours, then I have a serious mystery on my hands, better call Scooby! ;)
I've decided that this whole cancer thing is not as much fun as they made it sound. I think I'll be done with it now.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T11:29:39-05:00
@LZ, I don't blame you at all man! Definitely time to kick that sh*t to the curb, so to speak... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T11:40:23-05:00
@BaKhan: Yep, not my ear muffs. Hmmmm...someone leaving clues in your car. We need Forensic Files to investigate!
I only had two messages from folks. None from her. I'll have to see if I can search for her by her maiden name.
Also, I'd like to add you both to my Christmas card list so send me your address when you get a chance.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T11:49:48-05:00
@Geist, maybe we'll need some CSI action on those ear muffs! Other than yourself and GM, I haven't had any passangers in quite a while. Certainly none that would wear ear muffs anyways... Maybe they're GM's? O_o
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T11:50:18-05:00
@Geist, also, I shoot you our address in an email, if thats cool?
@BaKhan: Not mine. I was wearing my toque, which I have beside me here at work.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T11:53:56-05:00
@GM, duh duh daaa!!! The mystery continues! Where did these mystery muffs come from?!?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T12:02:12-05:00
@BaKhan: Of course. We don't want to give away the address to the creator of maple bacon brittle. Then you would have jealous thieves who would want to steal the recipe for themselves.
Okay, something disgusting(well, more so than just the regular stuff you can get) has happened with McDonald's. They have released a Nutella burger, only in Italy. But seriously...chocolate hazelnut burger...excuse me while I empty my stomach.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T14:03:19-05:00
@GM, those times when an allergy is actually a good thing... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T14:23:52-05:00
@GM: I read about that. I don't mind Nutella on some toast but I'm not trusting Mickey D's with a sandwich version of it.
And it's only Nutella between two buns. No meat in it.
@Geist: I saw the picture and didn't even read the article. Good point that it has no meat. But still, no.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-14T14:48:37-05:00
Whoa, oh wow, why didn't anyone tell me we were talking here again?!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T14:48:48-05:00
Better than a spam sandwich any day. No idea why the Hawaiians love it so much.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T15:03:55-05:00
@BaKhan: I found Misty on Facebook and sent her a quick message. I can usually click on their profile and add them as a friend. Not sure why I couldn't do that really quickly. I'll try again later.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-14T15:41:59-05:00
@Geist, sweet! She'll be stoked for sure!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-14T18:53:12-05:00
Note to self: don't not stay up all night on a home project when you have to go to work the next day. You end up spending most of it fighting to stay awake
Note to self: GO HOME....after finishing this report, sending out the different portions to the branch admins, and making sure everything is organized for a easy and clean Tuesday.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-15T08:59:11-05:00
Morning kittens. Don't you just love office politics?
*sniff*
Smells like BS.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-15T09:12:22-05:00
Good morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-15T09:13:56-05:00
Mystery muff update: My wife thinks that they may be hers! I can't remember her ever having ear muffs like these before, but if it solves the mystery, I'm good with it! As long as she doesn't think I'm creeping around behind her back... I'd be so dead! ;)
I am not looking forward to going outside later to get to the train(hopefully it's not too late and I can go through the +15). My shoes have TERRIBLE grip...so much so that it's actually all worn off. And with the snow coming down and turning to slush instantly...I will be sliding around like crazy.
@Drinkets: I know the feeling of being buried under a lot of work. My filing stack is backing up again...and I just don't have that much time to take care of it right now.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-15T17:43:46-05:00
Wow... after the BvB updates right now, I feel like I was just swimming up a waterfall!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-15T20:53:17-05:00
Are you guys seeing this super moon? It's so beautiful. I wish I had a telescope to view it
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-15T23:01:08-05:00
BvB Comments, not updates. Though there have been several updates as well today.
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Geist, I wish. I haven't seen it, actually! I don't usually go out in the evenings, much less night, and right now I have a ton of stuff to do. Oh well, I've seen plenty of supermoons before.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-16T07:22:15-05:00
Morning kittens. Spring like weather today until Saturday. Then the winter weather kicks in just in time for Thanksgiving
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-16T09:14:27-05:00
Good morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-16T09:16:53-05:00
@Geist, we got snowed on yesterday, pretty hard, but it didn't affect the drive home thankfully. When the snow sticks to the roads everyone has to relearn how to drive in the winter, which is very painful! Its supposed to be near freezing everyday for the forseable future, but this is Canada after all... ;)
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-16T11:02:30-05:00
@Creeper, heya! How the heck are you?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-16T12:33:55-05:00
Howdy, Creeper!
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Geist, I know how it feels. Here, we'll have 70s today and tomorrow, then suddenly down to 40s for 2 days, then evening out to the lower 50s. It's gonna be a bumpy week, weather-wise!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-16T18:15:12-05:00
*sigh* Don't you hate it when someone at the office potluck says they will bring the same dish your said you were bringing FIRST? Now I don't know what to pick.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-16T18:18:28-05:00
Fur covered boxes? That will be...different. I think.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-16T19:00:42-05:00
I have to be honest, Geist, that's happened to me literally EVERY office potluck I've gone to!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T07:39:42-05:00
Morning kittens. Another nice day that I won't be able to enjoy because I'll be indoor processing invoices all bloody day.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T09:11:40-05:00
Morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T09:13:43-05:00
@Geist: re: potluck, damn, well, knowing you, you'll be able to pick something else awesome! Or, you could make what you already said, and show them how much better yours is... ;P
re: trapped inside, story of my life! I'm in a back corner office with no window, so I can't even look outside. Not that its nice enough to really want to be outside... we'll be in the low 30s to high 20s F today... :(
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T09:49:29-05:00
@BaKhan: I worked in an office for 4 years that didn't have windows in our department. During the winter months, I would travel to work before the sun came up and would leave work after the sun went down. 5 days without seeing the sun can do a number on you.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T10:06:08-05:00
re: snow in Canada: Something tells me that the light snow that BaKhan is experiencing now would send the D.C. area into a panic if we got that here. I've already pulled out my slow cooker cookbook and will me cranking that baby up so that I can have some food stored by the time January hits.
@Geist: Tell me about it with the not seeing the sun. I had that when I worked 6 days a week in the restaurant. There before the sun peeks over the horizon, not go outside all day, and end up leaving when it's already dark.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T10:15:49-05:00
@Geist, sounds familliar, I do eat my lunch in my car though (just to get out of here and not be bothered my whole lunch hour) so I do get to see the sun for a bit. Its been overcast the last couple of days though... has me dreaming of beaches, pretty much any beach would do at this point! ;)
@BaKhan: There is a beach that is a 2min walk from my house...you did say any beach after all. :P
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T10:27:24-05:00
@GM, lol, ok maybe not any beach, to clarify, any beach attached to the ocean, and at least +21C, better?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T10:31:02-05:00
@BaKhan: Easy. Grab some sand and a blow up pool. Fill the pool with warm water and spread the sand around the pool. Instant beach!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T10:36:01-05:00
I think we're planning on taking a cruise in the new year, hopefully sometime around Feb. There will be many beaches! Beaches!!! Real, attached to the ocean, non-inflateable beaches! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T11:17:53-05:00
I've never been on a cruise. I'm sure I can find a Halloween one. A themed cruise sounds real nice. That would have to be sometime after my birthday.
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T11:23:17-05:00
@Geist, cruises can be a lot of fun, if you pick the right one! So many options today, and with the depressed economy, great prices too! I have not seen any that have a halloween theme, but I'm sure its out there somewhere! ;) Beaches, beaches!
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T11:38:56-05:00
@GM, as awesome as something like that would be, I doubt I could talk my wife into that... ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-17T11:39:15-05:00
It's about 70 here, but the next 2 days will be in the 40s, and then the 50s there on out. Still warm for this time of year! And unfortunately, I won't have a window to keep wide open all weekend when it's so cold because I'll go home!
Not to mention I have to usher, that's like 3 1/2 hours minimum, up to 7-8 hours, standing outside, in a 42 degree HIGH. Even I might get tired of that soon enough!
So, an issue gets brought to my attention, I try addressing it(re-hire not getting paid, I have no paperwork, where did it get sent and when - all things I asked) and now no one is communicating with me, they are going directly to my manager, who is coming to me for answers, to which I reply "After my initial to who/where, I haven't been kept in the loop"
And now the VP of US ops is involved(only found out because of an email forwarded to me by our Controller, who received the email from our US HR lady, who had contacted my manager, who had asked me if I knew about it....)
Rod "BaKhan Beard" Mitchell 2016-11-17T12:26:10-05:00
@GM, yeah, that kinda thing happens to me all the time. I design a system, then the customer orders it through my manager (for whatever reason, probably to try and get better pricing), then they have issues, because of whatever changes they made with him. Then they have issues, and then I get called in... My typical response iss, well if it would have been installed the way I designed it, there wouldn't be any problems... doh!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T12:43:35-05:00
Don't you just love it when people talk to you in a condescending manner? Then they wonder why I'm quiet and have an expression of "I want to punch you in the face".
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T12:44:12-05:00
@Geist: My manager just came into my office to talk to me about the issue we are having, and the first thing she said was "You look ready to murder someone". And yes, yes I am.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-11-17T12:57:19-05:00
Wow, how have you put up with that job for so long, GM?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-11-17T12:57:38-05:00
@GM: How do I get that look? Maybe folks would leave me alone.
@BaKhan: I'm still waiting for Misty to send me the photos that she took. Then I will post them in the litter box.
Nothing like getting a call from the bank saying "For $19.99 a month, we will send you a quarterly credit report". And not understanding "I'm not interested at all" the first two times you say it.
@Geist, ok, so it is my fault... damnit! Back to square one! I'll put a bug in her ear. Then when she's calmed down and stopped freaking out about the bug, I'll ask her to send them to you! ;)
@GM, that was awesome! I lol'ed!
I've been in a bad place all day. I just can't get over this Trump election.
Ok, there certainly is A LOT that the US needs to change. Our politicians are a bunch of self-righteous and greedy wankers who do little to help this country. It is embarrassing and heartbreaking. The amount of money wasted by our government is unfathomable. We need change. We need it bad. But Donald Trump is not the agent of change we need. Hopefully we all get through his term relatively unscathed and it actually creates positive change.
But I doubt it.
Sorry if I bummed everyone out.
Trust me Trinkets. I feel the same way you do. Obama did such a great job steering our economy out of the recession & creating health care for millions, I still don't understand how people could forget that. All I keep reading about is how scared the white working class was for a changing world. Um, hate to break it to you but the world has been changing since it began. I've seen how the world has changed so much (most of it for the better) in the half century I have been on the planet. Nothing wrong with change.
Good morning all.
Just woke up and I want to go back to bed.
Not from election stuff. I'very been run ragged at work. Could use some extra rest.
Good morning kittens.
I'm sorry you guys are struggling. I can only imagine how you feel, especially given how I feel, and I'm not even American. A couple of things I'd like to point out, the world is a crazy place, and change is scary for most. However, one things end is anothers beginning, and its up to the people, how that new thing starts and what it will do. Sometimes what seems like a bad or scary thing can work out (regardless of intention) to be a good thing. Hope, and strength are what is needed now. If there's one thing that I've learned about Americans over the years, is that you guys are strong! You have courage in the face of adversity, and the harder things get, the tougher you do! I have faith in you guys, and you guys have my support! Keep being awesome, and hold your heads up high! You've been through worse, and come out the better for it! 'Merica!!!
Morning kittens.
That moment the lunch you brought from home is so disgusting you can't even eat half of it.
Holy frozen crap on a stick, guys! It's amazing how much work piles up when you're away for three weeks, and how quickly the workplace you've put together can fall apart!
So, I fired the perpetually late dead weight on October 3. Then had the seizure on the 8, didn't come back until November 1. In my absence, only two candidates were interviewed. When I came back, I learned that one of my hard-working techs was interviewing for another job the next day. We had to work fast to get her a raise so she wouldn't bail. I finished up interviews and extended a job offer today. The person declined because she told me on Tuesday that she wanted the job, but I still had an interview to do. I told her that and that I would let her know today what my decision was. She declined the offer because when I told her that, it really hurt her feelings. It's been five or six weeks since I let the one tech go, and I don't have any prospects for employees. No one I interviewed was interested in the job for one reason or another!!
I was told to avoid over-working myself or stressing myself out too much. I've failed there, too! I just want to scream, hit things, and thrash about like a maniac, but my back and neck hurt too much for any od that nonsense!
GAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
And here I was about to say how my day just finally went to hell at 11 pm. I can sympathize with about half of that, so I'm sending you all the sympathy I can, man! That's really horrible.
So wait, "I'd like the job!" went to "No, sorry" because you had one more interview to conduct? Why would someone suddenly not want a job because another interview for it came up and they'd have to wait a day or two?
Hi LZ- I'm so sorry. People are just legitimately the worst.
And to everyone else - apologies are much appreciated. I too heard about maple match! But i think I'd rather be locked into a job than a relationship! ... maybe I'll get the job first, use maple match and so on and so forth.
i want to hear more about this visit! I haven't been on much. I miss everyone and do read from time to time... but at my job I can quite literally be fired for being on my phone. So I can never check at work. :(
The joys of adulting, eh Creeper?
I actually think that she had second thoughts because of the hours. She's currently working 15:00-1:30 seven on/seven off. She hates it. I'm hiring for 15:00-23:30 M-F, and only offered her 8 cents more an hour (which is still a ton. We're talking about paying someone with only 2 years experience $28/hour here). I think she decided it wasn't worth it, especially since she'd be leaving last with no security. But to blame it on a previously sceduled interview is just...tacky.
2 years experience, $28/hour? Where do I sign?!
I can start in 2 years. I need time to get experience, of course!
Twist my arm. Fine! I'll take the job, LZ.
Good morning everyone.
Creeper!!!!!!!
Things have gotten so infrequent on this board. I still check it, but only like a few times per day.
Have you ever spent a day cleaning your place only to look around and it looks like you haven't made any progress? *sigh*
Geist, that and when you clean but then your mom(/spouse/etc I guess) walks in and says it's not clean at all and you didn't do anything and to finish already, but it looks fine to you. I sure loved when that happened.
Now my room is in moderate disarray, but a calculated mess. Not terrible, but I don't really clean until I move back out. I just know where every single thing is, but keep it tidy enough.
Morning kittens. If you didn't already know, tonight there will be a super moon in the sky. I'll be able to see it since I leave work late nearly every day.
Morning kittens!
@Geist, did you forget your ear muffs in my car by any chance? I'm trying to figure out whose they are. ;) Also, Misty sent you a message on FB, did you get it?
@LZ, good to see you brother! I'm sorry about the work stress, do your best to mitigate it, living is much more important than working! ;) I can't believe that you're having such a hard time filling that position! You'd think in this economy that anyone with the skills would be jumping at $28 an hour (US$ to boot!)! Hell, I only make $26 an hour, of course my wife does a bit better than I do... ;)
@BaKhan: I don't think those are my earmuffs. I never got to use mine the whole time I was in Canada. Is it a circular fluffy ring? If so, then it's probably mine.
I just checked Facebook and I don't see her friend request. I tried searching for her but there are a ton of Misty Mitchells on there.
@Geist, I don't think she could figure out how to do an actual friend request, she just sent a message. She asked me, but I've never use FB before so I was no help. She decided not to honour me by taking my last name, so she will be under Misty Stach. As per the ear muffs, they were black and looked pretty much brand new, if they weren't yours, then I have a serious mystery on my hands, better call Scooby! ;)
Morning kittens
I've decided that this whole cancer thing is not as much fun as they made it sound. I think I'll be done with it now.
@LZ, I don't blame you at all man! Definitely time to kick that sh*t to the curb, so to speak... ;)
@BaKhan: Yep, not my ear muffs. Hmmmm...someone leaving clues in your car. We need Forensic Files to investigate!
I only had two messages from folks. None from her. I'll have to see if I can search for her by her maiden name.
Also, I'd like to add you both to my Christmas card list so send me your address when you get a chance.
@Geist, maybe we'll need some CSI action on those ear muffs! Other than yourself and GM, I haven't had any passangers in quite a while. Certainly none that would wear ear muffs anyways... Maybe they're GM's? O_o
@Geist, also, I shoot you our address in an email, if thats cool?
@BaKhan: Not mine. I was wearing my toque, which I have beside me here at work.
@GM, duh duh daaa!!! The mystery continues! Where did these mystery muffs come from?!?
@BaKhan: Of course. We don't want to give away the address to the creator of maple bacon brittle. Then you would have jealous thieves who would want to steal the recipe for themselves.
Okay, something disgusting(well, more so than just the regular stuff you can get) has happened with McDonald's. They have released a Nutella burger, only in Italy. But seriously...chocolate hazelnut burger...excuse me while I empty my stomach.
@GM, those times when an allergy is actually a good thing... ;)
@GM: I read about that. I don't mind Nutella on some toast but I'm not trusting Mickey D's with a sandwich version of it.
And it's only Nutella between two buns. No meat in it.
@Geist: I saw the picture and didn't even read the article. Good point that it has no meat. But still, no.
Whoa, oh wow, why didn't anyone tell me we were talking here again?!
Better than a spam sandwich any day. No idea why the Hawaiians love it so much.
@BaKhan: I found Misty on Facebook and sent her a quick message. I can usually click on their profile and add them as a friend. Not sure why I couldn't do that really quickly. I'll try again later.
@Geist, sweet! She'll be stoked for sure!
Note to self: don't not stay up all night on a home project when you have to go to work the next day. You end up spending most of it fighting to stay awake
Note to self: GO HOME....after finishing this report, sending out the different portions to the branch admins, and making sure everything is organized for a easy and clean Tuesday.
Morning kittens. Don't you just love office politics?
*sniff*
Smells like BS.
Good morning kittens!
Mystery muff update: My wife thinks that they may be hers! I can't remember her ever having ear muffs like these before, but if it solves the mystery, I'm good with it! As long as she doesn't think I'm creeping around behind her back... I'd be so dead! ;)
Morning kittens.
Wonderful news BaKhan. Now if you would use those skills to find my sanity, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Morning GM. 3 more days until the weekend
@Geist, lol, well I think it may be in hiding / protective custody, due to recent developments in your country... ;)
I am not looking forward to going outside later to get to the train(hopefully it's not too late and I can go through the +15). My shoes have TERRIBLE grip...so much so that it's actually all worn off. And with the snow coming down and turning to slush instantly...I will be sliding around like crazy.
I think I just did something mean on the BvB board. But it is only a song. >.>
Good afternoon all. I've been way too busy at work. My delivery guy had his appendix out last week so I am alone and buried under tons of work.
@Drinkets: I know the feeling of being buried under a lot of work. My filing stack is backing up again...and I just don't have that much time to take care of it right now.
Wow... after the BvB updates right now, I feel like I was just swimming up a waterfall!
Are you guys seeing this super moon? It's so beautiful. I wish I had a telescope to view it
BvB Comments, not updates. Though there have been several updates as well today.
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Geist, I wish. I haven't seen it, actually! I don't usually go out in the evenings, much less night, and right now I have a ton of stuff to do. Oh well, I've seen plenty of supermoons before.
Morning kittens. Spring like weather today until Saturday. Then the winter weather kicks in just in time for Thanksgiving
Good morning kittens!
@Geist, we got snowed on yesterday, pretty hard, but it didn't affect the drive home thankfully. When the snow sticks to the roads everyone has to relearn how to drive in the winter, which is very painful! Its supposed to be near freezing everyday for the forseable future, but this is Canada after all... ;)
Morning kittens.
Hiiiiiiiiiikittens
@Creeper, heya! How the heck are you?
Howdy, Creeper!
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Geist, I know how it feels. Here, we'll have 70s today and tomorrow, then suddenly down to 40s for 2 days, then evening out to the lower 50s. It's gonna be a bumpy week, weather-wise!
*sigh* Don't you hate it when someone at the office potluck says they will bring the same dish your said you were bringing FIRST? Now I don't know what to pick.
Fur covered boxes? That will be...different. I think.
I have to be honest, Geist, that's happened to me literally EVERY office potluck I've gone to!
Morning kittens. Another nice day that I won't be able to enjoy because I'll be indoor processing invoices all bloody day.
Morning kittens!
@Geist: re: potluck, damn, well, knowing you, you'll be able to pick something else awesome! Or, you could make what you already said, and show them how much better yours is... ;P
re: trapped inside, story of my life! I'm in a back corner office with no window, so I can't even look outside. Not that its nice enough to really want to be outside... we'll be in the low 30s to high 20s F today... :(
@BaKhan: I worked in an office for 4 years that didn't have windows in our department. During the winter months, I would travel to work before the sun came up and would leave work after the sun went down. 5 days without seeing the sun can do a number on you.
re: snow in Canada: Something tells me that the light snow that BaKhan is experiencing now would send the D.C. area into a panic if we got that here. I've already pulled out my slow cooker cookbook and will me cranking that baby up so that I can have some food stored by the time January hits.
Morning kittens.
@Geist: Tell me about it with the not seeing the sun. I had that when I worked 6 days a week in the restaurant. There before the sun peeks over the horizon, not go outside all day, and end up leaving when it's already dark.
@Geist, sounds familliar, I do eat my lunch in my car though (just to get out of here and not be bothered my whole lunch hour) so I do get to see the sun for a bit. Its been overcast the last couple of days though... has me dreaming of beaches, pretty much any beach would do at this point! ;)
@BaKhan: There is a beach that is a 2min walk from my house...you did say any beach after all. :P
@GM, lol, ok maybe not any beach, to clarify, any beach attached to the ocean, and at least +21C, better?
@BaKhan: Easy. Grab some sand and a blow up pool. Fill the pool with warm water and spread the sand around the pool. Instant beach!
I think we're planning on taking a cruise in the new year, hopefully sometime around Feb. There will be many beaches! Beaches!!! Real, attached to the ocean, non-inflateable beaches! ;)
I've never been on a cruise. I'm sure I can find a Halloween one. A themed cruise sounds real nice. That would have to be sometime after my birthday.
@Geist, cruises can be a lot of fun, if you pick the right one! So many options today, and with the depressed economy, great prices too! I have not seen any that have a halloween theme, but I'm sure its out there somewhere! ;) Beaches, beaches!
There is one cruise I remember hearing about a few years ago, it was 7 days(I think) of concerts...all metal.
@Geist, so apparently (and not surprisingly) its a thing! Check it out, this was only the first option I looked at... https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3509/~/frightfully-fun-halloween
@GM, as awesome as something like that would be, I doubt I could talk my wife into that... ;)
It's about 70 here, but the next 2 days will be in the 40s, and then the 50s there on out. Still warm for this time of year! And unfortunately, I won't have a window to keep wide open all weekend when it's so cold because I'll go home!
Not to mention I have to usher, that's like 3 1/2 hours minimum, up to 7-8 hours, standing outside, in a 42 degree HIGH. Even I might get tired of that soon enough!
So, an issue gets brought to my attention, I try addressing it(re-hire not getting paid, I have no paperwork, where did it get sent and when - all things I asked) and now no one is communicating with me, they are going directly to my manager, who is coming to me for answers, to which I reply "After my initial to who/where, I haven't been kept in the loop"
And now the VP of US ops is involved(only found out because of an email forwarded to me by our Controller, who received the email from our US HR lady, who had contacted my manager, who had asked me if I knew about it....)
@GM, yeah, that kinda thing happens to me all the time. I design a system, then the customer orders it through my manager (for whatever reason, probably to try and get better pricing), then they have issues, because of whatever changes they made with him. Then they have issues, and then I get called in... My typical response iss, well if it would have been installed the way I designed it, there wouldn't be any problems... doh!
Don't you just love it when people talk to you in a condescending manner? Then they wonder why I'm quiet and have an expression of "I want to punch you in the face".
https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3509/~/frightfully-fun-halloween
BaKahn, you just made my day.
@Geist: My manager just came into my office to talk to me about the issue we are having, and the first thing she said was "You look ready to murder someone". And yes, yes I am.
Wow, how have you put up with that job for so long, GM?
@GM: How do I get that look? Maybe folks would leave me alone.
@Zem: Because I made the mistake of actually caring about the getting the people paid.
@Geist: The completely blank, soulless, look is what you need.
There are birds outside. This isn't november, this is may! Birds are singing, sun is warm and bright, it's beautiful out!